Frozen

Hi everybody! I'm excited to be back after a brief hiatus from PI. Remind me to never stay away again. Today, I have a layout I completed for the Let's Go to the Moo-vies challenge. I had this cute photo of my son from eons ago when he was all little and adorable and frozen-ish and decided that "Frozen" was the perfect title.

So, true confession time: I've never seen Frozen. Don't judge me. Anyway, I used these adorable little trees from Pretty Little Studio and some cute foliage from Crate Paper. I cut some strips of white cardstock, painted them, distressed the edges, and reattached them to my page for the background. I decided that a white circle would bring things together and attached that before anchoring my photo and and other embellishments. 

I hope you'll play along with this challenge! Don’t forget to join in the fun in the Paper Issues facebook group! And, of course, when you're shopping in the store, don’t forget to use my discount code for 20% off!

Summer Livin'

Hi everyone! I'm just stopping by to share my layout for the Sunny Summertime challenge. This was definitely an easy one, and it left me plenty of room for interpretation, which I love. Our first order of business this summer was to embark on an epic road trip. We drove from Tennessee to New England, which is, to be precise, a long stinkin' way. We loved our trip, though, and I captured some great pictures that were just perfect for this challenge. Here's what I came up with:

I have not gotten over my obsession with Document Life from Pretty Little Studio. This collection is too beautiful for words. There are just so many patterns and colors, and they're all so versatile. It's one of those collections that could be used for just about anything. I love that!

I hope you'll play along with this challenge! Don’t forget to join in the fun in the Paper Issues facebook group! And, of course, when you're shopping in the store, don’t forget to use my discount code for 20% off!

Pinspire Me July

Hi everyone. I'm just stopping by to share my layout for the Pinspire Me challenge. Here's the mood board:

I really loved the colors in and patterns here. The stars immediately jumped out at me, so that's what I ran with.

I don't use cut files, but I love to hand cut shapes into my layouts. I decided to cut some stars and pop the page up on some cardboard to add dimension. The colors in the board were beautiful, so I pulled out the black, red, and light to use on my foundation page and behind the stars.

I added some twine, paint splatters, and sequins because I love all those things. I used mainly scraps of leftover paper for this layout. It didn't really require much paper at all to back the stars. I accidentally put the first scrap down and realized I didn't cover the star entirely. That made me realize it was really cute with only half of the star covered, so I did most of them that way. I love happy accidents.

I hope you'll play along with this challenge! Don’t forget to join in the fun in the Paper Issues facebook group! And, of course, when you're shopping in the store, don’t forget to use my discount code for 20% off!

Scraplift Sunday!

Hi everyone! I'm here to share my layout for today's Scraplift Sunday. Today, we're lifting this adorable layout by Jennifer McMurtrey:

I really liked the strips of paper on the side and knew I definitely wanted to mimic those. I decided to go with a different color scheme because I'm currently still obsessing over Jillibean's Rainbow Roux line. I just can't move on until I use up every scrap! Here's my layout: 

I started by painting some strips of color on the side, and then added strips of that gorgeous patterned paper and doing some hand stitched lines with twine. I've been in a "cloud" kinda mood lately. They've been showing up on everything I make, so, of course, I added some of those in.

I hope you'll play along with this challenge! Don’t forget to join in the fun in the Paper Issues facebook group! And, of course, when you're shopping in the store, don’t forget to use my discount code for 20% off!

Swanky Swatches

Hi everybody, I'm here today to share my take on this month's Swanky Swatches challenge. This one was a bit daunting for me. I tend to use bright colors, so the color palette was a little scary for me. Here's the swatch:

I decided that I loved the red, but I just couldn't get on board with the grays. Instead of going with a literal interpretation of the palette, I decided to add in a complimentary color: blue. Here's what I came up with:

I did use shades of gray, but the addition of the blue made it feel more like me. I cut strips of clouds from this amazing paper by Jillibean Soup. I absolutely adore this paper. Actually, I adore the entire collection. It's one of my favorites of all time.

Although I found it to be challenging, I really love the end result. I love that the photo suggested stormy weather, but I still managed to make things look a bit happy.

I hope you'll play along with this challenge! Don’t forget to join in the fun in the Paper Issues facebook group! And, of course, when you're shopping in the store, don’t forget to use my discount code for 20% off!

Catching Up on 52 Faves

Hi everybody! I'm stopping by to share my latest attempt at keeping up with 52 Faves. I absolutely love the entire idea of this project, but I tend to get behind. I've decided to stop being frustrated with myself and just start doing what I can and catching up when I have time. It works much better that way! Here's my spread for week 18:

We are so excited that summer is finally here! I used this adorable, lemony paper from Pebbles. Is it not just the cutest?

I hope you'll play along with this challenge! Don’t forget to join in the fun in the Paper Issues facebook group! And, of course, when you're shopping in the store, don’t forget to use my discount code for 20% off!

Rainbow Border Lines! Squee!

Hi everybody! I'm stopping by to share my layout for the Borderlines challenge. Before we talk about my layout, can we just take a minute to talk about this gorgeous Rainbow Roux collection from Jillibean Soup?  This might just be my favorite piece of patterned paper in the history of all the things:

Is it not just beautiful? I was totally swooning over this collection from the moment I laid eyes on it. Here's my layout: 

Using this many patterns and colors on one layout is a bit out of my comfort zone, but I went a bit crazy with all the gorgeous papers. I just couldn't help myself! I made a bunch of borders by fussy cutting the papers, and stacked them on top of each other to create texture. 

I hope you'll play along with this challenge! Don’t forget to join in the fun in the Paper Issues facebook group! And, of course, when you're shopping in the store, don’t forget to use my discount code for 20% off!