Fun & Fall

I'm always excited to share 

Simple Stories

  projects...the enthusiasm over their products is definitely contagious

and makes designing for them that much more fun :)

For today's Simple Stories blog post, I have a layout featuring 

-Take A Hike- and a quick and easy Fall frame using -Harvest Lane-

I adore this picture of my middle son. 

 I've had it in my stack of photos marked: I-really-want-to-scrap-this 

 for quite some time now.  After seeing Take a Hike, I knew it would 

be the perfect palette for this beloved photo

I cut three 1.5" wide strips from Brown Wood/Map #2516 

 and framed it around the photo.  In keeping with the 'wood' motif,

 I added a few brads to resemble nailheads.  The bottom was decorated 

with a 2x12 Border Strip #2514, various stickers from the  

Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers #2502 and punched leaves.

Here I added just a couple of clouds from the Fundamentals Stickers. 

 When adding dimension, think about using different thicknesses 

such as thin and thick foam dots...just right when you're

 layering two dimensional pieces side-by-side.

I cut the F-U-N pennants from one of the Take A Hike Flashcards #2509 

 and strung up a banner using baker's twine and a few punched circles (folded in half)

 that I punched from the back of the Flashcards paper. 

 By applying foam dots to the backs of each piece, I was able to easily

 position the banner across my layout.

TAKE A HIKE SUPPLIES:

-Yellow Chevron/Grid Simple Basics Patterned Paper #2519

-Brown Wood/Map Patterned Paper #2516

-2x12 Border Strip #2514

-Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers #2502

 It's a thrill for me to rummage through any dollar bin.  Any dollar bin! 

 If I didn't love it, I would not have found this really cute wooden scalloped frame. 

 This was just your standard, craft store-style wood item:  

plain blond wood with a few rough edges.  After sanding, I took a pad of Tim Holtz

 "Walnut Stain" Distress Ink, a cosmetic sponge and applied the ink to the frame. 

 Of course, you may use any acrylic paint or actual wood stain, 

but this worked out just fine for this project.

 For the inset of the frame, I cut various sizes of paper from the Harvest Lane Collection,

 layered and then machine stitched them together.

  To create the pumpkin, I used the 2.5" and 2" lace nesting dies from Lifestyle Crafts.

 Foam dots were added between the two layers.  After embellishing with a "Give Thanks" 

banner and leaves stickers, I attached it to the center of the piecing. 

 A hand-sewn button was added, as well as a stick (for the stem) from my yard :)

 

In keeping with the homespun feel of Harvest Lane, 

I outlined the frame in jute twine and a chenille ric-rac for the inset. 

You could make up several of these little pumpkins and use them as place setting markers 

(just attach to napkin-covered silverware), tie them to goodie bags

 or hang from a harvest tree!

HARVEST LANE SUPPLIES:

-Expression Cardstock Stickers #2603

-Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers #2602

-Harvest Blessing Patterned Paper #2605

-Homemade Happies Patterned Paper #2607

-Made With Love Patterned Paper #2608

-Green Stitched/Grid Simple Basics Patterned Paper #2620

Like to see even more ideas using these two collections?

Just hop on over to the Simple Stories Blog and take a gander

at some of the amazing stuff created by the Design Team!

I'm so glad you dropped by!