Silly Lil Turkey

I have a fun rainbow of a way to use those leaf dies on my channel today!

 

Thanksgiving Babes

Hello all! I'm bringing you a double page spread today from Fall 2015.

First of all, I created this traditional layout with a Sizzlin Summer sketch from Scrapbook Challenges.

Haha - I just couldn't help myself! Here's the original sketch:

Lately I'm really loving using textures on my pages, and what is on a turkey butt? Feathers! So I put some feathers on my page. I stinkin' love these wood veneer letters I picked up at the Studio Calico warehouse sale in the spring.

Speaking of wood veneer - that brings me to the second challenge I created this page for - the On Deck Challenge over at Scrapbook Circle. The challenge was to use wood elements on your page, and I certainly did that with this page, and the corresponding pocket page. I love the wood look for the fall.

Here is my corresponding pocket page:

This is why I LOVE pocket pages - all these sweet silly faces the boy is making - I'd never put them all on a traditional layout. But I don't flinch in the least at using so many in my pocket pages, even if they're pretty similar. This documented my baby's first Sunday at church.

I continued the title from the traditional layout on the opposite page - Turkey Butt & a little HAM - b/c that is definitely what my oldest is!

See?! haha!

Supplies:
12x12 page
Wood paper - Crate Paper
Foxes and other ephemera - Cedar Lane by Pink Paislee
Wood Veneer - Studio Calico
Wood circles - Dear Lizzy
Pocket Page
Journaling and Wood grain backing Cards by Becky Higgins Project Life
Chipboard glitter stickers - Me and My Big Ideas

I had a lot of fun making these fall pages to go together.
Thanks for looking!

First Holiday - a Creative Sketch

Today I'm bringing you a Thanksgiving page of when my little dude was only a few weeks old. I know we don't like to say it, but let's all admit they kinda look a little like aliens at this point. Little cute, cuddly alien baby. :) Love that snuggle bug no matter what he looks like!

They have a super fun and beautiful sketch over at My Creative Sketches, and I used it for this layout.

So fun, right?!

I had the circle already cut from a prior page, and I'm loving wood papers, especially for fall layouts lately. I've got my triangle with the gold glitter embellies.

I used just about the last of my Cedar Lane ephemera stash from Pink Paislee (tears) - I love that line!

I think that was as close as he could get to a smile at that time, but he definitely is all smiles these days, 8 months later.

Also happy to report he no longer resembles an alien in any way :)

Supplies:
Wood paper - Crate Paper
Washi & alphas - Studio Calico
Ephemera - Pink Paislee
Orange papers from a cool stash from a yard sale - no name!

I really am grateful for this sweet little guy. He's such a blessing!

Thanks for looking!

Every Day Counts!

So when you are awoken an hour before your alarm on a Sunday morning, obviously you accept it, and go put a page together!

Today I used a sketch from Scrap Much?, and I really love how it turned out!

I never use stitching on my pages, but I really enjoyed it here, and it didn't take as long as I thought it would! This is my sweet, great-grandmother & my newborn on Thanksgiving. She is his great, great-grandmother!

Details:

Supplies:

Background Paper - Creative Imaginations by Marah Johnson
Maroon Cardstock - The Paper Studio
Brown dot paper - unidentified, stash bought at garage sale
Paper ephemera - Pink Paislee, Cedar Lane
Large Maroon flowers - Jo Ann's Craft Essentials
Small Maroon flowers and brown leaf - Recollections by Michaels

My grandmother passed away the other day, and today is her funeral. That's this sweet lady's little girl, so she could use some extra prayers today, please!

Thank you for looking!