Finally Spring

I am up on the Paper Issues' blog today sharing this layout I made using the April swag bag. There are lots of detail shots over there. I would love if you stopped to check it out. 

GOTR -- Scraplift Sunday at Paper Issues

There is a new feature over at the Paper Issues Friends & Fans Facebook page - Scraplift Sunday. We take a layout a member of the design team has made that week and we post it as inspiration to be lifted. This week, the layout was this amazing one by Mary-Ann. 

I was so excited to scraplift this one. I made a layout about when my friends and went to see Gentlemen of the Road, which is Mumford & Sons' music festival. It was an epic weekend and Crate Paper's Journey line was perfect!

I used those amazing alphas from Crate Paper's The Pier line. I have been using them very sparingly. They are so fun!

I just adore banners. I took anything that was banner shaped (one of those is actually an arrow) from the ephemera pack and tucked them under my photo. I also used my tab punch to add a few tabs above my photo. 

 

When I saw this 3x4 card, i immediately knew it would be perfect for this photo. I was really happy I found a use for that wood veneer tent! It's just so cute. 

A new Scraplift Subday will be posted in our Facebook group on Sunday. Come join us, the inspiration is endless!

My Love

It's no secret that I love a good sketch. I was really excited to see the sketch that Scrapbook Circle posted on Friday. I couldn't want to get started. 

I used Crate Paper's Journey line for the layout my boy. As soon as I saw the "you are my greatest adventure" card, I knew it would be perfect for an Andy layout. I cut it down a bit to fit inside the wood veneer frame.

I layered a bunch of papers from the line under my photo and the frame. I then added some bits from the ephemera pack around them.

I added some thread under the tag at the top and love the added dimension. 

I had so much fun doing this sketch. Thanks for the inspiration Scrapbook Circle! 

Best Ever - Paper Issues with Thermoweb

Hooray for the Red, White and Blue is the new Issue at Paper Issues sponsored by Therm O Web. The design team got to play with the Therm O Web iCraft Deco Foils and they are so fun and easy to use! I have a bunch of ideas of how I want to use the foils. 

Therm O Web has foil transfer adhesive to use with the foils. In typical me fashion, I just jumped in and didn't read the instructions for the glue. I ues the foil immediately after applying the glue, and the foil didn't stick fully. After I read the instructions and saw that you need to left the glue dry before you apply the foil, it worked perfectly. It is so cool seeing how easily and well the foil comes off.

I also used the foils to make some medallions that I scattered around the page. I punched the circles out with the white foam adhesive and it was so easy to use since they're double sided. The photo doesn't do them justice, the foil transfers so smoothly. 

You have until June 7th to link up your project for the chance to win an amazing selection of Therm O Web products. Check out the Paper Issues blog for all kinds of suggestions for your projects to fit into the theme. 

The Therm O Web team is also sharing projects they made with the April swag bag all this week. 

Child of the 80's

Lovely You

Today is my second oldest niece, Addison Blue's 11th birthday. She is the craftiest person I know, loves bright colours, and can rock a hat! 

She has beautiful, long strawberry blonde hair she can do all kinds of braids with. Her cute, freckled covered nose is often found in a book. 

There are so many elements in Maggie Holmes' Confetti line that remind me of Addie Blue- the bows, the bright, almost neon colours and the birds and leaves.

My sister took this photo on Addie Blue's 8th or 9th birthday. She had been making a lot of little scenes with twigs, leaves, and stones. They were tiny and intricate and so cool. I tried to recreate the feeling of Addie Blue at that age with this layout. 

Happy Birthday to my little toot, I'm so lucky to be your aunt. 

Love is Sweet

Our newest issue at Paper Issues is Let's Get This Party Star-ted and Par-ty Heart-y sponsored by SugarPea Designs. I decided to go with the heart and party suggestions and made this frame for good friends of ours using one of their wedding photos. Michele and Jesse's wedding was so pretty. I knew Maggie Holmes' newest line, Confetti, would be perfect for this photo.

I love this wood veneer frame that is part of the line. I had so much fun filling up each compartment with different papers. Some of the tables at the reception had lace tablecloths, so tucked a piece of lace behind the photo as a nod to that. Standouts are always one of my favourite parts of Crate Paper's lines. I used two tucked behind the photo at the top.

I used a large vellum die cut for the title and place the pink chipboard banner behind it. I love that added dimension.

Michele and Jesse had the most beautiful wedding invitations I have ever seen. I kept ours and decided to use part of it in one of the compartments in place of another patterned paper. I then added a few stickers from the 6x12 sheet and called it done.

There are so many suggestions on the Paper Issues blog for themes for this issue. You have until May 24th to link up your project for the chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the SugarPea Designs Boutique (plus free shipping)