Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Hey Guys!
Hope everyone is having a wonderful start to the new year. I know I am!
Today's layout is one that is wayyy overdue. I've had this collection from Paige Evans and Pink Paislee, Turn the Page for months! Like sitting and waiting for me on my desk in plain sight, screaming to be used! So, here I am, sharing a layout created with the collection in all it's splendor!

I began this layout with a cut file from Paper Issues, it's free and you can find it here: https://paperissuesstore.myshopify.com/collections/free-files/products/heart-grid-free-cut-file. I cut it using my Cameo and backed it with that gorgeous rainbow butterfly pattern. I chose that particular sheet because the red's in both the paper and photos most closely matched. The other reds were lighter and didn't fit the over all colour scheme.

As always, I matted my photos with papers from the collection and in this particular instance, I used the handy 6x6 paper pad. It's perfect for matting photos. I then popped my photos on dimensional foam for lift.

I decided to then work on my title. I pulled pieces from the Journaling Spots and gave a home for my title to actually live. I didn't want to put it directly onto the layout. It would just get lost by doing that. For my title I used the Thickers in New Day from the collection and the smaller font is from October Afternoon in Mason Jar.

I then went through the Ephemera pack and chose my favourite pieces to embellish my page. Pulling pieces from the Chipboard sheet and stickers, I created visually pleasing clusters in and around my photo.

To finish my layout, I used some Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Gold and sprinkled some gold lovin' around my page. This layout came together rather quickly and I am super pleased about the way it turned out. It's my new fave!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

xoLina

Timeless Beauties

Good Morning Friends!
Today I'm sharing this layout I created with the gorgeous Magnolia Jane collection by Heidi Swapp. It's full of neutrals and blush pinks and I'm loving the versatility of this collection.

I used a free digital cut file from Paper Issues. You can find it here: https://paperissuesstore.myshopify.com/collections/free-files/products/bloom-free-cut-file

I cut it out of white cardstock using my Silhouette Cameo and layered them on top of the florals that I fussy cut from the collection. I really like the overall look this gives. 

For my title, I used a mix of a word from the Acetate Word Pieces and some Thickers from my stash. They were the perfect shade of chunky gold glitter.

I matted my photos using more patterned papers from the collection and used some foam sheet to give the whole piece some dimension. I also used a rectangular white doily from my stash as a layering piece. I love using doilies because they give a softness and femininity to layouts.

I also created a small cluster of the same die cut flowers and fussy cut florals in the top left hand corner. I added the date on a little blush tag and added a couple of ephemera pieces to the cluster.

Lastly, I embellished with some of the ephemera from the collection. I tucked in some pieces and layered with others. Overall, I feel like I kept this layout quite simple and tried not to over do it with the embellishing since there was already quite a bit going on with the die cuts.

Thank you  for stopping by today! I appreciate you being here 😊

xoLina

PI| So Happy Together

Hey Peeps!
So, this is such a bittersweet post for me today... It's my last blog post as a Design Team Member for Paper Issues ☹️ I've enjoyed my time on the team and working along side the most amazing and encouraging group of ladies I've ever had the pleasure of meeting! Before I start crying, again, let's move onto my layout and what I've created.

I lovingly used the latest Maggie Holmes collection, Chasing Dreams. But, instead of using it the way it was intended and by this I mean with all the florals and more of the girly side, I decided to use it mainly for the colours. I mean look at them all, aquas, pinks, yellows and blues. It was perfect for a more modern and simplistic layout.

For my background, I started with that black on white plus sign sheet and added a half sheet of the triangle grid to it. I love the pattern mix of it. Then I decided to pull my favourite, bolder, non floral patterned papers from the collection and added a ton of layers. My picture is matted with a ton of random papers and then popped up with some foam sheets. I love the dimension!

Many titles ran through my mind but ultimately, I decided on So Happy Together. It was a great excuse to use up the chipboard word Thickers. Those are always the last to be used in my stash. For the "So" part of the title, I used the Thickers that were created for the collection in Cloud.

Then, to embellish, I used the donut Thank You cards that come with your order. I fussy cut both the donuts and donut holes and used them as embellishments on my page. can you spot them? They were just PERFECT for this layout! Glad I hoarded them for a bit 😛

I used a doily from my stash underneath all my layers of patterned paper. It added just a touch of softness to all the hard and linear lines of my layout.

I also continued to embellish using the accent sticker words, accent sticker, chipboard, and ephemera. I like the bold look of my layout using a line that is very soft and feminine in style.

I finished off my layout with a sprinkling of Dylusions Ink Spray in Lemon Zest and called the entire thing done!

Thank you for stopping by today and for all the love throughout my two terms. My heart is full!

PI| April Pinspire Me | Pitch Fever

Hey and Hello!
Today is the start of a new Pinspire Me challenge over on Paper Issues and I'm playing along this month. The colourful moodboard was irresistable, I just had to! Below you'll find the exact moodboard we all used for April. I just love it!
You can find the blog post here on the Paper Issues blog:
http://paperissues.blogspot.com/2017/04/april-pinspire-me-mood-board.html

 

Here's what I created with the moodboard....

