Happy Halloween, Sistahs!

Happy Halloween all!

Today I'm bringing you another October Daily layout I created using this week's prompt from Lasting Memories to use squares!

I screen shot this meme a while back when people were doing the "3 fictional characters to describe me" because I thought it was hilarious, true, and perfect for my OD!

I've gotten some fantastic Halloween happy mail recently, and this lovely little tag was part of one I received.

I'm getting to the end of my Maggie Holmes gold letters (sad face) - that I was a J!

I also need any excuse to use the adorable wax seal I got at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, so that definitely made it into the layout too!

I planned a big Halloween party this past weekend at my church, and because of that planning, my October Daily had to take a back burner. Which honestly, will probably be the case with a lot of craftiness soon because I have a birthday party coming up then a Disney vacay! All fun things, but hinder the crafting. Sorry for the MIA blogging. Will be on as much as possible!

I hope you join us over at Lasting Memories for an all new challenge this week!

Have a spooky day!

Starting October Daily

Happy Friday, ghoulies!

Today I'm bringing you the very beginning of my October Daily album. I don't print photos at home, so I will be doing them in small batches and posting every few days.

I'm enjoying this project. My first few days were over a very busy weekend, so I have a LOT of photos for a few days, but it shouldn't be like that all the time.

Here's day 1 and 2!

I'm using a photo-a-day challenge with digital text, so I included that with a list of the monthly challenge. A while back I found these hard plastic smash book dividers at a discount store, so I cut one down (it was surprisingly easier than I thought!) and used it for my 5x7 photo. I put some trim on the divider tab with a few embellishments. These are the faces of pure joy after an amazing TN football win!

On the other side of the divider, I taped this Crate Paper glitter paper bag. I put a football and a banner on the outside. The inside contains an account of the amazing TN vs GA game from last weekend and our reactions to the Hail Mary victory! So fun.

Ha - Is is just me or do the rest of you have **tons** of pocket page cards and still end up making your own? On Saturdays we wear Orange - Mean Girls ref... and my two little Vols with their Kroger cookies samples. Good Saturday.

I used to LOVE playing with the LightBrite. My son found it at my parents' house & enjoyed it too. We celebrated the husband's and the bro's birthdays, and neither gave me a wonderful photo, so they get skulls!

On Saturday, we ended with the boys in the bounce house.

Day 2 - we had some family time & my cousin took these cute photos. I used a gold metallic glitter theme, and this might be my favorite page so far!

October is for BOOOOts (get it, the ghost?) and giving babies candy. I love a good, unplanned Sunday afternoon with my boys.

Our city does a fun thing where people paint rocks and hide them for kids to find. It's called Hendersonville Rocks. We found a strawberry rock at the local outdoor mall while we were strolling and riding trikes!

So far October is lovely. Looking forward to catching up on my days, and sharing more soon.

Thanks for looking!

Sparkly projects

Hey hey hey!

Just popping in to bring you a couple of small projects I've been working on lately.

First up, I won the entire Urban Chic collection from the WeRMemory Keepers blog! It was so exciting!

I decided to share the love and create some mini pocket letters for a couple ladies in my Happy Mail group. It was my first mini PL, and it was so fun!

I hope they enjoy these little goodies!

Next up, I have created the cover and title page for my October Daily this year! I had a little bit of a hard time finding an appropriate 6x8 album, but I found this lovely Simple Stories Album on Amazon.

This crepe paper/tulle/glitter ribbon will be a recurring Halloween theme this year. I sewed the crepe paper to the tulle, then I sewed the glitter ribbon & then I hot glued the entire thing to the album.

I cut the numbers from cardstock and just mixed my own black and silver glitter mix & adhered it with hot glue! I will have to be sure to not pack it with my decor that is stored in a hot attic!

I also created my title page. It was a lovely surprise to find the inside of the album was black and white polka dot! I love it!

I can hardly bring myself to use this gorgeous MME paper! I kept it relatively simple so the paper's beauty will shine.

I also am so all about sequins lately, of course I have to have a sequin pocket on my title page. The pocket card is Becky Higgins - another Halloween collection I super love.

I found a super cute pack of Halloween buttons at Tuesday Morning, so that's where the spider & spider web came from in the shaker pocket.

I can't wait to fill up this little album with October fun and make it chunky chunky chunky!

Supplies:

Mini PL - all paper Urban Chic from WeRMemory Keepers

Halloween album - Simple Stories
Glitter Ribbon from Dollar General
Something Wicked paper - My Mind's Eye
Hocus Pocus Card - Becky Higgins Project Life
Shaker sequins & confette - Dollar Tree

Thanks for looking!

Bring on the FALL!

Happy Friday of a LONG weekend!

