Changes

Everything changes...and so is What the Buz is About.



How are we changing?

1.) We will be located at a new blog site: www.purplefaeriepc.blogspot.com and you will automatically be added to that site as a member if you were already signed up under What the Buz is About.

2.) The newsletter associated with the blog will be greatly improved. It now will include guest Paper Craft Artists as writers.

3.) Starting, hopefully by the second quarter in 2008 I will open up www.purplefaeriepc.com a website specifically dedicated to the paper crafter. This site will carry paper crafting products as well as products designed by myself for the paper crafters craft space. More on this later.

4.) The blog will have it's own challenge team...see the new blog &/or newsletter for details on the Challenge Team and what you can expect from them monthly.

I hope that you see these changes as positive moving forward type changes. I have to say I'm very excited!



So although we will be at a new "Bat channel" we will be better than ever.

Samping Bella Style

ok confession time...I've never stamped with any other stamp than Close To My Heart. When I became a consultant 7 years ago I was not a stamper...then having been spoiled by the CTMH quality I just never veered away...well that is a thing of the past.

~ I Discovered Bella ~

If you haven't seen a stamping bella stamp you don't know what you are missing. Let's just say Italian woman with attitude right here and I can relate to mz bella!

So having resigned from CTMH to pursue other creative avenues I have felt the tickling of discovering what else is out there. So I ventured, I purchased and now I can truly say I've played "Bella Style"

For my first purchase I went with "Clickabella" just because I can totally relate...being on the computer nearly 24/7 these days and "Flowahbella". My next purchase will be "Cakeabella" and possibly a "fella".

Here is my first play session with "Flowahbella" whatcha think? Isn't she just the bomb?

I have to say my husband thinks I'm nutz. I haven't had time all week to play and I got my bella's early in the week...so yesterday I stamped her and then went to bed...got up an hour or so later and resigned to try a bit o' color on her. Needless to say I got that outta my system and resumed sleeping at around midnight...only to comeback to my craft room today and finish up these racing thoughts of how to do my bella justice.

Make Your Own Rub Ons

Sometimes it is difficult to find the perfect Rub On! Sometime it is 10:00 at night and all the stores are closed and you have to have a Rub On. What do you do?

Why make your own of course

Supplies Needed:

1. Transparency paper - I use the Transparency film for ink jets. (Do Not Spend $50 for 5 sheets)


2. Ink Jet Printer


3. Popsicle Stick or other burnisher type item (a bone folder works good too)

Step One

Decide what you want to make into a transparency. Open your word processing program (such as Microsoft Word or Word Perfect) and create a new document with the items you want to make into rub on's on it. Fill the 8.5x11 sheet up leaving about 1 to 1.5"'s between each image or word.

Step Two
Load your transparency film into your printer so that it will print onto the smooth side of the film.

Step Three

Format your printer settings by selecting print properties. Once there select the "Best Quality", "Mirror" or sometimes called "Word Flip" (doing this flips your words and images so they are facing the direction you need once they are rubbed on) Once this is all done select print.

Step Four

Set it aside and DO NOT TOUCH IT as it will smudge

Step Five

Once dry place the transparency face down (ink side down) and using your Popsicles stick or bone folder rub firmly until the image has been transferred.

Note: once you have used up all the rub on's off this transparency sheet don't throw it away. Recycle it (they can be expensive to keep buying them so by all means reuse) just clean off the sheet with a damp paper towel, let dry and it is ready to re-use.

This is the transparency sheet I made

This is my name, upper left corner rubbed onto my white cardstock.

EVENT ~ Haltom City High School Craft Fair

This coming Saturday (October 27th) I will be at the Haltom High Schools Annual PTSA Craft Fair.

Anyone who attends and comes by my booth will get a FREE Idea book and MomPack-full of coupons etc.

I will have a ton of pre-made Scrapbook pages in a variety of sizes. As well as some mini scrapbooks already made in the 6x6 brag size. I will have a galore of pre-made cards for every season and event. I will have some mini (3x3) gift cards as well as coaster sets, Christmas ornaments and decorations. I will also have a slew of scrapbooking kits and other paper crafting supply items.

