Fall Banner

This lovely and simple Fall Banner is made from one of the many Embossing folders and ‘Day of Gratitude’ stamp set this a ‘must have’ limited edition stamp set from the Holiday Mini Catalog,

The cute little pumpkin is made with the 1 3/4 circle punch

The cute turkey is made with the 1 3/4 x 7/8 oval Punch and the Body I used my cricut and the Create a Critter Cartridge (one of my favorite cartridges)



An easy combination of Autumn Papers and embossed with the Sizzix ‘Vintage wallpaper Embossing Folder’ for texture and simple stamping and Punching is all you need for this easy peesy project.....

Card stock and ink colors I used are:
Cajun Craze, Old Olive, More Mustard, and Early Espresso...

starbuck jars

Happy Fall everyone,

hope everyone has a nice fall day today....

save your starbuck frap bottles, scraps of paper and recycle them....I used my empty starbuck bottle's and a 1 sheet of card stock and some scraps....and this is what I came up with another treat holder for halloween..... these are great to sit on your desk at work, they make great gifts for teachers or school office staff.....

just contact me via email if you would like to make these....




Bottles out side of holder...



Bottle's in holder...

Good Monday Afternoon !!! Hope you all had a great weekend, we had another hot Summer day in these parts, miserably HOT!! I am sooooooooo ready and yearning for Fall, for the temps to cool a bit, Frankly I think I am just ready for fall and all the fun that goes along with it.....Halloween, Thanksgiving....I just want Summer to be over with now.....


So for today's post I have another halloween project to share with all of you guys out in cyber space......Today I spent my morning before errands came knocking at my door....I made a cute cute cute...pumpkin treat box...found directions for the box on another site...so adorable...thanks Debbie for posting them.....

here is my version of the treat box filled with Pumpkin lollipops and chocolate pumpkins....I will be making these for my daughter's class...So if anyone wants to join me or just get some kits to make your own you can contact me via email

Halloween mini album

Hi everyone,

TGIF hope everyone has a wonderful weekend...
today I started my weekend playing all day in my scraproom focusing on halloween and I decided to create a Halloween mini and this is what I came up with. I used inks, embossing folders. tearing technique, rubber stamping and lots of punches....



Front cover



Pg 1 and 2 is a creepy theme


pg 3&4 is all about ghost and ghouls


pg 5 & 6 witches Brew.....


pg 7 & 8 it's all about the candy what is halloween with out candy....



Here are some the journaling tags that are thru out the mini..

Mini and altered paint can

Hi Friends,
Today I have a mini scrapbook and an altered paint can to share with all of you..
I made this set for a swap I am in and finally finished it...so I will be sending it out tomarrow finally....

Jeanne it's finally on it's way...hope you like it....


front cover of mini album



pg 1 and 2



pg 3 and 4


page 5 and 6


page 7 and 8






Mini album and paint can

Hello Everyone,

Hope you are all having a wonderful day.....

What do you do with a empty soup can,stampin up paper, an ink pad and a stamp set.......


you make the cutest Teacher gift ever...just a few supplies and you have your self the perfect gift for back to school...




A pencil holder to hold all the teachers pencils that she will be getting.... a post it note holder to write her notes on... and when she/he needs a snack she will have one handy with a candy bar holder.....

Hello everyone,

Hope everyone is having a great day and staying cool...today is just the hotest day ever here in Victorville....

Today for my crafty post I have a post it note holder using SU Persian Breeze DSP (to bad it's retired I love this paper) the stamp set I used is also retired it is Delight in Life..and for the flower I used Eastern Blooms which is still in the new 2010-2011 catalog....

This make great back to school gifts for the teachers



Front cover of post it note holder


Inside post it note holder...

Tomarrow My new shipment of New products from the Mini Catalog and the 2010-2011 catalog should arrive..
Yeah...I can't wait to play with new stuff and actullay share products you all can still get....

Purse and 4x3 thank you card set.

Baja Breeze and Chocolate chip are my favorite color combos and I am so glad stampin up brought baja breeze back. although the paper I used Parisian Breeze on this purse and card set is no longer avaiable I used it anyway.The pattern for the purse I got from Mel stamps blog...she always has the cutest patterns on her site...

for the cards I used my EN Francais background stamp also a retired SU Stamp. the Scallop Circle, Sincere Salutations stamp set. and a flower punch from ek success. I
this is a very simple project that you can do in an 1 1/2 and not many supplies...



This little purse holds 4 cards and envelopes and a pocket in the front for a pen



This is a pic of the card and the inside of the card.

