november's member spotlight.....

Good morning my Scraptastic friends!

TGIF!!!!

:)

This morning I'd like to introduce you to Khristen Foss who is our Member Spotlight for November.

Hey Scraptastic friends, my name is Khristen Foss. I live in East Rochester, NH with my hardworking hubby, Eryk, and our three children Andraia (11), Rileigh (9), and Patryk (3).  Most of my layouts revolve around them, but occasionally I am inspired to work on my HUUUUUGE heritage project...I have acquired every photo from my mother's side of the family after the passing of my grandmother, and let me tell you, there are a LOT of pics to get scrapped...some dating back as far as the 1880's!!!!!  When I'm not scrapping or creating something out of paper for my Etsy shop, I am writing articles for blogs (yes, for money!) to earn some scrappy cash.  With 3 kids, there is always something going on, but when we have down time we love to explore our wonderful state.  It's definitely great to live in the Northeast...we have the mountains, the ocean, big cities, small towns, farms, and four seasons.  I love camping, hiking, swimming, running, needlepoint, reading, skiing, and the beach.  (I'd say we all love these things together as  family, but that would be a lie...my 11 year old is quite the complainer when we try to hike or do anything that requires physical activity.  She's becoming quite the lazy tween!)  I love getting my Scraptastic kit each month as everything is so perfect together, it always seems to inspire me to create each time I open that box :)  Currently, I design for the True XOXO Girls challenge blog, Dream Valley Challenge Blog, the Crafter's Companion Info Blog, and Crafter's Companion USA Challenge Blog, and am a past designer for the sketches4all forum.  You can keep up with my work at my own personal blog, Khristen's Craft Room.

Here are some projects that Khristen did with the Witching Hour Kit and Add-On.

Aren't those awesome???

I will be back later this month with Khristen's November projects, so be on the look out for that post!

:)

I hope that everyone has a great weekend!

Don't forget that the November challenges have started. You can find the links at the top right of the blog.

happy halloween........

Good morning my Scraptastic friends and

Happy Halloween!!!!!

This morning I'd like to re-cap all of the Halloween projects from the DT using the Witching Hour Kit and Add-On.........

First up is GDT Aphra Boyler.....

Next is DT Heather Landry

 

 

Next up is me, Jessica

And last, but certainly not least is DT Michelle Unruh....

So there you have it....lots of spooky Halloween inspiration!!!

I hope that you all have a fun and safe Halloween  :)

Don't forget that you have until Wednesday at midnight to submit your entries for the October Challenges. You can find all of the links for the challenges at the top right of the blog.

A Recipe Challenge

Hey everyone! Happy Thursday!! Michelle here. Today, I am excited to tell you our GDT Aphra Bolyer and I are teaming up to present you today's challenge!! :)

So, what did we decide to do?? A Halloween recipe challenge!!!! With Halloween just around the corner and Jessica's kits being loaded with all kinds of fun goodies, we thought this would be a lot of fun.

Here is the recipe. Choose at least 3 items from the following list.

• At least 3 pattern papers
• a die cut
• use at least 2 of the spiders
• the Tim Holtz Stain
• black gems
• at least 1 chipboard piece
• a spooky photo
• twine
• black, orange and white color scheme
  

Here is Aphra's...

What a great Halloween decor piece! I love how she used the TH Stain to stain her frame. It really pulls out the die cut piece. And how about those spiders!!! I like how she also added dimension to the outside with the twine and the little die cut "BOO".

Here is mine...

How do you like that spooky pumpkin face?! I distressed the edge of my word paper with a scissors then went around the edge with my TH stain. I used the opposite side of the big die cut. It couldn't be any more perfect for my title. I love all the different patterned papers Jessica put in this kit. The two lines work so well together! I love all the die cuts in this kit from Authentique! For a little added interest, I threw on some black gems.

Now, it is your turn. Go! Go create something fun and spooky for Halloween!!! You still have a few days!! I can't wait to see what you create!! Make sure you link your creation up at the end of this post by November 2nd for chance to win this month's prize!!

There is still time to play along with the past challenges! They are on the right sidebar.

Happy Scrapping and have a Spooktacular Halloween!!!!

the witching hour inspiration.......

Good morning my Scraptastic friends!

I have a few more projects to share with you today using the Witching Hour Kit and Add-On

First up is our GDT Aphra Boyler

So cute.....I just love all of this, especially the banner on top!

Next up is DT Michelle Unruh

How cool is that pumpkin?????? I hope that my pumpkins will turn out like that this year.

And the last one is from me

Be sure to check back tomorrow for some layouts with the new November Kits and Add-ons, which are officially up for sale today and shipping out!

