Merry Christmas Banner

Here's a banner I whipped up with my December Scripts Kit:



That's the full shot - it's long!!! Here's a close up, sorta!



It's hard to photograph something so long and actually show any detail. I cut the banner pennants small - 3"x4" - so that it wouldn't hang down too low since I have a tall husband!! I punched the scalloped circles out of the white cardstock and added the red letters to spell Merry Christmas. I cut out a present from the Bits of Bella sheet and added a flower from the Making Memories flowers for the space between the words. Then I added some bling from my stash, those cute red jingle bells, and pompoms to the ends for fun. Strung it all on some twine from my stash and added some pieces of ribbon and tinsel here and there.

Are you just dying to dig into your kit??

Want to see what's up for December?

Here's a peek at the December kit:



Fun Bella Blvd papers, some Making Memories papers, cupcakes wrappers and cookie cutters, ribbon and tulle - I mean, does it get any better than this??

Brittney's been busy!

I'm a little late with this - took pictures of this for Brittney almost two weeks ago and completely forgot to post it! (Sorry B!!)

Brittney used the November kit to make this super cute banner!!



I love it and want to make one for my house now! What have you made with your November kit?

A little Christmas yummy for you!

I have a little friend that had her 11th birthday yesterday, so I made her a batch of Chex Muddy Buddies and put it in a cleaned out formula canister.

I decorated the can with some of the November kit. I thought the Jenni Bowlin Studios paper was perfect for this!

You could also use an old hot chocolate can- or even a new one and leave the hot chocolate inside!Chex Muddy Buddies recipe:

9	cups Corn Chex®, Rice Chex®, Wheat Chex® or Chocolate Chex® cereal (or combination)
1	cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2	cup peanut butter
1/4	cup butter or margarine
1	teaspoon vanilla
11/2	cups powdered sugar

1.	Into large bowl, measure cereal; set aside.
2.	In 1-quart microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter uncovered on High 1 minute; stir. Microwave about 30 seconds longer or until mixture can be stirred smooth. Stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Pour into 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag.
3.	Add powdered sugar. Seal bag; shake until well coated. Spread on waxed paper to cool. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.

Planning Ahead

So the November kit has pretty much my favorite colors & designs in it... enough for me to want to look at them for the next year!

I bought a $3.97 planner from Walmart. They have one particular one that I love the way the insides are laid out... but the outside is just "okay" looking.

Enter- the November Scripts kit!
I poked two small holes in the cover and attached the little handle to the cover. Cuteness!

I took apart the binding and added in a few pocket pages & envelopes to tuck in notes, receipts, lists, etc.

OH - it's a kit you don't want to miss!!

So, Brittney has been busy making the cutest little album I've ever seen. I got to peek at the whole thing this past week - and let me tell you - you better get it NOW!!! It's not going to last!! Check it out:



Look at all those pages!!



The cover is the best part - so so cute! There's a limited number - so check it out over there - click to order today!! The kit is $30 and I saw Brittney's left overs, and she had a good bit - enough for some layouts, or cards - so, hurry!!!

Fun with the November Scripts Kit

I got the November Scripts Kit from Lucy a few days ago and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Virginia took some pics of us at Leeds park a couple of weeks ago and the colors in the November kit mesh really well with the pictures.

One of my favorite techniques (and a great way to use your scraps) is to punch a TON of random, simple shapes and arrange them in a pattern on my layout. Punches make this really easy. I got all the fun patterned papers and some Fiskars Circle Punches (1" and 1.5") and a Fiskars Daisy Punch and made a bunch of little circles. I arranged them in a circle and then used my sewing machine to sew them all down (in a circle - do you see a theme here?).

Next, I took a few fun brads from the kit, some lace flowers and a little bit of a wedding program and added a few extra touches.

Can't wait to see what everyone does with this month's kit!