Green Eggs and Ham Anyone?

Well for Halloween I made orange pumpkin pancakes and I suggested green eggs but no one wanted them until the next day Nick said "you know that thing you talked about? I want that." I said green eggs and he said "Yes, Green Eggs and Ham!" So I pulled out my handy green food coloring (I use my colors to add that perfect touch to a favorite treat or meal) It is a trick my Mom taught me when I was a kid. I remember for my birthday getting green cream of wheat and pink milk (my favorite colors at the time- come to think of it- they are still my favorite colors) Anyway I cut up some ham sandwitch meat and added to the gorgeous looking green eggs and Nick was as happy as a clam or should I say as happy as Sam.

A Hauntingly Fun Season

Well we've had fun picking and carving pumpkins, going to see the Witches at Gardner Village with cousins, going to church parties, school parades and the good old Trick or Treating with friends in which my kids have all graduated to "the pillowcase" and are all on their own. They even went for about 2 hours and got more candy than they sould eat in a year but I'm sure they will manage to eat it within the week- except for Sydney who saves it forever. We actually had to clean out her room and get rid of last Halloweens leftovers and some Easter candy too. So this will be a long post with tons of picks. I haven't had time to play with scrapbooking for awhile so it's just photos for now.

Cheers to You Too!

If you want to check out my latest Krystal Hartley project go HERE.

Cookie Jar Love

Well I made this altered/hybrid cookie jar with the great new kit Giving Thanks by Meredith Cardall and AngieKovacs at ES. You get some free quick pages this week if you buy the kit (yeah!!!) Anyway I created the design and then printed on photo paper. Put the insert inside and then added ribbon, flowers, brads, etc. This is a cookie jar I got at WalMart for about 6 bucks and then you can make new inserts for each season or holiday. It would be a great gift too,

Cuddle Monkeys

Just had to share with you the newest kit from Meredith Cardall and Bella Gypsy coming to ES on Monday the 19th. It's called Mr. Cuddle Monkey. I used Meredith's darling Quick pages that you can purchase or are free with the purchase of her kit.

Witchy Poo

Well I made a fun game for primary with little felt hats I got at the craft store. I used the new kit Boo 2 U from Meredith Cardall to make the cute bands(digital paper cut in strips and then inked) and the fun elements and numbers I attached to them(LOVE THESE!). I tried glue and glue dots to adhere the paper and then just ended up stapling the band to the hat. I used foam squares to adhere the elements and after punching out the numbers with a circle punch and gluing on the circle cardstock I added eyelets and ribbon and used the cutest little safety pins from Making Memories to hook the number to the hat.

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I then had the primary kids I teach music to pick a hat and each number matched a song that we would sing. I added a little candy corn element and placed it underneath one and the child who picked that one got to choose whatever song they wanted. I can use the hats for any choosing game. I absolutely love Halloween and all the fun colors and costumes. I will definately have to use this cute digital kit to create some fun pages with the cosutmes I'm sure to see this year(my kids are on the lookout for that perfect costume.) I'm usually a witch every year to scare the kiddies who come to my door but I may just change it up this year and find something new.

Freebies ??????

Did I get your attention. This photo is just a sample of what's in store. So if you want to get some fun freebies that I made with Krystal Hartley's kits you will have to go check out her team blog HERE on Sunday Oct 4th to find out all about it.