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Poltergeist

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Karen Diamond Designs has a new release today that is spooky. It is called Poltergeist and has three of the most adorable little ghosts in it.

Here’s the paper preview.

Currently, you get the wordart and glitter as an added bonus when you purchase the kit.

I used two of those adorable little ghosts in my layout of Jessica in her fairy costume last year.

Journaling reads: “This is the only picture of Jessica wearing her Halloween costume. It was taken at JC Penney during her 2 year portraits. For some reason, she didn’t want anything to do with the fairy costume Nana made for her or any other costume either. Since Janette decided to arrive early and be a Halloween baby, it didn’t really matter that Jessica didn’t want to wear it or go trick or treating.”

Digikit: Karen Diamond Designs – Poltergeist
Template: AK Designs – Template Pack 2
Fonts: October Crow (title), 2Dumb (journaling)

I’m getting excited about this year’s Halloween as Jessica is super excited about her princess costume. She’ll have to show Janette what trick-or-treating is all about.

Hambo Design Team Call

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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.

Happy Halloween

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.

I'm Bananas About You!

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!

Costume Party

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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.

Jars of Body Parts & Other Creepy Things

Flying Ghost

Kristy used dry ice to enhance the punch.

Bubbling Cauldron of 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.

Severed Toes

Some of the Food

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

Kristy, the 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.

Nick and Stephanie

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

Jessica and Farmer James

"It's much better without that hat."

Costumed Family Photo

Jessica and Farmer Jennifer

Stephanie and Jennifer

Kristy and Greaser Aric

Dalton was a martial arts master.

Best Buds, Kristy and Jennifer with Dalton

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

Marley and Diane

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.

Anthony and Jenna

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

Jeremy, Christopher and Megan

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

Daddy and his Little Girl


Happy Halloween!

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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).

Bovine Jessica

Big Smile

"Yay!"

"I've found some acorns."

"You want some?"

"Moo!"

"Is that me ringing? I guess I am wearing a cow bell."

"I'm not so sure about this thing on my head."

"Free at last."

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.

Halloween 2010 Card

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.

Halloween Peapod

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

Nanny and her Ghostie

Nanny and her Ghostie

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.

Sweet Pea

Sweet Pea

James and Sweet Pea

James and his Sweet Pea

Jennifer and Sweet Pea

Jennifer and her Sweet Pea

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.

Halloween Baby and her Daddy Before Going to Bed

Halloween Baby and her Daddy Before Going to Bed

Halloween Baby Waking Up

Halloween Baby Waking Up

Pumpkin Tummy Time

Pumpkin Tummy Time

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.

Jessica in her Halloween Bib

Jessica in her Halloween Bib