Happy Halloween

HAPPY HALLOWEEN everyone. Hope ya'll had a safe evening. What a great evening for all the ghost and goblins, especially for this cute witch (Kloe) and angel (Carrie). These girls belong to my BFF Reina and her hubby Tom. But, I'm AUNT LOIS and they will let you know. We had a great time taking the girls for their first time to Trick or Treat. They, along with me, got tired after about an hour or so. It was a beautiful fall day, with NO RAIN. The girls couldn't figure out how come the moon was out and it wasn't dark yet. How funny! Explain that one to 5 yr olds.

Anyways, a great time was had by all. Hope all your little ghosts and goblins had a great trick or treat night and arrived back home safe and sound.

That's it for tonight. Thanks for stoppin by. And again....HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Lois

Me and Neil McCoy

Good morning ladies. Having a great day? It's pretty windy here and suppose to rain, at least it's not ice (yet).

Today, I'm sharing a photo of me and Neil Mc Coy. Went to Branson yesterday afternoon and met up with Reina and her DH. We had dinner at Olive Garden (yummy) and then went to Yakaov's Show Palace and watched the Nevada, MO Show Choir open up for Neil Mc Coy. No Doudt About It (one of his songs) he can put on a show. One great entertainer. We had the best time. I'm a fan of Neil McCoy, so it was so fun for me. The Show Choir did an awesome job also, they are very entertaining. Tom is very proud of his students at Nevada, MO.

That's it for today, haven't had time to make a thing the past couple of days, so I'll see what I can get done today. Hubby will be leaving sometime today. :(

Have a great day and have a safe weekend. Happy Halloween everyone. Thanks so much for stopin by, come back now ya' hear. Keep on stampin, it's good for your soul.

Your SU Friend,
Lois

Tags or Ornament

Good Morning ladies. Hope your Wednesday is going great so far. It's a nice sunny day here in SW MO, enjoying it while we can, rain is on it's way again. At least it's not snow or ice, yet! My hubby and I are getting ready to join my bff and her hubby to go to Branson. We'll be seeing Neil McCoy and I'm really excited. Maybe photos tomorrow of Neil!

Today, I'm sharing either a tag or ornament that Vicki and I did last night. Vicki and Debbie were here for some stampin fun. While Debbie did her SAS, we did some tags/ornaments. They are very cute.

Started out with Whisper White c/s and Scalloped Nestie for the base, then cut Taken with Teal and Ruby Red with the Circle Nestie. The snowflake is CB die and swiss dot folder, the center is from Serene Snowflakes (current mini) stamped in Taken with Teal and Ruby Red. Finished off with some pearl stickers and silver cording.

That's it for today. Have a great Wednesday. Thanks for stoppin by. Keep on stampin, it's good for your soul.

Your SU Friend,

Lois

Vintage Elegant Ornament

Good evening ladies. Hope your Monday went well. All is great here.
I'm going to make this short tonight.

I made this ornament while watching Dancing With the Stars (love that show), I got my inspiration from SCS http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1517530.

I used the stamp set Serene Snowflakes, stamped in Rich Razzleberry on Very Vanilla, sponged the edges with Creamy Carmel (I was going for the vintage look). I used 3 different sized circle, 1 size scalloped Nestie. The circle in the middle is Rich Razzleberry. The swirly things are from Floral Accents shapeabilities. The center was punched out with 1/2" punch and popped up. I finished off with Purely Pomegranate Satin Ribbon (retired) and some 1/2 pearl stickies.
Each layer except for the first 2 are popped up. (My husband said it was "pretty" LOL)

That's it for tonight, have a great Tuesday! And thanks so much for stoppin by. Keep on stampin, it's good for your soul. Ya'll come back ya hear!

Your SU Friend,
Lois

UMMMM Good

Good morning ladies. Hope you are having a great weekend. I've been busy with SAS for today.
So that has kept me from doing anything fun! Hopefully I'll get back to my norm soon.

I'm sharing what I'm serving to the girls that will be here today. We always have something to eat about half time of doing cards. And to day is no exception. We'll be having Vicki's Chile, Carol is bring some chips and dip, Reina is bringing some cookies. Me, well you see what my contribution is. Carmel Apple Cheese Cake. It's so good and yummy! So if you are in town, stop by for some Chile and Cheese Cake. You won't be dissappointed.

That's it for now...gotta get busy and get the tables ready. Thanks for stoppin by. Ya'll come back and see me now, ya' hear! Have a beautiful Sunday. Keep on stampin it's good for your soul.

