DCWV Sketch Challenge

I recently celebrated my birthday (29, again!) and as a treat, I went out and bought myself a few new stacks.  My picks were "The Delightful Stack," "Juniper Berry," and "White Ginger."  Whoo hoo! 
For February's Stack-a-Holic Challenge, I used my new "Delightful" stack (perfectly named, by the way).  I know the hexagon trend has been around for awhile now, but I still love it and I love it for paper collections because it's easy to incorporate many different patterns into a layout.  I think this is a sketch I can use over and over again.

Here's my entry layout:

I tried to highlight the blowing of the dandelions with a few elements from the large dandelion cut in the Lyrical Letters Cricut cartridge.  I just cut the "sprays" from the large flower and placed them around the page.  The scalloped border is from "Ribbons & Rosettes" and I created the title using the font from "Cindy Loo."  All the papers are from DCWV's "The Delightful Stack."  I inked most of the elements with some "Milled Lavender" Distress Ink from Tim Holtz.  It's not a color I use too often, but it was absolutely perfect for the colors in this stack.

More Fall Projects

Here are some more fall projects to share. Have I mentioned how much I love the colors and smells of autumn? Yummy! The first project is a banner to hang for Thanksgiving. I used cereal boxes for a sturdier pennant base and then covered the pennants with beautiful papers from DCWV. The accordion circle takes a little time, but I really like dimension they add. I cut the letters with Cindy Loo. The acorns are from my backyard - I love them! We will be making this banner for our next FaithKeeping session at church.

Another quick project idea came from a magazine picture I saw. I love the natural look of using branches and the unpopped corn. It's a great centerpiece and fun way to use the scraps you just can't bear to throw away!
Lastly, I made a few treat bags for my little friends. The paper scraps and embellishments are mostly from Making Memories. I cut initials for the bags from Blackletter.
I'm off to another wedding this weekend. I'm sure it will be beautiful and I can't wait to have the photos in hand to create more projects! Happy Scrappin'.

Beach-y

We didn't really hit the beach this summer, but Hannah sure enjoys any opportunity to get wet. The July challenge at Practical Scrappers is to use something you take to or find at the beach. I thought it would be fun to put a piece of beach towel on a layout and my dear husband conveniently ripped one, so I cut out this cute frog image from the towel to use. The letters and frame are cut from Cindy Loo. I think the layout is fun and summery and very beach-y!