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Use That Stash!

Hey there!  Missy here. 

 

I’ve been in a “use up my stash” mode lately, so today’s layout features the Chalk Studio 2 collection.  I love all the gorgeous colors of the B-sides of the patterned papers in this collection. 

 

I cut a large background circle die-cut on my Cameo and used various papers from the 6x6 Paper Pad to fill in the spaces.  This is a fun and easy technique to try if you want lots of color and patterns in small doses.  I love how these pretty colors really pop against the black.  And I have to share the huge mistake I made!  I accidentally forgot that I had loosened the top of a bottle of black Color Shine and decided to shake it…and I wound up with huge black splatters all over the right side of this layout. 

 

AFTER it was pretty much complete.  I was able to salvage it and had to do some editing…hopefully it’s not too noticeable!  And just so you know, it did completely wash out of my clothes…haha!  Sometimes we make mistakes and you just have to keep on creating, right?

Supplies Used:Chalk Studio 2—6x6 Paper Pad, “Home” Paper, “Word Soup” Paper, Chipboard Elements, Chipboard Frames, Icon Stickers, Decorative Brads; Chalk Studio—Icon Stickers; Just Sayin’—Alpha & Word Stickers; Jubilee Wild Berry—“Hey You” Rub-Ons; Necessities—Alpha & Word Stickers, Black & Grey; Other—cardstock, Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Silhouette Cameo, Silhouette Die Cut, Heidi Swapp Color Shine, Sharpie Black Pen, Brother Sewing Machine, Coats Thread, pop dots.

 

I layered in some of the chipboard frames here and stitched a little bit through them.  You can also see some of my splatter accident…oops!  At least it didn’t land on the photo…  I dug into some of the Black & Grey Alpha & Word Stickers from the Necessities line as well.

 

 

This cute Hello bubble sticker is from the original Chalk Studio line.  I love that they coordinate…all the black and white are interchangeable. 

 

 

I added a heart rub-on from the Jubliee Wild Berry collection here.  And I also added in a bit of my own color by using some white gesso and some gelatos.  I love the cloudy faded look against the black.

 

 

Here’s one last close up of the patterned papers behind the die cut and the layers behind the photos. 

 

If you haven’t tried backing a die cut with patterned papers, I highly recommend it.  It just about creates the design of the page for you.  And you don’t need a lot of extra embellishments because of all the patterns & colors.  This is also a great way to use up those little scraps of paper that are too small to do anything else with!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Valentine's Layout

Hey there!  Missy here.  Can you believe it’s February already?  I love this month and all the fun Valentine related projects that go along with it!  I can’t wait to get my hands on the new MME releases, but until then, I decided to reach into last year’s stash of Lost & Found Record It to create this fun Valentine layout.  I love the different shades of reds and pinks and the neutral tans and greys mixed in with them.  Perfect for a layout about love!

I started with white cardstock and a fun heart cut file (from The Cut Shoppe) that I also cut on white cardstock.  I love the white-on-white look, and it gives a fun yet subtle kick to the background.  I used a few pieces of patterned paper and a few of the journal cards to create my layers.  Those cute hearts are from three different products:  patterned paper, a journal card and a piece of chipboard.  Those journal cards are so versatile.  I just hand cut the “I Love You” heart out and used it as my title.

Supplies Used: Lost & Found Record It! Heirloom – “Adored” Glittered Paper, “Sweet” Paper, “Formal” Paper, “Heirloom” Cards, Chipboard Elements, Sticker Accessory Sheet, Alpha & Word Stickers, Enamel Dots, Decorative Tape, Ephemera Pack, Decorative Brads; Other – cardstock, The Cut Shoppe cut file, October Afternoon date stamp, Liquitex Gesso, Artist’s Loft Watercolors, Brother Sewing  Machine, Coats Thread, Heidi Swapp Color Shine, Shimmerz Vibez, pop dots, black Sharpie pen.

