I'd like Some Pumpkin Pie Please

Happy Halloween! This is Lily , last year. The pumpkin costume was my 15 year old cousin's! My sweet Aunt Jane sent it to me and I love it. I don't love Halloween paper, but this line from Pink Paislee last fall is my absolute favorite "Halloween" paper and I guess technically it is not even Halloween! I took this layout photo when I first started blogging and it shows!
Have a safe and Happy Halloween, we are terribly excited over here for the festivities to begin.

A Banner of Thanks and A Sweet Little Sign

I am feeling much better now after only 6 pills! Oh the power of an antibiotic, I love em. The hazy gray fog that I have been in for 2 weeks has been lifted and I am in the mood to craft again! It is 8:30 PM and I am still awake and I will stay awake and watch The Office. I have been falling asleep by 7 PM most other nights.
Last May I met a talented woman selling the most amazing little wood cut outs that she designs and cuts herself. As I shopped her wares, we talked about me possibly creating and designing with her shapes. Well that day has come! Kim Hesson will be selling the wooden shapes in her Etsy shoppe! And I am one of the lucky girls that gets to play with her designs. Jenny Morgan and Melissa Phillips are also working with Kim and creating beautiful projects. I am honored to be a part of this talented team.

The wood she cuts is super smooth, light and very easy to work with, as easy as chipboard. For the banner I used Jenni Bowlin paper that I was hoarding, vintage milk caps (which will also be available in Kim's store!), Prima velvet leaves, Maya Road mini chipboard letters, Martha Stewart glitter, Ranger Sepia ink and a ton of stamps.

I loved making this Autumn sign. Kim has different background shapes that are just right for home decor signs...I must get more for Christmas. I used more Maya Road alphas, Collage Press papers, and the lovely Martha Stewart crystal glitter. Since the base is wooden, this sign is made to last. The sweet pumpkin shape is also from Kim. I layered a Maya Road mini swirl under the pumpkin.

Here are a few peeks at the November Freehand Scraps kit. Oh my this was an easy kit to use, I loved all the aqua/teal in it. The colors are outstanding for fall layouts.

The end of October sure is approaching quickly, I know I am not the only one who is wondering what the heck happened to this month. Looks like Emma is sticking with her Halloween costume idea....a pink ballerina kitty cat. So I need to make some pink ears and a tail....before she changes her mind. She is getting super excited for Halloween, she knows it means she will get a lollipop...she has no idea! We will be trick or treating with my bff and her 3 little boys again this year. She lives on a military base and I think her neighborhood is fun-full of children. Besides she is hosting a happy hour afterwards.

Our Best Day

Just a quick little something that I have been wanting to share with you. I have been sick for over a week and I still don't feel well, but I miss my blog! I don't know where the rest of the pages are for this mini, just can't find them. So I will get some more photos taken and post them later.

A few weeks ago we took the girls to Calico Ranch, it's a sweet little apple orchard that lets you pick your own apples and pears. What a thrill it was for Emma to pick those tiny apples off the tree. She loved having her daddy lift her up high to reach the ones way up there. Lily was a totally different story. I really don't think she even looked up. She was way too fascinated with the hundreds and hundreds of apples that had fallen to the ground. The more wrinkly and hole ridden they were the most likely they would make it into her little basket. She only wanted the rotten apples! Oh Miss Lily!

We left the the orchard and a delicious lunch at a famous bakery and Emma picked out a pie for her grandparents and the fun did not stop there...we found a fantastic pumpkin patch with a giant barn, baby pigs, calves, a sweet old horse more than my girls could imagine. Emma kept thanking us for the very best day. Guess we need to take her out more!

I used a few of my favorite products for this ....the Maya Road Scroll Binder album and Collage Press Knave of Hearts and Sweet Shoppe paper. For the cover I used my last sheet of the clouds paper, I am for sure going to get a few more sheets of that lovely lovely paper, my favorite of the year.

You Could Win $5000 in prizes!

Purple Cows is having a moovalous contest from Oct 21-Dec 31. The grand prize is $5000.00 in product! There is also a contest between dt members, which is why my name is in the contest rules.

The First step is to...

Click here to follow the Purple Cows blog and don't forget to leave a comment saying SAMANTHA SENT YOU

http://sadiepurplecow.blogspot.com/2009/10/it-has-finally-arrived.html

Please do step one!!!! There is a contest between design team members to get the most followers for Purple Cows...I could win $2000!

If I win first place, I will pick one of the commenters that said Samantha sent me and I will send this person a visa gift card worth$100 as a thank you gift!

