Hey there and welcome to the last week in August. Say what? Anyway, I'm on the Paper Issues Blog today with a project for the Let's Get Strip Faced challenge.   

Oh I had ideas for this challenge. Ok, one idea really and it involved rainbows, patterned paper and Swag Bags. Who doest love that? Let's talk about the Swag Bag for a sec. These papers are already cut into 3x4 pieces of paper. All I did was grab a handful of paper, 2 of each color in the rainbow, then cut them into strips. That's when the fun happened! I wove the 2 pieces together! Oh yeah, that was totally relaxing. Then I wove all the colors together. So cool! I didnt want to cover it up! But I did. I only added a few embellishments, some glittery Amy Tangerine hearts, some Shimelle Never Grow Up stickers and a variety of enamel dots and shapes. It really didn't need much else.  I really like manipulating paper to fit my needs. Try it sometime! its fun to do something different!

I'm so happy you stopped by my creative view today! You can find this and all of our challenges in the  August Challenges album in our Facebook Group.  You have until Sept 6 to play along for a chance to win a gift Card to the Paper Issues store!  Remember to use DEVRA at checkout for 20% off your purchase!  See you next time!

Everyday Adventures

Well hello there! I'm on the Paper Issues blog again today bringing you another of our awesome sketches! Check this baby out! So many possibilities!

So let me tell you a little secret. I actually started this layout a while ago. If I remember, I got stuck, so I never finished it. I started again determined to finish. 

There was only one choice of paper for this photo. Vicki Boutin Let's Wander and watercolor foundations paper. Need anything else? Not really.  Want to know another secret? I wasn't feeling the big background circle. Nope. What I did have though were some scraps of the Beach Vibe paper that I have cut some circles out of. Wow. What an awesome background! I cut another paper, layering strips. Then I covered them with a bunch of ephemera, stickers and chipboard. That's all I did. Really. I see the sketch don't you? 

I do not take for granted that he will spend time with me. Not only that, he makes the time to spend with me. We went to one of our favorite spots, Snoqualmie Falls for a morning of fresh air. It's nice to get lost in our own backyard.

Thanks for stopping by today. Find this and the rest of my stuff on Instagram, @thebeachygal. You can find  Vicki Boutin and so much more in the Paper Issues shop. Use DEVRA at checkout for 20% off your purchase. Head over to our Facebook group to join this and all of our August challenges.  Even better, this weekend is our Summer Crop, you totally want to be there for fun & games and more than 20 new challenges.  Hope to see you there!

Buzzed Bros

Oh Boy! It's a new month of challenges and I'm sharing my first one on the Paper Issues Blog today. Did I already say Oh Boy? I meant Oh Buoy! No, there will be no boats or anything nautical. This page is all boy! My boys and their freshly self done haircuts that is. 

I've been so inspired by Danielle and her mixed media mayhems that I decided to give it a try myself. I created the background using Vicki Boutin foundation paper, art crayons, both wet and dry and stencils. 

Once I had finished the background, I had to figure out the rest. Well, I had already chosen Simple Stories Bro & Co to use.I grabbed a couple of papers, mostly Live Out Loud. I even used both sides! I combined some Combo Cardstock Stickers and Journal Bits to created some cool embellishment layers. The Foam Phrase Stickers are ready made titles. Who doesn't love that? 

There you have it.  I hope I inspired you to try mixing the media! I loved it! Head over to the Paper Issues shop to get yourself the things I used here and so much more! Use DEVRA at checkout for 20% off your purchase. Find this challenge as well as many more in the August Challenge album in our Facebook group. We cant wait to see what you make!  See you next time!

So Cheesy

Hey there! I'm on Paper Issues Blog the today with this little number I made for the Make A Splash challenge. Nobody said this had to be about the pool or ocean did they?  This is all about water, or in my case, watercolors. 

I've been sitting on my Dina Wakely gloss sprays. Do I know how to use them? Nope. Was I going to give them a try? Yup. And so I did. I sprayed at the top of Vicki Boutin Foundations paper, then used a paint brush to dribble the paint down the page. I wanted it to look like melting cheese. Cheesy right? 

