Mixed Bag Monday Challenge #18 - Celebrating Autumn !

[ingridfasquelle]

Hey everyone !

I can't believe we are smack-dab in the middle of fall already ! I confess, autumn is my favourite season ! I love it, this season is so beautiful... Who on Earth could get enough of those beautiful crunchy leaves, those stunning colors bursting everywhere, apple picking and pumpkin carving, huh ?! OK, before Autumn is gone and winter comes, let's celebrate its beauty and colors !

I'm sure you all have pictures of you or your kids playing in the leaves, going apple-
picking, visiting a pick-your-own pumpkin patch, or getting lost in a corn maze... Perfect ! You don't need anything else to play along with us ! :)

This week's challenge - should you choose to accept it - is to scrapbook your special autumn memories using those rich autumn colors of rust, golden yellow, soft brown and olive green that you find in nature during this beautiful season. Easy peasy !

OK, now let's add to the fun with a little extra something to put on your autumn layouts: LEAVES ! Just a few or a lot, you decide ! MissMint has lots in the shop. Just type 'fall' or 'autumn' in the search spot and you'll have lots to choose from ! ;)

These are 3 examples for your inspiration :

http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7376&ppuser=469
http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7178&ppuser=469
http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7145&ppuser=469

OK, now your turn ! I can't wait to see your pages !

Get creative and have fun playing ith your pics !
Happy scrapping to everyone ! ;)

HOW TO PLAY:
1. Create a layout according to the challenge prompt.
2. Use a significant amount of Peppermint Creative product.
3. Post your page in the Main Gallery & link to it in this thread.
4. Pages must be posted by midnight on Sunday November 8th (EST).
5. Winner announced on Monday (selected by challenge hostess).
6. Winner receives one Minty Buck ($1GC to the PC store)
7. One page per challenge please.

[Aemilius]

I have a couple of fall layouts to do and I was waiting to see if Miss Mint was going to put out a new kit in November but I guess now I'll have to do at least one this week!
Cool challenge Ingrid this is going to be nice to have the gallery in fall mood I'm sure.

[ingridfasquelle]

MissMint is always full of surprise when releasing her new prods ! No one can tell in advance what she's going to upload in the store, not even the team members ! ;)

The two fall/autumn kits in the store are great, and even more when used together ! You won't be desappointed using them, that's for sure ! ;)

Can't wait to see your page, Aemilius !

[birgit]

i don't have any fall/leaves pictures. btoh kids are sick now for almost a week and we can't get outside... AND it's raining the whole time. :noidea:

[ingridfasquelle]

I hear you, Birgit ! Arthur is kinda sick too, i just had to check his temperature and gave him medication to help him feel better ! He's sick every other week since he started childcare last september !

I love fall, its colors, the apples and pumpkins but certainly not the rotten bugs that come along with it ! :rant:

Use an old pic if you don't have fresh ones ! I don't mind ! ;)

You can also scrap something you like (or dislike) about fall without using any photo, just like Kirstie did for last week's challenge ! There are lots of possibilities actually ! :)

[BansGran]

I have some old Miss Mint goodies.... I really need to shopping.... I got some great pics of my grandpuppy Banner a couple weeks ago.. so here she is...

http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/data/3/autumnbeauty.jpg

thanks for the fun challenge!!!!

[nina81]

Here is my page

http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/data/3/autumnbeautieskl.jpg

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/3113/autumnbeautieskl.jpg (http://img11.imageshack.us/i/autumnbeautieskl.jpg/)

[Aemilius]

Ingrid: No problem, I know I'll find stuff to scrap with, just always curious about new products, but I got Plumberry Harvest last year, it was love at first sight with such a gorgeous kit.

Birgit: Maybe you can find a creative way to do a LO. You may have pictures taken during the fall even if not directly related to fall events, you may have a kid born in the fall, your kids may have a soft toy that is an animal living in the woods, you may have pictures of your kids wearing clothes in fall colors, whatever.

And if not, just use your free week to do something totally different, like a Summer or Christmas layout!

Nina: You're so quick. Here I am, still pondering which pictures to use and how I am going to scrap them and you're already finished. Nice job you did here.

[ingridfasquelle]

WOWIE ! Wonderful pages ladies ! You're so quick !! I can't believe some of you finished their page for the challenge already !

Aemilius, i'm just like you ! It takes me forever to complete a page !

[Aemilius]

WOWIE ! Wonderful pages ladies ! You're so quick !! I can't believe some of you finished their page for the challenge already !

Aemilius, i'm just like you ! It takes me forever to complete a page !

