Skull Candy

No - I am not talking about head sets! hehehe I was given some digital graphics. I have to tell you - I am not too good at the digital thing. I do get it! I have played with some digital graphics, etc. And it can even be tempting sometimes... But I walk in my craft room - that is FULL of paper, scrapping and stamping supplies, die cut machines, cutters, dies, etc., etc., etc. And I think - what would I ever do with all this stuff?!? But I think there is room for digital and traditional! This week I was asked to be a guest designer for Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays. The skull below was one of the graphics I received. So, I created a little skull candy!

Labor Day?

IS SUMMER REALLY OVER??

Well - labor day is the last big horray of the summer season. My labor day weekend was great! Not too "labor" intensive though! Well, I suppose that isn't entirely true... I labored away in my craft room! Mal and the boys went to Tahoe for the weekend. Mal's sister, Denise, lives up there. I had a few things going on, so I stayed at home. I hate to say - it was almost a treat! I don't get much time alone... so it was awesome!! Mom came over during the day.. we ran a few errands... and then crafted the rest of the day away! Woo Hoo!

BEACH ALBUM

One of the fun things I made was a chipboard beach album. I found the prettiest beach / shell paper. I think it was by Creative Imaginations. I just love their paper!! It is a tabbed chipboard album. You can see here that it has 4 tabbed pages.

Inside the "pages" have room for 6 nice photos of a beautiful day at the beach.

I also made a really cute Halloween flip album. I went to Jeanne's for the day and we played with the new Stampin Up Halloween paper. I made the flip album and she made a totally cute Halloween garland.

Among the other items I crafted away on was a cute baby boy flip album. I stated a baby boy garland. When I take a few pictures of the baby boy items, I will show you all.

It is fun trying to come up with unique handmade gifts for the holiday boutique coming up in November. Have you ever tried to sell items in a craft show? It is always an interesting task trying to figure out what people will like. And it is even harder trying to put a dollar amount on items you make!! I wish there was some perfect little formula for it!

Well - it is late.. and I should hit the sack! Work always comes too early in the morning! hehehe.
Sleep tight! and happy crafting!
:o) Erin