As I sit at my desk after a very long weekend on the soccer fields, I could not help but think how it felt like fall was definately coming. West Chester, Ohio is one of those areas that never gets too extreme except for a week here and there but it was still pleasant to hang outside all weekend even if I had to be up at the crack of dawn.  I must say it is a eerie feeling to drive in the dark to a soccer game with the hope the sun comes up in time.  

 I had purchased the DSP, Washington Apple (112461) for another project I was doing and found that I loved the colors for fall.  Plus, who hates to waste strips of paper.  There is always some scrapbook page that can be put together.  The cardstock colors are simple.  There is pumpkin pie (107100) for the base, in color riding hood red (111346) for the accent strip and So Saffron (105118) for the photo mats. 

If you have not purchased our Scallop Edged punch (112091), you don’t know what you are missing.  I am such a junkie for tools and I am even more excited when it is inexpensive and easy to use. (more…)

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Halloween to me is one of the funnest times of the year.  It allows both children and adults to act a little crazy.  I have been teaching scrapbook for many years and I have found that people spend lots of time getting started and not actually working on their project.  My approach is different, I enjoy making the pages in advance.  This way I am not hindered by the different elements of a page.  I can think clearly and just put together the pages with only using creativity as the design.  I just got lucky in that my son picked a Halloween costum that is a skelton.  How perfect is that.

The page utlizies many of the Stampin UP products available in the Fall & Winter Idea Book.  I have used the Ghostly Greetings DSP along with the Chills and Thrills Rub Ons. 

If you have never used Rub Ons or have tried them early on, let me share some of the secrets my customer said to me.  "I hate rub one, they are too hard to get off"  I hear this comment over and over and then they try the rub ons from Stampin Up. They are so easy to use because the quality is up to par.  I always like to save money wherever I can but I can tell you that if you buy poor quality rub ons, your result will be poor.

The key to handling a rub on successfully is to be sure you cut around the image you wish to rub.  By cutting it out, this will stop the heat from your hand from affecting other rub ons for in the future.  Here is a close up of the rub on one of the pages.

Feel free to email me with any questions.

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