trick-or-treat

I have a friend who moved into a new house earlier this month, and I thought a fun housewarming gift would be these BOO letters decoration. I made a gift tag with one of the Halloween-themed Stick Chicks from Gourmet Rubber Stamps. I also used my new Martha Stewart spider web border punch.. love it!





Are you ready for some blog candy for Halloween?!

Gourmet Rubber Stamps is having a Trick or Treat blog hop, and we are all giving away treats! I'll be giving away THREE different Halloween-themed Stick Chicks cling stamps. Just leave a comment by the end of the day on November 2nd. I'll post the winners on the 3rd!

Visit the other girls who are hopping today for a chance to win even more treats!

Meridith
Jeni
Joslyn
Deb
Kendra
Taylor
Pam
Rose Ann
Joy
Kelli

A photo of my daughter with our pumpkins this year...



Have a fun Halloween!

season's greetings

Gourmet Rubber Stamps is unveiling the new November Diner's Club set today that we (Lizzie Anne Designs) illustrated for them. It's called Season's Greetings! I can honestly say I'd use every image in this Christmas-themed set, it has everything I need. A great mix if you are looking to only buy one Christmas stamp set this year.



I love vintage-looking Christmas cards, and there are some images in this set that would work really great for that. The first is the Angel... it has a woodsy old look to it that I just love.






Here's a card that uses the vintage sled and a vintage-style sentiment. I kind of liked the idea of having this one pop of red on the card (the holly berry button.) Did it add interest to the card, or did the card not need it? I can't decide. What do you think?

lake wenatchee

I'm trying to get caught up on my summer vacation scrapbooking pages. There is one page I did that I love. It's the first time my kids were out on a raft that was being pulled behind a speed boat. The look on their faces is priceless!

autumn

This is a little Autumn-themed card I made using this Fall Stick Chick and this Lizzie Anne Autumn stamp. I love Fall colors. Enough said!

candy jars centerpiece

I made a fun holiday decoration this weekend that I thought I would share with you. It's an inexpensive and easy holiday candy jar centerpiece. You can fill it up with different candy to match the season. For example, I have Halloween candy in there for October, which also happen to be my favorites-- dark chocolate m&ms, reeces pieces, and candy corn! (This tempting project wouldn't be the one to make if you are on a diet, ha ha.) In the Fall I'll fill it with fall-colored candy, Christmas will be red and green, Easter will be pastels, July will be red, white, and blue. So cute!







Here's how you make it:

1) Get three glass candle holders. Two of these I found at the dollar store and the third smaller one I found at Bed, Bath, and Beyond.
2) Collect three jars. It's more fun if they are slightly different sizes from each other and they should stay under 3" in diameter. I used a jam jar, a smaller pasta sauce jar, and a hot-fudge topping jar.
3) Spray paint the lids of the jars and the glass candle holders white. If your lids have something printed on them, you may need to spray them with a darker color first and then spray them white. Keep coating the jars and candlesticks in 1 minute intervals until fully covered. It may take several layers.
4) Glue the jars onto the candle sticks. I used a hot glue gun. I think something like Gorilla Glue would also work.
5) Fill your jars full of candy!

scandinavia

Hello readers! I've just returned from a wonderful vacation to Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark. I was visiting my good college friend, Ulrika, for her 40th birthday. What better way to celebrate your 40th -- strolling around Scandinavia with a friend (and rarely with kids!! :) We had such a good time, and we got really lucky with the weather too... it was warm and sunny almost the entire time. I took so many fun photos on this trip. I'll share a few of them here... you will see me in some of them and also Ulrika. Enjoy!