Happy Thanksgiving

Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving...........don't eat too much turkey.

Passport to Fun

Oh my, so much going on and not enough hours in the day to do everything. I wanted to share with you "Passport to Fun" , it was a stamping event that myself and three other wonderful instructors put on for the stamping community.

On October 9th; Barb Pelak, Sharon Roberts and Karen Olszta joined together and each of us created 3 projects and we offered classes to 20 stamping friends. Everyone had a GREAT time.

Below you can view the projects that were offerd.

Here are some samples of my project. We did "Serendipity", it is a random form of art. Each card turns out different and they all were beautiful.

The first one to arrive was Cathy Lockhart, she could not wait to get started. Let's not forget the food. Yes, we also offered food and drinks.

Here are the lucky winners of the four baskets. Maybe they will invited us over to play with all their new stuff.

This event will be offered again on January 22, 2011, if interested please e-mail me sjscleverideas@aol.com for all the info.

more Halloween Fun

The weather here in Florida is just starting to feel wonderful. The morning tempertures are in the 60's......finally. We had a long HOT summer. It is time to get out all the fall decorations to decorate the house. Fall is my favorite season. I just wish every year that I can get to go somewhere to see the fall foliage.

Just For Fun has released some great Halloween stamps. It has been so much fun designing with the new images. Click HERE to see the wonderful cards the design team has creating. I think you will agree they are all great.

Hocus-Pocus is a shaker card using Witch Wanda G3470 and the Crystal Ball G3471. A small hocus-pocus A3507 sign was added. Colored with Copic Markers. This would be a fun card to send to someone.

I love being witchy is a fun simple card..... flying witch small D3465, harvest moon E3487, I love being witchy A3508

Bubble Bubble Toil and Trouble G3477, hocus-pocus A3507. I used a black glitter pen to use on the vapors coming from the cauldron and red and orange glitter pen on the flames. The picture does not show the sparkle. Colored with Copic Markers.

Just a reminder.... there is a SALE going on at Just For Fun. It is being offered to the blog readers. Code to use is SFS2010(caps must be used to work), go to the new arrivals tab to view.

Please leave a comment. I would love to know what you think.

Happy Creating,

Sandy

Halloween Fun

Halloween is one of my two favorite holidays.......of course Christmas is the other. I have soooooo many halloween stamps but I always need to add another. Maybe these will become part of your collection.

Using Distress inks from Ranger inks I created some wonderful background papers. These were perfect for making into halloween cards. Well I guess they are not really cards, maybe they should be called creations.

This one is my favorite. Let me know what you think. I would love to read some comments.

This is a great time to add to your Halloween stamp collection. Just For Fun® is having a Spooktacular Fall Special now thru October 31st. You will receive 15% off your total purchase using the coupon code SFS2010(must be in all caps to work)

The design team has been busy designing with all the new images....... stop by each members site to see what they have created.

Janine Blackwelder

Roni Johnson

Sara LaGace

All images are from Just For Fun®

G3484 dead tree, D3483 old fence, A3481 spider, G3479 tattered web, A3503 Spooky II, AA3341 small owl, AA3340 small crow, A3505 beware II

New Fall Images from Just For Fun®

Just For Fun has just released some wonderful fall and halloween images. Go to Just For Fun and click on "new arrivals". Or you can go to the blog HERE and see what the design team has come up with..

Don't forget the Spooktacular Fall Special, you will be able to pick up these new images at a 15% discount.

This is one of the cards I designed for this week.

Visit the rest of the design team by going to each of their blogs.

Janine Blackwelder

Roni Johnson

Sara LaGace

Images used:

G3448 Maple leaf frame, G3448T template, C3466 Trick or Treat, A3478 Bats, E3487 Harvest Moon.

Spooktacular Fall Special

Just For Fun® is having a Spooktacular Fall Special sale from Sept 13th thru October 31st. Customers will receive 15% off on all purchases made during this time. You must enter coupon code SFS2010 (it must be in all caps to work).

This is a great opportunity to get the new fall images and on Friday Sept 17 Just For Fun Blog will be showing some of the new halloween images. To purchase images during this sale go to Just For Fun web site.

Have fun shopping!!!!

Halloween Shaker Card

First I stamped using black ink on white cardstock the spider web, the I used my copic markers and airbrushed the orange background. This could also be done with stipple brushes or sponges.

Using black in stamp globe G3374 on white cardstock and cut out the opening of the globe.

stamp globe again on a piece of acetate or window plastic using permnament black ink. You may need to heat set depending on the ink you use.

Color the base of the globe using copic marker.

Stamp witch shoes, witch hat and broom. Colored with copic markers, cut out and set aside

These will be attached to the outside of the finished card using foam mounting tape.

I used double stick adhesive to attach the stamped acetate globe behind the first cut out stamped globe. Then place double stick foam tape around the opening of the globe. This will give you a clearance around the globe for placing some fun things inside so they can move around.

Now for the finished card.................. I hope you enjoy it. The airbrushing to the front of the finished card did not show up very well.

All stamps used are from Just For Fun

A3421 witch shoe

A3426 witch hat

D3429 broom

E2305 spider web

G3374 globe

Don't forget to visit Just For Fun Blog