Hope that all of you are safe and not feeling the affects from hurricane Sandy!  Today I went to a place called Albanese Candy factory close by my home.  They always have great candies to give for Halloween and other occasions.  We are having dinner with some friends next weekend.  We call it Harvest Fest.  I wanted to take a little something so I've got some sweets to give our hostess.

                                     This is what I came up with!  Thanks for taking a look.
                                                                               kathy

Authentique Paper Challenge

Hi everyone!  I just love Authentique paper line and was looking at their blog.  They have sketches for either and layout or a card.  Since I do mostly cards anymore and have plenty of their paper, I thought I'd give it a shot!  This is what I came up with.....

                     Here is the link (I hope!) to Authentique http://blog.authentiquepaper.com/
I might have to try another card for this in the next few weeks.  Give it a shot....can't hurt!  I used the 6x6 pad collection Thankful.  Thanks for stopping in.  Have a great week.
                                                                       kathy

Supplies used:
6x6 Authentique Thankful
Memory Box die Elegant Scrollwork
Border punch by Fiskar
Pearls by Recollection
Spellbinder Lacey Squares
Stamp by Papertrey Ink, Tiny Tags

Mojo Monday 261

Hi Everyone!  Hope you are all enjoying some great fall days.  It was a warm 78 here in NW Indiana today, very windy, but a wonderful fall day.  I was off work today and was buy my local scrapbook store and stopping in to take a look.  I picked up Authentic fall line 6X6 pad.  That is what all the pattern paper is on my card that I am sharing today.  I used Tattered Leaves die to cut 2 leaves for the focal point.

I've had that nut in my stash...I'm sure I got it at Hobby Lobby last year.  I wrinkled up the leave to give it a realistic look and inked the edges too.

                                                Also added a little felt leaf and another nut! :)

                 This "Have Fun" stamp is from the dollar bin at Michael's.  I've had this for a while too.

And here is the finally look at my take on Mojo Monday 's card!  Thanks for stopping by.....oh, and I would love to hear what you think of it. :)  Thanks for taking the time to comment!!
                                                               kathy

Thanks for stopping in today.  I've got something that I think is kind of cool to share with all of you today.  My father is in a nursing home and the sibs and I have been trying to get his house all cleaned out.  It's a family farm that has been in the family for 4 generations.  It's a very special place to all of us.  My mom and dad were collections of MANY, MANY different things primarily antiques.  While going through one of the boxes,  I came across these.

 They are some labels for a can of tomatoes that were never on a can!  I thought they were something I needed to bring home.

What to do with them?  I decided to use part of one to make a card.  My bestie grows some wonderful cherry tomatoes and give us a lot of them.

See below the date is on the bottom.

This is the card I came up with for Cheri.  She is always so generous and her tomatoes are delicious!

I just love how it turned out letting the image do all the work!  

Thanks for looking.

kathy

MOJO MONDAY

Hi everyone!  Here I am again sliding in by the skin of my teeth!!  About the only time I get to make anything anymore is on Sunday.  The pics not the greatest because it just rained here this afternoon, so it's still cloudy.
I am always drawn to My Mind's Eye paper and with that being said, the patterned paper is Lost & Found Halloween.  The colors are soft and muted like I like.  I don't remember the name of the place that I ordered the wonderful crinkle ribbon from, but it's so cool  because of how the colors run together....love that!
Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great week!
kathy

I didn't fall off the face of the earth, I been enjoying SUMMER!  I've made a few cards here and there, but not taken the time to do pics and posts...forgive me?!
Mojo Monday is always great for inspiration and while its a gloomy day here in NW Indiana, I thought I'd make a birthday card for a co-worker.  Do you ever get tired of Graphic 45?  NOT me...even though it's one of the older lines, I still love it and think it works nicely with this sketch.
Thanks for stopping by and hope you are enjoying what ever season you are in right now.

Mojo Monday 237

Hi!  Thanks for taking a peek today at my Mojo Monday creation.  I took the day off and planned on just staying home and playing with paper.  Somethings interfered with those plans, but none the less I got time to do what I wanted :)  Got a total of 5 cards made so far!  Here is the Mojo Monday   237 through my eyes.  I know there were supposed to be 4 "things", but I could only fit 3, so 3 it is!

The weather here today is grey, so I apologize for the picture, but believe me it was hard to get a half way descent one.  Thanks for stopping by!

kathy

Polka dot paper is by Pebbles  new addition "cutie pie"

other pattern paper is Stampin' Up!

Used an embossing folder Dotted Swiss

The gorgeous border is from Memory Box

Butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch

Scalloped circle is Spellbinders