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Saturday, October 29, 2011

Second Helpings!

Hello Friends, Thanks you so much for taking the time to check out my posting today.  I hope you got a 'smile' out of something you saw or got some inspiration to go do something crafty. 
Hi everyone it's Lenae here from SugarGem with this weeks Tuesday inspiration.......well a little early!!!! That's right if you are a little sleepy and you haven't had your morning coffee, today is SATURDAY not really Tuesday!!!! :) haha Have you ever done that? Woke up on the weekend and for split second thought you slept through your alarm? You thought you were late for work? Then realized it's really the weekend or your day off? I can say this has happened more than once to me!

Anyway onto the treats!
Are you ready for some second helpings of some Jillibean Soup? I made this card using more of the adorable Jillibean Soup Blossom Soup 6"x6" stack from none other than the Pumpkin Spice Store.




Just in case you missed it, did you see that Pumpkin Spice now carries The Twinery Twine? Take a look here! I used the color Lemondrop on my card! It's so yummy!!!!

I also used the new Digi Stamp Cafe double layer cake stamp! The card is an SVG file from My Scrap Chick called "Curved Brackets Card" !
Hope everyone is having fabulous weekend! Don't forget next weekend is the start of the November Pumpkin Spice Blog Hop! Lots of inspiration coming your way!
If I can inspire just one person today I have done my job!
XOXO SugarGem

Friday, October 28, 2011

Holiday Explosion Box


Hi everyone!  Ann here.  Wow, Fridays come so quickly these days, which is a good thing in my opinion :)   


Today I am sharing my first explosion box!  I know, I'm a little late in the game.  Everyone started making these a while ago, but I had never made one until last night :)  It was great to really do some cutting and gluing instead of spending time coloring. 


All the papers (except for the stripped paper on the outside of the box) were from the Echo Park Season's Greetings 6x6 paper pad.  All the little titles (is that what they're called?) are from the MME Lost and Found Christmas 12x12 Accessory Sheet.  With the papers, the accessory sheet, and some Spellbinders dies (which SPS has for great prices), the box was pretty easy to put together!  The rest is just frills (flowers and ribbon)


I actually liked how it turned out, but boy was it difficult to photograph especially during nighttime when I had to try to work with my little white board.  It definitely won't be the last time I make one of these :)  Hope you like it!









 PapersEcho Park Season's Greetings 6x6 paper padEmbellishmentsMME Lost and Found Christmas 12x12 Accessory Sheet, May Arts ribbons, Wild Orchid Crafts flowers; ToolsSpellbinders dies, Cuttlebug, ATG Gun (refills available here), and Tonic Guillotine Cutter



Thursday, October 27, 2011

3 parts Blackbird, 1 part Spook-alicious, 1 part Cricut, and 1 ribbon...yum!


  Happy Thursday!  June Houck here with your Thursday inspiration :)

  I spied these in the grocery store and I knew I wanted to make a Halloween gift for "Miss Lynn" (one of our favorite teacher assistants.)  I just needed 3 parts Blackbird (Halloween papers), a Spook-alicious sentiment, a Cricut Elegant Edges oval, and some ribbon to make these treats spooktacular:



  I love these My Mind's Eye "Blackbird" papers!  They are my all-time favorite Halloween papers.  I am going to get more at ShopPumpkinSpice.  Denine's prices are the best and her shipping is super low; gotta love that :)

Supplies:
papers:  My Mind's Eye "Blackbird":  Pumpkins paper, Argyle paper, and Neighborhood paper
stamp:  My Pink Stamper "Spook-alicious"
Cricut cartridge:  Elegant Edges  oblong frame p.65 cut @ 2 1/2"

Have a spooktacular day!



Hello Friends, Thanks you so much for taking the time to check out my posting today.  I hope you got a 'smile' out of something you saw or got some inspiration to go do something crafty. 

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

With a Thankful Heart


Good morning and Happy Wednesday! Welcome to my Pumpkin Spice post for today! 

I made this thank you card for a very dear friend and I hope she gets it soon! :) 

Okay, so I received the new Lost and Found Two Blush line from Shop Pumpkin Spice and I wanted to use all of it!!! So I know I went a (ahem) little overboard on the patterns, but I was having a lot of fun!

With a Thankful Heart


Recipe:




Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Jillibean Soup Anyone?

Hello Friends, Thanks you so much for taking the time to check out my posting today.  I hope you got a 'smile' out of something you saw or got some inspiration to go do something crafty. 
Hi everyone! It's Lenae here from SugarGem to share a fun little card today!
If you haven't seen the Jillibean Soup collection from the Pumpkin Spice Store yet you are missing out! For this card I used the Blossom Soup 6"x6" pad. It is so cute and cheerful! And if you didn't know already.....I love bright and cheerful!!! I really love how this card turned out! It would be a great generic birthday card to have around for those last minute gifts!!!
The butterflies are actually part of the paper that I just fussy cut. Aren't they cute?

One of my favorite things about this card is the embossing. I used a wood grain background stamp from A Muse Studio with some heavy crisp white card stock and white embossing powder. It really gave the card the pop it needed! I will be using this technique a lot in the future I love the way it looks and feels! I have an obsession for the feel of cards too! Not just the look!

Thanks for stopping bye today!
If I can inspire just one person today I have done my job!
XOXO SugarGem

Monday, October 24, 2011

"The Magic of Oz" Mini Album

Hello everyone, happy Monday! It's Carissa again with another post. 
I have purchase so many Halloween papers and crafting supplies I am forcing myself to do only Halloween projects until the month's end. Thankfully Halloween is one of my favorite holidays! I am continually inspired by this season.



I made this mini album by taking 5 sheets of paper from "The Magic of Oz" 8x8 paper pack from Graphic 45. I cut each page at 6" by 8". Then I scored the paper at 4". Then I folded each paper and stacked them in book form, punched two holes in the spine and strung some black ribbon through. Instant book.



I cut out the large 4x4 tag from the paper pack. Then I cut another tag from the Birthday Bash Cricut cartridge measuring 3" by 4 1/2".









I finished the book by adding lots of black ribbon to the ribbon spine. Done!! I am hoping to take a lot of fantastic Halloween pictures this year to add to this mini album.

Supplies:
Graphic 45 "The Magic of Oz" 8x8 paper pad
Found here for $7.69.

The Twinery : Charcoal Black and White twine
 Charcoal - Black & White Baker\'s Twine
Found here for $1.00 to $2.80 depending on length.

Prima : Say It In Crystals adhesive jewels
 Say It In Crystals Adhesive Jewels 551483
Found here for $2.10.

black dimensionals
black ribbon

Hope you enjoyed my project. Be sure to check out Shop Pumpkin Spice and see ALL the amazing Halloween papers and embellishments.