Spooks and Such...or just yummy-ness...either one works for me!

I'd like to welcome you to my lovely place for some Halloween Fun! You see, I am a terrible hostess...I really am. I mean, what kind of hostess FORGETS all about the party just because she is so busy it feels like she may be going BATTY!



But, alas...all is well...you see, when Halloween comes, all one REALLY needs is TREATS! Wouldn't you agree? Why, yes, YES you WOULD agree! Some come on in and grab some treats!


Perhaps a nip of chocolate?


Or perhaps a bit MORE than a nip? Hee-hee!

Or, if not chocolate, perhaps you are more like me and enjoy your sugar STRAIGHT UP!

Just Say'n.

Whatever you choose, be sure to fill your little pumpkin to the brim! It's a party, afterall!



And, of course, we simply cannot forget the friends that will gather with us! Both old and new - to enjoy all of this fun and festivity!


These two are always looking for some haunted fun!

And it looks like they may have found some!



Because there are some haunts around here for certain!



Yes, they are haunts, but the sweetest haunts really...I mean, yes, Scytale has a habit of stealing faces and all, but OTHER THAN THAT he is a perfectly friendly little demon. Just say'n.

But, perhaps, you simply came to relax...if so, then go ahead and sit right here by the fire...



....let me pour you some hot cider...and you can relax by the candle light...



Yes....go ahead and sit in your high backed chair....relax....drift off....on this midnight dreary...ponder weak and weary over many a quaint volume of forgotten lore...nearly napping...



...that is...until you hear the gentle tapping. Rapping Rapping Rapping. On this chamber door.

....and that candle light o'er you streaming throws a shadow on the floor;
And your soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted - nevermore!

Just say'n. ;-)

What Could Be Better than WICKED Cute Stamps for a Cause?

Yes, my dear friends, today you have landed on the ever fabulous Skipping Stones Design release day AND blog hop!!! IF you came from Kandi's blog, then you are already having a blast! If you just happened to visit me today, feel free to head on over to the SSD blog to start the hop at the beginning to see all of the great release posts! So, what is being released you ask? Oh, only the BEST pair of boots EVER, some gorgeous flowers, and permission to KICK BUTT! Yup, my friends, it's the Cancer Schmancer set from SSD! Why yes, it IS actually called that and why yes, that DOES actually make me smile lots. 'Cause 'schmancer' is totally fun to say. Here....try it...I'll give you a minute...

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TOTALLY fun, wasn't it? Anyway, on to the stamps!

Ummm...can someone please tell me where I can get those boots, because quite frankly 100+ pairs of shoes just isn't enough without them! Just say'n.

AND...not only is this set wicked crazy cute....

BUT WAIT....

THERE'S MORE!

Yes, my friends, for every Cancer Schmancer set sold in the month of October Skipping Stones Design is going to donate $4.00 to the Komen Foundation! Ummm..fabulous? Why, yes, it is. Thanks for asking. (For those of you outside of the US, the Komen foundation is a Breast Cancer support foundation to raise funds and awareness to limit and hopefully cute Breast Cancer.)

And, just in case you haven't had quite enough fun yet! (Oh, you KNOW I always have more fun up my sleeve!) Here is the card that I created using this fabulous set!!!




FOR REALS!?! Aren't those colors together just fabulous? Oh...wait...did I just say that about my own card...hmmm....sorry. Humility and all...yadda yadda.....BUT REALLY, though, I love them! The patterned paper is My Mind's Eye, the stamps are, ummm...SKIPPING STONES, the ink is CTMH, and the markers are Tombow! FABULOUSNESS!!!

BUT...Seriously...did you even THINK this could get any better?  My BlogSpark,  Pink Together and General Mills have come together yet again to raise awareness for this very same cause! AND, they have kindly sent me an awesome package of goodies AND I get to give away the very same package to one of you, also provided by General Mills and MyBlogSpark!!!

Pink Together is an absolutely fabulous community where survivors can share their stores!  They connect through Facebook, Youtube, and more!  AND...to encourage personal connections in the online community, General Mills will donate $1 (up to $20,000) to Komen for each inspirational story submitted, encouraging comment posted, or virtual flower of support sent on PinkTogether.com, and for each shared message of hope posted on Pink Together’s Facebook fan page during the month of October (up to $5,000). This $25,000 is in addition to the $2 million donation General Mills has committed to Komen to advance breast cancer research and support education and community outreach projects. (Portion in italics is taken directly from MyBlogSpark).


So...wanna know what you can win?

Yup! It's super fab! And you totally want it to show your support! (Or share with friend or family member who has survived!!!)

So, here's the deal, to enter, go on over to PinkTogether and come back here and leave a comment about what you find most inspiring about the project! The winner will be announced here on my blog Monday 25 October 2010. If you are a follower, you can leave one more comment letting me know that you follow for an extra entry! (They MUST be two comments to be counted as two entries.)

AND...since this is an awesome SSD blog hop, too! Don't forget to hop on over to Gladys' Blog for the next AWESOME CREATION!

