I am so excited that fall is finally here! One of our most favorite activities to do as a family when fall arrives is to go to the pumpkin patch at our church and pick out pumpkins! We bring them home and work together to carve them, and the kids are simultaneously grossed out and fascinated by cleaning all the yuck out of the pumpkins! For this layout, I wanted to capture this fun memory of the start of fall for our family.
I have used four Bella Blvd cut files for this layout: Family Fun, Smiley Pumpkin, Flower Pumpkin, and Leaves.
For the Family Fun cut file, I used the offset tool in the Cricut software to create the purple layer, and I used the Contour tool to cut the word FUN. I was able to distress the edges and pop that word up. To finish the look of this cut file, I added dots of green glitter the word family and a layer of orange glitter to the word fun. Adding these details helps it to stand out on the page!
For the Smiley Pumpkin and Flower Pumpkin, I cut them in matching colors and layered them up on the page. I distressed the edges of the pumpkins to match the background of the layout. I also added orange dots of glitter to the rim of the pumpkins, and I added some jewels and glitter around the outside of them to match the layer they were sitting on. I love how this draws your eyes to the pumpkins!
For the Leaves, I cut those in coordinating colors with the pumpkins and background. The cut file itself has several layers, so it was easy to give the leaves dimension and interest. There is a tiny stem and veining piece of the cut file, but I attached this to the back of the leaf and used black thread that I hand-stitched to add the veins to the leaves. I love the texture this gives to the layout.
For the center background of the page, I used patterned papers from the Besties, Oh My Stars, To the Moon, and You Are My Sunshine collections. I pulled patterns in purples, greens, yellows, and oranges. I cut small strips in varying heights and 4 3/4 inches long, heavily distressed the edges, and stacked them going down the page. To the left of that layer, I used distress inks in coordinating colors to peek out from underneath. I also added splatters of white acrylic paint. I love the messiness this adds to the page!
On the left side of the layout, I added a few more strips of paper to balance the page. I am so happy with all the fall colors and the way the cut files and patterns helped me capture this sweet memory for our family! I hope this inspires you in some way!
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