Boo | Bramble Fox

Yesterday I was up on the Bramble Fox blog. Here's my post...

Hey, Bramble Fox friends! Today I have a fun Halloween layout to share with you, featuring the awesome Pumpkin Stack Perspextives, along with several other Bramble Fox products. (Please note that since I scrap 8 x 8, the products look a bit larger on my layouts.)

I used Spooky collection by Pebbles to complement the Bramble Fox products I used. I started out by adding some bricks to my white background using Fox Cut Stencil #49 |Bricks along with Tim Holtz distress ink and a blending brush. I splattered some orange and black paint, and then started building my page. I tore paper for the top and bottom to give the page some interest and texture, and I tucked a spider web behind the top layers using the Pumpkin Cut File (which has a beautiful pumpkin as well as this fun spider web). And seriously, how fun is that Pumpkin Stack? It's a translucent orange, but I backed it with black cardstock to show of the detailing in the carved faces. The etched details on these pieces are just amazing--just look at that curly vine on the bottom pumpkin! The phrases stuck at the bottom of the pumpkin came from the Paper Snips 012 | Halloween, and the phrases tucked behind my photo are also from that sheet.

How cute is this black cat? It's also included in the Pumpkin Stack set. He's got the perfect mischievous face, with just a little spooky vibe, created by the fabulous etching!

Also included in the Pumpkin Stack is this adorable cat sitting inside a pumpkin, so even though I used all three pieces on one layout, you could also use this pack for three separate layouts! The Boo to You banner is from the Paper Snips 012 | Halloween.

Here's another view of the cool spider web cut file. A layer of pom-pom trim added more texture and a bit of whimsy to the top of my page. And I found these cool pumpkin embellishments in my stash. The die cuts and bat puffy stickers are from the Spooky collection.

And what little girl doesn't like a little bling? I adorned the Halloween bag die-cut with some rhinestone trim that's been in my stash for eons, and added a platinum silver heart Perspextive from the Hearts Special Edition pack because I always like to add a heart to the pages I give away.

If you haven't yet scrapped your Halloween pictures, you'll definitely want to go grab the fun and fantastic Pumpkin Stack set. There's lot of other beautiful Halloween-themed items in the Autumn Collection.

Please share your creations with us by tagging Bramble Fox on Instagram, and also share your work in our Bramble Fox Friends Facebook group. We love to see what you make with the Bramble Fox products!

Until next time...have fun scrapping!

Boo Yah! | Paper Issues Scraplift Sunday Challenge

I made this for one of the Scraplift Sunday challenges in October at Paper Issues.

Here's Cassie Wiscarson's awesome layout that I lifted. Obviously mine is going to look a little different because I scrap 8 x 8.

Here are some details. I used Bella Blvd's Sweet & Spooky collection from a couple of Halloweens ago. I love the cute little spiders in this collection. I added googly eyes to them. The die cut behind the photos is by Bramble Fox.

I always add hearts to the layouts I give away. How cute are these chipboard pieces?

I had this hairy fiber in my stash from eons ago that I thought would be perfect for a Halloween page.

Nuvo Drops were a perfect finishing touch.

Hey, Pumpkin! | CSI Case File No. 334

I've got one more Halloween page that I actually made last month for CSI's Halloween-themed Case File, but I've just been so busy with school. I've been contemplating giving up my blog, but I don't like giving up, so I'll just have to settle for posting some of my projects late. I don't know that anybody reads scrappy blogs anymore, but this is more of a record for my sake, I suppose.

Here are the Case File and Clues:

I used the color scheme, plus a tiny bit of pink that's in the Crate Paper collection. I used lots of the Evidence clues on my page: half solid/half pattern, stripes, stars, Halloween-themed elements, triangles, a cat, banner, ribbon, stitching, and an envelope. For Testimony clues, obviously I documented Halloween, and I put my journaling inside the envelope (it's on the back of the orange tag).

I mainly used Crate Paper's Hey Pumpkin collection, plus some odds and ends from my stash. As gray was one of the colors, I wanted to make sure to add that, and I went with some really old papers from my stash. The bottom one is Core'dinations. 

