Now for something different

Something that isn't card related.....thought I would share the halloween pumpkins that I carved this year. After the trick or treating was done I took these pumpkins to the Halloween/Engagement party of my nieces....they were a hit. Good time was had by all.

November's Exchange

Our challenge/theme for this month's exchange was to take a stamp that was NON- CHRISTMAS.....meaning no angels, snowmen, santas, elves, christmas trees or anything common with Christmas.... and make a Chritmas card. We all agreed that a holiday sentiment could be used. A Hanna stamp, a dreamscapes stamp, a hero Arts stamp and Magnolia stamps were used. The challenge may have been a bit difficult as it was only two weeks from our last exchange, but as you can see from our cards we stepped up to the challenge...well done group.














Featured Card of the Month

"Survivor" night - season 19 : week 7

"Survivor" night was at cardzgal's again, she made a skillet chicken dish and we had a salad and rolls with it and for dessert we had a pumpkin layered cake...very tasty-indeed!
Foa-Foa just doesn't have any lucky, I don't think they have won any reward challenges and only won one immunity and I guess this week they merge......will Galu's team see through Russell's ways and vote him off....lets hope so. Did Liz have to go this week - I don't think so, should have Jaison been the one to go....yes- he gave up....or is it all an act?

Cardzgal card features a House Mouse stamp, a shaker type box was made with the scalloped rectangle nestabilities, acetate and some glitter, a hero arts stamp and a couple of fir branches that were punched were added. I used a Fiskars border punch and a stamp from
Great Impressions, added a sizzix die cut and some baubles and a ribbon.






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Where does the time go?

Okay, I thought I was going to be on a roll and keep on top of the blogging thing....I had good intentions - where does the time go? It seemed just like yesterday when I was all caught up here. So here I'll try again...no promises this time though.

"Survivor" night 2 weeks ago was at cardzgal's place. We had chicken pot pie for dinner along with roasted potatoes and a salad; dessert was a warm peanut butter chocolate cake that was made in the crock pot.....very yummy!

I'm still not liking the little Russell. I feel bad that Galu's Russell had to go the way he did, I didn't mind him at all, not too sure if he would have made the list of someone I wanted to win however anyone is going to be better than the OTHER Russell. I wonder if they are going to do a double elimination on another episode?

For our cards - cardzgal used the Holly embossing folder, the stamp by Inkadinado was heat embossed and cut by the oval nestabilities and the mat was done with the scallop oval by nestabilities and baubles were added. For my card I used a stamp by Hero Arts and by Inkadinkado, I used an embossing folder from sizzix, punched out a couple of snowflakes and added a ribbon.

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Is it Possible????

Its 3 days after our last card exchange group got together......and look at this, I'm blogging about it....already!, it can't be possible that I'm keeping up-to-date with the blog...time will only tell. I did think about posting the cards yesterday but I had posted already 2 things, so why not save one for today. Our challenge for the group was to take some scraps from the stores scrapbox, the layout and image had to be the same, but the scraps had to be used.....some of the group got full sheets and were able to make cards all the same, while others were all different. I don't know about the rest of the group but it did get me thinking about all the scraps that I seem to be hoarding....for what I don't know, but with Christmas card season upon us I may just have to take another look at the scrapbox that I have...might end up making some funky Christmas cards this year. Here is a picture of the cards.....as I said before some were all different, so this is just one group and the feature card of the month.



















Featured Card of the Month

Packing and Re-Packing

Okay so this is packing round two, I am now on packing round and think I may have got it under control, will post after I try again this evening

"Survivor" night - season 19 : week 5

I'm way ahead of the game now......its only Tuesday and I will have last weeks "Survivor" night blogged and still have time to get ready for this weeks night....might even get a blog or 2 extra in....hmmmmmm or maybe not....what busy things I must have to do instead.
Well "Survivor" was again at my house.....I made a pork chop dish with apples and stuffing with cranberries (mixed in the stuffing).....and I found out that cardzgal doesn't like meat and fruit together...note to self....don't make that again or any other fruit and meat dishes. For dessert I made (yes I did-not like last week) a Dutch Apple Pumpkin Crisp....strange combination but it was quite good.....will have to make that again. What is Russell's problem....if he keeps going off on people like he did with Liz....they are gonna catch on and he will be going BYE-BYE....oh how that will make me so sad....NOT!!!!!!! I really don't know who should have gone this week...not Ashley....I say RUSSELL....why can't they see through him....he makes me so mad!
Calm....calm....breathe....on to the cards - cardzgal used a House Mouse stamp, coloured with Prismacolor pencil and blended with gamsol,used a nestabilities scallop die, the candy diecut is from the Cricut cutting system. For my card I used a unmounted stamp that I purchased at a stamp show that was held in Hamburg, N.Y. last fall and the company name eludes me, I used versamark and clear embossing powder, used american tag corners and some prima flowers and baubles and the Martha Stewart fir punch, added some Frosted Lace stickles to the branches to give them a frosted look.


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