Thursday, October 4, 2012

Autumn Colours Blog Hop with Two Scrapbook Friends


Are you craving design inspiration for your Fall and Thanksgiving projects?  The Design Team at Two Scrapbook Friends, plus some special friends, have been busy putting together some amazing paper crafting projects that are sure to kick start your Fall creativity. 

To see all the great projects, begin the hop at the Two Scrapbook Friends Blog and travel from blog to blog.  If you comment on each blog, you will qualify to be in a draw for a special prize from Two Scrapbook Friends! Also, you will find a RED HIGHLIGHTED word on each blog which will make a phrase at the end of the Blog Hop! Once you have completed the hop to all our designers blogs, leave a comment on the Two Scrapbook Friends blog and email the phrase to us and we will enter your name for a second chance to win!

The hop will remain open from October 4th to October 8th at midnight (EST). Winners will be announced on October 10th on the Two Scrapbook Friends' Blog. So, be sure to stop back at the Two Scrapbook Friends Blog and check to see if you are the winner of a fabulous prize!

So remember, in order to be entered to win:
1. Leave a comment on all the blogs as you go and then go back to the Two Scrapbook Friends blog and leave a final comment there.
2. To have a second chance to win, keep track of the HIGHLIGHTED WORDS from each blog and email the phrase to 2friends@execulink.com. Put "Blog Contest" in your subject line.
3. Check back at the Two Scrapbook Friends blog on October 10th to see if you are the winner. (Winners will not be contacted personally.)

Be sure to stop be each on the following blogs, leave a comment and keep track of the secret word!

Two Scrapbook Friends
I created a design using Little Yellow Bicycle's fall line from 2011. It had a quote that I totally loved.

" Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.~Emily Bronte"



This quote needed just the right photos and I found these three of Max when he was about 3 years old. These pictures still make me laugh and smile 10 years later! I like the balanced horizontal design for these photos and added visual interest with a large chipboard piece, buttons and twine. It's these little bits that ARE my favourite parts of a layout.

 I pulled the title "bliss" out of the quote and it really does represent his joy at playing in the leaves..(if you could just see my hubby's face ..he doesn't look quite so blissful at having to re-rake all the leaves!)

The final touches of a little bird and a chipboard bracket draw the eye to the focal point photo.

I hope you will stop by all the inspiring blogs and fall in love with FALL!
Until next time, kep doing what you love to do!

32 comments:

  1. This is so gorgeous, Christa! I love the colours and all the little details.

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  2. It's awesome Christa. This is a favourite line of mine too.

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  3. Those are great shots of him and a wonderful page. I love how you perched the bird on the chipboard bracket - great detail!

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  4. Such a gorgeous layout Christa! I love all the details - especially the little bird and the buttons!
    Joanne xo

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  5. Sweet layout! Great photos and love all those brads... {I always forget to add brads to my layouts}.
    Thanks for inviting me to take part amongst all these talented ladies.
    See you in 3 weeks?

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  6. Love the colours, gorgeous detail and you pulled out the brads.....super!

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  7. I don't use red much but it really sets off these photos. I love that you used older photos, I find myself drawn to my favorites from years past and often want to do a new page with them. Great way to build albums for family members. Thanks.

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  8. Cute pictures to scrap about! Love how the three photos got together! The bird is so cute!!! Great layout!

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  9. The re-raking is so worth it though! Love seeing photos of kids playing in the leaves ... so much BLISS :)

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  10. beautiful colourful page. Love your paper/embellie choices. and great photos as always

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  11. I love this layout! Fantastic!!

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  12. Lovely layout. Details really make it pop.

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  13. wonderful layout. Love all the embellishments

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  14. so fun Christa...love all the details and those photos are so very cute....

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  15. Beautiful layout. Would you mind if I scraplift? Love the colours and use of embellishments.

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  16. Great Job! Special memories, Sweet!

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  17. I love this layout...the colors are awesome and I love the little bird!

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  18. Nice use of non-traditional colours for a fab fall layout!

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  19. Love all the colours! Have pictures that would fit this layout perfectly!

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  20. Love the colours and the sweet bird!

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  21. oooh, love that quote. Your layout is divine! And I'm glad to know I'm not the only scrapper that's still scrapping toddler pages of her teenage son!!!

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  22. What a delightful layout...I love all the embellishments you added. Great layout.

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  23. Cute photos Christa. Love your LO. Great inspiration.

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  24. Perfect choice of bold colour papers for this layout. Love the embellishments you added to this page.

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  25. Love the paper you used! you're son is super cute!!

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  26. So cute and love the colours used.

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  27. beautiful pages--love the colours and the little birdie!

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  28. love the colours and layout!

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  29. I just love LYB and what you did with these papers, everything just pops 1

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