HALLOWEEN MAGIC MINI SCRAPBOOK

To kick off my week of Halloween Magic I thought it would be fun to share with you a little book I did last year as a class at CKC. As everyone Knows next to Christmas Halloween is one of my all time favorite holidays so I always love cominng up with amazing little projects.
Now I have to admit something right off I was inspired by a book my friend Jan Stevens did with the little Gypsy images from Gecko Galz where she put a mirror with the book to make it interactive if you hold the mirror up to the secret messages you can read what it says...this is great fun for the kids.
Also the flower on the cover was inspired by Mellissa Francis who I met at CKC in Houston last year she was showing how to make these amazing flowers using her trims (any frilly trim will work). Now the crepe paper trim on the cover that is all my idea taking something you can find at the dollar store and just by pleating it make something stunning for all to look at. All the Collage images are from Gecko Galz and the papers are by Paper studio. Hope you have fun looking at it!
Happy Haunting
Leanne Seed

FREEBY FRIDAY.....AUTUMN LADIES

Hello My Darlings!

This month I went through my pictures and found some beautiful ladies who's colors remind me of fall. I love these colors and this time of year, fall always reminds me of Cinnamon and cloves and burning leaves....tell me what you think of when you think of  fall!
Happy Crafting 
Leanne

QUOTES FROM POE OCTOBER CHALLENGE

Hi all my lovlies

this month we are continuing our countdown to

Halloween with our October challenge. For this month

Gecko Galz has come up with a spooky little collage 

sheet just for this challenge which features amazing 

quotes from the master of Halloween Edgar Allen Poe! 

So as always we ask that you use one or more of them 

and create a project. The skies the limit to what you can 

do....tags, cards, altered art you name it ! 

So create your piece then head over to the Gecko Galz 

Facebook Page and post a picture of your amazing 

creation (dont forget to say who made it) and you might 

just WIN!

And what will you win this month? Not only will you get 

a $25 shopping spree at Gecko Galz but you will also 

get a gift pack from ART CULT! 

A fun way to win and great prizes!

Entry deadline is October 31st and we will announce the

winner right here on November 3rd!

Good luck everyone!

If you would like a large copy of the sheet just email me at fripperiesandbutterflies@gmail.com and I will send it right over! 

WINNER OF THE HAUNTED BINGO CHALLENGE

I bet you thought I forgot, but no way.....though with so many AMAZING entries it was super hard for our judges to pick a winner this month! Congrats to Donna Mundinger for her stunning design below!!!! She won a $25 shopping spree and a Rhonda's Originals gift pack....Donna email me at fripperiesandbutterflies@gmail.com to claim your prizes!

Happy Crafting!

Leanne

WE HAVE SPIRIT HOW ABOUT YOU?

For this sample I was inspired by not only Gecko Galz School Days Customer Challenge but also Craft Hoarders Anonymous School and Office supply challenge. I started with a 7 Gypsies mini printer tray in white and combined great images from Gecko Galz School days collage sheets and their School Days Stamp set as well as some amazing little push pins I found at the dollar store (they are between the banner pieces). Also I used some 3 D elemnts like the apple, megaphone and books to create a cute design perfect for any parent or teacher. I used removable glue dots on the class picture so it could be replaced with an actual class photo.
I love creating unusual works for gifts and you can find all kinds of fun things at the office supply store!

If you get a chance and want to try your hand at either of these challenges go check out the rules!

Happy Crafting

Leanne

THE COLORS OF FALL

So it is no secret that fall is one of my favorite times of the year I love how the crisp breezes turn the leaves into a painting of golds, browns and reds. And how the air smells of cinnoman every time you walk into your favorite craft store. So being inspired by all these factors I was compelled to design a few cards  using some amazing images from Gecko Galz, papers from SEI and Graphics 45, and ribbons from May arts!

Autumn Colors Card

for this card I used Gecko Galz Autumn Colors inchies sheet as well as matching papers by SEI. I layered on the papers and added a bit of clear stickles to the flower centers to add some sparkle. Next the text paper strip is from paper studio and I inked it in brown along the edges. Next I resized the inchies to 1.5" and inked their edges in brown. then I used a piece of ribbon from May arts and tied a bow around it.

Leave a Little Sparkle Card

for this card O started with a piece of Graphics 45 paper for the base then added another piece which is harringbone design and to the left of the card an image from Gecko Galz Haunted ephemera sheet combining the lady and the witch hat. Next I used a piece from Gecko Galz Chalk Board sentiments ehat says "Leave a Little Sparkle wherever you go" and sprinkled that with clear stickles for the sparkle effect. and finished with a terrific piece of may arts ribbon.

Hope you are inspired to go our and create your own bit of autumn colored creations.

Happy Crafting

Leanne

FREEBY FRIDAY.....SOMETHING WITCHY!

So this month I thought it might be fun to share some little witches with all of you so you can create some amazing Halloween craft projects. So I went to Penterest and found some amazing images I wanted to share with all of you. If you have never checked out Penterest I highly recommend it, though it is very very addicting! I hope you have fun with the images and as always if you do something fun with them attach a link to this entry so everyone can check them out.
Hope everyone is having a wonderful September!
happy crafting
Leanne

HAUNTED BINGO CARD CHALLENGE

This month we are gearing up for that wonderful Holiday Halloween with our challenge. This month Gecko Galz has come up with a charming little collage sheet of Halloween Bingo Cards and for this challenge we ask that you use one or more of them and create a project. The skies the limit to what you can do....tags, cards, altered art you name it ! So create your piece then head over to the Gecko Galz Facebook Page and post a picture of your amazing creations and you might just WIN!
And what will you win this month? Not only will you get a $25 shopping spree at Gecko Galz but you will also get a gift pack from RHONDA'S ORIGINALS! A fun way to win and great prizes!

I created this little plaque using the bingo cards as well as some amazing products from Gecko Galz and Rhonda's Originals.

Good luck everyone!

OUR WINNER 

I wanted to share with you the winning design from our VINTAGE POSTCARD CHALLENGE

Congrats to Wendy Waldorf for her amazing design!

Happy Crafting everyone!

Leanne