Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Great Halloween Scrapbook phrases
- All you have to do is walk up to a house, ring the doorbell and say "Tricks or treats." – Lucy in “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”
- As spirits roam the neighborhoods at night,
Let loose upon the Earth till it be light...
- Nicholas Gordon, poemsforfree.com - Eat, drink and be scary. - Author Unknown
- A grandmother pretends she doesn't know who you are on Halloween. - Erma Bombeck
- Witch and ghost make merry on this last of dear October’s days. - Author Unknown
- Nothing on Earth so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night. - Steve Almond
- Oh, we don't go near any place with spooky, haunted, forbidden, or creepy in the name. - Shaggy from "Scooby-Doo"
- Once in a young lifetime one should be allowed to have as much sweetness as one can possibly want and hold. - Judith Olney
- When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam,
May luck be yours on Halloween. - Author Unknown - Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble. - Shakespeare "Macbeth"
- What fearful shapes and shadows beset his path, amidst the dim and ghastly glare of a snowy night! – from “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
- There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin. - Linus from "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"
- When witches go riding,
and black cats are seen,
the moon laughs and whispers,
‘tis near Halloween. - Author Unknown - From ghoulies and ghosties
And long-leggedy beasties
And things that go bump in the night,
Good Lord, deliver us! - Scottish Saying - Where there is no imagination there is no horror. - Arthur Conan Doyle, Sr.
- Tonight the Great Pumpkin will rise out of the pumpkin patch. He flies through the air and brings toys to all the children of the world. – Linus in “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”
Free Cricut Cut File - Holiday Tags
Want to Create your own Holiday tags for your Holiday gifts? With this great cutfile, you can create your own with your cricut. Linda always creates fantastic stuff. Just click the pic below to go to the download. Be sure to stop by Linda's blog and tell her thanks for the great file!
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Candy Corn Fudge
(c) 2007 Elizabeth LaBau, licensed to About.com, Inc.
Prep Time: 3 hours
Ingredients:
- 2 cups (12 oz) white chocolate chips
- 1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
- yellow and orange (or red) food coloring
Preparation:
1. Prepare an 8x8 pan by lining it with aluminum foil and spraying the foil with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Place 4 ounces (about 2/3 cup) white chocolate chips in a large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave until melted, about 1-1/2 minutes, stirring halfway through the cooking time.
3. Stir until the chocolate is a smooth paste. Once the chocolate is smooth, add approximately 1/3 of the frosting and a few drops of yellow food coloring. Stir to combine, and adjust the coloring amount until you get a yellow you are satisfied with.
4. Pour the yellow fudge into the prepared pan and refrigerate until mostly set, about 30 minutes. The fudge does not have to be rock hard, but should be set enough so that it doesn’t move when the pan is tilted.
5. Repeat steps 2 and 3, but use orange food coloring instead. If you don’t have orange coloring, use yellow and red color in a 2:1 ratio. Pour the orange-colored fudge over the yellow fudge, smooth it in an even layer, and return to the refrigerator to allow the new layer to set.
6. Repeat steps 2 and 3 once more, this time omitting any food coloring, so that the top layer is white. Pour the white fudge over the orange layer and return to the refrigerator once more. After it has set for about 10 minutes, lightly score it into 1-inch squares, and press a candy corn into the center of each square. Return the fudge to the refrigerator and allow it to set fully, about 2 hours.
7. To serve, cut the fudge into 1-inch squares. Be sure to use a large knife with a smooth blade, and wipe the blade frequently to ensure that the sides of the fudge squares do not get smeared with other colors. Stored in an airtight refrigerated container this fudge will last for up to a week.
Christmas Archiving
Christmas is a time to accumulate clutter. Not only do toy boxes get over filled but so do Christmas storage boxes, photo tubs and even that sweater drawer as we pick up one more decoration or one more ornament.
Andrea Steed shares this article over at Scrapjazz on “how to archive your holiday cards and letters”.
