Fall Flashback * Decoupaged Pumpkins

Since fall has pretty much arrived here in the mid-state of Tennessee, with the cool air breezes and the leaves starting to change, thought I'd share one of my favorite posts from fall last year.

I love decorating for fall. It's only second to Christmas as my favorite time of year. Last year, I took part in a Pinterest inspired crop and created some decoupaged pumpkins that I still just love looking at.

Here was my inspiration....decoupaged pumpkins.

Source:  Tatertots and Jello

And here are my finished decoupaged pumpkins. I really wish I had taken pics along the way but honestly, it's a very easy process.  And the tutorial at Tatertots and Jello is so well done, why reinvent the wheel, right!

I just made it work for me. I purchased the inexpensive pumpkins you can find at Michaels and used those. I didn't remove the stem as her tutorial showed. I just left it on and decoupaged up to the stem. Then I added some extra stuff around the stem for more fluff.  This was just really things I already had on hand.

 I added some gold and brown tulle from my gift wrapping stash, some eucalyptus leaves that I had on hand, some sticks and some velvet leaves I found on clearance at Michael's for just a few cents.

 I love my leopard print pumpkins!  

If you like today's post, be sure to check back tomorrow. I'll share another Pinterest inspired fall project that was a lot of fun!

Thanks for stopping by!

Life In Instagram Mini

As I've said before, it's no secret that I love Instagram!  It is my absolute favorite app, hands down! Since my phone has become my primary camera, Instagram was just a natural fit.  I love that I can capture so many more things that I would have missed otherwise and IG is just a way to share those and have fun with them. 

I thought I'd create a little mini album using some of my most recent favorite IG photos.  If you follow me on IG, then you've probably seen the photos already but bear with me because the photos in an album are much better!

I created this little gem using all Jillibean Soup papers and bits and pieces of their other product along with some little bits I had floating around my scrap table. What got me started on this little album was seeing the Jillibean Soup Sweet and Sour Bite Size Bits paper. It was sitting there staring at me, with these cute little journaling cards and I had a thought to cut them all up and make an album! They are perfect! 

I just added a few extra bits like I said, but mostly all Jillibean Soup. The Instagram flair button is from Finding Nana and I hadn't used it yet so it made the cut!

Again, I just added bits and pieces of doo dads sitting in my doo-dad bowl on my desk...the paper clip, the resin flower, a doily....

I added other bits of Jillibean Soup papers to the background. They all work so well together.

The Insta*love* cut was from the Studio Calico cutting files from a previous month....and no longer available unfortunately!

The card on the right with the quote was part of the Sweet and Sour Bite Size Bits paper

There you go! I hope you enjoyed this little sharing.  Making books are really easy when you have the right product. I just punched and added the coils!

Thanks for stopping by!

Need for Speed

Hello Monday! Thought I'd share a new layout with you today. I don't often do a boyish layout. I have several nieces that usually fill up my girly pages but I also have two pretty awesome nephews that I love dearly! They usually don't like their pictures taken as much as the girls but my daughter grabbed these pretty cool pics on her phone this summer of them riding their scooters and I just had to use them!

I used the Gossamer Blue September kit for this layout...this is my #3 layout for the month.

I love the flags and thought they kind of add a bit of movement to the page to go along with the movement in the photos. 

Can't take the credit for those awesome white paint splatters. Learned that from Tina Walker at the Studio Calico message board! Aren't they cool. Do you ever just wonder "why didn't I think of that"? Well, that was this moment!  Here's a link to her quick tutorial. Splatter Technique

I added some messy stamping to the background with some more paint splatters.

Hope you have an awesome Monday! I know I will. Today happens to be my birthday. While I don't have big plans today (work still goes on regardless of a birthday)....hubby just might be working on something for later in the week!

Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES USED:

PAPER:                               

Cardstock:   Gray Prismatic: Bazzill Basics

Patterned:    So Happy Together Yellow/Green, Journaling Cards,  Echo Park;  Woodland Park (Magpie Field), October                                 Afternoon; The Sweetest Thing (Bluebell Playful Lively Paper), My Minds Eye 

EMBELLISHMENTS:

Alphas:           American Crafts (Thickers Hardcover); Mini ABC Stickers (Pebbles)

Labels/Tags: My Minds Eye (Honey One of a Kind); October Afternoon (Woodland Park Doodads)

Tape:               My Minds Eye (Smile Sweetest Thing)

Jewel:              Blue Notions French General kit (EK Success) 

ESSENTIALS: (Not included in kit)

Pen:                American Crafts

Mists:             Studio Calico Mister Huey (Opaque White, Passport)

Paint:              Adirondack Paint Dabber (Snow Cap)

Stamps:          Studio Calico (Arrows, Sept 2012 Addon; Arrows, Summer Stamp School kit; Linen Background);

                         Stampabilities (Faded Text Background)

Ink:                  Versafine (Onyx Black)

Punches:         EK Success: (Binding Edge Edger Punch, Swiss Cheese Punch)

Life this week...

It's been somewhat of a crazy week here! I've been cleaning out closets and things that we've had in storage way too long!  We made the huge move over four years ago and still had some things in storage. Finally decided it was time, we had put it off too long and headed over to get the things gone through. It's amazing what you find you really don't need or care about after not seeing something for that long! Anyway, got that done and it feels much better!

Just to share a few of my favorite Instagram pics from the week....

This little munchkin just cracks me up! I love my Madi girl! She's so full of personality and is a little diva for sure!

Even though this is blurry, I still love it. Here she is peeking under the chair at me!

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Alex was looking too cool with his new guitar! So proud of him. He saved his money and paid for it himself! Now if we could just work on that haircut! LOL

Love ya Alex dude!

Fall decorating has begun! I love this time of year. It is one of my favorite times of the year....second only to Christmas!

The candy bowl is out and ready to be filled! I love having it ready when the kids come to visit!

And add a few shiny golden pumpkins and you're good!

Found some of these when we were going through the things in storage! Remember these?

And my collection of Starbucks mugs! Unpacked these from storage. Forgot they were even in there! I already have a cabinet full of coffee cups that I replaced after we moved! 

And this was a wonderful morning! Reading and studying by the open door with my coffee, enjoying our new cooler weather!

And my Max boy....he loves sitting by the door and enjoying the fresh air. He also loves it because we have a pre-school nearby and he can hear the kids playing outside!

Ahhhh....life is good!

Just Peachy

I've been wanting to scrapbook these pictures of my adorable niece helping my mom making peach jam this summer. She loves peach jam and looks forward to having her peach jam on her toast!

Jillibean Soup's Chile Paste paper was the perfect choice for this layout! I love the adorable little mason jars with such colorful lids!

I created some layers using the Pink Sugar paper and Seedless Cucumber along with some edge punches and some Cameo cutting for additional detailing.

I cut the mason jar on my Cameo using an image from the Silhouette store. 

These colors are just perfect together! I love the bright colrs with the small patterns!

I have more than my fair share of the Jillibean labels. They are perfect for any project. I use them in my Project Life layouts as well as my traditional layouts. They are so versatile for journaling or dates or even just layering.

The title was cut with the Cameo using the Pacifico font. The heart was sprayed with Mr. Huey's Real Red and then Calico Shine.  I just love the colors of this layout and how well they coordinate! Again, another great thing about the Jillibean Soup papers. They all coordinate so well, even across the different lines!

I hope you have a great Saturday with lots of fun things planned! For me, that's more scrapping this weekend!

SUPPLIES USED:

Cardstock:  American Crafts

Patterned:  Jillibean Soup: Pink Sugar (Soup Staples), Chile Paste (Coconut Lime Soup), Seedless Cucumber (Watermelon Gazpacho Soup), Sharp Cheddar Cheese (Apple Cheddar Soup), Fresh Cilantro (Blossom Soup)

Labels:  Jillibean Soup (Coconut Lime Soup, Neopolitan Bean Bisque, Sweet & Sour Soup)

Butterfly pin: Jillibean Soup

Doilies:  Martha Stewart Crafts

Pearl Crystals:  Prima

Die Cuts:  Round Doily, Jar (Lori Whitlock @ Silhouette Store)                               

Pen:  American Crafts

Mists:     Studio Calico Mister Huey (Real Red, Opaque White)

Punches:  EK Success (Arch Scallop Edger Punch, Scalloped Scallop Edger Punch)

Die Cutting Mach:  Cameo

Bakers Twine:  The Twinery

Other:  Buttons, ribbon, string

Having a Ball

Sharing another layout with you today using the Gossamer Blue September Main Kit. Have I said I love this kit?  I think I have but I'll say it again....I love this kit! 

