First Halloween Card (not Stampin' Up)

I did not buy any new Halloween card making supplies this year. I know you all are shocked considering how much I love Halloween. I also didn't start making anything for Halloween until last week. I had a really good excuse. We spent 3 weeks with my youngest son's family helping out with getting the 5-year-old to and from school and helping care for the newborn. We loved every minute of it and miss them all dearly.
Most of you know that I have a friend that loves Halloween as much as I do and we give each other little gifts all month. This year she will be getting more cards than usual because I have to mail everything instead of putting them in her mailbox at school. Below is her first card. The only thing that is Stampin' Up is the envelope.

The Swirly Witch's Hat was cut with my Cricut.

And the sentiment below is from the things I got from Dr. Kolocovich (spelling?)

I am not thrilled about the little witch in the bottom left corner, but I do love the sentiment.

There will be another post soon!

Designer Series Paper Sale

Buy 3 get 1 free

September 4-30, 2019

Guess what? You get to look at the list of papers on sale, and choose which three from the list you purchase and which one is free. For example, you could get a great deal by paying for three $11.50 paper packages, and getting the $14.50 specialty paper for free! And you can order as many (and get as many free) as you would like!

     Here is the list of the papers and the page number in the 2019-20 Annual Catalog:

     149100            Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper ($11.50)                Page 166

     149443            See A Silhouette Designer Series Paper ($11.50)                   Page 166

     149481            Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper ($11.50)                    Page 167

     149484            Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper ($11.50)                      Page 165

     149488            Garden Lane Designer Series Paper ($11.50)                         Page 165

     149489            Follow your Art Designer Series Paper ($11.50)                      Page165

     149497            Woven Threads Designer Series Paper ($11.50)                     Page 165

     149589            Dinoroar Designer Series Paper ($11.50)                                Page 166

     149592            Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper ($11.50)                            Page 166

     149500            Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper ($14.50)     Page 167

Let It Ride

I was browsing Pinterest for ideas using the Let It Ride stamp set and came across the perfect card for my dad's birthday at http://www.slimmandstylish.com/2019/03/30/let-it-ride-silhouette-card

Helzie Slimm also has a video showing how she made her card:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FySMNg-lcH0&feature=youtu.be

I love the embossing and coloring inside those lines technique.

My card is only slightly different. My grassy area is slightly thicker, I used different colors, the sentiment is stamped on a separate piece of Whisper White, I stamped on the inside and the envelope.  

Card inside

 Envelope front

 Envelope back

3 New Products I Really Like

First up, the Take your Pick Tool just got better! We now have a die brush add on. The Take Your Pick Die Brush Tip is on page 189 of the 2019-2020 Stampin' Up Annual Catalog. Besides the die brush head, you also receive 2 foam pads.
This is so much better than the former die brush. You take out the putty end on the Take Your Pick tool and screw in the die brush. Works great and the brush doesn't fall off while in use!

 

Next there Small Grid Paper for the Stamaratus and Stamparatus Delux Foam Mat on pages 184 and 185. Deluxe Foam Mat is plastic laminate grid marked at 1/4" marks, rulers on the top and side, and the bottom is a foam pad.

Small Grid Paper

Deluxe Foam Mat

I love coloring and HAD to purchase the new Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 on page 179.

(Balmy Blue, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Flirty Flamingo, Garden Green,  Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, and Night of Navy.

I will be ordering from the Holiday Catalog some time this weekend. 

I'm working on some cards using the Let It Ride stamp set. Dad's birthday is coming up next month and I also have other family members who love horses. So it's time to get busy!

A Couple of cards

The first card is not Stampin' Up.  I used my Cricut and a svg file from Dreaming Tree to make this card for a friend who loves flamingos. Well, actually, I made her one card and a set of 4 to give.

There are several birthdays coming up for some of my beer-loving friends, so I dug out the retired stamp set, Mixed Drinks.

I wish you were here to make cards with me. I sure miss my Sassy Girls Stamp Club!

Working on UFO's (UnFinished Objects)

I don't know about you but I have loads of Unfinished Projects! Some of you will remember the Merry Mice stamp set. Both Sassy Girls Stamp Clubs Made this card in October of 2016!

I found 6 kits with the image already stamped. I made the cards, stamped on some envelopes, and made a box. I'm thinking of giving it to my neighbor, Beth. She had been very helpful and friendly since we moved here.

Finally Finished Arranging My Craft Room

I am finally satisfied with the arrangement (for now😉) of my craft room. You may recognize most of the things in the room. I can't call it a cave anymore because I have lots of natural light. Sometime soon my husband will install a ceiling fan with a light kit.

my desk and some storage

Notice that comfy chair over bu the window. Great place to take a break.

The rest of the cubes. There are a few empty drawers and shelves.

Christmas stamps temporary home.

mobile Big Shot station. Look familiar?

and behind the BigShot rolling table is the ever-important TV and extra storage

Cutting and scoring work area

Overflow stamps in the left cubies

I bought 2 more of the Nine Cube Cubbies from Big Lots

Cricut work station

Punch storage from Walmart. Over-the-door shoe storage. 24 regular sized pockets and 2empty large pockets at the bottom

Stamps

The rest of the punches, ink and stuff.

  My Work Space

This concludes the end of the tour!

MOVED to a Smaller Craft Room and a Bigger State!

Ugh! I never want to move again! 😄 We packed 3 U-Boxes of stuff with just a few pieces of furniture, clothes, personal items, kitchen stuff, BUT mostly craft things! 
Thank you, Peg B., and Brian & Sue W.! I'm working to get it all organized so I can post photos.
Below is photos from a few days ago. Yikes!

There has been some improvement I hope to show you the completed room by next week.