 

When I saw this gorgeous collage of colours and patterns, I knew exactly what photo and paper collection I wanted to use. The photo is of my oldest daughter at her first MLB Blue Jays game. She is their biggest (littlest) fan! And, the paper collection I used is Amy Tangerine's newest, On A Whim. It totally works with all it's bright colours!

To embellish my layout, I used various pieces from the entire collection including the Ephemera, the Chipboard Phrase Stickers, and the Clear Stickers. I mean who could resist it all? I couldn't! LOL!
I also used a couple pieces of paper from the 6x6 paper pad to matte my photo and the mounted it all with a foam sheet for dimension.

To create my title, Pitch Fever, I used two different alphas... For the "Pitch" I used an older set of Thickers from Amy Tan called Memento and for the "Fever" part of my title, I used Jillibean Soup's alphas in Tart Teal.
I really enjoyed creating a layout for this challenge and I hope you'll play along with us this month :)

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PI | Dolphin Play

Good Morning Friends!
Today, I'd like to share a layout I created for my monthly Paper Issues post using the brand spanking new collection from Crate Paper, Oasis. I'm really digging this collection as it's got a weekend getaway- Miami nights feel to it. It's kinda kitschy!

The photo I used for my layout is of my husband on our trip to the Riviera Maya in Mexico 2 years ago. Yes, I am that behind in scrapbooking photos. LOL! Actually, I don't scrapbook in chronological order, I scrapbook what I feel like depending on the day or challenge.

The background paper I used is the white and light aqua blue ledger looking type called Postcard. It was perfect! I matted my photo with the pale woodgrain that's included in this collection. I knew that when I opened the collection and looked through it, that the ombre pink and purple chipboard frame was something I needed to use first. And I did. It was the first thing I took outta this collection and based everything else around the use of it. I wasn't too concerned with using a feminine frame with a picture of my husband. I think it works well!

For my title, I decided to go stash busting and pull both alphas from my hoard vault. The mint green alpha are from OA and the Thickers are a fabulous wood grain that complimented the rest of the woodgrain in the collection. It's called Boardwalk.

The tags in the background were cut out from the vellum sheet in the collection. I just chose ones that worked well with the rest of the colours on my layout. To embellish, I used pieces from the Ephemera package, pieces from the chipboard sheet and finally some of the sticker accents. All of the pieces are so bright and colourful and I just adore this collection!

There's that frame! Swoon! ❤️

Finally to finish my layout, I used some gold spray mist for splatter and a bit of black as well. What would one of my layouts be with out the use of gold spray mist? LOL

Thank you for stopping by today! I appreciate you being here! Remember that if you're shopping in the Paper Issues Shop, to use code LINA for 20% off your entire order 😊

PI | Product Spotlight | Sleepy Heads

Hello and Welcome!
Today at Paper Issues, the product spotlight is on any new MME collection. They're all perfect but I just happen to love and buy the Meow collection. It's cat themed, I don't have a cat but I loved the B sides to the papers. They could work anywhere.
If you'd like to see what the other ladies have created in this spotlight, you'll find the link below 😊
http://paperissues.blogspot.ca/2017/03/product-spotlight-my-minds-eye.htm

I started with some mixed media on my background and did the "packaging" technique. It's simple and fast and I use it often. I used some Dylusions Ink Sprays to create the perfect shade of green. I chose that multicolour polka dot paper to start.
Next, I matted my photo with various papers from the 6x6 paper pad. I only chose a few and decided not to go nuts, like I usually do with my matting. 😛 

To soften things, I added a white doily from my stash.

To embellish, I used pieces from the ephemera die cut package, the stickers, and the chipboard 12x12 sheet. It all came together pretty easily. The colours of this collection make it simple to use.

For my title, I used two different types of alphabet letters. The glittery pink ones are Thickers in the font Doll and the simple pink ones are from Jillibean Soup in Pickled Pink. Their pink tone matched perfectly.

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PI | March Sketch | Best Life

Hey Guys!
Today I'm playing along with the March Sketch over on the Paper Issues Blog and decided to create my layout using the new collection from Shimelle, Little by Little. The purples in the collection worked well with this trio of photos of my younger daughter playing. It's nice to see a collection with some purple in it. I have 2 girls so there are many photos I take that have purple in there and I don't always like to scrap in black and white photos.

This is the sketch created by Amy Coose for Paper Issues:
http://paperissues.blogspot.ca/2017/03/march-sketchy-saturday.html

And, here is my take on it:

There is a ton of paper layering in this sketch and you know me... I love that!
For my background sheet, I started with that gorgeous star paper called Shine Bright. The I wanted more purple so I picked out that lavender piece called, Grinning Badger. Cute! I also used a piece from the 6x6 paper pad for more of the patterned paper layers.

For my title, I used the word Thickers that are part of this collection and created my title, Best Life. The Thickers are called Hello Joy and come in two colours (one package) white and black. It's nice to have options. To embellish, I used pieces from the ephemera pack as well as some of the sticker accents. It's all so cutesy! The Thickers package also contained stars in various sizes and I added them in and around my layout as embellishments.

