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September 27, 2013

Luminaria fun! getting ready for Halloween!

These are fun little luminarias to do with your kids!

Halloween is my favourite time of year!!!!!! seriously! I like creating spooky decorations, and I LOVE each of SIZZIX's dies. They are AWESOME! These are sooo much fun to make. All you need are a few Sizzix dies, paper bags, black cardstock and wax paper.

So how do you start? Cut out a hole out of the paper bag. It could be a circle or square depending on the shape you want to silhouette. Then line the inside with wax paper. Place the black cardstock die image ON TOP. I recommend using a "fake" candlelight on the inside as I atcually had one bag burn very quickly! lol. a little excitement for a minute.

Also if you put a little sand in the bag it will stay up without moving. Have fun, the possibilities are endless!

supplies used:

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Trick or Treat

Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 5PK - Pumpkin, Cat, Crows & Web

Thanks for looking!

Hey Saskatoon peeps, are YOU coming to crop & Create Saskatoon? We'd love to see you!

And we have a new teacher coming this year! How cool! Go check her out...

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September 26, 2013

Wild & Free, won't you hop with me?

I love the last week of the month! It's exciting to travel from blog to blog seeing everyone's projects!

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I love this saying. So I wanted to make a bag for my oldest to take cookies in to share with his new classmates. It's a new school and he is having a hard time with it. This cute bag will remind him that kids will love who he is.

Jaime Warren – http://jaimewarren.typepad.com/
Karine Cazenave – http://karinecazenave.typepad.com/
Karola Witczak - http://www.karolakraftuje.blogspot.com/
Lea Lawson – http://leascupcakesandsunshine.blogspot.com/
Leica Forrest – http://www.10-4livingoutloud.typepad.com/
Lisa Andrews – http://lisaandrews.blogspot.com/
Marie Ramirez – http://www.absosweetmarie.blogspot.com/
Mou Saha – http://collagecollagecollage.blogspot.com/
Nina Ostermann – http://ninasblog-scrapmama.blogspot.com/
Noel Culbertson – http://paperpassionpixels.blogspot.com/
Stephanie Bryan – http://www.stephaniemakes.blogspot.com/
Glitz Design Blog – http://glitzitnow.com/blog/

Make sure you leave some love on everyone's for a chance to win!

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September 07, 2013

I love you...

This layout came together so fast! I started with the Authentique "Carefree" Collection. Sometimes, the Sizzix dies are the star of the layout or in this case they are used to make elements pop. to make this photo stand out I used the Sizzix Sizzlets Die-Frame, Instant Photo. I doodled faux stitching around the edge for an extra touch.

Another way to make things stand out is to frame in your journaling in some way. For this layout I cut a frame and placed everything on that. The die I used was Sizzix Movers & Shapers Die - Ornamental

Sometimes I also like to use the patterns on the patterned paper and cut them out to make my own embellishments. Here I cut out the flowers and covered them in Glossy Accents.

thanks for looking!