Fall is in the Air!

It's Saturday, which means a new challenge over at Catch the Bug today! 

This week's theme is 

Fall/Autumn

It's nice to have some fall color on the trees, some crisp mornings and I love the change of the winds at this time of year! For our challenge this week, we want you to tap into the season! However the Autumn Season inspires you, we want to see it in your project!

Today I am using the Brat Autumn Pumpkin image from Bugaboo Stamps.  He is doing one of our favorite traditions, it seems......which is picking out the pumpkin!!

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I colored him in PhotoShop Elements. I've been working on my shadows and shading more, but I made the mistake of photographing this card next to my tall candy jar, so the light reflected shadows off the jar onto my card, and it detracts from the shadows I actually colored. :( Oops! I would have used one of my back up pics, but they turned out fuzzy! My batteries must be running low, or something.

Anyhow, I cropped off part of my image base at an angle, then added a couple banners and brads. I had some small leaves ready to put on the card, too, but they just weren't working out. Ever have those days?? 

Now it's your turn to pick a favorite image, or try something new from Bugaboo Stamps, whip up your project and head on over to enter it into the Mr. Linky!

By entering your project, you could win up to TEN Bugaboo images!

Head on over to Catch the Bug to play along!

One more thing before I wrap this up....

I am now assisting the DT Coordinator with some of the more routine things at Catch the Bug Blog to fill in some time for our wonderful Ms. Min, who is expecting Baby #1, and is happily preparing for the arrival! I'm helping out with some posting duties, and I'm also helping out by choosing a Bugaboo Stamps Fan of the Month! So......if you're a fan of Bugaboo Stamps (and who isn't, right?!), make sure you're posting your Bugaboo cards on your blog because I'm poking around Blog-land looking for YOU! :)

Happy Crafting!

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Girly Scrapbook Layout

Hi, everyone!

As many of you know, I have been toiling away at a scrapbook for my niece for a month, or so.  I'm back again with another! The single layout pages are sometimes the toughest for me: you know, the first and last page of a scrapbook? I like to leave room for larger photos, so it always seem like I don't have enough room for embellishes and the photo mats that I want, but I think I did okay with this one. :0) The ovals are rather large, so the pictures for this page should still be a good size, and with the help of the girly-girl embellishes, really tell a story for my niece. I'm really hoping my sister chooses to use some black and white pictures on this - I think that would really set it off! :0)

Although the scanner did not pick it up well, there is all kinds of Star Dust Stickles on this page, to add to the nostalgia and whimsy of childhood days. :0) I created my girl on the swing svg from a digital image, and cut it on my eClips machine. The sentiment was typed up and I used some Nesties to punch it out.

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Only a couple more pages to go, and then the book will be sent off for the birthday party! :0)

Here are some closer views of the gazebo and fence.

And a closer view of the swinging girl.

Materials List

Close to My Heart Papers - (I completely forgot the name of these! I've had them "forever"!))

Memory Box Dies - Leafy Branch, Ivy Tendrils, Nestled Bird

Spellbinders - Labels One, Decorative Labels One

Cheery Lynn Die - Japanese Garden Lace Oval

Die-Versions Die - Gazebo

Impression Obsession Die - Fence

EK SUccess Punch - Mini Daisy

MS Punch - Frond

Prima Flowers

Rhinestone Brad

Stickles Glitter Glue

SVG by Me (Little Girl Swinging)

Gel Pens

Eclips Machine & eCal Software

I have entered my layout into the following challenges:

C.R.A.F.T. - Children

Clear It Out - Child Image and Old Stash

Craft Room Challenge - Childhood Memories

Creative Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

PCJ - Sentiments

Southern Girls - Bling

Divas by Design - Lots of Layers

Inky Impressions - For a Child

Sisterhood of Crafters - No Stamps Allowed

Whimsy Inspiration - Anything Goes