Family Time at the Corn Maze

I {big, puffy heart} my family.
What I love more, is spending great, quality time with them.
We had a chance on Sunday to  put our crazy, busy lives aside, and S-L-O-W down briefly for some fun time together.
What better way than to visit one of the local corn mazes.

So grab your candy corn and enjoy the photos.

Welcome to the...

 

 A view of the property from the hayride.

 Ahhhh- serenity!

Hubby is trying his hand at the rubber duck race.

And the winner is...Hubby Jagger!

 (No one was really racing him because the other pump was broken. Ha!)

The football toss~

Sid takes a shot.

Score!

And then Jess gives it a whirl...

Then on to the tractor track!

And Jess is rounding the corner...

Sid at the finish line...(not really!)

 Entering the corn maze!

 Our first stop~

Strategizing over which path to take first.

We had to answer trivia questions to determine which way to go!

An old abandoned shack in the maze.

A little spooky if you ask me.

I'm glad nothing jumped out at us!

We would have created a new path in the maze~

 

(Christmas card quality. Don't you think so?)

Can't wait until our next family outing~

While you're here check out the new items added to my etsy store~

Thanks for stopping by~

Paper Pumpkin Club on Trial

 

 

The Paper Pumpkin Club is  basically a Birchbox for stampers.  Each month you will receive a box of Stampin Up goodies to make a few cards.  It's personal card making time in a box.  Well, I love card making and Stampin Up products, so what the heck, let's give it a try.  I contacted Wendy and told her to sign me up.

 

Anyone who signed up with Wendy Cranford of Luvin Stampin Up, would receive an eXtra special treat from her just for signing up.  She sent me a case to house all my Paper Pumpkin stamps for the year.

 

 

 

Totally adorable.  This little case really got me hyped and super excited about the club.

 

 

Inside the case was another surprise- these cute samples from Stampin Up. (I love the punch dresses.)  I could hardly wait until the arrival of my first Paper Pumpkin.  I began counting the days.

 

 

 

Last week my first Paper Pumpkin finally arrived...

 



 

with this cute little welcome letter.

 

 

Now to the goodies.

 

 

After opening the crisp white tissue paper wrapping, this was what I discovered inside.

 

 

Hmmm.....my excitement started declining. 

 



 

These are stickers. Where's the real mini spool of ribbon, and where were the real starbursts cut from a Stampin Up punch?  I was expecting the quality that I got from Wendy from her samples.

 

I sorted through all the contents to make sure I had what I needed to make the four cards.  Yes, FOUR cards!  Everything was there.  So I got busy, and in less than 15 minutes, this was the end product.

 

I admit, I was not totally impressed with my first Paper Pumpkin box.  It just didn't appear to be quality paper.  The stamp was ok.  The ink pad was ok. The buttons were ok. But the rest was a total thumbs down.

 

 

Yes, I was totally disappointed (Have I said that already?) with my first Paper Pumpkin kit, but I am not one that gives up so easily.  So, I'll hang with them for three months.  Honestly, if quality doesn't improve, I will not be a repeat customer for the "Birchbox for Stampers."

 

 

On a happy note, one of the third grade teachers and his wife are expecting a baby boy in a few weeks. Yay for babies~ He loves baseball and Ohio State. So we (the second grade team)  combined the two ideas and presented the family with these little gifts.

 





 

The items are all handmade by Tonya of Sweet Mia Boutique (except the cards. I picked those up from the Dollar bin at Target.)  She has a space at The Meeting Corner where I as well have a booth. She's great! 

 

So support 

Handmade!

Shop Small!

Shop Local!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by~

Fort Macon and Win It Wednesday

Enjoy a trip to Fort Macon~

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Today is my first Win It Wednesday.

These super cute Halloween pencil treats are up for grabs.  One lucky winner will receive 10 packages. The giveaway will run through Sunday midnight.

Packaged and ready to go to a lucky winner~

It's easy peasy to enter~

• First, become a follower of my blog.

• Second, place the "Win It Wednesday" logo on your blog linking back to this post telling your followers about the giveaway.  Don't have a blog? Post it on your FB page with the link.

• Finally, leave a comment telling me you did this with the link and what you like (or dislike) about Fall.

Thanks for stopping by~



It's an Etsy Thing

For the last few months I have been debating whether or not to open an Etsy shop.  Once upon a time, years ago, I had an Etsy store, but closed it for reasons beyond mentioning.

So after a lot of thought, I decided to give it another go.  I love my Cricut. I love making things with my Cricut. Which you already knew.I now want  it to help me support my crafting habit.  Marketing is everything, I know.  However, the marketing ability is what I lack.  So if you have any ideas or suggestions please lead me in the right direction.

For now, visit my Etsy store named "Just Poppies." Etsy wouldn't let me name it Field of Poppies after my blog. Bummer!  Invite your friends over as well.  I'll continue to add some really cute items as well.  If you have any ideas for items to make, leave a comment- especially teacher related items.

I've added my store link in the upper left hand corner of my blog. Check it out...