There is an incredibly beautiful stamp set that you simply must have... I made a quick card that is elegant, yet quick.









Friends NeverFade stamp set and the new Su colors. Daffodil Delight Concord Crush,Pear Pizzaz. I used the Square Lattice Embossing folder and embossed the Daffodil Delight CS. and 1/2 stitched-Poly Ribbon in Pear Pizzazz. Inside of card I used the Thank you Kindly stamp set. After I stamped the image I used the large oval punch and the oval Scalloped punch cut the scallop in half attached it to the oval using the SU dimensionals to lift it..


Hope everyone has a great weekend and thanks for taking the time to look at my creations.

If anyone is intreasted in ordering these products just contact me or you can order by going to my SU Web Site
http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/lindacastro/

Eastern Bloom stamp set cards

It's a little late but as promised here are the cards I made last week using stampin up supplies.... These cards are very simple to make using very little supplies. They are great for the crafter on a small budget...

Supplies I used are
Eastern Blooms stamp set
Melon Mambo Paper and Ink pad.
Old Olive Ink
Tempting Turquoise Paper and Ink pad
Basic Pearls
Whisper White card stock




Thinking of you card


Birthday Card

I am Offically a stampin up Demostrator

I just rejoined stampin up and now I am offically a Demostrator...so stay tuned and start looking for my new post with stampin up products..I will be working on a few things this week and get them posted in a few days...come join me on my journey and see what I come up with..or look for my Hostess club that I will be putting together in the near future...or join a card club... I will have all this put together with dates and a calender by the end of the week.... in the mean time while I set everything up come take a look at my Stampin up website http://lindacastro.stampinup.net

can't wait to create and share with all of you....

Thanks card set

Hi everyone,

hope everyone is staying cool in this hot,hot,hot. weather we are having... I so enjoy summer....

Do you never have a thank you card when you need one..do you wish you could just pull one out of your pocket at the right time...

Well today I have a card box and a set of thanks card that are very simple to make...

all you need is a thank you stamp, 2 sheets of white or cream card stock 8 1/2 x 11 will make 4 card bases.
2 sheets of 12x12 SEI Mimosa key lime and Mimosa Mint Julep pattern paper http://http//www.yourmemorieshere.com/. (for the box and cards )and of course a box pattern or tags,boxes and more cricut cartridge.
SEI rub-ons Love Birds and wild card cartridge for the bird....

and here is what you get....

box and cards




cards set of 4



box see the cute bird cage rub ons..aren't the just adorable..you can get these rub ons at

http://http//www.yourmemorieshere.com/

cards in the box..is't this just the cutest.

Birds of a feather layout.

Welcome everyone!


I hope that you all had a fabulous 4th of July weekend! and hope you are all enjoying your Summer so far!!!

Today I have a  super cute whimsical layout to share with all of you. the papers I used are sooooo cute from Prima marketing "Signs of Spring Collection"  you can get the the papers from http://ymhdesigns.blogspot.com/. I also used my Cricut  cartridge Forever Young to cut out the flowers,  the birds  where cut with create a critter and the title was cut with song bird. The flower I stickled and added a  Dew Drop from Grapes and Leaves collection from  YMH.

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Summer Mini Album

Happy Wednesday friends hope everyone has a wonderful day.....Today I am sharing a mini paper album I made for those sweat summer pics. It only took me 3 day's to complete...

I must apologize to my family for the last 3 days of being locked up in my craft room and not making dinner...you guys no longer have to stand at the door and beg me for food  I'm done with my project for now.....

I used my cricut cartridges Everyday paper dolls for the Lounge chair , Umbrella, and swim suits, I used Fabulous finds for the library pocket...All mixed up for sun kissed, create a critter for the let's play. and different punches for all the flowers....

Front cover of summer mini paper bag album

Page 1 and 2

Library pocket made with Fabulous Finds Cartridge

Page 3&4

Tags and pocket on page 3

Back of tags

Page 4

Mat for pic or Journaling on page 4

Page 5

Page 6

I used MS Micro beads on a scalloped frame.

Hello everyone and happy Father's day hope you all have a wonderful day.

This week I have 2 cards to share with you, just in time for Fathers Day.

I made these cards for my Husband and Dad. I used SEI papers from the Windsor 12x12 Paper Pad; the colors and patterns are great for masculine cards. I also used the Pearls from the Pearls and Crystals - Biscuit;My cricut to cut out Dad and Premium Ribbon Assortment - White, the stamps are from Tim Holts Visual Artistry Collection.