Swanky Swatches: Magical

Hello! Today I am up on the Paper Issues blog with a new layout based on this month's swatch colors!  I couldn’t wait to look through my holiday photos to find one to coordinate to the swatch and use the new Paper Issues December scrapbook kit "Hard Candy"!  I drew inspiration from the swatch colors as well as the wreath image!  Scroll to the end of this blog post for the December swatch!

 The Lawn Fawn patterned paper trees are so much rainbow fun and a great option away from the typical green and red!  I love mixing the enamel dots in to further add colors to the design.

I layered the free PI cut file bud wreath, which included the inner circle to cut the Lawn Fawn patterned paper to size. Get out that thread and add messy strings as well as stitching to add texture.

The watercolored Kaisercraft ephemera pieces are so beautiful and mix right in with other collections.  I recommend stocking up on extra Kaisercraft items in the store before it's gone. 

 It is such a pretty holiday collection.

 The December kit includes Pinkfresh wooden alpha stickers and they are the cutest!

 The small size is perfect for smaller titles and using to layer just as I did on top of the photo. 

I also layered the Magical title word on top of the photo and it is from the Joyful free cut file.

I wanted to remember this sweet story of a giving man

 who noticed us at church Christmas Eve and

 asked if we would enjoy a day at the nearby LegoLand since he works there. 

He rounded up six tickets for us and it was a fabulous

 95 degree day in LegoLand to end our holiday vacay in FL.

Some people are truly magical!!

 I hope you will check out the December challenges

 on Paper Issues Friends and Fans Facebook album and play along.

  Swanky Swatches is a great place to start. 

The color swatch and images are instantly inspiring!!

Thanks for visiting today!                       

Play along with all of the December challenges and tag us on social media. 

I love to see what you are creating!  

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Don't Grow Up Today

Check out the rainbows that are showing up in the Working Title with Amanda today on the Paper Issues blog.

She is in middle school, but yet it makes my heart so happy when she wants to do things like make a stuffed animal with her younger brother! It's ok with me if they pause before growing up!! 

I started with the mixed media background of pink watercolors with salt and acrylic splatters of white.  Doodlebug Fairy Tale stickers and enamel hearts to add more rainbow embellies.

 Dear Lizzy phrase Thickers to add some multi-colored title pop to the photo!

A bit of wonky stitching on the edge and the Lawn Fawn rainbow plaids scream happiness!

Hope you have time to add a kick of rainbow in your title this month!

  Add your rainbow colored title layout to the album in Facebook group: PIFF.  

We can't wait to see your creative take!

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Take 5 Tuesday May Edition

   It's time for Take 5 Tuesday at Paper Issues with all new prompts to get you motivated and inspired! Mary Ann always has a great list to jump start a LO design!

Here are the May prompts:

I used:  blue(paint through a stencil), cardstock, Lawn Fawn patterned paper, rainbow paint splatters, thread, diamond, stickers (AC alphabets), & enamel dots.

 I went with a rainbow confetti vibe background to add to the magical feel!  This birthday event for Ryan at the resort was all kinds of special touches!  Creating a Build-a-Bear style stuffed animal on vacay was just perfect for him!

A closer look at details:

I love the clear alpha stickers included in past Amy Tangerine collections.  

The enamel dots partnered with groupings of Fancy Pants Designs puffy stickers completed the rainbow sprinkles.

The unicorn cut file was included in the Spring Crop cut file grouping for PI.

A stencil was used with the teal blue paint.  Rainbow paint splatters were added at the end.

 I used Crate Paper Cute Girl sticker words for the secondary titles closest to to the photo. Cocoa Vanilla Studio flair was the perfect match and saying for this design.

I can't wait to see what you create. 

 Use any five of the list items to make your LO design complete!

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