Happy Friday, peeps! I'm hanging with my parents today getting an early start to my weekend after a work trip to Ohio. Luckily their house is between my own home and my remote work site, meaning that it was super easy for me to just cruise on in a day early to help get the house ready for my Dad's birthday party tonight- it should be a lot of fun!

On the crafty front, I've got another round of super fun picks this week, so let's dive right in!

 

From the top left:

• You can find a tutorial showing how to make these oh-so-cute window scene cards at the Doodlebug blog.
• I love my little Jenni Bowlin pennant punch, and Kim Watson shows a quite novel use for it on the Carta Bella blog.
• Visit I Lowe Scrap for a video showing step-by-step how this layout was made!
• Christmas is going to be here so, so soon, and if you're like me you often find yourself in need of boxes for tiny gifts and gift cards at the last minute. How About Orange has you covered with a link to a custom box template generator to help you design your box no matter what size you need!
• I love the light and airy feel of this lovely card from Cute and Cool Creations. Be sure to click through the link to see it up close along with the detail photos.
• Learn how to customize your glitter at Scrapbook And Cards Today.
• Livet Hemma recently featured a decoupaged dresser makeover. How's that for a unique idea to use some of that scrapbook paper!
• I've attached confetti with ATG tape, plain white glue, and spray adhesive, but I'd never thought to use Stickles until this adorable little tag popped up on the Hero Arts blog!
• Visit Basic Grey's blog for an idea that's sure to help you get a little more use out of both your stamps and your paper!

TTFN!

fabric shopping

Not too long ago when I was driving through Nashville on my way home from a work trip, I had the chance to stop and have lunch with my parents and then go fabric shopping with my Mom afterward. It was actually the same trip that sparked this post about some of the fantastic new goodies that are out and JoAnn, Michaels, and Hobby Lobby right now. Mom was looking for some fabric to make new throw pillows for the living room, and since I only had my iPhone on hand and not the big camera I turned to Instagram to help me document the excursion.

That big, bright, over-the-top colorful pink peacock fabric did not make the purchasing cut that day, but I loved it so much that I printed up a photo of it to use on my page. It became the focal point for pulling together the color scheme for this layout, starting with some orange, yellow, and aqua papers from various Pretty Little Studio collections and ending with those bright puffy pink Thickers (a cheap TJ Maxx score several months ago) and resin flowers by Prima.

I also did a little reverse applique on this layout. The technique is nothing new or groundbreaking, but I did document it step-by-step on the Pretty Little Studio blog if you're interested in seeing how it's done.

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Supplies (click on images for product links):

InLinkz.com

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decorating for thanksgiving

For the latest Out Of The Box color challenge on the Pretty Little Studio blog I was asked to come up with a layout based on color inspiration from the image below.

 

I had no trouble incorporating the yummy orange and green tones and throwing in a hint of brown, but then I decided to take a bit more than just color inspiration from the image. I'll talk more about in a minute, but first I'll show you the page.

So, oranges, greens, yellows, and browns are all here, so that takes care of the color component. You might also have noticed the subtle bit of misting in the background, too, using a chicken wire mask from The Crafter's Workshop. That bit of detail was inspired by the extra texture provided by the thorny branch under the pumpkin in the inspiration image, and I selected white cardstock as the background to mimic the white in the plate.

I also took my overall theme of decorating for Fall from the image, since it's obviously part of a Halloween or Fall themed tablescape.

So many bits of inspiration in one little image! This is one of the reasons that I subscribe to so many home and design blogs in my Google Reader along with the massive number of scrapping blogs that live there, too. I'm finding more and more these days that it's the non-scrapping images that inspire me to try new things!

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Supplies (click on images for product links):

InLinkz.com

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