Turkey Time

I have boxes and boxes of artwork from my children. Why not incorporate some of them into layouts? I adored the fall feel of the November kit, and really enjoyed adding a turkey hand print to this layout. Have a wonderful weekend!
-Valerie

Fall Fun...

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it's so fun to scrap Fall and Family layouts! The November kit is PERFECT for that....

pumpkins and apples.....

the November kit is SO fun... it is perfect for all of your autumn activities and traditions! 2 of my favorite things to do (and scrap) are our trips to the farm for picking pumpkins and apple picking.....

here are some sweet girls at the pumpkin patch....


and here is my favorite page this month... a page of my daughter Gracie apple picking last year....

December Sneak Peek!!

Hello everyone! It's getting close to that time of year! There's a lot of things going on right now that are crazy to me! One - it hasn't snowed here in Colorado yet! CRAZY! Two - I haven't finished my Christmas shopping yet and have actually hardly begun! EVEN CRAZIER!! LOL!

But, I did have time to get the December Sneak Peeks together... December is always a FABULOUS kit. This month, we'll be featuring American Crafts Dear Lizzy Christmas and Crate Paper Snow Day. The paper on both of these is so thick and lush...

December is a GREAT time to join Scrapbook Sussies. The Year of the Sussie 2011 is just around the corner. I'm working on the details of that and will be getting them out to you all soon! Last year, loyal subscribers received over $135 in FREE PRODUCT just for buying Scrapbook Sussies kits - which are discounted themselves anyway! ($36 kit for $29.95) Next year, I'm trying to make it even better!!!

Before the pics, hurry over to our Facebook page. Like us there and then suggest us to all your Facebook friends! Have them come on over to the Facebook page, like us, and have them post who sent them there (YOU!). The person sending the most people over will win a Scrapbook Sussies kit!!

Finally, as promised, take a peek at the December kit....

Happy Friday!

What a beautiful sunny day here in Colorado. Hard to believe that it's time to change the clocks this weekend! We have a busy weekend planned, how about you? Are you starting to think about planning your Thanksgiving? And I'm sure you have all your Christmas presents planned, right? (I only mention Christmas because, well, it's around the corner! and Lara just sent an email that the December DT kits were going out tomorrow!!)...

Anyways, back to the November kit. How fun was that to work with? I'm still working on at least one, if not two more layouts with the kit.

Here's one of the layouts I did with the Imaginesce part of the kit. I loved the layout but couldn't figure out how to add a pocket for the corn maze map without covering up anything - and then I thought maybe it would fit on the side! It was the first time we'd actually gone through a corn maze with the purpose of getting at least some of the hole punches!



I hope you have a fun weekend planned! Be sure to check out the gallery to see the wonderfully inspiring cards and layouts the rest of the design team created!

Details, Details, Details

You've heard the saying, "It's all about the details." Well that is so true with scrapbooking too! And we add the details to our layouts through embellishments. One of the reasons that Scrapbook Sussies is the best kit club around it because of the fantastic embellishments you get with the kit and the embellishment add on. And this month is no exception! When I took pictures of my November Kit layouts, I took some close ups of all the little fun embellies and now I'll share those with you.

This little guy was on one of the Bella Blvd One Fall Day journaling cards. I cut him out and stuck him onto white cardstock, then cut him out again. I used foam squares to make him pop off the page.

I put the clear sticker title from Apple Cider Give Thanks stickers onto white paper and cut around it.
Here's a little mix of Crate Paper Chipboard and Basic Grey woolies, both from the Embellishment Add On.
More chipboard clustered together.
Here I tried a new technique for me by using my Martha Stewart fringe scissors and cutting the end of one strip of the two-sided paper from Imaginisce. Then I curled up a few of the fringes for dimension. I also added another woolie.
Another fun cluster here. I took one of the Bella Blvd. stickers and put it on the background packaging that the Imaginisce Rub Ons came with and then cut it out. Again I used foam squares for dimension. Here's another fun tip: I couldn't find my brown thread so I used white to stitch around the circle, then went over it with a brown pen!

These clouds were cut from the Bella Blvd. paper then added with foam squares.
I love to mix chipboard with rub-ons, as you can see in the next three pics.

The Month of Thanks

Hello Everyone! I hope your November is off to a great start!
I have been working on my November pages today, (hello last minute!!) and so I have a page to share. "A Thing Called Family"


Journaling: These four people are my world! I thank God everyday for my family. I didn't know my heart was capable of loving so much!

This kit is a classic for November. It it great for all things Fall and all things Thanksgiving!
The rest of my pages will be in the Gallery in the next couple of days, and make sure you check out what the rest of the team has done.
What are you thankful for today?