Don't forget to check out the October Challenges. You have until midnight on November 2nd to submit your entries for all of the challenges. You can find the links to the challenges in the top right corner of the blog. The prize this month is 2 Echo Park Collection Kits.....

Times & Seasons

and Holly Jolly

who doesn't love a good scraplift?

Good morning my Scraptastic friends!

I hope that you're all having a great weekend so far :)

Today I'd like to share a layout from DT Heather Landry using the Witching Hour Kit and Add-On. For this layout Heather used up the scraps she had left over from the kit.....

When Heather first sent me this layout, I knew right away that I wanted to scraplift it with my leftover scraps.......

So the question is......who doesn't love a good scraplift?

Have a great day!

Don't forget about the October Challenges going on right now, you can find the links at the top right corner of the blog.

3rd October Challenge

Good morning ladies! It's Heather, and I am back again to challenge you this week. I know you all know by now that my favorite kind of challenge is a sketch challenge, but this week I'm going to add a twist to get you thinking and creating. Here is the sketch I'd like you to use...

It might look familiar! That's because it's based on my "Pumpkin Killers" layout that I made with the October Witching Hour kit and add on. It's a seriously cute kit, so if you haven't gotten your hands on one yet. Hurry!

Now here's the twist! I would like for you to use (or make) a dimensional embellishment on your page. Drag out the pop dots or the foam tape and let's see some depth! In my example page, I glued the bats down and then lifted and shaped the wings like they were flying off of the page.

Easy peasy right? I can't wait to see what you all come up with. Don't forget that you all are playing for an amazing prize pack this month that includes TWO Echo Park paper lines. See the first monthly challenge here for a preview of the prize and the rules for the challenges on the Scraptastic Club blog.

Please submit your entries below for the 3rd October challenge. You have until November 2nd at midnight. Please submit only one entry, per person, per challenge. Thanks!

fright night......

Good morning my Scraptastic friends!

I hope that everyone's week is going great so far.

 

Today I'd like to share a layout from DT Heather Landry using the Witching Hour Kit and Add-On...

 

 

Love this layout, it's so spooky that it's cute  :)

and I'm not sure what's up with Heather lately......I've been seeing some tilted pictures and paper from her lately, and I love it.....

I'm not sure if any of you noticed, but this layout was featured on the CK blog.....you can find it here.

Congrats Heather!!!

If you hop on over to Heather's blog today, you might just find a sketch for this layout, just saying!

Have a great day!

let's scrap our scraps.........

Good morning my Scraptastic friends.

Today, as I was finally cleaning off my desk to start working on the November kits, I found enough scraps of paper from each of the October kits to get another page for each kit scrapped.

Here's the first page that I finished today using the Witching Hour Kit and Add-On.....

I love how it turned out......so, maybe you should think twice before throwing out your scraps, or you could miss out on a cute page to add to your albums.

I'm still working on the scraps I found with the Blissful Sunshine Kit, but I'll show you what I'm working with. I matted each scrap with the cream cardstock from the kit........

I hope that you all have a great day!

I'll be back tomorrow with some more scrappy inspiration.

 

 

Don't forget about the October Challenges, you can find the links at the top of the blog.

november revealed

Good morning my Scraptastic friends!

TGIF!!! I'm so ready for this weekend.....even though it will be a busy one.....here's what's on the list:

Harvest Festival at the kids school on Saturday

Football and Cheerleading games on Saturday

Apple Orchard on Sunday

Should be lots of fun!!!

Today, as promised, I'd like to share the reveal of the November Kits...

Autumn Splendor Kit

This month's free goody for those who purchased one of the October Kits is a bottle of Studio Calico's Mister Huey in Warm Calico

Autumn Splendor Add-On

Home Sweet Home Kit

This month's free goody for those who purchased one of the October Kits is a bottle of Studio Calico's Mister Huey in Pumpkin Spice

Home Sweet Home Add-On

These kits will be available for Pre-Order on Friday October 21st and will be shipping out the following week.
If you'd like to see a list of contents for the November Kits, you can find them here.
There are still some of the October Kits left if you'd like to ensure that you receive November's free goodies.

Don't forget about the October challenges going on right now.
You can find the links fore the challenges at the top of the blog.

pumpkin killers and the last November sneak.....

Good morning my Scraptastic friends!

Happy Hump Day!

Today I'd like to share a layout from the lovely DT Heather Landry...

she used the Witching Hour Kit and Add-On.....

I just love this title......and the circles of pumpkin seed pictures.....

I'm for sure not a fan of touching the insides of pumpkins.....I leave that for my hubs!

As I promised yesterday......here are the last of the November sneaks. 

I will have the full reveal on Friday!

Autumn Splendor

Home Sweet Home

Be sure to check back on Friday for the full reveal!

