Boo To You! FMS457

 

The Big Guy:

1. loves candy.....

2. loves kids.......

3. loves to MacGyver stuff.....

Therefore Halloween should be even more entertaining than usual around here. We usually get well over 100 trick or treaters and it is always a fun evening.  However because of you know what I said, "No way are all those kids coming up to our door!"

So the Big Guy is working on a project.  Imagine a bobsled run for candy bars that will start on our back porch railing, stretch across our walkway and out to the sidewalk.  It involves plastic piping and a bit of swearing but I am confident the end result will work just fine!  Stay tuned....

I am hosting this week at Freshly Made Sketches  - have fun with the sketch!  I will be visiting your galleries for inspiration!

Stamp Sets: A Spooky Day (Picket Fence), Sentiment Strip (TE)

Ink: Glorious Grape, Memento Black, Crushed Curry, Copics

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Artistry Blooms DSP

October.....FMS456

 

Where I live in northern New York the first two weeks of October are just ablaze with color - my absolute favorite time of year!  I get outside every chance I get because I don't want to miss one minute of sunshine, blue skies and colorful trees - and because I also know that dreary old November is waiting in the wings!  So I couldn't resist this sweet stamp from Picket Fence called A World of Octobers - it says it all!

And Miss Emma is sporting a couple of fall colors herself after winning two ribbons in her first ever horse show!  We are so proud of her - and that beautiful and oh so patient horse named Joy.....

I love Jen Timko's sweet landscape sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches.  Join us!

Stamp Set: A World of Octobers (Picket Fence)

Ink: Memento Black, Cinnamon Cider, Copics

Paper: Whisper White, Bumblebee, Plaid Tidings DSP

Stamp Review Crew: Dry Brush Background

 

The Stamp Review Crew is featuring the Dry Brush Background stamp today.  I used Halloween colors to create an eerie background complete with bats and a flying witch.  The tree from Life Is Beautiful worked perfectly to anchor the scene.  Halloween will be here before you know it and it is important to pick out just the right pumpkin!

                                             

If you missed Nikki's terrific work head back there......

Otherwise head onward to see Betty's delightful creations!

Hand Stamped Sentiments is having a Halloween Challenge this week.

Stamp Sets: Dry Brush,  Life Is Beautiful, Festive Post

Ink: Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry, Early Espresso, Memento Black

Paper: Whisper White

Fusion: Old MacDonald

              

My favorite way to do our Fusion challenges is to use both the picture and the sketch.  When I saw that wide open sketch and those cute animals I thought hooray - no problem!  I searched through my animal stamps and found dogs and cats, sea animals and zoo animals, tropical birds and bats, jungle creatures and polar bears - not one single barnyard animal anywhere!  Seriously?!?!?  So I used the sketch and kept it country.  And that is all I have time to write......I have some shopping to do......




                                  Join us at Fusion!
                      

                                     

Stamp Set: Autumn Goodness

Paper: Whisper White, In Good Taste

Ink: Distress, Copics, Versa Fine Clair