This is my 2nd layout using the September Main kit. Again, the colors are so beautiful and the elements so well coordinated.

I first started with a white background and misted using a Crafters Workshop Template. Love how it just added that pop of color! You know I love color!

I love layering different papers and elements....some vellum never hurts!  I simply try to find coordinating patterns and colors. Doilies always add a nice feminine touch while adding texture too.

And of course, a cute picture is always great!

SUPPLIES USED:

KIT: Gossamer Blue September Main Kit

Cardstock:  American Crafts

Patterned:   Echo Park: Everyday Eclectic (Chevron Woodgrain, Journaling Cards), So Happy Together (Diagonal Dot);  Pebbles: Sunny Side (Sunny Days, Blossom)

Alphas:  American Crafts (Thickers Hardcover); Pebbles (Mini ABC Stickers)

Flowers:   Prima (Sculpture Flowers)

Labels/Tags:  My Minds Eye (Honey One of a Kind); October Afternoon (Woodland Park Doodads)

Tape:  My Minds Eye (Smile Sweetest Thing)

Supplies not in kit:

Cameo Cuts:  3x4 Life Card Sentiments, 5 Arrow Chevron Border Strips (Lori Whitlock @ Sil Store)

Paper Clip:  Tim Holtz

Stencil:  The Crafter's Workshop - 12 x 12 Doodling Templates - Herringbone

Pen:   American Crafts

Ink:  Versamark Onyx

Mists:  Studio Calico Mister Huey (Pretty Pink); Luminarte (Radiant Rain Guatemalan Green)

Punches:  EK Success: (Scalloped Scallop Edge Punch); Martha Stewart (Circle Doily Punch)

Die Cutting Mach:  Cameo

Other:  thread, doily, vellum, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, date stamp

Sprinkler Fun

The cooler weather is finally arriving here and we are seeing signs of fall beginning to pop up.  But even though summer is gone, we still have lots of summer memories and photos to tell the stories.

I created this layout using some cute pictures of my nieces playing in the sprinklers. I used mostly Jillibean Soup products. I love their beautiful choices of paper. The Soup Staples papers are so easy to coordinate with their other patterns.

The title is actually my own handwriting and cut on my Cameo. And I didn't need a Wacom Tablet to do it. I found an easy tutorial from a member on the message board at Studio Calico. 

You can use the app "Skitch" on your iPad. I already had it downloaded so that was a plus!

Just begin a new blank document, write your title or create your design, email it, open the file on your computer and trace on your Cameo. The whole process took me maybe five minutes and it was easy peasy!

You can find the full tutorial here.

Ok, back to the layout!

I love just tacking my title down in a few places so it's not completely flat. Adds some dimension to the page.

I just used the negative space of the title on the left side for a little extra punch! The colors in these papers worked perfectly with my bright yellow background to help convey the warm summer days full of bright sunshine! 

SUPPLIES USED:                             

Cardstock:   Bazzill Basics (Two Scoops in Lemon Custard)

Patterned Papers:  Jillibean Soup; Crushed Tomatoes (Sweet & Sour Soup), Fresh Cilantro (Blossom Soup), Pink Sugar, Green Sugar (Soup Staples), 

Bite Size Bits (Sweet & Sour Soup)

Letter Stickers:  Jillibean Soup: Alphabeans (yarn yellow)

Cardboard Accents:  Jillibean Soup: Corrugated Shapes (Corrugated Houses)

Pen: American Crafts

Ink:  Versafine (Onyx)

Mists:  Studio Calico Mister Huey (Opaque White)

Punches:  EK Success: (Circles Large Edger Punch, Starry Night Edger Punch)

Die Cutting Mach: Cameo

Other:  Buttons, twine

So there you go! A fun bright summer layout as we head into fall!
Hope you have a spectacular Thursday!