Your SU Friend,
Lois

PPA13 Anything BUT a Card

Good evening ladies, hope you had a great Thursday. It's raining here in SW MO. Stayed in most of the day. Stay safe and warm.

Tonight I'm sharing some more of those petal card boxes. I just love those things. They are easy to do and so fun! I made these for the PPA challenge over at http://www.palspaperarts.com/, stop in there sometime and join the fun.

Materials I used....Cardstock is Real Red, Handsome Hunter and Christmas Cocoa DSP. Cricut for the letter, Petal Card Die, CB die and embossing for the wreathe. I tied them in Organdy retired white and red ribbons.

Thanks so much for stoppin by. Have a great evening and a better tomorrow. Keep on stampin, it's good for your soul.

Your SU Friend,

Lois

Petal Christmas Boxes

Good evening ladies, hope you had a great Wednesday. Another crisp cool breezy day here in SW MO, lovin this weather. Rain is in the forecast AGAIN! They keep sayin it's on its way.

Tonight, I'm sharing a couple of boxes that Vicki and I made tonight. We had the best time making these. Our brains are just full of ideas for these little boxes.

Materials we used: NO stamps, Cardstock...Taken With Teal, White, Holiday Lounge DSP, Real Red, Black, White and Christmas Cocoa DSP. NO Ink..Misc...Scor-tape, Petal Card Die, CB Swiss Dots Folder, Snowflake Punch, Red and White (retired) Organdy ribbon.

That's it for tonight girls. Have a fantastic Thursday. Thanks so much for stoppin by. Keep on stampin, it's good for your soul.

Your SU Friend,

Lois

MOJO109 Handsome Hunter Christmas

Good Morning ladies. Hope your Tuesday is going well so far. Another beautiful day here in SW MO. Sun is shining, a slight breeze, but again the rain is on it's way.

Todays card is for MOJO Monday over at http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/.

Materials used: Stamp Set....Tree Trimmings, Cardstock.....White, Handsome Hunter, Ink....Handsome Hunter and Gold Encore, Misc...Nesties, Ribbon, Bowmaker, Sm gold 1/2 pearls, popdots, Swiss Dot CB Folder.

That's it for today. Thanks so much for stoppin by. Have a great Tuesday and keep on stampin, it's good for your soul.

Your SU Friend,

Lois

SSSC40 Happy Birthday

Good evening ladies. Hope your Monday is great. It is a beautiful day here in SW MO. Even though the rain is on it's way again.

Tonight, I'm sharing a card I did for Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch http://kgiron.blogspot.com/

if you scroll down, you'll see the sketch. I wanted something bright and cheery and not Christmasy! Seems all I have been doing of late is Christmas.

I started out with a card base Melon Mambo 3 1/4 x 6 1/2.

Stamp Set: Eastern Blooms and Warmest Regards

Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, W White

Ink: Mellon Mambo, Crushed Curry and Black Stazon

Misc: MS Punch, 7/8" Circle Punch, Modern Lable Punch and Silver 1/2 pearl stickers.

That's all for tonight. Have a great evening and a better tomorrow. Keep on stampin, it's good for your soul.

Your SU Friend,

Lois

WSC Friend

Good evening ladies. Hope you are having a great weekend so far. It's brrrr cold here in SW MO. No snow, but I'm sure it's around the corner soon. It's racin night here, so I've been stampin while watchin the race.

Tonights card is made for Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #102, you can see it http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/. This is the first time I've done one of Beate's challenges, and will be doing more.

I started out with the card base in Rose Red, layered with Soft Suede and Thoroughly Modern DSP. The long strip is in Rose Red and used the Finial Press Embossing folder. For the sentiment I used Great Friend stamped on White and Mellow Moss, matted in Rose Red. I used my nesties for the shape. Added some dew drops and some ribbon. This card measures 3.5x6.5

That's it for tonight. Have a great and wonderful Sunday. Keep on stampin, it's good for your soul. Thanks so much for stoppin by.

Your SU Friend,
Lois

Christmas Treat Boxes

Good Evening ladies. Hope you had a great Friday and have some fun plans for the weekend. Me, I'm stayin inside! It's cold out, suppose to rain and it would be just a great day to stay in on Saturday., with hot chocolate, stampin and racin!!