Also, there will be a new October challenge posted tomorrow......you can always find the challenge links at the top of the blog!

winner, winner chicken dinner.....and a new challenge

Good morning my Scraptastic friends!

First I wanted to say a huge thank you to all who submitted entries to our September challenges! Everyone did such a great job. I had a total of 34 entries (there's only one entry per challenge allowed, so for those of you who submitted more than one entry per challenge, I could only count one). So the lucky winner, chosen by random.org is........

#27 who by my calculations is
Kelly Shoaf
Congratulations Kelly!!!
Please contact me at contest@scraptasticclub.com about your prize!

So, who's ready for the first October challenge?
Me, me, me!!!!!!
So for this weeks challenge, I'd like you to do some sort of pattern on your paper.....here's my example.......

as you can see I chose to do a chevron pattern. If you'd like to do a chevron pattern, you can find the tutorial that I used here. You do not have to do a chevron pattern! Just any kind of pattern that you feel like doing!!!
I used the Witching Hour Kit for my layout.....and for those of you who are wondering about my title..I stole it from the movie Role Models. I wanted a funny title to go with my son's Gene Simmons picture!

So, you know the rules, you do not have to be a monthly subscriber to take part in the challenges. You do not have to purchase or use any of our kits! There is only one entry allowed per person per challenge. You will have until November 2nd at midnight to submit all entries to our October challenges. There will be a new challenge posted every Thursday! Also, please remember to link the actual post that has your challenge entry, not just link your blog. It makes it easier for us to find your entry, also please make sure to post that it's for our Challenge!

And before I go....I bet you all want to know what you're playing for this month?
This months prize will be not one but two collection kits from Echo Park.....

Times & Seasons

Holly Jolly

So, what are you waiting for? Get scrapping!!!!

spooky pookie.......

Good morning my Scraptastic friends!

Happy Hump Day!

Today I'd like to share a new layout from DT Heather Landry, she used the Witching Hour Kit and Add-On.....

Such a great layout.....now, if you all know Heather, you know that she likes her clean and STRAIGHT lines......I love that the cardstock in the background is tilted......way to go Heather!!!!

Don't forget that you have until midnight tonight to submit your entries for the September challenges. You can find all of the links for the challenges at the top of the blog. I will be back tomorrow to announce the winner and also to post the first of the October challenges!

See you then!

monday's spooky inspiration.....

Good morning my Scraptastic friends!

Another week begins.......it's never ending I tell you!

Before I get to today's inspiration, I'd like to announce the winner for World Card Making Day........the lucky winner chosen by random.org is........

Kimberly

Congratulations you are the winner of a $15.00 GC at the store! Kimberly, I'll send you an email with the details on your prize!

Onto today's inspiration which is provided by DT Heather Landry........

Heather used the Witching Hour Kit and Add-On.
I just love those pumpkins, Heather can you come to my house to carve pumpkins this year?

I hope that you all have a great day!
Be sure to check back tomorrow for some more October inspiration.

sunday's wall art.....

Good morning my Scraptastic friends!

It's been a while since I've done some wall art.......so today I'd like to share my new wall art from What's Scrapping?

I used the papers from the Witching Hour Kit, and the rest was from my huge stash of Halloween embellies.......

The kids loved it when I showed them.....and It's already up on the wall. Our first Halloween decoration! Yay.......

Have a great day!

Don't forget about the September challenges going on right now, you have until this Wednesday at midnight to submit your entries.......one lucky person will win the entire Happy Days Collection from Echo Park!

Also, you have until midnight tonight to submit your entries for the World Card Making Day Challenge.....you can find the details for that on the post below this one.

tgif.....

Good morning my Scraptastic friends!

TGIF......

Today I've got quite a bit to share with you, so grab a drink and hang on.....

Tomorrow is World Card Making Day and to celebrate we'll be having a little card making contest which I will post tomorrow on the blog. So be sure to check back tomorrow for those details!

The October Kits are officially up for purchase at the store. I've updated the sidebar on the blog with the new kits. In case you missed my earlier posts this week with my first 2 layouts using the kits, here they are.....

Both of these kits are fabulous......definitely my favs so far!

Earlier this week I shared the layouts from Rebecca VanDyke who is our Member Spotlight for September. Well today I'd like to share some layouts that she did using the August Summer Star Kit and Add-On.......

Thanks to Rebecca for sharing all of her awesome layouts with us! I know that she had a blast being the Members Spotlight this month!!!!!

Don't forget that you have until October 5th at midnight to submit your entries for the September challenges. This month's prize is the entire Happy Days collection from Echo Park.

You can find the links for the challenges at the top of the blog!

Have a great day!