6 fun ideas

I'm heading off to Bradley school parade and before I go, I wanted to share some more ideas for Halloween. Here are 6 fun new ideas, that are easy to scrap -lift

Lynn

A curved title

Estee

Curly paper strips

Renee
Brads layered on buttons

Beatriz

A big beautiful bow

Nancy H- Guest DT gal

same sized photos for a fun fall town fairs

Crisp Air

Do you have everything ready for Halloween? It's 3 days away :)
Here are a few more fun ideas, for treats and a layout:

This adorable door hanger was created by our Lynn.
I love surprising people with cute treats! Wouldn't this been neat to place on all our neighbors front doors... Halloween morning?!

I LOVE Candy apples.... and this fun idea was created by our Krista. She decided to place her yummy Halloween treats inside of this CUTE can. Yes... "It all about the treats" lol

This cool layout was created by our Brenda and the spider and web are cut from her sillouhette!!

Brenda made this once step better, by adding a white pin to it. It gives a perfect creepy look.

Serena... come on down!

The winner of our Halloween Sketch contest is.... Serena Gedlaman. AWESOME WORK girl!

send me your info at Hsonboul@gcdstudios.com and I'll send you the spooked collection/ embellies :)

If you are having a Halloween party this year... wouldn't these make CUTE party favors?! I found this idea on the Martha Stewart website and I plan to make these with my boys. So fun!

Also this cute idea is by Nancy, our Guest Designer.

It's a great way to recycle and be crafty for others :)

Hello Monday

Just a reminder that the sketch contest is due today. You have until 12pm PST :)

Check out this layout that our Guest Design Gal Nancy made.
She decided to use the sketch as well. I love how she layered the spooked pattern paper and added an eye to the "O".


This CUTE little house was made by our Amber. Check out all the layering on the roof. SO PRETTY!
And last... this adorable pumpkin tag was made by Sherry. She used our green Chipboard to create the vine. SO SMART!

It's just a few more days until Halloween. I hope everyone is having a great fall day!

Just a reminder....Sketch contest ends soon

First up... here are two VERY cute cards by our Lori. I love how she "paper pieces" and I love these pumpkin. If you notice, It's just 3 ovals layered.

Then check out how she added orange to the black Artsy Urban paper (the flowers). SO CREATIVE!

Remember

there are only 3 more days to enter the Sketch Contest. I can't wait to see your layouts.

We hope you have fun with this Sketch... because... there is a prize behind it. To qualify for the prize you'll need to make this sketch (by renee) "your own".

Rules:

1) You need to use at least 50% of GCD goodies

2) We need to be able to tell "you used the sketch"

3) It needs to be a Halloween themed layout

4) It needs to be in no later then October 26th

5) It needs to be emailed to me at hsonboul@gcdstudios.com

6) It needs to be a layout. Sorry no cards this time.

Then on Oct 31st... we will announce the winner.

and the prize is this...

4 fun embellishment packs

1 pad of our Spooked collection

Have a happy Scrappy weekend!

~H

Lets see those Costumes

I love seeing little ones in costumes! LOVE IT!

So here are 3 layouts created by our DT gals

1) Match the title with the photos

- as you can see Brenda, did just that. She titled her fun photos... "Pumpkin Heads" and by the way... aren't these just the funniest photos ever?! lol I love these photos!

2) A pop of color!

- black is a perfect Halloween color! In this layout Estee used a fun pop of color, along with glitter to make her layout have a fun finished look!

3) Share the moment

- in this very cute layout... Nancy used more than one photo to show how the day and "costume" worked out. Sometimes kids "hate their costumes"! Sometimes they love them! Remember to share the memories! It will make for a good laugh, later in life :)

Fun Tips For Halloween

Halloween seems to be one of those days... where you run around a lot. Trying to get everyone ready for the night... sometimes leaves you with photos that are too dark and often not usable for scrapping.

Heidi's tips:

Every year... a few days before Halloween comes, I have a check list of photos I want and here they are

1) Costumes hanging up around Halloween decor

2) The sunsetting

3) Halloween treats in a big bowl

4) Buckets my boys will use.

5) Them holding the buckets in their little hands

6) House Decorations

7) My boys in their costumes together with good lighting

8) Picking out our pumpkins

9) Carving pumpkins

10) light the pumpkins and setting them out

11) Getting my boys dressed in their costumes

12) Town decor

13) Halloween treats and baking

14) School and town parade

15) All things that are orange

I do this because... it will guarantee good photos that are not rushed and over posed on Halloween.

Next week I'll share more ideas for Halloween.

Trick or Treat?

