Sorry the blog has been so quiet. Getting back into the groove of teaching has been a little busy. Plus I haven't been around the last few weekends. Spent this weekend at a scrapbook convention in town. Once I get some pictures uploaded I will share with you.

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!!!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!!!, or so it seems on everyones blogs. Papertrey Ink is having it's monthly countdown to their stamp release date of September 15th, and this month it's everything Christmas. I already have my Christmas cards done, and kinda know what I'm doing for gifts, so I thought I would spend today whipping up some cards to go on my gifts this year.

My colour inspiration came from this DSP paper I have had for a while now. We R Memory Keepers: Christmas-Holly

I started by cuting my 8 1/2 x 11" paper into 3" strips. I then randomly stamped various images creating my own DSP onto SU Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery and Rose Red cardstock.

I then cut out tags from Kraft cardstock that was 3" x 4 " and adheared the different strips of DSP I made. I then added some sentiments and some ribbon, and voila.......Christmas card tags; Finished and Done!

Ingredients:
Stamps: SU Little Holiday Wishes; SU To You and Yours; SU The Snowflake Spot; PTI Holiday Treats; PTI Polka Dots II; PTI Guidelines; PTI 2009 Halloween Tags; Holiday Time-Holiday Treats (Walmart)

Paper: SU Bashful Blue; SU Certainly Celery; SU Rose Red; SU Kraft; We R Memory Keepers DSP "Christmas-Holly"

Ink: SU Bashful Blue; SU Certainly Celery; SU Rose Red; SU Always Artichoke; SU Chocolate Chip; PTI Fresh Snow

Accessoreis: Ribbon; Buttons; Punches; Pop Dots

Getting Back To Nature

Since it is the long weekend (Labour Day in Canada) I have been busy in the scrap room today. I finished my Halloween Cards that I posted yesterday. I am working on making punched turkeys for a number recognition activity for my Kindergarten students (turkeys have a number on their belly, they have to add that number of feathers), and I am trying to get together some cards to donate to my Catholic Women's League Bazaar in October.



So here are two more cards I've made:



"Turtle Me Pink!"

Ingredients:
Stamps: PTI Pond Life; PTI Polka Dots; PTI Mega Mixed Messages
Paper: SU Pink Passion; SU Whisper White; SU Wild Wasabi
Ink: SU Rose Red; SU Chocolate Chip; SU Bashful Blue; SU Blush Blossom; SU Chalks (old olive, bashful blue)
Accessories: Ribbon; button; embroidery floss; EZ Success punch


Now on to "Happy Hunting":

Ingredients:
Stamps: SU Nature Silhouettes; SU Backwoods

Paper: SU Chocolate Chip; SU Always Artichoke; SU Whisper White

Ink: SU Chocolate Chip; SU Always Artickoke; Copics

Copics used: E33, E35, G99; YG67; C-5, E47; Colourless Blender

Witches; Ghosts and Pumpkins Galore

I decided to finally ink up my new PTI order and create some halloween cards.

Ingredients "BOO":

Stamps: PTI Halloween Tags; SU Halloween Backgrounds
Paper: PTI Summer Sunrise; PTI True Black; PTI DSP Hocus Pocus
Ink: SU Only Orange; Basic Black
Accessories: Black grosgrain ribbon; PTI Vintage Button; embroidery floss; 1 3/4" circle punch; 2" scalloped circle punch

Ingredients "Fright Night":
Stamps: PTI Halloween Tags; SU Halloween Backgrounds
Paper: PTI True Black; SU Whisper White; PTI DSP Hocus Pocus
Ink: PTI Summer Sunrise; black; SU Only Orange
Accessories: Saddle Stitch ribbon; PTI Vintage button; embroidery floss; 1 3/4" circle punch; 2" scalloped circle punch

Ingredients "Black Cat":
Stamps: PTI Halloween Tags; SU Halloween Backgrounds; PTI Polka Dots II
Paper: PTI True Black; SU Whisper White
Ink: PTI Plum Pudding; black
Accessories: PTI Plum Pudding Satin Ribbon; PTI Vintage buttons; 1 3/4" circle punch; 2" scalloped circle punch

Ingredients "Creeping by":
Stamps: PTI Halloween Tags; SU Halloween Backgrounds
Paper: PTI True Black; PTI Whisper White; PTI DSP Hocus Pocus
Ink: PTI Summer Sunrise; black
Accessories: Ribbon; PTI Vintage button; embroidery floss; 1 3/4" circle punch; 2" scalloped circle punch


Ingredients "Le Fantome":
Stamps: PTI Halloween Tags
Paper: PTI True Black; SU Whisper White; PTI DSP Hocus Pocus
Ink: Black
Accessories: PTI Summer Sunrise swiss dot ribbon; button; embroidery floss; 1 3/4" circle punch; 2" scalloped circle punch

Since I had PTI's Halloween Tags out on my desk I dedided to use up some scraps and create 18 tags for my students. I will use these tags on their halloween treats this year.