Let's Get Merry & Bright ~ October Flavor of the Month Blog Hop

Merry Halloween? Well, it is here at Scrapping for Less! 

Since our cards reveal the last Saturday of the Month and then take a bit of time to get them shipped out (although we have a brand new system set up for this month... so, hopefully, we will get them out in record time!). 

So, with all that said, our October card kit is our “Merry and Bright” Christmas kit…the Design Team ooohed and ahhhed over the September kit….and this one is not any different they are soooo excited! And cannot wait to show you their creations! So hop on along with us and get inspired with all of the loveliness you are going to see along the way. 

But don’t delay in getting your kit because I know this one is going to sell out in lightning speed! Head on over to the Flavor of the Month page and either sign up for a subscription or if you just want to try it out you can order a 1 time purchase. 

The card kits this month are amazing!! They are all full of Merry & Bright goodness!

For this hop I used just the products in the Double Dip Sundae subscription.

I had so much fun with these kits... I love Christmas papers and stamps!! Don't you?!? They are so fun and cute! Here are the four cards that I made for the hop using the four collections and the four sketches... 

My first card using Collection One and Sketch 4. 

I stamped the Snow Flurries stamp repeatedly over the white card front using a Mocha ink that I stamped off a few times to get the light brown flakes. I then cut a strip of the tree paper and mat it with green card stock. I adhered that piece and then decided to use this cute Ephemera piece as the focal point. I added a couple of the sweet stockings and a few sequins to finish off the sketch. So cute!

My second card using Collection Two and Sketch 2. 

I cut and adhered two pieces of patterned paper and added a thin strip of green card stock. I die cut a white circle and a green scallop circle for the focal point trimming them to fit. I added a few light blue snowflakes (I borrowed the stamp set from Collection One) and some sequins for the snow to tie the scene in with the snowflake paper in the background. I stamped and colored the little seals on a separate piece of card stock and then fussy cut them out. I colored the bottom of the cut circle to give the seals a place to 'sit'. I had to get creative for the sentiment on this one. I decided to use one of the Ephemera pieces so I cut it (it originally said 'Christmas Cookies') and stamped directly on it masking the unnecessary words. So it became "a Christmas kiss"... so cute!! The last touch was popping up the sentiment. 

My third card using Collection Three and Sketch 3.

I had fun with this sketch... I love that it used so many different layers so I could use more of the pretty papers. Out of all the collections, the Knit Picky papers in this collection are my absolute favorite!! I started with a large piece of patterned paper and then added the other pieces. I also wrapped a white twine from my stash around the piece and then adhered the entire piece on a white card base. I die cut a white circle and then stamped my sentiment masking the words as needed. I stamped the otter on a separate piece of white card stock and colored it in with copic markers. I fussy cut it out and set it aside. I die cut the leftover strips of paper from the background piece using a stitched hillside die. I layered them on the bottom of the circle to give the little otter somewhere to sit. I popped up the circle piece on the card and then adhered the little otter. The last few touches on this card were the red pearls and the little snowflake sequin (on the green circle piece). 

My fourth card using Collection Four and Sketch 1.

This card came together pretty quickly. I cut and layered all the pieces onto a white card base. I die cut a stitched oval from one of the pieces of patterned papers and mat it on a white stitched oval. I layered the pieces and adhered them to the card. I added a few sequins around the oval and then decided that the card needed something... the words 'quiet time' in the sentiment got me thinking that a deer in the meadow is just what I needed. I blended a few different brown inks on this wood deer to soften the deer up. I adhered it to the card and called it done. I love the snowflake background with the deer prancing off... it definitely says 'quiet time' to me!

I sure hope that you've enjoyed the cards I have to share with you for this hop. Now it's time to check out the rest of the wonderful projects created by the Design Team...

~ Blog Hop Line Up ~

Scrapping for Less

Stacy Tiedemann

Tanya Hahn

Crystal O. Minkler <--- you're here

up next ---> Tina Smith

Jessica Wilson

Katie Williams

Sandy Hentzel

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Thanks for stopping by!

See ya next time.

~ Crystal