Great Blog Finds!

Fellow Su demo Joanne create these fabulous ornaments!

Accordion Pleated Flower Ornaments

and she also created this great tree!

Fellow SU demo Paola created these great holiday decorations!

Fellow Su demo Simone created these great little treat wagons!

How about some calorie free cupcakes from fellow SU demo Felicity










Lynn Pratt created this beautiful star orny!



Kelly created these fantastic little punch elves


and Toni gives us this great little hippo guy!

Hippo Clip

this great candle is ala creative escapes

and jeanne created this great little advent calendar!

Just click on the picture to go to these great blogs and see how they created these great finds! Then click on back here to order your supplies to create your own!

Featured Video: Cricut Paper Bag Album

you can find the original video here

Free SVG Witch

Today's Freebie is from Jen the crazy scrapbooker

Featured Project: Name Place Setting

Stamps
• Autumn Splendor*
• Calendar Alphabet & Numbers

Paper
• Chocolate Chip card stock
• Naturals Ivory card stock
• Taken with Teal card stock
• Autumn Meadows Designer Series paper*

Ink
• Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad®
• More Mustard Classic Stampin' Pad
• Really Rust Classic Stampin' Pad
• Chocolate Chip Stampin’ Write marker

Accessories
• Chocolate Chip 1" double-stitched grosgrain ribbon
• Stampin' Dimensionals
• Blender pens
• Sizzix Big Shot
• Serif Essentials Alphabet Bigz die

*From Holiday 2009 Mini Catalog

Halloween Fun Facts

Lucas Allen

Get ready for trick-or-treating with these nuggets of information. Plus, find out what’s really in candy corn.by Sharon Tanenbaum and Ashley Tate

Trick-or-treating harks back to the Middle Ages and All Souls’ Day, when poor people in Britain would beg for soul cakes, a sweet-bread treat, and pray for dead relatives in return.

When trick-or-treating first became popular in the United States in the 1800s, more children played mischievous pranks than asked for candy. By the 1950s, though, the focus had switched to good old family fun, with sugar-hyped children dressed in costumes.

The candy-collecting tradition has spread from the United States to Canada, Australia, and Western Europe, where more and more little goblins now trick-or-treat. In parts of England, children carry lanterns called punkies (which look like jack-o’-lanterns) and parade through the town on the last Thursday of October. In Ireland, rural neighborhoods light bonfires, and children play snap apple, in which they try to take a bite from apples that are hung by strings from a tree or a door frame.

Chocolate makes up about three-quarters of a trick-or-treater’s loot, according to the National Confectioners Association.

In the event that the spoils aren’t scarfed down whole hog, separate chocolate out and keep it in a cool, dark, dry place. Milk chocolate is good for no more than 8 to 10 months, while dark lasts up to two years. Hard candy will also keep in a cool, dry place for about a year. Store soft candies in a covered dish away from direct heat and light. Enjoy them within six months.

Fun Facts About Candy Corn

Candy corn has been made with the same recipe by the Jelly Belly Candy Company since around 1900.

What's in that recipe, exactly? Sugar, corn syrup, and marshmallow.

One serving (about 30 pieces) has 140 calories, the equivalent of three miniature Hershey bars.
The National Confectioners Association reports that more than 35 million pounds were manufactured in 2005, amounting

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Today's SVG: Holiday Cheer title

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”

Featured Video; Cricut gift card holder

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!

Free SVG Punkin Box

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Candy Corn Fudge

Don't these yummy treats look just scrumptious?????? I think I might have to try and make them

(c) 2007 Elizabeth LaBau, licensed to About.com, Inc.

This vanilla-flavored fudge mimics the fall colors of candy corn. Candy corn fudge makes a great Halloween party treat! Candy Corn Fudge is incredibly easy, but it requires several chilling periods, so be sure to allow plenty of time to make this recipe.

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?

Halloween Cupcake stamps

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.