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Hi Stampers,

When I'm having a bit of Stampers Block I love to look over a list of National "Holidays" I can usually find something fun to spark my creativity. So I've created a list for you:

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 In October 2014

  1. October 1st is Homemade Cookies Day Stamp a card, tuck your favorite cookie recipe inside, and send it to a friend.
  2. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Create a card featuring Pink Pirouette.
  3. October 3rd is National Techie Day. Send a card to your favorite Techie.
  4. October 4th is World Card Making Day. ‘Nuf Said!
  5. October 5th is Do Something Nice Day. Make a “Just Because Card” and send it to someone to brighten their day!
  6. October 6th is Mad Hatter Day. Use a hat stamp and create a card.
  7. October 7th is National Frappe Day. Brew up a fun coffee themed thanks card and give it to your favorite Barista! Good coffee is essential to good crafting!
  8. It’s National Book Month. Create a stamped bookmark to use in your favorite book.
  9. Mystery Series Week is the 5th -11th. Create a card inspired by your favorite mystery series.
  10. October 10th is Cake Decorating Day. Stamp a Birthday Card. Get out your Cupcake and Birthday Cake stamps and do some papercrafty “cake decorating”
  11. October is Organize Your Medical Information Month. Decorate a Folder or Binder for all your important medical data!
  12. October 12th is Clergy Appreciation Day. Stamp a card for your Clergy, Pastor, Minister, etc.
  13. October 13th is Columbus Day. Explore a new world of stamping. Stamp with a stamp set or technique that you’ve never tried before!
  14. October 14th is National Dessert Day. Choose one of Stampin’ Up!’s yummy dessert named colors (like Cherry Cobbler) and feature is on a card.
  15. October 15th is take your Parents to Lunch day. Stamp a card inviting them out for a lunch date!
  16. October 16th, National Boss’s Day. Stamp a card for your boss.
  17. October 17th is Mulligan Day. Give a crafty technique a second chance. Try creating a card featuring a technique that didn’t go so well for you the first time.
  18. October 18th is Chocolate Cupcake Day. Pull out your stamps and some toothpicks and create cute cupcake toppers to go on your Chocolate Cupcakes!
  19. October 19th is Evaluate Your Life day. Create a journal to fill with your thoughts. Next year you can look through it to reflect upon our life, where it's been, and where it’s going.
  20. October 20th is Clean your Virtual Desktop Day. So spend some time tidying up your computer files – then celebrate by stamping a CAS (Clean and Simple) card.
  21. October 21st is Apple Day – Squeeze some Reinker onto a paper plate, cut an apple in half, dip it in the ink and stamp to create fun Apple Print projects!
  22. October 22nd is Color Day. Make a colorful card!
  23. October 23rd is Ipod Day. In 2001, the very first iPod was unveiled – celebrate innovation by stamping a card featuring a new or original idea.
  24. October is Dental Hygiene Month. Stamp a card for your Dental Hygienist!
  25. October 25th is Make a Difference Day. Stamp a card for a charity like Card Care Connection or Operation Write Home.
  26. October 26th is Mother in Law Day. Stamp a card for your favorite Mother-in-Law.
  27. October 27th is Navy day. Get out those Nautical stamps and create a masculine card.
  28. October 28th is Chocolate Day. Stamp a card featuring Chocolate Chip ink and card stock.
  29. October 29th is National Cat Day. Get out your kitty cat stamps.
  30. October 30th: Candy Corn Day. Use Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, and Whisper White as color inspiration for your stamping today.
  31. October 31st it's National Frankenstein Day and this year it falls on Halloween. SO create a Halloween project with a cute Frankie stamp!

I hope you found a little inspiration for your stamping! You can find even more Fun Holidays on Days of the Year.

How do you get over your Stamper's Block??? Leave a comment and let me know what helps you to get excited about creating…

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