trick or treat!

I am having so much fun playing with the Frightful Limited Edition kit! I wanted to use it to not only create pages but also a bit of decor around the house. I'm slacking on getting my Halloween stuff out so this little project makes me feel like less of a slacker!

I created fun little pinwheels with a few of the different papers by cutting 2"x 12" strips and scoring them every 1/2". I used 2 of these to create each pinwheel. 

Originally I was going to use the whimsical gold thickers in the kit but ended up using the thickers in the Apple Crisp Classic Kit instead since I felt like they would stand out more.

I have a big chalkboard that I made that hangs in my family room and it's perfect for hanging my fun little handmade banners. I used some command hooks to hold the banner up and then used the bat clothespins to mask the hooks.

My 6 yr old came home from school & said "Mom, where did you get this??" When I told her that I made it she said "I love it!!" Score 1 for mom :)

I think it would also be fun to create a "harvest" pinwheel banner to hang up during the month of November from the Apple Crisp Classic Kit. 

spooky spider

Hey all and Happy October!! I absolutely love fall and everything that goes with it. I had planned on playing with the new Apple Crisp Classic Kit this week...which is amazing by the way!!! Then my daughter came home with this little artwork and I just had to pull out the Limited Edition Frightful Kit (only ONE left!). I don't keep all of my kids' artwork but I do like to create a layout everyone once in a while of my favorites. This cute little spider just had to go on a scrapbook page!

So I scanned her drawing since it was just on a piece of regular white paper, resized it and printed on cardstock. Then I played around with some of the patterned paper & fun embellishments in the kit. That black glitter washi is a favorite of mine for sure!

Together *Delightful Classic Kit*

I know I know... scrapping a Halloween picture with a springtime kit is kind of weird. BUT I just loved the quirky girliness of this photo I've had sitting around and I thought the kit matched it well. I've taken to displaying layouts around my home as much as possible, and this was one of my favorite photos. I wanted to create a simple but fun layout to feature it! 

I just peeked over and there is ONE Delightful Classic Kit left in the shop!  You should totally grab it. ;) 

{Family Challenge} with the "All Fall" Classic Kit

Hello Noel Mignon friends, I can't believe Thanksgiving is next week already!!!  This week I'm working with the "All Fall" Classic Kit.  The design team is working with the {Family Challenge} this week, which is to use the word "FAMILY" as a title on our layout.  The pictures in my layout are from Thanksgiving 2015, so I thought it was fitting to scrapbook them while I am in the Thanksgiving mood.

I started with the Simple Stories background paper with the leaf image on it and decided where to place my 5x7 photo.  

Next, I pulled out my Silhouette, which I will admit, I have not used to it's full potential lately!!! To design my title, I downloaded a free font called "Brusher".  I had to change up the "y" ascender for "family" a little bit to make it look the way I wanted.  Then I cut the file 3 times, each time offset a little more.  

On the right hand side of the layout I added some of the brown ribbon from the kit and a few more embellishments at the bottom left of the collage.  I liked the way the gold rub ons added another layer to the embellishment cluster, so I added one peeking out from under the chipboard. 

Here is another close up of the embellishment cluster and journaling block.  The journaling block is actually some of the packaging from the "Petty Little Studio" Oakley Avenue embellishments.  I love when I am able to re-use packaging.  It's a great added bonus!!!

I have really been working my way through the "All Fall" kit these past 10 days, so I decided to share a few more layouts...

First, I was very inspired by a video by Eternally Inspired Mama where she showed a technique she calls Watercolor Through a Stencil.  After I watched that video, I decided to create the following page.  The background is very similar to what she showed in her process video, as a matter of fact, I think we are using the exact same stencil.  I thought she did a beautiful job and what a great way to use a stencil!!!

Next, I was itching to do some Halloween photos from last year.  I did grab a piece of patterned paper from my stash for the touch of teal in this layout.  I also used a piece of seam binding and a couple of leaves from my stash.  I loved the way I was able to mix the felt leaves in this month's kit with the paper leaves in my stash.  I cut the stems off of the felt leaves and twisted them around a toothpick to create the curly vine type texture.

Thanks for stopping by today and checking out all of the layouts I have created so far.  I think there are still a few more "All Fall" Classic Kits in the store.  It's the perfect time to pick one up just in time to scrapbook some of your upcoming Thanksgiving pictures!!!

Halloween 2016

Hi friends, Michelle here with just a couple more Halloween layouts to share. I was hoarding hanging onto those adorable cards from the Falloween Daily Diary kit and waiting til I had some Halloween pics so I could make some pages with them!

I absolutely love the vintage style cards that came with this kit and couldn't wait to use them!! You'll notice I added that cute little paperclip embellishment to my photo at the top. I didn't want to risk it falling out when the pages are turned so I used my tiny attacher to secure it in place.

Next I have my traditional layout from Halloween. On this page I did this week's 3-1 challenge. I used 3 strips of washi and 1 spiderweb doily.

I didn't like how the black glitter alphas were against my black spider web (they just didn't show up) so I grabbed those little green alphas from the All Fall classic kit.

And now Halloween is officially 'in the books'!! I have just a few papers left from the Falloween Classic Kit so I may try and squeeze out another layout or 2 before moving on the fabulous All Fall kit! I did a quick little video with the kit contents that you can check out here. 

ALSO - this is the last week to sign up for kit subscriptions for next Jan-June 2017. There are 3 options that you can check out here!

Well, Hello November!

Hello and WOW, it's November 1st. Hard to believe. Lots going on this month ... Daylight Savings Time, Election Day, Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving. A busy month for sure. Lots to document and thanks to Noel's kits, it will be a breeze to create projects to honor all the events of November. However, since Halloween was yesterday I HAD to create one more pocket page with the "Falloween" Daily Diary Kit. I used a page design I don't usually gravitate towards but I like changing things up in my project life albums. This page is dedicated to Halloween and the pics I used are of the costumes worn by my Niece's daughter Tori. Our challenge this week is 3-1 ... use three of something and one of something! so fun, right!! Here's my page using photo pocket page design D.

I used Carta Bella's "Haunted" 4x6 journaling cards for this page and 4x6 photos. The three of something is the puffy stickers by Pebbles and the one of something is the strip of washi tape from Bella Blvd. Here's some close ups ... if you dare!

I love Tori's make up - she and her Mom go all out for Halloween - here she is a zombie hippie.

This makeup is amazing .. and a bit creepy!

I cut one of the 4x6 journaling cards into two to fill in middle pockets.

Here's the final card and photo.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll be back next week with a new pocket page using this month's BEAUTIFUL "All Fall" Daily Diary Kit. Have a great week and enjoy your Halloween candy!

"Enter if you Dare" with the FALLOWEEN Daily Diary Kit.

Hi There, Lynn here with a new pocket page using this month's "Falloween" Daily Diary Kit. The design team has a fun challenge this week called "Enter if you Dare". We added an interactive element somewhere on our project. This weekend I went to Home Goods and loved their Halloween decorations. I used the Collect App for my photos this week. Here's the whole page.

My title card

For my interactive element I used a craft knife to cut open the door on this next card. I added a button from the kit for the doorknob - it looks like an eyeball!

When the door is open ...

Here's more close ups of my cards. Check out the cute couple...

I added some embellishments to the photos to dress them up!

Here's the last few cards.

Check out the mummy display ...

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope your getting ready to scrap those Halloween pics!!

Have a great week!