I love machine stitching, and I used white thread to stitch through my background hearts.  Here you can really see the layers.  I incorporated an alpha and word sticker and enamel dot onto my layers as well.  I didn’t go too crazy with the watercolor, but I did add some subtle pink color behind my layers.

This was the perfect layout to use that adorable heart chipboard banner!  I love layering pieces like that.  This collection makes it really simple to create a project about love because the majority of it focuses on just that.

I hope this inspires you to start getting into the Valentine spirit and create something about your love for someone or something.  I know I’ll be making a lot more projects like this throughout the month!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

 

 

Toning Down Busy Patterned Paper

Hey there!  Missy here with you today.  Do you ever go through a collection and find a gorgeous piece of patterned paper, but it’s just so busy and colorful that it feels overwhelming?  I know that happens to me a lot.  I want to share with you how I use really busy papers as a background.  My main focus of a layout is always my photo.  I never want the papers to drown the photo out or overpower it.  So this is just a way that I use those busy papers without it taking away from the pictures.

The Jubilee Wild Berry collection is full of busy patterns and loud colors.  (Two of my favorite things!)  I chose to start with the “Life” Diamonds paper.  The first thing I did was take two less busy papers (the black & white stripes and the blue) and cover up about a fourth of the Diamonds paper.  This tones it down right away but still leaves quite a bit. 

The next thing is to use gesso.  It is perfect for fading out patterns & colors and toning it down.  I used white, and I just used my finger to keep smudging it around until lots of the pattern was faded.  It kind of creates a “cloud” and if you blend it just right, there isn’t a line separating it from the pattern.  It’s a gradual fade.  Once the gesso dries, you’re able to add paint or mist. 

I added some watercolors on top of the gesso to give some solid and soft colors.  This helps to make all those embellishments to the right of the photos pop.  If I had just adhered them on top of that busy background as is, they would blend in to much and make it look even more busy.

Supplies: Jubilee-Wild Berry:“Life” Diamonds Paper, “Love” Stamped Paper, “Hey You” Gardens Paper, 6x6 Paper Pad, “Life” Mixed Bag, “Wonder” Transparent Frames, “Wonder” Chipboard Elements, “Today” Flair Pins, “Hey You” Rub-Ons, “Love” Label Stickers, “Love” Decorative Brads; Jubilee-Tangerine: “Story” Rub-Ons; Cut & Paste—Decorative Stamps; Decorative Tape Sets—Pink & Charcoal; Sweetest Thing—Decorative Tape; Collectable—Decorative Tape; Other—Prima Chalk Ink, Mister Huey’s Color Mist, vellum, Liquitex Gesso, Coats thread, Brother Sewing Machine, Artist’s Loft Watercolors, StazOn Ink, Sharpie Black Pen

Here you can see how the gesso does double duty.  It helps cover the background, and it also creates a surface for color to go.  It helps to not warp the paper when you add liquid to it.  It even made it easy to write my journaling right on to the page.  The busy background is muted there, so it’s a solid spot to write on.  I was also able to use one of the transparent frames for my title.  It really pops on to of the gesso.

Another key to making your photos pop against the busy pattern is to layer less busy and solid colors under them.  The solid pink anchors the photos.  Then I added a piece of orange, black & white and aqua polka dots.  Not too much of each paper, but just enough to break it up.  Raising up your photos with pop dots also puts more space in between the paper and the photos, and this helps to make them really stand out as well.

Here’s one more shot.  I was also able to stamp here after I applied the gesso and watercolors.  It would be difficult to read any kind of sentiment on top of that busy background.  Even though I added a lot of other busy elements, they don’t compete with that busy diamond background because of the gesso fading it out. 

I hope this helps give you some ideas on how to use those busy backgrounds.  Don’t be afraid of them…just make them work.  I use this technique a lot, and the key is to choose other papers that aren’t as busy for your layers under your photos.  Cover some of the busy pattern up.  Use gesso to help blend some of the pattern out.  I know it looks complicated and can be intimidating, but it’s really not.  You just have to be willing to get your hands messy!  It’s fun, I promise!

