Hello Crafty Friends! It is BEAUTIFUL outside! I think I am going to have to run to the Apple Orchard today. The boys love roast cooked in Apple Cider. It's just too nice to stay inside. The colors are amazing:)


This week at Lasting Memories the challenge is about Trick or Treat or to use Halloween Colors. I admit I was a bit perplexed on how I was going to handle this.  I can proudly say that despite the fact I have over 30 years of scrapbooking to get done, I do have the boys Halloween stuff done. And they are adults now, so we are past Trick or Treating.


However the boys , the owner of a2z Scrapbooking's family and I took a short vacation two weeks ago to Southern Indiana, It was so pretty despite the occasional rain. We spent a couple of days at Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana. (Yes you read that right, LOL) Holiday World is an awesome amusement park that uses the themes of different holidays for each section. It also is known for its free soda, free sunscreen, and its cleanliness. It is very family friendly. I highly recommend it. And it's not far from Abraham Lincoln's boyhood home which is another worthy stop,





I used stuff from my stash that some of it is more than 10 years old, so I can't help you out on supplies this time. However the dies I used for the banner is MFT Mix and Match Banner.


Challenges

Sketches in Thyme Sketch 131

A Gem of a Challenge Trick or Treat (Halloween)

Crafts 4 Eternity: Halloween
Fussy and Fancy Orange and Black
Jo's Scrap Shack: Haunted Wishes
Simply Create Too Shop Your Craft Room- LOL I couldn't list supplies because the stuff is over ten years old!
That's Crafty Challenge Blog: Spooky


Have a Spooktacular Week! I am looking forward to seeing your Trick or Treat/Halloween colors Layouts:)

The Seasons are a changing! This week at Lasting Memories we want to see your layout using Autumn/ Fall colors.

Here's my  PumpkinFest LO:


 Tip: I used the welcome sign at the Pumpkin Fest as my Title (bottom right hand corner.)

Supplies:

Papers and Cardstock: Doodlebug Take Note, Studio Calico Darling Dear, Pebbles Love Your More, We R Memory Keepers Country Livin'
Punch: 2.75" Circle Punch
Ribbon:Micheals
Sequins: Lawn Fawn Into the Woods
Enamel Dots: My Mind's Eyes Boy Crazy
Flower: Fabric Editions On the Dot Yo Yo with an orange enamel dot center
Fall Leaves: Prima
Photo Corners: Prima

Challenges:

Craft for the Craic: Something with Circles On it (The photos are framed in circles:)



Looking forward to seeing your Fall colors!

Happy Halloween! This week at Lasting Memories we are "shelling out". This could be a Halloween Layout in reference to Trick or Treat or it could be a beach layout using shells.

Our local High School has a Service Club called "Key Club." One of the requirements is service hours. Our local parks department sponsors a "Haunted Woods."  James and his friends were assigned Station 13-how ironic!

Page 1

Page 2

First Tip: I took photos of the tombstones the and then cut them out and used them as embellishments.

2nd Tip: I used a color photo  on the 2nd page to "unveil" the ghouls.


This was a kit from  Scrapbook Corner that went out of business many years ago. Oh how I miss it!

To all of you on the East Coast please know you are in my prayers. My family lives in Michigan and are now part of the alert area. They live near the water, so I would appreciate your keeping them in your prayers.

One of the boys favorite places in Gatlinburg, Tennessee is the Stars Cars Museum.  And as you can probably imagine Dracula's car really fascinated Scott. Personally I am not into horror movies, so this layout was a challenge for me in the first place.But Scott is thrilled with it, so mission accomplished as far as he is concerned. And he thought the full moon behind the pic was, "Just Awesome, Mom!" We aim to please, lol.




Supplies;
Cardstock and Paper: Mind's Eye Lost and Found, Stash
Alphabet Banner: Mind's Eye Lost and Found
Ribbon: Mind's Eye Lost and Found
Spider: Martha Stewart and Doodlbug Beetle Glitter


Challenges:
ScrapMuch? 
Shopping Our Stash Challenge 61 Use something you haven't used before. I used My Mind's Eye Lost and Found kit, which has never been used.

To all of you Twilight and Horror fans, this one is for you!