Pumpkin Birthday Banner

Every year I offer to help my friend out with decorations for her girls' birthday parties. This year her daughter who is turning two is getting a fall/pumpkin themed event. She asked if it was possible to make a banner shaped liked pumpkins. I had never done it before, so I was excited to go outside my comfort zone. I'm really happy with the way it turned out.

Thank You Card

A friend of mine who was once an avid Stampin Up girl decided it was time to downsize her inventory as she is looking to quit crafting. :(  I purchased some ink pads from her and since she knows how much I love paper, she threw in several packages of unopened SU cardstock and spools of ribbon. I still can't believe she just gave it away, but she wanted it to go to someone who would appreciate it. I took her out to dinner and made her a card from some of the supplies she gave me.

The "Magician" Card

This Amuse Magician stamp is one of my all time favorites. He has a very uncanny resemblance to a certain Hogwarts wizard. So without saying this is Harry Potter, this is Harry Potter! Made this card for a big HP fan. Coloring was done with Copic Markers.

8x8: Fishing

There is something mystical about the early morning fog on the Lake. Unfortunately, it does not mean you are going to catch anything. I snapped this picture of a hopeful fisherman pulling up a whole lot of seaweed.

The highlight of this page is the paint sample card - the first paint name reads "Quietude" which sums up this scene perfectly. 

8x8: The River Cone

You know those pieces of patterned paper that have strips of almost every pattern in the pack? I never know what to do with those. When I saw this photo, I decided to cut the paper up and use the strips that matched the cone. Then I topped it off with some pearl bling and a fun embellishment.

8X8 Page: the Border

Crossing the border from the USA into Canada is one of the coolest parts about heading to the lake. This photo was taken through the front window of the car so please forgive the black shadows. I love how it captures the remoteness of the area. Used up lots of scraps on this page.

8x8 Pages

I find one of the easiest ways to get back into scrapping is to start with smaller pages. There's less pressure and they are usually clean and simple so you build up some confidence getting a few done quickly. I'm perpetually working on an album documenting our summer traditions at the Lake. I interviewed family members to see what things they loved and wanted to see captured in the book. I am going to spend the next week highlighting some of these pages.

The first one is one of my favorites.

I had this skull and cross bone paper that I honestly thought I would never use. I didn't want it to overwhelm the page so I layered over it and did some inking.