Hello there!  It cannot be the last day of March already! Where did the month go?!?! Well, I'm on the  Paper Issues blog today closing out the month with this week's sketch. Look at how fun it is!

By now, you had to know I was going to give my own spin. Oh, dont get me wrong. This sketch is awesome. But I saw the chevron and got my own idea. I have the super versatile PinkFresh Studio Chevron stamp.  Im always thinking about different ways to use my supplies. So, for the stamp, why not flip it to create more of a patterned background! Same goes for Distress Oxides. I blended 3 greens all on the same stampto create a marbled look when stamped. I did the same with the 3 yellows. I also used textured cardstock so it looks a bit distressed. I stamped some extra images, then cut them out and popped them up for a little bit extra. 

Next? Paper.  PinkFresh Studio Keeping It Real. Why?  My favorite things are the stickers and ephemera. Come on, they couldn't be more perfect.  I didn't want to take away from the photos or stamping, so these little bits are enough! I even used my Tab Punch! I like using a sketch as a starting point as much as I like using it the way it was designed. I hope I gave you some ideas for both today!

Every day he watches and observes and absorbs everything around him. Lately, he has decided he doesn't like the trash can out so he is always trying to put it away. He figured out how to do it himself. Works for me. I wonder if I can teach him to put all the laundry away?

Like I said, I'm closing out the March Challenges. Never fear! April Challenges will be posted in our Facebook Group tomorrow AND, you have until Sunday, April 4 to enter your March projects for a chance to win a Gift Card to the Paper Issues shop! Head over there now to grab the PinkFresh Studio Chevron stamp or any of the new Simple Stories and Fancy Pants collections. Use DEVRA at checkout for 20% off your purchase. 

Thanks for stopping by today. Head over to Instagram @thebeachygal to see more of what I've been creating. 

For A Reason

Good morning! IIt's a beautiful day for some sunshine and flowers and  bright colors. Oh wait. Wrong challenge. What was I thinking. Today's project is for the Love to Hear Percussion challenge and I' sharing it on the Paper Issues blog.

I didn't get messy, but I sure did play with ink!  I made my background!  I mixed 3 different pink Distress Oxides Kitsch Flamingo, Spun Sugar, and Picked Raspberry, with PinkFresh Studio Layered Stencils. Can I say how much I love these stencils?!?! They are so easy use. I love the way the 3 colors blend. I cant wait ti try it with other color combinations!  

Even better, the pinks are an awesome companion to PinkFresh Studio Keeping It Real !  I think they blend beautifully with the Deep Breath floral paper and all of the Floral Ephemera. Seriously. The flowers. Get them if you don't have them. And phrase stickers. They are the best. I found a few that fit the mood of my page!

See, you don't always have to be messy playing with inks and paints! Try it my way. It's fun!  Grab some Distress Oxides, PinkFresh Studio  and more in the Paper Issues Shop! Its all 20% off when you use DEVRA at checkout. Thanks so much for stopping by my creative view today. Check out more of what Ive been creating @thebeachygal on Instagram.  See you again soon!

Snow Chill

Hey there snow there! Who's ready for a little Sunday Scraplifting? That's right, friends. Another Scraplift Sunday is upon us and today and I'm sharing my lift of Kelly's layout on the Paper Issues blog today.

I love a good vertical design and this lift did not disappoint! To be honest, there wasn't much I wanted to change up. I thought about flipping it horizontal, but where's the fun in that? I even knew how I would do the title!

It doesn't snow here regularly, so when it does, its always a huge ordeal. The upside is new photos! My dog loves the snow. LOVES. He prances and hops around all over. He digs with his nose then bites it too! It's so much fun to watch.  

The challenge for me today was paper!!! I have no wintery snowy themed paper right now. Nope.  I had to improvise. Enter PinkFresh Days of Splendor! Yup. It's a fall collection, so kinda the same thing right? I lied the cool minty colors on the Grateful Heart paper and the purples in the Ephemera were icy perfection.  Before I glued anything though, I made the background with distress oxides in Speckled Egg. I used Weathered Wood with a stencil to create the 'snowflakes' around the page. Oh, the most fun I has was making the title using the Elle's Studio Medium Jane Alpha stamps. I used both the Solid and the Outline stamps with PinkFresh Studio Urban Raincoat ink. Amazing and so much fun to layer. I highly recommend them!

Well, there you have it! Hope to see you playing along with us. You can find this Scraplift Sunday,  along with all of the other challenges in the March Challenge album, in our Facebook Group. Shop the Paper Issues store for new PinkFresh Studio and so much more, Use DEVRA at checkout for 20% off your purchase. Thanks for stopping by today. See you again soon