CHRISTMAS CARD BY SUSAN

We had a shoebox class last week and Susan Ehrhardt demonstrated this card. It is absolutely gorgeous. We used the retired SU! set Santa Post, but you could easily use the Christmas Post hostess set from the SU! idea book. We stamped the image in real red and then cut the stamps out with curvy scissors so that they looked more like authentic stamps. They are layered on the specialty SU! paper to the nines and then placed on real red card stock for the base. Crystal effects was layered on top of each stamp for the glossy look. I love Sue's creative use of the mistletoe ribbon also.

DECORATING FOR FALL

I felt guilty taking down the Halloween decorations this past Monday. Halloween comes and then there is a rush to Christmas, with Thanksgiving almost being forgotten around here; at least in terms of decorating. So, I thought I would decorate a little on the outside. The wreath was made by my friend Carol Hartline. She gave it to me as a gift which I'm so grateful for and have proudly displayed. It graces my front door and will be there until I decorate for Christmas.
The SU! DECOR ELEMENTS give thanks were perfect for my front door. Now all who come by will be welcomed and remember to be thankful for all they have. These DECOR ELEMENTS are so super easy to apply. The whole process took me about 10 minutes and that included taking them out of the cardboard cylinder they came in. They are inexpensive also and beyond that you can get one FREE this month with any $50 purchase from the Holiday Extravaganza catalog at right.
I placed this harvest rake in one of the geranium pots outside. Even though we have had frost - we are still getting blooms. If I could keep up with plants and flowers in my home, I would bring these in. One year I did bring them in and they grew all over the sun room and bloomed again.
Do you like my St. Francis outside? There is a welcome sign right in front of him.
I don't know why this photo turned sideways when I imported it to my blog. I wanted to show you the details on the pumpkins. I think I could make one of these from card board. This one is from metal.
This is my mini flag at the light post. I took this photo from the back side.

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REMARKABLE SWAP CARDS 4

Last card swap shares from Paulette and Hsiao-hui from the Remarkable Swap.

Our own team mate Katie Ford designed this card above. She is really talented and I wanted to give her special mention.

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REMARKABLE SWAP CARDS 3

More card swap shares from Paulette and Hsiao-hui from the Remarkables swap.
Here are some more of the swap cards from the Remarkable Swap that Paulette and Hsiao-hui shared with me.

REMARKABLE SWAP CARDS 2

Thought I would give you so more inspiration from the Remarkables Swap that Paulette shared with me. I think these cards are fabulous. The card above uses the new SU! Ornament punch in such a clever way as a balloon if you turn the punch upside down. This card is by Sheryl Brown.
The card above embosses the autumn splendor leaves and then popped them with the background. Gorgeous card and great idea by Susan Brummer. This card below uses gifts of the earth in dusty durango it appears. This is a clever card because it is so vibrant and you don't have to color the scene in. This card was designed by Chris Kurpiel.
This next card uses the SU! shimmer paint to highlight some of the snowflakes from the stamp set serene snowflakes. This is a fabulous highlight on a card. This card was designed by Chris Blackwood McQuade.
This last card uses the Berry Christmas set with the IN COLORS and the designer paper Holiday Lounge. This card was designed by Susan Whitaker.

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oh my goodness, this is an amazing deal on the Big Shot! Run, don't walk! This is too good to be true. The price for this gift pack is fabulous! Tell hubby or family that this is the gift you want for the holidays this year! When you buy from SU! you get great service all the time! Warranty from Sizzix via SU! No costly returns*, never need a receipt, and always have a great SU! demonstrator (me) to show you how to use your Big Shot machine and everything that goes with it. Happy Holidays just got better. This is a DREAM COME TRUE gift.


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YOUNG EINSTEIN - MDS 12 BY 12 PAGE

I almost forgot to post photos of my son on Halloween. He was so clever this year. Originally he thought he was going to be a mad scientist and then he started to do some research and came up with the idea of becoming Albert Einstein. I ordered the wig, moustache and eyebrows from an online site and bought the coat from the nearly new sale at work. I took so many photos but these are some of the best. I just had to put them on a digital scrapbook page using My Digital Studio! SU! recently added some new designer paper and stamps digital downloads that included the SU! Halloween collection. If you have MDS or another digital program you can go to my website and order them.

It's the Great Pumpkin, No it's Luigi

Happy Halloween Everyone! Hope you all have fun trick or treating tonight. The other day I got Luigi a costume so he could be the great pumpkin. It was a tad too big for him. As I was trying it on, my son came over and asked to be in the pictures. I actually have some great costume photos of my son from his scout Halloween party earlier in the week that I should download and get up here on the blog so you can see his clever costume. Maybe later today. In the meantime, you can to enjoy Luigi's photos.
Even if the costume doesn't fit, isn't Luigi adorable?
I really like this last one for a few reasons. One is that you can see the actual pumpkin part of the costume and can tell what Luigi is dressed up as. The second reason is that Luigi seems to be going to my son to say "get me out of this get up she put me in!" So adorable, even if he was just going over to lick my son's ear.