Wednesday, October 28, 2015

The Cut Shoppe: Halloween Hop

Hi guys and welcome to my stop on The Cut Shoppe Halloween Hop!

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When signing up to participate in the hop I knew right away that I wanted to make a mini-album! What?! I know, I know this is a total first from me, but I have had the idea/urge brewing in my head for awhile and I thought a Halloween Mini-Album would be fantastic! At least, I hoped it would be ;).

With this opportunity to create something new, I turned to The Cut Shoppe to supplement my Halloween supplies with some fun and spooky cut files. This is the cut file I chose to use: the Wicked Fun Cut File!

The Wicked Fun cut file set includes 5 Halloween themed images, that can be used for your scrapbooking and papercrafting projects.

What caught my eye in this particular set was the spider web because I thought it would make a great element that could be "peaking" out from behind everything and you will find it throughout the mini-album I created documenting our recent trip to Disneyland.

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When I was in the planning stage of the mini-album, I spent lots of time looking through my Pinterest board that you can find here. I even took down some quick notes, jotting down ideas as I found elements that I liked or techniques that I might want to include. In the end, I went with a basic tag/journaling card style album and included lots of layers and machine stitching. Here is a look at the inside of the album:

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There you have it, my first mini-album! Turns out I LOVE making mini-albums--I had so much fun! This project turned out to be such a breath of fresh air and I felt so comfortable putting it together. So comfortable that I want to make another! What have I started......

Now what would a Halloween Hop be without a super spooky giveaway??  Fun, but not as fun, right? For my turn on the hop, I am giving away the same cut file that I used for my project: the Wicked Fun Cut File (as seen above.) Yay!  All you have to do is leave a comment telling me your favorite Halloween Movie and I will pick one random winner after the giveaway closes on November 2. The winners from each stop will be announced on TCS blog on Novemer 6th. Good luck!

Now for the next and final stop on the Halloween Hop, head on back over to The Cut Shoppe!

Michelle







26 comments:

  1. Oh my GOSH this is AMAZING!!!!! I LOVE the pages and how you layered the cuts right in with them! Beautiful mini album!

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  2. I'm a mini album junkie, but I haven't done a tag album yet. I LOVE yours! Well done

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  3. Me encanta éste mini álbum, es precioso!!! Me gustan todas las páginas y todos los detalles!!!

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  4. Your first mini album, come on here, who you kidding? LOL. Maybe in this scrappy lifetime, but your other scrappy lives, you were SCRAPACCASO.

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  5. My favorite Halloween movie will be Friday The 13th. Love your mini album.

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    1. Friday the 13th is too scary for me! Ha ha. I probably should not have watched that when I was ten!

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  6. Love your mini! I don't like scary movies, but I have seen the exorcist. Not halloween but very scary! Also, I just remembered as a child, my grandmother was babysitting and must have wanted some peace and quiet. Not sure if she knew what she was taking us to, but she dropped all 6 of us off at the movies to see Vincent Price in The Pit and The Pendulum...scared the **** out of us...

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  7. what a fantastic mini album - the web cutfiles are just perfect

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  8. Your mini album is
    so cool looking! Do
    love that big ole
    spiderweb. My
    fave movie would
    be The Headless
    Horseman!
    Carla from Utah

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  9. This mini album is amazing! I love it! I don't have any favorite Halloween movies, because I'm the one in the audience covering her eyes and screaming. :)

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  10. An amazing album!! Sorry but no favourite movie. :(

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  11. Oh, I really love this mini! Maybe not My favorite movie, by one my Daughter loves to watch and we indulge her as a family, Halloweentown!

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  12. I love your mini! I spied it on Instagram and had to check out your blog. I'm scared of scary movies, so It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown would be my fave.

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  13. I have mini album envy! LOL! I adore mini albums but have never successfully finished one! haha! Yours is fantastic and beautiful!!!!! My favorite Halloween movie is Hocus Pocus, it's just so sweet and fun!

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  14. Wicked awesome tag album! Wow! I do not watch spooky movies... Does Charlie Brown Fall edition count? 😉

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  15. Oh, my, what an adorable mini album! I love the stitching and the glittered pieces! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  16. Wow this is amazing.. So much eye candy!!!

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  17. What an amazing album. Cute idea!

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  18. love your mini - for a first it is very well done! I am not so fond of scary movies so I don't have a favourite...

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  19. Love the spiderwebs!!!!! My favorite Halloween movie is The Nightmare Before Chrismas.

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  20. Your mini album is adorable....Love it! My favorite Halloween movie is The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown!

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  21. What an awesome mini album!

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    1. I don't have a fave Halloween film as I don't like scary films.

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  22. Amazing mini album! I love all of the beautiful embellishments and layering.

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    1. My favorite Halloween movie is Trick r Treat.

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