Scrapbook Calendar Page, September 2016...

September is nearing an end and autumn has just begun. With apple picking, burning fires, leaves changing and warm sweaters announcing fall has arrived and time for harvesting. I love all the warm colors of fall, the cool crisp evenings, the smell of burning fires and getting out the warm sweaters to wear while apple picking, the raking of leaves and everything else that comes along with the autumn season.

Hence the reason I painted my scrapbook page calendar holder in rich warm colors. I also started the calendar with September 2016. 

I layered and matted the month on pattern paper and used stickers, cut outs and embellishments. I inked the edges in Tim Holtz Black Soot and used gold Stickles on some of the flowers and the "S" on September.

I will continue scrapbooking a month a day until I reach August 2017. I found the free calendar printables at http://www.imom.com/. I saved it as a PDF and resized it before I printed. I also went over the lines, dates and month with black ink to make it darker.

I only use what's in my stash and haven't bought anything new to craft with. I'm trying to use up a lot of my stuff before I buy anymore scrapbooking stuff. Also, being broke and on a budget keeps me on a shoestring budget. 

I hope this or one of my projects inspires you to make something whether it be for the season, holidays or anything else of your choosing. Crafting is relaxing, fun and there's no right or wrong. Do whatever makes you happy.

On that note, I hope you have a wonderful day or night depending on where you live.

Happy Crafting!

XOXOXO

Scrapbook Page Holder Fall Challenge Entry

Whew! It's been a long day. I have been so busy. Just now getting a chance to post my blog.

I signed up for a challenge in a Facebook group I'm in called, Girls, Giggles, Glitter, and Glue. It can be anything using fall colors but nothing too small. Deadline is September 30.

I have been hoarding a Scrapbook Page Holder I purchased from Michael's a few years ago. Every since I saw a video on YouTube where this lady used it as a calendar stand, I wanted to do one also. It was so gorgeous!

I painted mine in yellows, reds, oranges, browns, and Tim Holtz stains, copper and silver. I painted the leaves and bird in red, orange, and yellow and used Stickles in gold and red on them. I also used red Stickles on the berries. It holds 8"x8" pages. I cut cardstock in different colors to fit the sleeves to coordinate with the months.

After an hour of searching for free calendar printables online in size 6"x6" with no luck, I decided to give up and wait till tomorrow. I might cave and buy the one I saw on Etsy. Definitely will save me a lot of time and a headache.

September is almost over but it's the month I'm starting with being the challenge ends on the 30th.  I'm going to layer and decorate each month in colors and holiday embellishments that coordinates together.

Here's pics of what I've completed so far.

Thanks for reading and Happy Crafting!

XOXOXO

365 Blogging Challenge...

Happy September! I'm a happy camper, what with autumn just around the corner and all three of my favorite holidays coming up.

But remember, I live in California so we're in a drought and our grass is dead. It's been unseasonably hot this year but here in the Triple C (CCC), it's still not as hot as it is elsewhere in California.

Here's some pics of what September looks like at my house.

Even still, I just love everything about fall. The changing colors of the leaves, the crispness in the air, apple picking, back to school, and that all my favorite holidays are celebrated in the fall.

I'm itching to get my Halloween decorations made and put up. For some reason I'm having a hard time getting started. I'm motivated but maybe just not enough. Hopefully, after listening to some Halloween music on Pandora and watching Halloween videos on YouTube I'll be motivated enough to get started.

So in the coming days I'll blog about each of my projects and post pics so you can see what I'm making this year on a shoestring budget.

Also, as of today, I'm going to start the 365 Blogging Challenge. I'm very motivated and dedicated to complete the challenge. So please check back daily as I will have fresh, interesting and entertaining content for you to read.

So I say, "Goodbye August and Hello September!"