I might be pushing the season with today's layout, but that's the name of my game. I have a Halloween layout for you today, and another Halloween project coming your way Monday! I'm in the mood for all things orange, pumpkin, and fall weather!

I've been gathering a collection of fall/Halloween items to attempt an October Daily album this year. I just had to use some of these products for the last Halloween photo from 2015 that had yet to have a layout in my album.

Isn't that the cutest little Minion you ever did see!?

I'm super excited about the sewn elements too. I had the crepe paper leftover from a Mickey mouse birthday party. I got the beautiful glitter orange tulle at the Dollar Tree & the beautiful orange glitter ribbon at the Dollar General. The gorgeous papers are from My Mind's Eye, and I feel like most of them are too pretty to use! It's going to hurt to cut them up for a mini album!

I found these glitter spiders on clearance a while back from Hobby Lobby - love them!

I had so much fun making this layout, and it really came together rather quickly. I picked up the thickers from Tuesday Morning... not too sure what to think of them. They're sticky on both sides with the intention to cover the viewed side in whatever topping of one's choice... This ended up being a bit messy... I sure hope it sticks for the long haul!

Supplies:
Gray/white cardstock - Craftsmith from Michael's
Patterned Paper - My Mind's Eye
Thickers - American Crafts
Glitter Ribbon & pumpking doily - Dollar General
Glitter Tulle - Dollar Tree
spiders - The Paper Studio from Hobby Lobby

Thanks for looking & bring on the cooler weather!

Fright Nigth - a DCWV challenge

Today I'm bringing you a Halloween layout using the DCWV sketch for July.

I absolutely LOVED creating this page! I think Halloween is in my top 5 type of page to create ... (oooh that sounds like a fun blog post!)

Here is the original sketch:

Here are some close ups:

That little pirate is just the cutest!

Supplies used:
Background paper and other b&w paper - DCWV Modern Metallic Stack
Orange glitter paper - DCWV Coral Couture stack
amazingly delicious halloween sequins - Studio Calico
Flair - Scrapbook Circle
Twine - Target dollar spot
Punch - studio calico

Thanks for looking!

Halloween Loot! - A SBC sketch layout

Today I bring you a fun layout I did for the Scrapbook Challenges sketch for today. I really love how this black & white page turned out!

I got an amazing deal on these Halloween stamps at the Studio Calico warehouse sale a while back & I just love them.

I used the evidence stamp to put the bit of journaling I wanted on the page. I tried to switch up the bat stamp a bit for some background stamping. I also used some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist.

I used some baker's twine to wrap around the white alphas, just to add some dimension and a little more interest to the tiny title.

Supplies:

White Cardstock and Halloween Stamps - Studio Calico
Black & White Pattern Paper - Me and My Big Ideas
Glimmer Mist - tattered angels
White Alphas & Baker's Twine - Target $1-$3 spot.

Go play along over at scrapbook challenges - there's a good chance of winning a prize this month!

Fall Festival - A SBC Sketch Challenge

I love today's fun sketch over at Scrapbook Challenges & I used some DELICIOUS papers I just picked up at the fabulous Studio Calico Warehouse Sale! Seriously - the sale was so fun!

That metallic copper star paper caught my eye immediately! And I love how the vellum lets the stars shine through. The original sketch had a doily, so I went with it and the metallic theme I had started and now I have a glittery, starry night at the Fall Festival. My son and I were minions, and the hubs was supposed to be Gru, but the bald cap didn't work so well...

Here are some details:

Supplies:
Black Star Cardstock - Studio Calico
Triangle Vellum - Seven Paper
Black and Silver Chevron - Me and My Big Ideas
Silver Doily, silver tag and white alphas - Studio Calico
Orange glitter tape - Recollections
Stick pins - Tim Holtz

Thanks for looking & hope you're inspired to play along!

Trick or Treat: I"m here for your booty!

Hahaha! I just couldn't resist. My little guy was a pirate last Halloween & even though it doesn't show his sweet face, this is my favorite picture of him from Halloween night - checking out his pirate's booty.

It was a freezing cold Halloween night, and so many of the kids in the neighborhood did not go out, so the houses we visited were extra-generous! We pulled him in a wagon decorated like a pirate ship, braved the cold, & made some memories.

I LOVE the layout for this favorite photo.

I used some new paper I got on my last trip to my scrapbooking mecca, The Scrapbook Store and Clearance Center in Pigeon Forge. I used the color challenge prompts from Scrap Much?.

Here are a couple of detail shots:

I used my cricut to made the skull and crossbones cut out on the banner. Inked all papers & used some tiny brads to showcase the opposite side of the paper too pretty to hide!

I'm certain I've mentioned it before, but Miss Kate's Cuttables Website is amazeballs & offers a free cut every day. They're so cute! That's where this great Trick or Treat title came from.

Thanks for looking & HAPPY HALLOWEEN SEASON!