"Gobble, Gobble, Gobble" Turkey Candy Jar - Workshop Wednesday

 CANDY!!! CANDY!!! CANDY!!! I want to share a simple and fun candy jar today using My Minds Eye Blackbird Collection and Impression Obsession Stamp that I am sharing with SNR for the Workshop Wednesday post.  The turkey just looks like he had way to many of the candy corns and all he can do is "wobble, wobble, wobble" from his sugar overload. He is simply a fun stamp.  I picked him up at Hobby Lobby along with the jar.

 I stamped my turkey with Memento Ink onto white card stock and colored it in with my Copic Markers, then punched him out with a circle punch. I used Pumice Stone Distress Ink and a blending tool to ink all of my pieces including the turkey.

Using a fun font sticker alphabet stickers place the letters to the tag and die cut. Place them on the jar front and tie to the rope jute that I wrapped the lid with a bow. I hope you look at your local craft store or maybe you already have one and make yourself a fun candy jar for the holiday. Remember though if you "gobble" to many candy corns you will also "wobble". Hugs Pammejo

Supplies:
Jar/Container, My Mind's Eye Blackbird Collection, Impression Obsession Stamp, Memento Ink, Pumice Stone Distress Ink, Copic Markers, Brown Jute Rope, alphabet stickers

Challenge 33 - Color Me Happy

My friend Christine told me about a fabulous color challenge over at Challenge Me Happy. I just have to enter my layout for consideration for the fabulous prize. Finger crossed..... Hugs Pammejo

Sweetness Layout with My Minds Eye

Don't you love mosaic, that is what this layout sketch reminded me of that I got off the Scrapbook News and Review Blog. I never do layouts of myself but I thought what the heck and so this is what I came up with....

I call it "Sweetness" not because I am sweet, LOL but because of the time we had at Van Dusen Botanical Gardens in Vancouver. Everything was so beautiful and the smell of all of the blooms were just so sweet.

I love Kraft papers and I remember that I had this My Minds Eye collection, so I had to pull it out and use it. Don't you love the chipboard pieces, I know I do. I added a bit of brown twine to the buttons and to the border that I punched out using my EK border punch.

For my companion page I just kept up with the theme of the mosaic only I did it my way.

It truly was a fabulous day and I think of it often as one of the "Best Days Ever" that I got to share with my sweet husband and dear friends.

I can't help but to smile at how silly we were all being that day. It was truly a blessed day in Vancouver. So, if you have never tried working with mosaic I hope these layout encourage you to try it out and make sure to check out SNR and see what other inspirations you will find. Hugs Pammejo

Thankful Card

 Have you ever thought about all the things you have in your life to be thankful for? Sometimes we just think of the big things like family, friends, home, etc.... But we need to stop and think about everything around us like the nice comfy chair we have, a tall drink of cool water, the smell of our meals being prepared. Today the inspiration on SNR is on being thankful and I would like to share with you the card I made to send to my family and friends but more importantly to say thank you to each of you that come not just to my blog but to every area of my life.

Here is a closer look at the front of my card, it is a fabulous rub on from Pink Paislee Amber Road Collection.  It really does express how "Grateful" and "Blessed" I am. I thank God everyday for my family, friends and I want to make sure as we are coming up on our Thanksgiving season that all know how I feel. Hugs Pammejo

Pickin My Pumpkin using BoBunny Apple Cider

I made a fabulous layout from the following sketch that is being featured on Scrapbook News and Review today. I am using Bo Bunny Apple Cider Collection, if you haven't figured out by now I am a big fan of paper collections. It is a super way of getting several projects done at once.

Here is the layout that I used just in case you don't have the time to pop in at SNR to grab it, but I know they would love for you to visit and check out all of the projects that are being shared.

I love to distress almost all of my projects, this is what I did to the "Crisp, Days of Fall" Sticker and mat before I placed them on pop dots. There are several different distress tools on the market but my favorite is the Tim Holtz distress tool. I am addicted to making these rosettes, make them and place them on almost everything. :) I have placed the tutorial on my blog at different times but if you haven't seen it you can send me a message and I will share with you how super easy they are to do.

My scallop circle is actually part of a piece of the paper that I fussy cut out and placed in the corner along with some fussy cut pumpkins, stickers and "Pickin" letters that I cut out using Storybook ABC form Quickutz.

Like I said I love using collections so while I was at it I went ahead and made a companion layout. I still have to do my title which will be "at Priddy Pumkin Farm" since this is where my grand-daughter got her pumpkin. I added my mats with placing the two on the right on pop dots along with some of these fabulous pumpkins from Bo Bunny Layered Pumpkin sheet. I hope you have enjoyed my interpretation of the layout sketch and try it out for yourself. Hugs Pammejo

Paper Issue Challenge with Hero Arts

My entry for the challenge at Paper Issues. All you need to do is like Hero Arts and Paper Issues on facebook and leave a comment but there is a blog hop that you would enjoy doing also. I used this Hero Arts Wreath stamp to show you the possibilities. Whether with Color Pencils and Gamasol.

 or with Copic Markers 

or with Tim Holtz Distress Markers you will enjoy this stamp.

So I hope with whatever stamp you select that you will look at lots of possibilities of using it. Hugs Pammejo

Autumn Frame with Memory Box

 Wow.... are you ever ready for the time to change? I know today has come early for me, the clock is reading 5:27 and all I know is that I am very thankful for the coffee bean this morning. :) I do love the changing of the seasons and fall is my favorite time of the year. I love the colors of the leaves as they change, the crisp air, the excitement of all of the holidays and a time for me to really decorate my home. Today I want to share with you a frame I made for just that purpose. I bought a couple of dollar frames at my local craft store and painted them black. I used mostly Memory Box products to decorate the frame with - stamps and papers and some metal butterflies from the jewelry department.  

I love to distress, so I did that on the edge of the stamped background piece using my distress tool  after I had inked it up with Tim Holtz Distress Inks but FIRST make sure to colored your leaves with Copic Markers.  Do you notice the little bit of stickles on the leaves, I think it looks like a bit like dew drops that we see on most leaves early on fall mornings. I hope you have a wonderful fall day and enjoy all the attributes of the fall season. Hugs Pammejo