Challenge Me Wednesday--Mix it Up!

It's Challenge me Wednesday and I'm featuring my take on this month's challenge-- Mix it Up! Finding papers and other supplies from a variety of manufacturers and incorporating them into my work is something I do all the time. I love to use up my odd bits and scraps and this kind of challenge is right up my alley. Thanks Lynn for a fun kick-off challenge.



This layout features papers from Crate paper, LillyBee, Authentique and Simple Stories, and embellishments from the same lines along with October Afternoon. It's all spelled out below. I liked how the colors from their clothing, skin tones and front door are in these papers and the flower background makes me thing happy thoughts, and moving into a new home is a very happy thought indeed.

Since the papers and embellishments were already out, I made a couple of quick ATCs which can go in my ATC collection or be used as an embellishment on a page or to create a card or tag. I used products from the same lines as above, and added some Stickles to the butterfly and rose chip boards for a bit of dazzle. The paper flower here and above in the layout were made the same way--I used a Marvy-Uchida flower punch and punched several scraps. I inked the edges and crumpled up the flowers. Using a brad as a center I combined several flowers, crumpled the top flower for texture and adhered with a glue dot. This quick and easy flower uses up scraps and adds the perfect finishing touch.

So, lets get mixing!

Supplies used:

Crate Paper Random (flowered background paper, border strip from paper and chip board heart/flower/butterfly)
Authentique Splendid(pink trellis paper, tags, dragonfly stamp)
LilyBee Memorandum (blue damask/green trellis paper, alphas for "sweet")
Simple Stories 100 Days of Summer (stripe paper, flourish sticker, banner sticker)
October Afternoon (Little Flyer "happiness", "home" alphas)
MME--twine
Basic Grey--brads
Ranger--Distress Ink, Stickles
Kraft cardstock