One More Family Game Night Layout plus Video!

Hello! Whew there's a lot going on this week!! And I'm super excited to share this fun layout using the Family Night collection from Carta Bella again for the Scrap Shotz Blog! Today I'm using the fun papers and ephemera packs for an actual trip out - before... you know! As soon as I saw these cute ice cream pics I had to pair them with the awesome food paper from the Family Night Collection.

Here's a look at the video where you can see how this layout came together! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check my posts on the blog all week for some really fun stuff happening!! Don't forget to check the Scrap Shotz Blog for all the closeups and details, and have an awesome week friends!

Allison's Flip Book!

I have another flip book to share with you today! These are just so fun to make when you want to play with different supplies and techniques. This is a book I swapped with a sweet girl, Allison - you can find her IG here with links to her YouTube channel - and she sent me the cutest flip book too! I used Project Life cards as my base and attached them with washi tape. I embossed this awesome sentiment from the Pink and Main Believe Script stamp set with gold embossing powder, and used some pretty pink crinkly ribbon to tie the outside. I love adding my recipients name on the front to personalize it even more!

Here's a look at all the pages I included. I added stickers, paper ephemera, handmade tags, 3x4 journaling cards as smaller flaps, stamps, doilies and sequins, along with some goodies for Ally to use! 

 Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you found some inspiration to create something fun for yourself or a friend. Don't forget to check out my post from YESTERDAY where I show you a sneak peek of the Pretty Cute Stamps September New Release digital stamp sets and a FREEBIE digi stamp!! and be sure to check back TOMORROW for the New Release Blog Hop where you'll get to see my project and all the new releases available!!

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Halloween Decor House Tour!

Hi all my friends! I thought I'd share a quick photo tour showing you my Halloween decorations. The girls were so excited to decorate for Halloween, but we definitely don't get too spooky!

Here's our mantel. I printed off a Halloween Subway Art printable last year on photo paper and placed it in a frame. Underneath I created a banner using my Cricut and stamped images. We hung a spooky chandelier and added a few more accessories. You can see the details on the banner in my post here last Halloween!

Looking in from the kitchen, you can see this fun sign from the dollar store.

I love this canvas I made last year with my Cricut! You can see all the details on this project here.

I placed it above a shelf, around the corner from my kitchen.

Last year at the Scrapendipity Make 'n Take we made Halloween tags with Holly and then framed them in this wooden frame that I painted black and stamped with a scroll stamp using gold ink.

I placed the tag sign in my entryway along with some pumpkin and fall flower decorations. You can even see the outline of our purple skeleton behind the curtains!

I have an Ikea shelf in my living room (with lots of toy bins in it!) that I decorated on top with a wooden shadow box with lots of vintage Halloween papers and stamps. I added the wooden witch sign and a yummy pumpkin candle from Bath and Body Works along with some other Halloween decor. You can find the details and close ups of the shadow box here.

On the hutch in my kitchen I added a few fall trinkets on top and a lantern and ghost candle holder to the shelf that holds my recipe books. I seem to use so many online recipes now that I've only kept my fav cookbooks!

Thanks so much for joining me! I hope this gives you some inspiration to use some papercrafting items in your own decorating. Even framing a cute Halloween card gives your space a personal touch! 

Thanksgiving

I like to make something special for the Thanksgiving table when we host, and I saw this cute pumpkin tutorial on, I believe, Tip Me Tuesday on www.tipjunkie.com.  Their newsletter is so awesome! So many great ideas from so many talented and crafty people. So, just wanted to pass along how to make these cute little pumpkins...

 Cut 8 strips of cardstock, 2.5" x .5", 2x 1" circle and a small green stem

 Start by gluing one end to circle. I found gluing opposite ends helped get an even placement around the circle, and then added in the last 4 strips between them.

 Gently curve the strips with your fingers.

 Glue the open ends under the second circle, using a chopstick to push on last strip.

 Ta-Da!

I made one for each place setting at the table, but I'm sure you could resize and make it larger too.

Of course you can place these around for little fall/Halloween decorations as well!

 My sister made a beautiful Thanksgiving card!

My 11 year old niece also brought an amazing Thanksgiving card!

Two very talented ladies :)