Boil and bubble, toil and trouble!

I just love the Hanna Stamps... Riley collection. This is one of the new Thanks giving ones. Little does he know that he is going to be a cooked bird soon. The sentiment is part of a caldron. Which of course I popped. Very Fun. I did this for the Hanna Anniversary Challenges for the 1 year anniversary. check out the forum. There is some really neat things going on this week and for the rest of the month.

Recipe:

Stamp Sets: Hanna Stamps- Riley Thanksgiving turkey, Caldron- Mostly Animals, and sentiment is from Amuse. Accessories: Nesties, Copic mkrs, Primas, Robins Nests, brads, Ticket, corner and window punches, spica pens, pop dots of course. Inks: Ruby red, Black, espresso Paper: Ruby Red, More mustard, white.

Have A Happy Weekend!

Have a great weekend everyone. Stay dry. It is suppose to rain the entire weekend. :P Anyways, It has been a very long week. I am just glad it is over and now I can play. I said that this weekend I am not cleaning or watch movies. I am going to play in my craft room. I am getting caught up on cards, scrapbooking layouts for when I go away on my retreat. Which I can't wait. I think that later we will go play in the rain. We got our muck boots ready to go and were going to go play in the rain.... doesn't that sound fun!

Recipe:

Stamp set: Filigree, Hero arts cupcake Accessories: Scalloped circle punch, circle punch, Su! beads, copic mkrs Inks: Summer sun, Black Paper: Vanilla, summer sun, brilliant blue

My Thank You!

I made two cards. One for my staff at Hamden Healthcare and the other for one of my patients family members at work. I reassure her everyday when she comes in to take care of Mom. She is finally getting it that she is a different mom inflicted with a terrible disease and her personality is going to change daily and the education we teach her about Alzheimer's will hopefully help the dgtr with dealing and coping and understanding the changes in Mom. Even though she will always be Mom I want to thank you.

For this blog candy:
My three companies that I love and have donated Blog Candy are:
Kim Hughes, MFT, Ecletic Papier, Verve Visuals
The Three people that I admire in the stamp community- I just love their work!
Cambria Turnbow, Cindy Haffner,and Kim Hughes and all her products
I just wanted to say that I posted my card here on my blog and on SCS.
Check it out.

Recipe:
Set: Love Ya Bunches, Accessories: Nesties, Pop dots, Copic mkrs, Cuttlebug folder- swirls, The wedding collection table confetti flowers, stampendous glitter stickers, ribbon. Inks: black Paper: Choc Chip, Pretty in pink, Bashful Blue and white.

Save the Date!

How Cool is this.! I admire everyone who is a care giver and a by stander that has to endure watching loved ones fade away with this terrible disease Alzheimers. I am a caregiver everyday. I am a nurse in a healthcare facility. I work on a Sub acute Rehab unit but I also work on a Dementia Unit. These people are amazing. I love everyone of them as if they were my grand parents. Even know some of them have no minds left they still are people and are full of love. I love their stories and the funny things they say. I try to help them anyway I can to make their last days pleasent and filled with my love.... even if they do have a clue who I am. Please be educated on this terrible disease. You can volunteer, educate your self ... Take a stand!!! Check our Alzheimer Website ALZ.org

Alzheimers Awareness

BLOG CANDY!!!!
Cammie Has super dooper prizers. It is over $$$$ 1000.oo in prizes. Please do your part and enter.

Right from Cammies Blog: This is her info and My info blended:
HOW YOU CAN ENTER TO WIN:Because of the size of this blog candy, I am going to be strict about the rules! Please follow the all the directions to be entered. You may only enter one time per person but you can make as many cards as you want!1.
In celebration of World Alzheimer’s Day, we are reaching out to some amazing people who deserve to be thanked. ….the caregivers. Caring for an Alzheimer’s patient is HARD work and an often thankless job. There are so many people who help and so—I am asking you to make a card for a caretaker of a person affected with Alzheimer’s. Yes, you can send it to someone you know. If you do not know anyone to send a card to you can send it to the address below (this is the home my grandmother lived in for the last few years of her life. The nurses, aids and support staff there were tremendous. It is such a difficult job and I would love to see them showered with cards!)
To the Staff at the Artman Home250 N. Bethlehem PikeAmbler, PA 190022. (Cammies Grandmother was a resident) Or
The place I work at : Hamden Health & Rehab Center. 1270 Sherman Lane, Hamden CT 06514 (Attnention: Rec Dept or myself (Lesa Soja) and I can distribute them.

Reread the donations above. I really want you to look at all the companies and individuals who gave to this important cause....cause they ROCK!3.

