Last Day for the Free Stamp Set & DSP promos!

Happy Halloween!

Today is the last day to earn a FREE Merry Patterns stamp set and it's the last day for the Buy 3 Get One Free Designer Series Paper Promo. 

I love this Merry Patterns stamp set! It makes it easy to just whip together a card. I think I did this in 20 minutes last night and I just love the result!  It wouldn't take any time to make several Christmas cards. 🎄

Here is the entire set

And a video so you can see it in action: 

To help meet the minimum for the FREE stamp set, you can take advantage of our Designer Series Paper sale!

Buy 3, Get 1 FREE! 

You can see all available styles HERE

Don't delay, shop in my ONLINE STORE today! 

HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Halloween Card

Bubble Bubble Toil & Trouble! 

It's time for all the ghosts & goblins to come out. 

If you're like me, you love seeing all the cute li'l ones in their costumes. Living in the country doesn't warrant itself any trick or treaters though so I have to live vicariously through all of my friend's pictures on Facebook. 

...Or....I can make Halloween cards. 

Yep, that's just what I do. I'm not into the ghoulish, scary part of Halloween, but I do love the fun, happy stuff. Like this card for instance. It's another project we did at the team building a few weeks ago. 

I combined two fun stamp sets to make this card - Spooky Cat and Merry Cafe. Couple that with some fun Spooky Night designer series paper (DSP) and viola! cute Halloween card. 

Those mice are so fun to stamp (kinda like bats). I know they're not fun in real life, but for some reason, I get a kick out of stamping them (okay, so I'm not right! 😜)

Aaaaanyhow, I hope you have a marvelous Halloween tomorrow and you all get to see some cute kiddos. Supply list is posted below. 

Happy Stamping! 

SUPPLIES:

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black & Very Vanilla

Stamps: Spooky Cat & Merry Cafe

Designer Series Paper: Spooky Night

Die Cuts: Coffee Cups Framelit Dies

Accessories: Black Rhinestone Jewels

Treat Bags

Howdy! Happy Sunday! I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. I got to spend a little time with my Stray Ducklings sisters yesterday in preparation for our big Stamp Fair next weekend. 

I'm super stoked about that! Anytime we can get together is guaranteed to be great! 

Would you like to join us? Do you live within driving distance to Peoria, IL? Email me or call me if you do! 

Now, onto today's project...treat bags! Aren't they cute?! We made them at a team building I did a few weeks ago. They WERE filled with a yummy candy corn & peanut mix. Gee, I just don't know what happened to it though. 😲

Somehow, some way, I think it jumped into my belly! Sugar is my Kryptonite. 😏

*sigh* 'tis true...

Aaaaanyhow......these little bags are so easy to whip together with the Treat Bag Thinlits Die, your Big Shot & any Designer Series Paper you have on hand! 

Aaaand, they're easy to refill when you lose restraint and eat the contents (but I wouldn't know anything about that!)  😉

Soooo, that's it for me on this brisk Sunday in Illinois. All supplies are listed & linked below. I hope to be back tomorrow with one more Halloween card. Until then, 

HAPPY STAMPING! 

SUPPLIES:

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie

Stamps: Spooky Cat

Designer Series Paper: Spooky Night 

Punch: Everyday Label

Inks: Memento Black & Pumpkin Pie

Class Halloween Card

Welcome to the weekend!!!

It's another cold, blustery day here in Illinois. I'm hearing stories from just South of us that they're seeing snow flurries 😯

I'm not ready for that yet. I still don't have my horse trailer camper winterized. I think my camping days are over for the year. Thankfully, I've got crafting to keep me busy through the cold months ahead. 😉

We made today's card in Stamp Class on Tuesday. I have to say, even tho' I'm biased, I LOVE this card! I'm not always happy with my creations, but this is one of those that I look at and think, "Perfect! I wouldn't change a thing!" I love it when cards come together like that. 

To be completely honest, I bought the Pick a Pumpkin Bundle simply for that pumpkin die cut. I LOVE it. And, as long as I was going to buy it, I might as well, get 10% off by buying the bundle, right???!!! Who doesn't love a bargain?

