Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Front Porch Fun Day- It's Fall Yall Layout Tutorial


It's Front Porch Fun Day! Lynette is here on the Blog to share a full tutorial on how to create this "Its Fall Yall" double Layout!  

It’s Fall Y’all – Double Layout   Designed by: Lynette Chiles

Additional Supplies Needed:
Fast Grab Tacky Glue
Tape Runner
Glossy Accents
Pop Dots or Dimensional Squares
White Signo Uniball Broad Pen
Quick Quotes Chalk Ink – Java
Black Permanent Medium Tip Journaling Pen
Circle Punches: 2”, 1”, ¾”, 5/8”
Oval Punch: 1 ½”
Scor Tape ½”

CUT LIST
Note: Base Pages are pieced to conserve paper. 
Title: It’s Fall Y’all is included in the kit.

Cardstock:
Cardstock A – Vanilla – 8 X 12, 4 X 7
Cardstock B – Goldenrod – Two 4 X 6, Two 2 ¾ x 3 ¾, 1 X ½ (flag), Four- 1” circles, and Two ¾ X 1” (flags)
Cardstock C – Brown – 5 X 7, Two 5/8” circles
Cardstock D – Green – Two 3 X 4, 4 X 6, Two 1 X 1 ½ (flags), Two ¾” circles
Cardstock E – White (used backs of printed cards) Two 1 ½” Ovals

Cardstock F – Orange – 6 ½” circle 

(leftover from Wreath on the Family is Everything Double Layout)

Patterned Paper:
Patterned Paper A –Plaid – 4 ½  X 12, 1 ¼ X 12,
5 ½ X 3 ½
Patterned Paper B – Dk. Brown Trees/Acorns – Two 2 X 12, 4 ½ X 12
Patterned Paper C – Orange Dot/Trellis – 8 X 12, Two 2” circles, 3 ½ X 5 ½
Patterned Paper D – Gold Check – 4 ½ X 6 ½, Four 1 ¼ X 2 (flags)
Patterned Paper E – Gold Stripe (taken from card) 2 X 4
Patterned Paper F – Football Print – 1 X 1 ½ -Stem, ½ X 5 ½
Patterned Paper G – Cork – 1 X 12

Additional Items From Kit
2 green enamel dots, wooden heart flag, 24” grey and white baker’s twine, “so fun” wooden tab, wine and rust felt leaves, October label, 24” jute, orange arrow paper clip

Time to Create! 

1.     Ink all edges with Quick Quotes Chalk Ink – Java
2.     Refer to photos to assemble the layout.
3.     Piece base pages together with ½” overlap to create the two 12 X 12 base pages.
4.     To make pumpkin – 6 ½” circle – orange. Punch random circles in area that will be seen. Back with goldenrod punched circles. Attach stem and wine and rust felt leaves. Add jute bow.
5.     Scarecrow – 4 X 7 vanilla cardstock, add gold stripe (2 X 4) to the top section to create hat, add jute to the back of the ½ X 6 football print, pop dot across. Fray jute. Cheeks – Adhere circles referring to photo and trim to fit. Eyes – 1 ½” ovals (white), ¾” green circles, and 5/8” brown circles. Cut triangle for nose from 1 X 1½ orange cardstock. Use black and white pens for details. Contour of mouth is a 3” circle. Attach flags at the bottom for Y’all. Add twine and bows.
6.     Pop Dot – Brim of hat (scarecrow), goldenrod/plaid photo mat, brown (2) flags.
7.     Glossy Accents – Fall (title), green (scarecrow eyes)


I Hope You Are Enjoying Your It’s Fall Y’all Front Porch Kit.

Kits are still available...To purchase or to check out more projects made from this
It's Fall Yall Front Porch Kit visit:
 http://www.thelittlebluehouseonline.com/fpk-its-fall-yall


Wednesday, September 21, 2016

October Calendar

Join us at the LBH for an upcoming workshop or event! 

