..:: number four ::..

Hello Friends! I am up on the Paper Issues Blog today with a layout I made for the Piece of Cake Challenge over in the Paper Issues {Friends & Fans} facebook group! For this layout I chose to use Amy Tangerine's Picnic in the  Park collection and some photos of my daughter's birthday cake from 2013!  Here is a look at my project:

B. said she wanted a Batman Rainbow cake. So she got it. I cannot believe I haven't ever scrapped these photos. She was very into making silly faces at the time.  Here are a few close ups:

 I love working with a basic grid design! I used lots of papers to layer behind my photos -- I was going for ALL THE COLOR!  Rainbows everywhere!

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 May Challenges album in our Facebook Group. You have plenty of time to participate. Play along until May 31, 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.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I will see you again soon! XO o.g.

..:: chicago with mom : no place I'd rather be ::..

Hi Friends!  I am up on the Paper Issues Blog today with a layout for the Mother Knows Best challenge over in the Paper Issues {Friends and Fans} FB group. For this layout I also used the #StaySketchy sketch for today.

Here is the sketch:

For this layout I used a bunch of papers mostly from Heidi Swapp's Storyline Chapter collection, which can be found here in the Paper Issues Store.

I am telling the story about my mom and I going to the musical called Chicago. It was a fun time together!

Here are a few close ups of the flower clusters:

I altered the sketch a bit by using a card instead of a second photo. I added some Nuvo drops to my floral clusters for a pop of color. 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 May Challenges album in our Facebook Group. You have plenty of time to participate. Play along until May 31, 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.

..:: explore ::..

Hello Friends!  I am up on the {a flair for buttons} blog today with a layout I made using 3 pieces of flair from the Watercolor Hearts and Flowers Flair set.  Here is a look at my layout:

My papers and embellishments came from Shimelle's Never Grow Up Collection that I purchased from the Paper Issues Store (use the code Orange Gearle for 20% off your order).  I love that bird paper! The flowers on this flair match the scarlet color of in the patterned papers. They were the perfect addition to the page. Here are a few close ups of the flair:

These papers and flair were perfect for telling the story of our spring visitors!

I used the branding strips off several of the 12x12 papers on the left of side of the layout to add some splashes of color. I combined the Thickers and a chipboard sticker for my title.

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

Thank you so much for stopping by and I will see you again soon! XO o.g.

..:: enjoying the little things in life ::..

Hello Friends! I am up on the Paper Issues blog today with a layout that I made for the Big Ass Title Challenge over in the Paper Issues {Friends & Fans} facebook group! For this layout I used Shimelle's Never Grow Up collection. Here is a look at my layout :

I used a bunch of the die cuts from the floral ephemera pack to embellish around my photo and at the bottom of my layout.

For my title I used the one of the 12x12 patterned papers from the collection. One side is many alphas! So I cut them out and used them as my title!  I popped some of the letters up with foam adhesive, and kept some of them flat to add a little bit of interest. Here are a few more close ups.

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 April Challenges album in our Facebook Group. You have plenty of time to participate. Play along until May 3, 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.

..:: vogue ::..

Hi Friends! I'm up on the Paper Issues Blog today with a layout for the April Monochromatic Fanatic challenge! I used mostly the February Kit for this layout, and a couple of punches! Here is a look at my project :

And here is a look at the inspiration board: 

I actually took the honeycomb from this board, and added that in to my layout by using my hexagon punch to mimic the honeycomb. For the challenge, all you have to do is stick to the color -- but this stood out to me, so I added that in too. #overachiever

I used one of the Dina Wakely sprays available in the Paper Issues Store here.

I love the Monochromatic Fanatic challenge every month, and this is not exception! It was fun to pick out all the yellow I could find!

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 April Challenges album in our Facebook Group. You have plenty of time to participate. Play along until May 3, 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 today, and I will see you again soon! XO o.g.

..:: so fun ::..

Hi Friends!  It's Scraplift Sunday time!  I am up on the Paper Issues Blog today with my take on the our scrap lift this week! We are lifting MandaJane today and you can find her layout here. Here is my layout using the gorgeous Cocoa Vanilla Studio Legendary Collection :

Here is a look at the original :

I stuck pretty close to the original -- one photo, three strips of patterned paper, three clusters, etc. I switched it up a bit by making one of my clusters include journaling instead of ephemera, and my strips are more "wonky" and roughed up.  Here are a few close ups:

I added some wonky machine stitching and tangled thread to my layout as well. Just for a touch of color and added texture. 

This was a fun one to scrap lift! I love Scraplift Sunday! 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 March Challenges album in our Facebook Group. You have plenty of time to participate. Play along until April 5th 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. Thank you for stopping by!  See you again soon! XO o.g.

..:: snow happy ::..

Hi friends! I am up on the Paper Issues Blog with a layout using Pinkfresh Studio's My Favorite Story collection and the Life In Pictures FREE cut file from the Paper Issues Store.

I used black card stock and cut out the film strip part of the cut file. I sized my photos to fit inside the strips. I like that I was able to get so many photos on the page using this free file!

I wanted to use this lovely rainbow paper because the snowman they made used so many rainbow colors in the buttons, scarf, and mittens. There are beautiful florals included in the ephemera pack for this collection, but I thought snowflakes might fit the story a little better. I used a punch and paper from the 6x6 paper pad to make snowflakes in the matching rainbow colors.

I added some pops of black throughout the page and I also added some of the chipboard flair from the collection -- in all the matching colors!

Here are a few more close ups: 

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 March Challenges album in our Facebook Group. You have plenty of time to participate. Play along until April 5th 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. Thank you for stopping by!  See you again soon! XO o.g.

..:: luck-o-the melon ::..

Hi Friends!  I am up on the {a flair for buttons} blog today with this layout using three pieces of flair from the Brave Soul flair set in the {a flair for buttons} Etsy store. I am also using PinkFresh Studio's Super Cool and My Favorite Story collections, both available in the Paper Issues Store. Here is a look at my layout.

I was inspired by the Monochromatic Fanatic challenge over in the Paper Issues {Friends & Fans} FB page. For the month of March we are using mostly GREEN on our project for this challenge. I wanted to add a few pops of black and white to break up all the green -- and that's where the flair came in! Here are a few close ups:

I thought the speech bubble "Live life on your terms" fit perfectly with the "Wander without reason" flair!

I did a bunch of stitching behind the whole layout, just to add some fun texture and more green to the page. I also had a little fun with the title. 

And here is a look at the story behind the photo:

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

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