I hope you can stop by and see what is happening. Here is a list of who will be there as vendors.

Tupperware, Jessie's Kitchen's - (Hand painted glass items), Personalized children's CD's, Handmade candles, Kara Vita Skincare, Massage Therapist, Marks Cell phone Clip Hangers, Elegance All Around - (Metal Artwork including jewelry), Douglas E. Sullivan Chiropractor, Beauti Control, Personalized Children's Books, Homemade Gourmet, Pampered Chef, Cartoon Clay Sculpture, Hand made pens, Jewelry, Wooden Crafts, SaraSlings - (baby slings), Christmas Decorations, Custom made burp cloths, Framed artwork, Harley Davidson purses, Crocheted afghans, Scentsy Warmers, Magnetic Jewelry, Sensaria, Home Interiors, Items made from candy wrappers, Avon and of course me.

Degree's of Seperation ~ An Experiment

My link to this experiment was Sonjia Bradshaw from her blog Living Above Neutral

Will you join me in an experiment? I will answer the question: What was I doing 10/20/30 years ago...Then, you answer this question on your blog or here in the comments section. Tag as many other bloggers as possible & have them link back to http://www.relevantblog.blogspot.com/ (Mary DeMuth) who started this little social experiment!

Ten Years Ago (1997) - I lived in Northampton, Massachusetts and my daughter was a 1.5 year old. I was a single Mom and worked full time at The Moore Corporation in Hartford Connecticut. That was a long and horrible commute, but I took the time every week to attend my knitting class and then had friends over afterwards to watch Friends. I can't believe the time I had to do things...where did that time go? Six days a week I'd put my daughter into her stroller and we'd fast walk for one hour on the bike path out behind our house. I had purchased my first home...a town house. Zia & Zio were in our lives back then. Where are they now? Sweet Memories for me at that time were listening to my daughter play in her room while I sat on the couch and knit, the smell of the New England Fog and the pure enjoyment of holding my daughter in my arms. My reason for being!

Twenty Years Ago (1987) - I lived in Flagstaff, Arizona on the Northern Arizona University. I was a Graphic Design Major.(...er maybe not at that time as I was only a sophomore). My roommate was probably Wendy. She was my closest friend at the time. She probably knew me better than anyone, but it would be secrets I kept that broke our friendship. I still miss her today. I drank too much caffeine, stayed up way to late, smoked like a fiend (I'd quit in 9 years - cold turkey - to have a child) and had a ton of energy. I was a full time student and was part of a work study program that allowed me to work in another dorm and study while on duty. I was discovering who I was for the first time. Sweet Memories for me at that time are sitting on my couch in my cramped dorm room, walking to class in shorts in the winter and living in one of my favorite spots in the world, Flagstaff Arizona.

Thirty Years Ago (1977) - I was 10 years old, only a year and a half younger than my daughter is now. I was in fifth grade and lived in Haslett, Michigan. It was a different life, a time I care not to remember but do nearly every day. I dreamed of moving away, running away, getting away from my home and family. It would take 3 more years until we did in fact move away from Michigan. Moving away was the beginning of the end of my worst years. I lived in a four room house with my younger sister and my parents. My Mom worked full time as a nurse for an orthopedic surgeon at the hospital I was born in. My father seldom held down a job we always would refer to him as dabbling. My father was a dabbler! I thought I was an ugly overweight girl. I was a beautiful "just right" 40 year old in a 10 year old body. I lived to spend time with my friend Tammy and riding horses in Mason, Michigan. Sweet memories for me at that time were playing with Tammy and her dog, doing anything with the horses and being by my self!

So here are my "tag your it":

Emily Giovanni ~ Stamping and Stuff
April Driggers ~ This is what it's all About
Erin Grotegut~ Inky Smiles
Julie Chandler
Denise Babcock
Deborah Cariker

Tutorial ~ Paper Folding - Pine Cone Ornaments

Supplies Needed

• 50+ Pieces of paper cut into 2"x1" strips - I like to use a variety of background and texture paper. Do Not Use Cardstock as it is too difficult to push pins through.
• 2" Styrofoam Ball
• 150+ Straight Pins
• 8" to 10" of ribbon
• Thimble - Optional...but saves your fingers
  

Step One
Lay your one of your 2"x1" strips on the table and fold the left corner down and to the center.