Tonight, I'm sharing Christmas Treat Boxes that I made while watching the Nationwide race tonight. I used SU materials...Real Red, Rich Razzleberry cardstock and Christmas Cocoa Specialty DSP. Stamp set is Berry Christmas.Ink is Real Red and Always Artichoke. I used the Merry Details Sizzlet for the bird that I popped up, Nesties for the circle and scalloped circle. Also used the Snowflake Punch in White and Brushed Gold with a 1/2 gold pearl sticker. These are great for wrapped candies or just for tree decorations. Fun and easy to make

That's it for tonight, thanks so much for stoppin by. Keep on stampin, it's good for your soul. Have a wonderful weekend.

Your SU Friend,
Lois

PPA12 Peace on Earth

Good Evening ladies. Hope you had a great Thursday. It was a pretty nice cool day here in SW MO. Vicki and I got together and worked on a couple of things. Then we decided to do the sketch challenge. We had dinner and laughed alot. Great way to spend the day!

Tonight, I'm sharing my card for the sketch challenge over at http://www.palspaperarts.com/

A very fun sketch and I knew what I wanted to do right away. I started out with a card base of Rich Razzleberry. The panels are Brushed Gold with Christmas Cocoa DSP. I used my Scalloped Circle Nesties along with the Circle Nesties.For my main image, I used Serene Snowflakes that was stamped in Rich Razzleberry on W White. I stamped the small circle in Encore Gold and punch out with my 1/2" punch and popped up. The sentiment from Four the Holidays, is stamped in yet again Rich Razzleberry on W White matted on Brushed Gold. I finished it all off with some gold cording and gold pearl stickers.

That's it for tonight, thanks for stoppin by. Keep on stampin it's good for your soul.

Your SU Friend,

Lois

SC250 Silver Snowflakes

Good Afternoon ladies. Hope this finds you all doing well for a Wednesday. All is good here, another gloomy, windy dreary day in SW MO. I think we went from summer, 1 day Fall, then right into winter, at least the cooler temps feel like it.

Todays card is a sketch from SCS http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=463769 a fun and easy sketch to do. I started out with a card base of W White, layered with Taken with Teal. Then another layer of Taken with Teal and Holiday Lounge DSP. Used some retired Organdy silver ribbon and popped up the 3 squares of Taken with Teal with the snowflake from Pattern Pines Stamp Set on w white with versa mark and embossed in silver then finished it off with a teal 1/2 pearl sticker in the middle of each snowflake.

That's it for today, thanks so much for stoppin by. Keep on stampin it's good for your soul.

Your SU Friend,
Lois

MTSC Autumn Leaves

Good evening ladies. Yes, I know, another late night post. I guess I just puttered around today. Rainy, gloomy and just plain nasty out and I just couldn't get with the program. Hope you had a great Tuesday. My tummy seems upset so I'm hoping I'm not coming down with any bug.

Tonight, I'm sharing a card I made today for Mercy's sketch at http://lordhavemercy-mercykerin.blogspot.com/2009/10/mercys-tuesday-sketch-challenge-43.html. I'm really loving the Autumn Splendor Stamp Set from the mini. I started out with some Soft Suede as the card base and layered some Ruby Red then some Autumn Traditions DSP. I embossed the leaves and acorn on Ruby Red with copper embossing powder. Added some Choc Chip Ribbon and Copper Brads.

That's it for tonight, stay safe. Keep on stampin, it's good for your soul. Have a great Wednesday.

Your SU Friend,

Lois

Golden Leaves

Good late evening ladies. Hope you had a great day today. I had a great day shoppin with Vicki again! Boy we can shop!! This was the 4th day in a row I was either shoppin or craftin! I'm tired. Tuesday I'm not going anywhere for no reason...LOL We have a chilly fall night here. A little drizzle but the rain is coming again. I'm hoping to get some fall pictures this weekend.

Tonight, I'm sharing a card I whipped up while watching Dancing With the Stars. I started out with a W White card base, stamped the leaves from Autumn Splendor in Versa Mark then embossed in gold. The trick to this so you can do the cut out is leave about 1/2" from the bottom. I popped up the single leave by the sentiment from Grateful Greetings. Added Chocolate Chip 1" Double Stitched Ribbon and there you have it. Hope you like it. It looks rich IRL.

Thanks so much for stoppin by. Have a great night and remember, keep on stampin, it's good for your soul.

Your SU Friend,

Lois

Non Stampin Get Together

This one Debbie made:

Vicki made the one in the middle and mine is on the bottom.

Good evening ladies. Hope you are having a great weekend so far. It's been a little brisk here in SW MO, no rain today or Sunday, but looks like rain on Monday again. Hope ya'll are stayin dry if you have rain.