 

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

 

Missy

Product Spotlight | Transparent Frames

Hey there, MME fans!  Missy here.  I hope you are all having a great New Year so far.  Today I’m sharing a layout that features some of the Transparent Frames from the Jubilee collections. 

 

There are many ways you can use them, and the gold, silver, white and black colors make them easy to coordinate with any other colors.  Since we are all getting ready for some awesome new releases, I decided to dig into my stash for this one.  I pulled out the Now & Then Milo collection, along with the silver transparent frames from the Jubilee Sherbet collection. 

 

I used them as layering pieces as well as embellishments.  I used two of them behind my photo, and then I cut one up.  The “shapshot” piece above the photo is part of a frame, and so is the silver camera in the lower right corner.  I just hand cut it out.

 

Supplies : Now & Then Milo – “Little Things” Anchor Paper, “Friends” Fallow Paper, “Inspired” Forest Paper, 6x6 Paper Pad, “Documented” Chipboard Elements, Decorative Tape, “Documented” Alpha & Word Stickers, “Little Things” Decorative Brads, “Friends” Accent Stickers, “Documented” Decorative Buttons, Enamel Dots, “Little Things” Label Stickers; Jubilee Sherbet – “Peace” Transparent Frames, “You” Rub Ons; Decorative Tape Sets – Emerald & Blue; Other – Liquitext Gesso, Artist’s Loft Watercolors, Coats Thread, Brother Sewing Machine, Black Sharpie Pen, Thickers, Vellum, Heidi Swapp Color Shine.

 

Here you can see how well they layer in with paper and chipboard.  I even added decorative tape over it.  I love the silver border it gives my photo.  I basically treated it like another piece of patterned paper.

 

 In between all the layers, I added in some thread and watercolored up the background a bit.  I also threw in a few little circles I punched from vellum.

 

Here’s another angle of the top transparent frame.  I just stapled it in place.  I love that you can still see the stitching through it as well as the patterned paper.  It gives a nice subtle touch without blocking everything behind it.  I also layered a button underneath the bigger frame. 

 

This little camera was too cute not to use, so I cut it out just like I would patterned paper.  Very easy to place and embellish on top of it. 

 

Now there are also gold, white and black frames, so you could create so many different looks with all of them.  I found them fun and easy to use.  If you haven’t tried them, I high recommend giving them a shot!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful day.

 

Missy

Product Spotlight | Enamel Shapes

Hey there, friends!  Missy here today.  It’s almost time to celebrate a new year, so today I’m sharing a fun and festive Happy New Year layout with you. 

The Jubilee collections are full of fun enamel shapes, so I focused on the shapes from the Wild Berry collection.  It has a lot of fun geometric shapes as well as hearts and dots.

I had some excess white space on my photos, so used the geometric enamel shapes to create a fun little border pattern on them.  I love the design they create and the pop of color they give to the black and white pictures.  When I know I’m going to have a lot of color in my background, I like to print my photos in color…especially when there are a lot of colors going on in the photos. 

When I think of New Year’s, I think of confetti.  I found this fun confetti die cut in the Silhouette store and cut it on black cardstock.  I used the “Love” Paint Paper to back it, and I love the effect that it created.

Supplies: Jubilee- Wild Berry: “Love” Paint paper, 6x6 Paper Pad, “Today” Enamel Shapes; Sherbet – “Happy” Enamel Dots; Necessities – Black & Grays Enamel Shapes, Black & Grays Decorative Tapes, Black & Grays Alpha & Word Stickers; Lost & Found Record It! “Antique” Ephemera Pack; Other – Martha Stewart punch, Silhouette Cameo, cardstock, Stampabilities Ink, DCM Silver floss, Coats Thread, Signo Uniball White Gel Pen, Brother Sewing Machine, pop dots.

