There's not much time left!

Happy Friday! I'm always happy for Friday to come along, but today I'm feeling a bit stressed! I'm having a Halloween Party, okay, my kids are having a Halloween Party tomorrow night! I just went to the store to pick up some wonderful treats to snack on and prizes for best costume and games. Hmmm... I wonder if I'm missing anything:

Let's see... we got the invitations out earlier in the week:


I made sure to decorate:








I even made some fun little treat containers for the kids:






I have my costume ready... I think I've got it all covered. I just have the pesky feeling I'm forgetting something! I know what will take my mind off of that! I'll share with you how I made my treat containers! You're going to get a kick out of this! Any ideas what they are made from?

Take a closer look:

Here is the front


Here is the back

Still don't know? I bet you recognize this:

Yes, I did it! The ultimate in recycling! I used a toilet paper roll! All you have to do is lay something heavy on it to flatten it. I used a box with paper in it, but anything heavy will work!


After a couple of days you have the perfect treat tag container!


Cover it with paper and embellish to your heart's desire! You can even make a few of them and turn it into an album! Your friends will get a kick out of it when you tell them what it's made from!

I know what I forgot!! I forgot to tell you that I used Echo Park Happy Halloween for everything I made for my party! I mixed in some Queen & Co., Petaloo and Basic Grey from my stash as well! Now I've remembered everything!

Have a safe and fun Halloween and don't forget to enter our Prima Flower Giveaway!

Happy (Halloween) Weekend!

Spooky Halloween Village

Happy Friday! It's definitely TGIF for me! It's been a long week!

Today we have a little inspiration from yours truly! It's my absolute favorite holiday and I can't let it go by without making something! I picked up this fun 3D house die from Sizzix for my Big Shot Pro machine and I knew that I needed to make a Halloween Village with it - so I did! I used Bo Bunny Whoo-ligans papers and some Element Stickers from Basic Grey and Echo Park. Take a look:

Halloween Village by Me - Floren

Okay, so not so spooky! These are too cute to be spooky! Here are some close-ups:


The house is Bo Bunny Whoo-ligans Batty with some black cardstock from my stash. The striped sticker on the roof and the bat are from the Echo Park Happy Halloween collection.


The house is Bo Bunny Whoo-ligans Dot (both sides) and the sticker elements are from Basic Grey Eerie.




This house is plain black with Bo Bunny Whoo-ligans Boo accents. All of the Element Stickers are from Basic Grey Eerie.


This photo looks spooky! I used a black background and the colors just came out so perfect! Fun!

I have one of those battery-powered flickering tea-light candles. You know, one of these:

...that I put inside the purple house! It's hard to see in a photo, but it's such a neat effect! Can you see it in there:


See it shining in the bottom window? The candle flickers and it looks really cool!

When it comes to Halloween, I'm just a kid at heart! I hope you were inspired to make some of your own Halloween decor and now is the perfect time! All of our Halloween papers and embellishments have been marked down to 25% off retail until they're gone! Quantities are limited, so be sure to stock up today!

Happy Weekend!

Tim Holtz Texture Fades

It's Wednesday! Today we have a little inspiration for you from Designer Teri Berrios using the new Tim Holtz Texture Fades Embossing Folders for Halloween and fall! I bet you didn't know we had those, did you? Well, we do and Teri has definitely given us a lot of inspiration with these! Take a look!

Harvest of Plenty by Teri Berrios



Teri used the Tim Holtz - Texture Fades Cattails/Pumpkin Patch for this gorgeous card! This card shows the Cattails Folder. Check out all that detail!

Fall Frame by Teri Berrios



Teri used the Pumpkin Patch Folder, which is the other folder in the Cattails/Pumpkin Patch Set. Can you believe that there are two amazing folders in the pack for less than $10 (our price!) I love how Teri cut out just the pumpkins and added glitter glue to really make the embossing pop!

Halloween Cards by Teri Berrios







I love these fun Halloween cards! Teri used the Tim Holtz Texture Fades Halloween Words/Cobwebs for these gorgeous cards. There is so much that can be done with embossing! You can leave it alone, rub a file or ink over the raised design to make it pop or add in some glitter glue!

We hope you were inspired to try a little embossing of your own!

Stay-tuned for even more inspiration!

Happy Crafting!

More Halloween Inspiration and a Winner!

Greetings and Happy Friday! We have our Imaginisce Apple Cider Embellishment Winner, but first I want to share a little Halloween Inspiration from yours truly! Did you know that we have the Cosmo Cricket Matilda collection in stock? We actually are offering it as one of our Super Value Sets and it truly is a super-value!


The kit includes: 1 Matilda 6x6 Paper Pad, 1 Blackboard House Album, 1 package of Haunted Ribbon, 1 Sheet of Matilda Chipboard Elements, 1 Package of Matilda Buttons and 1 Sheet of Licorice Chipboard Alphas ALL for only $15!! It's a great way to get those last minute Halloween decorations finished!

Did you say you needed some inspiration? Check out what I made using this kit!

