Almost Halloween

I've had so much fun this year making my Halloween cards for all my friends.  I got the cutest stamp set from Mark's Finest Papers.  It is called Broom Rides.  There are lots of stamp sets at Mark's Finest Papers that I have my eye on, that I will return to them for more purchases..


Can't forget a decorated envelope



Such cute little spooks going out a haunting!













Last night we went to our church and participated in the Trunk or Treat event.  It was actually a lot of fun.  The kids were so cute.  It was our first time to go to one and was amazed at how many people were out and about with their little ones.  A good time was had by all!

I am also recovering from a minor surgery this past Monday... so, I hope to get up and around this afternoon and work on a few cards to get ahead of the game for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  I really need to get my Christmas cards finished... the bases are all cut out and most of them stamped, but need to do the detail work... I am so afraid Christmas/December 1st will be here and I won't be ready!  But I vow each year NOT to do that, but alas, I procrastinate once again... but maybe not this year... Yeah, right... who am I fooling but myself?  No, not this year!  Stay tuned to see if I am or not...

Have a safe and Happy Halloween with your little spooksters... Hugs all around... Barb

Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Think Pink

Think Pink! This is Breast Cancer Awareness Month... Please make sure your loved ones have had their mammograms done every time they should.

Well, the last time I wrote, I mentioned that I was ready to submit a card to a magazine... well, I did it!  I dropped it in the mail last week.  Now I sit with my fingers crossed that someday I'll see it in a magazine.  It may be many months down the road and of course, I'll have to buy every issue for the next year or two to find out probably! 

Our local Chamber of Commerce is having their annual fundraiser on October 16th and has a silent auction as well as a live auction in conjunction with it.  I made a dozen cards with envelopes and put them in a cute locked box that I got from Hobby Lobby that looked like it was covered in old postcards. Oh, and I also put a small address book and a green rhinestone pen in it too... get it?  GREEN?!  I hope it will bring lots of money for them.  It will also tell me if I'm any good or not too.  I had a friend help me decide what to call my entry and I just loved what she came up with and I think that is what I'm going to my cards... Eclectic Cards by Barb.... I printed it on a tag that I had that looked very eclectic itself, then tied it onto the handle of the box with some twine.

I also uploaded some cards onto my gallery on  Splitcoaststampers.com you can see they are the ones that are dated October 6, 2010.  It's just a sample of some of the cards I did for the Chamber's event.  I think my favorite though is my Halloween card!  I'm going to make several more of those and mail them to my LOSTie friends and my friend friends!  They know who they are.

I've got to go now.  I've been fighting a migraine for two days now and I really need to head to bed and get some rest.  Thanks for spending some time with me today.

Hugs all around,
B