Scraplift Sunday || Paper Issues

Good morning!  I'm here to say, "Happy Scraplift Sunday!!"  It's one of my favorite scrappy days of the week and it's all at Paper Issues.

This morning we are lifting this awesome layout by Kelly:

I love how she centered the photos in the large circle.  I knew immediately that I wanted to do the same things with a giant heart.  And instead of using letters to make my heart, I used paper strips from an Amy Tangerine line (the Stay Sweet collection's 6x8 paper pad is still available in the store here).

I also centered my photos in the middle of the heart.

Here's my final layout:

Thanks again to Kelly for the awesome inspiration!  I really hope you can play along with us in the Paper Issues Friends & Fans Facebook group!

And finally, don't forget that everyone on the design team has a code you can use to save money in the Paper Issue store - mine is KAT20!

Good morning everyone! I'm here today to share my newest layout that's totally Autumn-inspired and up at the Bella Blvd blog! Is it cooling down where you are yet? We're still looking at another month of warmer weather, but a girl can dream...

For this layout, I began by ripping strips of papers for the top and bottom of my layout. Then I glued down my photos and added a smattering of ephemera, puffy stars and fussy cut flowers from the gorgeous "Night Garden" paper from the Sweet & Spooky collection.

I love that even though the Sweet & Spooky collection was made for Halloween, there are still pieces in there that are perfect for Fall-themed layouts, as well...especially when paired with the new Freehand Graph & Dot papers!

Here is my full project:

Thanks so much for popping in today!

Patterned Papers: Freehand Graph & Dot: Gulf, Orange, Plum; Sweet & Spooky: Exclusive Collection Kit Bonus Pattern, Night Garden; Illustrated Faith Alphas: Typed Practice What You Peach; Florence Alphas: Plum; Sticky Mix: Sweet & Spooky; Ephemera: Sweet & Spooky; Puffy Stars Stickers: Orange Mix

#52Faves

Good morning everyone!  Happy Friday!  I'm on the Paper Issues blog today to share one of my recent spreads in my #52favorites album.  For those who don't know, my #52favorites album is all focused on my daughter, Piper (the perks of having an only child!).

The memory for this week was that she picked out her own outfit and it was so super cute that I had to document it.  I used the awesome September Kit.  It has so many great papers in it...I'm definitely in love.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  And don't forget all the design team members have a code you can use to save 20% in the store - mine is KAT20!

Summer Birthdays || Bella Blvd

Good morning everyone! I'm here today to share with you my layout for our "Summer Memories" week over at Bella Blvd. My daughter and two of her cousins have summer birthdays, so we try to get together in the Summertime and celebrate with birthday parties. This Summer, my daughter had a rainbow themed party with the family and her aunt bought fun lollipops for the littles. Of course, we had to do a photo shoot...and then I had to scrap it!  :)

I thought these photos were perfect for the Squeeze the Day collection. In addition to it having rainbows featured in the collection, the colors are so happy and bright and complement the photos well.

I began by creating my background out of pieces of paper from the Bella Besties 6x6 paper pad.  Then I glue down my pictures and the Sweet Skies paper. I wanted to make my acrylic title pop, so I backed it with another paper from the paper pad. Here's the end result:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

6x6 Paper Pad: Bella Besties Freehand Graph and Dot; Patterned Paper: Bella Besties: Freehand Graph and Dot Punch, Squeeze the Day: Sweet Skies; Acrylic Words: Happy; Ephemera Words: Squeeze the Day; Ephemera Icons: Squeeze the Day; Doohickey Stickers: Squeeze the Day; Acrylic Shapes: Rainbows; Matte Enamels: Fruity Mix

Bella Blvd - Back to School

Good morning everyone! Can you believe that summer is unofficially over and kids are going back to school?!?! It's crazy!

For my back-to-school-week layout over at Bella Blvd, I decided to begin by using the Florence Alpha cut file to add a little interest to my background. I backed that with the Oyster paper from the new Bella Besties line and then added in random Florence Alphas to add a pop of color. I then dug DEEP into my stash and pulled out bits from the older Star Student line. I love mixing older supplies with newer stuff - and since all the Bella products coordinate so well, it's easy to do!

Here is my final layout:

Do you mix old and new products? Make sure to share with us - we always love to see what you're making. Have a wonderful day!

Patterned Papers: Bella Besties: Freehand Graph & Dot Oyster; Star Student: Borders, Daily Details; Florence Alphas, Punch, Orange, Bell Pepper, Pickle Juice, Ice, Plum; Ciao Chip: Star Student; Trinkets: Star Student; Treasures & Text: Star Student; Enamel Doo Dads: McIntosh

Free File Friday at Paper Issues

Hello all! Popping in today to share my layout for Free File Friday over at Paper Issues.  I seriously love all the amazing cut files in the store, but for this one I decided to use the Time to Fly file.  I mean, seriously, butterflies are so pretty!

I paired the file with the beautiful Blessed collection from Kaisercraft and some background paper and alphas from Bella Blvd.

I thought this was the perfect pairing to scrap this cute picture of my girl.  I really like how it all came together quickly and easily because of the cut file.

Thanks so much for stopping by...we hope you can play along with our challenges this month...and don't forget you can use code KAT20 to save 20% off your store order!

Have a lovely day!

6x6 Bella Blvd Pages

Hey everyone!  I'm here with you today to share my coordinating 6x6 layouts that are up on the Bella Blvd blog today.  I actually created them with the idea in mind to merge them in to one big 12x12 layout and I really like the end result.

I began by selecting 4 papers from the Bella Besties 6x6 paper pad to use as my foundation pieces.  I then used some papers from the 6x6 Squeeze the Day paper pad, as well as some Squeeze the Day embellishments.  I finished off each page by doing a quarter-circle of Florence Alphabet words:

Once the pages were all complete, I put them together to create one large layout.  I really love the final result and the fact that all the pages could stand alone on their own!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a beautiful day!

