For October's Creative Crew Scrapbooking Focus Challenge it was anything goes as long as it included a photo and was giftable! I've had this 5x7 acrylic frame for awhile just waiting for the right project. Start with a piece of card stock, add a photo, insert it in the frame, then embellish the outside of it with some ribbon and pearls. This would make a wonderful addition to any desk!

Supplies
Stamps: Falling Leaves, Thanks You Kindly
Ink: Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip, Early Espresso
Paper: Soft Suede, Old Olive, First Edition Desginer Series Paper
Accessories: Decorative Label Punch, Pearls, Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon, 5x7 Acrylic frame

Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps are a brand-new product that will appeal to crafters and non-crafters, alike-not to mention kids!

The easy-to-use cookie stamp has a solid wood handle with three interchangeable stamp images: a heart, a jack-o-lantern, and a snowflake.

Just make your favourite shortbread cookie dough (or one of the two included recipes) and stamp away! Create beautiful, hand-stamped cookies in a flash. The stamp images are completely food-safe and child-friendly.

Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps Item# 125152 $20.95

 ~ Amanda

This month's Creative Crew DSP focus was to use any holiday themed Designer Series Paper on our project. Started with a 5x7 canvas, adhered a piece of the Spice Cake DSP to it with a piece of the Big Shot Multi-purpose Adhesive Sheet. The leaves were stamped onto pieces of Spice Cake DSP and First Edition DSP, then embossed with the new Pewter Embossing powder. The leaves were then attached with the new mini cloths pins onto Hemp Twine.

Supplies
Stamps: Autumn Splendor, Woodgrain, Falling Leaves
Ink: Versamark, Soft Suede
Paper: Soft Suede, Spice Cake Designer Series Paper, First Edition Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Mini Cloths Pins, Pewter Embossing Powder, Hemp Twine, Sticy Strip, Big Shot, Top Note Die, Big Shot Multi-purpose Adhesive Sheets

~ Amanda

I have never heard of the term Steampunk before! Very challenging to sit down and create a scrapbook pages using that theme. I had to do some major research first and came across a few layouts that I mixed together to create this one. Since I was unsure if my ideas would work I turned to My Digital Studio so that way if I made a mistake I could just undo!


Supplies all from My Digital Studio
Stamps: Convention 2011, Artistic Etchings, Cheerful Treat, Various Overlays
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Grey, Basic Black, Sahara Sand
Accessories: Lace, Antique Brads, Pearls, Fun Flower Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Eyelet Border Punch

~ Amanda

My nephew turned 5 last week! He is growing up so fast! This card is case'd from someone but unfortuantely I forgot to write down which blog I saw it on, thank you for this adorable idea! I had no idea what to make for him, but Punch Art to the rescue! At this age though I doubt he really paid any attention to the card, he passed it to his father to open while he went to attack the present!

Supplies
Stamps: none!
Ink: none!
Paper: Basic Black, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White
Accessories: Word Window Punch, Petite Pennants Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1/2" Cirle Punch, Big Shot, Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Timeless Type Sizzlit Die

~ Amanda