Today, I am sharing a new layout over on the KBS Blog. And this one has a spooktacular feel to it!
Last year, I started an 8x8 [Halloween Costumes album] featuring the costumes my kids have worn throughout the years. I am slowly starting to get additional layouts finished and put in my album and it's so fun to look back through and see the pictures of my kids and how much they've grown through the years!
When Kerri released her latest [This & That: All Hallows Eve] kit, I knew that the coffin would be the perfect accent for the layout where my kids are dressed as vampires!
For my page I used 9 KBS die cut designs and 1 KBS photo template! I mixed and matched designs from several kits to get just the look I wanted for my page.
Kits Used:
- This & That: All Hallows Eve ("carpe noctem", coffin, bats, moon, pumpkin, fence)
- Subway Art: Halloween ("there is no escaping")
- This & That: Halloween (gravestone)
- This & That: Autumn (leaves)
- Picture That: Squared (photo template)
For my page, I ungrouped the Halloween Subway Art, keeping only the phrase, "There is no escaping" and positioned it in the Silhouette Software using the Grid feature so I could make sure it cut exactly where I wanted it to. I ran my 8x8 sheet of patterned paper through my machine giving me the negative part of the die cut image. I backed the phrase with scraps of patterned paper.
Next I layered on all my die cut pieces, creating a fun Halloween "scene" for the left side of the 2-page spread and used an 8x8" photo template for the right side of the page, completely filling it with photos from the night.
As always, I added "shadows" to my die cut pieces by layering them over a cardstock piece cut the same size but slightly offsetting the patterned paper. This really helps the die cuts to stand out especially when you're layering so many like I did on this page.
I kept additional embellishments to a minimum as the die cuts were embellishment enough for this fun page!
SUPPLIES (click on photos for links):
OTHER SUPPLIES:
- My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Out of the Blue 6x6 Paper Pad
- My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Two Breeze 6x6 Paper Pad
- My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Two Sunshine 6x6 Paper Pad
- Bella Blvd Finally Fall Alpha + Bits Stickers
- American Crafts Night-Fall Midnight Moon 12x12 Paper
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Have a super weekend!
Oh my Gosh... I am not a Halloween person, but I am scrapbooking my grand daughter's costumes every year since my daughter does dress my babies up....
This is just drop dead adorable!!!!!!! You did an amazing job and I must lift (at least a version of it since I too love Kerri's designs!) TFS
Posted by: Gaby | September 21, 2012 at 06:23 PM
Totally awesome page as ALWAYS Nichol!! I love all your touches! TFS
Posted by: Dolly/scrapthat | September 21, 2012 at 06:39 PM
I am loving this! You are amazing.
Hugs,
Dayami :)
Posted by: Dayami | September 21, 2012 at 07:49 PM
You outdid yourself this time! My new favourite of yours.
Posted by: stace | September 21, 2012 at 10:25 PM
I too don't do much Halloween but I must tell you that this is by far the BEST page I have ever seen and I am thinking of lifting the idea but for a home decor project for the mantle....really good!
Posted by: SusanK | September 22, 2012 at 07:17 AM
So stinkin' cute! I love all the details especially the little boney hands! The pumpkims are awesome too! I agree with Susan, this is a great lift for a home decor project.
It is always will worth the wait to see one of your masterpieces Nichol!
ana
Posted by: ana roat | September 22, 2012 at 08:17 AM
Nichol you did an amazing job on this layout!!! I LOVE IT! Hope you don't mind but I may actually have to CASE this!
Hugs,
Jo
www.jwscrapshack.blogspot.com
Posted by: Joann | September 22, 2012 at 09:39 AM
Thanks for the compliment! Truly. Made my day.
Posted by: Nichol Spohr LLC | September 22, 2012 at 04:01 PM
Thanks Ana!
Posted by: Nichol Spohr LLC | September 22, 2012 at 04:02 PM
CASE away!
Posted by: Nichol Spohr LLC | September 22, 2012 at 04:02 PM
Awesome detail!
Posted by: csewy | September 23, 2012 at 05:41 PM
Wow!! Fantastic layering!!
Posted by: Beverly Jordan | September 24, 2012 at 09:16 PM
Holy moley, sistah! Bowing to your scrappy greatness. This is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: teri | September 27, 2012 at 03:44 AM