To My Pumpkins

Being a good person is like being a pumpkin.

God lifts you up, takes you in, and washes all the dirt off of you.

He opens you up, touches you deep inside & scoops out all of the yucky stuff -- including the seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc.

Then He carves you a bright new smiling face & puts His light inside of you to shine for all the world to see.

This was passed on to me from another pumpkin.

I liked this enough to send it to all of you ... the pumpkins in my patch.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Although I've seen it in many forms I got this version of the saying from THIS blog!

Secret Christmas Angel Swap

After having so much fun with the Halloween swap that I participated in on SCS I thought it might be neat to do something like that with my blog friends so here is how it works. All your questions about this swap will be answered if you read the information below. It is critical that you send me your e-mail and snail mail address. I can't contact you if I don't have your e-mail address!

Christmas Angel Swap

*Sign up for the swap by November 1st and by Nov 3rd you will have your assigned swap partner's name and address. Once you have that you will be able to look back at this post for their wish list. Please be sure when you comment on this post that you'd like to participate that I have some way to get a hold of you...in other words please leave your e-mail and snail mail address or e-mail me personally so that I have all your info!
*Comment on this post 5 stamping related things you'd really like to receive from your Christmas Angel. The minimum gift cost for this swap is $15 and you can spend up to $25.
*When you have your partner's name and such get started making, buying, or a combination of both the things your partner has said she would like.
*Mail your partner's box by Nov 21st and watch the fun as people receive the boxes and comment back here about what they got...it is a very rewarding experience. Remember if you are going to ship to Canada it takes longer for them to get their packages so maybe send it a little earlier so they can receive their goodies about the same time we do!

Here is the big thing...Please Do Not Sign Up For This Swap If You Have Any Inkling You Will Not Be Able To Follow Through. As a matter of fact maybe a couple of people would be willing to be back ups in case someone doesn't follow through.

So, who is first?

edited to add...

**I think Canadian swappers are just fine! If you are signing up for the swap but don't want to mail to Canada...please mention that in your post or your e-mail to me and I'll take that into advisement when I partner everyone up.**

Also, current day's post is below this one!!!

Angel Swap, Local News, and SpongeBob!

Okay, ladies! Did you sign up for my Christmas Angel swap? You did? GREAT! Now, did you send me your snail mail address so that I can give it to your swap partner and actually receive the cool gifts she has for you? I know that I need to hear from Karrin, Lorrie, and Connie as to their snail mail addresses otherwise you won't be able to participate. And, one friend of mine who shall remain nameless hasn't listed her wish list yet. Neither have I but, still!

Now, for local news. I miss my stamp club! I was always so stressed out trying to do my absolute best every month before that it was nice to be off for awhile and not worry about it but now...I want to be creative with you again! I am hoping that my stamping friends in my area will be interested and e-mail me. From there we can decide on how often, the day of the week, and the time. Please let me know if you would be interested!

And finally, Kyler carved his pumpkin last night and did a great job! He wanted SpongeBob and SpongeBob he got!

Hope you all are having a great Tuesday and I'll see ya tomorrow!

A Christmas card and a clip

A couple of the blogs that I visit on a fairly regular basis post sketches for us to try. One such blog is Jen's blog called I heart 2 stamp. Her sketch this weekend was something I immediately thought I would try but once I got into it I wondered what I was thinking. Basically I started with the wrong set but the card I ended up with is great...I think! You can see what I used to make the card HERE (you can comment too!). I love how the Cuttlebug just works so well with the Snow Burst set! A little bit of heat embossing and there you have it!

The other thing I made was this fun binder clip. I've been seeing these around the Internet recently and finally ordered some. I got the BIG 2" size, used designer paper 1 15/16" x 3 1/4" (remember these measurements are for the 2" size clip you'll have to adjust the size of the paper for other sizes) held down by sticky tape in 5 different places on the paper. I found if you don't use tape top, bottom, middle, bottom, top (does that make sense?) of the paper then you will get little poofy area's and the binder clip will wobble when it sits (and it will fall down!). For the decoration on this one I used SU!'s Scallop Punch and the Season of Joy poinsettia. I tied some Red Grosgrain on the sides and I was done! You could use this for a card holder, recipe holder, 6X6 page holder, just about anything that isn't too heavy. I've made two and they are holding my most recent card creations. These are quite fun, easy, and fast to make so go ahead and try it! If you make one go ahead and leave me a link so I can see yours! :o)

There you have it! Have a great Monday everyone!

Stampin' Up! Specials!

Stampin' Up! is offering the Wishing You Cheer stamp set at 20% off but only through November 3rd. You can see this set HERE. With the 20% off the stamp set will be $11.16! What a deal! And if you wait until November 1st to order you can take advantage of the November special that Stampin' Up! is promoting...and it is a big one! During the month of November for every three packs of Designer Series paper you purchase you'll receive one package of your choice for FREE! So you could purchase the Wish You Cheer set and designer paper so you'll be all set to make your holiday cards and scrapbook pages!

Let me know if you have any questions!