Fall Sign

Ok, I'm slightly in love with this new sign I made.  I think I may make one for Christmas, Spring/Easter, and the 4th of July.  And, maybe any other season or holiday too.  I love it THAT much. And the cost on these babies?  Free for me...but really, I think you could do it for under $10.  I have a HUGE scrap-stash so I had lots to work with.  And I swear that it is way cuter than anything I just saw at the last local craft show.

I'm linking it up to Today's Creative Blog!


Here is what I used:
2 coordinated scrapbook papers 12x12 (1 sheet will be the main pattern, the other the accent)
2 different colors of card stock that complement the scrapbook paper
4 brads
3 flowers
3 buttons
11x14 black frame (I got mine at Walmart for $5 a couple of years ago and never used it)

You'll need to trim an inch off of one side of both pieces of scrapbook paper to make it 11 inches.  Then I glued the accent paper to the back of the main patterned paper so that I essentially had a piece of paper that was 11x14.  I used my Cricut to cut out the letters "FALL" and then I distressed them using gold ink.  I cut the other color of cardstock in a rectangle to fit the fall letters.  I used the brads to hold them together.  Then I glued the flowers down along with the buttons.  The nice thing about the cheap frames from Walmart is that they have a thin cardboard backing so it allows for some of it to bulge in the back. 

Ain't she cute?  Don't you love her too?  Really, this is way easy to do.  Just adjust it to suit you.  Use a smaller frame.  Use ribbon instead of flowers.  Use wrapping paper if you don't have scrapbook paper.  I was on the phone with Steph while I made this, from start to finish and it took less than an hour!  I'm sure it would've taken less time if I'd been able to settle on my scrapbook paper.