Always be the Color

It's Scraplift Sunday at Paper Issues and today we are lifting the amazing design by Amanda!  

Go stop by the blog and check out her awesome

 starry original using Dear Lizzy Star Gazer  

and the PI design team members unique takes on it!

For my take I used a mini paper art spinner

 that was originally designed for little 2x2 pieces of paper, 

I used heavy duty tape to secure my paper and I was in business for spin art background.

Here's a look at the process:

Jillibean Soup Shades of Color paper spinning

 after I added a dropper of Jillibean white watered-down acrylic paint 

to several rings on the background.

After:  Wet paint from the spin art machine.

 Isn't it kind of cool?  It was hard to cover it up!!

 I definitely will be trying out some other colors and layering colors

 to see how rad it can turn out to be for a magical background!

To fill in the burst color areas I added lots of Jillibean Soup Shades of Color ephemera.  I raided my sequin stash and found colors that coordinated in each section of the background.  I also included chipboard bits and Girl Power stickers from Pink Paislee Wild Child, and Dear Lizzy Star Gazer.

The Jillibean word sticker worked so well as a layer over the Wild Child rainbow.  The mix of embellishments wasn't too overpowering in the background as the white edges blended with the white paint spin splatters and they were mostly tone on tone. A part that I love is the "My Girl *bee* heart" cluster, as we often call Brooklyn "B" or busy Bee.

I absolutely love this photo of Brooklyn playing in the fresh powdery snow from Christmas break.  It makes my mom heart happy when she still wants to play outside and lets me take pictures!

So there you have it.  Play--

Play with new methods.  Try new mediums.

Give this a whirl.

Push yourself to use those papers and supplies you haven't touched!

I dare you to play--right now!

Capture your family or friends being playful.

Or take some time just for you--

have some creative play time.

We can't wait to see you play along with the challenges at Paper Issues.

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Swag Bag December: The Magic

It's all about Santa and the magic of the season in our house right now!  We took our youngest two to see Santa this past weekend and I put the expensive mall photo to good use. The Paper Issues December Swag Bag kit was perfect for the page design! I still have so much of the kit left to use on another winter themed page that I will share in January. Check out the Paper Issues blog today for more Swag Bag inspo.

The Maggie Holmes Carousel starry background paper is the off-white cream color that picked up the gold tones of several of the embellishments and papers included in the December kit. I added mixed media to the background to soften the stars around the immediate design and photo cluster. I used the packaging technique to add sparkly green and gold layers.

The December Swag Bag rosettes added such fun depth and texture!  I love the snowy winter whimsy it brings to the design. I love the fun mix of sequins included in this month's kit. I used only the gold stars, but the crimson red,white, and other sequins will be used in another project--tis the season to sparkle!

If you have been wondering about swag bags, now is the time to try one! Cassie packs the kits full of fun possibilities.  This kit worked for the holidays, a visit with Santa, baking cookies, winter outdoors fun, sledding, not to mention perfect for your December albums if you are documenting each day this month!

Favorite Moments: Swag Bag October kit

Happy Monday! Are you rocking a "swag-ger" in your step today? Go check out the PI blog for all sorts of swag bag kit inspiration. 

 I dug right into the October kit which included so many awesome embellishments.

 Swag Bags are the perfect motivator to get you creating all sorts of projects.  

I love using them on layouts, but swag bags can be used for planners, pocket pages, paper crafts, traveler's notebooks, and so much more.

 The little mini flip book card from Maggie Holmes was the perfect spot for mini 2x3 photos of my parents with all of their grandkids. I used my Silhouette Cameo sketch pens for the journaling to document these special photos taken on my parent's anniversary.

After the journaling was set, I added gesso and gold acrylic paint with the packaging technique.  After it dried, I splattered green watercolor. I used my Cameo to cut the cut file daisy from the Rings of Life cut file to cut into the 3x4 cards which coordinated with the florals and my photo.  With the remaining scraps, I cut the little flowers from Made with Love.  How about that amazing Maggie Holmes bow?!  I love that it fit right below my wreath of flowers.

