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'.

Loving Fall

Don't you just love fall? I love, love, love the crisp air and crunch of leaves. I love the reds, golds and browns. And I love new fall papers! I've been busy on a lot projects, which I'll share with you over the next few days.

First I'll share a project and a couple of layouts I made for Scrapdoodles. I used Making Memories and My Mind's Eye papers and embellishments. I was really amazed at the variety of Halloween-themed papers available this year! I'm not a big Halloween fan, but do enjoy the opportunity to dress up and eat candy! I made this cute table top tree using a wide mouthed canning jar filled with candy corn and a branch from outside. I then used papers and embellishments to create little "ornaments" to hang. Very simple and very cute!

My friend Cheryl let me use her family's cute Halloween pictures from a couple of years ago to make the first layout. The second layout features borders I made with the buttons and tag embellishments available from Making Memories. I also loved these sort of "spooky" photos I took last year around the house one very foggy October morning. Stay tuned this week and next week for a few more fall-themed projects. I think I'll go snack on some caramel apples before I get back to work!

FaithKeeping

It's time for FaithKeeping at Redeemer! We're meeting this weekend, Oct 9, to fellowship and craft with a purpose! Our projects: a variety of greeting cards - I've so far cut out parts for assembling almost 300 cards. You'll make some for yourself to encourage your friends and family and you'll leave some for Redeemer's card ministry program, to encourage those who have requested prayers.

We will also be making these cute and clever bookmarks. They are actually made from recycled envelopes and sit right on the corner of your devotional or whatever book you're enjoying. They are super easy to make, and you'll probably want more than one. I hope you'll be there.

Wisconsin Wedding ... and Culver's

We recently returned from a fun trip back to our home state of Wisconsin. Primarily we went to spend time with family and attend a family wedding. Hannah was invited to be a flower girl and for a 20 month old, did a fantastic job. This week I headed out to our LSS - Scrapdoodles in Fredericksburg, to pick up some travel and wedding themed papers. It was hard to choose! First, I pulled from Basic Grey's new "Wander" line and then stumbled upon some fun things from We R Memory Keepers. The blue and orange combo drew me in and I really liked the large blue checked and orange bordered die cut. I also picked up the pack of BG's "Wander" pieces - I love those things! When we go back to Wisconsin, we have a few spots on our "must visit" list, so I made a layout featuring pics from 2 faves - Rocky Rococo's and Culver's. Yummy!

The wedding selection at Scrapdoodles is great. I was drawn to the black and white paper and embellishments and created a double page layout along with a card and gift bag. The papers and pretty flowers are from imaginisce and the chipboard pieces are from teresa collins. The great part of Scrapdoodles wedding selections is that all the lines can be mixed and matched for some awesomely beautiful pages! Thanks for checking in!

Diaper Cake!

I just love making diaper cakes for baby showers! This time I teamed up with my friend, Cheryl and together we made this super cute diaper cake for our new Vicar and his wife, expecting their firstborn very soon. All the adorable animal cuts were made with the Create a Critter Cricut cartridge. I think we used about 90 size 1 and 2 diapers.

Sketch Challenge with Crate Paper

Crate Paper had a simple, very versatile sketch featured for August, so I decided to play along. I had a few pieces of their "Paper Doll" line left and some of the chipboard shapes, and it all worked well with these sweet pics of Hannah. I inked most of the edges and added a stitched border. On a side note, Hannah does not like the sound of the sewing machine for some reason and cried the whole time - I kept saying, "One more side!" until I finished. I hope you enjoy the results more than she did!

FaithKeeping

It's almost time to start up FaithKeeping! I have so many projects in mind, it's hard to decide what to do next. For our session on Saturday, September 11, we will be making this wonderful little album created with recycled toilet paper rolls. YES - I said TOILET PAPER rolls! Our focus for faith building will be the fruits of the spirit. This little album will help us look into what scripture has to say about living by the fruits of the spirit. You'll fill your little book with tags that include scripture and prayers. Here are some pictures of my completed samples. I can't wait to see what you all come up with.

This FaithKeeping session is open to anyone who wants to join us at Redeemer Lutheran Church on Harrison Road. If you'd like more details, just leave me a comment and I will get right back to you!