this witch

ok ok, it's just me

not really a witch

but I will be wearing this AMAZING

witch hat on October 31

I apologize, the page got wrinkled while packed away on my way home from a crop :-(

so many of the embellishments are from UmWow Studio

the VERY old items are: cloud, moon with baby swinging & yellow roses

newer items: crows, layered stars (so excited I found a package in my stuff!) and sunflower

the crows I covered with Twinkling H2O's in Black

behind the moon & splattered Tattered Angles Stained Glass in Yellow

Lace from Making Memories

large floral rub-on is super old

yellow roses were "dressed up" using Stickles in Black Diamond

I Believe

in Angels

Yes I sure do!

When I was a child, I would talk to them

all

the

time

And I believe my Grandmothers

are my Angels

(since both passed away before I was born)

or possibly I have an overactive imagination...

naw,

I'll go on Believing

I chose to use the current sketch from Pals Paper Arts #225

Image - Unity Stamp Co. KOM October 2014 Love & Joy for the Holidays

Blue coloring was done using Gelatos, which I'm still trying to get the hang of

tiny bling - CloseToMyHeart

background paper - Fancy Pants

and that tiny bity of sparkle you see on the background paper is Wink of Stella in Clear

too early for Christmas

screams my pocketbook!

yet I look at the calendar & here it comes

no matter how unprepared I am for it.

Every.Single.Year.

For this one I used Unity Stamp Company's

Be Inspired - The Magic of Christmas

which I chose to use the card sketch this time

I didn't actually intend to do any distressing

but this is what happens when you drop your

Smooch onto your project

so I ran with it

I'm not sure on the papers (possibly Stampin' Up)

received from DT member at

Mountain Plains Crafters :-)

love those girls

Stamp - Unity Stamp Company

Oct 2014 KOM - love & joy for the holidays

stamped with Memento in Tuxedo Black

that crazy bottle of Smooch in Green Apple

and a tiny bit of Stickles in Xmas Red

I hate Cancer

I really hate cancer. so many friends & family have suffered and some have been lost.



This is in honor of all my girlfriends (too many to list) and my great great Auntie... my Aunt Leila was the matriarch of our family. She helped raise not only myself/cousins, but my mom/aunt/uncle AND my grandpa/great aunt. She is forever known for growing her own fruit to make a special jelly I named "LeilaBerry" and I can still see her face as clear as if she was standing in front of me. She passed when I was pregnant with my 16 year old but unfortunately I didn't know yet, what a joy it would have been for her had we known!

This one is for all the men I have known and know of going through treatments. Especially in remembrance of  Johnny, my dad's best friend when I was a kid who was like another father to me, we lost him years ago to breast cancer but no way was I making a pink card for a strong mountain man like him so I mixed together blues (for the sky & water) and green (for the grass & trees).

And this last card goes out to my sister Design Team Member, Sheryl, and her husband Leon, who is currently undergoing treatment. They have really been struggling financially but there is a fund set up to give them a hand.  Please consider going HERE to give them a little help!



All cards were made with Stencils (UmWow Studio & Tim Holtz) along with Gelatos and Unity Stamps

Happy World Cardmaking Day!

We, Mountain Plains Crafters, are so excited to celebrate

WORLD CARDMAKING DAY!

So very excited that we are not only hosting a

Facebook Tag-a-Friend Giveaway

our prize is fantastic and from Graphic 45!

You can go read all the details on our blog

Mountain Plains Crafters

OR on our FACEBOOK page

(where all the real action is this time)

Our Theme was suppose to be VINTAGE

but when I got started, my vintage morphed

into a Steampunkish Canvas thingy

Since you are one of MY followers,

I'm letting you see my creation EARLY!

yep yep

I'm cheating

Of course I used Graphic 45 Paper

Steampunk Debutante

I also use this amazing weathervane chipped

and brick mask from UmWow Studio 

so go check out Facebook & I'll pop the entire canvas up some time today!
I hope you enjoy it like I enjoyed making it

butterflies & flowers canvas

I got so mega creative at

last weekend's crafty retreat!

I made something that I can't show you yet!

and I started this

but finished it once I got home

Another Canvas for my office!

I'm entering this in UmWow Studio's October Challenge (anything goes)

AND Unity Stamp Company Friends with Flair

Various acrylic paints

Girl Stamp - Unity Stamp Co. Spring Flower Chic by Suzi

hair & skin colored with Copic Markers

Butterfly Swarm Mask - UmWow Studio

butterflies colored with Acrylic paint mixed with Course Texture Medium

tiny flowers - Celebrate It

pearls - Making Memories