Saturday, October 27, 2007

A little card

Got another card up for Di's Card Sketch Blog: Love this new paper by K&Co!Have a fun and spooky Halloween!!!

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Just like the old days

- Honey stop the car!- What? Here? It's a highway!- But the steam train is coming! Here, a dead-end roaaaaad! Pleaaaaase.This dialog seems to have taken an eternity. We were on the road on the way back from church exactly at the same time as the steam train was coming! It only takes tourists on weekends and I was going to miss the chance to take pictures? Luckily, right after the bridge there is

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Boo!

This is a fun hanging sign I made this weekend. I can't remember if I found these unfinished letters at Michaels or JoAnn's but wanted to give them a makeover - here's the "before" picture:The letters are pretty big, about 6" tall, so it made a nice big hanging sign. I used the new "Scared Silly" kit by Dani Mogstad and Jacque Larsen. I love the paper and embellishments in this kit!Got some fun

Thursday, October 18, 2007

I Want Candy...

( Click for larger view)Got a new card up on Di's blog. I used some really cute Halloween papers by American Traditional Designs, Bazzill, ribbon and some buttons. I made the black border along the center with my Cricut Expression and the Accent Essentials cartridge. I picked up the new Cricut Expression a few weeks ago when AC Moore had the bundle package (the machine, mat, 4 cartridges and the

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

This and That....

Happy Wednesday! I sure do miss posting to my blog :( I've just been so darn busy!I had a couple of projects in this month's Paper Trends Mag:Friendship Journal (made for my dd)An Altered File Box, and"Turkey Day" Treat Bag (filled with sunflower seeds)Also have a new card up today for the latest card sketch over at Di Hickman's Blog:and lastly....a card in the latest edition of Scrapstreet

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Grab some coffee

If you are a coffee drinker and ever wondered how that steaming coffee you grab every morning gets to your table, here's how it is processed. After the coffee beans are harvested, they are typically sun-dried on large patios made of asphalt or cement, where they are shifted at regular periods of time for several days to prevent mildew and fermentation while they dry. Then

Thursday, October 4, 2007

A Halloween Goodie and Some Cards

I'm not sure if you would call this a bag or a box - it's a wooden box shaped like a bag. I wanted to make something Halloweenish with Dani Mogstad's new Spookable kit and I had two of these bag-boxes in my storage cabinet so this is what I came up with:I designed the elements and then after I got it all assembled I realized it was the same saying that was used on the candy tent from the Design