It’s beginning to look a lot like…Halloween!

I love Halloween – and my current home decor certainly shows that! I recently created this SPOOKY banner to hang at the top of the foyer stairs.

Step-by-step instructions are featured in the 10/24 Scrapbook News and Review Magazine Newsletter and in the forum at ScrapbookNewsandReview.com. If you’ve found your way here from the SNR newsletter, welcome!

Here’s some close-up shots of each banner:

My son was creating at my scrap table while I was working on this banner, and he wanted to make one too. I had left-over pieces from my project, including the centers of the “O”s, along with some Target Dollar Spot Halloween papers and stickers. He made this banner & hung on his bedroom door.

It does a momma proud!

Have a boo-tiful week!

~Carey

December!

Wow! December already?! We spent the days after Thanksgiving decorating for Christmas. The weather was perfect for hanging the lights outside – 75F at the end of November – can’t ask for much more than that!
My Christmas Journal: In 2007, I completed a Christmas Journal, and am sooo happy I did! Last year I planned to do it again, but I had a not-so-stellar Christmas season. So this year, I’m again participating in this class and reclaiming my Christmas, just as Shimelle did with her first Christmas journal. I’m starting the day after Thanksgiving, since that’s the official kick-off for the Christmas season.

Nov. 27, Manifesto: This Christmas, I pledge to record my thoughts, feelings and memories each day, through writing and photographs, and to create a scrapbook (eventually) documenting the season. By doing this, I am taking back my Christmas, the joy and love I feel about this time of year and sharing that with my family. I will relish the details and savor every moment!
I will post my pages (once I complete them) here and to my flickr account. I also plan to add a slideshow here from flickr just for my journal pages. :)
However you do it, be sure to slow down a bit this holiday season to document some of your favorite (or not-so-favorite) memories from this Christmas and Christmases past. You’ll be so glad you did.
From 2007:

Core’dinations and GCD!

Today at Scrapbook News and Review magazine, you’ll find some amazing inspiration in the forum, as well as some step-by-step classes, from the talented staff using Core’dinations cardstock and paper and embellishments by GCD Studios. Go check them out!
Here are a few sneaks of some of my projects, with most supplies provided through SNR:



Be sure to head back to SNR tomorrow for the premiere of the November issue! It is so full of yummy goodness for EVERY paper craft!

I love Fall

The rain lately has been horrid, but today the sun came out and it felt like Fall is supposed to! I wanted to do a quick post to share some new and some older projects, and give some sneak peeks of some of my classes (free!) at Scrapbook News and Review Magazine’s forum. SNR has another great event lined up for this Saturday featuring Core’dinations and GCD Studios projects created by the talented staff there. Be sure to check them out and play along – I’m sure there will be some prizes available!
Fancy Pants Acrylic Album

My Little Yellow Bicycle Album


And some Fallish stuff:
Pumpkin Festival (credits)
November Desktop (for my laptop) (credits)

:)

Something’s Eerie!

I had the opportunity to play with Basic Grey’s new Halloween line, Eerie, for a manufacturer’s spotlight at Scrapbook News & Review.

This line was so fun to work with and was absolutely perfect for my Halloween pictures from last year. I only worked with part of the collection. I am definitely going to have to pick up more of it! I’m really liking these:

Here’s a sneak peak of one of the layouts I made for Scrapbook News & Review. Visit the forum to see the full layout and more spooky Basic Grey inspiration!