No Challenge...No Problem!

A lot of times I get caught up in all of the great challenges that are out there and once my layout for that particular challenge is done, I think "well, what am I gonna do now?".  How about doing a layout (or two) just for fun...just because you want to...no strings attached...no requirements...no prizes awarded!  And that's just what I did with this layout!

I think the Farmhouse collection from Crate Paper is probably one of my #1 top favorites out there right now.  The colors are Autumn colors, which is my most favorite color scheme and the patterns are awesome, but subtle.  I think I need a whole "crate" worth of these!!  For this layout, I worked with one of the sketches that I created (specifically for this page) and finally got to use it today.

I changed up the sketch a little bit, by moving my title down and adding a little bit of journaling at the top of the page.  The flowers are just fussy cut from one of the papers and I cut the letters for the word "UP" on my Expression using the Arial Black font.  I used some baker's twine to add the little stitched "x's" for some texture on the page and finished it off with one of the wild cards from October Afternoon.

Products Used:  

Paper:  Crate Paper
Wild Card:  October Afternoon
Thickers:  American Crafts
Baker's Twine:  The Twinery
Pen: Zig
Font:  Arial Black