The leafy bits are a Bramble Fox die. I thought it would be fun to have black foliage for a Halloween page.

I took the story my friend had told on Facebook (where I grabbed her photo) and recorded it on the back of the orange tag. I used some old circular letter stickers to let the viewer know to take the tags out of the envelope. I always love the opportunity to use some of my ribbon. I don't think I'll ever use all of the ribbon in my stash! That cool barbed-wire border is also from the same Bramble Fox die set.

At the end, I added some orange Nuvo drops for a little added detail.

This challenge is over, but we have 3 new challenges for November. Come play with us!

Halloween Cutie | Paper Issues Cos-Tomb Parade Challenge

I made this for Paper Issues' Cos-Tomb Parade challenge in October.

I used Simple Stories Boo Crew Collection. Here are some close-ups. I started with some watercolor in the background and then stamped some wonky stars from Bramble Fox.

There are so many fun stickers in this collection!

I fussy-cut the banner out of one of the patterned papers.

The little bracketed words are some really old rub-ons. Those black letters are glittered and are also really old. I love combining old and new!

Trick or Treat {Paper Issues Scraplift Sunday Challenge}

I played in Paper Issues Scraplift Sunday challenge and made this:

I loved lifting Kat's beautiful layout--such a fun and unique design! I pretty much copied the basic design, except I used one photo instead of three.

Here are some details. I used Bella Blvd's Sweet & Spooky Collection. There are so many fun elements to fussy cut from this collection. The Sweet & Spooky tab is from the branding strip. The little witch girl was at the edge of the paper and I hated to see her go to waste so I put her peeking out from above the photo.

The chipboard pieces in this collection are so cute! Pretty much everything on this page is from the collection, except the enamel dots and the Tim Holtz word stickers. I put a little heart on the ghost because I'm adding a heart to each page I make for this little girl.

I hope you'll play along with this challenge or one of the many other fun challenges at Paper Issues. Post your creation in the Facebook Group by February 3 for a chance to win one of two gift cards to the Paper Issues store. Please use my code Debbi (no e on the end) for a 20% discount on your entire purchase at the Paper Issues store!

May the Force Be With You {Stuck?! Sketches March 1}

We've got a brand new sketch up at Stuck?! Sketches. Laura made this super-cool sketch:

I made this page for my friend using her adorable photos from last Halloween:

Here are some details. I was originally going to use just the green and pink with the black and white, but I decided the layout looked too bland, so I went into my monster paper file and found this fun Bella Blvd Halloween paper and added the orange pumpkins that I cut out of it. The green and pink papers are by Studio Calico, as is the constellation print vellum--I cut those circles out using my Silhouette Cameo. That black grid is an old BasicGrey Paper. The flair badge is by A Flair for Buttons.

I punched those stars out of a textured metallic paper I've had in my stash for ages. How cute are those little monster puffy stickers.

That speech bubble is cut from an old Amy Tangerine paper, and the green alpha stickers are old sparkly Sassafras Lass stickers.

You'll want to come play with this awesome sketch for a chance to win a prize from our wonderful sponsors:

A Pirate's Life for Me {November 15 Stuck?! Sketches DT Work}

We've got a fabulous new sketch up at Stuck?! Sketches:

Here's the layout I created:

That's my best friend's granddaughter last Halloween. Isn't she adorable?

Here are some close-ups:

That ship's wheel and Jolly Roger flag are Silhouette cut-files. I still have a TON of Heidi Swapp chipboard letters and I was happy to use some on this page.

This ship is also a Silhouette cut file. The waves are a Fiskars Border punch. The frame holding the title was cut from an American Crafts paper.

The anchor is also a Silhouette cut-file. That "treasure" piece was cut from a Teresa Collins paper.

I added some splashes and a few Doodlebug enamel dots which are shimmery and I thought looked like water drops.

You should definitely come play with this fun sketch. There are some great sponsors donating prizes:

Creative Embellishments is offering a $25.00 gift certificate to their online shop to one lucky participant!

D-Lish Scraps is offering a free"Just add paper" kit to a second lucky participant!