The Itsy Bitsy Spider...

Here's another fun way to make your home spooktacular this Halloween - Stampin' Up has just released the Décor Elements Spooky Spider! These adhesive vinal die-cut shapes can be used to decorate non porous surfaces like your Halloween candy jar or adhered on walls, windows and mirrors around your house. Imagine how cool this guy would look hanging above your door to scare off tricksters on October 31st! The Spooky Spider comes in three sizes and two colors, and coordinates with the Ghostly Greetings Designer Series paper (which will be used in our upcoming "Halloween Handiwork" class). 

Spooky Spider (in your choice of black or white):
Small: 4-5/8" x 4" $6.95
Medium: 8-7/8" x 7-3/4" $12.95
Large: 14-15/16" x 13" $17.95

These spiders won’t hang around long, so contact me today to get your Spooky Spider Décor Elements before they vanish into the night!

Colour Conundrum

As mentioned in a previous post, I absolutely adore the new Fall/Winter “In Colours” Kiwi Kiss and Baja Breeze, and have been drawn to many of the products in which those colours appear. The charming “Roof Garden” Accents & Elements tin (shown here) contains 12 sheets of adhesive-backed die cut shapes in Kiwi Kiss, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Basic Grey and Whisper White. While I’m itching to start using this kit to accent my cards using my favourite colours, I challenged myself to use the Basic Grey die-cuts first since it’s a colour I don’t often gravitate toward. The result is a card that breaks the mould of my typical cards… and I love it!

In addition to the Accents & Elements, I used Real Red for the card stock and ¼” grosgrain ribbon, a 2” metal edged tag, and some silver embroidery thread I snuck out of my sewing kit. The “friend to friend” stamp came from the new Pocket Silhouettes stamp set, which I’ve just begun to experiment with… I look forward to seeing what I can do with the little flower silhouette stamps in the set.

Thoughts of Christmas...

I know, I know... it's only September! What am I doing thinking about Christmas already? Several things have promted this "jumping the gun", not the least of which is a class I will be teaching at Tecumseh Public School on Monday October 27th. Tecumseh is home to a wonderful Community School program, a not-for-profit organization whose goal is to offer affordable educational programs for youth and adults and foster a sense of neighbourhood. I'm a passionate believer in this organization, and have volunteered to teach several classes this year (including Sushi Making, but that's another story!). Here's the description of the class I've been preparing for this evening:

"Crafty Christmas Cards"

It's never too early to start thinking about the holidays! Get in the spirit at our Christmas card workshop, where you'll have the opportunity to make six different handmade holiday cards. Come ready to try a variety of stamping techniques while you use coordinating papers, inks and embellishments to create hand crafted masterpieces. One night only: Monday October 27 from 7:00 - 9:00pm. Cost is only $18.00

As a friend of Summer's Creative Corner, you get a sneak-peek at the cards we'll be making that evening (see below)! If you're interested in the class, registration can be done in person on Monday September 8th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Tecumseh School Gym (payment is required upon registration). You can also register by phone (519-452-8600) on Tuesday or Wednesday September 9th & 10th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Payment is due by one week following your registration date.

The Colours of Fall

I recieved my most recent Stampin' Up order in the mail yesterday and have been swooning over some of the new colours introduced for fall/winter... I especially love "kiwi kiss" and "baja breeze" - two cool colours that bring to my mind the Seas of the Mediterranean. Last night I decided to play around with those two colours of card stock as well as the Urban Garden designer series paper and Dreams de Jour stamp set, and I love the result! I used StazOn permanent black ink for the stamp so I could watercolour the flowers and border without worrying about the ink running, and created a decorative edge on the designer paper using the scallop punch, which is my new favourite toy. I have the feeling anything not nailed down is about to be scalloped in my house!