Halloween & Birthdays

I know that most people will be posting their Halloween pictures after the event, but I just couldn't resist posting this.  The Munchkin started talking in August about how she wants to be a "corpse bride" and so this is the first year that I actually thought ahead and we made the costume...most years I'm scrambling a few days before at the store trying to find something that will fit. 

Anyway, the gown and veil were both purchased at the Salvation Army...for $20 complete.  The creepy crawlys were $10 at the Dollarama (we bought a lot of them) and I had to buy new glue sticks for my hot glue gun.  I used some old makeup to complete the look...and voila...a corpse bride!

Funniest picture you ever saw...8 year old in a wedding dress with a big gaudy veil, walking on the sidewalk carrying her pink knapsack!  LOL!  I should have gotten a picture of that, but we were laughing too hard!

Oh, and I guess I should show you a card too.  I got the layout for this one from a card that Lisa Stenz posted on her blog here.  

I have a bunch of pretty scraps that I'm hoping to use up in the next few weeks to make a whole bunch of birthday cards for my stash.

I'm looking forward to this weekend, as it is the end of our busy season.  Saturday we start the day bright and early, getting the house ready for the birthday party...then we head off to diving and swimming for a few hours.  Back to the house for lunch and food prep...then Munchkin and I take off for the kid party, while the Rock Star and Dad finish up getting ready for the family party.  Munchkin and I will return for the family party...more food, cake and gifts...and then we'll all fall into bed exhausted.  But...once Halloween is done, I have nothing else major on the books until Christmas!  Woohoo!

A Treat For You

Holy smokes, I made it on the computer!  I can't believe that it has been 9 days since my last post...where has the time gone?  These are the last of the Halloween cards that I had made up a number of weeks ago. 

The image is from Inky Impressions and she's just a versatile little fairy isn't she!  I can totally see myself stamping her up and colouring her for Christmas cards too!    The paper on both is Basic Grey and the fun spiderweb punch is from Martha Stewart.  My apologies for the quality on this second photo...I was trying to get the sparkle's and stickles to show and of course the card was gone weeks ago, so I had to work with the photo that I took. 

I really do miss blogging when I'm not around here.  I frequently steal moments during the workday and check out blogs...and sometimes I even steal a whole hour and make comments...Shhhh...don't tell my boss!  LOL!  This week should be the last of the chaos for a while. 

Munchkin turns 8 next Monday, so we are having a fun "friends" birthday party Saturday afternoon and the "family and friends" party will follow immediately after and will include dinner.  I've still not decided on loot bags, so help me out with some suggestions.  I'd like to keep it under $10 each as I have 10 of these to make.  The theme is Chocolate as the party is a Chocolate Spa party, hosted by a local spa where the girls will be making Chocolate Body Scrub, Chocolate Lip Gloss, giving each other Chocolate hand massages and we'll finish it off with a Chocolate pudding eating contest!  Great fun I'm sure, but I'd like to keep with the chocolate theme for the loot bags.

To give you an idea of what I generally do for loot bag, 2 months ago when the Rock Star turned 5, the loot bag was a "Movie Night in a Bag" theme - 1 bottle of flavoured water, a bag of microwave popcorn, a box of Smarties and a $5 gift certificate to a local movie rental place.  Voila, Movie Night in a Bag.

With Halloween the day after the party, I'm very conscious of not just filling the bag with different kinds of Chocolate.  However, the last 2 years for Munchkin's loot bags we've done either Bath Bombs or Bubble Bars from Lush...great, but with some of the same kids I want to switch it up...so help me out...what could I include in a Chocolate Loot Bag?

Bewitching!

Ooh, this card looks so dark and scary, but really it's not!  I only have a few Halloween cards left to post, and I think I'm going to sneak in a quick and simple birthday card tomorrow.  Sketch is Mojo#158

The hard part about making Halloween cards so far in advance is that I am all "Halloween'd" out!  LOL!

