a halloween treat bucket and some magazine info…

Hi friends!  It’s the first day of Fall Break today so the kids are all home and we’re trying to think of something fun to do (no big vacations or getaways for us since daddy is working and the weather is meh)…but I wanted to hop on quickly this morning to share a couple of things:

First of all, I created this fun Halloween treat bucket to share over on the Northridge Publishing blog, Create:  - there’s a step-by-step tutorial with lots of pictures.

I used the new “Bewitched” collection from We R Memory Keepers – isn’t it fun? I really like the softer colors for a fun bit of a change from the typical boldness that is Halloween.

Also, I have a fun article in the October issue of Scrapbook Trends Magazine…it’s all about buttons!

And I also have an article in the newest Create: Idea book – Holidays…this one covers all three of the big upcoming holidays – Halloween, Thanksgiving, AND Christmas!

Remember…these publications are now available in digital format only – and I shared a great deal for subscribing HERE – an “all-access-pass” for a great price!  You can click HERE to find out more about subscribing!

I hope you will check them out!  Have a Happy Thursday!! :)

it doesn’t get any better (a layout)…

It’s been a year since this layout was published in the January 2012 issue of Scrapbook Trends magazine, so I thought I’d share it here on my blog.  I wrote an article about using fabric on a scrapbook page and this is one of the layouts I created for that article.

I just love how fabric adds a bit of softness and a “homemade” feeling to a layout.

 

I used my Slice die-cut machine to cut out the bird applique and the letters.  After cutting the shapes, I used my sewing machine to stitch around the edges of each piece before applying them to my page.

By the way, if you’re interested, you can purchase the January 2012 Scrapbook Trends digital issue OR the print issue right now for less than $5 (here). 

Have a great day!  Hope you’re staying warmer than I am…although today’s current temperature of 5 degrees sure beats yesterday’s morning temp of 17 degrees BELOW zero!!! :)