Bootiful

Hello friend! Over the weekend, I had a little time to break into my new Scraptastic Kit "This Is Halloween", and use a fun sketch from the Paper Issues facebook group. Both of these are WAY out of my comfort zone. I don't really normally buy themed items, but I have been wanting to sub to try out Scraptastic for awhile, and it just so happened, that the other kit was sold out before I got around to doing it...and as far as the sketch, not my normal style, at all, but I really loved  it, and just thought it would work perfect with this kit and photo.

First off, here is the sketch that I used:



I started out, by doing a little bit of mixed media on the background. I used a fun stencil from Echo Park, with some molding paste, and then misted over the top with black, and a few orange splatters.
I thought the bats were perfect for this photo. :)

It's very subtle, but I love the little extra bit it adds. I wanted to come in with some layers under my photo, but I didn't really want to use a lot of paper layers, so I layered bits and pieces from the emepherma from My Mind's Eye, and that cute exclusive flair badge.

The majority of this layout was kept simple, but I really liked how this design helped to draw everything right in to the photo. I did feel that I needed a little something down at the bottom...just a little too much white for me. So I added in a strip of that awesome plaid paper, and layered in a few embellishments.

I actually have ended up enjoying this kit a lot more than I thought I would. I am excited to break into it a little more and see what I can create!!

Never left fear and worry, rob you of the joy of creating! Always take time to create something you love!

Halloween in...July

Hello friends!! I'm sure you have all heard of Christmas in July...but have you heard of Halloween in July?? That's the theme of my layout today! I was going through photos, trying to get "caught up", and found these from Halloween 2013, and decided it was time to get them scrapped.

I knew I wanted to play on some of the "traditional" Halloween colors...so I went with orange, green, and black..with a little gray thrown in for good measure. I had a lot of fun digging through my stash on this one.

I have found that when it comes time to purge out some supplies, I have no trouble getting rid of patterned papers, embellishments are another story..I hold on to them FOREVER!! So for this layout, I wanted to challenge myself to use some of those embellies that have been laying around, and make them work for what I needed!
I started with pulling these goodies out:

The flair were the perfect color, and I really wanted to get some circular elements onto this page...the sentiments/designs on the flair however, were not what I needed for this. So I grabbed some stickers, and went to work...very simple changes, but with a little tweaking, I was able to finally use up some of my stash, while making custom embellishments that were perfect for my layout. Here are some pics of the finished flair:

Thanks for stopping in today..be on the lookout for a fun announcement coming soon!!

Have a great day, and take time to create something you love!

Werewolves, and Witches, and Monsters

Hi all!! I'm up on the Epiphany Crafts blog today sharing a fun Halloween layout. I had found these super cute tiny punches at Michaels, and they worked perfect with my EC Round 14 tool and epoxies to make some fun little embellishments for my layout.

I used the fun Monster's Inc. font on this and think they worked out fabulous as the center of my "eyes"!

Don't forget, you still have a little more time to pick up your December Days kit from Whimsical Twist at 15% off!! These kits are all fabulous, so make sure you head over and check them out!!!

Also make sure you head over to Paper Issues and check out all the Halloween inspiration over there! Their newest issue is all about the spook! :)

Thanks for hopping by today, and take time to create something you love!!

Scary Cute Ghouls

Hi all! Happy Hump Day! This is my hubby and girls favorite day of the week thanks to that camel commercial...they go around all evening with the whole " What day is it?" "Huuummmppp Day" lol.

Anyways, on to the project! I have a  Halloween layout to share today!

 I really wanted to give my messy weaving technique a try on a larger scale. I LOVE how it turned out! I will definitely be doing this again!

These layouts were so fun to make! Makes me excited for this years Halloween photos! :)

Thanks for stopping by, and take time today to create something you love!