Here you can see those fun little enamel shapes.  There are so many things you can do with these.  They really added a fun element to my photos.

These enamel hearts are so tiny and adorable.  I added them to the sides on my photo cluster to add some fun details on the black and white striped paper.  I love creating layers, so I used several patterned papers in various colors & patterns to do that.  I also wanted to add some silver shine and glitter elements, so I layered in a lot of silver thread.

Here you can see more enamel shapes.  These little black arrows are from the Black & Grays Necessities collection.  I also dug into last year’s Record It! collection for this awesome silver Happy die cut.  Perfect for a New Year’s layout!

I hope this inspires you in some way to pull out your enamel shapes and create something fun with them.  Think of this idea the next time you have a photo with extra white space in it.  I know a lot of the time I’ll crop out excess space before I print the photos, but sometimes you can jazz up that extra space with ideas like this. 

Thanks for stopping by, and have a Happy 2015!

 

 

 

Collection Spotlight | Sleigh Bells Ring

Hey there, and Merry Christmas Eve! 

Missy here.  I have a festive layout to share with you all today featuring the amazing Sleigh Bells Ring collection.  I love that it has traditional colors mixed with woodgrain and deer.  I knew right away that I wanted to incorporate a deer onto this page because of the fun photos of my daughter wearing antlers. 

I began with the wood grain paper “Reindeer” and added some gesso to the background.  I then took a Crafter’s Workshop stencil and smudged more gesso through it with my fingers.  An interesting thing happened at this point.  Apparently I didn’t wash my stencil the last time I used it, and there was some green ink on it. 

The green smudged onto my page with the gesso, and I’ve never been happier with a mistake!  I love how it gave a green tint to the background pattern.  Sometimes a big OOPS moment turns out to be a great thing!

Supplies: Sleigh Bells Ring – “Reindeer” Paper, “Christmas Tradition” Paper, “Reindeer Names” Paper, “Joy” Paper, Alpha & Word Stickers, Wood Dots, Enamel Shapes, Mixed Bag, 6x6 Paper Pad, Treat Bags, Decorative Frames, Decorative Tapes, Decorative Brads; Decorative Tape Sets – Pink & Charcoal; Necessities – Metallics Decorative Tape; Other – Liquitex Gesso, Crafter’s Workshop stencil, vellum, Thickers, Silhouette Cameo, cardstock, Heidi Swapp Color Shine, Coats Thread, Brother Sewing Machine, Black Sharpie Pen

I combined one of the Chipboard Frames and Treat Bags as part of my layering.  I also mixed in some vellum.  I think using several different types of products to layer really makes your layout stand out.  It helps create lots of depth and interest, and it also gives you room to tuck little pieces underneath, like thread and brads.

The decorative tape in this collection is just adorable.  My favorite is the roll of reindeer names!  It’s perfect for any Christmas layout…especially ones with reindeer on it.  I used some gold thread to stitch through the tape.  I hand cut the deer from one of the papers in the 6x6 paper pad.  I also tucked in a vellum circle die cut I created in my Silhouette software.  Again, this is great for layering.

I don’t think I’ll ever get over the gold trend.  I know I’ll never get over this gorgeous sparkly gold glitter tape from the Necessities line.  Just a little bit here and there really makes a huge difference.  I layered a little strip under my title and then stitched over it.  I added in a row of the wooden dots, which are really fun to use.  Lastly, I cut tiny pieces of pop dots to raise my title up.  This is a great way to add more depth to your layout.

I hope this has given you an idea or two on how you can use this fun Christmas collection.  The wood grain elements included in it are just awesome and really make it unique.  I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas, and thanks for stopping by!

 

Sticker Week | Missy

Hello MME fans and Happy Monday!

Welcome to a very fun week on the blog...Sticker Week!

This week our talented design team will be sharing fun and creative ways for all of you to use your beloved MME stickers.