Tonight, I'm sharing pumpkin arrangements that Debbie, Vicki and I did tonight. We had a blast fixin up the pumpkins. Something different, but still crafty. We had a great supper and dessert and lots of laughs.

Just wanted to share what we did and why I didn't get any stampin done today....having fun with other stuff. Thanks for stoppin by have a great Sunday. Remember craftin is good for your soul.

Your friend,

Lois

Merry Christmas Dasher

Good evening chickies, I know another late night post. But I went with 2 awesome friends shopping and we had the best time. Good friends, good food, great laughs, can't get any better than that. We had a blast. It was a chilly day here today, it finally stopped raining for a few days.
I'll make this short and sweet. Hope you had a great Friday and your weekend is even better.

How do you like the new look? Looks like fall doesn't it. Well, Vicki is amazing when it comes to taking care of my blog....thanks Vicki, you are the bestest!

Tonights card, was done at the last Stamp Camp we had. Everyone loved the new techinque of using a wood frame and the Big Shot. So fun!! If you haven't tried this, let me know and I'll post some directions. I did find this techinque over at SCS some time ago.

That's it for tonight, have a good one and thanks so much for stoppin by. Remember to keep on stampin, it's good for your soul.

Your SU Friend,
Lois

Materials used all SU....
Stamp Sets: Dasher and Christmas Classics
Cardstock: W White, Real Red
Ink: Real Red
Misc: Ribbon, Metal Rhinestones ,Wooden Picture Frame and the Big Shot

Lattice Snowflake

Good Evening ladies. We are having rain, yes, lots of rain with thunder. I think the news just said almost 6" of rain so far and it's not done yet. Suppose to stop around mid-night. Sure hope so, have some fun plans for tomorrow afternoon. Hope you had a great Thursday and getting ready for Friday and the weekend.

Tonight, I'm sharing a card that I got my inspiration from this card over at SCS http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1501597 I really liked using the lattice die from SU as a snowflake.

Materials I used:

Stamp Set: Four the Holidays

Ink: Gold Encore

Cardstock: Soft Suede, W White, Brushed Gold and Christmas Cocoa DSP

Misc: Gold 1/2 pearl stickers, 1/2 " circle punch, Lattice Die and Antique Build A Brad Kit

That's it for tonight. Have a safe night if you have bad weather and out and about. Thanks so much for stoppin by. Remember to keep on stampin, it's good for your soul.

Your SU Friend,

Lois

Criss Cross Treat Box

Good evening chickies. Hope ya are doing well this evening. I know this is another late post, but when things go wrong, they just go wrong. And I'm still fighting broncities. Hopefully with the new meds I'll be good in a few more days. It's a rainy October fall evening here, we are to get about 5" of rain tonight and tomorrow, so you know where I'll be....yep INSIDE!!! I'll be stampin, cleanin and doin laundry.

Tonight's post will be another short one....I'm sharing a Criss Cross Treat Box that I found on a blog somewhere. It's really cute and easy to do. I see that I did forget to put a tag on it...I'll add one later. This was an easy treat box to make.

Thanks so much for stoppin by. Keep on Stampin, it's good for your soul.

Your SU Friend,

Lois

Materials used:

Stamps: none

Cardstock: Black, Perfect Plum and Cast a Spell DSP

Misc: MS Spider Web BorderPunch and Ribbon

Halloween Treats

Good Evening chickies, I almost forgot ya'll. Can't be having that, now can we? NOPE. Hope you had a great Tuesday. Weather is great here. A bit chilly, but that just means FALL is finally here. I'll make this one short tonight.

Tonight, I'm sharing some treat bags made with the Movers and Shapers SU Die. Aren't they cute? We will be making these at my next Stamp Camp. For more details for the Stamp Camp, feel free to email me.

Materials I used for this project were:

Stamp Sets: Twick or Treat, Autumn Apparitions (retired), Batty for You and House of Haunts

Cardstock: Summer Sun, Black, Pumpkin Pie and Cast A Spell DSP

Ink: Black Stazon, and Pumpkin Pie

Misc: Movers and Shapers Curly Label Die, Punches, Scallped Circle Punch, Circle Punches, Sizzix Ghost Die, some boogy eyes and black/orange 1/2 pearl stickers. And some Cello bags

Thanks so much for stoppin by tonight. Have a great Wednesday.

Your SU Friend,

Lois

Christmas Tag Box

Good Afternoon chickies. Hope your Monday is going well. And you had a great weekend. Looks like rain here in SW MO. Suppose to rain today and tomorrow. I'll be stayin in and stampin!

