You Are Bootiful

Happy Wednesday!  I hope everyone had a chance to get out yesterday and vote ...cause it's a good thing!

My layout today is of my 11 month-old niece, Maria, all dolled up in her first Halloween costume!  Isn't she "boo-tiful"!!!

I couldn't resist scrapping these adorable photos of her that I took a couple of weeks ago...She's the sweetest :)  I was really inspired by the softness of her tutu and the monochromatic colors in the photo.

I used a few random bits and pieces lying on my scrap table that needed used up.  I also used some I Lowe Scrap paper and the star cut files from the Cut It Out class at Studio Calico.

I cut out the middle of a doily and folded it so that it overlapped itself and stuck a brad in the middle of it to make the little "rosette" in this photo.  It's such an easy way to add some texture to a page!

Those little transparent ghosts were from a larger transparency that I've had for ages...I just cut them out individually and stuck them on my page :)

A few Mister Huey's Inky Black splatters and VOILA!

I hope you have a great day!  TFL!!!

Just Do It

Please, please, please, do NOT forget to vote today!  The future of our country is literally in our hands and your vote DOES make a difference!

And when you're done, head on over to www.iamdoe.blogspot.com for a different kind of voting!  It's super fun, super easy and you'll get a chance to win a $30.00 Freckled Fawn Gift Card!

Good luck and thanks for voting!!!

Happy

It's a new month, which means a new SC class and kit and a new Sketch Challenge at Freckled Fawn!  I guess you can say that all of this makes me happy....very, very happy ;)  

For this layout, I used my October SC kit, some I Lowe Scrap paper from Freckled Fawn, and some FF washi, of course!

Since we are going off of my own sketch for this challenge, I kept it pretty simple and pretty much the same :)  I used cuts from the Cut It Out class at SC.  I love the star cuts!  They will be one of my favorites for sure!

I really wanted the colors to take precedence on this layout so I changed my photo to black & white. Also, the quality wasn't the best and the b&w helped to fix that a bit.  

They were smiling and giggling...just getting ALONG for a few minutes, which is very precious to me.

Head on over to the Freckled Fawn blog and play along!  You have until Monday, November 19th to link up your take on the sketch and get a chance to win a $5 Freckled Fawn Gift Card!  Good luck and happy scrapping!

"Hello Fall" Mini

Hello, friends!  Happy Monday to you all :)  

As promised from my Instagram feed, I have a mini album post for you today...Enjoy!

I had quite a collection of beautiful fall photos that I knew I wanted to put together in a mini album.  I had ordered a kit from www.kellypurkey.bigcartel.com several weeks ago and put it to good use for this fall mini.

I also used products from Studio Calico, Freckled Fawn, and lifelovepaper.  

My overall theme or idea for this mini was to keep it fairly simple, use lots of Silhouette cuts, and use lots of gold accents.

I placed two leaf Silhouette cuts (from the online store) on my page and then misted them using some Mister Huey's Sunrise.  After the mist dried, I added my photo, embellishments, washi, and then stamped the arrows onto my page.  Pretty simple, huh?

One thing I love to add to my mini's are pockets.  I love tucking my journaling away into a little pocket and the kids love discovering what's hidden inside them!  Fun for everyone!  The cut file on the right side is from Kinsey Wilson.

I added a teeny tiny photo to my journaling tag and hand-wrote my sentiments on the back, added a few embellishments, washi, and stitching and it was done...

I think this might be my favorite page!  I used my Silhouette to cut out the "Fall Is Here" sentiment (from the online store), misted it with some Mister Huey's Sunrise, Taxi, and Gold, and then patted it dry with a paper towel.  On the right side, I used another pocket to house my journaling and I placed a smaller photo on top of it to mix it up a bit.  I like when photos in my mini's are different sizes.

 I used the negative from my leaf cuts (online store) and misted the back of the pocket, added a tag, a stamp, and some washi.  Keeping it simple here, folks!

These are some photo strips that I made and placed in the big, vellum envelope from the previous photo...

As you can see, I used a lot of journaling tags from Studio Calico's digital printables throughout this mini.  I like that they coordinate with my pages and that I can print off as many as I need at home.  I guess you could say they're a great bang for your buck!

I placed some gold vellum over the black and white patterned paper on the left page to help tone down the pattern so my b&w photo would stand out better.  I misted the right page with some Mister Huey's Inky Black and Sunrise to coordinate with my pic.

I filled a large kraft envelope with some 3x3 photos and stitched the "love" cut file (from Studio Calico) onto the flap.

 On this page (left), I took some negative pieces from a previous Silhouette cut (Kinsey Wilson's) and placed them in no particular order or pattern on my page.  I really like how it turned out, even though it wasn't pre-planned :)

The glassine bag was adhered to the back of the "Make Memories" tag from the previous photo.  Once, again I added a bunch of smaller photos inside of the bag to further document our Halloween evening.  (I apologize for the blurred photo...not quite sure what happened there!)

All of the photos that I have included in this mini are from the month of October.  Normally, around Southern Illinois, we usually don't have much of a fall.  But this year, we had an AMAZING one!  I was so inspired by all of the colors, temperatures, and events that October brought that I knew I had to document it in a special way.  I hope you enjoyed my little tribute to fall...have a great day!

TFL!!!

Sunny Snapshots

Happy Friday, folks!  It's getting colder here so I thought I'd take a step back into the warm, summer sun with my layout today :)  Actually, this is the layout that was published in Scrap n' Art online magazine back in Septemeber....I can finally show it to you now!

I'm not even going to try and remember all the details of the products I used on this layout back in the summer :)  It was all Studio Calico (big surprise there!) and the photos were from our Florida beach vacation.

Scrap n' Art used this layout in an article about using mists on your pages.  I used some Mister Huey's Gold on the white woodgrain card stock and I used a star mask to add a little detail at the top.

It was fun to sit with my little one in the sand and build sandcastles with her.  She would tromp right over them when I would get one completed and then we would start all over again!  Ahhh, the simple joys and pleasures of a three year old...I love those memories.  She has really grown since these photos were taken back in early August.  I can't believe how fast they grow and change sometimes.

I hope you have a great weekend!  I will be breaking out the flannel sheets at some point over the next couple of days....brrrr!!!  Be looking for a mini album post on Monday!  TFL!!!

Happy Halloween

Just a quick post to say Happy Halloween to everyone....be safe and have a spooky day :)  I'm off to parties galore at my kids' schools!  

I did break out the super awesome glitter tape washi for this one!  TFL!!!

October Color Challenge at Freckled Fawn

The October Color Challenge is up at the Freckled Fawn blog!  

And here's my take...

I used lots of different goodies on this one...a little October Afternoon Midway, a little Dear Lizzy 5th & Frolic, a little SC, and LOTS of Freckled Fawn!

We took the kids to pick out pumpkins at our local patch a few weeks ago and I ended up with so many great photos that I didn't know which ones to choose.  I made a photo strip so I could include several photos, but still have enough room for lots o' layers, ha!

My favorite thing about this layout is the photo strip and the pumpkin and tag filled stitched vellum pouch from Studio Calico.  And the washi, of course!

I'm getting more and more used to journaling directly onto my pages, which is new for me...I like trying new things :)

Link up your take on this beautiful, fall-inspired color challenge in the comment section here by November 5th for your chance to win a $5 Freckled Fawn Gift Card!  Good luck and I can't wait to see what everyone creates!

Have a great day!  TFL!!!