it's day three of the collection reveals on the bella blvd blog.
a fun halloween collection! now, i'm the first to admit, that i'm not a big halloween scrapper. this might be because my girls are never dressed up in typical halloween colored costumes, which means my photos don't necessarily match the fun halloween collections. BUT. i do enjoy making halloween projects and cards. and for me to enjoy and love a halloween collection, it has to be fun and bright, with colors that really "pop". and "too cute to spook" is just that.
there was this one year, that sarah actually did wear a witch costume, in typical halloween colors. thank you, sarah! because i really wanted to use that little witch chipboard piece :)
i love the mix of purple, orange, green, and black for halloween. that black cloud chipboard piece is so simple, and yet it was one of my favorite chipboard pieces.
or maybe the polka dot chipboard border was my favorite piece. i love the funky scalloped border, and it was the exact height of my photo.
small secret. i messed up on my hand written journaling. the very last word that i wrote. the journaling block was already stitched down, and i didn't want to have to take it apart. so i re-wrote some of the words on another paper, cut them out, and pop dotted them over the original words. looks like it was planned, right ;)
i love all the little word and phrase stickers. i'm embarrased to admit, how long i actually spend picking out the right mix for my projects, in the right colors. lol!
i couldn't resist using this boo-tiful monster girl cut out. too stinkin cute.
normally, i would have pop dotted the cut out piece. but i knew i wanted to pop dot the little thought bubble, so i just adhered the monster girl directly to the card front.
i was stressing over what my project was going to be for the halloween collection. i'm not always the best at coming up with ideas. we were out to dinner, for joe's birthday over the weekend, and i made everyone stop at michaels. i left them in the car, and told them to give me 3 minutes. honestly, i do believe i was in and out of the store in about that time, with this metal bucket in my bag. ran in, did a quick scan of the sections that i usually go to for project ideas, and found the bucket.
i love how this turned out. in fact, i'm going to have to go back to michaels and get another bucket. because i need one of these for halloween. i cut one inch strips of a bunch of my favorite papers, and machine stitched around the edges of each one. to adhered them around the bucket, i simply used glue dots. the ribbons tied around the handle are all just random, older ribbons that i had in my stash. i just looked for ribbons in orange, purple, aqua, and black.
i cut a few of the cute monsters and bats out of the pattern paper, and adhered them around the bucket using pop dots. i finished it off with some of the phrase and word stickers.
head on over to the bella blvd blog, to see the entire collection, piece by piece. and don't forget to comment on the bella blvd blog, to be entered in a giveaway for this entire collection.
Wow Laura, these are amazing projects! I am so in love with this bucket idea...thanks for the inspiration. ;) You are totally rocking these Bella papers!
- April W
Posted by: April W | July 14, 2011 at 06:49 AM
Well, your '3 minute bucket' turned out GREAT. Love it! I don't do halloween pages but you once again did a bang up job with this collection!
Smiles from PA!
Posted by: Janet | July 14, 2011 at 07:09 AM
Oh I love the bucket that is just super cute!
Posted by: Amy | July 14, 2011 at 07:26 AM
You have outdone yourself again laura, these are super!! Thanks for the tip on your writing mistake, will have to remember this. It came out great and we would never have known. THe bucket is soooo perfect and fun for passing out candy. I like that you decorated the handle too. Great idea for under 3 mintues too,lol..
Posted by: dawn | July 14, 2011 at 07:45 AM
Fantastic projects!!! I LOVE the bucket. (I may have to borrow that idea) ;) Cute cute cute card and LO. I am not big into Halloween, but this line is so fun!!!
Posted by: Michelle | July 14, 2011 at 07:47 AM
You always crack me up how you're not crazy about Halloween but then you create these ADORABLE projects!! LOVE them all! And that line is super fun!
Posted by: Sara Rossi | July 14, 2011 at 09:08 AM
I love love love halloween. Laura, you rocked this line! Love the layout (your daughter looks super cute!) and the bucket! Now you're all set to trick or treat, or at least you have a place to put the candy that you "hang on to" from the girls!!
Posted by: Sheri Feypel | July 14, 2011 at 09:32 AM
LOVE LOVE LOVE your creations! Glad to hear you didn't have the same experience in Michaels as you did a while back! :)
Posted by: Yvonne | July 14, 2011 at 09:38 AM
You ROCKED all the new lines! OMG they are all a MUST have! I NEED the fall one especially! LOL
BTW - I now have 7 done! I am obsessed! LOL
Posted by: Sarah Klemish | July 14, 2011 at 09:48 AM
LOVE the bucket! great page too, my oldest son was born on Halloween, so we have a lot of fun with it in our house, although he's 14 now, so the theme parties have stopped...bummer for me...lol :)
Posted by: Laurie LaRiviere | July 14, 2011 at 10:29 AM
It's all super cute! Love the Halloween! I wish I liked my handwriting- I would use it on layouts a lot more!!! I tried Heidi's book/journal Love Your Handwriting, but it didn't make me love my handwriting, LOL!
Posted by: Marissa | July 14, 2011 at 10:33 AM
I love Halloween products...and this is SO CUTE!
Posted by: Cathy B. | July 14, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Loving the new lines and your layouts are fantastic as always! Keep them coming!!
Posted by: Eileen Van Dyke | July 14, 2011 at 11:04 AM
oh, my goodness! I LOOOVE your creations and I can truthfully say this release by Bella Blvd. if my FAVORITE halloween release I've seen. I agree I don't always scrap Halloween, I usually do cards and projects too....
Posted by: Diana Waite | July 14, 2011 at 01:15 PM
I love your projects, Laura! The bucket is absolutely adorable!
Posted by: Mom | July 14, 2011 at 06:08 PM
I l-o-v-e the bucket!!!! Oh, why don't we have halloween here in Finland.
Posted by: ninarsku | July 14, 2011 at 11:40 PM