Apple Picking!

Hey everyone! Just a quick post tonight- I went apple picking with my boyfriend and his family a couple of weekends ago and I just wanted to share a couple of pictures. I wish I had taken more, but I went apple picking two years ago and I didn't want the pictures to seem redundant. Anyway, enjoy us being goofy! Thanks for popping by!

-Suzanne :O )

Halloween bags

Hi everyone! I made these quick & easy bags last week to give my lovely co-workers a Halloween treat (leaf-etched candle holders with "pumpkin pie" candles). I bought the plain colored bags at Walmart (I believe Hallmark makes them- they were in the gift bag aisle and were only 20 cents a piece!) and randomly stamped them. The orange and purple bags feature stamps from Target's dollar spot, and the stamp on the green bag is by Inkadinkado. This was my first time using Target stamps, and I wasn't sure how that was going to go since they're so cheap- the spider didn't stamp perfectly, but otherwise they were fine. I thought they were going to be worse, to be honest. :) Anyway, I made coordinating tags using watercolor pencils, scraps of ribbon, googlie eyes and "Just for you" metal embellishments by All My Memories. This was a really easy project and sometimes I think the presentation is better than the actual gift! LOL My co-workers really enjoyed their bags and I hope you do, too! :D Thanks for popping by!

-Suzanne :O )

card collection: Halloween '08

Kylie's Halloween Memory Game

Hi everyone! First of all, Happy Halloween! I'm super excited about this post because I worked really hard on it and I LOVE how it turned out :D I made this little game for my brother's god-daughter (my god-niece, if you will) who just turned 3. I started this project before I started working in mid-September, so I was really ahead of the game, which is unusual for me. I was able to do the project in a couple of hours because it was super easy- yessssssss! :) I used a Marvy Uchida 2" scalloped circle punch, and a 1 1/2" circle punch from EK Success to make the bases for the playing pieces, and then I used bits and scraps of various embellishments to make the "matches". I had so much fun, I almost didn't want to stop at 24 pieces, but I figured that was enough of a challenge for a 3 year old- LOL! True to my character, I waited until the last minute to decorate the "box"- (an old Altoid tin) and so it didn't really turn out how I wanted it to. I would have painted it black if I had had more time, but my mom wanted to get Kylie's package in the mail. Maybe some day I'll learn not to procrastinate! ;) The best part about this whole project though was Kylie calling the other day to say "I love my memory game! Thank you soooo much! It's AWEsome! An' I found alllll de MAT-ches!" :D :D :D It totally made my day, she's such a cutie! Anyway, I hope you all enjoy my memory game and had a happy Halloween! :D Thanks for stopping by!

-Suzanne :O )

Putrid Punch

Hi everyone! A quick post tonight- these are the recipe cards I made for Heidi's swap on the PCMB. The checkered paper is Making Memories, the purple is by DCWV and the bone die-cuts are by K&Company. The polka dot paper I got in a swap and my mom had the gold brads sitting around in a drawer in my kitchen- how dare she hold out on me?! :D The stamp is by Stampin' Up! which I colored with watercolor pencils. I'm not too thrilled with how that came out- if I had it to do over again I would have stamped/colored on white paper and cut the image out. I added little googlie eyes to the frog (if I was in that "stew" my eyes would probably roll too! ;)) and used a scalloped square punch by EK Success. I love doing layouts like this because it helps me use up my patterned papers- yesssss! Anyway, I hope you enjoy, even though the recipe sounds so disgusting! :D Thanks for stopping by!

-Suzanne :O )

Merci

Hi everyone! This is one of my first attempts at the "shabby chic" look. I got the blue/pink roses paper from my super thoughtful and generous aunt who sent me a box full of scrapbooking goodies she got at a yard sale. That paper and the blue plaid paper are Daisy D's and the cream swirls paper is by K&Co. The green photo corners and tag are by Making Memories. I'm not sure who made the paper ribbon (multi-colored circles)- I got it at a scrapbooking yard sale sponsored by my LSS, but there was no label on it. I used a stamp by Fiskars (birthday gift from my boyfriend :) ) and stamped it with some pink chalk ink by Colorbox. I'm not really a huge fan of tying thread through button holes- this was the first time I did it, and it was more effort than I like to put into my cards, so I'm not sure I'll keep doing it, but I'm glad I tried it. Anyway, I really like how all the different elements came together on this card. This really isn't my style, but it's so pretty and I just might have to keep dabbling! :) I hope you enjoy my efforts; thanks for stopping by!

-Suzanne :O )

Using Up Old Supplies

Hi everyone! I just wanted to do a quick post and show some cards I made recently with old supplies. The baby card I made from a card kit, and I can't even remember where I got it now- I want to say Joann's but I could be wrong. The inside sentiment is from K & Company.

The birthday card I made using some old balloon embellishments I bought on clearance at a greeting card store. The candles/cake paper came in a book (yes, a book) of patterned paper that I bought on clearance (loooove clearance!) at Walden Books. The lime green paper I embossed with my new Cuttlebug, which was a birthday gift from my parents. I haven't had time to play around with it much, but I'm sure it'll quickly become a new favorite tool! :D The ribbon is by Offray and came in a little pack that I bought at the dollar store (looooove the dollar store too, especially when they have scrapbooking supplies!).

It's interesting how "passe" these cards look to me, but I think it's fun to challenge myself to use what I already have. I have soooo many supplies and I really want to use my old stuff so I can use the things that are more my current style. These aren't my best cards, but I wanted to post them anyway.

I'm curious to know how you all feel about your old supplies- still love them? Are they gathering dust? Are you embarrassed to use them anymore? Maybe I should post a challenge on making your old supplies new... stay tuned! Thanks for stopping by, and leave a comment if you have a minute!

-Suzanne :O )