Then I took some Vicki Boutin Art crayons and stencils to create the rest of the background. I was inspired by CassieBox and Kelly Feldman, the way they used the drips on their paper.  The only thing left was paper. What could be better than all the food themed pieces from you guessed it, Vicki Boutin's Let's Wander

This was easy peasy and so cheesy! Head over to the Paper Issues shop to get yourself all the things I used here and more! Use DEVRA at checkout for 20% off your purchase. Find this challenge as well as many more in the July Challenge Album in our Facebook group. We cant wait to see what you make!  Until next time....

Decade

Hey there! I'm on the Paper Issues blog   on this favorite of days, Scraplift Sunday! Today we are lifting Kelly's bright cheerful LO.

I couldn't wait to lift this! Can you say awesome design?!?! You know what else? I was dying to cut into PinkFresh Let's Stay Home! Oh right. Let me get back to the design. Yep. Love it. But you know what? The photo I chose is bigger. So, automatically this was going to be different. But hey, that's why we call it a lift right? 

I started with the Hold On paper as the background. I mean why use plain white when you can use an awesome stripe?  I love the rainbow Better Things Ahead paper. I cut it apart to make my wonky strips. Remember I mentioned my photo being larger? Well, that meant I needed to simplify the layering behind it. Since this page is about my family and our house, I used some of the family oriented ephemera. And that was pretty much it. Oops, I almost forgot a title and some Nuvo drops. Now it's done. 

I can't believe we've been living here for 10 years. In a lot of ways it seems like a long time. In others it seems like yesterday. 

Thanks so much for stopping by my creative view today. Head over to Instagram @thebeachygal to find more of my crafty projects. 

You can find this and all of our challenges in the July challenge album in our Facebook group . Shop Paper Issues using DEVRA at checkout for 20% off your purchase. See you again soon!

Walk With Me

Hey there and good morning!  I'm on the Paper Issues blog today sharing this project for the July This or That challenge . I always think oh, this is going to be so easy. Nope. That's why it's called a challenge.

So, This or That turned out to be not so bad! My secret this month? The Paper Issues Kit and Swag Bag. It had everything I needed (and didn't need!) to get this done.  I'll be honest, the hardest decision was red or blue! I had to start there. This kit was filled with red making that an easy decision, so red it is!. After that, the rest fell into place fairly easily. Polka Dots, Flair, Circle, Paper clip, Sequins and Stripes. 

I love when paper does the work for me. Starburst paper as a background is one of the best for that. It can stand alone, making design so easy! That's how I used it today.  Next, I used the Photoplay Stick Together cut apart paper for the polka dot strip and the clouds! Yep. I fussy cut them out of another strip! A Flair for Buttons is my favorite flair, so that was a no brainer. Sequins add some sparkle to the clouds. The circles and paperclips came from my stash. See? Easy.

Of all the disruption COVID has brought to our lives, one welcome disruption for me is being able to walk my dog every day. I enjoy the time to get outside, clear my head and spend some time alone, well, with my dog anyway. 

Thanks so much for stopping by my creative view today. Head over to Instagram @thebeachygal to find more of my crafty projects. 

You can find this and all of our challenges in the July challenge album in our Facebook group . Shop Paper Issues using DEVRA at checkout for 20% off your purchase. See you again soon!

Master & Apprentice

Oh hello! I'm up on the Paper Issues blog today sharing my layout for the Grill Skills challenge. 

We have so many jokes about grilling in my family. I couldn't pass this one up. We call my Dad the Grill Master, and my husband the Burn Master. 

This was the perfect opportunity to cut into Simple Stories Summer Farmhouse. I'm a sucker for anything with primary colors as it is. Throw in a summer theme and I'm all in! I started with the Sunnies and Sandals paper for the background. Woodgrain background? No brainer! I knew I wanted to make pinwheels out of the Simple Pleasures paper. So that's what I did. They worked perfectly as a border between the photos and the title! Speaking of the title, if you don't have any of the Simple Stories Foam Alphas, you are missing out. I have them in every color, I used navy today.  The finishing touches are layers of Journal Bits and Combo Cardstck stickers. 

Thanks so much for stopping by my creative view today. When I'm not here, you can find me on Instagram @thebeachygal. See you again soon!

SonShine

I cant believe it's June already! Well, let's kick off the month right with this Monochromatic Fanatic project I'm sharing on the Paper Issues Blog today!

