My Birthday Present

So, today is my birthday and I got the best present ever...a giant hole in the ground! Yes, they finally broke ground on our new home. I am sooooo excited! They got it about half done today, will finish that Monday and pour the basement on Tuesday. Yahoo! It is so beautiful out there right now with all the leaves changing colour. And our weather this week has been unreal. Not sure what the official temp was today but my car said 25 Celsius. I remember birthdays with snow so this is amazing. I will be posting more pics as the house progresses. So exciting to think that in about 8 months we will be living there! My brother and his wife just moved into their new home this week. It is 162 steps from our house (at least according to my husband's measurements!) It will be fun to be so close to them and my nephew.
I hope to have something stamped to post tomorrow. Just spent too much time at the acreage today to get in any stamping.

I Stamped!

This card uses the scallop envelope from the Big Shot die. It's just so cute. I used the now retired Ginger Blossom paper on River Rock. The little note is Very Vanilla with Rose Red ink. Ribbon is vanilla grosgrain. I used versamark for the flowers in the background (Embrace Life).

Boo!

OK, so this doesn't really qualify as stamping but I did use a stamp at the bottom! I am still not caught up at work so once again stamping is at the bottom of the list but I did get downstaris last night for 5 minutes and made this cute little mummy card. Just ripped whisper white and used some pastels along the edges. Added some googlie eyes and "boo" from the "Happy Boo to You" stamp from Booglie Eyes.

I Need Ink

I am going through stamping withdrawal. I have not stamped in over a week...maybe 2! I have been so insanely busy with work that I have not had 2 minutes to myself for nearly 2 weeks. But, alas, the conference and camp are over (and they were a huge success!) and now it is back to regular hours and some time for me! Yipee! I have a ton of housework and laundry to catch up on but stamping is also important so I plan to do some today. I have a box of SU stuff sitting and waiting for me to play with and I can hardly wait. I should have something to post later today - hooray!

One Cool Dude

I have been so busy with work this past week that once again I have had no time to stamp. Not good. And then when I did have some time this weekend between loads of laundry and cleaning I just did not have the energy. I seem to be battling a cold/flu that is really trying to get the better of me but I am working hard to fight it off (gotta love Cold FX!) So, I pulled this card out that I made a couple weeks back. It will likely be used at an upcoming stamp-a-stack. The snowman is from the new set Two Cool Dudes and the sentiment is from Wishing You Cheer. It's hard to see but there are white snowflakes from that set stamped on the Bashful Blue background. The silver is the elastic cord that SU has brought back again in the Christmas mini coming out October 1st. I doubt I will have much time to stamp this week as our big conference for cheer is this weekend and since I run the whole thing I will be busy, busy. However, my hubby is off to Vegas for a couple days so I will maybe have some time in the evenings if I am feeling up to it. I really think all weekends need to be 3 days. Anyone agree?

Halloween Boxes

These are the little boxes that I saw on Rochelle's blog. I have included the template. They are quick and easy to make. She used Hershey kisses but I found these little chocolate balls that work great.

Halloween Candles

I made these Halloween candles last year for the kids' teachers. I think I will do some again this year along with some chocolate boxes. Rochelle at Impressions has some cute box templates that I am going to try. I also want to get started on treats for the kids at school so I am not rushing around on the 29th trying to get them done. The kids don't have school on the 31st so parties will be on the 30th. At least I still have over a month. At the rate I am completing projects these days I will be lucky to have them done by then! Thankfully things are slowly slightly with work. Another 10 days an the conference I am working on will be over and things will get back to normal. Whatever that is!

On another note, our lot purchase went through yesterday so the beautiful piece of land where we will build our dream home is actually ours! Hopefully there will be a big hole in our lot next week at this time. I am planning to scrapbook the building process and I am anxious to get it started. I am actually hoping to do it as the house is built instead of waiting till the end. Well, I think I may just head downstairs to do a little stamping before my hubby gets home!

New Stripes

We did this card at Sunday's stamp-a-stack. It uses the new striped background. I love it! This is Creamy Caramel on Kraft paper with Chocolate Chip and Riding Hood Red. It also uses the new square scallop punch. The deer and sentiment are stamped with Chocolate Chip.
I want to try this stamp using markers to colour each stripe. I think it could make some fun cards. Maybe I will sneak downstairs tomorrow and play a little! I had intended to do some today but we are having the most incredible weather (25 celcius today!) so I took advantage and did some yard work. The rest of the week is supposed to be even warmer so hopefully I can get most of my fall cleanup done. Happy Stampin'!

Pacific Snowman

This is yet another card for a Christmas stamp-a-stack. This uses the new Pacific Point in colour. I think I may cut the scallop pieces so they match the Pacific Point piece. Not sure if I like the overlap or not. Next SAS is Friday, October 10 at 7pm. My last one filled up quickly so register early to avoid disappointment! Email: stampin.leanne@shaw.ca

I am hoping to get to do some stamping tonight but I am way behind on laundry so who knows if I will get a chance. I have a few other cards to show you so maybe I will have time to post again later today. Plus I have pics of the paper shares to post. It never ends...

DVD tin Album

This project was a featured tutorial last week on Splitcoast Stampers. (I think it was last week; maybe it was this week!) I had started a photo album of my kids for my mother in law and when I saw this project I moved the pics into this instead. This uses the clear envelopes sold by Stampin' Up. It's a really easy project and would make a great gift with or without photos included!