Step Two
Fold the right corner of your strip into the center to meet up with the left corner. This makes a Triangle shape out of the strip.

~Repeat Step One & Two until all 50+ pieces are folded~

Click Here for First Visual Show Tutorial

Step Three
Hold your Styrofoam ball in your hand and place one of the triangle pieces onto your ball (flap side down to the ball) and pin in the tip of the triangle piece.

Step Four

Butt a second triangle up to the first making 1/2 of a square and again pin the tip of the triangle piece.

Step Five
Do this two more times until you have created a complete square out of four folded triangle pieces with four pins holding them onto the Styrofoam ball through the tips only.

Step Six

Pin two of the triangles in the center of the longest straight side. These two triangles should be apposing triangles.

Step Seven
Cross two corners of two triangles over each other and pin. Repeat this for each triangle's remaining corners. This completes the first layer of your ornament.

Step Eight
Now you will be putting on your second layer of paper. This layer is applied differently than the first layer. It is a good place to alter your paper color. These triangles will be applied half way over the first layer. You will place the tip of the triangle down pointing toward the pins in the center of the Styrofoam ball. The longest straight edge of your triangle will span over the overlapping corners of your first layer. For this layer you will need four triangles to make it around the first layer. Pin each of these triangles at each corner only. The second layer corners will overlap.

Step Nine
Following the same process you did in Step Eight, offset the next layer of triangles so your longest flat edge of your triangle is spanning over the overlapping corners of your second layer. The tip of the triangle is once again pointing down and will be positioned in the gap created between the first and second layer. Again, you will be pinning the corners of the triangles only and they will overlap.

~Repeat this step for two more layers~

Click here for the second visual show tutorial

Step Ten
Place one edge of your ribbon in width parallel with your last layer of paper triangles. Pin it down into the foam ball. Pin the other end of your ribbon onto the foam ball on the opposite side. This creates your ribbon hanger. You will be pinning your triangle layers over the ribbon. Continue repeating Step Nine until you begin reducing in size and are at the crest of the top of the foam ball.


Step Eleven
Continue repeating Step Nine until you begin reducing in size and are at the crest of the top of the foam ball.

Step Twelve
The top and covering layer will either be two or four triangles. Depending on what size space you have left to cover. You will start out with your first piece by opening the flaps and pinning only the bottom layer. Once pinned on one side you will refold and cover the pins with the top layer. This step is the most tedious step and requires some dexterity. You will continue doing this meeting in the center with the flat sides of each triangle creating a square peak on top of the pinecone.

Step Thirteen

I like to finish it off by tying the ribbon into a bow that comes down tight onto the last layer of the paper triangles. This helps to cover up any gaps or showing pins. I leave a long piece of ribbon extending in the middle. This will become your hanger.

Christmas Cards

These cards were created using some OLD "retired" CTMH papers and the October SOM (Magical Season) I used flocking with liquid glass for Santa's Beard.

I have these and other Christmas single cards and card packs for sale on my Virtual Store.

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Local Scrap

Well there were 5 us for a while and then 3 of us stayed into the wee hours of the night. At around 12:30 we packed up and headed home.

I made some progress on my 500 pages by January goal. Here are a few pages I finished. I will share more another day.

The green paper I did with a cuttlebug embossing folder water and a rolling pin. It is super fun and easy. I will show you all that another day.

Local Scrap Event Reminder

Want some time to scrap?
Come scrap for FREE with us!

