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I'm back with another layout I created for the Paper Issues Spring Crop.  This challenge was to use multiples of 4 in your design, so I used 4 photos.  Take a peek...

These pictures were from last fall, we took a few friends out on the boat to fish off of Martha's Vineyard.  The water was perfect and we even caught something!  I used Bella Blvd.'s Secrets of the Sea Boy Collection, it fit the pictures perfectly!

I can't wait until the weather is good enough to go out again!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

Paper Issues: Bella Blvd Spotlight

Hi Everyone!  Today over on the Paper Issues Blog, the DT is spotlighting the most recent Bella Blvd & Illustrated Faith collections!  I used the new Oh My Stars Collection to create this fun layout of my daughter and her friend apple picking last month...

 Thank goodness for my daughter lets me steal the pictures off of her phone, otherwise I'd never get pictures anymore!  Here are some close ups...

 

Play along with the Product Spotlight in the Paper Issues Friends and Fans Group November Challenges Album and you could win a gift certificate to the Paper Issues Store!  Need some fun scrappy goodies to play?  Head over to the Paper Issues Store and use code KATHYS to get 20% off your entire order!
 

That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

 

Paper Issues: Showered With Love Issue

Hi Everyone!  Today I have a layout for the latest Issue at Paper Issues...Showered with Love.  The challenge is to create a project using hearts, umbrellas, raindrops, baby/wedding shower theme, love theme, Valentine's Day or using February printable from Paper Issues.  This issue is sponsored by the May Art's new Shop, The Ribbon Resource!  I created a layout with hearts and ribbon... take a peek...

 

 

I LOVE this picture of my daughter.  It's one of her senior year portraits.  I used papers and stickers from Bella Blvd.'s Valentina Collection along with some Bella Tiny Text Alphas. The hearts were cut using Lawn Fawn Stitched Hearts dies, and the fun red twine is from The Ribbon Resource!  Here are some close-ups...

 

Make sure to check out more Showered with Love inspiration from the Paper Issues team here!  Also head over to the Paper Issues Friends and Fans Facebook Page to link up your project to this fun challenge!  You could win a $25 gift card to the Ribbon Resource Store!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

Paper Issues: February Off the Page Challenge

Hi Everyone! Today I have the  February Off the Page Challenge for Paper Issues!  Of course, the themes this month are Love & Valentines!!  I would love to see all of your paper projects that are all about love, Valentines Day and the like!  They can be any type of project other than a traditional scrapbook page.  Here's what I created as inspiration for the challenge...

Growing up, I used to love giving Valentine's goodies to my friends. I continued this tradition when my daughter was little!   I put together this adorable little Valentine Mailbox from Lori Whitlock (available here in the Silhouette Store) as well as these cute little 3x3 Valentine Pop-Up Cards,  which are also from Lori Whitlock. (available here in the Silhouette Shop:  Dinosaur, Butterfly). I used Bella Blvd's Valentina Collection available here in the Paper Issues Store.  Here are some close-ups...

The Valentine's Mailbox is really a box with a lid. 

The Pop-up Valentines are adorable.  I added some punny little sentiments using my Silhouette Sketch Pens.

 And they fold over and hold together similar to a matchbook.  This makes them the perfect size to fit through the mailbox slot!

Playing along with the challenge is easy!  Post a picture of your project in the February Challenges Album under this picture in the Paper Issues Friends and Fans Facebook Group by March 6th.  You could win one of two gift certificates to the Paper Issues Store for playing along!  I can't wait to see what you create!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

Paper Issues: Scraplift Sunday

Hi Everyone!  Today I have a layout I created for the Scrap-lift Sunday Challenge over at Paper Issues Friends and Fans Facebook Group.   The layout we were given to lift was by Janet Grzanka-Dlugokenski can be seen here on the Paper Issues Blog.  Here's my take on it...
 

