Fall Fun for Scrapbook USA Expo

Hello my friends! I hope you enjoyed the Scrapbook USA Expo Design Team blog hop- we have some very talented ladies on our team, right?? Make sure you head over to join up with our 'thankful' linky party! Just link up any project with a 'thankful' theme and you could win a Basic Grey card kit!!
Well, today I am back to share another Fall project with you, again using the awesome DCWV Halloween and Fall stack. I hope you have been able to see how fun and versatile it is! Here is my layout:

For the background paper- I loved this subtle patterned paper, but thought it was just a little too thin to hold up all my layers, photos and embellishments on its own, so I just glued it to a heavier piece of kraft cardstock.

There were some great matching stickers and other embellishments that coordinated perfectly with these papers. I also created some of my own. For these fall leaves, I cut the shapes on my cricut on Kraft cardstock and then used Copic markers to color them in. I tried not to be even with the coloring so you could see some darker and lighter areas like you would on a real leaf. I popped one up on a foam dot to give some added dimension.

I cut the title using some paper from the stack, and some matching cardstock. I added some additional kraft leaves popped up on foam as well.

I hope you enjoyed my project today! Thanks for stopping by!

Supply List:

Patterned Paper: DCWV Halloween and Fall Stack
Stickers: DCWV
Kraft Cardstock: Oriental Trading Company
Date Stamp: Smash by K & Co.
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Markers: Copic
Cartridge: Straight from the Nest (leaves), Paper Lace (Background quilt shape), Simply Scarecrow (title), Opposites Attract (title- welded with Gypsy)
Border Punches: American Crafts

Sketches in Thyme Design Team Post!!

Hello All! I am so very excited to be able to announce that I was chosen to be a part of the talented Sketches in Thyme design team!! I have always wanted to design for a sketch challenge blog, so this is very fun for me. Sketches in Thyme has some wonderful sketches that you will LOVE! Be sure to head over and check out what the rest of the talented design team has cooked up for you and play along! Today we are working with sketch # 92 and here is my project:

 Here is the sketch I had to work with- a really fun one this week:

I used the new American Crafts Pumpkin Patch line. I have had a hard time finding good autumn/fall themed papers that I liked this year, so I was happy when I found this line. I think it went with my cute photo of my nephew Sevyn perfectly. I cut a gear shape from the Elegant Edges cart (instead of a circle) because I thought it was more 'boy'. Kept the gear theme with the smaller circle and the border. One thing that I love about American Crafts is they have those matching border strips on all of their papers. I used one over my border piece- it also covered up some background in the photo that I didn't really like :)

I used two different font cartridges (Opposites Attract and Alphalicious) along with some letter stickers from Echo Park to make my title. I like that this sketch allows for a longer title if you need one.

I had a lot of fun layering some little clusters around the page using the coordinating stickers from the line. I absolutely LOVE this burlap ticket- I need 20 more of these!

Some more layering and a better look at the border strip that I added...

My last cluster- when you have coordinating products like this it makes quick and easy work of embellishing a layout.

I hope you have enjoyed my project today, and thank you for stopping by! Be sure to stop by Sketches in Thyme as well and join in on the fun!!

Also linking up with the November Linky Party at Everyday is an Occasion!

Whimsical Designs Challenge: Getting Sketchy

Hi everybody and welcome to another challenge at Whimsical Designs! This week the uber talented Nanne has shared one of her amazing sketches with us for inspiration:

For those familiar with my blog you will not be surprised that I turned the sketch into a layout ;). I had this awesome photo of my hubby, and wanted to make a more masculine layout:

I used kraft paper to make the banner flags, and inked them up with Tim Holtz distress ink, and added silver brads. I like the look and think they work with a masculine page.

I also love stars for boy pages (I'm sure I'm not alone in this) and my husband loves stars, so I always like to add stars to his pages :)

I used Stephanie's fun star stamp from her Whimsical Fun Vol 1 set to make this fun border. I love how versatile these stamps are- that is really what I look for in a stamp- I can go from boy to girl, from layout to card and cover any occasion I might need and these stamps fit the bill better than any others I have used. If you would like a set of your own, just go HERE :)

Here is a picture of the stamp set I used, and all the other fun sentiments it includes:

I hope you enjoyed my project, and I can't wait to see how you all utilize the sketch this week!

Supply List:
Cardstock - Colorbok
Kraft - Oriental Trading Co.
Patterned Paper - Basic Grey, Scrap Within Reach, Imagine 'Better Together' print
Cartridges - Opposites Attract (title), George (star)
Star stamp- Whimsical Designs Whimsical Fun Vol 1 set
Brads - stash
Ink: Tim Holtz