Falling for Halloween Blog Hop (day 2!)

Welcome back to the Falling for Halloween Blog Hop, day 2!

I'm so glad to see you here!  If you missed yesterday's Blog Hop day 1 post, just scroll down! (and make sure to see everyone's day 1 projects!)  I hope you enjoy all the crafty inspiration in this blog hop, I sure am! 

You should have arrived here from Maria's Stamp, Cut, Create! blog. If you missed the beginning of the hop, please go to Maria's blog to start so you don't miss any of the projects. :)

Read to the end of the post to win BLOG CANDY!  :)

My project today is a Fall scrapbook layout. I do like making cards and other projects, but my primary love and the reason I got into the papercrafting hobby was for scrapbooking. :)   What else do we do in the fall besides Halloween? Apple picking, of course! These pictures are from our 2011 visit to the nearby Stone's Apple Barn and Orchard, where you can pick yourself or just buy at the "barn" store. We chose to pick ourselves. :)  You get a ride out to the apple variety trees of your choice on a hay rack, which will come back by and pick you up if you need it. My kiddo enjoyed picking apples. :)

I used some Jillibean papers I had in my stash. The tree on the right was cut from Stretch Your Imagination cricut cartridge. It also had apples for that cut but I forgot to put them on! LOL  That's okay. I didn't lack for apples on the page. :)  Up in the top left corner is a handmade apple button by my friend Charlene at Charlene's Button Box. I am a confirmed addict of her gorgeous buttons. I had so many buttons in my stash that I had to vow at the beginning of this year that every layout I made would have at least ONE of her buttons on it. haha! And they do! Sometimes I forget to put the button on before I take a picture of the layout, but they always have one before I put them in my books!

Well I hope you keep hopping through the blog hop! Please stop by Paulette's blog next!

(keep going for the BLOG CANDY!)

Here is a list of everyone in the Blog Hop! Don't miss any of them! :)

Maria      stampcutcreate.blogspot.com

Michele   scrap-n-dance.blogspot.com (You are Here)

Paulette  http://scrapalette.blogspot.com/ (Go HERE Next)

Cindy      http://www.inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/ 

Beth         http://seaswancreations.blogspot.com/

Renee     icameisawicreated.blogspot.com

Debbie   www.debseclecticthoughts.blogspot.com

Khrista   http://creativeandcraftyteacher.blogspot.com/

Angela   Angie's Paper Passion

Nadia   http://www.withglitteringeyes.com/ 

Donna   http://CarolinasCreativeCropper.blogspot.com/

Diane   http://dianesdribble.blogspot.com/

Sara    www.sarawandrews.com

Michele   www.michelegreen.com

 

Blog Candy Time! :)  Yeah, all you need to do to win this Tattered Angels Nature Graceful Journey set is leave a comment on today's blog post. If you leave a comment on yesterdays's blog post as well, you get TWO entries in the drawing! I will draw the lucky winner on Monday!

 

Falling for Halloween! Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Falling for Halloween Blog Hop. Thank you for joining us to enjoy all the wonderful crafty inspiration for the fall and Halloween season!  You should have arrived here from Maria's Stamp, Cut, Create! blog. If you missed the beginning of the hop, please go to Maria's blog to start so you don't miss any of the projects.

Read to the end of the post to win BLOG CANDY!  :)

Last year I saw a wonderful project that inspired me, in one of the Northridge publications; the Simply Handmade Sewing issue in 2011, look on page 18 for the witch hat by Brianne Neville! There's a tutorial in that issue, but it's a fairly easy project to recreate!

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I bought my paper mache witch hat form at Michael's, it was very inexpensive. You just need to cut a bunch of circles from your favorite Halloween cardstocks. (I cut mine with a cricut at about 2 inches or so)

Distress the edges with ink or scrape them, then layer them on the hat and bling it up or dress it up with paper "roses" and tulle. It was really easy!  I did paint my hat brim black first, though Brianne did not for hers, so it's up to you to paint or not. 

This sweet little hat is probably my favorite Halloween decoration in the house right now. :)  I hope you are inspired to make your own!

Thanks for stopping by for the Blog Hop! Please stop by Paulette's blog next!

(keep going for the BLOG CANDY!)

Here is a list of everyone in the Blog Hop! Don't miss any of them! :)

Maria      stampcutcreate.blogspot.com

Michele   scrap-n-dance.blogspot.com

Paulette  http://scrapalette.blogspot.com/

Cindy      http://www.inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/ 

Beth         http://seaswancreations.blogspot.com/

Renee     icameisawicreated.blogspot.com

Debbie   www.debseclecticthoughts.blogspot.com

Khrista   http://creativeandcraftyteacher.blogspot.com/

Angela   Angie's Paper Passion 

Nadia   http://www.withglitteringeyes.com/ 

Donna   http://CarolinasCreativeCropper.blogspot.com/

Diane   http://dianesdribble.blogspot.com/

Sara    www.sarawandrews.com

Michele   www.michelegreen.com

Blog Candy Time! :)  Yeah, all you need to do to win this Tattered Angels Nature Graceful Journey set is leave a comment on today's blog post. If you leave a comment on tomorrow's blog post as well, you get TWO entries in the drawing! I will draw the lucky winner on Monday!

Blog Winner!

Congrats to Ladybug!!!!!  She wins a cartridge!  I'm still disappointed it can't be European Decor, but at least it's still a cart of your choice. :)

Ladybug, I will be leaving you a message on your blog, but also if you are on the cricut message board, PM me (dancingarden) so we can work out the details of your cartridge win!

Ladybug said...

Michele, what an awesome blog! Very sweet of you to offer this blog candy! I'd love to win this cart. :-) I'm a follower and your site is on my sidebar. http://ladybuglair.blogspot.com

UPDATE on the Blog Give-away!

Provocraft has officially stated that European Decor will not be released. Oh My Crafts (where I ordered the cartridge) had told me when I asked them about it that they had not officially heard this, but now that CHA is over, I'm guessing they got the official news and have issued me a gift certificate refund on my order of two European Decor cartridges. 

I know that everyone is as disappointed as I am!!! I really looked forward to that cartridge.

But do not fear, there WILL still be a WINNER! 

Tomorrow night I choose the lucky winner, and whoever you are, you and I will work out which cartridge you want from OMC that fits as close as possible to the amount of money I already spent.  So the winner will still get a cartridge they don't already own!

For me, I think I might get Songbird.