I also felt that my layout needed some typed word stickers so I pulled out my TH Idealogy Small Talk stickers from my stash. I used the ones that I liked best and placed them around my layout, very stratigically of course!
I finally finished off my layout with some HSCS in gold. And, voila, done! 

Thanks for stopping by friends! I hope you enjoyed my take on this layout.

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Paper Issues | Book Worm

Hey Guys,
Thanks for joining me today, I'm glad you're here!

Today, I wanted to share a layout I created for Paper Issues, with the newest Maggie Holmes collection, Chasing Dreams. As always, her collection is divine and jam packed with so much sweet paper goodness. 

I started with two 12x12 sheets, one I cut on the diagonal and adhered it to the other and stitched around the entire sheet, fusing the two. I sewed around the entire perimeter and then across both sides of the diagonal seam. I'm really liking sewing on layouts at the moment. I feel like it gives a bit of extra texture.

I knew I wanted to add some mixed media to the layout so I covered my background in a light coating of clear gesso. This is to limit the amount of warping to the paper. It still warped but not as it would have had I not gessoed. I used the "packaging technique" for background and used some blue ink spray diluted with water. For the blue splatters, I used the same blue spray but used a lot less water for a more concentrated effect.

Then, after it was dry (I used a heat gun) I got to play with all the pretty papers by layering and matting my picture which is of my oldest daughter, sitting on the couch, reading.

To embellish, I used pieces from most of the collection: the ephemera, chipboard, word stickers and accent stickers. 

The title was also created with Thickers from the collection in Cloud. They are the most gorgeous, light grey-ish blue in colour and puffy! Adorably cute!

Lastly, for just a bit of sparkle and shine, I added some ink spray in gold which I splattered around the page and called it done! I love the way this layout turned out!

Thank you so much for joining me here today! And, remember that if you're shopping in the Paper Issues store, be sure to use discount code LINA for 20% off your entire order 😊

PI: February Issue, Let's Play Post Office | Round 2

Hey Friends!
Today, I'm sharing a layout I created for the second round of the February Issue at Paper Issues, Let's Play Post Office. The challenge was to use these suggested prompts:

-Use office supplies like binder clips, tags, push pins, postage stamps and envelopes. 

-Alter a clipboard. 

-Include stamping on your project. 

-Document a piece of mail or a love letter. 

-Create a layout about your latest Paper Issues package (either a photo of the box and/or contents). 

-Show us your kids, grandchildren, etc. at play. 

-Share something about Valentine's Day/love.

You can find all the other ladies inspiration here on the Paper Issues Blog.

For my layout, I used the incredibly cute collection from Fancy Pants Designs, Sweet Nothings. I mean, c'mon.... it was absolutely perfect for this challenge with all it's mail and postage icons. I couldn't have been more excited to rip into it for this reason.

I used bits and pieces from almost everything in the collection, including the 6x6 paper pad, puffy stickers, tags and labels and of course the ephemera pack. It was all just too perfect to pass up...

At the end, I decided it needed some paint splatter and that's when I reached for my trusty Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Gold.

I really like (and wanted) dimension on my layouts. I feel like some pieces scream to be lifted off the page and so for those pieces, I used foam sheets cut into pieces. I popped up the center postage stamp piece with foam along with various other pieces around my layout.

 To see my entire process, be sure to head over to my channel and watch the video 😊

Thanks so much for stopping by today. And remember that if you're shopping at Paper Issues, use discount code LINA for 20% off your entire order.

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PI| SLS: Timeless Beauties

Hey! Welcome back!
Today, I'd like to share a Scraplift Sunday layout I created with the Pink Paislee, Moonstruck collection. We lifted Annelie this week and her original work is fantastic. I just had to give it a go.

I started with a tiny bit of mixed media, using the packaging technique, I used Dylusions Ink in Vibrant Turquoise and HSCS in gold.  After letting that dry, I began with fussy cutting all the floral pieces from a sheet of 12x12 paper from the collection. I embellished using some of the ephemera pieces and matted my photo with white cardstock. I think it really pops this way!

The alphas I used for the partial title are from SN@P letter stickers. They were the perfect shade of navy and complimented the collection perfectly.

Hope you enjoyed my take on Annelie's layout :)

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Take 5 Tuesday: Adorable Sisters

Welcome back to my blog Friends!
Today, I'd like to share a layout I created with the ever cute and adorable Crate Paper, Cute Girl. I just can't get enough of this line. I could really use it for every layout I create. This layout is created for the Take 5 Tuesday Challenge we have today over on the PI BLOG.

It's a photo of both my girls, playing nicely with a few stuffed animals, particularly a cat named Pablo. They both love this plush cat and I had to buy an extra one because one of the littles didn't want to share 😛

Here is the challenge:

Here's my layout:

The 5 items I used were:
1.White
2.Heart
3. Cardstock
4. 2 Pattern Papers
5. Sequins

I hope you'll stop by the blog and take a peek at all the other inspiration pieces the other design team members created :)

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