Who's got the blues? Not me! Well, ok, I guess I do now! All shades of blue! This challenge is so fun for me. I like digging into my stuff too find coordinating pieces!

I put my paper to work for me today. Yes, yes I do that every time I scrap. Anyway, first I cut the Stitching Star Galaxy FREE cut file. Then I layered it over an ombre blue Pink Paislee paper. Boom. That was easy. Now what? Oh yeah. All those blue bits and pieces I grabbed needed to find their way onto the page.  

I snuck a visit to my son on his birthday. I wanted to add pieces that make me think of him and this day. I used Pinkfresh So Cool, Shimelle Never Grow up, Pretty Little Studio and Cocoa Vanilla stickers and ephemera. It's exactly how I wanted it: Positive, Inspiring and BLUE. 

I forget sometimes to mix up my paper collections. The Monochromatic Fanatic challenge is a great reminder to do that! You can find this and all of our challenges in the June Challenge album in our 

Facebook Group. You can find all of your favorite brands including Pink Paislee, Shimelle  and so many more in the Paper Issues shop. Use DEVRA at checkout for 20% off your purchase. 

Thanks for stopping by my creative view today. I'll be back again soon. In the meantime, you can find this and all of my other paper projects on Instagram @thebeachygal. 

52 Favorites-Be Happy

Hello there! It's Friday which means it's 52 Favorites day! I'm sharing Week 19 on the Paper Issues Blog today.

For most of us, these past few months have been so weird. I haven't been able to do all the fun stuff I like to do during the week or on weekends. Pretty sire most of you haven't either. One of my favorite things about 52 Favorites, is that is makes me stop to find the good things that happened during the week, no matter how small.

This week was my son's birthday. We celebrated with a physically distanced walk by the water. No big celebrations this year, but definitely the highlight of my week.

I'm using a 6x6 album I made filled with all different Vicki Boutin paper collections. I keep it super simple using mostly scraps of paper, stickers and  ephemera. I like to embellish one side, usually with the title and use the other side for the photo and journaling. It never takes me more than 30 minutes to do!

It's never too late to start this project. Make it your own. You can find this and all of the May challenges in our Facebook Group. You have until May 31 to enter to win a Gift card to the Paper Issues shop. Shop the store using DEVRA at checkout for 20% off your purchase. Thanks for stopping by and see you next time!

School At Home

Hello there! It's Scraplift Sunday and I'm sharing my lift of Lacey's page on the Paper Issues blog today!   

This is such a fun design and super different than what I would usually do. To me that's one of the best things about scraplifting: trying other styles, then adapting them to your own. That's exactly what I did here. 

I left the design alone, but played around with everything else.  I love the two wonky triangles! I have been taking pictures of my son while we try to do school everyday. I thought Shimelle Never Grow Up would be a good choice for them.  That Alphabet paper couldn't have been more perfect! I clustered a bunch of Stickers and ephemera. I love using sentiment stickers for my son. The words are inspiring just like him. 

Want to know a secret? I smudged the paint at the bottom of the page.  I tore piece out at the top too. This is one mistake that worked in my favor. 

Thanks so much for stopping by my creative view today. Check out more of my work on Instagram @thebeachygal. See you again soon!

Squeeze the Day

Hey there! I'm on the Paper Issues blog today sharing this project for the Heavy Metal challenge.

No, I didn't do a music page. Today I challenged myself to use something I never use and have a zillion. Can you guess? Brads. They're metal! I have so many. So many! Big, small, shaped, plain. I have them all.

I don't know why, but thisAmy Tangerine Aloha Leilani paper spoke to me in a big way! It said "Embellish me!" So I did. I used a different stitch on each color of the rainbow. I added decorative brads into some of the stitching in the pink, red yellow and aqua bends. They definitely add some texture and dimension to the paper!

After I placed my photo, I tucked and layered pieces of the Picnic in the Park ephemera and 6x12 stickers. I only used rainbow and monochromatic pieces too! The last thing I did was add some Pretty Little Studio Insta worthy Document Life Flair. I mean if we're talking heavy metal, I needed to make a statement right?

Thanks is much for stopping by my creative view today. I've been on a creative roll lately. Find more of my creativity on Instagram @thebeachygal. I'll be back here again soon. In the meantime, you can find this Amy Tangerine Picnic in the Park, Pretty Little Studio and so much more in the Paper Issues shop. Use DEVRA at checkout for 20% off your purchase. You'll be glad you did!

