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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.

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Hi Friends! I am up on the {a flair for buttons} blog today with this layout using three pieces of flair from three different flair sets from {a flair for buttons}!  Here is a look at what I made:

There was a virtual crop this last weekend at Paper Issues Facebook Page. One of the challenges was to use stitching -- so I did a bunch of stitching on this layout using metallic gold thread! Here are some close-ups:

This travel flair is from the Hashtag Summer Flair set. It fit the theme and color scheme of this layout.  All of my papers are from the Paper Issues March Scrapbook kit (sold out).

This little sloth ephemera from the kit was perfect for this layout!  And I thought this flair from the Lovely Words 10 Flair set matched his personality well!

And finally, you know I couldn't get by without adding adding a piece of flair from the Sloth Love Flair Set! This is the first of many layouts that I am sure I will do about how Covid-19 is changing how things work these days.

Here are a few more close ups:

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

Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope this blogpost finds you and your family safe and healthy. XO o.g.

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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.