Halloween Goodness

Ok, so I have been working on my Mother of the Year skills in between all the other things going on around here. I finished working on the treat bags for Reed's class and my class. I got the bright idea to just make a tag with some of my digi kits that I have on the computer. The frame is from Lauren Reid, from a collaboration kit I found on scrapartist.com called Spookie Ookie. And the eyes and spider are from Jan Crowley's Macabre kit that is on OScraps.com. The Happy Halloween is a stamp by Stampendous.

Here is Reed showing off one of the goodies in the treat bags. He is loving vampire teeth this year. LOL.

It will be a quiet Halloween around our house this year. Art will be working and Reed and I will be wondering around the neighborhood. It has been so busy that we didn't even decorate the yard. That is the first time since Art and I have been together. There's always next year.

I hope you all have a Safe and Happy Halloween

A little catching up...

Since the PTK Adopt-a-Highway clean up was cancelled for today due to our rainy, cold weather, I thought I would do some catching up on the ole blog. I realized that I haven't been posting my DT projects lately. So here are a couple from the last two months.

This is the new Cloud 9
New Creative Imaginations
And these are both the New A Rhonna Christmas by Autumn Leaves.
You can see all these hanging in For Keeps Sake.On Wednesday, we went pumpkin picking at Eckert's in Millstadt. Had a blast, it was pretty chilly, but the kids had a lot of fun. Reed ran around with my digital camera after he found his pumpkin, if anyone has a use for upclose pumpkin pictures let me know, LOL. He did get a few good ones, so I'm sure I'll make a layout of it.
Thursday night, we had our annual Fall Festival at the daycare. These are the Spider cupcakes that I made. I thought they turned out so cute.

That is it in a nutshell. I have taken on being the Creative Team Coordinator for Heart in Hand and we just put out the call, so if you are interested here it is. Heart in Hand Scraps is a new and quickly growing site that specializes in downloadable classes for scrapbooking and papercrafting projects. We offer projects in a wide variety of styles and skill levels. Our goal is to bring the scrapbook class to the student in a manner and time that is convenient for the customer.We are pleased to announce that we are adding a Creative Team to our site. Our Creative Team will be different from other teams you may have applied for in the past. HHS Creative Team members will be asked to take our class projects and remix them adding their own twist to them. Team project remixes may be as simple as changing patterned papers and embellishments or as advanced as using the class project as an inspiration and going a whole new direction. The goal for the Creative Team is to show our community and customers what they can create with the classes by mixing up the supplies and taking the projects a step further.Each month team members will be asked to take two classes, remix the class projects, and then share their projects with our community in the appropriate class gallery. Creative Team members will have access to all classes at no charge. They will be sent a monthly box of supplies that they may choose to incorporate into their projects however they will be free to use products of their own. We love to encourage our customers to dig into their stash and use product they have on hand, so we encourage you to do the same. On occasion we may send you a selection of sponsor supplied product that we will ask you to incorporate into your projects. Aside from this sponsored product, you will always have complete freedom over what products you would like to use in your projects.Additionally, we ask that team members participate in our community and gallery and assist community members with project questions.If you are interested in applying, we would encourage you to visit our site at www.heartinhandscraps.com and check out what we offer. To apply, choose any one of our classes (all are priced under $10 and several are free) and remix the project. Submit your class project along with two other samples of your work to our special Creative Team Call gallery. Send an email to us at HHSCT@yahoo.com with your name, your HHS gallery/forum name, your email address, and any galleries or blogs that you would like us to check out. The length of the Creative Team term will be six months.Entries must be received by midnight November 25, 2007. We will be choosing four team members and will notify those selected by email on or by December 1, 2007.Please note that this call is for the Creative Team only and not for instructors. If you are interested in becoming an instructor, please contact us through the contact form on our site.

Class is going well, I still look to graduate in the Spring, WOOHOO!!

That is it for now, I may have more later, but right now I am going to enjoy a little me time and get creative!

Donna Downey ROCKS!

She is so much fun and super sweet. Today I got to be Donna Downey's teacher's assistant at the FKS Retreat. I tell you what, looking through the work she brought with her was so cool and full of inspiration.
Thought I would let you know that I have PHOTOSHOP AGAIN!!! YAY!! So I will hopefully be playing catch up with a lot of stuff tomorrow.
If you are looking to join a Creative Team, that is different than a Design Team, then keep your eyes on Heart In Hand Scraps. We will be looking for creative people to take the classes put together by our teachers and put a creative twist on them to show our customers how to think outside of the box. That should be getting posted soon.
Ummm, last night I was inducted to Phi Theta Kappa which was quite exciting. PTK is the honor society for 2 year colleges.

Concussion and Contusions

Pretty big words for a REALLY big scare that I had yesterday. Reed fell off one of the playground pieces at school. Needless to say, scared the living $*&( out of me when he took in a big breath and then went limp in my arms. So he took his first ambulance ride, had his first CT Scan and his first full work up of x-rays. To know that nothing is broken and his brain is ok.
So we are now at home for the next 2 days to make sure that everything is really fine. He is going to be the death of me, I tell you!
Glad that yesterday is over and hopefully nothing more comes out of it.

Ok, One More

What Kind of Candy are You?

Gummy Bears

You may be smooshie and taste unnatural, but you're so darn cute.

What Kind of Candy Are You?

These things are addictive and they have so many to choose from. Have fun over there!!

What Alcoholic Drink Are You?

WOW, 2 posts in one day. lol. Well I wondered over to Holly's new blog and saw this link, so of course I had to go there and play along. So click on the link and find out What Alcoholic Drink You are.

You Are Sex On the Beach

When comes to drinking, you like it to go down smooth.You really don't like the taste of alcohol - just its effect on you.So, you're proud to get drunk on fruity, girly drinks.Because once you're liquored up, the fun begins!

What Alcoholic Drink Are You?

Sorry for the bad blogging, I have a bunch of pictures that I want to get up, but am currently without Photoshop. So hopefully by this weekend, I'll have my program back.
A few things to let you guys know about, I have a new challenge going on over at Heart In Hand for World Card Making Day. For each card you make and post in the gallery over there your name will be put in a drawing for some fabulous goodies! And the best part it is going on for a whole week. For inspiration you can head over to 2Peas on the General Stamping board and join in on their Stamptoberfest challenges.
News from the store, Trash to Treasure is no more. So there will be some changes over in my class schedule. Coming up this Sunday is the Mini Muffin Pan Advent Calendar, be sure to check it out. The easiest way to find it is head over to the FKS Blog and look in the lefthand column for Jen's Classes. If you are a lover of HUGE Sales, For Keeps Sake is having a HUGE SALE October 5-8th. Up to 40% off on selected items on the sales floor and special sale items in the classroom. as low as $.50 each! I guess it was a good thing Tracy put that flyer in my bag last night, so I could share all that with you guys! So I hope to see you this weekend at FKS!
I guess that is it for me, I have been on vacation for most of this week. I have done a little scrappin, a little studying(should be a lot of studying), I joined Phi Theta Kappa yesterday and have spent a lot of time with the little guy. We pick up some cabinets for the scraproom on Saturday, so hopefully I'll be able to post pics of them.
Have a great weekend!!