Sketchy Scrapping

Hi everybody! I'm just stopping by today to share my take on this month's sketch. If you know me at all, you know that I'm always a little intimidated by sketches. I always wind up straying pretty far from the actual sketch, but I've decided to embrace that and assume it's ok. LOL! Here's the sketch:

I absolutely love this sketch. The stars provided perfect inspiration. Here's what I came up with: 

I played around with the idea of painting the stars or cutting them out of paper, but I decided I'd stitch them instead. Hand stitching is my jam.

I used the last little bit of the Document life collection by Pretty Little Studio that I had left. It's one of my favorites of all time.

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!

Heavy Metal

Hi everybody. I'm just stopping by to share my layout for the Heavy Metal challenge. For this challenge, we were supposed to either scrap a concert experience or use some sort of metal element on our layout. Since I'm very boring and don't go to concerts, I chose to use a metal element on my layout.

For this layout, I used mostly the Document Life collection from Pretty Little Studio. It's one of my favorite collections of all time. I think the only one I love more is the Color Me Happy collection (also in the shop) that PLS released recently. 

For my title, I used these black letters by Heidi Swapp and some thickers by American Crafts. The buttons and twine are from my stash. 

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! 

Scraplifting Kelly

Hi everybody! I'm here today sharing my layout for Scraplift Sunday. I am always a little intimidated by scraplifting. I feel like I'm not going to do the original layout justice, especially when said layout is as gorgeous as this one by Kelly:

I really loved the way Kelly set her layout on a diagonal, so I followed suit. 

I could not wait to tear into the Cake Smash collection by Fancy Pants. The bright, happy colors and patterns just called to me. I didn't have any birthday photos handy to scrap with this collection, so I decided to declare it appropriate to scrap Fourth of July photos with it. LOL! 

Open Up

Hi everybody. I'm stopping by to share my layout for the Open Up challenge. This one was perfect for me. I have been hoarding some patterned paper for quite a while. It's just so pretty that I couldn't bear to cut into it. This challenge made me take the dive!

This Over the Hedge paper is just too cute for words. I decided to cut it into strips so that I could use as little as possible. This makes sense, apparently, because now I can save the rest of it forever and stare at it longingly. LOL! I also did some hand stitching on this layout. By the time I finished cutting fringes and stitching, I decided that the layout would get to busy if I added much more in terms of embellishments, so I settled for some paint splatters and a couple of buttons. 

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! 

Tee for Two

Hi everyone. I'm just stopping by to share my layout for the Tee for Two challenge. I was a bit perplexed about this one at first, but I finally decided that it was a perfect chance to document 2019 in review. As many of you know, I have a bit of a hand stitching addiction, so I decided to try an ambitious stitching project. Here's what I came up with:

This project was definitely a labor of love. I spent a lot of hours stitching while binge watching 80's sitcoms. LOL! Although I don't have a cutting machine, I've found a lot of joy in using the Paper Issues free cutfiles as stitching templates. You can find the one I used here. I just download the file and print it on my trusty inkjet, and I've got a stitching template. 

Since my stitching was so colorful, I decided to use some neutral patterned paper for my background. Although, I did use a colorful tag from Pretty Little Studio to create a pull tab for my hidden journaling. A few smudges of paint finished things off nicely. 

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!

Framed!

Hi everybody. I'm back today to share with you my layout for the "You've Been Framed!" challenge. I really liked this challenge, because it gave me the freedom to do whatever I liked as long as I crammed a frame in there. LOL! Here's what I came up with:

To make the frame for my photo, I cut the center out of a cute little bookmark pennant from Pretty Little Studio. I always grab plenty of those pennants when I see them. They are perfect for use as journaling spots, for layering, or, apparently, as frames. 

To make my the stack of circles, I used the free circle pile cut file. I don't use a cutting machine, but I have found myself addicted to hand stitching the free cut files lately. I simply print them on my regular printer, then adhere them to my cardstock with washi. Then, it's easy to use the image as a guide and poke holes for hand stitching. 

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!

Rollin' With My Gnomie

Hi everybody! I'm back today to share my layout for the "Gadget Girls" challenge. I panicked a little when I saw this challenge. I'm very non-gadgety. I don't even use a cutting machine. I decided that scissors, my sewing needle, and my pokey tool (that's it's official name) were going to have to be gadgety enough.

When I got my last PI order and saw that cute little gnome card, I immediately thought of this photo of my boy. He begrudgingly put on a gnome hat at Rock City so that I would shut up. As you can tell from the photo, he was thrilled. 

People, can we just take a moment and talk about this Little Lumberjack collection from Echo Park? I mean, seriously?!?!? The cuteness! I decided to build my little gnome dudes by piecing them together, but there is also an adorable cutfile that you can grab for free in the shop! I finished by stitching my title and adding a few other embellies. 

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!