Anyways, I knew I wanted to create a rolled paper wreath ever since I saw this video tutorial from Graphic 45, and thought a fall or Halloween theme would be great. With that project in mind, I chose (finally) some double sided papers from We R Memory Keepers' "Black Widow" line. You can see the whole line here, and of course at Scrapdoodles. I picked out the "Happy Halloween" embellishment for the middle of the wreath (I added some more paper ovals to give it more "weight") and when I saw the metal charms, I knew I HAD to use them somehow, too. I added an eyelet to the ends of some of the paper cones for strength and hung the charms with some Tim Holtz jump rings I had in my stash. Generally, I followed the tutorial from Graphic 45 with just a few changes. Instead of a chipboard backing, I used a scrap piece of foam board, 
since I had that on hand. I also used a bit of foam board in the middle behind my center ovals and embellishment. In the tutorial, the paper cones are attached with staples. I had some difficulty with that, so I ended up using hot glue more than the staples. I love how this wreath turned out. An added bonus is how the little charms jingle on the door - love it!
Of course I can't let a Design Team week go by without a layout. For this week's layout, I chose a few papers from Echo Park's Halloween line, "Chillingsworth Manor." You can see the whole line here. Lots of cute and spooky details in this collection! I took home a sheet with spiders and polka dots and knew I had some cute photos of Hannah with spider cookies that I could use. My layout includes a combination of lines - Echo Park, some of my leftover scraps from the We R Memory Keepers collections, and some sticker elements from Authentique's Halloween line, "Enchanted." Man - there is a lot of good stuff out there for all your Halloween, pumpkin, and spider photos and projects!
For this layout, I punched several circles and simply straight stitched them right to the page in a line. It's a great way to add lots of pattern and texture to your layout. My title was cut with Echo Park papers. I used my Cricut and the "Happy Hauntings" cartridge along with some sticker elements from Authentique. I also used another sticker element (the spider and the fly quote) off to the side and added some Black Diamond Stickles to the two spiders. At the last minute I added a thin black cardstock frame with distressed inside edge.
I had a few scraps left, so I cut some 3/4 inch by 5 inch strips to make this little paper pumpkin. I just used brads to hold the strips together and then fanned them out and shaped them into a pumpkin. With a few more paper scraps and a leaf punch, I added the stem, vines, and leaf. I could see several of these decorating a table this fall.
So, while the picking is good, visit Scrapdoodles and pick up some fall/Halloween collection papers. I hope you have an easier time deciding than I did ;)
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