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Hambo Stamps is having a design team call right now. For details, go here. I’m trying out for the team and these two cards are my submissions.

This first card uses Wee Henrietta Witch. Isn’t she a cutie? I also used SplitcoastStampers Sketch 350. I like the sparkle to the card even if I’m now covered in glitter. I also used my black atYou Spica marker on the embossed spiderweb panel. About halfway through using the marker, I realized I should have just used dazzling Versamark stamp pad to save time, but oh well.

I’m entering this card in this week’s Designed 2 Delight Saturday’s Designer’s Challenge to use a girl and glitter.

Stamps: Hambo Stamps Wee Henrietta Witch; Hero Arts ClearDesign October (sentiment)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Lavender Lace
Patterned Paper: Stampin’ Up Creepy Crawly; the Paper Studio Trick or Treat Polka Dots
Ink: Dell laser printer; Stazon Jet Black
Embellishments: Joann’s Paper Craft Glitter Pastel Lilac
Tools: Stampin’ Up markers; atYou Spica markers; Copic markers; quickie glue pen; corner rounder punch; Cuttlebug Spiderweb embossing folder

This next card uses Banana Kid. Initially, I thought I’d do something fun like a treat bag topper or a candy box wrapper using a package of Runts since it has the little candy bananas, but apparently Runts is not made anymore. I checked both Target and Walgreens and then gave up. I used the Sweet Stop Sketch #126, although I forgot to do the starstruck spin, but it was a great sketch anyway. I’m going to be sending this card off to Operation Write Home, a great organization that collects handmade cards for troops to send home. And actually that it what today’s Hambo Hoedown is all about, so get to making a card or two.

Stamps: Hambo Stamps Banana Kid
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Taken with Teal, Kraft
Patterned Paper: Stampin’ Up Sweet Pea
Ink: Dell laser printer
Embellishments: Stampin’ Up white eyeles, 1/4″ chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon
Tools: Stampin’ Up markers; Nesties Classic Ovals Small and Class Scallopped Ovals Small

Have a fabulous day!

The night before Halloween, we went to a costumed Halloween party at our friends Aric and Kristy’s house. Kristy went all out. Halloween is her favorite holiday and she had lots of neat decorations.

Kristy used dry ice to enhance the punch.

I had offered to make something for the party and she asked if I could make these Severed Toes in Bandages. They turned out super cute and really looked like severed toes wrapped in bandages. Plus they were a breeze to make.

Our hostess with the mostness dressed up as a 50s pin-up girl.

Every costume party has to have an Army couple. I wonder if real Army people ever wear their uniforms to costume parties? Probably not.

Jessica got to show off her cow costume. James and I dressed up as farmers to take care of our little bovine.

Dalton was a martial arts master.

Diane, Kristy’s mom, came as a doctor and her pooch Marley was a skunk.

Anthony and Jenna were co-hosts of the party. Anthony was a vampire and Jenna was a dark angel or maybe she said death angel. Jenna made all the tasty cupcakes at the party.

Jessica got to play with a little dinosaur at the party. Christopher dressed up, but his parents Jeremy and Megan did not.

I’ll leave you with one last picture of my little cow and her Daddy outside by the pond.

This year for Halloween, I dressed up Jessica as a cow and she is the sweetest little bovine. James’ Mom made her costume and she looks fantastic in it, even if she isn’t the biggest fan of actually wearing the hood/hat.

Friday morning, we had a little photo shoot out in our front yard while we were waiting for her friends to arrive for the costumed play date (pictures from that to come later this week).

I made Halloween cards for eight special people this year, so if you received one, feel special. I actually picked up the die-cut card base last year as I had hoped to make cards last year, but I was preoccupied with last minute baby preparations the first half of last October and the second half was preoccupied with my brand new sweet pea. Needless to say, no one got Halloween cards from me last year. Now to get my butt in gear for 2010 Christmas cards. James is trying to convince me to just go the photo card route, but if I get started now, maybe I’ll finish by Thanksgiving.

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Scary Skeleton; Just Rite Witch Way to the Treats
Cardstock: Hampton Art Die-cut Halloween Cards; Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Tangerine Tango
Ink: Stazon Jet Black
Embellishments: Recollections spider; Hobby Lobby Halloween ribbon
Tools: Nestabilities circle punch

Thanks for stopping by to visit.

Jessica started her Halloween celebrations on Friday by wearing her glow in the dark ghost onesie.

Then Halloween afternoon, I dressed her up in her pea pod costume and took her out in the backyard for a mini photo shoot. She was a pretty adorable sweet pea, but of course I’m biased.

Then Halloween night, she slept in her “My 1st Halloween” sleeper. She woke up quite the happy baby. Notice how she likes to kick her feet in the air.

Finally, earlier this afternoon (since I didn’t have time yesterday), I put her Halloween bib on her. Doesn’t it look huge? The matching wrist rattle was too big to stay on her wrist. Obviously, the bib and rattle are really meant for an older baby, but she’ll only have one first Halloween.

On World Card-making Day (Oct. 4th), I attended a Split Coast Stampers swap held in northwest Austin. When I first heard about the swap back in August, I wasn’t completely sure I wanted to participate, but I decided it sounded like fun and signed up. However, the swap had gotten full during my time of indecision and I was put on the waiting list. About a week and a half before the swap, I found out I had a spot if I wanted it. I planned to be out of town the weekend before the swap, so I would only have 5 weekdays to prep the supplies for 45 woman to make a card of my own design. I decided to say oh well to sleep and do it anyways. The Halloween card below was the card I designed for the swap. It was the first time I had inked up  my Pirate Riley stamp. The card came out really great, simple enough for a swap yet cute enough for all the talented women that would be at the swap.

Stamps: Hanna Stamps Pirate Riley, Stampin’ Up Canvas background (on black) , SU Weathered background (on pumpkin pie), SU All-Year Cheer III (Happy Halloween)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun, Whisper White
Ink: Stazon black; Stampin’ Up Pumpkin Pie, Craft White; Versamark (Canvas background)
Markers: Stampin’ Up Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Garden Green, Ballet Blue, Real Red, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Hobby Lobby Halloween ribbon

Another part of the swap was the door prize. Due to the short time I had to prepare, I could have opted out, but then I wouldn’t have gotten to take a great door prize home. So I took a Hobby Lobby paper mache bag, some Halloween designer paper, some Hobby Lobby Halloween ribbon, a candy corn decorative accent and put together the following cute package which I filled with some Halloween stamps, ribbon and lip balm.

The following are some of my favorites of the cards I made designed by the very talented swappers. This cute elephant card by stampinlibby that showed me the technique of using gamsol. This tree card. Isn’t the ribbon gorgeous? This good witch or bad witch card. The googly eyes on this card are just adorable. The  colors of this card by smileytexan are just beautiful.

The following is the door prize I won. I’m not sure who put it together, but I enjoyed it. The little tin had chocolate nuggest with stamped labels.