Friday Freebie - Halloween template

Last fall I created a traditonal scrapbook page about our playgroup's Halloween party - Halloween '09.  I've recreated the design in a digital format to share.  The 12x12 template features 11 layers for masking photos & papers complete with "inked" edges on the paper layers.  Also included are the black cardstock background paper (separate .png file) and 2 title layers - one reads "halLoweeN '10" and the other "halLoweeN '09". ...

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Ghost Footprint

Our playgroup has two craft projects lined up for today.  One of which is making this adorable Ghost Footprint plaque (inspired by Becky's Ghostly Handprints post on The Crafting Chicks blog): Dylan & I went ahead and completed his so we could help show the group what to do.  It's a lot of fun, very easy and inexpensive.  Supplies 5x7 wooden plaque (or similar sized canvas ... needs to be large enough to fit your child's...

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{Made by Me} Wednesday

It's time for another round of {Made by Me} Wednesday.  With less than 2 months until Christmas, this stunning card Bonnie from Stamping with Klass shared last week has me inspired to get started on my cards: Join in this week's {Made by Me} Wednesday fun by adding a link to your creative project below (linky tool is open until Tuesday, November 2nd).  Share anything (cards, decor, scrapbooking, sewing, etc) even if it was made last year. ...

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L Birthday Card

Simple card I created for a friend's birthday earlier in the month: Supplies: white card; Autumn Leaves & KI Memories patterned papers; Fiskars border punch; StazOn stamp ink; miscellaneous ribbon; Making Memories letter charm.  Inspired by September A Year in Cards at Two Pe...

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Ganyard Hill Farm

Our playgroup visited Ganyard Hill Farm in Durham earlier this month for a bit of fall fun.  The boys had a great time on the slides, playing in the corn crib and taking a hay ride.  At the end each got to pick their own pumpkin right out of the patch. Supplies: Kate Teague's Just the Photos 5: "edges" template; Sara Schmutz's Delight digital papers 3; Holly Jones's Leafy Border; Giddyup Std and Times New Roman fon...

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{Made by Me} Wednesday

Last week's {Made by Me} Wednesday projects have me in a creative holiday mood.... Beautiful, inexpensive holiday decor from Handmade by Annabelle (I love thrifty crafty decor): A crinkly snowflake card from Stamping With Klass (I had no idea embossing vellum would make such a cool effect!): Join in this week's {Made by Me} Wednesday fun by adding a link to your creative project below.  Share anything (cards, decor, scrapbooking, sewing, etc)...

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Owl Halloween Cards

Eager to play with my new Fox & Friends stamp set, I took inspiration from Bonnie's Step it Up a Notch and the Two Peas Challenge: 15 & 30 Minutes Card to create these cards: I cut a single sheet of cardstock in half and scored it to create the base for both cards.  Then I cut equal size pieces of the background paper, inked the edges, punched the circles and stamped the owls.  I glued each white circle to the scalloped circle. ...

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Disney Halloween 2008

Quick layout of a few photos I took of the Halloween decorations in the Magic Kingdom in 2008: Supplies: Cherie Mask's Thrilling October kit; Jen Allyson's Halloween Freebie kit; EK Success patterned paper (scanned & recolored); 2paws Designs scalloped edge strip; Angelina font. Inspired by SpookCraftular Challenge #3 at Two Peas (scraplift Shannon Tidwell's Halloween Night Fight layout) and the October Swatch Challenge at Design House ...

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{Made by Me} Wednesday

I love the talent & variety shared on {Made by Me} Wednesday.  My fabrics have been shelved momentarily as I work on other things, but these projects make me want to go running for them and my sewing machine: Amy Butler Chelsea Tote from Go Dansker: Sweet Little Halloween Rag Basket from Handmade by Annabelle: What have you been working on? Share a creative project old or new by adding your link below using Linky Tools (closes on Tuesday,...

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DIY: Personalized Birthday Vase

One of my dear friends celebrated her 30th birthday yesterday.  On Saturday night, her husband threw a surprise party for her and a few of us girls worked ahead of time to add some special decorations to the table.  Since the gathering was at a restaurant, we needed to limit our decorations to the table.  The final idea consisted of 3 flower arrangements and 4 framed black & white photographs of the guest of honor. The centerpiece...

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Swimming with Friends

Our playgroup enjoying a swim indoors last April:  I used a template to arrange the elements and created the fish embellishment using a shape in Photoshop, embossing it and adding a border using the stroke command. Supplies: Simple Starts No. 2 template by Jen Martakis; Carina Gardner's Paisley v1 kit; Kate Teague's Vacation Holiday kit; Sara Schmutz's School Is In Session Paper Pack 2; Laina Lamb's Catch a Wave border; Pooh & Angelina...

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{Made by Me} Wednesday

Welcome to week 3 of {Made by Me} Wednesday!  Did you see the great projects that were shared last week?  Take a look: Beautiful child's poncho & tutorial from Just Make It: Handmade by Annabelle: A stunning card from Stamping with Klass: Now share yours with us!  Join the party by adding your link below using Linky Tools (closes on Tuesday, Oct 12th at 11:59pm).  Please link directly to the post featuring your project. ...

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Fire Safety Day

On Saturday, Trent & I took Dylan to Morrisville's Fire Safety Day.  We not only got an up close look at fire engines, Dylan climbed up in one with Trent and he assisted a fireman in shooting the hose at a "burning" building.  I used a template by Kate Teague to quickly place several photos of the fun: Supplies: Kate Teague's Just the Photos 5: "edges" template; Miss Mint's Kindergarten Crafts kit; Rhonna Farrer's Celebration kit;...

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Rainy Day Fun

This week has brought plenty of rain which we needed (although not quite as much as we received) and mostly trapped Dylan and me indoors.  We ventured out a bit to splash in the puddles early in the week (note to self: we need to get him a good pair of rain boots).  But I digress, the real story here is the fun we had yesterday afternoon.  Who says you can't have a good, dirt filled adventure in the rain? The pickle pot at our front...

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