My Scary Bunch...

I thought I would take a tiny break from this regularly scheduled scrappy blog to share some Halloween photos of my kiddos. So, if you will indulge me for a minute...

My oldest (who is 13) wanted to be a Playboy bunny-we nixed that idea pretty quickly, lol! But when she agreed to wear sweats or jeans, we felt a cute black bunny costume was a good compromise:

My son wanted to be Scream, and it was pretty funny that one of his best buds ended up being Scream also-and they didn't even tell each other what they were going to be!
Evan/Scream:

 Evan and his buds before a Halloween party a few nights ago:

The twins personalities and differences are really showing with this year's costumes! Natalie, the oldest twin, wanted to be rather glamorous and pretty, so she went as a "Goth Fairy":

And the younger twin (by 2 mins, lol), Cecilia, wanted the ugliest, scariest costume that she could find, and it HAD to have a mask. So, she went as "Infectious"(although she looked rather like a zombie to me, but what do I know?):

I especially love that blonde hair peeking out ;-) !

Creative Scrappers sketch #230 (Indoor Smores)

One more quick post today with a page based on this sketch, and inspired by Shimelle's Scrapbook Remix, Prompt 5:

I flipped it on its side, and made this page:

 A closer look at those cute Cosmo Cricket S'more Love embellies:

I started with a Basic Grey Granola CS base, layered on Cosmo Cricket, from Jolly Days, S'more Love, and Garden Variety, and a brown houndstooth print from Making Memories, dripped on some Mr'Huey's Dark Calico, inked the edges of the CS with Walnut Stain Distress ink, and added a sprinkle of hearts from a brown chipboard Thicker sheet, some S'more Love chippies, a title that I stamped from the S'more Love stamp set and cut out/raised with a pop dot, and a S'more Love journaling spot that I attached with stitching and a Making Memories upholstery brad.

Happy Halloween!

One of my favorite days of the year...I love the fall season, the opportunity to dress my kids up and take pictures, and who can forget the candy? For today I am sharing a Halloween page that I made using a sketch from PageMaps:
The sketch:

My page, "Candy Stop":

 And, some close-ups.
Of the title:

And the embellishments:

This page was made with supplies from October Afternoon's Witch Hazel line, Basic Grey Little Black Dress, Martha Stewart layered round stickers, Bazzill black bling, Tim Holtz's Kraft Resist Halloween stack from last year, Hobby Lobby spiderweb stamp, homemade mists, Hobby Lobby black glitter ribbon, Target washi tape, sharpie for journaling, K&Co flair, spider web paper from The Paper Studio, Thickers, and green Studio G pigment ink.

Happy Tuesday!

I have lots to share with you today, so I will get started! Up first, I have a layout that I made for this sketch from ScrapFriends:

Here is the layout that I made for the challenge:

A closer look at the fun details:

The supplies I used were taken from a page kit that I made for next month's CKCB hop, so you'll get to see the kit with a supply list in a few days.
The second layout that I am sharing today is made for the Simon Says Stamp Challenge this week, which is Fall Leaves:

I used another kit which you will see on November 6th for this page, along with some yummy Jenni Bowlin die-cuts that I won and just had to try out. The photos were taken on one of my daily walks at the beginning of fall.

The last page I am sharing today is one that I made for the Glitter Girl Challenge this week, "A Manly Model".
I also based it on sketch #78 from ScrapFit challenges:

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 A closer look:

 Don't you love the gorgeous embossed quatrefoil cardstock? I used some new goodies that I won from the My Mind's Eye blog, from the Lost and Found 3: Ruby collection-the patterned papers are from the 6x6 pad (I just hid the seam under the layered border strip). I was excited at how well the Tin Pin from October Afternoon's Midway collection worked with the photo and theme-I have had this photo for 6 years, and just now was inspired to scrap it!!

Christmas is coming soon...

A a fellow blogger is having a fun blog event:

I can't wait!

Mixing It Up

This week I have been very inspired by the new class I am taking over at Shimelle's website, Scrapbook Remix:

Here are my pages inspired by the first 3 days of prompts:
Day 1 "Use a monochromatic color palette":

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Day 2 "Use the B-sides":

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Day 3 (I was inspired by one of Shimelle's layouts in the prompt, so scraplifted it!):

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All of these layouts were made from my October CKCB kit, with the exception of some scraps (and it's always good to use up some of those, right?)

 

Trick Or Treat

Just a quick post to share the page I made for Paper Issues Halloween Harvest challenge that ends tonight:

I based it on this sketch by Basic Grey:

papers are all Basic Grey-Granola, Ambrosia, and Little Black Dress. Chipboard stickers are from Eerie, and the fringe are Doodlebug Paper Frills. I die cut the title and web with my Cricut and SCAL, and added some messy stitching.

Promarker Giveaway

On Enfys' blog HERE! Check it out!

Inspired by Jen Gallacher, Days 2&3

I have been following along with Jen Gallacher's free Holiday Card making series, and was inspired to make a few more cards!
Here is my card inspired by her Day 2 Video:

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Supplies used: (most papers are from my scrap bin, yay!) red polka dot-MME Miss Caroline, green leaf print-Graphic 45, green tiny chevron-Basic Grey (I think), I die cut the tag from kraft cardstock, and punched a strip of left over woodgrain paper with a Fiskars punch. The Frond stamps are from a Fiskars stamp set, and the Happy Holidays stamp is from Martha Stewart. The red brads were from Chatterbox, and I think the tree brad was picked up from Target's $1 spot a few years ago. The Twine is from the Twinery, and I pulled a scrap of brown satin ribbon to finish off the tag.

The next card was inspired by Jen's Day 3 card and video:

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Supplies used: (again, most papers are from my scrap bin!) Papers from Hobby Lobby Greetings of the Season stack, Graphic 45, and maybe GCD studios (not sure about the music notes scrap). Labe sticker-Martha Stewart, tree sticker-Jolee's, Merry Christmas sticker-Mary Engelbright, and twine from The Twinery. I cut the shaped card base and the photo corners with my Cricut, so I am entering this card into Simon Says Stamps' weekly Challenge-Dies and Punches.
Thanks for looking at my cards, and be sure to check out Jen's blog for some holiday cardmaking inspiration!