Free File Friday:Sailing

Hello!  Happy Memorial Day long weekend for those of you celebrating! It's almost summer vacay here, so naturally my focus was past summer trips!  I am up on the Paper Issues blog today with a fun way to layer your cut files as a texture and design element!

The Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope paper pad had this

 blue toned water color background that was perfect for my base.

  I added more watercolor drops and splatters from other colors

 to add more splashes in the background. 

I sewed on the free cut file:

 Sailing into Summer waves and splattered some more!

My little dude showing his shaka sign- hang loose, especially when you're sailing in Hawaii!

Add sewing machine to stitching lines for more movement and texture to the background.

I can't wait for you to try a cut file in a new way. 

Maybe it is taking a smaller cut file like these waves

 and altering them by welding them together to create a longer strip of waves.

  Another idea would be to use a cut file in a repetitive way

in your background. Try painting or stenciling a background

 with a cut file or altering it with mixed media. 

Cut the cut file out of colored cardstock.

Try backing it or paper piecing a cut file!

Hope you are playing along with the May challenges 

that are posted in Paper Issues Friends and Fans!  

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There are so many new collections, free cut files,  and PI kits to try out!

Scraplift Sunday at Paper Issues

Hello, today I am up on the Paper Issues blog to show you this week's new scraplift Sunday!

Here is Olivia's beautiful layout that we are lifting this week at the Paper Issues Friends and Fans FB group.  I was so drawn to the stripes and the amazing layering that she used.  I couldn't wait to cut into my stash of Pinkfresh's travel collection: Out & About.

I was obsessed with the Riverwalk colorful umbrellas lining the river ways! Talk about color bliss!! We visited right before the 4th of July so there were lots of luminary bags all lining all of the edges.

 It was magical! Pinkfresh was the perfect match for the pictures!

 Find all of the fabulous Pink Fresh embellishment options in the Paper Issues store.

 The mini alpha and mixed/layered embellishments were also included in the amazing March Paper Issues Scrapbook Kit. It was so much fun to pop things up with foam or to layer them similar to Olivia's beautiful design.

Grab the newest PI May Scrapbook kit "Fishin in the Dark" now- and the bold rainbow stripe paper from Pinkfresh is included!  I want about 5 more sheets!  I love the subtle map details in it and the colors are so gorgeous!

Thanks for stopping by!

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