The fabuloust Missy Whidden is up first. Enjoy!

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Hey, there!  Missy here.  I’m so excited to be kicking off Sticker Week here at MME!  I’ve loved stickers ever since I was a little girl.  I think that’s part of why I love scrapbooking so much…it makes me nostalgic.  I decided to challenge myself to use some of the stickers from the Just Sayin’ collection in a different way.  I love die cuts, so I incorporated several stickers into a die cut I found in the Silhouette store.

 

I know it’s December, but I was in the mood to scrap some summer pictures!  And the colors in the pool water are a great match to the mints and aquas in this collection.  I started this by using lots of different patterned papers to back the die cut.  I pulled out the stickers and used the ones I wanted in several of the cut outs as well.  The “Today,” “Crazy About You,” “Adore,” and all the other sentiments in the die cut are stickers.  My title to the left of the photos and on top of the photos are also stickers.

 

Supplies Used: Just Sayin’—Papers: “Believe,” “Posies,” “Belong,” “Garden Party,” “About You,” 6x6 Paper Pad, Alpah & Word Stickers, Enamel Dots & Shapes, Decorative Brads; Necessities—Metallics “Triangle” Foiled Vellum Paper, Metallic “Dot” Vellum Paper, Alpha & Word Stickers – Black & Grays; Decorative Tape Sets—Pink & Charcoal; Other—cardstock, Brother Sewing Machine, Coats thread, Artist’s Loft Watercolor Pencils & Watercolors, Faber Castell Gelatos, Black Sharpie Pen.

 

At first I didn’t think I’d be able to use that many stickers on one layout, but the die cut idea really helped me.  Here, I used a few stickers from the  Necessities collection as well.  They make great little details on any project.

These alpha stickers are my favorite.  I love the shadow on them.  It makes layering them really easy, and they just look awesome.  I did add some touches of gold around the page, and these sparkly enamel arrows are the perfect touch.

 

Here you can see a little closer some of the stickers in the die cut.  I like that I have lots of fun sentiments on the page that I didn’t have to come up with on my own.  The stickers did the work for me!  I did a little bit of gold stitching here and there, too.

 

 

I hope this inspires you to think outside the box when it comes to stickers.  Try and think of a fun and new way to use them.  Sometimes an idea may spark that will help you use up the stickers you didn’t think you’d ever use.  This die cut idea is a great way to do that!

 

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

 

 

Cookie Smile | Traditional Scrapbook Layout

Hey there!  Missy here with you today. 

One of my favorite things about MME collections is the variety of colors and patterns within each one.  The Jubilee collection features four different ranges, and I used the Tangerine line for this project.  This line is full of bright and bold blues, oranges and yellows, and they’re all just amazing.  This line has a lot of travel elements in it, and I challenged myself to use it for a cute layout about my daughter and her funny way of eating vanilla wafers.  All of these lines are very versatile and you can make them work for anything.

I just love this woodgrain paper, so I started there.  I kept the lower portion of the layout clean while creating most of my design in the top half.  I chose a few patterned papers that contrasted each other with colors and patterns and adhered them down. 

Next, I added lots of gesso to create some fading and to prepare the papers for modeling paste and gelatos.  I used a stencil and a light coat of modeling paste to create the triangles, and then used various shades of blue gelatos to create the smudgy effect.  This is a great (and easy) way to create some separation between the photo and the busy background patterns.  It sort of blends it out so the photo pops more.  Another key to helping the photo stand out is add pop dots under it to raise it up.

