Happy Haunting!

It's that time of year to celebrate all that's dark and spooky...a very fun night in my opinion.  Not only can you get your inner witch on, but get candy for doing it!  Can't beat that.  I made some cards for some friends and family using lots of K&Co.  Just the right amount of sparkle, I think, in a creepy sort of way.

Hope you have a safe and happy Halloween with just the right amount of sweet and scary :).

WCMD

   Here's my one and only card for World Card Making Day- made it using my Paper Smooches stamp set :).  Hope everyone had a great WCMD like I did ! I spent it making crafts galore and got my mojo going.....

For a Friend

I made this card for the one of the lovely employees at my favorite scrapbooking store: Scrapbook Island.  You need anything, and this store has it! And the staff there is just incredible.  Really.  Check it out when you are in the Silicon Valley.  You won't be sorry :).

I do have to be sorry for the long absence between posts....you know how summertime gets so busy.  Hope you have been enjoying lazy days, warm weather and all that goes with this season :).

My Friend

  My wonderful friend Angela and a group of her friends are walking in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.  It's a great fundraiser for the ACS- they camp out around a school track and walk 24 hours, since cancer never takes a break (unfortunately I have had first hand experience & know how true that is).  They  raise much needed funds for those affected by cancer.  I'm so proud of Angela (and all the incredible volunteers!) for     what she's doing and made this card in her honor.....I had a fun time working with Distress Ink stains, Glitz stamps and various punches.  Hope you have a special friend in your life too :).

Miss You

  A friend down the street from me just lost her battle with cancer this morning.  I was blessed to have known her and her family for a long time now.  I was very glad to have been able to say goodbye the day before, but so sad to lose her.  I know my neighborhood will not feel the same without her.....Life can be so bittersweet sometimes.  I'm sending love to Carolyn as she begins a new journey, prayers for her family as they navigate without her, and hopes that we all can remember to live life to the fullest :).

Happy Mother's Day

   Dream come true!  This is what my husband gave me for Mother's Day...and incredibly he designed it himself! (I better watch out, if he gets into paper crafting he might be my competition!).  It's a beautiful trunk from Micheals thoughtfully filled with roses, craft supplies, skittles (my weakness) and each one of the envelopes you see are to my favorite crafty stores.  It was like Christmas opening everything.  It was unbelievable!  My oldest son gave me a beautiful bracelet he bought at the Stanford Powwow he goes to with his grandmother every year, and a funky craft book.  I can't wait to try some of the projects.  My youngest son made me a great picture in a frame using macaroni and beans. So cool.  It was the perfect Mother's day- not because of the wonderful presents, but because I was with  my beautiful boys and my thoughtful husband.  Hope you were surrounded by loved ones today too :).

Working on Mother's day gifts...I'm making tea cup pin cushions.  They are so cute and really fun to make.  I searched through my favorite thrift store and found the perfect tea cups and saucers.  The rest came together pretty easily.  I've made one each for my mother and two sisters, one for my sister-in-law and another couple for my sons' grandmother and my mother-in-law.  When I have time I need to remember to make one for myself!  Hope you have as many wonderful women in your life as I do :).