Plum Poppy Studio

Hello everyone! What a great day it is. We are all ready for the evening of trick or treating over here. We do have one big pumpkin that isn't feeling well. She is even hanging up her costume for the evening, or so she says. It turned out to be a beautiful day, but a little breezy. I am taking off for the week to go scrapbooking with some friends 900 miles away. I am going to try to post projects that I am working on from the road, but don't get too upset if I am a big slacker ;). I will leave you with a layout that I made with the Little Yellow Bicycle line Booville. It was one of my favorite Halloween lines this years. This is a picture from 2004 trick or treating. Have a wonderful evening everyone!! (And no, I did not use the fraying scissors from Martha, I did them all individually!)

I have recreated my Boo project. It was really getting on my nerves that it wasn't as stable as I would have liked, so remade it using the wooden blocks. (And of course making another Halloween decoration never bothers me!) I like this one a lot more, though I don't have the stamping and stickles that I have on the other one. Let me know which one you prefer.

Hello, Ladies! I am back with a layout. I know I havn't done one for a while, so here it goes. This is one that I made for a display in the store. Like I have said before, I completely love Halloween! This layout was made using the Blackbird collection from My Minds Eye. I know I have been using that company a lot lately, but I have been infatuated with all of their lines lately. I have come to the conclusion that I need to start journaling more. I've known that I needed to start doing it, but the thought absolutely frightens me. Do you have problems journaling at all? I don't really know what the problem is, but it might have to do with the fact that someday, a future grandchild might pick up one of those books and say to their mom, "What the heck was Grandma DoBea talking about?" I tend to get lost in what I am trying to say most of the time, and it is no different when I am speaking out loud. My words end up getting jumbled with thoughts, and then it all gets m...

Halloween happens to be my favorite holiday. I just can't ever seem to get enough decorations, ideas, paper, embellishments, or just plain ol' anything that has to do with that particular day. I think my love of it stems from the thought of being able to act and feel like a kid again, knowing that those days are long gone and adulthood is fully upon me. Watching as my kids have so much fun makes it all the better. The feel of the pumpkin guts, the smell of fall, all the candy and the general feeling can't be replaced. And, I guess it all brings memories back of my dad decking out the back of his truck with hay bales and driving us down the country roads to get our little treats. Here is a project I have been working on for a few days. Kept making tweaks here and there, trying to get it right, and I think I finally have it. I used the Haunted line from My Minds Eye for the paper and decorative brads, stamp sets from My Minds Eye and Tattered Angels, Marshmallow mist from Ta...

Here is a card I made using Peachy Keen Stamps and the Twilight collection from last years release by Pink Paislee. I absolutely love the stamps by Peachy Keen. They are always so fun and whimsical. Halloween is my favorite time of years. I love the fact that I can act like a kid and get away with it, not to mention the trick-or-treating with my kids.