Halloween Treats

I love the It's a Wrap Holidays stamp set from Stampin' Up and I knew I wanted to make some nuggets for coworkers. I toyed with so many ideas for packaging, but here it is the day before Halloween, so I needed something quick and easy!
I found this video from Dawn on You Tube and knew that was it!
How did I do it?
Cut plain cardstock at 3.5 x 5 inches and score at 1 3/8 inches. Fold bag over and tuck under flap, securing with 2 staples. Cut patterned paper strips at 1 1/4 x 3 3/8 inches and glue on flap to cover the staples. At that point it is up to you as far as how you want to embellish the top. I chose to stamp and distress with black soot ink and punch them out. The circles are adhered with pop dots. Simple, but so cute!
Supplies:
Stamp set from Stampin' Up for wrappers-- I stamped them on Avery address labels, Cardstock and Patterned paper from Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby), Halloween stamps by Ellen Krans for Hampton Arts, punches from Stampin' Up, Black Soot Distress Ink, Treat bags from Hobby Lobby (3.75x6")

Thanks for looking!

My Creative Time with Emma Design Team Entry

I was sooo excited when I checked one of my favorite blogs and saw that Emma is having a design team call! I hope that my lack of blog posts does not disqualify me-- If I make the team I will definitely have to learn more about this blogging thing!
My daughter, Emma, is turning 8 and wants a cowgirl party this year. She and her cousins have played cowgirls/horses for years now and I guess this theme was inevitable! So I decided to look for decorations for her party. Hmmm... one *big* problem... anything that has to do with horses or cowboys was definitely geared more toward boys. Blues and reds... where were the pinks?? So... I got out my trusty Cricut and my Old West cartridge-- a must have when you have a horse lover in the house-- and got to work. This is what I came up with:
Emma has a pink cowgirl hat with a sparkles on the brim, so that is why I chose the bright pink. It looks great with the tan and chocolate brown colors and I love the way it turned out!
Here is how I did it:
The wanted poster was cut using the Fit to Page feature. The bigger hat and the stars were cut at 5". The font and smaller hat and boots were cut at 2.5". I inked everything using Vintage Photo distress ink by Tim Holtz. I used white Martha Stewart glitter on the brim of the hat. I punched holes in the stars and they are held together with brads to create the banner.
Here are a couple of close ups of the inking and pen stitching:
Thanks so much for looking and good luck to everyone!

At (Long) Last!

Well, tomorrow is our graduation ceremony. Another school year has come to an end. What's that? You are asking why I am *still* in school when July starts next week?? Yea, one of the joys of living in Western New York.
It has been a pretty tough year but we made it. I usually like to get a little trinket to show my appreciation for the people that work in my classroom. This year I decided to make personalized water bottles inspired by the ones seen on this blog. I think they turned out pretty cute!

Out Of My Comfort Zone

So I have decided that I am going to try and challenge myself a bit and do some things that are outside of my comfort zone. The first of these is starting a blog. In the computer world, I am such a "lurker" and now I am putting myself out there. I feel so... vulnerable...
Speaking of vulnerable, I have decided to try out for a design team online. I have always been told by others that I am the "creative" one. Oh, yes, that got me into some trouble during the planning stages of my little brother's recent wedding. Oh, by the way, Teresa.... I volunteered you to....
But I digress. I thought I would put that creativity to good use and once again challenge myself to close my eyes and leap. After all, what is the worst that could happen?
Who knows what else I might decide to do-- Stay tuned to find out!