Today, I'm sharing a tag box that I made following the directions from http://www.flowerbug.typepad.com/ What a great tutorial. Easy peasy directions. I did use her colors all except for the tags, I used different tags for mine. Enjoy!

Materials used:
Stamp Sets: Christmas Punch and Delightful Decorations
Cardstock: W White and Soft Suede
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Taken With Teal, Real Red and Always Artichoke
Misc: Clear Transpancy, Wide Oval Punch, Scalloped Oval Punch, Ribbons, Ornament Punch, Piercer and Gold Cording

That's it for today, thanks so much for stoppin by. Have a great evening.

Your SU Friend,
Lois

Here Comes Santa Claus

Good Afternoon chickies. Hope your weekend went well and you are having a wonderful Sunday. Me, I'm stampin and watchin the race....grrr my guy isn't going to win (again). It's a beautiful day here in SW MO, temps are nice, a little breezy, just right for fall weather.

Today, I'm sharing a card I made a couple of days ago. I've seen it over at SCS http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1491105 and on a blog, (sorry can't remember). I added some bling to mine. Hope you like my card today.

Materials used:

Stamp Sets: Branch Out and Wondering Words

Cardstock: W White, Night of Navy

Ink: Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue, Night of Navy and Stazon Black

Misc: Sponges, Stampamajig, 1 1/2" punch and some crystal rhinestone stickers

That's it for today, thanks so much for stoppin by. Remember to keep on stampin, it's good for your soul. Have a great evening and a better tomorrow.

Your SU friend,

Lois

Snowflakes and Rhinestones

Good Afternoon Chickies...hope you are having a great weekend so far. It's another beautiful day here in SW MO. I think Fall is finally here. Well, ya know that it's NASCAR weekend, and you know where I'll be...if you guessed in front of the TV, then you are right. I will be at my stampin table stampin and watchin racin. Doesn't get any better than that on Sat and Sun. I'm feeling alot better. Glad I got some antibotics from the dr the other day. I'll be back to superwoman soon! LOL

Todays cards I'm sharing are direct CASE from SCS. I loved everything about the 2 cards, especially the color combo. You can see the orginal creator http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1490760 and http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1475624 Don't cha just love those yummy colors?

Products are all SU, materials used are:

Stamp Set: Delightful Decorations

Inks: Rich Razzleberry,Old Olive, Taken with Teal

Cardstock: W White, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Taken with Teal

Misc: Petals-a-Plenty Textured Impressions Folder , Jumbo Snowflake Punch, 1” Circle Punch : Clear Rhinestone Brads, Rich Razzleberry ½” Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon and Photo Corner Punch

That's it for today. Have a great weekend and so much for stoppin by. Remember to keep on stampin, it's good for your soul.

Your SU Friend,

Lois

Butterfly Friend

Good Friday afternoon chickies. Hope ya'll are havin a great day with some awesome plans for the weekend. I'm still sick with broncities. I wish it would just be gone! I'll be staying around home out of the wind and chilly air we are having in SW MO.

Today, I'm sharing a card I made for a couple of gals in my 2 yahoo groups that I'm in. It was a fast and easy card to do. I started out with Kraft for the card base, then layered Rich Razzleberry and used Petals A Plenty Embossing folder on Very Vanilla. I stamped the butterfly and sentiment from Great Friend in Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink. Also stamped the butterfly on Vellium. Added the Rich Razzleberry Polka Dotted Ribbon, some gold pearl stickers and cording for the antlers of the butterfly. Easy peasy done.

That's it for today, thanks so much for stoppin by. Have a wonderful weekend, and remember to keep on stampin it's good for your soul.

AHHHHH CHOOOO! Your SU Friend,

Lois

Snowflake

Good Morning chickies....Fall is in the air here in SW MO, it's a brisk humid morning. We are to get some storms this afternoon, hopefully not to serious. But the cool and rain helps the foilage turn colors and I'm all for that. Hope you are having a great Thursday.

Have you ever had those times where you just can't create anything worth a hoot? Well, with being sick and all, I've been over to SCS alot lately. My card today was inspired by this card http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1468444 I really like the way mine turned out. Hope you do too.

Materials I used were SU.

Stamp Set....Heard from the Heart

Cardstock...W White, Soft Suede and Christmas Cocoa DSP

Ink......Versamark

Misc...Snowflake Punch, White EP, Gold Pearl stickers and Soft Suede Ribbon

That's it for today..have a great Thursday and thanks so much for stoppin by. Remember, keep on stampin, it's good for your soul.

Your SU Friend,

Lois