Here is another FUN project by our talented Guest Designer... Nancy H :)

I just love this Halloween banner and that she used a lot of pattern papers and embellies :)

I also love how she tied them all together with orange string.

Nancy used our Spooked collection that is beyond perfect for Halloween! :)

It's a fun simple project... you can do with your kiddos.

PS don't forget about our Sketch Contest. To find more info on it... click here

ALSO... over at The Scrap Review... you'll find a review on the new artsy Urban....

THEY ARE DOING TWO GIVE AWAYS ;)

SKETCH CONTEST...

I have another fun Halloween item today..... AND a CONTEST! Check out this cool layout. It was created by our DT gal Renee and she used the new Artsy Urban collection.

By using just the black from the collection... she created a very cool look. She also added a little Yellow and gray, to give a nice finished look.

We hope you have fun with this Sketch... because... there is a prize behind it.

To qualify for the prize you'll need to make this sketch (by renee) "your own".

Rules:

1) You need to use at least 70% of GCD goodies (hint... Michael's is carrying Artsy Urban today, but only at a 100 locations)

2) We need to be able to tell "you used the sketch"

3) It needs to be a Halloween themed layout

4) It needs to be in no later then October 26th... two Mondays from now.

5) It needs to be emailed to me at hsonboul@gcdstudios.com

6) It needs to be a layout. Sorry no cards this time.

Then on Oct 31st... we will announce the winner.

and the prize is this...

4 fun embellishment packs

1 pad of our Spooked collection

Good luck :) I can't wait to see what you all make!

vintage halloween card with Beatriz

Isn't this gorgeous?!
This lovely card was create by our very talented Beatriz. If you noticed... she used the new Artsy Urban collection. This perfect vintage card, would have you thinking it was 50 years old... if you found it in an old family desk :)

I've also provided you with the sketch. we hope you have fun with this idea.
AND... Thanks Beatriz!
~H

Special Treats... with Jen

Check out this cute Special Treat bag by our Talented Jenyfur


Jen said:

When we were given Halloween assignments, I immediately knew I would use "Paris Nights". I thought the black and off-white combo would work perfectly with just a splash of orange. I created treat bags and have been trying to keep my kids from them (I made one for each of them) until Halloween! Now for the details...

The inside bag is a little Ziploc for embellishments, it measures 4 3/4" x 2 3/4". The Ziploc holds a full bag of peanut M&Ms. I cut my treat bag cover to 3 1/2" x 12" and scored it at 1 1/2" from one end. I flipped it around and scored at 5" and 5 1/4" from the other end. I adhered the candy bag to the inside of the pocket. The top flap tucks under the scalloped circle on the front for closure - I adhered the scalloped circle only at the bottom. I embellished my bag with a sparkly pumpkin, bit of ribbon, and a "halloween" die cut. So easy and fun!

Halloween Gift Bag and Card: By Grace T

Grace worte:
I decided to "play" with fun papers from different GCD collections. Most of them are from the Party it up collection, but the two black patterns (dots and stripes) are from the Canta and Paris Nights collection. I love that GCD offers patterns and designs that can be interchangeable and used for all sorts of themes.Because Halloween is always a fun holiday in my house, I decided to create a "happy" (as oppose to a scary one) Frankenstein. "Frankie" as my daughter named him started with a template for a leprechaun. I just changed the shoes and the hair. I also added some googly eyes and brads for buttons for his shirt. -My son said that Frankie needed a friend, so I made an accompanying card that had another Frankie on there but just the face. I used pretty much the same papers that I used for the altered bag and finished with a simple stamp sentiment.

A close up of her cute spooky guy

A colorful tag close up

and a close up for googly eyes!

Thanks Grace for these fun and colorful ideas!

Fall

Fall is in full swing. The leaves are changing, the air is crisp and we are dressing our little one in warm cozy sweaters and coats. I love everything about fall and how it brings us all together :)

For the rest of this month... we'll be post about fall and the month of October craft ideas, so great ready... we have some fun ideas for you.

First up... here is a layout created by our Guest Design Artist... Nancy H

Happy Fall everyone!

~H

SURPRISE!!!

We have another NEW collection! this collection is called...

Joyful Peace

This collection was designed by a talented gal, who also designed our Paris Night collection.

These papers have tons of flocking and glitter!

So... what do you think?

Please welcome spot light...

Amy Tara Koeppel

It's easy to see that Amy, has a very romantic look to her scrapbooking. With every piece of paper... she puts a lot of thought into it. She is a Mother and a wife to a beautiful family and She has a fun blog filled with scrappy goods!

Amy's Blog

To see more of Amy's BEAUTIFUL Style in scrapbooking... here is her fun gallery link
Thanks Amy for loving GCD and making our products look beautiful!
~H