I must admit I don’t actually get too many letters anymore,I guess I could print out my e-mails and keep those safe for reminiscing later in life.
Andrea’s concept is pretty basic but it is a great idea and with a little creativity I am sure you can come up with something fantastic.
Last of the patterened pines
I realize I forgot a sentiment on the green one (only after I see it posted) but here are the last two patterned pines I created last night. Do you have a favorite of all of them?
more patterned pines
more patterned pines christmas cards in traditional colors this time. I really love the distressed look, I am sure everyone doesnt like them but, I really do love the way the inking looks. Do you think I overdo it? I kind of think the distressed inking look is my style. What do you think?
Patterned Pines Share
I decided to play with patterned pines last night and made quite a few cards, I love the way the blue ones came out. I think I will use more blue on my Holiday cards, besides it will save me from having to buy more red and green, blue and white look very wintery, dont they?
We have been Booed!
We've been booed, apparently a new Halloween game is taking over, I must say its much better than toilet paper and eggs!!! So, to boo back at our neighbors, we used these little treat boxes we made and filled with candy.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Featured Project; Happy Halloween Notecard
Happy Halloween Notecard No need for a trip to the pumpkin patch to give a gift of the perfect jack-o-lantern. Our Autumn Harvest set has you covered! This fun little notecard is a definite Halloween treat.
Papercraft bag and box - Jack O Lantern Halloween Bucket
Halloween celebration at PaperCraft Art Creative. Free DIY Jack O lantern bucket to fill in with treat for Halloween.
This cute Jack O lantern bucket is just the thing for putting your treats in, though I think it looks good for decoration purposes as well. And the bucket comes with various design and color. There are green and black color, and pirate bandanna, bat wings, witch hat as the accessory. One more thing that is special about this halloween papercraft is, if you are thinking on making it as decoration stuff, you can try to cut the mouth and eyes part open and put a lamp inside. Or take a yellow color paper and paste it behind the hole. Be creative alright!
Anyhow, I see this as a perfect fit to give more color for your Halloween’s Day, and it’s not conventional too. I know some people prefer the classic round pumpkin but this one can sure do the trick this year. It’s no harm by being different sometimes.
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This halloween box prepared by Canon Creative Park, a special place where I would never forget if there is any special events like Halloween’s Day. Because they will definitely prepare something special and especially on paper models and anything papercraft related.
As usual, there are 2 types of templates; A4 and letter size paper. And it comes with instruction too, of course. You can grab them by visiting the site using the banner below. Then just look for download icon on the page.
Happy crafting and Halloween everyone.
Tree Trimming Class kit to go
Get in the holiday spirit with this festive matchbox and co-ordinating card set featuring Stampin’ Up!’s Tree Trimmings stamp set & Merry Moments Designer Paper.
# Project: Custom designed matchbox, 4 standard-sized cards (4 ¼" x 5 ½") with envelopes
# Level of Difficulty: 2 - this class involves simple stamping, card and box assembly
# Featured Products: Merry Moments DP, gold brads, gold cord, 5/8" Grosgain ribbon, 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain ribbon
The mega class kit includes both stamp sets, cardstock, designer paper, envelopes, ribbon, brads and glitter needed to complete all projects and all ink $62.50
**** BEST DEAL
The Complete Class kit includes both stamp sets, cardstock, designer paper, envelopes, ribbon, brads and glitter needed to complete all projects. $45.00
Ink add on (includes chocolate chip, garden green, real red and old olive) $20.00
Tree Trimming Kit - cardstock, designer paper, envelopes, ribbon, brads and glitter needed to complete all projects. (stamp sets excluded) $25.00
Tree Trimming stamp set only $14.95
Four the Holidays Stamp set only $13.95
Both Stamp sets only(kit not included) $29.99
(adhesives, punches, scissors and paper cutter not included but can be purchased separately)
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