Tidbit Tuesday

Do you know what a tidbit is? The real definition is: 1. a delicate bit or morsel of food. 2. a choice or pleasing bit of anything, as news or gossip. As much as I could love to share a delicate bit or morsel of food here on the blog - I think I'll go with the second definition instead.

So here are some pleasing bits of anything!!

THIS wreath is my FAVORITE part of my Halloween Decorations.

I've had this for several years and almost forgot to put it out this year.

Little bitty eyeballs looking at us. Cute!

And my most favorite layout I've done lately:

So the journaling reads: i luv u more than the stars in the sky, more than the sand at the beach and more than the water in the ocean.

This is something I've always said to Cole and we add things to it occasionally.

Currently I also love him more that the fish in the sea and the leaves in the trees.

Another tidbit here. This is one of my current 'starred' items in Google Reader:

December Daily

I saw Alie do this last year on her blog and I loved it but never did it.

This year I'm thinking about doing it!!

Another tidbit:

This is so yummy!! I love Chex Mix - and I'm thinking this is a special edition

kind of thing And I should buy lots in lots for fear it won't be around forever!!

That's all the tidbits I have for now!

lisa

My Halloween mini album

Told you I'd blog a lot today!!

Here's my little Halloween mini album! It's got pictures of Cole from each Halloween, including a picture from this year. We're going to do one of these for a Happy Hour at Scrap Etc, but it's going to be a little more basic - all Creative Cafe stuff - and it'll be a $4 Happy Hour instead of $2 - since it's a little more than your normal project.



the cover



Sweet boy was Blue on his first Halloween and Bob the Builder the next year.





Cole's third and fourth Halloween - he was Captain Feathersword and then a Magician.
The Captain Feathersword year was so sad - he had just had a cyst cut off his heal and he could barely even walk - just wobble along really - and he had to be carried to do his trick or treating!



He was Tigger in 2005 - this was right after we came home from Memphis.
The next year he was Thomas the Tank but got a little carried away with a pack of Halloween stickers!!





There's Thomas and then last year he was Lightning McQueen's racecar driver.



And here's Buzz Lightyear. Isn't that little Owl super cute?
I used lots of Creative Cafe tags here, some twill and chipboard from them, too.
That little Owl is Fancy Pants, along with most of the paper. The rest is just cardstock!

and the back:



Another view:



I love how you could stick so much in the bags - tags, wrappers from the trick or treating candy - lots of cute stuff could go in there!!

Later, lisa

The reveal.............

I am so excited about my glittery Halloween trees!! I think they turned out really good. You can't really tell in the picture how great they look without a flash - the pictures I took without the flash were blurry. We have spot lights that highlight the mantel or whatever is over the mantel and when they are on the trees really sparkle!!

The glittery section in the middle of that tree in the middle is really silver,
but it looks white with the flash.



And this is my favorite little Halloween item. I don't even
remember where I got this, but I've had it a while. It's a tin witch hat
with places punched out and a place for a candle. I've never put a candle in it
but am wondering if I can find one of those battery operated votives
just to get the candle effect.



This little sign goes with the one I posted a little while back. It said "Welcome"
and this one says:



and that little BOO tag is my favorite thing ever. I saw them on
Etsy and thought they were super cute. I had some dotted
Heidi Swapp paper and a transparency so I thought I would
try it myself. I stamped the BOO and then cut it out
and sandwiched it between two scalloped circles with the
middle punched out.
The inner ring has orange glittery - but it's hard to see here.

This little pile of fun below is part of a RAK that Linh
won from me during our Labor Day Online Crop at Scrap Etc.
(It's almost ready Linh and Melita - I'm working on yours too)

Two cute little Halloween tags (the mummy and Frankenstein)
and a painted canvas of Frankie :)
and one of those cute tags
(I really wish I'd made about 50 instead of just 6)
and a glittery star!!



And here's my Frankie canvas next to my Mummy
spoons I've had for several years.

And what do you think of this:



This is going to be a Happy Hour project at Scrap Etc in October.
Be watching the message board section for details!!

And what about this:



A cute little Boo Banner that Carol will be hosting in October.
I promise there is some fun fun stuff coming your way in the
Creative Cafe.

And you know all this talk about holidays just means that Christmas is right
around the corner!! That means that you really really need to think
about attending the Wrappers Delight!

We're talking about over 36 hours of pure scrapping time.
You can take classes from these fabulous girls:

Virginia
Katie
Gretchen
Vanessa

I've heard a little about the classes they are teaching
and I canNOT wait.
Very cute ideas from these girls - as always.

And another fun thing is you'll get to hang out with
the Design Team from Scrap Etc.
I think most of us are going to be able to attend
and help out with classes
and play some games and fun stuff with all the attendees.
There is going to be a Christmas Party too - or a Holiday Soiree,
if you will! It will be fun with a capital F!
I mean - really - you should make some plans right now to be there.
There's a referral program too and you and all your friends can earn
scrap money - $10 each!! So - go check out that blog
and read up on the details.

And something else fun - see that blinkie up
there on the right side of the screen?
(the one advertising Wrappers Delight)

Well, if you sign up - post about it on your blog
add the blinkie somewhere
(either on your blog sidebar, or in a post about the event)
I'll put your name in for a prize package from me!!
Maybe something Halloween-ish since it's coming up soon!
Maybe something Christmas-ish - we'll see!
I have to keep you wondering right!

