Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Toy Box: Sweet Dreams of Dinosaurs

A new product spotlight is on the blog at Paper Issues.  Go check out new Carta Bella Toy Box.  It is in the shop and the colors are bright and fun.  I also combined the new June Swag Bag with this as it had several papers from Toy Box.  I love adding the little bits that coordinated with this collection.  PI Swag bags for the win on embellies!


I added white gesso around the circle center before layering more circles and stitching. This helped to anchor my title onto a busy backgound paper and provided a white space for my journaling.  I used the PI swag bag for June to add the twine, stars, and layers of paper under the photo.  **Grab one now while it is still in stock.  I love a swag bag full of PI awesomeness each month!

Carta Bella has the most amazing paper texture.  It is truly thick and durable to add mixed media onto! The ephemera pieces helped to tell my playful story.

I can't wait to see how you use Carta Bella's new Toy Box collection.  I was happy to use it on a non-playing type of a page.  It worked to tell the story of Ryan's lengthy nap time at school and how he loves this particular spot in the room with the dinosaur protecting him!

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Sunday, June 25, 2017

Scraplift Summer Fun

Hello!  It's the first official weekend of summer! What are you up to?  We have fabulous inspiration to help kick off your Sunday!  Check out the PI blog for the beautiful original from Amanda and all of the design team takes!

I used Echo Park's Summer Fun collection and it was fabulous to create with.  I love the gray whitewashed woodgrain background paper for a fun alternative to white cardstock!  I need to buy more to use in a few more layouts!


  Check out the fun enamel shapes and words.  I love the mix of textures it adds. Also, can't you almost taste the Dole Whip?!  I love the pineapple frosty bliss!


Loving the tropical vibe the leaves bring to the design!


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Friday, June 23, 2017

Free File Friday: Summer Vibes

We love cutting out files on Fridays!  Even better when they are FREE files to use from Paper Issues.  Check out our spotlight today on everything with a summer vibe.  So.many.ideas! Go check out the blog at Paper Issues for awesome summer page ideas.
I was at the lake when I worked on this project, so I naturally grabbed the whitecaps on the lake background.

I added Pebbles Sunshiny Day, Amy Tangerine On A Whim, Bella Blvd Secrets of the Sea, and gold title words from Crate's Oasis line.


 I added machine stitching for the waves in the openings of the cut file for a white on white effect. Grab the AT On A Whim water color resist tags,  as they are so much fun to customize!


 I used the Magical cut file word "smile" to add a wavy word and layer to the photo.

Thanks for checking out the up close details on my FFF cut file layout.  I hope you play along with this challenge and post your creations in the Facebook June FFF album.
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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Swag Bag June: Hey Summer Vibes

It's time to get creative with the sweetest monthly kits! Have you tried a PI swag bag?  Cassie's cool kits arrive once a month and contain so many bits and embellishments to rock out multiple projects.  I dug into May's kit for this layout and there is still so much leftover to use!  I was inspired by Paige Evan's Oh My Heart square paper that was included in the PI May Swag Bag as a 4x6 paper.  The mix of colors and designs side by side prompted this fun take of overlapping paper layers.


I love that you can cut up the swag bag paper 3x4 or 4x6 cards and overlap them. I tucked some pieces under and over other layers. It became like a puzzle to spread out colors and patterns as well as paper sizes across the page.  I sewed the pieces down after using a little adhesive to temporarily hold the layers in place. My title became the summer vibes card that was an Echo Park Summer Dreams frame ephemera piece.


 I layered wood veneer, ephemera, messy thread, chipboard, and stickers onto the patchwork paper pieces.
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  New Fancy Pants collections just arrived, too! They all look amazing!




Monday, June 19, 2017

Friends-aversary Issue: Oktoberfest

It's an annual event and this was our third year!  Oktoberfest with friends and cousins meeting up at the State Fair grounds for the big event.  Pretzel necklaces are a must!! Pebbles Girl Squad was the perfect pairing for this photo! Have you checked out the Paper Issues blog for more takes on the PI Issue for June?


A few more close ups of the pretty new collection from Pebbles!  Go grab Girl Squad for all of your fun friend events and outings.  Hello foam script Thickers...totally a need for everyone!


Add all the little bits around the photo:  Girl Squad ephemera, puffy stickers, enamel dots, Pink Paislee Paige Evan's Take Me Away paper clips, Dear Lizzy Saturday clear stickers.

Always find a spot for an ampersand, lol!  Here's a close up of the layers and the pretzel necklaces-- the whole reason I needed this Girl Squad paper.

Have a great week ahead!  Make time to do something creative!  
We look forward to seeing what fun things you create this week.
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