Halloween Prep Layout for Lasting Memories #722

I'm on a scrappy roll, with two layouts completed in two days, so here is my latest, featuring the new Lasting Memories challenge. Brandi Jo is challenging us to be inspired by Autumn this month, so the first challenge is to be inspired by pumpkins - create a layout using at least 50% orange, and include a round element. I think I have more than 50% orange here, and the round elements are the sub-title letters and the circle behind the top pumpkin sticker. This was a fun and relatively easy challenge to complete, so hopefully you are now inspired to hop over to Lasting Memories and play along!

Recipe:
Background Elements, Spooky Smiles, Vintage Type & Wicked stamp sets
Pumpkin Spice papers
Tangerine, Paprika, Mink & White Daisy cardstock
Tangerine, Mink, Autumn Terracotta, Peacock & Black ink
Black marker
Pumpkin Spice stickers
Orange ric-rac (JoAnn Craft Essentials)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: banner
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #108

Challenges: My Time to Craft #544 Autumn Colors; Colorful Options October challenge: orange; Time Out Challenges #273 - I was inspired to scrapbook some pictures of my beautiful kids enjoying a favorite autumn activity, and I used some shades of orange along with some other autumnal colors.

Carving Awesome Memories Layout

Our pumpkin carvings from Halloween 2015 weren't anywhere near as cool as the ones we saw at Rise of the Jack O'Lanterns, but the kids had fun, so that's the most important thing, right? 

Recipe:
Spooky Smiles stamp set
Moonlight papers
Autumn Terracotta & Colonial White cardstock
Black, Smokey Plum & Autumn Terracotta ink
Black marker
Field Trip Puffy Thickers (American Crafts)
Bronze shimmer trim
Purple glitter gems
Cricut Artiste cartridge: title
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: border
Cricut You Are Here cartridge: pumpkins
Pattern: Scrap Our Stash October 2020 sketch (stretched out to fit over two pages)
Challenges: Lasting Memories #520 - Pumpkin Spice with glitter; Tic Tac Toe Challenges #88 (bottom row with rust, any shape die, and free plus diagonal with rust, any color, and fall colors)

LOAD #15 - IFL Halloween

Hi everyone. Well, I had planned to do laundry and scrapbook today. My husband wanted me to help him clean out the garage. Guess who won? Anyway, I haven't even started my layout for today, but I wanted to post something so Monica, Linda, and Beth could get their layouts posted if they were ready. Hopefully I will stop aching long enough to complete a layout tonight!

Saturday morning . . .
I finished last night, but didn't have the energy to post, so here is my layout #15. I tried a variation on one of the layouts featured in the Felicity brochure, and added some details to make it more Halloween-y. I also added several more pictures, and even a Flip-Flap. Thank you, CTMH consultant Krista Ritskes, for your version that inspired me, too. I discovered something cool about using Flip-Flaps: if you have a photo that you really want to include on a layout because it tells part of the story, but its colors clash with the rest of the layout, you can hide it under a Flip-Flap. That way it still is part of the layout without being featured. Cool, huh? And yet another great reason to buy Flip-Flaps!



Recipe:
Felicity, Spooky Smiles & Thoughtful Seasons stamp sets
Felicity papers
Bard Red cardstock
White Daisy Textured cardstock
Barn Red, Garden Green & Autumn Terracotta ink
Barn Red & Autumn Terracotta markers
Antiqued Copper brads
3-D foam squares
Flip-Flap

LOAD #10 - Carving Jack

I'm taking baby steps in this whole business of using my Felicity kit, so today's layout uses a 4" x 12" strip of one of the Felicity papers. Woohoo! Not up to using a full page yet, but the day is coming. I love this layout because it uses a couple of cool pictures of my hubby carving the pumpkin. Too often he takes a backseat to my cute kids, so it's nice to see him front and center for a change.



Recipe:
Spooky Smiles, Chocolate Alphabet Large, Rustic Flowers, Felicity, Express Postage, Celebrate the Everyday stamp sets
Felicity kit
Dutch Blue, Desert Sand & Colonial White cardstock
Desert Sand, Autumn Terracotta, Bamboo & Cocoa ink
Desert Sand & Autumn Terracotta markers