Hello crafty friends! It’s Nathalie DeSousa with you today to share a bit of inspiration using one of the 10 Most Wanted items from the Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine Fall 2023 Issue: the American Crafts Farmstead Harvest collection!

This new collection is fall perfection! The modern color palette, fun designs, and beautiful icons are just what you will want and need to document your memories in any format.  Let me show you what I have created with the collection.

Supplies | Patterned paper, die cuts, foam stickers, cardstock stickers: American Crafts Farmstead Harvest collection; Cardstock, vellum: Bazzill; Metal die: Pinkfresh Studio; Enamel Dots: Echo Park Paper; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

There is something homey and very “fallish” about wreaths.  I thought that it also was the perfect way to showcase many patterned papers and a colorful palette while framing my photo perfectly.

I used the Fall Leaf metal die from Pinkfresh Studio to cut all the leaves used in the wreath, choosing papers that reflected the palette of the collection. It took a bit of time, but it was oh-so worth it in the end. I attached the leaves around the circumference of an 8-inch vellum circle. Foam adhesive from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L was key to overlapping some of the leaves to create a circular shape.

Once I had half the wreath ready, I attached it to an 11.5-inch smooth Butter Mint cardstock base from Bazzill before framing the page with the Deer and Trees paper. Then it was all about placing my photo on the right side of the wreath. I added a few extra leaves around the photo, followed by a few embellishments from the collection. Simple was best for this design!

I made sure to leave a small area of the wreath empty to create the perfect placement for the title, and it happens to be diagonally aligned with the photo. I used ephemera pieces to create my title, then added a few extra embellishments around the title. To finish my layout, I added enamel dots around the wreath.

I hope this project inspires you to check out the new American Crafts Farmstead Harvest collection! You are going to love creating your fall projects with it!