No Mo Mojo

I don't know what happened, but my creative mojo has completely vanished. One minute I was humming along, ideas popping all over the place, and then WHAM! - I hit a brick wall. I don't know if it's because this is post number 203 for this year, and last year I had 176 posts for the entire year. Maybe I used up all my ideas for the year? Do we get a set amount on New Year's Day? If so, I need to up my quota for next year!

Sometimes it helps knock things loose if I break the routine and play with some "contraband", also know as SOB (Some Other Brand). And that's what I did here. Gina K. Designs just released a new stamp and die set called Merry & Bright. Well, you can tell by the name that it's holiday-themed, and it is awesome! If I counted correctly, it's a 35 piece stamp set with a coordinating 23 piece die set.

Anyway, this was the first thing I came up with, and I actually have ideas for more! See? Sometimes you just need something new to shake up those neurons in the old brain!

Popular Paper Pumpkin

This month's Paper Pumpkin kit was so popular that Stampin' Up! is not going to have refills available. BUT......you CAN get the whole kit starting today (while supplies last) if you are a subscriber, or become one!  They will be available starting at 2:00 PM Mountain time today.

UPDATE: The kits sold out in 30 minutes!

The great thing is, not only will you get this adorable kit that makes ten full-size cards, but as a subscriber, you will also get the coordinating kit in November! It's the first time Stampin' Up! has ever done that!

Shaker cards are hot right now, and this kit makes it so easy to make a bunch in a jiffy. The white shaker fronts even have embossed texture for added interest!

If you want this kit, you must become a subscriber first (there are options), and then order this month's kit. Because it is after the cut off date for automatic shipment, it won't be sent like subsequent months will be.

I hope you will consider joining. It's a lot of fun getting the monthly "surprise" in the mail, and you can suspend or cancel at any time.

Here's a short video from Stampin' Up! about this month's kit:

Stamp Review Crew - Spooky Cat

Welcome to the Stamp Review Crew blog hop! The Stamp Review Crew is an international group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators who get together on the first and third Mondays of the month to inspire you with a featured stamp set, and this time we are featuring Spooky Cat!

You probably just landed here from Mike's blog, Stampin'-Style. Weren't his projects awesome?! To continue the hop (forward or backward) just click the links at the bottom of each post.

One of the (very few) things I miss since moving to our farm, is the little ones coming to our door Trick or Treating, because now I don't have an excuse to buy too much candy, haha. So, I can make up for it by giving my friends a little treat instead! Some candy corn is always nice, but I think the pillow box could hold a few Hershey's Nuggets, too. I just didn't have any. *sad face*

The box was made with the Trim Your Stocking Thinlits die and some Window Sheet. The tag uses greetings from the stamp set, along with Spooky Night Designer Series Paper and some embellishments.

While the main focus of this set is Halloween, I wanted to show a way that it could be also used for other occasions, so up next is a Valentine! I thought the owl looked so sweet, not spooky at all, so he's hanging out on a branch to serenade you.

The greeting was stamped using the Labeler Alphabet set, which is soooo handy for custom greetings!

That's all the fun stuff I have to share today. Up next is Betty, over at Kitty Stamp. Gee, I wonder which stamp she's going to focus on? LOL!