Inspired Pair - Glitz Designs & Prima Marketing

How about one last project for the Glitz Design and Prima Marketing inspiration week? Be sure to check out the Glitz blog for the winner of the "Raven" prize pack!

Who says Halloween supplies have to be confined to use one day a year? Pulling out the neutrals from the Glitz Designs "Raven" line and pairing them with neutral embellishments from Prima you have a palette that works for any season. The resin feather and triangles subtly bring in a couple of current trends.

"Hello There" Supplies:

Glitz Design "Raven" papers: Lines, Triangles

Glitz Design "Raven" 6x6 paper pad

Glitz Design "Raven" Bits & Pieces

Glitz Design "Love You Madly" washi tape 

Prima Marketing Chalkboard Notecards

Prima Marketing Bark Shapes - stars

Prima Marketing resin feather

Prima Marketing wood embellishment 

Falling for Family

The fall is nearly upon us again, and to highlight the season our Glitz challenge of the week focuses on autumn photos. On a family drive in the mountains last year, we were overwhelmed by the beauty of the fall colors. With my camera balanced on our trunk and set to timer, we snapped a few family shots against the golden background. (The photo of the layout didn't do justice to the actual background of leaves, so I added the original photo as well.) 

All through the month of September I've been trying new things. This week I cut some large chevrons from a full sheet of patterned paper, then layered snippets here and there. The style is a little different than usual, but made for a fun experiment. 

I decided to do a little quick tip video with this layout. Forgive the video quality, it's a little hard to watch since I was holding my phone in one hand while moving the other. Any video tips would be appreciated. I'll try to do better next time!

"Fairytale Family" Supplies:

Glitz Design "Finley" papers: Stipe, Neon

Glitz Design "Wild & Free" paper: Small Hearts

Glitz Design "Finley: 6x6 Paper Pad

Glitz Design "Wild & Free" 6x6 Paper Pad

Glitz Design "Finley" Words & Alphabets Sticker Sheet

Glitz Design "Finley" Titles & Accents Sticker Sheet

Glitz Design "Wild & Free" Rubber Stamps

Glitz Design "Wild & Free" Tiny Hearts Washi Tape

other: heart punch, ink, tulle, die cut clouds, wood heart, chipboard alphabet

fall is in the air, sort of

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i promised i'd try to get some projects posted this week, and check this out... i'm actually doing it. yea me! not only have i posted them like i said i would, i got these up before downing even one cup of coffee. i'm quite sure that is worth something right there. lol.

these are some projects i made for lasting memories with my mind's eye, spider's web collection. lots-o-cute papers & goodies in the line. they've got the line available at lasting memories right now!

please forgive the crummy layout pictures... i was in a rush to get the projects down to the store, and shoulda taken a bit more time to snap the pictures. oh well! better luck next time! now off to take my sniffly nose & stuffy head off to a busy day of running around... but first i think i'll have that cup of coffee. :)

family ties

i went out to the local state park with my sister's family to get some fall family pics for them. the sunshine and leaves were amazing this weekend. my sister is one of the most amazing people i know. she graciously and humorously handles every curve ball that life seems to throw. she inspires me to be a better person.

this is her family.

this is my nephew aaron (check out the link to his blog). he is a precious soul burdened and blessed by autism. while taking their pics he was doing his own thing part of the time. i kept the shutter going and caught this peek into how it must feel for someone locked into the world of autism. i am so lucky to love someone in that world.

this is my beautiful sister who will very likely be asking me to delete this.

fabulous fall

today we took a drive along the scenic cascade loop highway. we didn't make it all the way around the loop, but we're hoping to before the leaves are all off the trees. it was the most perfect day. we stopped at a bunch of pull outs, parks and vistas along the way. we made one last stop for dinner at this little place called the eatery along the way. there was this cute little tiny chapel right across from the restaurant. it's an actual little church. i couldn't help but shake the feeling as the girls walked up of the witch in hansel and gretel and her gingerbread house.

but it was such a sweet little chapel inside. the food was great, the little cabins were cute and the history was cool. it was originally opened by a lady named matilda in 1888. we've got plans to head up there again on stan's next free day. hopefully we'll get another amazing day like we did today. we'd actually like to get some serious hiking in. there's some amazing trails in the area! maybe we can even get one more camping weekend in before the weather really gets cold.

pumpkin patching

it was a funny season this year. cooler than normal, almost all of the summer crops were out a little later than normal. i enjoyed my very favorite summer fruit (rainier cherries) all the way into august this year. (they're usually only around for a couple of weeks in june.) not that any of this has much to do with anything... but the pumpkins are a little late too. most were still on the vines. which meant the girls got to walk the patch with these little saws and cut their chosen pumpkins off the vine. they were feeling quite grown up with toting their mini saws through the field.

i've been a bad blogger lately. we've had lots of company, and an intermitten internet connection. so i've been feeling a little behind on it all. i promise to try to get back on track in the next few weeks. :D

torrey working out at the pumpkin patch

how is it that my kids can always find the dirtiest pumpkin in the patch? i love it!

i wanted to share a fun link for a cool site that jessica sprague shared called hostess with the mostess. with the holidays on their way it's a fun site with recipe, hosting and party ideas. i've already made several of the little project ideas from the site... i hope you enjoy it, too.

now that i've finished one of the most random posts ever... i should get to cleaning my house! :)