Crisp Days of Fall Mini Album- Pic heavy

Today I am teaching my first class of the Crisp Days of Fall Mini Book.  I teach classes at Scrapbook Blessings in Newbury Park, California.  I am so excited that this class has already sold out twice and the third class is almost full too.  

The minute I saw the new Bo Bunny Fall line Apple Cider I knew this paper was perfect for a mini so I set my self to designing.  

This is very pick heavy but I wanted to share it with you. 

I hope you enjoy it !

Here is the cover which is cut around the wheelbarrow to show the scarecrow on the next page.

I love all the little pumpkins, acorns and apples 

The flap lifts for more space 

There is a girl or a boy for the cover and then it makes into a 6 page book

More pickets and tags 

The final page is another mini book with a small banner punched from 1 " circles and then cut in 1/2 

Blessings is cut from the Thanksgiving Cricut cart 

Back Cover 

Entering in Really Reasonable Ribbon Fall Challenge

I hope you have enjoyed looking at my mini album creation and will leave a comment.  

Thanks so much for stopping by.  

Guest Designer at Child's Play

I often enter the challenges at Child's Play and in June one of my layouts was selected as Top 3 and I was asked to be a guest designer for September.  

Here is the layout I did for the Sidewalk chalk challenge 

So this is my first project as a Guest Designer at Child's Play .  The challenge this week is the great book The Giving Tree.  Usually on Wednesday I am posting for the  Cooking with Cricut Design Team Challenge. So today for the challenge I used the Scarecrow Boy and Girl and Tree from Paper Crafting World.  

The Give Thanks was cut from the Thanksgiving Cricut Cart.  

Double page layout 

Page 1 

Closeup

Page 2 

Closeup

You can find these files and many more cut files and digital files at 

Paper Crafting World

 

I hope you will join   Child's Play   for the challenge.  You have till the end of the month to join all the challenges for this month .  Happy Craftin and thank you  to the ladies at  Child's Play for having me as a guest designer this week.  

Sweet Sassy Diva Design Team- What I Am Thankful For LO

Tis the season to share what we are thankful for and that is the theme for the Design team this week at Sweet Sassy Diva.  I knew right away that I wanted to share how thankful I am for my three granddaughters.  They are such a blessing and mean the whole world to me.  They make every day such a joy and I love being a grammy.  So here are my little blessings that I am so thankful for:

My 3 Little Pumpkins- Brittany 3 months, Katie 20 months and Kenzie 12 months.  

Here is the completed two page layout.   

The paper is Paper Best Creations Hello Fall paper from the local LSS.

Months ago I bought a bunch of Tim Holtz grungeboard and I have been enjoying using it recently with Alcohol Inks and Glimmer Mist.  Here is what the packages look like.  I got mine at Tuesday Morning.  

I inked the mixed letters with Alcohol Inks- yellow, orange, copper, citrus and cranberry

In this picture I am laying out the letters and the pictures to see how everything is fitting.  

Next I made the pumpkin and flourish from the Thanksgiving cart.  I cut both pieces 3 times.  I embossed the top flourish and pumpkin and pop dotted them to give them dimension.  

This pic is before I added the embossed pumpkin.  

The leaves on the top of the pumpkin cut out with the pumpkin so I used an olive color Sharpie to color them in.  My Gypsy has gone back to PC so couldn't hide the shapes and cut them out separately.  

Here is embossed pumpkin and then I added Tim Holtz Rusty Hinge ink and Stickles.  

Not sure if you have seen these punches before.  They are called Paper Shapers punches by EK Success.  I got two at my local LSS and one at Joann's. I had never seen them before until I took a class at the LSS.

If you look really careful at the paper you can see the three different corners.  You cut the paper 1/2 inch larger than the picture and then punch all 4 corners.  

Then your picture or mat paper slides right in.  

I also cut out three of the same pumpkin from Thanksgiving Cart at 1.5 inches and hand wrote the girls ages.  I added a little pumpkin ribbon I had in my stash and everything was put together.  

Hope you enjoyed the layout and tutorial.  Would love to read your comments.  Please come back and join us all week at Sweet Sassy Diva to see what else the Design Team has come up with.  