So - go sign up, go post about it - leave me a message and a link
and then I'll enter you in my drawing!!

I promise, it'll be so worth it - my drawing and the event.
I'm so excited about the whole thing - and you should be, too!!

Oh - I'm also making little aprons for the girls working the event
(well, just fancying up some already made aprons)
and maybe you'll win that from me - so you'll be so special that you'll
get an apron too!!

GO!!




Are you still here?

Seriously?

GO!!!




lisa

Little Scrappy Time Today!

Hosted a little Happy Hour today for Creative Cafe at Scrap Etc. Three people made my cute little dress tag!! So yeah - that was exciting. I hope they'll all three come back and do another Happy Hour with me. We've planned some really cute ones in the next few weeks. Just wait until the Halloween stuff!! Oh my goodness!! Cute Cute!!

I had to take Cole with me to the store - which I hated to do, but he was SO SO good. He behaved very well. Didn't make any trouble and barely any noise. I stayed longer than I planned, too - and he still hung in there with me - chilling!!

I worked on some upcoming Happy Hours and I tried to work on a cute little Halloween mini!! I love it. I've never done a paper bag album and just that Halloween and fall would be the right time to use one. So I made it at the store the other day. We had a little lunch fest one day and I did the majority of this album. Then today, I got another idea about binding it together and ended up taking the ENTIRE thing apart - but managed to salvage all of it except the bags - so I reconstructed the whole thing on more bags but sewed the bags together - which worked so much better. It's really cute. I took pictures but haven't uploaded them - so I'll do that tomorrow probably. I took pictures from every Halloween and put them all together. Cole loved going through it at the store and telling Linh and the gang what each costume was and what it reminded him of. He's crazy like that!! :)

I'm hoping to make a similar paper bag album for one of the Creative Cafe Happy Hours in October!! I wanted to do a whole class with it - because you can really put a lot in there and make it so cute. But rumor has it someone is planning a Halloween class already - I can't wait to see what it is. I've gotten more into Halloween lately - the last four years maybe - each year - it's just a little more and a little more - more decorations and crafty things!!

I actually spent a good amount of the day yesterday making decorations for the house - all Halloween!! I can't wait to get the displayed and pictures taken - then you'll get to see them. And I made THE cutest thing in the entire world for Mandy. Then, I saw her at the store, but didn't know I would see her, so I didn't have it with me. OH it's so cute. I can't wait to make one for me and mail her's to her - MONDAY - I'll do it Monday. It's just so cute!!!

Ok - Jason's home and we are headed to my cousin's to watch the rest of the Alabama game - I hate when they are pay per view - not fair!! We paid for it last weekend and watched it here with friends - but this weekend, we knew Jason wouldn't get home in time for the whole thing - so we're off to watch it there instead!!

Later
oh, and ROLL TIDE!!!
lisa

so, what have you been up to today?

Me? just playing in my studio!!

First I made this:



Used a Jenni Bowlin bingo card. some Walmart ribbon, some Making Memories paper and button (from last years release), sticker letters and that little bit of green with white dots is packaging from a set of MM stamps. Oh, and a Heidi Swap book plate and bling, too.



And will someone who know Jenni Bowlin tell her that I absolutely LOVE her bingo cards - the new ones (like the one above and the tiny ones) are just so fun. BUT how cute would it have been if there was a 31 on this one particular card? Adorable!! But since 13 is unlucky and this was a Halloween thing - it worked. BUT 31 - would have been better. Anyway.............

Then I made this:



Used a piece of Basic Grey paper here - it's from their new lines that I hope will be arriving at Scrap Etc. soon!! And tons of buttons - Making Memories buttons from last year (obviously I didn't much with them last year since I have so many), used my scallop punch on some Jenni Bowlin paper and more of that MM packaging. Oh, and a few Creative Cafe buttons and Thickers - which a love!! And the cute ribbon was in my second Scripts Kit.



And these guys are watching Toy Story 2, disc 2 - which has all the behind the scenes stuff.





oh - Cole is watching, too! He's in control of the remote. I really think Cole only has a few options as far as his career choices when he grows up. One - he can be a DJ - just because he know all these little tidbits of information and can introduce the songs just right - he does this all the time................1, 2, 3 - hit it - he's even figured out the timing so he doesn't talk over the music. His second choice could be a tour guide somewhere - anywhere that interests him. McDonald's would be a good one, or DisneyWorld, of course. He'd probably love to guide people around Toys R Us honestly. And thirdly - hmm, maybe a narrator for Pixar films. It's so funny how he can watch something and memorize the words, the tone and the humor behind it. Not just the words - but exactly how to deliver it!!! It's so funny. He also remembers slogans from commercials too - like Walmart's - Save Money. Live Better. He'll point out things in the grocery store - like Resolve Carpet Cleaner - and give me the slogan. He is quite entertaining!!


Basically - he's a nut!!

Well, I'm going to empty the dishwasher. We decided to try the evening service at Church - so we'll be getting ready for that soon. We're starting a new series that is supposed to be wonderful. It's called At The Movies - and - they are serving popcorn tonight at church!!! Crazy fun, huh?? :)

lisa