Two Page Scrapbook Layout - "Happy Halloween"

Who is ready for Halloween? It's almost time! It's tons more fun now that grandkids are in the picture. We're invited to follow along the trick or treating trail with them and enjoy the experience first hand.

Here's a layout from 2014 of our cute little owl and pirate. Aren't they just adorable? I remember being so excited to find this owl costume on sale at Cracker Barrel. Score one for Grandma!

 We had a great time and made some fun memories

 I believe the orange paper is from SU, along with some patterned paper scraps, and washi from my stash. The owl was cut with Cricut's Hoot N Holler cartridge. Who doesn't love some bats and spiders too, as long as they're not in my house! StampinUp's bitty banner punch comes in handy for the cutest little banners.

If you stop by later this week, I'll be sharing a Halloween layout from last year. See you soon!

One Page Scrapbook Layout - "You're a Hoot"

This little girl is our granddaughter!!!!  She brings so much joy and fun to our lives!! If you're not a Grandma yet, you have so much to look forward to.

These pictures were taken at one of our favorite Mexican restaurants with my cell phone so they are a little blurry.  She was dressed up, and just being silly. When you're this adorable, you can be as silly as you'd like and get away with it. :)

The chipboard owl elements are from K & C Company and were created for a Smash book. I adore owls, so I decided to use them with my traditional method of scrapbooking. It was designed for the owls to flip open to the journaling tag, but I cut them apart. The title is from Cricut's "Hoot N Holler" cartridge. I used an SU scalloped border punch for the strip along the top edge, and the ribbons and  flower were hanging out in my stash.

At first I thought the colors were crazy together, but I'm super excited with the way it turned out. Thanks for stopping by my blog today!! Enjoy your day.

Two page layout - "Owl About You"

If you've been following my blog for very long, you've probably started to notice a little bit of owl love going on here. I do love them!

Here's another two page scrapbook layout of my son and his precious family from last fall. These pictures were taken when Scarlet was six months old, last October.

 Their pictures turned out great. Photo credit to Eta Fe Photography. This adorable owl hat!!! I have no words for such cuteness, especially when it's placed on our beautiful granddaughter. =)

 It's a little hard to see here, but the scalloped adhesive ribbon under the pictures added a little bit of soft coziness and texture. The brackets were cut with my Cricut out of a nice gold scrap of patterned paper from my scrap box.

 The title was cut with Cricut's "Hoot N Holler" cartridge. There are so many cute owls and owly phrases on this cartridge. If you love owls like me, it's a must have.

Here's the whole layout. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! Have a wonderful week.

Two Page Layout - "Guess Who Loves You"

Fall is my favorite time of year. I love the beautiful change of colors, the crisp cool air, and  everything pumpkin including foods and decorations. It's just such a cozy time of year. I find myself shopping for sweaters, scarves, and hunkering down under a blanket each evening.

Today, I have one of my favorite fall layouts to share. Scarlet was about six months old here and sporting the most adorable owl hat.

 Out popped Grandma's camera, and an adorable scrapbook page was born. The paper is Adornit "Pink Hoot" Collection, DCWV.

 Border punches and and swiss dot embossing folder add texture to both the title and border strips. The title is from Circut's "Hoot N Holler" cartridge. The journalling tag is from K & C Company.

  I used Art Philosophy cartridge to cut some circular frames, then embossed them and cut them into pieces to frame the photos. StampinUp flower punches and the owl stamp and punch added to the theme.

 Hope this inspires you to do a fn owl page! If you have do, please comment with a link to your project. I'd love to see it!

Fall cards: Trees, Flower, & Owl

Time sure has flown since my last post. Life is so good, and very busy! Unfortunately, not much time for craftiness lately.

Purchased the above tree trunk stamp at my BSBFF's garage sale. WIN! Love the way this turned out. Could be used in so many different ways for all of the different seasons. Simple recipe: Stamp 3 different fall colors with a grungy splotch stamp; stamp tree trunks in foreground; dab on clear crackle distressing medium (Tim Holtz) for texture; dry with heat gun.

I made this one awhile back, but never posted. Used one of my favorite new dry embossing folders for the background texture. The stamp, punches, and decorative brad are all SU products. I like all of the layers, and the partial bracket punch in matching cardstock for the sentiment.

This one is actually a baby card, but would also be great for fall. Whooooo doesn't love owls?? The owl and branch are from Hoot n Holler cartridge.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a fantastic fall weekend. I'm heading to BSU to enjoy a possibly rainy football game with my family.