You Shine...Like, Totally

The card's central focus is the free printable from Paper Issues. I stitched the   sunburst and fit papers in between the stitched wedges. I added stitching over the paper pieces and added the sun center. I inked the edges of the sentiments and added enamel dots.

This card is linked to the newest issue on Paper Issues blog.

Sweet Smiles of Summer

Today I'm showing how I created two layouts from one background cut file.

The Geometric Swirls cut file can be found under free files on the Paper Issues store page.

I cut away some of the outer "heart" area so the words on the new Pinkfresh Studio paper could show through.

I love Pinkfresh's new glittered foam words and hearts. It worked great with Disney pictures.

For the second layout, I used the negative cuts to create the background and pieces to form water droplets.

I watered down acrylic paint and blew it to add splashes around the photo. The word "Splash" comes from Just Nick Studio.

I tucked in my journaling and called this second page done. Try out creating pages using inspiration from positive and negative parts of the cut files.

Meet Me in the Sunshine

Paper Issues has a themed link up for "It's all about that Face."  This theme fit perfect with my stack of travel pictures in the sun with palm trees over spring break.  I loved this colorful paper from Webster's Pages. I added Dear Lizzy Serendipity ephemera to coordinate with the background. 

This printable can be found in the Paper Issues free files section. I added a Evalicious sticker to finish off the card. My title Thickers are from Amy Tangerine's Rise and Shine collection tie in the  horizontal elements in this layout.

Have a day filled with colorful fun!

On Board

I tied in lots of fun summer products for this page which was sparked by the latest Paper Issues link up on their blog.

 I used the surfboard chip board piece from Simple Stories Summer Vibes along with the striped background paper and stickers. I painted the wood veneer Surf from Fancy Pants.

I tied in Crate Paper's Craft Market Thickers and the Poolside Thicker words along with Simple Stories Sn@p alphabet stickers.

I hope your summer is full of fun moments like this!

You Are My sun, My moon, & all of my stars.

I adore the quote from e.e.cummings and had this paper from DIY by American Crafts which made the mega sized Thickers form a circular quote/title quickly!

I mixed several types of Thickers to add texture and sparkle to the page.

I stitched around the blocks of paper under our family photo to add interest and another texture. I also stitched around the title to ensure I didn't have letters falling off!

Doing the photo mats in layers of varying sizes helps to use up scraps you have laying around. The plastic stars were a golden tone and I sprinkled them around the page.

I love the foam Amy Tangerine word Thickers "you are" and I try to actually use them instead of hoard them!

I'm linking this up to Paper Issues blog. Always fun to get motivated and get pictures documented!