Obviously one cannot draw statistical conclusions out of a population of 2 but if we were to look at Birgit and Nina on one side and you and I on the other side, I'd said that Germans are fast scrappers and Frenchies slow scrappers, LOL.

[MissMint]

MissMint is always full of surprise when releasing her new prods ! No one can tell in advance what she's going to upload in the store, not even the team members ! ;)

The two fall/autumn kits in the store are great, and even more when used together ! You won't be desappointed using them, that's for sure ! ;)

Can't wait to see your page, Aemilius !

That's true. Half the time I don't even know what I'm doing until I'm done. Unfortunately my computer crashed and then I got sick so I'm a little behind with everything. I don't have a fall kit planned but you really never know!!! Sometimes I start with one idea and it ends up being something totally different.

[birgit]

carried that poor little boy to the playground today and waited for him to start smiling, shot 5 pictures and went home with a sick little boy crying: HUNGRY, MOMMY!!! :redface:

but i got it!!! :yes: (and maybe also the title "most selfish mommy of the year") :teehee:

so, here's the result:

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/1694/mbm18.jpg (http://img689.imageshack.us/i/mbm18.jpg/)

[ingridfasquelle]

That's true. Half the time I don't even know what I'm doing until I'm done. Unfortunately my computer crashed and then I got sick so I'm a little behind with everything. I don't have a fall kit planned but you really never know!!! Sometimes I start with one idea and it ends up being something totally different.

Don't worry, we'll wait patiently until you're done ! :)

Birgit, how's Kimi today ?! Hope he's on the mend ! I'm glad you could get a few pics, they're super cute and you scrapped them perfectly ! Love your layout !

Aemilius, this is so true ! I wish i could be a little more 'german' to scrap a little faster !!! ;)

[birgit]

Obviously one cannot draw statistical conclusions out of a population of 2 but if we were to look at Birgit and Nina on one side and you and I on the other side, I'd said that Germans are fast scrappers and Frenchies slow scrappers, LOL.


:teehee:

maybe you see it this way: germans are just too impatient :noidea:

at least i always want things NOW!!!! so i don't give myself the time some things need...

ingrid: kimi is not feeling better. maya had the same thing last week, she was just a little tired and for once in my life i didn't have to hear her "sing" ALL DAY! (she had a laryngitis):yes::teehee: (http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&p=5tY9AA&search=laryngitis)
now it's kimi's turn and he's really suffering. can't speak, can't breathe, can't really cough it up, fever every night. and unlike his sister he loves sleeping in our bed... so guess what...

[ingridfasquelle]

OMG, poor lil guy ! I hope he feels better soon ! That's unfair ! I hate when that happens and i can't do anything to help ! We also had to go to the doctor with Arthur last night. He really had bad fever (almost 40°C when the doctor checked) and i was sure it was the swine flu but nope ! It's only a throat and nose infection he caught when he went to childcare !

:whoop:Oh the joy of parenthood ! !!!

[ingridfasquelle]

maybe you see it this way: germans are just too impatient :noidea:

at least i always want things NOW!!!! so i don't give myself the time some things need...

eh eh at least i have something german in me ! I'm pretty good at being impatient ! :teehee:

[birgit]

thank god it wasn't that!!! i'm waiting for the first person i know to get the swine flu :noway:

[icebreaker]

Everyone's fall layouts are awesome. Here is what I came up with
http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/data/3/thumbs/Fall2.jpg (http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7396)

[ingridfasquelle]

Renee, you page is super cute ! Love the collage look of it !

[MissMint]

Wow ladies - beautiful pages!! I'm getting all in the FALL mood.....hey wait what's that out my window....SNOW?@?#? What the fooey?

[ingridfasquelle]

I can't believe it's snowing already !!!

[KirstieGai]

I've heard a few people around the US say it's been snowing

[Aemilius]

(this is the first half of a 2-pager)

http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/data/3/thumbs/automneG_w.jpg (http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7417)

[glumirk]

I finished this on Thursday and I just notices that for some reason I didn't upload it. Oops. Here it is!

http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/data/3/055kancamagus.jpg (http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7418)

[ingridfasquelle]

OK, ladies, it's high time i announced our winner !

This week, i selected BansGran's page Autumn Beauty :

http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7379&ppuser=2455

Her photo of her grandpuppy Banner just made me smile ! Love how this dog is posing for the camera ! Too cute !

Congrats BansGran ! :cheer:

[BansGran]

wowzers.... thank you so much for choosing my page.... all the pages are soooo amazing.

I do love taking pics of our Banny..she is a most willing subject when she knows my pocket is full of treats...