{Scrappy Goodness} Oh, Christmas Tree

Welcome!  Today I'm sharing a layout I did for FotoBella DT using the Basic Grey Evergreen bundle. I love that this line as more than the traditional Christmas colors in it.  The colors are great shade, not to dark but not really bright.  A little hard to explain, but they are great to work with.  I love the yellow and turquoise in it.

Ok, so on with my layout.  Since we moved to the DC area, we have gone to visit the National Christmas tree every year.  It is becoming a nice family tradition and I am enjoying seeing how different the girls are each year as they have grown.  It is also fun to see how the tree changes every year.

One of the other things I love about this line are the stamps.  They have a little of little sayings that are perfect for adding to the layout.

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Have a beautiful day! Smiles, Jessica

{Scrappy Goodness} Botanical Gardens

Are you ready for a double page Christmas layout?  It is rare for me, I know.  I just have so many pictures from going to the Botanical Gardens at Christmas time that I wanted to do two pages.  These five pictures don't even put a dent in how many I took but they were some of my favs.

I used the Basic Grey Evergreen Bundle from FotoBella to complete this layout. One of the main attractions at the gardens are all the different species of poinsettias.  When I received this bundle in the mail, my brain went right to these pictures.  I pulled a lot of the poinsettias embellishments out to complete the layout.

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Have a beautiful day! Smiles, Jessica

{Scrappy Goodness} Halloween Banner and Sign

Are you getting ready for Halloween?  I know I am.  I have used just about all of my MME Frightful Bundle this month to create Halloween decor for my home.

Today I wanted to share with you a banner and photo frame I did using the ready to frame 8x10 set. When I was trying to figure out what to do with the these, a friend gave me the great idea to turn them into a banner.

I selected three of three of my favorites and punched two holes in the to of each.  Then I cut two 6x8 pieces of paper and punched two holes in the top of those.  I alternated the 8x10 and 6x8 and threaded some ribbon through the holes.  Then on each of the 6x8's, I created a little cluster of embellishments with handmade flowers I cut from my circut.  Easy as pie.

I then hung my pumpkin and ghost from this post right below it so my house is ready for Halloween.

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Now, sitting on the bookcase right below the banner is this picture frame.  I picked up an 8x10 black picture frame at the dollar store.  I added in one of the 8x10 ready to frame pictures and then added a few embellishments and more of the handmade flowers.  Another easy as pie decor item.

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And with that, I am ready for Halloween this year with a bunch of handmade frightfully beautiful decor items.  It is not to late to grab that bundle and make your own items.

Have a beautiful day! Smiles, Jessica

{Scrappy Goodness}Halloween Cards

Hello!  Today I wanted to share with you two cards that I created using my FotoBella bundle. As you have seen with some previous posts I used the MME Frightful bundle.

I created these two cards with my bundle.  They are super simple, but playful.  I pulled all the coordinating embellishments that matched the paper.  I used the side with the coordinating item for the interior of the card.  For example, I for the chandeliers I used the chandelier paper and folded it so that the chandeliers would be on the inside.  I added a solid color paper to the inside of each card so you can add a note to whoever you are sending it too.

outside of both finished cards:

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Have a beautiful day! Smiles, Jessica

{Scrappy Goodness}Halloween Tray

Hello, I have another Halloween decor item to share with you today.  I used the MME Frightful Bundle from FotoBella.

I honestly can't remember where I picked this tray up at.  I have had it for a few years.  I generally change out cards depending on the holiday season.  You could also take these cards and use them in your Halloween Project life spread once the season was over.  This actually only took me about an hour to complete.  It came together so fast.  I just looked at each card as a small individual layout.  I didn't really worry too much about what it would look like once I was done.  I took a few minutes to figure out which 4x6 card should go where.

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Are you planning any fun decorations for this Halloween holiday?

Have a beautiful day! Smiles, Jessica

{Scrappy Goodness} Halloween Decor

It is that time again!  Time to get ready for Fall and Halloween.  This week I wanted to share with you a home decor project I did to help decorate my house for Halloween.  I used the cute new My Mind's Eye Frightful Bundle from FotoBella.

I picked up the cute wood ghost and wood pumpkin from my local hobby store.  I then painted each one black, covered it with paper and painted the edges with black a little for some added dimension.  Then proceeded to embellish until I liked the small clusters of items.  I am super happy with how they turned out.  Now to find a good place to hang them in my house for the Halloween season.

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A few close-ups of the pumpkin:

A few close-ups of the ghost:

Make sure you hop over to FotoBella and snag a bundle of your own before they are gone.

Have a beautiful day! Smiles, Jessica