It's Tips and Tricks Thursday at Skipping Stones Design ... AND I HELPED!

Okay, so maybe it doesn't have the same ring as Shake and Bake, but, hey...you gotta give me credit for trying, right? Right. K. Thanks.

BUT, it IS Tips and Tricks Thursday over at Skipping Stones Design today AND I DID create the tutorial, so, basically that means you simply MUST check it out!

Now, Why would you want to check it out? Well, because I wrote it. But if you REALLY need more than that, I guess I can give you some incentive...

1. You will get a tiny sneak at the GORGEOUS new set that is being released tomorrow! (Yup...come back for a blog hop of goodness!!!)

2. Chalk Popping happiness!!!!



Yup...that's just a little sneak, but this is a GREAT technique and SUPER fun and SUPER easy, so you need to see it so you can try it. Just say'n.

AND....



This is the fun card the resulted from the fun technique! So, as you can see, there is basically just a whole lot of fun going around and you wouldn't want to miss out on all of that fabulousness, so you simply MUST go on over to Skipping Stones Design and check out my fun Chalk Popping tutorial! You simply MUST! Just say'n.

Anyway...have a fun Thursday!

I am joining the following parties:

My Messy Worskpace {WOYWW}

***Please take a moment to check out THIS post and nominate me HERE! Thank you SO much to all who already have!!!***

At least this time there is a good reason for the mess! I played with that Rigid Wrap that I told you guys about! It is SO freaking cool! I haven't finished the piece yet. You definitely need to let it dry overnight - at least in climates like mine. (Everything dries faster in Colorado. *sigh* I miss that. LOL!)



Yup! That's a mini plastic pumpkin covered in Rigid Wrap and I even sculpted the face a bit with the stuff, too! WICKED CRAZY FUN! I am so not kidding, you guys. This is going to be a staple in my craft room from now on. Yeah, it's messy. Like, really messy. But it is fairly easy to clean up AND it is so much fun I can't stand it! I am going to sand this a bit to smooth it and then paint it and maybe apply some other techniques as well. Not sure yet, we shall see where my creative spirit leads!



In addition to that you may have noticed the colored stamped images sitting there, as well. The Hubbums was working on a sample project for an assignment he plans to give his students and he needed my PrismaColor pencils for it. WELL! I couldn't just sit there and let him have all the coloring fun, now COULD I! Nope. I couldn't. Just say'n.



SO, I pulled out some stamped images that either had been sent to me by others or that I had from previous projects and I colored them! FUN!!!

So, that's what's on my workspace right now! To see more check out The Stamping Ground!

My Drive Home.... {Wordless Wednesday}

***Please take a moment to check out THIS post and nominate me HERE! Thank you SO much to all who already have!!!***







It may be long and a bit boring, but it does get pretty now and then!

For more Wordless (or close) Wednesday posts check out here and here!

The Haunted Tree

*A HUGE Thanks to all who have nominated me over at Cosmo Cricket! If you haven't, please do!!! I would love your help! See the post below this for details!*

I have seen so many amazing 'scene' style patterned papers that have all these cool colors and images over the background and they have just been really jumping out at me. I decided that I wanted to try to create something similar using inks and stamps, so I grabbed a few of my Scrolls Work stamps and set to it!



Yup. I'm pretty much in love with it. First of all, that tree stamp is one of my favorites! It is just too cool! I began by cutting a white circle from cardstock and I stamped the background with a marble background stamp and then, over that, I stamped the tree.



After that I pretty much just went nuts on the thing. No...like, for reals. I colored the image with Prismacolor markers and then went to TOWN with Tim Holtz Distress inks (Ranger) to create the layered colors you see in the background. I then added a subtle outline of the same tree stamp to give a subtle forest background effect.



Then, I mounted the image circle on a really cool Cosmo Cricket background paper. I love it! The ribbon adds just a simple finishing touch! Well, that and the fabulous little ghostie! I {heart} him. Although, it made me a little sad when I showed the card to The Hubbums and he said, "That's neat! Does it glow?"

I want it to glow now. *hmph!* Just say'n.



So, that's my wicked cool card of the day! I hope you love it, 'cause I kinda do!!!

On another note...tea makes me happy. Specifically, Lady Grey. Just say'n.

Today I am linking with the following parties:

I Need Your Help!

I don't do this very often, but I would really LOVE it if you guys were willing to help me out with this. Cosmo Cricket is running a really AWESOME contest on their blog in conjunction with the reveal of their amazing new line, Circa 1934!

Yup. It's as good as it looks! SOOOO....they are going to give one person the chance to be an Honorary Design Team member for the month of November. Ummm...yes. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE that!!!!!! (No, for reals, people, you have no idea! Just say'n.)

So, if you are willing, please head on over to the Cosmo Cricket blog and nominate me! All you have to do is leave my name in the comments! Jingle should work! Thanks in advance! I know you guys are awesome and stuff!