If you have a blog, please mention this blog candy on it. The hope is to generate as many cards as we can for those who could use a lift. If you do not have a blog, that is fine...just mention it when you upload your card. If you cannot upload your card (because you do not know how) that is fine.
Just tell someone about this!)Please, only one entry per person. In your comment please link your card and also list three companies and two individuals who have donated to the blog candy. Finally, be sure to link this post to your blog and spread the word! Don’t forget to include your email address so I can contact you if you win!

Your entry should look something like this:Here is my card On your blog or SCS gallery. Three companies who donated are My Favorite Things, Gina K Designs and Flourishes. Two people who donated are Amy Rohl and Sharon Johnson. I have posted this on my blog. ponsettcreekdesign.blogspot.com

Cammies: Other important details:All entries that follow the rules will be printed out on Friday, September 26 at @ 8 PM (central time) (MY GRANDMOTHER's BIRTHDAY). The entries will be printed out, cut up and RANDOM.CARA will pick the winner out of a box. (I will take pictures!) The winner will be posted on Saturday morning.I will not be posting on my blog for the next few days so that this stays on top. Everyone is eligible to play (even those who donated prizes.) The only person who cannot win is me.
Please note: By entering to win this blog candy you are agreeing to release your email address and contact information to some of the companies above in order for your prizes to be mailed. If you do not wish for your information to be released, please do not enter.
One prize contains peanuts--please advise me before I send it if there is a peanut allergy in your home.If you do not know how to take a picture of your card or upload it to a gallery or blog, don’t worry. Just make your card and let me know that it is made. I trust you!If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them on this post and I will be sure to check back often to answer them. ****Please note---most questions you may have can be answered by re-reading this post!Good Luck! Thanks again to all of the AMAZING people and companies who made this possible.

Mother and Child

Emily doesn't feel well this weekend. She has her first cold of the year. Probably picked it up at school. I made her this card. I hope you feel better soon! I also put it in on the CHF forum and WSC58 challenge.

Recipe:

Stamp Set: CHF- Kim Hughes Mocha Chica ( This is the stamp set that I won a few weeks ago taking one of her online classes. We made the Magnets for Xmas!). Accessories: Brads, Mat pack, window punch, Scalloped circle punch, Nesties, Pop dots, Scalloped edge punch, Cran Crisp Ribbon. Inks: Black, Choc Chip, Rose Red. Paper: Handsome Hunter, Night of navy, Rose Red, White

Bling or not!

Wow! How pretty. I just got these really cool petals at believe it or not Michaels. I am very impressed. They are in the wedding isle. I am teaching a Bling it on! Class next week. This will be great for that class.

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Best Blossoms, Savvy sentiment

Accessories: Cuttlebug folder- swiss dots, big kick, scalloped edge punch, ribbon, Nesties, Rhinestone bling!, popdots, Inks: Old olive, black Paper: DP, White, Old Olive

Is it Pumpkin Time Already?

I was thinking about the pumpkins this year. How many, where am I going to put them outside, the mums, cornstalks, I made this card for the fall season beginning. I also added this to Gina K Designs, Challenge. Check it out in the forum Septgkdck is the code for the challenge. then just follow the directions.

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets: Verve- artful elegance, Autum harvest, Sentiment- Unknown

Accessories: Nesties, Su! mkrs, MS ribbon, Ribbon, Oval punches, White gel pen, brads , pop dots, scalloped edge punch, corner punch

Ink: Black, Really Rust, So saffron

Paper: Pumpkin pie, So saffron, Rose Red, White CS

Happy 50th Linda!

This is a beautiful card that I made for my DH's Cousin who is turning the big 50 tomorrow. Wow! Its hard to believe. She is such a sweet person. I know she'll enjoy the card. She is very crafty like her mother.

Supplies:

Stamp set: CHF- Foursquare, Tyson the turtle

Accessories: Cuttlebug folders ( number collage,

Happy Birthday, Copic mkrs, Ribbon, Primas, robins nest- silver bells, Pop dots

Paper: Pixie Pink, white, Night of navy

Emily's Projects.

Here is Emily's project for the CHF- Online Class. We did the Christmas Magnets. They came out adorable. She did a really awesome job. Especially her coloring. She is 8 years old and well on her way of becoming a great artist. Awesome job Eme. I can't wait until the next Project..

Holy Christmas Critters!

Emily and I did the CHF Forum Online class. We had a ball making Kim Hughes' idea for Christmas Critter Magnets. Take a looksy.! She did an awesome job. The forum was a lot of fun. I am still trying to recover from laughing so hard. I can't wait until the next time/project. It should be a hoot.

Supplies: Favorite circle punch ( We used the Nesties!), Cardstock, CHF- Kim Hughes- Christmas Critters, Copic mkrs, sponge, Heavy Cardboard ( I used the saved sheets from scrap paper) and cut circles out. Magnet strips and they are on the back. I will show you Emily's in the next post.