...so he got this card in return. I had to work fast, but it went over very well. I combined an idea for a news clipping I saw on MyFonts along with a trend of making faces on top of faux tealights. He really does look like that! Stamps: Lawn Fawn; supplies: Stampin' Up!

Welcome to my stop on the Lawnscaping Fall Blog Hop . You should have come to me by way of Christiana . We've had some great sleeping weather here in central Massachusetts. What about you? I was inspired by that, the covered bridge (a big thing here in New England) showing the row of support beams, and the vibrant yellow-orange colors. I made the hammocks out of the bottoms of the snowmen in the Making Frosty Friends set. Let me know if you need me to explain how. Also, the snowman arms are the rakes. Now, head on over to Danielle . If you've gotten off-track, don't worry! Head back to the Lawnscaping blog  to see the complete list of designers and prize information! This hop runs from Friday, October 5th, all the way until Sunday, October 7th. Make sure to comment on all of the blogs to be eligible for some FANTASTIC prizes! All of the details can be found on the Lawnscaping home page.

In my opinion, there is no time like Halloween season to try to conquer one's phobias. One of my biggest is arachnophobia. This morning I went downstairs to feed my guinea pigs and found a huge spider on the wall. I let him survive, but I hope he moves out of sight soon. Ugh. If only all spiders were as cute as this one in Lawn Fawn's Heebie Jeebies set. This is my entry for the Getting Texty Lawnscaping Challenge . Stamps and decorative papers: Lawn Fawn; supplies: Stampin' Up!

My latest attempt at CASology #6 and also for the premier Ten-Minute Craft Dash #1. Speaking as a person who had a fair share of anxiety in my elementary school years, this CASology theme spoke to me in a different way than might be expected. Although I do not have children, I remember what is was like to be a little one struggling with academic and social excellence. I hope this gives people ideas to run with. This clocked in at under eight minutes for the craft dash. I wanted to find an ideal clip art shield for bravery to trace but finally made my own in Illustrator for you to share with my compliments. You may download it for FREE here . I printed and cut it out on heavy cardstock and traced around it with a marker.