Happy Birthday and Celebrate Fall Cards, 12 x 12 Layout Peaches

Hi Everyone! Hope your weekend has been going great! The start of my weekend was not so good for me :(
I hit my car parking it against a metal pole which still blows my mind! I woke up with a sore throat on Friday and now have a mild cold. And I am on call this weekend! Overall though, just happy that my car can be fixed and that no one was hurt except my poor car and my ego :)

I also did get some good crafting time this weekend which always cheers me up! Once I get started, I can go hours putting some projects together.

I started on Friday evening using my Cricut to cut some labels for Halloween treats that I am putting together for our clinic staff.
Yesterday, I was able to put a card together and few 12 x 12 layouts. I had also forgotten that I had made a card for my sister in law whose birthday is on October 5th earlier in the week.

I have been wanting to make a Fall card with some of the new collections I have received as well.

I have also been finishing our Washington DC trip scrapbook pages using my Studio Calico September kit "Central High". I am trying to use it as much as I can because the October "Roller Rink" kit ships out October 10th.

I should be able to pick up the pictures I took on our recent cruise which I need to use for my Project Life scrapbook. I will show you all those pages once they are done.
I feel like I have been ignoring Project Life a little but have been enjoying doing some traditional scrapbooking lately. This is why I can not do Project Life week to week like some fellow crafters.


Here is the Birthday Card I made for my sister in law:

I made the card base out of Papertrey Ink Smokey Shadow cardstock in standard A2 size (4 1/4 x 5 1/2).

I decided to use Amy Tangerine's Sketchbook papers as they have more of neon vibe which is popular right now in the scrapbooking world. My sister in law is much younger than me so I thought she would like the colors.

For the sentiment, I used Papertry Ink's Fillable Frames and matching clear stamp set. The flower embellishment also comes Amy Tangerine's Sketchbook collection.



Here is card I made with a fall theme:


I made this card using Kimber McCray's card sketch for this week for her challenge at Two Peas in a Bucket. I really do enjoy her card sketches as inspiration and gives me a chance to keep entering the weekly challenge.

This is Kimber's card sketch which I used as inspiration:

I put a Fall twist to it by using Basic Grey's "Clippings" collection and a My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 paper pad. Both patterned paper collections had great fall colors.

Instead of using small hearts to embellish the card, I stamped out small leaves from the new Ali Edwards September stamp set called "Celebrate Fall". I then cut out the small leaves and used them around both my sentiments.


I also want to make a Halloween card which if I get a chance will make later today and show it you all in next week's post.


For the 12 x 12 layout that I am showing you all, I also used another challenge at Two Peas. The challenge was to scraplift any layout that you really like and use it for inspiration.
The layout that was picked by Wilna as part of her own challenge was great so I decided to just go ahead and use it as well.

I have a picture I took of our dog Peaches after I caught her eating plastic from a new doggie toy. Her face is priceless! I really wanted to make a scrapbook page with this picture.

Here is the layout inspiration that Wilna picked to scrap lift:

This was made by Jenna Warner, a Two Peas member. I really do love this idea and thought it would work great with my picture of Peaches. I also have number brads from Basic Grey that came with my September Studio Calico kit which worked out perfect for this layout.


Here is my layout:

I do apologize for the darkness of my picture :(
Still trying to figure out my camera and since it is raining here in Houston, too much darkness in my craft room.
I took the picture without a flash to avoid getting that shine in the picture.

After I made this layout, I asked my husband to help me fill out the 5 things we love about our Peaches. She is the sweetest big girlie ever! She is red nose pitbull mix and we rescued her when she was about 6-8 weeks old. She basically went from a 5 lb pound pup to now a 60 lb dog! She is very spoiled (my fault) and is the only one of our dogs that sleeps with us on our bed.

All the patterned papers, cardstock and embellishments are from the Studio Calico September "Central High" kit.


Well I hope you enjoyed my projects for this week and thanks for stopping by!

Will be back next weekend a few new projects. I have a Halloween picture of Peaches and Patrick last year dressed as pirates which I need to use in a layout. I am excited to use the new October Afternoon Witch Hazel collection for that. Stay tuned next weekend!

Have a great week everyone!



Ana