Happy Halloween~Night Visitors~Feeding Freenzy

Well, it s Halloween and I put all my Halloween "goodies" to rest until next year!  The month has flown by as life seems to do, but  am ready for this months "new" adventures!
I don't have any neat projects to share with you this morning as I need to get ready to leave on a "shopping" spree with a few of my favorite "girlies"!
But I do have to share Nellie and her pumpkin...there on 3 more behind her, I didn't realize she was so big!
Next photos are are from Thursday night of the deer eating what's left of my Burning Bush across the creek, it was just almost dark...and I took these from the inside of the house!

And last are my 4 inside kitties having a "treat"...and if you are wondering why the doormat is on the inside of the house, its their "scratching" post...they love it!

My Own Designs~Bird Cage Ornament & Snowflake Ornament

I am sooooooooo excited to share these designs with you......I designed these myself and I think they might need a little "tweaking", but just had to share them first!!  The first is a paper bird cage ornament...I found myself buying all these little birds to decorate for Fall and Christmas and just had to design a "paper" one.  Everything used is from Stampin' Up! with the exception of the bit of greenery in the cage.....the bird as well as the "banner" at the top are double sided, so whichever way it hangs if will look great!  I was thinking  of adding a ribbon bow at the top...not sure yet.....I have other plans for these...paper trees in  the cage, maybe a snowflake hanging inside.....I'll try to get some of those done for tomorrow.

The second ornament is my snowflake...I have to make more of these with some "glitter"......well...let me know what you think.....I am doing a small show with paper and some sewn items in a few weeks...these will debut there!

Baby Girlie Card and a Be Careful Warning!

Another "wet" and cool day in Michiana...so many leaves to "pick" up and they are soaked!  Still need to get a "good" day to clean out and mulch the gardens........still looking for "Mr. Sun"!

I have a baby girl shower to go to Monday night......and saw on SCS where the limited supplies challenge was to make a "girlie" card...so thought I might as well make my girlie card a baby card since I needed one anyhow.........BUT....the limited supplies challenge was to not use any designer paper...well heck...so much for that...I need to "listen" better! Edited to add:  I added 3 pink crystals to the bottom of the tag sentiment...made a big difference..and I know its hard to tell, but under the ribbon is a nice piece of ds paper I used a SU punch for the scallops.....

Yesterday I was on one of my favorite blogs and was cruising around with "links"...NOT Mr Linky, but another one and when I clicked onto a blog I couldn't get out and my virus protection came on and told me the blog was a "Trojan Virus" and they had blocked it...thank goodness for that.........come to find out, it was a virus someone had linked into the blog from a foreign country (I won't mention which one as I don't want to accuse or offend anyone).............but just  BE CAREFUL when you are "cruising" around...I am sure some don't have a protection that would block it...........it's beyond me why these people have to be so evil!

Circle Circus Trio

Hard to believe that "Halloween" is almost on its way out...the leaves are almost all down...and where is that sun?  The seasons seem to change so fast...so very hard to believe that we need to be thinking of Christmas already.

I put together a trio of cards using Stampin'Up's Circle Circus......plus a few other sets combined to make these 3 cards. 

 

All cards were made using SU Whisper White, Real Red, and Old Olive cardstock and inks.

Haunted House and A Pumpkin Gourd!

Our nice weather is leaving us...but it can be expected this time of year....am thankful for the nice days we did have!  With weather changes I get migranes.....I think I might be glad when it quits going up and down so my head can "relax".
Today I have a "haunted house" to share with you.  I used an embossing folder and cut part of the house out, I wanted to show the "background" trees a bit more.......the house was embossed on core paper and sanded......the moon, witch, black cats and pumpkin are all punches.....for some bling I used glitter paper, a jewel and yellow stickles in the windows....this is a "monster" sized card (no pun intended) and barely fit on half of a 12 x 12 piece of designer paper....all because of those background trees....I added pumpkin pie cardstock on the inside for stability ....I stamped a bat and another sentiment on the inside...thats about it.....except I entered it in the Saturday Spotlight With Hidden Potential at Stamped Smiles.....it was to create a scene!

This is my "pumpkin gourd I bought a few weeks ago at a craft show.....I buy one a year from the same artist, but this is the first year she had some that lit up.....I love it.....just have to be careful when packing it up for the season.....til tomorrow.

Vintage Santa and A PeeGee Hydrangea

Another beautiful morning.....we had a light rain last night.....never even heard it...but it sure "cleanzed" the air...it's to be 70 today, looks like another afternoon I can work in my gardens....I love the fall, I am sure "going to miss it" when it leaves us soon.
Today I have the neatest vintage santa to share...I just bought this stamp yesterday for only $4.39...can you believe that?  Our wonderful scrapbook store is closing their doors and they hope to be gone by the end of November, but each day they are still receiving new items...this stamp was one of them (sorry I can't mention the name)..I am so upset by this, as they carried everything, and I went at least once a week...I know most of it can be ordered online, but I love to browse and "feel" the items in my hand.
Whoops...guess I got side-tracked!  I inked this santa in Stampin'Up's Riding Hood Red...you can see I did some sewing around the card...I just love the look of sewing on a card....I found a piece of a vintage satin ribbon that was the perfect color....the holly, I cut out with a die on some foil paper, they were popped up for a 3d effect and I "bent" the edges up a bit......cardstock used was all SU...Garden Green~Very Vanilla...I also stamped the inside of my card and inked the edges a bit.

Stampin'Up! has a wonderful vintage Santa stamp set as well, its called Good Cheer...I would be happy to order it for "you"!  :<)

I wanted to share my beautiful PeeGee Hydrangea with you...it is HUGE...I have 3 of these, but this one is the biggest...it starts blooming creamy white in August, towards the end of the month it takes on a sage green and pink color.......stunning...and its still going strong!  See you tomorrow!!

Turkey Talk

A beautiful morning here.....sun is trying to poke out.....air is crisp and clean...looks like a good day to start to winterize my garden...they are predicting temps of 62 today and 70 tomorrow...sure hope so.......I have a "turkey and maple leaf" card to share with you today.  I saw this "idea" on another blog...basically you just find a leaf, slightly adhere it to your cardstock (I used watercolor paper as I found the cardstock liked to "curl"), and spray with a spray mist...I used Tattered Angels gold, coffee, and green.  My small maple leaves were cut with a die from another project that I didn't quite care for (I never throw anything away).......

I also had to share my "Burning Bush" with you...mine is just starting to "turn"...but the ones closer to town are in full color, and I have to tell you, they are stunning!  I love this bush as for some reason in the middle of winter the cardinals love to "hang out" in it....another beautiful site with all the snow and the red birdies!!!  That's it for today...have a good one!!

Card Recipe:  Cardstock:  SU Dusty Durango, water color paper; Ink:  SU markers, Old Olive ink;  Stamp:  SU Gifts of the Earth;  Accessories:  Ribbon, Spray Mist, die, maple leaf