Paper Issues September Pinspire Me

It's September and that means it's time for another round of PInspire Me at Paper Issues!  Here's the incredible mood board for September.

I played along and was inspired by the cup of pencils on top.  I also was drawn to the repetition of lines in many images.  Here's what I made:

I added gesso to the background wood grain cardstock and added watercolors  to match the colors from the pencils.  The paper is from an older collection by Amy Tangerine.  I also used several Thickers from her collections.  You can find the white foam Thickers that I altered with gesso and water colors in the Paper Issues store.

A fun way to use up your alpha sticker stash is to mix and match the fonts and sizes. 

Use up the cut apart pieces and 6 x 6 pad papers by layering them under your photos to tie the colors back to your black and white photo and to make it pop off the page for texture.  I cut the mini banner pieces from scraps to use the circle sticker by my journaling.  

This layout is a wild version of the mood board, but sometimes that's what happens when you use it as a design spring board!  I hope you are inspired to try out the Pinspired board to create your own project!

Don't forget to stop by the Paper Issues store and get a 20% discount using my code: Stacie