When: Friday, October 12th 6:00pm to whenever
Where: Northeast Tarrant Chamber of Commerce
Who: Anyone who wants time to scrap with other women.
Cost: NONE

Available Space: 10 to 15 spaces total (about 4-5 spaces left)

What do I need to bring: What you want to work on and your supplies.
Will we be eating?: I thought we could order out and have it delivered if we got hungry. (Dutch Treat)

World Card Making Day Give Away Results

So Our UPDATED winner is Linda. I've emailed you already so if you'd email me back your snail mail address I'll get your Blog Candy out to you ASAP.

Thanks for playing everyone!



Well ~ Our winner is/was Robyn...but alas she didn't leave her email address so she has until the end of today (6:00pm CST) to get with me and if she doesn't I will use my Random Number Generator (RNG)again to select another individual - but only those who leave their email addresses.

Now I know someone is going to say it..."just click on her name and it will take you to her address" It doesn't always work...if you don't have your email address selected to be public it will not disclose that information.

or

"You did state that we had to leave our name and email address in the directions...move onto the next person" Well I just can't. How do I explain that one? However, next time I will be more specific in my directions.

Some Fun Halloween Inspired Ideas

Ideas Shared with me by My Pampered Chef Lady

Make your own "Gummy Worms " -- The Apple/Slicer/Peeler/Corer (ASPC) not only helps you get pies ready in a pinch, but, it can help you make healthier Gummy Worms for you and your kids. Take the peels from the ASPC, placing them in a Ziploc bag with your favorite flavor of dry Jell-O mix. Make sure the peels are still moist when putting them into the bag. Shake bag to cover peels. Once well-coated, place them on a flat Stone and bake for 25-30 minutes. There's no sugar in this recipe and lots of nutrition (and fiber) in the peels!


Let your Pumpkin do double-duty! Sprinkle our Cinnamon Plus Spice Blend inside your pumpkin. When you light the candle, it will smell like Pumpkin Pie! What a great air freshener idea!

Use your leftover Candy Wisely -- Need quick muffin, cookie or cake ingredients? Take remaining candy leftover from Halloween and chop with the Food Chopper. Freeze in Snack Baggies. When ready to put in cookies or serve on top of ice cream, just take them out of the freezer and add to your mix!

My Pampered Chef Lady can be reached at her email address: TammyhelenStewart@verizon.net

Time for a Giveaway!

World Card Making Day

Today ~ The first Saturday in October is World Card Making Day. To celebrate I'm having a Giveaway.

All you need to do is leave a comment on this post with your name and email address. I will use a random number generator to choose the winner. Leave your comment by Midnight CST Sunday, October 7th. I will email & post the winner Monday, October 8th in the evening.

The winner will receive via snail mail the following Blog Candy:

This is a Polk-a-Dot Themed Card Making Candy

It includes 20+ 6x6 sheets of Background & Texture paper, American Crafts Ribbon Round, Metallic Adhesive Dots, Chipboard Dots, Round Brads in 3 sizes, buttons in 3 sizes and four card/envelope blanks

Here is what I've found going on for this day:
World Card Making Day Stamping Up A Day in the Life

Inky Smiles The Technique Trail

Newest Addition to the Perrin Family

My Niece and Nephew had their second baby.

Liliana Shay Perrin was born Sunday, Sept 30th at 9:04 PM at Harris Methodist Hospital in Downtown Fort Worth. She was 7lb 10oz and 19.5 inches long. Sister Victoria is excited about the new addition to their family as we all are.

Welcome to the Perrin Clan little Liliana!

Tea Bag Folding Tutorial

During this tutorial we will make a tea folded Christmas Tree to be used on a card front or Scrapbook page or other paper crafting item.

Supplies Needed:

• 4 pieces of Background & Texture paper cut into squares of the following sizes: 3", 2.5", 2" & 1.5"
• Bone Folder if you wish (optional)
• Something to adhere to
• Adhesive

Step One: Fold all pieces in half on the diagonal, unfold and then fold again in the other diagonal direction and unfold again.




Step Two: Unfold and then fold again in the other diagonal direction and unfold again.This is what you now have. A tent of sorts.

Step Three: Making a point at the center of your B&T paper and smoosh it in to create a near star, as shown in this picture.
Step Four: Bring the folded edges together pushing in the unfolded side edges and press flat.

