Pony Ride Layout - Pawsitively Pets Paper Issues

If you have animal pictures to scrap, definitely check out Paper Issues today. It is the new Pawsitively Pets Challenge but really you can scrap any animal you like. I do not have a pet but after seeing these projects, I would love to have a little fur baby. So would my daughter. However, reality says our family just can't do this right now. So I scrapped pony pictures!

 



Supplies

Simple Stories: Pumpkin Spice Collection

Bella Blvd: Hello Spring letters

 



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House of Straws - Dear Lizzy Spotlight PI

Hope everyone is having a fabulous day. I have a fun layout today for the Dear Lizzy "Saturday" spotlight at Paper Issues. I love the paper in this collection with the buildings. I knew I needed to fussy cut the bottom strip and that blue paper makes such a nice border.

 

I looked through my pictures for one that had something to do with buildings and found this one of a straw house my daughter built. I sprayed some Color Shine mist to make it look like my picture is lit from behind. I decided on my title and used some older Thickers from my stash. I thought awhile about what I wanted to do with my picture and then I remembered that I had some straws I had purchased from the Paper Issues store. I wanted to layer them randomly but they are too thick for that so I built a house. I know, super cheesy, literal interpretation of the picture! So I tried to dress it up by doodling. I am not a doodler so it was a risk but I think it paid off. I fussy cut a few flowers out of the paper, made some grass from one of the manufacturer's strips and colored in my doodles with ink. I wrote the journaling over the buildings so the page would stay balanced.

Supplies:
Dear Lizzy: Saturday
American Crafts Thickers: Kitten
Fine tip Sharpie pen
Heidi Swapp Color Shine: Butter, Raspberry & Tea
Mister Huey's Mist: Cash Money
Paper Straws
White Cardstock

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Hangin' With My Gnomies - Take 5 Tuesday PI

Ready for Take 5 Tuesday?! I was flipping through my pictures and found this one with my daughter holding Fisher Price dolls on her fingers. I thought it would work well with the Simple Stories Bloom and Grow gnomes and from there the layout began.

 

Here is the inspiration list from Paper Issues. Choose any 5 items from the list. I used buttons, letter stickers, large title, border and red.

 

 

I did some stitching around the triangles for texture. I made the flowers in Silhouette Studio using the flowers in the pattern paper as a guide. The font I chose is called Franciscan.

 

Supplies

Simple Stories: Bloom & Grow

Yellow letters - Fancy Pants: Life Is Beautiful

Buttons - Dollarama

White Card Stock

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Aurora Layout - Paper Issues Sketchy Saturday

Good morning! I'm so excited to share this month's sketch over at Paper Issues. I scrapped one of our Disney pictures that matched the colour of these papers.

Here is the sketch:

At first I wasn't sure if I should purchase the Pink Paislee C'est La Vie Collection as it is not like the little kid stuff I'm used to. But now that I've made this layout, I'm so glad I did. You can scrap pictures of your kids with this and it is so beautiful. I've never used transparencies before and I like how they look too.

Supplies
Pink Paislee: C'est La Vie
My Mind's Eye: Sleigh Bells Ring date stickers
Heidi Swapp Raspberry Color Shine
Black Embroidery Thread

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1st Day Layout - September Mood Board at Paper Issues

Ready for school? Being a teacher means you never feel ready despite all the planning and preparation - there is always more to do. But I still have a few more days before my daughter and I head back so we will make the most of it. If you need some help getting in the mood why not check out the September Mood Board at Paper Issues. It's a good one! I used my first day pic from last year as we haven't had a first day yet this year! I just love that sign we made - make sure you zoom in and check it out.

Here is the mood board. I think I used enough embellishments to say I was inspired by all of it! I tried to color block each section so it wouldn't get too overwhelming.

 

Supplies

Simple Stories: Life Documented & I Am & Carpe Diem

"Write On" sticker - Fancy Pants: Me-ology

"Learn" sticker - Bella Blvd: Tiny Tots

Stampin' Up Label Punch

 

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget the Paper Issues Store has lots of Simple Stories supplies. Use the code Carolyn at checkout to save 20%.

 

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Big Announcement!

Hello everyone! I'm so excited to be able to share that I will be joining the Paper Issues Design Team for the next 4 months! I am so grateful for this opportunity. The group is amazing and have lots of great stuff lined up for September so check in often to see what we are all up to! Head on over to the Paper Issues blog to check out links to the other awesome ladies on this team.

Family Layout - DT Sketches In Thyme

Hello everyone! I hope you will be able to join the challenge this week at Sketches In Thyme. This sketch was so much fun and I decided to take the plunge and do some mixed media. I had to practice on another sheet but it payed off because I really like how it turned out.

Here is the fabulous sketch:

I began with the Snapshot Stack because it has these polaroid frames like the sketch. Next, I went through my photos and chose the one I did because the frames would fit if I cut the photo in half. The colours also went nicely with the Snapshot Stack so I continued to work from it. I used the plastic packaging technique with the red paint and then splattered a few colours. I used texture paste mixed with black paint and a stencil for the upper arrows.

I'm also going to play along with the Anything Goes Mix It Up Monday at Paper Issues.

Supplies
DCWV: The Snapshot Stack
Ranger Texture Paste
Yellow Paint - Tim Holtz Distress Paint: Fossilized Amber
Blue Paint - Tim Holtz Distress Paint: Mermaid Lagoon
Red Paint - Craft Smart
Black embroidery thread
Title - American Crafts: You & Me
Stamp - Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous: Bitty Grunge
Stencil - The Crafter's Workshop: Mini Arrows and Hearts
Date - Simple Stories SNAP! letters
Fine tip Sharpie pen

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