More Halloween Cards

These are the other two cards I made. Details on each below.
This first one is very similar to the other ones I have been making...they use the Bitty Boos stamp set, which I borrowed from my friend Terri. The ribbon came from Wal-Mart and of course the Ghostly Greetings Halloween paper came in my last SU! order from Jennifer.
This last card still needs some work. I know the pic is blurry and hard to tell, not sure why my camera did that. This stamp set is the new one I just bought called Haunting Halloween. I copied the idea from the SU! catalog however wanted to make some minor changes. This is what I have so far...I will be adding to it soon!

Baby Card and Weight Loss

I'm taking a break from the Halloween cards to show you the baby card I made. It seems that I am surrounded by pregnant women. I have 3 relatives; a friend who is essentially a relative and 2 friends pregnant all due between December and April. Some of them have announced the gender and some are either going to be surprised themselves or are surprising everyone else...so I am trying to keep the cards gender neutral. No, pink really isn't really a boy color, but I figured paired with the blue, green and yellow it could work. Obviously I will be making lots of baby cards over the next several months and I want them all to be different; so here is the first one. Very simple - SU! colors = yoyo yellow, regal rose, brocade blue, green galore and very vanilla.

Now to weight loss - for the first time in the 5 weeks I have been dieting, I gained weight. Yikes! I was so discouraged, but then realized sometimes to continue losing weight, you have to gain a little...and I mean a little. I gained 0.4 pounds. I know that doesn't seem like much, but when I look at my totals it feels like alot to me. I am staying focused and I am determined to lose the weight, so I'll keep at it. I have to try harder because I realize on the WW plan which allows you 35 bonus points each week, I myself - CAN"T use those points! That is what caused me to gain and I only used 7 of those 35. What gives?

Halloween Cards - Day 2

As promised yesterday - 2 more Halloween cards from my creative weekend! I love the black and white grosgrain ribbon. It was bought at Michael's.

Halloween Cards - Day 1

I started making a bunch of Halloween cards this weekend after receiving my SU! order on Friday with the awesome Halloween paper, which I just love! It is so fun to mix and match. I also ordered a Halloween stamp set, but I'm not quite done making those cards yet. I will post a series this week showcasing all of my Halloween creations. Here are the first two, and so far my favorites. Stay tuned for more later this week...

October Calendar

I attend a "First Friday Stampin" at my friend Terri's on the first Friday of every month. She held a stamp class where her attendees made a 2008 calendar which I was not able to attend. She gave me the supplies needed to make the calendar myself and I have. I made Jan-July right away, then made the following months as they came along. Here is October. I will post November and December as those months approach and I will try to do a post showing the other months as well. (August and September had a tragic death in the kitchen sink)

I only used a few of her ideas from her class so most of the months are my original ideas. The holes in the top are for binder rings...it is the intention to bind them all together for a flip calendar. However, I like putting the calendar in my kitchen window sill, (thus the tragedy with August and September) therefore I did not bind them together.

$3.29 Gasoline

Whoah! I can't believe it. I bought regular unleaded gas for $3.29 a gallon in Elgin Saturday. My husband and I drove to Austin to visit my grandpa in the hospital and on our way back saw gas there was so cheap, I decided to go ahead and fill up the tank. I am glad to finally see gas prices starting to go down here where we live. It is amazing how much higher we are here than other areas of Texas. My mother-in-law lives in the Rio Grande Valley and she bought gas last week for $2.96/gallon, but my brother who lives in Italy has been paying almost $5.00 a gallon for a long long time now. Craziness! So, I'm curious...this question is to those non local bloggers who read my posts from other blogs - What did you pay per gallon for your last tank of gas?

Fall Card Stack

I made this fall card stack last night in no time at all. I was tired of watching the debate, rather listening to it while I was doing other things and decided to do something fun. I am making a big part of our Christmas gifts this year and I thought these would be nice. I did not include a sentiment on this set so it is versatile in its uses. I hope everyone has a great weekend!