It's the most wonderful time of the year...well, almost!

The days are getting shorter and the nights are definitely getting cooler around here in Washington state, but that doesn't keep me from crafting, in fact, it probably keeps me inside more.  My granddaughter turned 2 a couple weeks ago and on Monday, I get to find out the sex of my newest grandbaby that's due March 30th...how exciting! (my guess is it's another girl, but it's purely a guess!)

In preparation for that most wonderful time of year that is soon approaching, I made this card for the Embellish Magazine Challenge.  Here's also a photo of the color inspiration:

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Halloween Tag Treat Bag

CARDS Create Blog is hosting another challenge.  This week, the challenge is all about Halloween tags.  I used one of my Sizzix dies to cut two tags from orange felt.  Then I stamped the sentiment and images on the felt using StazOn black ink.  I attached purple gems to the cute little spiders, then stitched around the two tags using black embroidery floss.  I tucked a piece of candy inside and tied the treat bag closed using sheer ribbon and a spider embellishment.

Thanks for looking! Shelly

Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger: A Funky Fall

I absolutely love the colors in Moxie's Tuesday Trigger this go around. 

 The bright oranges, greens and purples make for a great card crafting pallette.  I used stamps and dies from Papertrey Ink (the Beetle Bug and ticket are two of my favorites!) along with the coordinating stamp sets to make my card.  Fall is one of my favorite seasons and where I live, the trees are just starting to turn.

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

The Colors of Fall

Today was a fun day for the family.  We went to one of our local parks where they have a glorious display of roses in their rose garden and there is a Japanese garden area with a koi pond.  The fall colors were beautiful and the weather was on the mild side until the rain began to fall.  Here are some of the photos we took on our adventure.




Me and my daughter




My husband and step-son



Mikey and Kristen

Mikey and Kristen



  

Me and my daughter

 

Thanks for looking!

Shelly