I love the Dear Lizzy Star Gazer big wood veneer paper clip that was so perfect for clipping down the Maggie Holmes Carousel interactive flip booklet of photos. Simply slide the clip over and look at the other photos. This would be the perfect spot for hidden journaling or having my kids write messages to their grandparents.

 The October kit was jam packed full of embellishments--including an entire set of mixed embellishments from Shimelle Glitter Girl.  I used the sequin stickers and enamel dots in the larger flowers around the page. I have already used the embellishments on another layout and still have more remaining!

 Nuvo glue was perfect for any flower or embellishment gluing. If you haven't tried Nuvo, you are missing out-- the small tip is perfect for precision glue jobs like cut files! I tied in the word "golden" into my journaling as I wanted to add to the sparkle that was prompted by the gold sequins in this kit along with the gold strip attached to the Maggie Holmes flip booklet.

So that's it! Get the new October Swag Bag kit that is new in the shop today!  Save 20% off with code: Stacie  You will not be at a loss at what to do--these fun embellishments can be used on so many projects.   Get yours before it sells out, and they usually sell out fast!

Pool Splash Time: Title Bling

Today at Paper Issues on the blog is the Working Title Challenge and it's all about the BLING in March!  Bring on the sparkles!  I added silver striped Thickers and sequins to my layout that was all about splashing around in the pool on vacay!

First I started by layering Amy Tangerine's On A Whim washi tape to a piece of paper to be the background for a heart cut file.  I stitched down the diagonal strips of On A Whim washi tape. Next, I stitched around the heart multiple times to adhere it all in place.

The sequins and silver striped Thickers were the perfect bit of sparkle and bling these watery LO needed!

No patterned paper at all on this one!  I used more Amy Tangerine washi to mat the photo and added more sequins.

The close up the title and the fun shine the sequins give to the pool page.

Thanks for checking how I worked my title!  Join us on Facebook and post your titlework creations.  Bling it on this month!

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Take 5 January

We are always inspired to create with Mary Ann's Take 5 monthly prompts. The new look at Paper Issues is still wowing me!

 

Here's January's blog post link up. I love to see all of the various ways the design team interprets the prompts.

Here's my take this month:  This is a free cut file in the Paper Issues store.  I backed it with vellum and foam dots to raise it up.  I scattered silver sequin snowflakes all over to work the winter vibe.  They are not easy to photograph!!

I used  1. Pink 6. Silver 8. Patterned Paper 9. Foam Dots 10. stars 12.chipboard 13. layers 15. Winter in my title or journaling

I have had Pink Paislee's Moonstruck collection and this cut file all cut out and waiting for weeks to use it!  This month's Take 5 prompts had me at PINK!  I went right to work using this collection-

 
Do you need a swag bag from Paper Issues? Yes, you do!  I have collected up sequins from several months and they add so much fun bling to a LO when you need it!

 
The detailing on the Moonstruck Thickers is so beautiful!  Yes, I totally mixed gold and silver for this page!  I love the ephemera pack for small details to add to layers.

Thanks for stopping by!  I can't wait to see what you create with this month's Take 5 prompts for January.  

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We Mermaid 4 Each Other

The current issue at Paper Issues is called Gleam Catchers. It calls for shiny, glittery, and all that sparkles! I think this mermaid tail fits the requirements. I was so inspired by this video lesson by Sandy "Ohsnapgonzo" on YouTube. I made my own cut file on the Silhouette for the tail. You can enjoy it here. 

Some sequins were the adhesive ones from We R MemoryKeepers and others were from various kits (Studio Calico and Paper Issues Swag Bags) that needed destashing!  I completed the whole mermaid tail while watching The Bachelorette. Perfect mindless tv to adhere sequins!

I kept adding more sequins to fill and overlap my traced pattern of the cut file on white cardstock. 

I added foam adhesive around the cut file after I machine stitched around it. This keeps it elevated above the sequin layer.

The layout before pictures and embellishments. Super sparkly and just what I was hoping it would look like!

Pictures matted on vellum papers, journaling, date stamp, and a few Simple Stories Sunshine and Happiness embellishments. Blue background paper for a mermaid water vibe. Thank you for checking this project out!