EEK It's Something Wicked!

It's spectacularly spooky at our house now!  My Mind's Eye Something Wicked has a little bit to do with that!!  It's such an awesome Halloween collection and FotoBella.com has the I Want It All Bundle just waiting for you!  

One of my obsessions this year has been the DIY marquee lights from Heidi Swapp.  I couldn't not wait to make a set to go with my Halloween decor, complete with orange and purple lights!  These letters are a piece of cake to do and fully customizable.  

It comes with the letter template so you simply trace cut and paste the letter shape into the marquee, add the lights, and decorate the outside edge if you please. 

The outside of these letters I covered with black glitter tape.  It really makes the letters pop!  EEK!  

Get ready for Halloween with Something Wicked!

Spooky Halloween Tree

I LOVE Halloween!  Given the chance to work with My Minds Eye Something Wicked Bundle from FotoBella.com meant decorating in September, Eeeeek!  So fun!  I've been dying to decorate since spooky items started showing up on the Michaels shelves this summer.  I couldn't resist buying a twisted, spooky tree from Michaels.  To decorate it, I used the Mixed Bag from My Minds Eye Something Wicked.  Using my tag punch, I made tags with various printed papers and layered them with embellishments.  

I love the black glittered pieces.  They look so cool!  

This cat I added the mustache to is my favorite tag.

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There are plenty of spooky elements that I left the way they were like and just punched them into tags.  

I inked the tags with black ink and hung them all over the tree.  

I think it looks pretty spooky, how about you?  

Have a Spooky day!

Aloha End of Summer Luau

Anyone get new neighbors over the summer?  Seems to be when new families move into the neighborhood.  We have a couple new neighbors and threw a neighborhood luau to welcome everyone.  My next door neighbor and I co-hosted and it was a ton of fun!  The full blog story is featured at paperplanelane.wordpress.com for Paper Plane Lane Boutique.  I share the menu, party decor ideas and fun dessert displays.

Here's a sneak peak:

The cupcakes decor project features Heidi Swapp's Minc machine and Cupcake kit.  

Aloha!

Spooky Zombie Layout with My Minds Eye

Hello there,  I'm getting in to the Halloween spirit and made a layout with My Mind's Eye Something Wicked I Want It All Bundle from FotoBella.com  

My Minds Eye nailed it this year with this collection.  I mean the skulls with sunglasses and top hats, I can't stand it!  Something Wicked is spooky and quirky and so much fun to work with.  Want to make your own Spooky layout?  Head to over to FotoBella's blog for the full layout tutorial.   

Have great day!

Paper Plane Lane Boutique

Wow, can you believe summer has come and gone already?  My kiddos started school this past week, and although we filled our summer days with fun vacations and activities, it didn't seem to be long enough.  Is it ever?  Amongst all the summer sun and fun, I was offered a great opportunity by Paper Plane Lane Boutique to become one of their blog contributors.  

Paper Plane Lane is a children's boutique owned by two fabulous moms!  I was beyond excited to become part of their team.  I've been a huge supporter of shopping small and Instagram shops and that's how I found this fabulous shop.  And now I also get to blog for them about my favorite subject, DIY!  It's a great opportunity for me to share my projects, some that don't always involve scrapbooking, which has been my primary focus on this blog.  

Here are some of my fun projects that have been featured on their blog paperplanelane.wordpress.com:

https://paperplanelane.wordpress.com/2015/06/29/altered-lamp/

https://paperplanelane.wordpress.com/2015/07/20/collect-moments-not-things/

https://paperplanelane.wordpress.com/2015/08/01/marquee-love-with-the-kids/

https://paperplanelane.wordpress.com/2015/08/29/weve-all-gone-mad/

https://paperplanelane.wordpress.com/2015/06/20/lets-have-a-circus-party/

Most of the projects feature full tutorials or "how to" advice.  Hope you'll stop by and check some of them out and stay tuned for more fun projects in the future.  And if you're looking for cute clothes and accessories, Paper Plane Lane Boutique is a great shop!  

Have a fabulous day!

Layout Techniques with Basic Grey Barista

Trying new stuff is what crafters do, it's how we thrive.  I've got a tutorial on FotoBella's blog today featuring several techniques using Basic Grey Barista I Want It All Bundle.  

If you like layering, stamping, doodling or Stickles, this is the tutorial for you. 

Get yourself the Barista Bundle from Fotobella.com, stamping ink, a pen, and some glitter glue and head over to the blog to follow the tutorial.

Have a fabulous day!

Happy Times Layout with Basic Grey Barista

Basic Grey Barista Bundle from FotoBella.com is the latest bundle I got my hot little hands on to work with.  It's a great collection with neutral colors.  The yellow patterned paper and turquoise sequins make for a fun pop of color.  It's always fun to sift through my photos to see what will work with my latest FotoBella bundle.  In this case the Aspen Wedding ceremony photos were a perfect match.  

I added some fun to the page by fussy cutting the leaves and just letting them fall on the page for a natural look.  I did the same thing with the sequins.  And if they fell on the photo, that's where they stayed.   I like the look it created.  

This truly was the perfect day. The weather and venue couldn't have been more beautiful for this amazing wedding.