Hey, Creative Scrapbooker Fans, Katelyn Grosart here today. I’m excited to be back on the blog sharing with you a pretty fall themed wall hanging which was inspired by all of the leaves falling here on the west coast and the Fall Break collection by Carta Bella.  For the base of my project, I used the Fall Break Collection from Carta Bella as well as products from Emerald Creek Crafts, Elizabeth Craft Designs, Southern Ridge Trading Company, Ranger Ink and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L to create my Wool Sweaters, Bonfires and Pumpkin Carvings Wall Hanging. Grab a cup of your favourite Fall beverage and I will walk you through on how you can recreate my wall hanging at home. To start, you’ll need two Pumpkin Leaves from Southern Ridge Trading Company. Apply a coat of Emboss It Ink from Ranger Ink onto each pumpkin leaf. Sprinkle Forest Foliage Embossing Powder from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies over top of each pumpkin leaf. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. Next, you’ll need three Mini Wood Maple Leaves from Southern Ridge Trading Company. On the first maple leaf, apply two coats of Candied Apple Distress Paint from Ranger Ink over top of the leaf. On the second maple leaf, apply two coats of Peeled Paint Distress Paint from Ranger Ink. On the third maple leaf, apply two coats of Carved Pumpkin Distress Paint from Ranger Ink. Once the paint has dried on all of the maple leaves, rub Vintage Photo Distress Crayon from Ranger Ink onto the edges of the maple leaves with your finger. Take one Mini Wood Pumpkin from Southern Ridge Trading Company and apply two coats of Carved Pumpkin Distress Paint as well as Peeled Paint Distress Paint from Ranger Ink to the pumpkin. The last chipboard piece from Southern Ridge Trading Company that you’ll need is the Rod Iron Circle Frame. Apply a coat of Emboss It Ink from Ranger Ink onto the frame. Sprinkle Weathered Wood Embossing Powder from Emerald Creek Craft Supplies over top of the frame. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. Choose two patterned papers out of the Fall Break Collection from Carta Bella. Die cut the 3” Stitched Fishtail from Elizabeth Craft Designs out of one of the patterned papers. Die cut the 3 ½” Stitched Fishtail from Elizabeth Craft Designs out of the other patterned paper. Distress the edges of each fishtail. Ink the edges of both fishtails using Ground Espresso Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam from Ranger Ink. Choose another two patterned papers out of the Fall Break Collection from Carta Bella. Die cut the 3 ½” Stitched Rectangle from Elizabeth Craft Designs out of the first patterned papers. Die cut the 3 ¾” Stitched Rectangle from Elizabeth Craft Designs out of the second patterned paper. Distress the edges of each rectangle piece. Ink the edges of both rectangles using Ground Espresso Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam from Ranger Ink. From the Border Strip paper out of the Fall Break Collection from Carta Bella, cut apart the Wool Sweaters, Bonfires, Pumpkin Carving, Hot Cider, and Apple Pie strip. Cut the words apart. Ink the edges of each word strip using Ground Espresso Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam from Ranger Ink.  Adhere the 3 ¼” stitched rectangle to the 3 ¾” stitched rectangle using E-Z Runner from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. Adhere the 3” Stitched Fishtail to the 3 ½” Stitched Fishtail using E-Z Runner from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. Use foam squares from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L to adhere the 3 ½” stitched fishtail to the 3 ¼” stitched rectangle.Adhere to the rod iron frame to the 3” stitched fishtail using E-Z Runner from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. Adhere the two pumpkin leaves to the bottom left-hand side of the frame using Dodz from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.Adhere the pumpkin to the bottom portion of the pumpkin leaves using Dodz from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. Adhere the maple leaves as desired around the frame using Dodz from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.Use foam squares from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L to adhere the word strips along the right-hand side of the iron rod frame and stitched fishtails. To add some extra detail on the stitched fishtails, adhere two enamel dots from Carta Bella to the bottom right corner and top left corner.  To finish off the wall hanging, punch two holes at the top of the 4” stitched rectangle. Tie brown crinkle ribbon to create the hanging portion of the wall hanging. Here are a few closeup photos of the finished wall hanging. Thanks for taking the time to check out my blog post. I hope that my Wool Sweaters, Bonfires, and Pumpkin Carving Wall Hanging has inspired you to make your own at home.  Supplies Used:

• Ranger Ink: Emboss It Ink, Ground Espresso Distress Ink, Distress Paint – Carved Pumpkin, Candied Apple & Peeled Paint, Vintage Photo Distress Crayon and Blending Tool with Foam.
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: 3D Foam Squares, Dodz, and E-Z Runner Permanent Tape.
• Elizabeth Craft Designs: Stitched Rectangles and Stitched Fishtails
• Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Weathered Wood Embossing Powder and Forest Foliage Embossing Powder
• Carta Bella: Fall Break – Gourd Variety, Border Strips, Pumpkin Plaid, Brisk Leave, and Enamel Dots
• Southern Ridge Trading Company: Rod Iron Circle Frame, Pumpkin Leaves, Mini Wood Pumpkins and Mini Wood Maple Leafs
• Misc: Brown Seam Binding Ribbon.

You can find more of my work on my blog at http://www.katelyngrosart.blogspot.ca

Happy Creating!

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