Florence Alphabets: Blueberry, McIntosh, Ice, Peep; 6x6 Paper Pad: Bella Besties, Squeeze the Day; Ephemera Words: Squeeze the Day; Ephemera Icons: Squeeze the Day; Doohickey Stickers: Squeeze the Day; Designer Washi Tape: Sweetness; Cute Clips: Baby Girl

Paper Issues || Get Fussy

Hey, hey everyone!  Just here today to share my take on the "Let's Get Fussy" challenge over at Paper Issues.  Let me preface this by saying that I really don;t fussy cut a lot.  I have a simple style and make most of my layouts in about 30 minutes, so fussy cutting is not usually my jam.  However, it is fun occasionally :)

For my layout today, I kept it all pretty simple...I used a pretty mixed media page from Vicki Boutin and used a fun summer collection from Simple Stories.

I actually fussy cut little watermelons and pineapples to sprinkle up and down my page and I think they added just the right amount of pop:

I hope you can play along with us!  Use code KAT20 to save 20% on your store purchase!

Hey, hey, hey y'all!  Popping in here today to share today's Paper Issues Scraplift Sunday challenge with you.  I legit love Scraplift Sunday.  This is such a fun team of inspirational crafters that I pretty much always want to copy everything everyone creates :)

The layout we are lifting today is this amazing one by Anna:

I love this layout - it's a relatively simple design, but you can do so much with it.  The design really allows the photo to be the center of attention, which I think is really important when you're scrapping.

I broke out some fun Jillibean Soup products that I've been holding on to a smidge too long...but can you blame me?  That rainbow paper is all kinds of awesome and I had to work up the nerve to cut into it!  :)

Here's my layout:

I hope you can pay along with us!  And don't forget that code KAT20 (or any of the other girls' codes) will always save you 20% on your store orders!

Paper Issues' Free File Friday

Woot woot!  Happy Friday everyone!  Kat here today to share my Free File Friday project for Paper Issues with you.  I hope you are all aware of the awesome free cut files that PI has in their store, but just in case you're not, you can get them all here!

For my project today I used the Stitching Ampersand file.  This is a fun file because not only does it cut out the stitching template, but you also have the option to cut out "filler" ampersands.

I combined this file with Bella Blvd's new Let's Go on an Adventure collection to scrap a photo of my little family.  I stitched the ampersand with some pink embroidery floss that complimented the floral patterned paper nicely.

Here is the final project:

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Don't forget to use code KAT20 in the store to save 20% off your purchase!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Cut File: Paper Issues; Everything Else: Bella Blvd

Blessed || Bella Blvd

Good morning everyone!  I wanted to stop in today to share my newest creation made with Bella Blvd's gorgeous Home Sweet Home collection. 

This collection is so beautiful that I wanted to try to incorporate a few of the fun patterns.  I decided the best way to do this was to cut out a bunch of circles and bunch them together on my layout.

When I decided on this design, the layout came together pretty quickly.  I used the "blessed" acrylic word to add in my title...I love the pretty font of that one!

Here is the final layout:

Quick and simple!

Have a wonderful week!

Paper Issues || Swanky Swatches

Good morning everyone!  Popping in today to share my take on this month's Swanky Swatches challenge over at Paper Issues.  Here is the color palette:

I gotta tell you - I'm totally in love with this one.  I really love using purples in my layouts, even though I don't do it nearly enough.  I also think that purple paired with green is a winning combo.

For my layout, I cut out squares of patterned papers and layered them to create a strip across my project.  I then fussy cut some hearts and sprinkled them up and down the page with some sequins.  The majority of the products used come from Vicki Boutin's new line, Kaleidoscope.

Here is the finished project:

I am so in love with this fresh color combo!

I hope you can play along with us...and if you need to stock up on any supplies, don't forget you can use code KAT20 to save 20% in the PI store!

Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: Vicki Boutin, Shimelle; Stickers: Vicki Boutin; Sequins: SpiegelMom Scraps

Scraplift Sunday

Good morning everyone! It's Scraplift Sunday at Paper Issues!  I am pretty darn excited about the layout we're lifting this week:

Rachel created this awesome layout and it's so much fun!  I decided to use the beautiful Happiness line from Cocoa Vanilla Studio to scrap a photo of my daughter playing in wildflowers.

The papers and subject matter I used are pretty feminine, so I substituted her circles for butterflies and created this:

I like how it turned out and I am so thankful for Rachel's amazing inspiration.  Make sure you play along with us in our Facebook group...and you can also use my code  (or any of the other design team members' codes) to get 20% off your total store order.  Woohoo!

Happy Pool Days || Paper Issues

Good morning everyone!  Just stopping in today to share my take on this month's "Even Your Odds" challenge over at Paper Issues.  I'm not going to lie...this challenge was a doozy!  Here's a look at the challenge details:

So...yeah...I took some liberties here and there.  For example, I used 8 chipboard alphas in my title - that counts as an even number of chipboard pieces to me!  :)  I also used 1 photo, 7 stickers, 3 words in my title, 6 pieces of paper and 6 colors (pink, gold, black, blue, white and a smidge of green...and I don't want to hear any of that nonsense about how white isn't a color!)

For my layout, I used the new Sunny Days collection from Maggie Holmes/Crate Paper.  I really struggle with her lines sometimes because she has a way more vintage style than I do, but I think this line is so pretty that I just couldn't resist it.

Here's my full layout:

I hope you play along with us...and I hope you have an easier time with the challenge than I did. LOL!

Remember to use code KAT20 in the Paper Issues store to get 20% off your entire order.