This is what you should now have for all four size squares.

Step Five: Pull one of the corners up and fold to the inside.Step Six: Pull the second corner up and meet the first at midpoint and fold it in as well. Now do this with all the squares.

Step Seven: Now working with the largest piece and from the bottom to the top of your tree slip the second largest piece onto the first largest piece and so forth. What you end up with is a Christmas Tree. Now you can move the pieces up and down to adjust your tree size. Play with it a bit and then adhere to your project.

Sure has been quite around here

Is everyone on vacation or just busy with life? Are you enjoying the tutorials? Do we need to do another blog candy challenge? What would you like to see me add? What tutorials would you like to see?

I've been working on a few paper folding tutorials. One I just included in my Newsletter and the second I will include here. Both were surprisingly easy and fun. I included Iris Folding in my newsletter and I will post this week the final card from that tutorial. I will also be including a tutorial on a technique called tea bag folding.

Share with me what you all have been working on.

Summer Vacation

Batya and Quinn went to my folks house in Arizona for the summer. Yah, they were there for 6 (SIX) weeks in total. It was a hard separation but we managed to survive the time. Here are the first two pages digitally scrapped of their trip. I'd do more but I'm still waiting for my busy Mom to find the time to email them to me. She is busy with her business. You should check out her website. They sell Pasture raised, hormone free meat. We live on it because I have an allergy to the hormones they use in meats today. Their farm is A bar H Farm and you can click here to go to their website.

They also raise chickens for the eggs and Quinn was in charge of feeding and collecting eggs all summer. It was a great opportunity for the kids to get in some good time with their Grandparents and being back on the farm.

Here are the first two pages:

Two Stepping Stamping Tutorial

This tutorial is for a technique called Two Stepping. For this technique you will need a specific stamp set, this would be a stamp that has the outline and a solid (2 pieces) that make up the final complete image. The first is the Solid stamp. It would be a solid stamp that would be the inside fill in to the outline. The second stamp would be the actual outline stamp.

Here is an example:

This first orange sq. is the outline stamp

This second orange sq. is the solid stamp

Supplies Needed:

1. A Two Step Stamp
2. Ink Pad
3. Paper
4. Scrap Paper
   

Click Here to view the Slide Show Tutorial

Step One
Load your "SOLID" stamp with ink and stamp it onto your scrap paper.

Step Two
You will only be stamping the second generation (2nd layer of ink on the stamp) onto your working cardstock. This gives you a lighter solid image

Step Three
Load your "OUTLINE" stamp with the same colored ink. Looking through the acrylix block and stamp line up your Outline image with the solid image and stamp.

Now you can embellish the image in any way you see fit. On this card I used liquid glass to fill in a few of the center leaves to look like the yellow centers on poinsettia's.

What is Happening? ...Why its a FREE local scrap

Want some time to scrap?
Come scrap for FREE with us!


When: Friday, October 12th 6:00pm to whenever
Where: Northeast Tarrant Chamber of Commerce
Who: Anyone who wants time to scrap with other women.
Cost: NADA, $0, Zilch - NO DINERO

Available Space: 10 to 15 spaces
Do I need to RSVP: It would be helpful, but you do not need to.
Who do I call to RSVP?: Nina Perrin email me: nperrin3@yahoo.com
Can I invite a friend?: Of course


What do I need to bring: What you want to work on and your supplies.
Will we be eating?: I thought we could order out and have it delivered if we got hungry. (Dutch Treat)

Extra's: I will have Mom Packs for anyone who RSVP's.
What is a Mom Pack?: It is a baggie of goodies, coupons, samples & business cards of women in business for themselves. I have an embellishment pack in there with a coupon.

My Celebrity Look Alikes

Oh My Husband is just gonna die with this. He has a big issue with Oprah, I'm not sure what it is but he does not like the Oprah hype. However, I think she is awesome. Strong courageous woman who made it to her life goals, well at least some of them. Ok ok so I used a younger me photo but it is the best face photo I had and who cares about hair anyhow.

I'm Fun Fibers ~ How About You?

