It's All About the Pumpkins

 

I’ve scrapped this photo, taken in 2016, before and it came to mind again when I saw the colors and images included in the October LE Kit from My Creative Scrapbook.

I couldn’t decide which piece of patterned paper to use as the base: Harvest from Photoplay’s Autumn Junque collection or Harvest Memories from the Autumn Breeze collection by Simple Stories. In the end, I used both, fussy cutting a lot of the latter and layering bits under the main center section.

The photo was backed with thick cardboard and glued to a slightly larger piece of Bazzill cardstock and then glued to a scrap from my last layout, with another bit of cardboard in between. I placed this on the base.

I cut a few ticket images from the Cozy Season sheet and tucked them here and there on the sides.

I finished my page with a few bits of ephemera and a couple of sticker pieces, using one as my title.

A few closeups:

  

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*****Supplies*****

***Paper***

Photoplay – Autumn Junque Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Harvest #AJQ5139

Simple Stories – Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Harvest Memories #25103

Simple Stories – Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Cozy Season #25104

Simple Stories – Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Falling Leaves #25105

Bazzill – Cardstock – CS White #303721

***Embellishments***

Simple Stories – Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze Collection – Floral Bits & Pieces #25123

Simple Stories – Simple Vintage Autumn Breeze Collection – Cardstock Stickers #25102

***Other***

Beacon – Fabri-Tac Permanent Adhesive

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Today Is a Good Day

 

I’m so in love with Craft O’Clock’s Blooming Retreat collection that came in the October Scrapbooking Kit from Tres Jolie that I decided to create a third layout featuring a heritage photo of several of my mother’s uncles.

Lots of layering going on here: corrugate and paper scraps, all with torn edges and several groups of tags, fussy cut, lightly distressed and then inked. But!!!! that bottom layer is an illusion; it’s actually the pattern of the paper… The minute I saw it, I just knew that it would be perfect for the image I wanted to use.

The pattern and the layers make for a very busy design, so I kept the rest of my layout simple. I framed the photo with chipboard from the September kit and added a few sprigs and a butterfly from the remains of a package of flowers that came in the November 2018 kit.

Here are a few closeups:

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 *****Supplies*****

***Très Jolie October Kit***

Craft O’Clock – Blooming Retreat – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Sheet 2 #CC-BLR-MM09-02

Craft O’Clock – Blooming Retreat – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Sheet 4 #CC-BLR-MM09-04

Craft O’Clock – Blooming Retreat – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Cover Sheet #CC-ZD-BLR-MM09

***Other***

Tres Jolie – Laser Cut Chipboard – Circle in Circle

49 and Market – Handmade Flowers – Vintage Shades – Yellow Cluster #VS-85991

Corrugate

***Mediums***

Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink Pad – Mini – Ground Espresso

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This Is What Family Looks Like

 

I’m using the October Scrapbook Kit from Tres Jolie to scrap some heritage photos; the colors and images are perfect for this purpose. Last week, I posted a layout featuring my maternal Great Grandmother; this is my father’s side of the family – my Great-Grandparents Jessie and Edward Wood and five of their children: Charles, Jennie, Bradford, Nellie and (my grandfather) Fremont – taken around 1923.

I’ve used the October Mood Board as inspiration, with hints of greens and pinks in the flowers and the images of stones reflected in the small scattering of art stones. I love that center image with the woven basket and fibers that blends so well with the woven chairs in the photo and the hint of burlap that I’ve used for matting. This month’s twist is “Fall”; my layout is full of autumnal hues and textures.

My photo is matted with several layers of patterned paper, cut and lightly distressed, along with a bit of burlap. Each layer is backed with thin chipboard to add dimension. 

I fussy cut several floral images and layered them along the side. 

I took one half of the Split Mandala 2 chipboard border and colored it with Ground Espresso distress ink before placing it below the photo. The embellishment cluster was made with a few of the gorgeous Sharon Ziv blooms, several pieces of the Craft O’Clock die cuts and some of the Beaded Berries, all from the kit.

I finished my page by borrowing a scattering of the Art Stones that came in the Mixed Media Kit.

***Did you know? The Mood Board Challenge is open to everyone! – you don’t have to be a subscriber to Tres Jolie. If the October Mood Board has inspired you, why not play along? Here’s a link to the blog post; just scroll down to the bottom for details.

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*****Supplies*****

 

***Très Jolie October Kit***

Craft O’Clock – Blooming Retreat – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Sheet 4 #CC-BLR-MM09-04

Craft O’Clock – Blooming Retreat – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Sheet 5 #CC-BLR-MM09-05

Tres Jolie – Laser Cut Chipboard – Split Mandala 2

Prima – Sharon Ziv Collection – Mauve Dream #930349

Prima – Hello Pink Autumn Collection – Autumn Foliage #655099

Prima – Christmas Sparkle Collection – Beaded Berries #997847

Craft O’Clock – Blooming Retreat – Cardboard Die Cuts #CC-CB-MM09

***Other***

Burlap

Tim Holtz – Idea-Ology – Stickers – Small Talk #TH93193

***Mediums***

Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink Pad – Ground Espresso

Liquitex – Acrylic Medium – Matt Gel

Prima – Finnabair – Art Ingredients – Mega Art Stones #964672

 

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