I am entering this in the Frosted Design- embossing challenge.  

Happy Craftin!

Memories in Time Thanksgiving Blog Hop Day 2

Woo hoo!  I made 400 followers yesterday and my rosette wreath/table decor was selected to be in the Cricut Chirp.  How fun is that.  Here is link for Rosette Wreath Table Centerpiece if you missed the post on my blog earlier.

So on with the Thanksgiving Blog Hop

We're so happy you could join us for this super-fun hop showcasing cards, layouts and projects that feature everything to be thankful for!! You'll find an array of ideas throughout the hop -- We hope you'll enjoy each and every project along the way!!

If you've hopped over from  Claire S. - www.scrapmyway.blogspot.com , then you are in the right place!! If you've just popped in to visit my blog or are reading this via email and you'd like to join our Thanksgiving FUN, then please CLICK HERE (http://www.memoriesintyme.blogspot.com/) to start at the beginning with Lynda's blog!! This is a TWO-DAY hop, so be sure to catch both days for maximum ideas (you'll find the entire line-up below my post)!!

For the hop today, I've created four Thanksgiving related projects to share with you.  

First I would like to share these cute little soap bottles I got at the 99Cent store.  They also come in other colors and make such cute little gifts.  The labels peel off easily and then I used the Thanksgiving cart and vinyl to add the words.   I also wrap raffia and add a tag before giving these out.  They have green ones too that are great for Christmas.  

Another vinyl project I love to do is decorate Charger plates.  These chargers I got last year at Walmart and they are perfect for Fall decor.  Not sure if they have them this year.  But worth the check.  

These are the little votive candles you can buy in boxes at Michaels.  I had a set left over from a wedding and so I added vinyl and placed them with the placecards and napkins rings at each table.  

for the napkins I went to Joanns and got several yards of Fall calico fabric and cut with pinking sheers.  I then made paper rings, added leaves and twine and these looked great with my Fiesta ware dished.  

To be elgible for my blog candy please become a follower and leave a comment.  I will draw a winner after this  blog hop for a $10 gift card for your choice of Michaels or Joanns.

Any comment made on the 4th, 5th and 16th will be elgible.  So if you missed my projects please go back and leave a comment for more chances to win.  Here are the links.

Day One

Gift Candles

Day 2

Rosette Wreath or Centerpiece

Thank you again for checking out my project... Now hop on over to Janet http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/

Below are links to BOTH days of the hop so you'll be sure not to miss a THING!! Hope you all get lots of crafty ideas for your Thanksgiving.  Happy Craftin.

DAY ONE (November 15):

DAY TWO (November 16):

Fantabulous Cricut Harvest Blessings Crawl

Welcome to cricutcraftingrammyblogspot and the Fantabulous Cricut Harvest Blessings Crawl...Fantabulous Cricut's version of a blog hop! 

It's Fall and everyone at Fantabulous Cricut has decided to create projects to give thanks for our Harvest Blessings!   Each Design Team member will be featuring an original Fall project that includes Brown, Orangeand Red – along with at least one Cricut cut.

If you've come from visiting Sherrie at http://www.sherriescraps.blogspot.com/ , you're in the right place! If you've just happened across my blog and would like to play along with our Fantabulous Cricut Crawl, start HERE .

Make sure to check out each DT member's blog for some awesome inspiration! There will be PRIZES along the way at some of our DT members' blogs, AND there will be a Grand Prize up for grabs at FCCB for one participant that submits a "Harvest Blessings" project at FCCB!

Here is my Harvest Blessing project- a Fall wall hanging and wall vinyl.   

This is my heater door and I always try to decorate it for holidays. 

Closeups

Recipe for project:

I took 4 x 6 pieces of cardboard which was a kit to make a mini book from Michaels for $1.  

I rounded the corners with my Corner Chomper and then covered the front and back with 4 x 6 pieces of paper.  I then corner rounded the paper.  

Next I cut our shapes from a variety of Fall papers and glued to front.  

I inked the edges with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo ink.  

I then added my cuts from the Thanksgiving cart.  

Phrases 2.5, Turkey 3.5, Pilgrim heads 3.0

I then laid the pieces out and used a ruler to space the pieces evenly.  I folded the ribbon over on the top to make a loop and stapled to secure it.  

