HOLY SMOKES! IS THIS THING REALLY WORKING?

Okay, either my blog counter is broke or I'm seeing things. I just looked down at it today and it says I have almost 11,900 hits!!! Can that really be right? Is someone pulling my leg? I was getting excited about having close to 2,000 hits. I'm truly blown away. Well, if my blog counter really is right then that calls for celebration. What do you think? Let me look around my scrap room and see if I can find a little BLOG CANDY. I'll be back later with a picture of the free goodies. After I post the goodies, I'll open up a FREE BLOG CANDY giveaway! Don't forget to check back.

WINGS OF FRIENDSHIP

I love the filigree look of this bird image from Stampin' Up!'s hostess set called "Wings of Friendship". It's rare for me to pull out any shade of purple while stamping, but I love the new "In Color" Rich Razzleberry paired with Old Olive. I do believe this is the first time I've ever used Orchid Opulence (the lavender color) on any project. But you know what? I like it! I colored in the image using brush tipped markers and pulled out my mat pack and paper piercer for the corners. I also added some Ice circle rhinestone brads just to add a little bling!

If you're lucky enough to have tomorrow off, please enjoy it! I know I'm looking forward to it! Thanks for visiting me today!

Supplies: Stamps-Wings of Friendship, Trendy Trees (sentiment); Paper-Cottage Walls DSP, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive Textured C/S, Orchid Opulence, Whisper White; Ink - SU! Markers-Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Orchid Opulence; Accessories-Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, Ice Circle Rhinestone Brads, Rich Razzleberry Polka-Dot Ribbon, Small Oval Punch, Wide Oval Punch (All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless noted.)

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GIVE ME SOMETHING GOOD TO EAT

While blog surfing, I came across this cute treat bag created by Jan Tink at Stamp, Paper, Scissors. Well, I sat down and tinkered with the measurements and this is my creation. I used the Sweet Centers stamp set from the new Stampin' Up! Mini catalog for this project. I also tried to replicate the look of the moon on my "Eek you're sweet" tag. (Although, my husband said, "Ohhhh, yeaaaaah, I think I see it." So, I guess it wasn't that obvious. Oh well! I stamped my main image in Whisper White craft ink and then heat embossed it with white embossing powder. I used my 1 5/8" circle punch to punch out the center to let the candy show through. I also pulled out my sponges and sponged the edges of the pouch for good measure!

Hope everyone has a fun and safe Labor Day! Thanks for visiting me today.


Supplies: Stamps - SU's Sweet Centers; Paper - Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Summer Sun; Ink - Whisper White Craft Ink, Pumpkin Pie, Creamy Caramel; Accessories - Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread, Paper Piercer, White Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Punch (All supplies are Stampin' UP! unless noted.)


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SMILING FACES

I'll be the first to admit it, I'm not the biggest Halloween fan. But for some reason I just couldn't resist these cute little pumpkins from the Twick or Tweet stamp set from the new Holiday Mini. The new mini is just packed full of wonderful stamp sets! I used the patterned paper from Stampin' Up!'s Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper pack. This paper is not typical Halloween. It's very fru-fru with pinks, blues and greens. For some reason I thought that these papers would look good "Halloween" style. I colored my pumpkins in using a blender pen and Really Rust and Only Orange US classic ink pads. The pumpkins image is stamped with black Stazon Ink to keep the black ink from smearing when water coloring the image in. I also sponged around my stamped image and the patterned paper to give them a more eery feel.

Thanks for peeking in on me today. Hope you are having a wonderful day! Feel free to leave me a comment if you like. I really do enjoy reading them.

Supplies: Stamps-Twick or Tweet, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper-Kaleidoscope DSP, Only Orange, Basic Black, Whisper White; Ink-Jet Black Stazon, Only Orange, Really Rust, SU Markers-Green Galore, Summer Sun; Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds Glitter (stars on the hat), Vintage Brads, Basic Black 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Sponges, Blender Pens, Paper Piercer, Photo Corners Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch

THE NEW HOLIDAY MINI IS HERE!

Stampin' Up!'s new Holiday Mini is here! Starting today, September 1st, you can place an order out of our supplemental mini catalog. I love the products in this little catalog and I think you will too! It's packed with tons of holiday stamps, paper and ribbon. You can click on the picture of the Mini Catalog located in my sidebar at the left to download the catalog for your viewing pleasure or simply click here. Prefer to view it in hard copy? No problem! E-mail me at l_burkitt@yahoo.com with your name and address and I'll send you one in the mail. Check back later and I'll show you a card I made using a stamp set from the new Mini catalog!