Free File Friday: Fall in Love with Leaves

Yay! It's FRIDAY and at Paper Issues we are all about the freebies--as in Free File Friday!  Go check out the PI blog for a round up of projects from the team showcasing various leaves that are offered in the shop!

I wanted the leaves to be layered around my fall photo and didn't even use white cardstock at all for the cut files.  I mixed it up with polka dot texture cardstock, kraft, and woodgrain! I love how it complements the small leaf background paper from Carta Bella Hello Fall. 

This project uses three Paper Issues free cut files: Autumn Blessings 

for the title, Boo Pumpkins for the orange leaves, and Fall Fun for the kraft leaves. 

Check out the One Canoe Two tiny text stickers 

from their Creekside collection by American Crafts.

Fall is definitely a fun season full of beauty if you live in

 an area that gives way to a free color-show! 

My son had so much fun collecting leaves of so many shapes and colors! 

It is definitely fitting to "fall in love" with nature!

The paper textures are my favorite part of this project.  Carta Bella has the thickest patterned paper and it has such a lovely texture to it.  It worked so well to sew it with a slight border left around it to wrinkle, fold, bend, and tear to give peeks at the lovely golden yellow "side B" of the paper.
The Pebbles, Heart of Home by Jen Hadfield dark espresso paper with sentiments is a must.  It is so sweet and perfect for documenting family!

Download the free files at Paper Issues and play along all month long!  

I can't wait to see what you create with leaves. 

Tag us online so we can find your work and send you some love!

Here are just a sampling of possible leaf cut files:

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Simple Life by Pebbles Spotlight

Today we are up on the Paper Issues blog with a spotlight on Pebbles Simple Life by Jen Hadfield.

This picture of my daughter this past fall worked perfectly with the Simple Life collection.  This is definitely an earthy and monochromatic type of layout, but it is always fun to mix it up from the norm!  The woodgrain Thickers are a fave of mine with this collection!

I love the wood veneer set and the butterflies were a must to go with the patterned paper.  I love to add stitching to add a bit of texture and interest!

Have a wonderful day!  I hope you get a chance to check out the design team on the Paper Issues blog and get more ideas and inspiration on how to use Simple Life in your projects!

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Pawsitively Pets: Zoo Friends

Today up on the Paper Issues blog we are all about pets--or animals--or stuffed animals and why they are so very loved.  Take your pick and join us!
My take uses the new Jen Hadfield's Simple Life for Pebbles collection.  I love the woodgrain paper designs she always includes in her collections.  It worked so well with the zoo pic! The background is the new interlocking hearts cut file included in the free files at PI.  I love how it looks layered!

The wood veneer pack includes words and images.  I love their detailed look and they work so well layered.  The word and phrase strip stickers are embossed and have fun sayings that I scattered throughout the background.

Brooklyn was so excited to get so close to a gorgeous giraffe.  The lettuce was grabbed right out of her hands by this hungry friend.

The woodgrain thickers are a new fave of mine. I love how you can mix the different tones and patterns and it is still subtle for a busy background.  

I can't wait to see how you document your "pets" or friendly animals in your life!   

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Warm and Cozy Spotlight

Today we are up the Paper Issues blog with a product spotlight on Jen Hadfield's new collection with Pebbles, Warm & Cozy.  It is super rich in color and has so many gorgeous fall details in the collection.

I love the Log Cabin wood grain paper and the Logs leaf paper with wood grain design.  The cut logs on the opposite side are perfect for outdoor pictures, as well.  I stitched strips of these papers at the side and bottom edge of the layout.  The title Family is from the 6x12 title stickers.

I love the leaves that come in the ephemera and sticker pack.  There are a few in the copper/rose gold color and several in color.  These partnered well with the wood grain/bark/dictionary chipboard leaves in the collection.  These leaves are my favorites!  I love the look of texture and interest they add.

I cut out the large leave cut file from the Cut Shoppe and popped it off the page with foam adhesive.  I also added Shimelle's Go Now Go wooden enamel buttons and Studio Calico sequins. I love the groupings of leaves and sprinkling of sequins to keep the movement in the design.  

Check out the PI store for Pebbles Warm and Cozy and so much more.  Save 20% with my code: Stacie.

Paper Issues: Unbeleaf-able Outdoors

I am up on the Paper Issues blog with round 2 of the current issue: Unbe-leafable Great Outdoors.

I used Jen Hadfield for Pebbles' new collection called Warm & Cozy.  I love her collection of leaf papers, wood grains, and these chipboard leaf die cuts are gorgeous!

I stitched the upper and lower paper strips and added the ephemera pieces with stitching.  I added messy threads throughout the die cut chipboard leaf "pile up" on the bottom of my photos to add movement and texture.  My youngest two loved hiking around in the forest at their grandparents' house.  It was magical to hear them being so imaginative and listening to the echo of their voices.  They had such a sweet autumn adventure that day!  Happy photo collecting and memory making this gorgeous time of year!