 

This is Jax.  Jax feels the need to be the center of attention at all times.  If you are sitting on the couch, you should be playing with him.  I loved the big picture in Janet's layout and couldn't resist using this one.  I used a couple of different collections for my layout.  I started with Meow from Echo Park.  I love the colors and patterns, they are so cute!  I added some stickers etc. from Bella Blvd.'s Riley Collection. 

 

 

I finished everything off with a cute little flair button from The Paper Bakery.  That's it for me today!  If you're looking for inspiration, be sure to stop by the Paper Issues Friends & Fans Facebook group and check out all of the challenges happening!  Thanks for stopping by to peek!

 

Paper Issues Fall Crop: Pet Challenge Layout

Hi Everyone!  Did you get a chance to participate in the Paper Issues Fall Crop?  It was lots of fun and there were a ton of challenges.  My challenge was to scrap about your pets without using any pet themed papers or embellishments.  Here was my layout...

 

 

These are my two fuzz butts, Jax (the little guy) and Rosie.  Jax wants to be friends with Rosie in the worst way.  Rosie is completely uninterested.  Jax is becoming impatient.  I used some Bella Blvd goodies from the Family Frenzy collection as well as some Color Chaos to document their ongoing "struggle."  Here are some close-ups... 

 

 

 

There is still time to join in the fun over in the Paper Issues Friends and Fans Facebook Group.  Take a peek at the Fall Crop Challenge album and post your projects there by November 14th and you could win a $100 Gift Card to the Paper Issues Store.  See the  Rules and Regulations for all the details.  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by!

Paper Issues: Off the Page Back to School Challenge

Hi Everyone, today I have the September Off the Page Challenge for Paper Issues! We want you to use your scrappy supplies to help embellish, or create something fun for back to school.  Decorate folders, book covers, pencils, lunch boxes, lunch notes... etc.  Are you a teacher?  Use your supplies to create something for the classroom.  No kiddos going back to school, no worries..  create something using scrappy supplies that helps you keep organized... notebooks, bulletin boards, bookmarks, labels etc.  We'd love to see all of your ideas!!
Around my house we are trying to get organized and gather up all the necessary supplies for my daughter's senior year.  She is the secretary of one of her school organizations and she was looking for a way to keep all of the club information organized and separate from her school work, so I created a fun Fauxdori for her to use.  A Fauxdori is just a knock-off of a Midori travelers notebook.  You can use them for everything from a to do list, or to document your travels.   Usually they're made from leather or fabric... but this is Paper Issues so I made one from paper!  Take a peek...

 I used some Bella Blvd. Color Chaos to create my cover and the insert covers.  I laminated the pieces to make them more durable.  The insert covers hold some organizational printables including a calendar, to do lists and a notepad.  You can find these printables all over Pinterest, and many are free.  Everything is held in place with elastic thread.

Now for the fun part... design team member Danielle de Konink created the fabulous "to-do" printable, and it is available for free (here) in the Paper Issues Store! 

 Create something using this printable, or any back to school/classroom/organizational like those mentioned above and post it in the September Challenges Album in the Paper Issues Friends and Fans Facebook Group to be entered to win a $10 gift card to the store.  You have until October 11th to enter.  I can't wait to see what you create!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by!

Lori Whitlock: Dry Erase Board

Hi Everyone!  I just realized I never posted this fun project that I created for Lori Whitlock.  It's back to school time around here, and I thought this project would be perfect for my daughter's locker.  It could also be used on a dorm room door... take a peek...

 

For my dry erase board, I used some paper from the Bella Blvd. Color Chaos collection and the 4 Basic Tags, the A2 Butterfly Shaped Card, and the A2 Flower Shaped Card files available in Lori's store.

 

I put the pieces all together and then ran them through my laminator. 

After trimming and adding a pen with Velcro, my board was complete.  For more instructions and details, you can go to my original post here.  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by! 

 

Paper Issues: It's All About the Face

There's a new Issue at Paper Issues today called, "It's All About the Face," sponsored by Paper Issues!  We're looking for projects that focus on the photo... Macro photos, portraits, school pictures, team photos, selfies, funny faces, close-ups, bad photos, vintage photos, IG photos... you name it!  Also you can use the August Paper Issues Printables available for free in the Paper Issues Store!  Link up your projects and you could win a $20 Gift Card to the Paper Issues Store!

