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!

Finally beat the clock for Lawnscaping Challenge #41 . It's a bit of a stretch but all the nautical themed DT entries along with the sketchy scallops got me thinking about the last flings of summer. I used Lawn Fawn's newest set, A Birdie Told Me, along with some of their decorative papers from the Bright Side and the Fa-La-La collections. I just cut out wavy shapes from the paper and a skinny oval for the surfboard. Stamps and decorative papers: Lawn Fawn; supplies: Stampin' Up!

This week, Operation Write Home is teaming up with Lawn Fawn to gather up some cards for service people to send to their children. This is a general purpose one I made that says "hello" on the inside. Tried to emboss with a texture that reminds one of the aroma of fresh toast! Hope the young person who may receive it will like it!

Yesterday I saw this awesome card at Artfelt Impressions and I had to copy it almost exactly. It was perfect for Lawn Fawn's Flying By set. Deb is, like, the ultimate teacher if you want to learn how to make CAS layouts. Stamps: Lawn Fawn; Supplies: Stampin' Up!

Had some fun making my own patterned papers for the Lawnscaping Challenge #40 . I'm so-so about printed patterns. I'd rather do this because it is more organic and kind of a meditative activity. Spent the past weekend visiting friends in NYC and made a stop at The Ink Pad in Manhattan to clean them out of Lawn Fawn stamps that I did not have yet. :-) Stamps: 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.

 I'm doing double duty on challenges this week. This is for the 5th CASology Challenge and Lawnscaping Challenge #39 . I sincerely hope that more people will come on board with CASology's challenge. I like the thoughtfulness that is put into it by their design team. Of course, I'll be forever hooked on the Lawnscaping Challenge as long as there are Lawn Fawn stamps to play with. Stamps: Lawn Fawn; supplies: Stampin' Up!