Supplies:  Jubliee Tangerine—“Adventure” Be Daring Paper, “Honor” Traveler Paper, “Awesome” Arrow Paper, “Adventure” Charming Paper, 6x6 Paper Pad, “Story” Journaling Cards, “Awesome” Mixed Bag, “Honor” Decorative Brads, “Story” Rub-ons, “Honor” Label Stickers; Necessities—Alpha & Word Stickers –Teals; Cut & Paste- Flair Decorative Tapes, Charm Decorative Tapes; Collectable Decorative Tapes; Other—Liquitex Gesso, Faber Castell Gelatos, stencil, Black Sharpie Pen, American Crafts Date Stamp & Thickers, StazOn Ink, Stampabilities Ink, sewing machine, thread, Silhouette Cameo, cardstock.

I reached into my MME stash and pulleout a few coordinating decorative tapes (the yellow, orange and stripes).  I love that older lines still match the newer ones!  I added some yellow stitching here to throw in another pop of color.

Here is a great close up of lots of the different MME products I used.  These little white frames in the Journaling Cards pack are SO fun!  I painted this one orange and layered the heart on top of my photo and then stitched through it.  I used a few of the decorative brads, some Mixed Bag die cuts, stickers and rub-ons.  I love using as many elements as I can.

Here you can see the texture created from the stencil and paste.  The gelatos go so smoothly over it all.  One of my favorite parts of the Jubliee lines…these handwritten sentiments!  This chipboard piece is so fun and makes creating your title much easier.

I’m so happy you stopped by today!  Hopefully this gives you some ideas on things you can do with the beautiful MME products and how you can use certain ones for a completely different idea than what they’re intended for.  You would never know this line was geared toward travel.  Have fun, and have a great day!

Missy

Collection Spotlight | Jubilee Mint Julep

Hey there!  Missy here with you today.  Most of my scrapbook layouts are about my two children.  I have so many photos of them from over the years, and I just love scrapping our memories with them.  For the longest time, I never scrapped about myself.  I just thought it was a waste of time and kind of pointless. 

 

But then I thought it might be nice for me to start documenting things about myself from time to time.  Maybe my kids will want to see what mom and dad were up to through the years.  And I’ve realized that things I do for ME are just as important as scrapping memories of the kids.  So every now and then I do create a page about myself and what’s going on or something that means a lot to me.

 

As I sorted through the Jubliee Mint Julep collection, I saw so many pieces that inspired me to be thankful for what I have.  So many times I get down in the dumps about various things, and I have to take a step back and realize that I am a very lucky girl.  I was in that frame of mind, so I created this layout.  It helped remind me that life IS good, and I do have so many things to be grateful for.

 

Supplies:  Jubilee Mint Julep—“Journey” Fields Paper, “Beautiful” Doily Paper, “Wild” Tribal Paper, 6x6 Paper Pad, “Wild” Enamel Shapes, “Live it Up” Sticky Notes, Chipboard Elements, “Beautiful” Mixed Bag, “Ride” Decorative Brads, “Ride” Label Stickers, “Journey” Rub Ons, “Journey” Journal Cards, “Live it Up” Transparent Frames; Just Sayin’—Alpha & Word Stickers; Necessities—“Metallic Confetti” Vellum Paper; Other—Liquitex Gesso, Crafter’s Workshop stencil, watercolors, Versamark Dazzle Stamp Pad, Recollections Gold Embossing Powder, Hampton Art Stamp, Black Sharpie Pen, sewing machine, black & gold thread.

 

I started with the “Journey” Fields paper and jazzed it up by adding gesso, modeling paste and watercolors.  I love that there are some papers with lots of white space to do this.  The gesso fades a lot of the pattern, but you can still see it without it overshadowing the other elements.  I built layers under my photo using papers and one of the Transparent Frames.  In this close up, you can see that I used a little bit of everything.  Pieces from the mixed bag, vellum from the metallics Necessities line, chipboard, brads and label stickers.

 

 I don’t know if you’ve tried the Rub Ons yet, but they are so amazing…and in this line, they’re GOLD!  It doesn’t get any better than gold!  I added in some machine stitching around the page in black and gold.  I also did some heat embossing on my background with gold powder.  It did get messy, but I like the way it turned out.