Matilda Large Treat Boxes





Aren't these fun? I used some plain white boxes that we receive brads in from the manufacturers! It's a great way to recycle! I covered them with Matilda papers from the 6x6 pad and embellished with all of the fun goodies included in the set! I even used the ribbon for box handles! I had plenty left so I made:

Matilda Small Treat Boxes

I used my Big Shot Pro to cut these boxes on plain black and orange papers. I used Matilda papers and embellishments to decorate the boxes! I also used stamps, alphas and bling from my stash and that fun Hero Arts Scary House stamp, too! I had more left from the kit so I made:

Matilda Happy Haunting Card

I wanted to use that cute little album, but didn't want to make a complete mini-album so I made this fun little card with a surprise inside:


Surprise! I used the brad on top to hold the two chipboard pieces together and they just slide apart. How fun and you know what? I have a lot more left over and could easily make tons more projects!

Well, I've made you wait long enough! Time for our winner! Congratulations to:

Pammejo said...

I am working on a Breast Cancer Life Book to give to my sister in law. She is a survivor, love her lots. Your layout is precious. The Apple Cider collection is just beautiful, beautiful for this time of year. It is my favorite time. http://pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com/

October 12, 2010 8:22 AM

Send us an email with your shipping address within 7 days and we will ship out your Imaginisce Apple Cider goodies! Thanks everyone for playing along!

Happy Weekend!

It's getting closer to Halloween!

Greetings and Happy Thursday! I just love this time of the year! My neighbor's have all their wonderful Halloween decorations up, there are pumpkins in every grocery store and everyone is getting ready for trick-or-treating!

Today we have a little Halloween inspiration for you from Designer Leah Schaeffer using the Bo Bunny Whoo-ligans collection! Take a look:

Old Skull by Leah Schaeffer

Leah used Bo Bunny Whoo-ligans: Whoo-ligans, Dot, Stripe and the Combo Stickers for this fun layout! Those little characters are too cute! Here are some close-ups:




Love it! Great work, Leah!

Stay-tuned tomorrow for more Halloween inspiration and the winner of our Imaginisce Apple Cider Embellishment Giveaway! There's still time to enter! You have until 11:59pm tonight!

Whoo-ligans Treat Jar

Happy Wednesday! We have a fun Halloween project for you today from Designer Leah Schaeffer! Leah used Bo Bunny Whoo-ligans 12x12 Adhesive Chipboard and some ribbons from her stash to dress us an old pretzel container! What a great way to recycle! Take a look:

Halloween Treat Jar by Leah Schaeffer

Isn't this just too darn cute? Perfect for holding all those Halloween goodies! I love the lace ribbon and that cute little guy that Leah added googly eyes to! Here is a close-up:


How much fun is this? Great work, Leah!

Stay-tuned for more inspiration!

Happy Crafting!

October 1

It's Friday, it's Friday! Woo-hoo! Love it!

Can you believe it's October 1st already? Last I checked, it was still spring! I can't complain, really, fall is my favorite time of the year! I love the colors, the holidays, and let's not forget the food! It's also the official beginning of the holiday season in my mind! I just love Halloween and now is when I get "permission" to start decorating! LOL!!

What better way to kick-start Halloween than with a fabulous deal? We've got just the thing for you! We're offering a Halloween Kit featuring Basic Grey's Eerie Collection! This kit has everything, and I do mean everything, you need for creating memorable layouts, fun cards, spooky Halloween invitations and chilling home decor projects!



Each kit includes: a complete Collection Pack (with 18 sheets of paper, 1 Sheet of Alpha Stickers and 1 Sheet of Element Stickers), Chip Stickers, Olio Rub-ons, Epoxy Stickers, Buttons, Brads, Glazed Brads, Pops, Woolies and Take Note Journaling Cards!!! Here is the best part! It's only $29! Yes, you read that right! It's only $29! It has a $68 retail value - that's a savings of 55%!!! Quantities are limited, so be sure to pop in to the store and get your kit today!

Just think of all the wonderful things you can make with this kit! Need some help? Here's a little inspiration for you from Designer Sandi Clarkson and yours truly using the Basic Grey Eerie Collection!

Boo by Sandi Clarkson


Bats about You by GenCraft


Happy Halloween by GenCraft


Happy Haunting by GenCraft


Halloween House by GenCraft


Happy Weekend!

Halloween Whoo-ligans!

Happy Thursday! OMG - I'm just lovin' all of this Halloween goodness! I can't wait to start decorating both the inside and outside of my house! Woo-hoo!

Designer Leah Schaeffer has made a too-cute Halloween Banner using the Bo Bunny Whoo-ligans collection for our viewing pleasure today! Take a look:

Halloween Banner by Leah Schaeffer









Leah made this banner for her niece who's birthday is close to Halloween. I'm in love with the cuteness of this banner! Look at those little characters that Leah fussy-cut from the Whoo-ligans Monsters paper! Love the embossing detail of the skull and crossbones and all of those handmade black roses! Wow! Great work, Leah!!!

Tomorrow is the beginning of October and the official start of the holiday season (at least for me it is!) We have some good stuff going on in the store the rest of the year and we're going to kick-start it tomorrow! Stay-tuned - you're going to love it!

Happy Crafting!