Scrap for Help October Challenge

It's October!  I hope that the new month is treating you well so far.  I want to let you know about this month's new challenge at the Scrap for Help blog.  For the month of October we are incorporating recycled pieces of cork into our projects.

Supplies: ledger paper & fussy-cut leaf paper from Bo-Bunny; vellum from TPC; dotted paper, mini banner paper, scalloped border stickers, & flower die cuts from Doodlebug Design; alphabet stickers (all fonts) from Bella Blvd; Bingo cards & decorative stickers from Simple Stories; ink from Hero Arts; paint from Ranger; pen from Zig; paper clip from Staples.

I made a layout called "Cozy @ Home."  You can find this layout, as well as lots of other inspiration from the S4H design team, on the Scrap for Help blog.

Cork is a very trendy craft material at the moment.  But to follow this trend, you may not even have to spend any money...just make your cork embellishments out of items you have sitting around the house.  Maybe you are ready to upcycle some old cork coasters, some non-skid cork furniture pads, or, the old stand-by, a wine cork.

I used the cork from a bottle of Sutter Home wine.  I actually found this cork on the beach, so it was a complete freebie!

I started my layout by stamping the background with the cork, using black archival ink.  Then I stamped a few more times, using pearlescent paint in an autumnal orange color.

The wine cork made another appearance on my layout later, as I was adding the final embellishments.  I carefully cut the word "Home" from the cork, and I glued the word inside the wreath sticker on my layout.

I look forward to seeing what the S4H participants will do with the challenge this month.  If you feel inspired to play along, you can find all the details on the S4H blog.  Have fun!