October Blog Hop ~ Tag 1

  This month we thought we would challenge you to get a head start and create a quick set of five gift tags.  

First I want to say ALL of my "group" shots are kind of lousy. I have been BUSY making things to sell for at least 3 sale events that taking pictures and blogging have been low priority.

Here is a shot of the 5 tags. I used Dawn's new 2013 Holiday Tags Stamp Set. AWESOME set. 

The tag I chose to showcase is one of my favorites of the set. I actually love them all but we all have favorites, right?

This set will be a nice one. I actually made 10 tags for the set.

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

Halloween...

Is just around the corner!

I have started making my Treat/Favor's. I typically sell a lot of these for almost any occasion.

The first 3 are Pillow Boxes. So cute. The Spider Web and spider are a Cricut cut. I literally  had to wipe the dust off my Cricut! I RARELY use it! I hear people sell theirs. I should. I could use the $$ to buy the PTI Spider Web Trio. I keep bumping them down on my wish list ~ too many new pretties.

The top one uses a Tremendous Tag stamped with a sentiment from Mr. Bones

This one is a download from Heather Nichols from last year. It is probably still available on Nichole's blog. The pretty orange/black damask is Teresa Collins.

This little cutie is Mr. Bones, Boutique Borders: Thanks. I LOVE that little frame!

The frame is like the tag above but the box is the ADORABLE Tiny Take Out Box! 

CUTE!!!

I LOVE this one! The paper is Teresa Collins. The spiders are so cute for this box.

I posted the Hershey Bar favors last year. Just wanted to share them, again.

I will show Fall/Thanksgiving next. They will look a lot like these, but they will be too cute not to share.

I am so glad I bought the Tiny Take out box. I have already sold a lot of them. I have orders to fill and more of the spider paper on order.

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

Jayhawk Banner

      My youngest son Colin is a pledge at KU's chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon.

I the fall they have an auction on Parents Day to raise money (because we do not already pay enough for room and board!)

After I made the Chiefs banner I decided to make a KU one for the auction. I obviously do not have dies to cut the Greek alphabet or I would have made a SigEp one, too!

Cute, huh?

I bought 2 embroidered applique's (what a weird word. I needed spell check!) for the end banners. It is made from felt and canvas. String to run through the grommets. 

I hope it goes for a decent amount. I paid $5 each for the little Jayhawks and spent a fair amount of time!

So, sorry I haven't posted in a while. I have been busy making Halloween favors and designing my Christmas ones as well. I had to get things ready for a little craft fair tomorrow. I cannot be there, I will be in Lawrence. But since I donate the money, the gal is working my spot for me :)

I am also off to Charlotte on Sunday. Then to NYC for 2 Dr appts for Al on Monday, back to Charlotte Tuesday. Wednesday we are driving to Savannah, GA for the night and spend the day. Then back to Charleston, SC. We went there last year and LOVED it!!!

If you are ever in Charleston, and I highly recommend it, eat at the Peninsula Grill ~ FAB-U-LOUS!!!

I will be missing the Blog Hop :(

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

                                  

Still More Teresa Collin's Notations cards

I TOLD you I made lots of these cards ;)

This one uses Boutique Borders: Thanks

Boutique Borders, too

 Ditto!!!

 Honey Bee! So cute!

Boutique Borders are so useful! I LOVE them all!

I went ahead and squeezed in the rest of the cards. You are probably sick of looking at them and I am tired of talking about them ;)

I did have fun making these cards and finding ways to use up bits and pieces of left over paper!

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

Chiefs Banner

MY boys are HUGE sports fans, the middle and youngest anyway! You know how they say the nut doesn't fall far from the tree???

Well, my middle son, Brandon has a friend who bought a school bus that was reconfigured into a Tailgate Bus. A Chiefs bus, specifically. I need to get the boys to take a picture of it.

 Several weeks ago I found a set of PTI Boxy Banners Die's for a good price on eBay. I won the auction and just have not had a chance to use them.

So, I finally decided to make a Chiefs banner as a "bus-warming" gift ;)

I remembered to snap a picture as I was walking out the door to give it to them. The picture is horrible. Is is blurred, but you can see what it looks like:

 I used the largest die to cut burlap that I had adhered, with spray adhesive, to card stock. Then I used red felt to cut the layered piece. The plain circle from Limitless Layers: 2 1/2" was used to cut cream felt. I have an old set of Sizzix steel rule alphabet dies. I LOVE the font and the size. I used it to cut more red felt.

Then I took white canvas and dyed it yellow. I also adhered it to card stock and cut it with the "rick rack" edge of the  Banner Borders Die. I set eyelets I colored with a red sharpie and used a heavy string to hang it.

I was looking to keep it totally masculine. We have boys here! No girly stuff ;)

I told you last week Colin, my baby, is pledging Sig Ep at KU. They have an auction in the fall to fund scholarships to encourage good grades. I plan on making one in Crimson and Blue for the auction!

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

August 2013 Blog Hop Challenge ~ Card 5

Our Fast Food Color & Sketch Inspiration Challenge!  Just pick a color + sketch combo that appeal to you and create!  There is definitely room to get creative, but all of the big decisions are already made for you! 

WooHoo! I made all 6 (really just 5 because I used one of my cards for the recipe re-mix)

This one was right up my alley! I have used a similar card design before. I LOVE those diagonal stripes. I think it adds SO much interest. Adding the twine was a fun twist ;)

The card used all of the colors listed using strips of that color of card stock. The panel and Limitless layers scallop are Fine Linen, my favorite neutral. the sentiment is from Dawn McVey's Tagged Sentiments set. I originally intended this to be a masculine card. I am not sure if this sentiment will work for a guy? What do you think? Anyway, I am happy with another literal interpretation!!!

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

Stamp-a-faire 2013: Closing Ceremony

I wish I would have been able to share this day with someone but that was not to be! I do know I got more done, all 10 challenges, stamping solo!!!

I even corrected my Limited Ingredient's card, so I really posted 11 times.

Here are all 10 of my cards.

I am pleased with most of them! I learned some new techniques and principle's 

I was a fun and exhausting day.

Days like this give you a new appreciation what our beloved design team do for us each and every month!

Thank you all the awesome people at headquarters, the design team and our fearless leader, Nichole!

Much love to everyone of you! 

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan