Fall is in the Air - Popcorn Box

Every year Laura from Laura Kelly Designs hosts a great Blog Party where talented bloggers/crafters come together to create something fun from a Popcorn Box!

This is my first year to participate in this fun blog party and because Fall is my favorite season, I decided to decorate my box with that theme in mind.

I love using my Cricut Explore and immediately found some perfect cut-out designs in my library of over 100 cartridges! (Yes...I am obsessed!)

I chose the "Fall is in the Air" sentiment which is from the Autumn Celebrations Cartridge and the leaves were from the Sesame Street Seasons Cartridge.

Of course I didn't have to actually use cartridges as I have Cricut Design Space in addition to the Cricut Explore Machine, so all my cartridges are stored "digitally" in the Design Space Online Application. This is so conveinent and one of the many reasons I LOVE the Explore!

I was also sent a small goodie package for this project from Laura that contained some crafty items from some of the sponsors of this Popcorn Box Blog Party and I used some of the cute patterned scrapbook paper from "Adorn It" for the background on the front of the Popcorn Box.

We were not required to use any of these items in our project they were just complimentary from the various companies.

Here is a collage of all the steps I took to make this project:

Here is a photo of the tools and materials I used to make this project:

Supplies/Tools Used:

Cricut Explore Machine
Cricut Design Space Software/Application
Cricut Cartridge: Autumn Celebrations, Img #M35512 - "Fall is in the Air"
Cricut Cartridge: Sesame Street Seasons, Img #M38F65 - Leaf
Popcorn Box, (Cardboard) - World Market
Patterned Scrapbook Paper - Adorn-It
Various Colored Card Stock Pieces(Black, Cranberry Red, Dk. Brown, Lt. Beige) for Sentiment and Leaves
White Card Stock (for front template)
Aleene's Tacky Glue
Xyron Create-a-Sticker Machine
Precision Point Adhesive - Creative Memories
Foam Mounting Dots - 1/4", Front Porch Treasures
Pencil
Fiskars Paper Cutter
Cricut Tools - Spatula, Bone Folder, Pick
Waxed Paper
Paper Weights

Be sure to check out all of the other great projects in this party by visiting the linky below and be sure to enter the giveaway using the Rafflecopter Widget below. There are some great prizes!

Thanks so much for stopping by...and "Happy Fall Ya'll" !!

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Pinterest Scavenger Hunt and Giveaway - Day 6 Clue

Hey There Pinterest Fanatics!

So happy your here to join in the fun for Day 6 of the Pinterest Scavenger Hunt!

Let me introduce myself to those of you who are here for the fist time.

My name is Lisa and I am a Stay-at-Home, Crafty Grandma who loves to blog about all my crafty Adventures!

I am so excited to be part of the Pinterest Scavenger Hunt, as Pinterest is one of my favorite pastimes!

I'd like to give a special thanks to this week’s sponsor, Cherished Bliss. 

Cherished Bliss is a shop for crochet hats and headbands that are great for photography props or even everyday use.

 Ashley writes, “I love making custom orders so if you are looking for something specific, just talk to me and I will try and make your vision a reality!”

Cherished Bliss is offering to this week’s winner a $20 Gift Certificate to Cherished Bliss {Etsy Shop}. 

You can find Crochet Patterns, hats, and photo props and much more. 

Custom orders are accepted!

(Disclaimer/Disclosure: This blog is not responsible for prize redemption, and was not compensated for participating in this sweepstakes.)

Pinterest Scavenger Hunt Clue For Day #6: 
Autumn Fun with Poppy and Gigi!

Pin Photo from this post: Grandchildren Autumn Layouts

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Grandchildren Autumn Layouts

I am still working on my most recent project and have not finished so I can't post about it yet, but i thought I'd post some layouts I did in November last year while at a crop with my friend Melissa.

Hubby and I had just taken two of our Grandchildren to the local Pumpkin Farm/Patch (Bishop's Pumpkin Farm, Wheatland, California) as we try to do every year.

I just love that time of year...all the beautiful colors of Autumn are my favorite and the weather here is usually fairly mild.

Here are the layouts I made:

Fun at the Pumpkin Patch!

My Precious Pumpkins!

Autumn Fun with Poppy & Gigi!

Since I did these months ago, I can't remember all the specifics of the materials I used, but I know that I used the following Cricut Cartridges for the Lettering:

Ashlyn's Alphabet (Top Layout)
Old West (Bottom Layout)

The 12x12 paper was purchased at Green Tangerine's where we were at the crop.
It is an awesome scrapbooking store in Rocklin, California with all kinds of neat goodies and two HUGE scrapbooking rooms for crops.

I have not added any journaling to these yet, as journaling is always hard for me for some reason...I just never know where to put it and I feel like I don't write my feelings down well, like that it would sound corny or not proper.

I have to get over that and just let my creative thoughts and emotions flow!

I guess for me...the photos are the big part.
I've always been a big fan of photos and have been carrying a camera with me since about the 6th grade!
I know the emotions I feel when I look at the photos, I just have a hard time writing it down for some reason.

Maybe some of you out there in scrapbook land can help me with this...what do you do to help move your thoughts along while journaling?

Thanks for looking and if you like what you see...will you please follow me?

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