Happy Halloween!

Just popping in with some Halloween cards.  All are made with retired CTMH paper "Hooligans" or mystery paper from my stash.  Enjoy!

The Most Improbable Shot

While in Chicago, my husband and I were killing a few minutes before heading out to meet up with my brother Jay and his family who were on a sailboat cruise.  We wandered around our hotel and checked out the Gold Lounge on the fifteenth floor where our breakfast would be served.  I snapped a shot of the skyline and then noticed waaaay in the distance a lighthouse.  I started zooming in and snapped a shot of it, and then a sailboat sailed into my frame, and I automatically snapped another shot.  I said to Mark, "Wouldn't it be funny if that was Jay and company's sailboat?"  And funnily enough, IT WAS!  Unbelievable!

Here are close-ups of each page:

The red arrows are pointing to the lighthouse in the distance.

Crusin' with Close To My Heart

My husband and I recently visited Chicago, and on the advice of a friend, we stopped for lunch at a 50's diner called Ed Debevic's.  The food was less than impressive, but the experience was great for a scrapbooker!  50's decor and snarky wait staff made our visit a success.  Here's my layout using CTMH's Crusin' paper pack from several years ago:

One of the things I like to do is add a pocket to hold ephemera--in this case the receipt from our lunch.  I just put adhesive on the sides and bottom of the photo mat, leaving the top open so I could slide the receipt in.

Yes, our waiter's name was Popcorn, lol.

Long time since I've posted anything here, but I had to share this LO.  Background paper is from an OLD Christmas stack.  Everything else from my stash.

I kinda love it!  Leave me some love in the comments if you do too!

Nautical Cards

I made a graduation card and a set of thank you cards for a gift for a recent grad.  Take a look:

Next I needed some kind of holder for these cute cards so I made a cute notecard holder that looks like this:

If you want to know how to make one of these, check out the Club Scrap video on YouTube HERE.

This is what my holder looked like flat:

It is super easy to make following Tricia's directions in the video.  I made mine a little bigger than hers.  My original square is 9 inches and my holder is 1/2 inch thick rather than 1/4 inch like hers.  I also found it easier to score on a scoreboard rather than with the ruler and bone folder.  But this little notecard holder rocks!

G45 "Twelve Days of Christmas" Cards

Here's a look at my latest obsession.  After moving to Iowa, I signed up for classes at my LSS--mostly as an excuse to get out and meet people.  I took a few classes using G45 papers, and that inspired me to stop hoarding and start using the G45 collections that I already have.  So here's what I made with last year's G45 Christmas line "The Twelve Days of Christmas."  I'd love for you to leave a comment and let me know which is your favorite!  Thanks!