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!

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!