Step 2: Create a crafting project of ANY kind, as long as you use at least one of our MOO-riffic Purple Cows Tools. Step 3: Send us photos of you using our product(s) in the creative process on your project, as well as the finished work. Type up a little paragraph about your Purple Cows Tool(s), and what you like about them. Then submit your entry to us via email/messaging on our Blogspot/FB Fan Page.That’s all you have to do!The contest runs from 12:01am, October 20, 2009, through 11:59pm, December 31, 2009.The contest is open to any crafter who follows the above rules. (Except our current employees or DT Members…sorry guys!)The Winners: The winners of this contest will be announced live on the Diva Craft Lounge Radio Show at the CHA Winter Show 2010! There will be five winners for this contest, four runners up, and one grand prize winner.Runners Up - Each of the four will receive $1000.00 each in Purple Cows Products!!!!!Grand Prize - Will receive $5000.00 in Purple Cows Products!!!

A Whole Lot of Pebbles Inc.

Over on the Pebbles Inc blog there are many examples of double layouts and some fabulous sketches from Pagemaps. I love the paper I used for this lo, it is from the "Lil Man" collection and I think it works perfectly for my lil gal.

Ahh, crepe and tulle, tulle and crepe....makes me happy just thinking about them.

I took these photos of Emma at my parents' house. She loves going into my mom's studio and digging in to all of the art supplies and my mom lets her do anything she wants.

I made this card for the "ribbon flowers" challenge over at the Pebbles blog. I really loved the flowers that everyone came up with, I think it was my most favorite blog post so far. Click HERE to check it out.

Another lo using the Lil Man collection. I really love those stars.

I guess it is going to be 90 degrees tomorrow. Yuck. It makes it so hard to beleive that there is snow in Minnesota. Really? Snow?

Crafty Secrets from a Purple Cow

Just playing around with my Heartwarming Vintage/Crafty Secrets stash. The top card is made with "Bird Note" stamps and K and Co. "Cut n Paste". The card below is made with some pretty paper from October Afternoon and a Cotton Scrap from Crafty Secrets. I mounted the scrap on a little nest of red and white vintage tissue garland.

Something is going on with Purple Cows. The dt has not been told directly, we just got a few hints. From what we hear, there will be some kind of contest with a huge giveaway! What I would do if I were you, is click on over the the Purple Cows blog and become a follower so that you will get updated on this contest, remember it is gonna be huge....I think!

Bannerific WINNER

Thank you for all of the encouraging and thoughtful remarks. I really appreciate each and every one.
And the Winner is........
a brand new reader of this blog.....
Jaymie said...
I just became a follower and your project are ADORABLE!!! and I just love the "scotty dog" stamp set. tooooo cute!!! thanks for sharing.
Congratulations Jaymie, please contact me with your address! samandsib
@hotmail.com

More Friends with Flair and Unity

There is still a little time left for my giveaway, I will pick a winner on Sunday! You can read about it HERE.

I had a chance to play with my Unity stamps this week. I paired my stamps with Collage Press, Knave of Hearts. My goal was to use masculine papers and make them all girly. For the first card I used the September Unity stamp kit and the sparkles are mica flakes, fun! The second card was "experimental". Just messing around with some different elements, still trying to figure out if it works for me...

Maybe it needs some GLITTER?! I really don't subscribe to less is more, can you tell? I used my Unity "Frame It" alphas.

I love reading all the comments you leave, they always lift my spirits, thank you for taking the time! Don't forget to check back on Sunday to see who wins, maybe you?

You Can Win My Most Favorite Stamps Ever!

It's true, to celebrate my first video with Johanna Peterson and Leah Fung, I am having a Pink Persimmon Giveaway! All you need to do is click on followers over there to the right of this post and subscribe to my blog. Leave a comment letting me know that you did! I will pick a winner in two weeks!



Leah will be giving away the Halloween project that I made in the video, just leave her a comment right HERE. Click HERE to see the video on youtube.



In the video, I made a little Halloween decoration using both the Large Banner set and the Scottie dog set (my second favorite). I also use both the large and small Carnival alpha stamps.



I had a great time with Johanna and Leah and they were very patient with me! I was nervous! You can't see all of Leah's scrap room in the video, so let me tell you it is awesome! Imagine lots of peg board with all your favorite tools and embellishments at your fingertips. All very organized too. I could spend a month in there playing with stuff!



I would love to know what you think of the video, I may get the chance to do it again.

Exciting News, American Crafts purchased Pebbles Inc. ! You can read a little more about it HERE.

Friends with Flair

Hello Unity friends, thanks for stopping by my blog today. I made a lay out using the July cloud stamps. Poor Emma, she drew all over the hall closet and daddy did not like that. Me? I actually thought it was cute and funny. Needless to say Daddy handled the situation and made her clean it up with him. It did not go over very well with her. Poor baby.

This lay out is based on a sketch of Becky Fleck's Page Maps.