 

 

Here’s a tip for big Rub Ons like this one I used as part of my title…rub it on another sheet of paper and then just fussy cut it.  I wanted to layer it here on top of the chipboard bicycle, and that wouldn’t have worked very well if I had just tried to rub it on like that.  So I adhered it to another paper and cut it out.  Plus it gives some dimension.  I mixed my title using this and some of the alpha stickers from the Just Sayin’ collection.  The color matched perfectly!

 

I hope this inspires you to create a layout about YOU and the things you love or are going through or just want to document.  It’s therapeutic to create about yourself…and years from now, you’ll want to go back and read about what was going on back then!  I tend to forget things like this, so it’s nice to get it scrapped.

 

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

 

Halloween Layouts

Happy Halloween, MME fans!  Missy here.  I just LOVE creating Halloween layouts, and I couldn’t wait to put the new Frightful collection to use!  I created two layouts, and I’m sharing the both with you. 

 

The first layout features my little one a few years ago at her school.  She was Wonder Woman, and her little cape was all twisted.  I just love it! 

 

I started with some white cardstock and used a digital cut file from The Cut Shoppe.  I backed all of the open spaces with various patterned papers.  It was really easy and fun, and it makes the photos really pop in the center.  I back my photos with a few more pieces of patterned paper and an awesome chipboard frame.  The adorable pumpkin and glittery spider web are from the Mixed Bag!  A total must have for a Halloween project.

 

 Supplies:  Frightful—“Spooky” paper, “Dots” paper, “Frightful Words” paper, 6x6 paper pad, Chipboard Elements, Mixed Bag, Decorative Brads, Sticker Embellishments; Necessities—Alpha & Word Stickers – Black & Gray, Decorative Tapes – Metallics; Other—cardstock, Silhouette Cameo, The Cut Shoppe digital cut file, Thickers, sewing machine, thread, black Sharpie pen.

 

Here you can really see the layering.  The chipboard pieces are fantastic for layering.  And so is the decorative tape!  I pulled out the gold metallic tape from the Necessities line to give this page some sparkle!  I love how easy it is to use.

 

Here I used one of the decorative brads and some of the small alpha stickers from Necessities.  I wanted to split my title at the top and bottom of the layout, so I used those to spell out the “Crooked Cape” part. 

 

My second layout features my older daughter at her school’s Fall Festival.  She has a lot of sensory issues, so this type of function is not her thing.  Her sweet teacher helped her walk around and play the different games at the event, and she wound up having a great time! 

 

I started with the Frightful “Chandelier” Paper because of the gorgeous orange color.  I used a square punch and punched out lots of squares from various papers to create a mosaic-type background. 

 

I also added some gesso and modeling paste to throw in some texture.  I only had to add minimal embellishments since the squares really did all the work here.

Supplies: Frightful—“Chandelier” paper, “Stache” paper, “Dots” paper, “Pumpkin” paper, “Zig Zag” paper, “Spooky” paper, “Frightful Words” paper, 6x6 paper pad, Enamel Shapes, Enamel Dots, Chipboard Elements, Sticker Embellishments, Mixed Bag, Decorative Brads; Other—Crafter’s Workshop stencil, Liquitex Gesso, Golden Modeling Paste, Silhouette Cameo, cardstock, sewing machine, thread, black Sharpie pen.

This die cut banner is my favorite piece in the Mixed Bag!  I just had to add it below my title and “secure” it with some black enamel dots.  Here you can also see the texture from the paste and how I layered the title.

 

Enamel bats!  What!  I fell in love with these instantly!  They are SO adorable.  I also used up some of the Sticker Embellishments and Chipboard pieces here.  This line really is so fun and festive!

 

 

I hope these help get you into the Halloween spirit and inspire you to create something spooktacular!  I love that you can create fun and cute projects with these and not have to get very scary at all.  Lots of fun and possibilities!

 

Thanks for stopping by, and Happy Halloween!!

 

Missy