What scrapbooking item are you?

You are Fibers!Fun and crazy at times. You are a warm fuzzy kind of person. You run around getting things done but still find time for fun! You have so many diverse interests that it is often hard to pin you down to any one thing. People love your friendly attitude and carefree ways. You often brighten other people's days. But Fibers Beware - Sometimes people don't take you seriously because of your happy-go-lucky ways. Sometimes you find yourself feeling left out from decision making that could directly affect you. Even though you like to be happy and cheerful, make sure others know that you can also be serious and in tune with reality.
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A Star is Born ~> Batya earns her Yellow Belt

I have to say this is how I envisioned these pages looking. I finally found some paper I liked. It was actually FREE from Two Peas in a Bucket. I scrapped the original layout I did with these photos and this is what I did.

Whew --- Headway is being made on the digital front!

~ Free to a good home ~

I have 12 packets of samples and old CTMH Stamp of the Month fliers (these are chocked full of ideas) left. They are yours FREE if you just send me postage.

If you would like one please email me your address and I'll let you know what the postage is from my zip to yours via first class mail. nperrin3@yahoo.com

The first 12 to respond gets what is left.

Right Layout to my earlier Left

Here is the companion page to the earlier. These layouts are from Imagine (In the Grove).

Batya was our flower girl at our wedding last year and Quinn was our ring bearer. They were both such angels and such a highlight to the ceremony. This is our anniversary month and I still don't have any of the wedding photo's scrapbooked. Thought these would be some great pictures to play digital scrapbooker with.

I was right!

Ok, I'm getting the hang of this...Digital stuff

I think I've come a long way in a short time. Really getting the hang of this stuff. I used a layout from Imagine (CTMH book) and some of the digital stuff supplied by Scrapbook Flair.

I got some great tips from a woman on one of the yahoo groups I am a member of. She was telling me about scanning in paper I like and then using it for digital pages. Wow...so all my Paper Candy I can scan and use them digitally.

Getting pretty excited here!

I'm trying it again...Digital Scrapbooking that is.

Here is another try at Digital Scrapbooking. I found this awesome FREE software you can download along with tons of Digital "Stuff" to use with it.

This page is of my daughter earning her yellow belt at Tang So Do martial arts. I'll be doing a second page to go along with this.

Check out this website: ScrapbookFlair

There are some issues I ran into like not being able to alter a embellishment image. I wanted to move the ribbon to the horizontal instead of being on the vertical.

Christmas Paper Candy

These are totally addictive!

Colors are Close To My Heart's Petal and Crystal Blue. I used my Cricut and the Christmas Cheer cartridge for the snowflakes and tags. Stamp set is also Close To My Heart. It is called Winter Wonder. I also used my ever faithful Liquid Glass, Snowflake Glitter and flocking which I hardly ever use and love, love, love how it turned out on the winter dried flower stems.

Ok I've got to get working on some scrapbook pages. Enough playing with these and tutorials...although I do have two more of those to share with you all. ONWARD!

Mineral Spirit & Colored Pencil Tutorial

Here is the second tutorial in this series. I used the same card but colored the Poinsettia using the Mineral Spirit & Colored Pencils.

Here is the detail of the Poinsettia using this technique.













Supplies Needed:

1. Outline Stamp Set
2. Standard Ink (will not work with Archival or stazon)
3. Colored Pencils
4. Odorless Mineral Spirit (AKA: odorless paint thinner, Gamsol is a name brand)
5. Blending Stumps (Try and find those made in Taiwan as they have softer paper and work better)

CLICK HERE to view the slide tutorial

Step 1

Stamp your image onto cardstock and color it in with colored pencils.

Step 2

Make sure you highlight and define your image just as you would if you were only using the colored pencils.

Step 3

Using your stumps, dip them into the Odorless Mineral Spirits getting the tip saturated. Rub the OMS soaked stump over the penciled area. This will blend the pencils.

You will see a difference between the standard Colored Pencil technique and using the OMS with them. It still gives you the penciling texture with a more blended and bright finish to it.

