Well hello there! I'm on the Paper Issues blog today with my project for the Split Personality challenge. This is a new challenge for us. Immediately I started thinking of ideas. Black/white, pattern/solid, stripes/polka dots. The possibilities are endless.

I will be honest, this is nothing like the idea I had in my head. I have no idea how I ended up this way. Well, I do, so here goes. I love all the Pink Paislee Together for Christmas plaids papers and wanted to mix them up to create a half and half. Nope. Couldn't make it work the way I wanted it to. on to plan B. 

I lined up the plaids. Hmmm. I like that. Then I stitched them down. No changing it now! I kept going, loading up the right side of the page with paper, stickers, ephemera. Then hit me. My split personality could be most of the design on one side of the page, a little bit on the other side. I added a small cluster on the edge of the left side. And that's the story of how my split personality page came to be. 

I found this light festival was in town over the holidays. We don't usually do Christmas stuff, but I wanted to do something with the family that we could all enjoy. There were over 1 million lights hanging, dangling, in all kinds of shapes. It was a bit cheesy, but also lots of fun. Plus, it's always a bonus if you can get a family photo, let alone a good one!

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Yeti for Snow

Hey there! I'm sharing my first post of the year on the Paper Issues blog today. The Snow White challenge is one of the many all new challenges this we have this year.

Want to know what my first thought was when I saw this challenge? Disney's Snow White. That meant a Disney page. Well, I did go to Disneyland over the summer. Nah, not feeling it. What's next. Snow? We haven't had any this winter. Crud. I probably just jinxed myself. Oh well.

Hmmm, I do have Doodlebug Winter Wonderland I could play with, and I do live with a child who thinks he's part Yeti so why not?

Alrighty. I started with one of our awesome free cut files,  Drop Down Stitching Snowflakes. After I stitched them, I embellished them with patterned papers and the glittery stickers. Ok great. That part was done. Now what do I do? Well, I kept it pretty simple. I used the Snowflowers paper as a matte for the photos. I need to have a place to put the Yeti sticker!

Well, there you have it. My first blog post in the books. I appreciate you stopping by to see my creative view. When I'm not here, you can always find more of me on Instagram @thebeachygal. Head over to our Facebook group to see this and all of our  January Challenges. Remember to use DEVRA at checkout when you shop the Paper Issues store to receive 20% off your purchase.