..:: wander to magical places ::..

Hi! I am up on the {a flair for buttons} blog today with a this layout and process video. I used Simple Stories Vintage Great Escape collection and flair from the More Lovely Words 1 Flair Set. Here is a look at my layout:

 

I thought this collection was perfect for my photos! When I posted these photos on social media I commented that I was pretty sure gnomes or fairies lived in this log, and what perfect papers for that thought!  Also the words on the flair matched the sentiment of this story. Here a few close ups:

 

I layered a bunch of vegetation ephemera behind and around the photos. I loved making this one!

 

 I made a video of my process, if that's something that suits your fancy. I will let you know that it started a bit different than it turned out!

 

Thanks for stopping by and I will see you again soon! XO og.

 

 

 

..:: 2 peas ::..

Hi Friends! I am up on the Paper Issues Blog with a layout for the Streaks and Stripes Challenge over in the Paper Issues {Friends & Fans} Facebook Group.

I started with white card stock. I drew a heart with a pencil and then I got busy with my Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors to paint a rainbow of fun! When it was dry I stitched around the heart using black thread and my sewing machine. 

To embellish I used the Chasing Stars 12x12 paper from Vicki Boutin's Let's Wander collection and the same paper from the 6x8 paper pad.  I fussy cut stars in rainbow colors and added those to the page.

I typed my journaling and added a title. I also added a few layers of paper behind the photo and a 12x12 paper as a border around the whole layout. I love making colorful pages with pops of black and white!

I made a video of my process if that's something that suits your fancy!

You can find this and all of our current challenges in the July Challenges album in our Facebook Group. You have plenty of time to participate. Play along until August 2, for a chance to win a gift card to the Paper Issues Store. Shop the store using the code OrangeGearle for 20% off your purchase.

Thanks for stopping by and I will see you again soon! XO o.g.

..:: beautiful ::..

Hi Friends! I am up on the Paper Issues blog today with a layout using one of the Free Cut Files available in the Paper Issues Store.  This is a fun one! The cut file is called Stitching Flowers Background and it cuts the holes in your paper so you can stitch! Here is my layout:

The free cut file also includes the "inside" cut so you can add paper to the insides of the flowers. I chose yellow, green, red, and orange. 

I popped up the patterned papers with some foam to add some dimension to the flowers.

Many of the papers and embellishments are from Elle's Studio and can be found here.

This was a super fun layout to make!  I made a video of my process if that's something that suits your fancy!

I am posting this one in the Free File Free-For-All challenge. You can find this and all of our current challenges in the July Challenge album in our Facebook Group. You have plenty of time to participate. Play along until August 2, for a chance to win a gift card to the Paper Issues Store. Shop the store using the code OrangeGearle for 20% off your purchase.

Thanks for stopping by and I will see you again soon! XO o.g.

..:: joy ::..

Hi Friends! I am up on the Paper Issues blog today with our Scraplift Sunday #2 of the month! I used the June Kit - Mystery of Love for this layout and a manual die called Rainbow Whimsy available here. This is my take on the lift :

We are lifting Lacey Robin this week! Here is a look at her original layout:

As you can see I stuck with the same basic design, only instead of her beautiful, muted color pallet, I went BOLD!

Lacy's original layout had cute die cut florals peeking out through the layers and behind the photo. That gave me the idea to add some manual die cut rainbows to my layout. I use this die and my Big Shot to cut them out. Then I glued three of the rainbow arches to vellum and added them to my layout!

This was definitely a rainbow of fun to make!  I made a video of my process if that's something that suits your fancy!

You can find this and all of our current challenges in the July Challenge album in our Facebook Group. You have plenty of time to participate. Play along until August 2, for a chance to win a gift card to the Paper Issues Store. Shop the store using the code OrangeGearle for 20% off your purchase.

Thanks so much for stopping by, see you again soon! XO o.g.

..:: so excited ::..

Hi Friends! I am up on the {a flair for buttons} blog today with this layout I made using donut flair from the Etsy shop! I also used the Simple Stories Simple Vintage Garden District collection that I purchased from the Paper Issues Store. Here is a look at my layout:

I used papers from the Simple Stories Simple Vintage Garden collection. I loved the pink and thought it went well with the donut flair! I also added a little bit of mixed media to the background. I used a Vicki Boutin stencil and some Vicki Boutin stencils to create a cascade of butterflies in the background.  I used some of the butterflies in the ephemera from the collection and I fussy cut some more from the patterned papers. Here are some close ups of the flair!

The collection also had some stickers that fit the theme of this layout perfectly!

I really enjoyed making this one! I made a video of my process if that's something that suits your fancy!

Thank you for stopping by and I will see you in my next video! XO o.g.