Next I cut out from Art Philosophy  6 -4.5 inch roses from page 62 and 12 roses from page 65 at 4 inches.

I used DCWV Fall cardstock.  The flowers are rolled and I glued them with the glue gun. I then inked them and added Stickles to the edges.    I added a little Stickles on some of the other cuts as well.  The roses were glued on with the glue gun, a little bling was added to the corners and my project was done.  

My Blog Candy for the FCCB Cricut Crawl- I will send  a surprise goody bag to one random winner which I will select on Nov. 19th. 

 To win leave a comment and how to contact you. 

I would love for you to be a follower too as I am getting real close to 400 followers.  Other chances to win on my blog right now:My Memories Suite - Click here for a chance to win a free digital scrapbook program.One of my followers will win My Memories suite and all bloggers can get a $20 discount on the software and digitals of your choice. Also Blog Candy for the Month of November- 

Become a follower and leave a comment on Nov. 4, 5 and 16th which were my blog hop days this month for a chance to win a $10 gift card to Michaels or Joanns (your choice).  

Now it's your turn! Let's see your Harvest Blessings projects!  Make sure to include a Cricut cut somewhere on your project and be sure to use 

the colours Brown, Orange and Red as well!

Next stop…you are at the end of the Harvest Blessing Cricut Crawl.    Now that you're done, and we hope filled with inspiration, make sure to link up your project to FCCB's Fantabulous Cricut Crawl post to be entered into the contest!

Happy Crawling!

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Beckie - http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com/

Cathie – http://www.creativecutter.org/

Charlotte - http://alittlebitofdetail.blogspot.com/

Crystal - http://www.littlecreationsblog.blogspot.com/

Faith Abigail - http://www.faithabigaildesigns.com/

Glenda - http://glendascards.blogspot.com/

Jamie A - http://scrapqueen141.blogspot.com/

Jennie - http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/

Jessica - http://cricutafterdark.blogspot.com/

Jewels – http://beautifulcrazyscrappylife.blogspot.com/

Kate – http://www.smallbitsofpaper.blogspot.com/

Larelyn - http://www.handmadefromtheheart-designsbylarelyn.blogspot.com/

Lisa F - http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/

Marlene – http://www.scrappincookie.blogspot.com/

Melanie – http://melaniemakes.blogspot.com/

Melissa – http://cricutkateer.blogspot.com/

Peggy – http://dailygracecreations.blogspot.com/

Robin - http://robinscreativecottage.blogspot.com/

Sabrina – http://www.scrappinwithsabrina.blogspot.com/

Sarah - http://www.sarahvaitstamps.blogspot.com/

Sherrie – http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com/

Suzanne - http://cricutcraftingrammy.blogspot.com/

I hope you enjoyed my project for the Cricut Crawl.

Copper Fall Leave Card

For this card I used the Cuttlebug embossing folder Brocade Window with cordinations paper.  I then sanded it down to show the design more.  Give Thanks was cut from  the Thanksgiving Cart.  The leaf branches were cut from the Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art Cartridge.  The center leaf was cut and embossed with a Cuttlebug leaf folder.  It didn't quite cut through the thin copper  I used so I had to finish hand cutting it.  I then added three  leaf brads and ribbon.  I am entering these in the 

 Cooking with Cricut Challenge- Colors of Autumn and 

More Than Favors  Fall Theme 

Whimsical Wednesday Fall with homemade embellishment

All About Fall Blog Hop Day 2 September 16th

Welcome to the "All About Fall" Blog Hop!!

We're so happy you could join us for this super-fun hop showcasing cards, layouts and projects that are All About Fall!!  You'll find an array of ideas throughout the hop -- From decorations to gift ideas and more, we hope you'll enjoy each and every project along the way!! This is a TWO-DAY hop, so be sure to catch both days for maximum ideas (you'll find the entire line-up below my post)!!

