Paper Issues Take 5 Tuesday

I love picking items from the Paper Issues' Take 5 list and turning them into a layout!  It really makes me focus on how I can incorporate each detail into my design.  For September here are the options:

I used circles, wood veneer, letter stickers, globe/map, a border (stitching and paper), and enamel dots.  I love this paper collection called You Are Here from Simple Stories.  It was perfect for documenting summer travel and island life.

I hand stitched all around the circles that I had previously sketched with the Silhouette Cameo silver sketch pen. The sketch can be found on Ashley Horton's You Tube channel.  I was inspired from her first week of Stretch Your Sketch as she hand stitched around her circles.  Next, I started layering my circles.  This was fun to stick with a collection and not have to worry about if things coordinate.  The Simple Stories You Are Here collection has die cuts, stickers, pocket page designs, and papers (and so much more!).

Thanks so much for taking a peek at this travel LO done for Take 5 Tuesday at Paper Issues. Don't forget to document all of your summer adventures.  Save money on your next check-out with the code: Stacie

September's Sketchy Saturday

The new sketch of the month has been posted at Paper Issues.  It is a fun one as it involves triangles, and I love when they are in designs!
Here's the sketch designed by Amy Coose:

Here's my version of the sketch using Elle's Studio Sunny Days line.

The wood veneer are no longer in the shop, but I love using my stamp ink pads to change their color to coordinate with the papers.

For the title, Awesome Little You, I also used Crate Paper Cool Kid chipboard.  I can't wait to see what you create this month with Paper Issues' sketch.  

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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!

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Big News!

I am so excited to share that I am a team member at Paper Issues for the next few months!!!


 Check out the blog post at Paper Issues to meet the rest of the design team.  I am so excited to be a part of the team after being inspired by their awesome creative work for years!  More fun scrappy projects coming your way on Paper Issues Fans and Friends,  PI blog, instagram, and here on my blog!

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Happy summer!  Today I wanted to use a Paper PoP on a layout for a Paper Issues challenge.

I loved this bright, happy picture of our day at Bunker Beach waterpark. This older Simple Stories Good Day Sunshine collection worked well to capture all the colors!

The sun paperPoP was purchased at Paper Issues. I cut out the title with the Open Letters cut file. I used white paint on a circles stencil to create a photo mat on the background.

I added stickers, enamel dots & hearts, and paint spots to finish it off.