creepy crawlies

I seem to have a thing for spiders this Halloween and I don't know why because I normally hate spiders. But in October, spiders are cool. I'm sure I'll go back to hating them November 1st.

I bought a "nest of spiders" at Target and I got a lot of use out of them! I made a Halloween costume for myself by gluing the spiders all over cheesecloth to make spider wrap. I also had spider earrings, a spiderweb shirt, and a big spider for my hair. I wore it to my friends Halloween costume party (my husand was Devo. If you don't know who that is, look it up. And if you were in highschool during the 80's you probably already know who that is. :)

I had a lot of spiders left over so here are some of the crafty things I did with them. At the top of my post is my Spider card. I just got that striped ribbon in my October Hip 2B Square kit and I think it's cool. I also embossed the spider from our Lizzie Anne October Mix in the background and the sentiment is from that set too.


I used some of the spiders to decorate the tops of the Halloween cupcakes I made for a Halloween party my kids went to...





Those are Martha Stewart cupcake liners...




And the rest I spread all over our Jack-O-Lantern.



That $3.99 I spent on plastic spiders went a long way!

Have a Happy Halloween!

little ghost

This is who greeted me this morning when I stepped outside my door to help my son catch the school bus.

colder weather

It's Design Team Challenge day on the Lizzie Anne Blog and also our Holiday Preview! Each Design Team Gal was assigned a different Lizzie Anne Christmas/Holiday stamp or stamp set to use, and the challenge was to make two projects. I have to admit, I purposely assigned myself our Way Up North stamp set because it's my favorite!

Here are my projects... a card and a matching gift tin that you could fill with Christmas goodies. And look... stitching! You know it's a special day when I'm stitching because I'm afraid of my sewing machine. :)










My card is also based on the weekly sketch challenge I hosted this week, though you can see that I deviated from the sketch a bit (it's okay if you deviate from my sketches, I do it all the time.)

If you are a friend or family member of mine, don't expect to receive this card for Christmas. I love it too much, I'm not sure I can part with it. Maybe I'll mass-produce but that means pulling out my sewing machine again... I'll think about it. ;)

Make sure to visit the Lizzie Anne Blog today to see the rest of the Design Team Challenge card... you will be inspired to get going on your Holiday projects!

doors and wreaths...

Today I have a *clean and simple* door card and wreath card for you featuring stamps from our new November Monthly Mix Set "The Key to Happiness." It was hard for me to do clean and simple -- which may seem odd given how simple the designs are. I tend to love "stuff" on my cards so I had to keep telling myself, "Stop. That's enough!" :)





The thing is, if you've got the *right* stuff, you've got enough stuff. Know what I'm sayin? For example... all I used on my card above was the door stamp from the Mix set, a strip of patterned paper (Pink Paislee Sweetness collection), some twine, and some Tim Holtz key charms. I love it, that's all it needed!





I love the sparkly star wreath from the new Mix set, I am going to have fun with that image! Once again, all I've got on this card is some super cool new red/white twine (so Christmas-y!), my stamped image, and some red/white polkadot paper. I added sparkly green jewels around the wreath. The "Holiday Sparkle" sentiment is from our Oh Christmas Tree stamp set. This would make a fun little gift card.

The Lizzie Anne Design Team is showing Mix samples on their blogs today! Visit the Lizzie Anne Blog and click on the links to see more fabulous samples!

A few pages...

Here are a few scrapbook pages I did recently featuring the September Hip Kit. Some of these feature those awesome first grade photos I mentioned in THIS POST. They made such awesome school scrapbooking pages, I knew they would. The other pages are of a fishing trip we went on. Ethan caught his first fish!

witchy woman

When I saw this "witches feet" paper in my Cosmo Cricket Matilda paper pad, I knew I had to pair it with our Witch single. I seriously need some socks that look like that.

I also paired it with this Halloween sentiment from the October Mix Set...

When witches go riding,
and black cats are seen,
the moon laughs and whispers,
'tis' near Halloweeen.

Ah yes. Love Halloweeny stuff like this! The spider is from the October Mix set too and let me tell you, it's so fun to use that spider! I never knew I could like spiders (cause usually I really, really don't like spiders. ;)

I also have a sanding and distressing tutorial over on the Hip 2B Square blog that features this card... go check it out HERE!

a little halloween decorating...

I did a little Halloween decorating today. I just love Halloween decor. I made this new "BOO" decoration with paper mache letters covered with some cute scrapbooking paper. And ribbon and buttons of course! It's sitting up on my fireplace mantle by my Department 56 Witch (which I also love. Such a shame she is sitting underneath my stairs most the year!)

I have my coffee table done up with new pumpkin ornaments on my Halloween tree (Pier One) and cinnamon scented pine cones and pumpkins in this little crate I found (Michael's.)

schoolhouse rock

Happy World Card Making Day! I've been saving this project to show on WCMD because it's a favorite of mine. It's a card and a matching notebook which would be great to give to a teacher. And it uses some product I love... the schoolhouse (my fave in the set!) from the Lizzie Anne October Mix Set, and the Hip 2B Square September Hip Kit which has a lot of papers and goodies with a back-to-school theme. I love school-themed stuff. I think it's fun shopping for my son's school supplies... I love the smell of new #2 pencils and pink erasers and Crayola crayons and wire-bound notebooks. It takes me back. I want to be in the second grade again like my son (sigh.)

I look forward to playing with my Monthly Mix stamps and Hip Kit Club papers every month. Here is the links to both clubs if you want to check them out(and both clubs are offering specials right now :)

Lizzie Anne Designs Monthly Mix Club
Hip 2B Square Hip Kit Club

More World Card Making Goodness... we are offering FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING today (October 2nd) at Lizzie Anne! No minimum order. I don't think we've ever done this... it's a first. We thought it would be a great way to celebrate our favorite card-making holiday. We're also offering free shipping on the October Mix for new Mix Club sign-ups. Head over to the Lizzie Anne Blog today to find out more!