Have fun and share what you create with this technique.

Background Embossing Tutorial

I've been working on a card for a large swap. It is a Christmas Card Swap and I though since I was doing such a large qty. I could use this opportunity to get some tutorials created. Using this same card I will be posting tutorials in the next few days on a variety of ways to handle outline stamps.

However, this first tutorial is on doing a little known technique called Background Embossing.

Here is an example of the card.

The technique was used on the Ponderosa Pine Frame behind the Poinsettia.

Supplies Needed:

1. UTEE (Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel) or regular Embossing Powder (I recommend UTEE as you will only need one coat)


2. Craft Heating Tool


3. Versa Mark or other Embossing Ink Pad


4. Paper to be Embossed


5. Stamp set to Emboss with


6. Craft Tray (I like to use a small one to powder in and a large one to heat set in)
   

Click Here to view the Slide Show Tutorial

Step One

Assemble the supplies needed

Step Two

Press your paper that you will be embossing into the Versa Mark Ink Pad & Saturate well.

Step Three

Place into a craft tray and cover with UTEE well. Remove and tap off excess powder. If you are using regular Embossing Powder you will need to heat and add a second coat of Versa Mark and Powder.

Step Four

Using your Craft Heating Tool Heat UTEE until it is well melted and covers paper smoothly.

Step Five

While the UTEE is still wet/hot press your stamp into the hot UTEE and pull it back off again. Being careful as to remove it delicately.

National Stamping Month Prize Update

Ok just to remind everyone my CELEBRATION is still going on.

Here is where things stand:

1.) If you are already a confirmed subscriber....you have already won! I have sent out the Virtual Coupons to everyone. If you feel you should have received one and didn't email me.

2.) Page Challenge ~ I haven't received any submissions as of yet. If you need to see the details CLICK HERE. {Upping the anty} Anyone to submit will receive a packet of paper craft samples (these include cards, bookmarks, tags etc.)

3.) New Subscribers...I am sending these out once I receive confirmation of your subscription.

4.) I received a card from CAKVD...so I will be sending off the stamp set to you on Monday.

Can You Say PURGE

I am in the middle of a much needed purging of my craft room. I can't finish installing new organization elements to the room without first purging it all out into the living room first. You can't even walk into it without having to leap over piles.

So each day I've been spending an hour or so sorting, moving stuff out, sorting etc. It is a long and tedious process. Soon I will get close to the

walls and get my husband to install the last few shelving units and my new lighting system. I can hardly wait. The paint job (it is literally a purple and pepto colored room YUCK) will come next year. Can't have it all RIGHT NOW, I'm told anyhow.

While I have been purging I've found a bunch of projects/kits etc. that I've started but never finished. tonight I found a 4 page project pack from CTMH's National Tour 3 years ago. I had elements stamped and all the pieces ready and just needed to follow the directions (that I luckily still had) ok well sorta followed but anyhow. I finished the following four pages. When I saw them together I instantly knew which photo's I wanted to use.

The photos are from a trip my family took to Massachusetts. We visited my (BFF) Best Forever Friend Julie and her son Eric. It was the first time we had seen them since moving away in 1999. Photos were taken when I was 4 mths pregnant with my son in March 2002. During this trip Batya got a chance to see her God Sister and oldest friend Kelsey who is nearly a year and a half older than Batya. We got a chance to take the girls to the Butterfly Conservatory. In page four I used a circular Window Charm to highlight the butterfly's on my daughter. It was an incredible place.

My Try at Paper Candy

Oh how fun are these. I actually made 10 packages of this Halloween set of Paper Candy. Some for a swap and some to sell at my next craft fair. These are too fun to stop at just this one. Next I'm going to do some in a Christmas theme.

I used the following products: Cricut - Doodle Charms cartridge to do the treat bag and the spider. CTMH's Enchanted paper pack and black card stock. Water brush with CTMH's Smokey Plum, Autumn Terracotta, White Daisy and Garden Green ink, Buttons, Eyelets and the stamp sets were also CTMH sets (Little Spooks & Hallow-Scream)