60 days away till Christmas 20111

Hi Everyone,
It’s amazing what a little cool weather can do to a crafter. I’m already thinking about Christmas and the fact there’s only 60 days till The big 25th can you believe that it is so soon?
Are you stomp for Halloween ideas? look no further than this week amazing projects that have been shared in our linking party this week.

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Thank you ladies for sharing your talent with us this week!
This is way too cute!

This is so perfect from a toddler to the teen years, or giving new life to a thrift store find!

Put your Die cut machine to good use!

 

 

This will be a perfect purse with a different fabric colour for any occasions!

 

 

 

How about this awesome not too scary mini album?

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Got a project that should be getting  attention?

Welcome to our weekly linking party, where you get to showcase your art for free!


Well, it's where you get to feature your creations just by linking them here. Yep ... that's it. Simple right?  Just a few rules to follow:

1. Be a follower if you are not one already. Grab our badge on the right --------> for your blog while you're at it. Link any projects YOU have created.
2. No giveaway linking please. There's no limit to how many items you can link. Link parties are all about linking. So visit a few of the other links to discover new friends and link, link, link.  This is FREE advertising for your projects!

Please be kind and link back to this party on your posts. Invite  your friends on Facebook or Twitter about the party, the more the merrier!

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Inspirational ideas from our design team!

Carole Palmiere

 

This cute not so scary Halloween card!

Thanksgiving card idea!

Davi Reid

Davi’s adorable  Fall card!

Michele Ciola

Mini File folder organizer used to contain dimensional adhesive. Great for organizing your most used supplies while keeping them within arms reach at the same time! 





Have a fabulous week,
Maggie
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Halloween ideas and home décor party!

HaPPy  HaLLoWeeN!

It’s that time again when we go all out dressing up in our favorite costumes to go trick or treat. If you are looking for last minute ideas for home décor or recipes, look no further but our awesome party going on right here every week.

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Gorgeous witch hat!

I’ve always wondered how to cut the bottle?




A fabulous tree!





Fabulous project to make this week :)



YUMMO!



Thank you ladies for sharing your talent with us this week!

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Got a project that should be getting  attention?

Welcome to our weekly linking party, where you get to showcase your art for free!


Well, it's where you get to feature your creations just by linking them here. Yep ... that's it. Simple right?  Just a few rules to follow:

1. Be a follower if you are not one already. Grab our badge on the right --------> for your blog while you're at it. Link any projects YOU have created.
   
2. No giveaway linking please. There's no limit to how many items you can link. Link parties are all about linking. So visit a few of the other links to discover new friends and link, link, link.  This is FREE advertising for your projects!
   

Please be kind and link back to this party on your posts. Invite  your friends on Facebook or Twitter about the party, the more the merrier!

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Inspirational ideas from our design team!







Carole Palmiere

Halloween Treat Holder
I learned how to make this treat holder from the Splitcoast Stampers How-to gallery and have made them many times. Everyone always likes the design so I decided to use it to send treats to the children of a FB friend of mine. It was easy peasy to make.










I used felt stickers given to me by a fellow crafter, cardstock scraps from the Debbie Mumm for JoAnns Harvest and Holiday paper stack from a few years ago, and some solid color scraps from my scrap bin. I used my Martha Stewart Drippy goo punch for the flap and added a bit of ribbon to tie it closed. The candy is placed in a small plastic zip top bag and adhered to the inside of the holder.
The base of the holder is made using a 4.25 X 10.5 inch piece of cardstock. This piece is scored at 4, 4.5, 5 and 9 inches. After folding (the 4.5 inch score is mountain folded, which means it's folded in the opposite direction of the other folds), decorate the front, adhere the plastic bag of candy to the back inside of the holder, punch holes through the flap and the front and back holder panels.
Thread ribbon through the holes and tie in front. Cute and simple!

Davi Reid

Davi’s adorable  beautiful








Michele Ciola
You can now surprise your little trick-or-treater this year with their very own treat-filled box! Just be sure and save enough of that chocolate for your favorite little peeps! I just can’t seem to stay away from it.

















Have a fabulous week,
Maggie
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create a layout featuring a background stamp tutorial

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Michele Ciola

we don’t normally dress up in ghoulish outfits but we do like to carve a pumpkin every year to help us get ready for the trick-or-treaters.

I couldn’t find the right patterned paper so I decided to create my own background paper by stamping over the entire cardstock piece with H-977 Background Basics #1 and then over stamping with the pumpkins from CL-002 Pumpkin Face Mix-n-Match.

 

 

 

Added embellishments including the 121007 Jellie Dots in Crystal with the very handy RC001 Stick “Em” Up tool. These work great as centers for your flowers.

 

 

Only thing left was to add my photo and title to completed the layout. I hope you’ve enjoyed this layout and are inspired to participate in our challenge of creating your own Halloween layout.

Thank you so much, don’t forget to let me know what you think about creating your own background?

Michele

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We're back!

Hi Everyone,
A huge apology on forgetting to renew the domain with moving and getting a divorce a few things are on the back burner.
Please add your projects onto the link below,next week we will resume our linking party.
http://www.passionatelyartistic.com/2011/10/celebrating-fall-with-linking-party.html
Thank you so much for understanding and please let your friends know we are still going on strong.
Maggie

Spooky Halloween: Altered Frame Tutorial!

It’s that time of year again! Have you started decorating yet for those little goblins and ghouls?  I have and I am having a blast repurposing those old frames I purchased at the garage sales this summer.

 

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Michele Ciola

I love to turn trash into treasure so today I’m going to show you how easy it is to put some new life into an old object to make a beautiful Spooky Halloween Frame.

 

 

 

 

So let’s get started:

1. First you will need an old frame, some paint, and a paintbrush. Disassemble the frame and paint it.



2. Then remove the photo mat and paint it.
 
3. Cut your Kraft cardstock to the photo mat measurements.
 
4. Stamp your sentiment (Happy Halloween from the CL-002 Pumpkin Faces Mix n Match consecutively until it fills in the photo opening completely.

5. Finally reassemble the frame and decorate the front as you wish.

The ribbon rose I made using using the Scrap Happy Glue glots as a base.  They are so easy to make. 



I used the CN-0076 Candis Trick or Treat and my bling on the outside of the frame to give the frame some depth.



I also used the spooky faces from the CL-002 Pumpkin Faces Mix n Match stamp set to create the spooky faces in the corner of the frame. They are stickled and adhered to the glass front.



I hope I’ve inspired you to find those hidden treasures around your home. Why not breathe some new life into an old piece? You might be surprised what you come up with!

Supplies:
Stamps: The Rubber Café CL-002 Pumpkin Faces Mix n Match, CL-002 Pumpkin Faces Mix n Match; Bling: Want2Scrap Finesse Swirl BlackR; Cardstock: Bazzill Kraft; Glue: Scrap Happy Glue glots; Paint: DecorArt Orange, Black; Ribbon: Making Memories; Misc: Stick Pins from my stash  

Products Used:

Scrap Happy Glue

Pumpkin Face Mix-N-Match

Candi - Trick or Treat

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Happy Crafting!
Michele

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