Before the leaves change color and fall... let's get hopping!!  If you've hopped over from Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/, then you are in the right place!!  If you've just popped in to visit my blog or are reading this via email and you'd like to join our All-About-Fall FUN, then please CLICK HERE to start at the beginning with Lynda's blog because...  Starting at the start is always SMART!! :)  We have a WONDERFUL Grand Prize for one lucky hopper today -- A $25 Gift Certificate for Designs On Cloud 9!!  To be eligible, please visit each "Blog Hop Stop" and leave a comment!!  One random winner will be chosen on Wednesday, September 21st (giving you plenty of time to finish the hop)... For more details on what you could choose if YOU are the winner, please be sure to visit our sponsor.






Thank you everyone for your great comments yesterday.  I got so many great ideas  and I am sure you did too.  For the hop today, I've created a Fall charger decorative plate and card.  I made charger plates last year for a Christmas boutique and they were very popular.  This week at Michaels they have Fall color charger plates 2 for $3.

The center circle measures 8 inches so I cut Count your Blessings from the Thanksgiving Cricut cart at 7 inches with gold vinyl.  I then weeded the vinyl and put it on transfer tape.

I then added leaves (Me and My Big Ideas Mambi Chips) and acorns and pine cones (Mambi stones).  These are all from Michaels in the scrapbook Fall section.

I made a card to match so I could give this as a gift.  I used the Brocade Window Cuttlebug Embossing Plus folder.  The pattern papers are DCWV Harvest stack from Joanns.  I used more of leaves left from plate, some ribbon, and inked paper with Tim Holtz Rusty Hinge ink.  The Thanks stamp is from Joanns dollar bing and the Happy Fall Y'all is from Pink Cricut.  

I hope you liked my project and have enjoyed all the great Fall projects these past two days.  If you missed the projects yesterday make sure you go through the Day 1 hop too.  There were so many amazing projects.
I am entering this in the Love to Crop Challenge.Happy Fall You All
   

For my blog candy I  will choose a winner by Random.org on Monday September 19th.  To be in the drawing I ask that you leave a comment and that you are a follower of my blog. ( I love comments and followers !)  The winner will receive a $10 gift card from their choice of Michaels or Joanns.

Thank you again for checking out my project...  So glad you made it this far.  Your next stop is  Dana at http://www.danascraftycorner.blogspot.com /Remember to visit all the stops for more chances to WIN!!  Have fun and Happy craftin.

Here's a list of the entire hop, in case you get lost along the way or want to revisit anyone -- I've included BOTH days of the hop so you'll be sure not to miss a THING!! Remember today we are on Day 2 list.  

DAY ONE (September 15)

1. Lynda - http://memoriesintyme.blogspot.com/
2. Amy - http://www.lovetocrop.com
3. Removed
4. Removed
5. Anita -http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
6. Kari - http://purplefuntastickcreations.blogspot.com/
7. Lori - http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com
8. Removed
9. Indira - http://craftyhomemade.blogspot.com/
10. Kacee - http://youhadmeatscrap.blogspot.com
11. Bobbi Jo - http://sweetsassydiva.com
12. Rhonda - http://scraphappenswithrhonda.blogspot.com/
13. Susan - http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/
14. Lynne - http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
15. Rhonda - http://craftingwithblue.blogspot.com
16. Sandy - http://thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com/
17. Lisa - http://prettypaperprettyribbons.blogspot.com/
18. Deb - http://www.scrappingmamma.net/
19. Dawn - http://dawnsdesignsthatdelight.blogspot.com
20. Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
21. Suzanne - http://www.cricutcraftingrammy.blogspot.com

DAY TWO (September 16)
1. Lynda -- http://memoriesintyme.blogspot.com/
2. Sylvia - http://www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com
3. Nancy - http://blog.fancywithnancy.com
4. Jen- http://www.jenscraftcorner.com
5. Vicki - http://mawmawsthoughts.blogspot.com/
6. Kathy - http://the3esblog.blogspot.com/
7. Deborah - http://www.scrappingmamma.net/
8. Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
9. Mindy - http://cvceggen.blogspot.com/
10. Janet - http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/
11. Carol - http://huffandpuffscrap.blogspot.com/
12. Pam - http://www.pammejo-scrapbookflair.com/
13. Brenda http://createbyburffrau.blogspot.com
14. Suzanne - http://www.cricutcraftinggrammy.blogspot.com/
15. Dana - http://www.danascraftycorner.blogspot.com/