This week's challenge at The Pixie Cottage --#38
You have the option of using one or the other or both.
equipped with removable tag for a bit of extra journaling! 
Stamp It Crazy free for all
Gingerloft Happy Haunting
One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
Make It Crafty - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Fall colors
Meljens - Fall Colors
Stamptacular Sunday - Colors of Fall
Creative Stamp Friends - Autumn
Craftalicious - Autumn Colors
Drunken Stampers - Fall
A Crafty Little Place - Autumn
Flourishes - Autumn
Speedy The Cats Friends - Pumpkin
Stampin For The Weekend - Tag It
Practical Scrappers -Stamps!
Paper Pretties -Animal or Animal Print
Thank you very much!
Can't wait to see what you concoct!
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Last week the Pixie Cottage and Sienna
teamed up to bring you
SIENNA’s Benefit Autism STAMPS
THANK YOU for supporting their cause
and for sharing this information with everyone you know!!!
A few weeks ago we attended Open House. I documented our evening to share with Daddy. When my eyes fell upon the HERO portion of Sienna's poster my heart skipped a beat.
If you've read the blog posts with Sienna's letter explaining her choice of benefit. You know that she had to spend 2 weeks in National Jewish Hospital in Denver. We were blessed to have insurance, but only the first 2 nights were required hospital stays, the additional 12 nights you were on your own. A friend of mine, Miss Debbie, that I met attending weekend crops, has a sister, Miss Gayla, that lives in Denver. Miss Gayla, opened her heart and home to Sean and Sienna. Giving a scared child a sense of comfort and normalcy. Because of her thoughtfulness Sienna was able to meet STAR.
(I emailed Miss Gayla about SIENNA’s Benefit Autism STAMPS)
she wrote back:
Sienna,
How can all the children you will help ever thank you. I have sent your link to many people this evening and will continue to send it on. Angel and Star are here this evening when I got your message and we all have a tear of joy and thanks in our hearts and eyes. Because of people like you children all over the world will get better. They will learn to talk, to walk, to sing, and most of all to draw. You all by your self are changing the world. YOU are my hero.
Thank you Gayla
Who is your HERO?
Who has God put in your path
and what wonderful things
does he have up his creative sleeve in store for you?
This is how Sienna is about ART 
Can you feel her excitement!!!!?
We encourage you to get your hands on some of
SIENNA’s Benefit Autism STAMPS
They would be super stocking stuffers, make great gifts for teachers,
a fabulous addition to any craft room and KIDS LOVE TO CREATE!
AND most important they benefit AUTISM, not to mention they cost less than your average cup of coffee!!!
It didn't take her long to use hers...
but truly, it is Sienna that inspires me!
Holly is hopping into 3 challenges this week: My Time To Craft kids at play
Anything Goes cute
Sweet Stampin stitching
As always in addition to the theme,
we provide you with a sketch. You may use either or or both.
Link back your NEW creation to Fun & Games Challenge 37
for your chance to win Pixie Cottage Stamps
the pattern paper I used on the inside of this card? :)
I bet most people throw that sheet away!Once again the recycler in me comes to life!!
Thank you very much hopping by. I hope you have a wonderful week of creating.
Next up on the creative agenda...
(for the kiddos) 3 designer pumpkins, a cake, and a loaf of banana bread for the fair.
I turned in my art last weekend.
This Friday I voyage to St.Louis to see my mommy and to attend the So You Think You Can Dance Tour...can't wait!
In Studio work continues daily on my first children's book.
I am so blessed to be living out my dreams.
And used this week's sketch by Adrina...
on the "down low"~the part that rests on the table...
Are you prepared, sheltered or full of surprises?
Or are you just so plum tuckered you are in need of a cat nap?
I'd love to read which you match.
Happy creating!!
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I mentioned 2 FREE Frogs...
HOP on OVER to The Pixie Cottage
and enjoy a special gift from Miss Michelle & moi...
2 ARTishtic froggies engrossed in a
lifting game of leap frog
can be yours wit a click! THEN tune in next week for an opportunity to use them!!!
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The third element of my title was the "not so itsy bitsy spider"
If the mice didn't have you squealing SHE might!
Sienna pointed her out yesterday..."Yikes"
(at least she is on the outside of the window!)
Now, that's a great reason to pull out all of
your pattern papers with SPOTS & STRIPES....
I love to learn new things! (ask me in a few weeks how crocheting is going)
I challenged myself in this endeavor by attempting a tri-shutter-card.
(looks more complicated than it actually was, in fact this a.m. my girlies were perched in my window seat stamping and making tri-shutter cards for their teachers!)
start with 6" x 12" piece of paper
score from both short ends at 2" and 4"
rotate paper vertically cutting at the 4.5" mark on both sides
from the two score lines furthest apart
Having the dots under control, I plotted out my STRIPES...
I wanted to bring Polkadotasaurus to life via layering (and lots of coloring)
him and all his 'pieces parts'...
And now assembled utilizing "BOOST STICKERS" :)
(That is what Sierra asked for this a.m.--
it took me a few to realize she wanted 3-d foam pop dots
to give her image a BOOST off her card. How cute is that!?)
FLAT spots seemed boring, so I sprinkled fuzzy brads upon the green and blue SPOTS
got to love COLORFUL CHAOS....
a glimpse at the layers...
Thank you ladies at Stamp Something for letting me play with you!
