Coordinated Scrapbook Paper

This is a really easy way to make your own background paper to be used in scrapbooking. Just stamp images in your chosen design & decorate as needed. When stamping backgrounds, the trick I've been taught is to stamp in a triangle pattern. I colored in these images with blender pens. I've made several designs this way, but this is the only one that I've put together to show you how you can use one 12 x 12 piece to create several coordinated pages. Just cut it up into several different shapes/sizes and mix with solids of the colors you want.

More Christmas Crunch Project Pictures

See my post on My Christmas Crunch Class for more details. Here are just a few more items to choose from.

Circle Ornaments

3 x 6 Simply Scrappin Kit Christmas Cards

Mini Gift Bag

Halloween Treats

So Halloween isn't my favorite holiday, although I do love pumpkins and dressing up my kids in adorable costumes (although I have to give credit for the costumes to my sister Mona since I always borrow the ones she's used with her children). And, okay it's true--I have a weakness for free candy too. I've never bought any cute Halloween stamp sets though because most people (the normal ones) don't send out "Happy Halloween" cards and I rarely have Halloween parties. But, this year I caved and got a set just for fun. So, I had to make sure I used it! I made a quick example of an easy Halloween scrapbook layout, and some treat bag toppers for the Phantom goodies we'll be delivering to some neighbors tomorrow. Just a couple cute ideas. I hope you enjoy and have fun with your own Halloween activities.