 

I went with a fun selfie of my daughter and me from my birthday this year... because everyone needs to wear a tiara on my birthday!  Take a peek...

 

 

I used lots of fun goodies from Bella Blvd. including papers from the Just Add Color, and Color Chaos Collections ... both available in the Paper Issues Store.

 

The Love This button is from the July Swag Bag... it was the perfect addition! I'm also in love with the new Bella Blvd. Little Bits 4x6 stickers... the words are fun to cluster together!

 

I used my Copics to color some of the flowers on the Star Struck paper

 

Head over to the Paper Issues Blog to check out all of the Issue Inspiration!  Also link up your projects here and you could win a $20 gift card to the Paper Issues Store... just in time for the new summer releases!!  You have until August 16th! You can also use my code, KATHYS and get 20% off your entire order!

 

 

That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by!



Lori Whitlock: A Purr-fect Mini Album

Hi Everyone!  Wow, no posts for a couple of weeks, now three in a row!!  Today I'm up on the Lori Whitlock Blog with a new way to use one of her fun files!  As soon as I saw Lori's Gift Tag Set, I thought it would make the perfect mini album!  The tags are the perfect size for smaller pictures... especially the fun new ones I printed using my Instax Printer!!  Take a peek...

 

 

The Gift Tag Set comes with a cute little box and a cut file for the tags.  I decorated the box with pieces from Lori's Cat Belly Box, and then cut 5 of the tags using Bella Blvd.'s Riley Collection to be the pages of my album.  I added some Instax Pictures of my two trouble makers and some fun stickers and elements from the Riley collection for each page.  Here are some close-ups of the pages.

Here's a look at everything together.  To hold the pages together, I used a book ring, decorated with some fun coordinating ribbons.



 

It all went together so quickly!  I think this would be perfect for a little gift album!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by!

 

Paper Issues: Crazy Daisy

Hi Everyone!  Today I have a layout I created for the challenge at the Paper Issues Scrap & Chat last Friday night.  It was a great challenge! Your project needed to include an item from your stash for each letter in the word SCRAP.  These were the options...

 

S-Silhouette, Scraps, Sew, Stars, Stamp
C-Crate Paper, Car, Camera, Chipboard, Camping
R-Red, Rub on, Ribbon, Rainbow, Rounded corners
A-Ampersand, American Crafts, Alphas, Arrow, Airplane
P-Paint, Puffy stickers, Project Life, Patterned paper, PI Printable

 

Here's my take... my challenge items were:  S - Scraps, C - chipboard, R - red, A - arrow, P - patterned paper

 

I used lots of goodies from Bella Blvd.'s Riley Collection to highlight some silly pictures of my kitty Daisy.  This is such a fun collection... perfect for the crazy cat ladies out there!

 

 

 

 

I love a good grid design!  It allows you to showcase lots of goodies.  If you missed out on the June Scrap & Chat... don't worry, the July Scrap & Chat has tentatively been scheduled for July 31st!  Look for details upcoming in the Paper Issues Friends & Fans Facebook Group!  There will be one challenge, one game, prizes and lots of chatting!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by!

 

Paper Issues: Bella Blvd. Product Spotlight

Hi Everyone!  Today over on the Paper Issues Blog, we are featuring projects created by one of our all time favorite manufacturers... Bella Blvd.!  Here's the layout I put together using the Star Student collection....

 

 

I saw these funny group selfies my daughter and friends took in art class and knew I had to scrap them!  All I can say is I'm glad her art teacher has a sense of humor!

 

 

I used papers and stickers from the Star Student collection and added in a few goodies from the Color Chaos collection. And of course... a crocheted heart!!!



Stop by the Paper Issues Blog and check out what the other DT members created, you'll find a whole slew of inspiration there!  That's it for me today, I'll be back Friday with a fun layout for Doodlebug Design!  Thanks for stopping by!