I hope you've enjoyed today's card share and I hope you get to spend time in your happy place today! 

All supplies for today's card are listed below. 

HAPPY STAMPING! 

SUPPLIES

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie

Designer Series Paper: Wood Textures

Stamps: Merry Cafe

Die Cuts: Pick a Pumpkin Bundle

Punch: Spooky Cat

Accessories: Linen Thread, Black Rhinestone Jewels, Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers

Stamp Class

Happy Wednesday!

Last night I held my monthly Stamp Class. I am blessed to share my love of creativity with some amazing women!

Diligently working: 

Unfortunately I'm a poor photographer during classes. I'm always missing people, so I sincerely apologize for not getting pics of the others that were there. 

Buster was busy being our mascot and watching the door for more participants to greet. 

Here is one of the projects we made. 

Test tube treat holders 🎃

We made the one on the right last night. The one on the left was made at the team building event I did in September. Aren't they cute?! You wouldn't believe how easy-peasy they are to do! 

SUPPLIES: 

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie or Tangerine Tango

Designer Series Paper: Spooky Night

Punches: ¾" Circle Punch   & Everyday Label Punch

Ribbon: Vintage Crochet Trim

Accessories: Treat Tubes, Black Rhinestone Jewels

I think we pooped Kalli out yesterday. This is how I found her this morning. LOL! 

💗💙💚💛💜

That's it for today. I hope to be back tomorrow to share another one of our projects from class. 

If you live close to the North Central Illinois area and would like to join us for class, please contact me for details at paintfancy@yahoo.com

HAPPY STAMPING!

Graveyard Gate

Happy Monday! 

It's another good day to be inside. The weather is still cold and dreary here in Illinois. I'm grateful for my warm, dry home. 🏡

Today I'd like to share a card I CASEd (Copy And Share Everything) from the Catty using our Graveyard Gate Bundle

I opted to cut the gate in half using our Stampin' Trimmer. 

Cool huh? 

I am really excited about this gate. I can totally see it in a couple different type of cards. I sure hope Stampin' Up! keeps it around for a bit. 

Inside

I've gone batty! I love stamping the little bats. It never fails, every year at Halloween, I get a kick out of the bats. I can't explain it. I just do. There's something fun about them 🎃 👻

I hope you have a wonderful day! 

See ya soon! 

October's Paper Pumpkin Kit

Good morning :) 

I hope you all are having a marvelous weekend. It's rainy today in North Central Illinois, so it's a good day to spend in the craft room! 

Therefore I wanted to share some good news with all of you!

In light of the HUGE response to this month's Paper Pumpkin, Stampin' Up! is making more full kits available starting tomorrow-while supplies last. If you haven't signed up and you are interested in these cool shaker Christmas cards, you can sign up and buy them tomorrow. If you're a current subscriber and want more, you can order them tomorrow too, but act fast, I'm betting SU will sell out of them quickly!

Here's the link: https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/?demoid=2146487

You can see them in action in this quick 2-minute video: 

Get a jump on your Christmas cards today! And, if you live close to North Central Illinois, our Paper Pumpkin Patch Peeps are getting together this Thursday (the 26th). We'd love to have you join us!

Email me for details at paintfancy@yahoo.com

Happy Stamping!

Vacation & Crafts

I am just returning from my awesome annual trail riding vacation in Eminence, Missouri. This year was extra special....Hubby & I got to swim our own personal horses!!!! It was the absolute highlight of the trip for me! I've swam on other horses before but never my own. 

I absolutely love Eminence, MO. The water is so clear. 

And to top off my vacation, I spent about 2 hours per day sitting under a tent selling my crafts. I earned my campground entrance fees back! How cool is that? Here are a couple of the blocks I sold. 

My set up

My hats went over like hotcakes - especially the cross ones! I will have to make more of those for next year 😉

Well, that's all for today. I'm still trying to catch up on my emails from being gone and having no internet time last week. 

TTFN!