:: live in the moment ::

Pinspire me Monday over on the Paper Issues Blog!  Here's the inspiration:

And here is my take on it:

I'm using Shimelle's True Stories collection.



The colors in the collection were perfect for the (P)inspiration. Don't you love those alphas?



I also used a couple of die cuts and the wooden buttons from the collection. I cut one of the patterned papers (english breakfast) -- tons of stripes -- and placed it over the yellow patterned paper.  Then I machine stitched through each strip -- this is inspired by stripes on the quote part of the (p)inspiration piece.

And the story. The story is all about B. singing and dancing and jumping "in the rain" with her umbrella (I chose this story and photo because of the cutie with the umbrella in the (p)inspiration piece).


This was a fun one to make!  Want to play along?  Get the details here.

Pick up Shimelle's latest collection or just about anything else you can think of at the Paper Issues Store.  Use the code orangegearle and get 20% off your entire purchase!

See you soon!

:: a splash of fun ::

Hi friends! I'm up on the Paper Issues blog today with a layout created with products from October Afternoon!

Check out the Paper Issues blog today to see more inspiration from the design team.


I super loved working with this product!! There's still some in the store, along with a bunch of newer stuff as well!  Don't forget to use the code orangegearle for 20% off your entire purchase!

:: wonderful, brave, & happy spirit :: new issue monday

It's New Issue Monday on the Paper Issues Blog!  This issue is All About that Face! I'm linking up this layout for sure!

I couldn't resist this photo of our sweet B. That face! She was so excited about the first day of swimming lessons!

And what about that Crate Paper??  Holy smokes!  I am in love with the Crate Paper Wonder collection, and it was perfect for these photos. There are tons of new products in the store. Grab some Crate Paper or anything else and don't forget to use the code orangegearle for 20% off your purchase!

More details on the issue: As you can probably guess, this is all about photos. Whether they include faces or not, we want to see macro photos/close ups, portraits, team photos, selfies, funny face photos, "bad" photos, vintage photos, group photos, Instagram photos...You get the idea, right?  Download August's free printable, The Beach is Calling, from the Paper Issues store and use one or more of the cards on your project.

Link up your projects for a chance to win a $20 gift card to the Paper Issues Store!


See you soon!