Last night the kids, my Mom and I went in search of costumes at the Value Village and the Salvation Army.  Total success.  The Munchkin is going to be a "Creepy Bride" and we picked up a very gaudy ivory coloured wedding dress and the most horrific looking veil I've ever seen.  She loves it!  We will have to shorten the skirt about 18 inches (she's only 8 after all) and add some creepy crawly critters and cobwebs and dirt to complete the outfit.  Can't wait to take pictures of this costume once it is complete.

The Rock Star is going to be Horton...I know, you're thinking "who"...and that's exactly what I thought when I saw her in the costume.  It fit's perfectly...a very nice Elephant costume...and when I asked are you going to be an Elephant, she said "No, I'm Horton!...you know, from Horton Hears a Who?!?!" Kids, they are so creative!  Of course, this elephant costume is perfect for our Northern Halloweens, it will fit perfectly over her snowsuit should the snow fly on Halloween night.  However, it will be much too warm for the school celebration so she managed to find a little jacket with a hoodie that is a Cow, and so with a nice pair of black pants from home we'll have a Cow costume too.  She keeps running around the house with this thing on, bumping into us and saying "Moooooove!"  LOL!  Too cute...and the best thing is we got all this for under $35...all 3 costumes...what a deal!

Stamps:  Pink Cat Studio Digi Itty Bitty Betty Broom Ride, Amy R Spooky Sentiments

Paper:  Basic Grey Eerie
Ink:  Copic Markers, CTMH Black
Accessories:  Prima Black Flowers, Doodlebug fuzzy brad, Velour RicRac, Basic Grey Brads

Trick or Treat!

Here are a couple more Halloween cards that I made.  Love these fun digi images from Pink Cat Studio!

Sketch is an old one...Inspirational Card Sketches#81. Oh, and how much do you love my fabulous orange Velvet ric rac ribbon? 

Stamps:  Pink Cat Studio, Amy R Stamps Spooky Sentiments
Paper:  Basic Grey Eerie, CTMH Orange
Ink:  Copic Markers, CTMH Black
Accessories:  Misc. Flowers, Orange Velvet RicRac Ribbon, Misc. orange brads

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian Friends.  My parents moved into the "family room" this past week, so hubby and I were able to enjoy the day relaxing on the couch after 2 days of family dinners - I am totally turkey'd out...but no pumpkin pie anywhere this year.  Go figure!

Anyway, I made this card weeks ago.  I used a sketch, but of course, I didn't write down which sketch...so I take no credit for the layout. 

I love that little pumpkin...so quick and easy, just cut out some ovals and run them through the cuttlebug and voila, a pumpkin!  Paired with these fun gold sparkly leaves, it makes a great card.

Stamps:  Amy R Fall Sentiments
Paper:  Basic Grey Eerie Paper Pad, CTMH Olive
Ink:  CTMH Black
Accessories:  Cuttlebug, Fancy Tags Die, Oval Nestabilities, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Recollections Mulberry Paper Holly Leaves,  Misc. Ribbon

Halloween Birthday

Hi there!  It's been a while.  I haven't spent a lot of time in my craft room the last few weeks, but I did manage to make this card for a friend.  Her grand-daughter is turning 2 on Oct 30th and she requested a kid appropriate Halloween Birthday card!  Whew!

I used Sweet Stop Sketch #76 for this week.  Did you know that October 2 is a World Card Making Day?  Well, now you know. :)

I will also be entering my card in the following challenges:

Stamp Something - Something to Celebrate

Crafy Catz - Birthday card with Sparkle

Delightful Challenges - Green, Purple, Black

The Pink Elephant - something childhood - what is more childlhood than Halloween?

Stamps:  CC Designs Birgitta, Amy R Birthday Sentiments
Paper:  Halloween paper from way back!
Ink:  Copic Markers, Black Memento, CTMH Clover Leaf
Accessories:  Basic Grey green brads, MS Web Punch, Misc. Black Ribbon