October 2016
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LBH Hours:
Tues – Sat
10am-5pm

Extended Hours:
Open till 9:00pm on class nights

LBH Buffet
10am-2pm
Open Studio
Free Cropping
10am-4pm
 
Pumpkin Window Adornment
w/ Miss Tracy
6pm-9pm
Beyond Intro:
Bible Journaling 
w/ Tonya Hamilton
10am-12:30p
6pm-8:30pm
Open Studio
Free Cropping
10am-4pm 
LBH Buffet
10am-2pm
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Designer Décor:
Photo Transfer Projects
w/ Miss Tracy
10am-1pm


LBH Buffet
10am-2pm
5pm-9pm

Pumpkin Window Adornment
w/ Miss Tracy
10am-1pm
6pm-9pm
Open Studio
Free Cropping
10am-4pm 
LBH Buffet
10am-2pm

Altered Window Workshop
w/ Miss Tracy
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Porch Pumpkin Workshop
2:00pm-5:00p
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LBH Buffet
10am-2pm
5pm-9pm

Miss T’s Pickers: Owls
10am-1pm
6pm-9pm


Intro to Bible Journalingwith Lynette Chiles 
10am-1pm


Open Studio
Free Cropping
10am-4pm 


Miss T’s Pickers Retreat @ Whitworth Ranch
Minibook Mechanics with Cristi Maron
Clock Album
10am-4pm

Miss T’s Pickers Retreat @ Whitworth Ranch
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Miss T’s Pickers Retreat @ Whitworth Ranch
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Fetti Fans Card Workshop
w/ Susan Liles

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Altered Window Workshop
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LBH Buffet
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Free Cropping
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Nov 1
 Faith Friends Meet Up Group

10am-12:30p
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LBH Buffet
10am-2pm

Designer Décor:
Photo Transfer Projects
w/ Miss Tracy
6pm-9pm 
Open Studio
Free Cropping
10am-4pm

LBH Buffet
10am-2pm

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Monday, September 19, 2016

Front Porch Fun Day with Rhonda Merry

It's Front Porch Fun Day here on the LBH Blog! Today, one of our Front Porch Kit design team members, Rhonda Merry is sharing a super cute Thankful Book she created with our "It's Fall Y'all" Kit! 

Hello, Rhonda Merry here with some Front Porch Kit Fun. 

One of my favorite things to create are mini albums or tag books adorned with fun embellishments.  I admit I have a lot of great packaged items to break into but there is something extra special about making your own. For me it’s not only getting creative but using up the scraps from a project rather than throwing pieces away. Also, using the many stamps, dies and punches I have picked up over the years. 





This little book is titled “We Give Thanks”.  Each page has a little journal area where each of my family members will be able to write in what they are thankful for this year. All of the embellishing was made up from the various scraps and embellies that came inside the It’s Fall Ya’ll” Front Porch Kit. 

Here’s a look at each page. 





The little pumpkin is made from punching out 3 ovals from the orange patterned paper.  I layered it onto a 1’ chipboard circle to easily adhere the parts.  Punched a little leaf sprig and free handed a cork stem. I inked the edges if each oval and the leave with coordinating inks.  Once all of the pieces in place to form your pumpkin and the glue is dried, adhere to your page, card or tag.
  
                I used various dies to cut fall images from the cork sheet included in the FPK. 






So if you would like to get embellishing, go through your stash, find those general shapes (circles squares, ovals, or labels) gather the stamps with foliage, Thanks Yous and journal lines plus some specialty shapes like stars, hearts, fall themed, etc. and start punching and stamping away with your Front Porch Kit.

Enjoy!

Rhonda Merry

I hope you enjoyed Rhonda's tutorial today!
Tune in every week for another Front Porch Fun Day!! 

This Front Porch Kit is still available...Check out "It's Fall Yall" by clicking HERE!  Keep Creating!