Cool Beans

Hey there! I'm on the Paper Issues blog today sharing this fun project for our Free File Free For All challenge. We have so many incredible FREE cut files sometimes it's hard to choose.  Not today friends. I've had this idea for quite some time. I just didn't take the time to do it, until today.

I started with 2 things.  The Rainbow Background  cut file and Nuvo Drops. Yep. That's my idea.  I filled in each curve with all the rainbow colors of Nuvo. Let me tell you, it was a painstaking process, but so worth it. It took some time to figure out the right amount of pressure to get the right thickness. Once I did, it went faster. Don't go too fast, mistakes happen. Ask me, I know.

Once it was dry, the rest was a breeze. I grabbed my newest Swag Bag and some Amy Tangerine Picnic in the Park ephemera. After layering behind the photo, I added a few more pieces of ephemera a few rainbow shaker slices and called it quits.

I love jelly beans. Jelly Bellys are my favorite, but I look forward to all the fun flavors available around Easter. Jolly Rancher jelly beans were a good find! I wonder what's coming next!

 Thanks so much for stopping by my creative view today. There are so many FREE cut files in the shop right now. There really is something for everyone. You can find all of the April Challenges in  Facebook Group. Shop the Paper Issues store for new Amy Tangerine and so much more. Use DEVRA at checkout for 20% off your purchase.

Besties

Hey there I'm on the  Paper Issues Blog today with a project for the That's Was Random Challenge!  This, is a challenge I can get behind! I love throwing random bits of stuff onto my pages!

I started with the new PinkFresh Super Cool collection. I started with the Fun Times Paper as the foundation foe the whole page. Those tags down the side make this super cool and super easy! From there I grabbed all of my PinkFresh. Yes, all of it! I rifled through all the paper scraps, stickers, acetate, chipboard and ephemera and just started adding bits here and there onto the page.  It worked!

This was so fun! Now you should try this too! Find this and all of our challenges in the March Challenges album in our Facebook group!  Shop the store for all of your paper crafting needs including new PinkFresh, Shimelle and Amy Tangerine now! Use DEVRA at checkout for 20 % off your purchase. See you next time!

Boss Lady

Hey there. I have a little something to share on A Flair For Buttons blog today.

Sometimes I go in spurts with flair. I use them all the time, then I don't. Well, I'm definitely in a "use them all the time" spurt right now.

I used all kinds of bits & things on this layout for the Paper Issues Danielle Does it Live challenge, including flair from 3 different sets. Marble Flair, Two Tone Hearts, and Sherbert Stars. I love to mix things up in size, shape, color and pattern. These flair did just that for this project. The colors matched this Pink Paislee Lucky Us paper perfectly.

The page is celebrating my recent promotion at work. I used the She Ra Power cut file for the title.

Thanks for stopping by my creative view today. See you back here again soon!

Super Awesome Rad Cool Kid

Hey there! I'm on the Paper Issues Blog today with a little project for the Take 5 challenge. This is one of my favorite challenges, and from what I see in our Facebook Group each month, its a fan favorite as well!

Check out this month's board:

Well, let me tell you, I had a blast creating my page! For me it always helps when I have great photos to work with. Boy did I today. My son loves watching all the kids walking through the halls between classes. His excitement is all over his face!

I wanted something bright and bold to highlight these priceless photos.  Shimelle collections always deliver on that wouldn't you say? Today I used what I had left of Field Trip. I started with the Fashionista Frames cut file. They are wonky and wonderful! I love the Genius Thickers so much I bought 2 of them. How perfect are they here not only to describe my kiddo, but probably how he was feeling too! Between the frames and Thickers, this page was about done. I used some bits from the 6x12 sticker sheet, and some shaker slices to tie it all together. Since no page is ever finished without Nuvo, I decorated the striped paper with tonal drops. And there you have it. My Take 5 of Stripes, yellow, green, tabs and triangles. 

Thanks for stopping by my creative view today. This is only one of the many new March Challenges. Head over to the Facebook Group for all the details and toms of fun. Grab some  Shimelle, some new PinkFresh, or Pink Paislee. Whatever inspires you, It's 20% off when you use DEVRA at checkout. See you here soon! In the meantime, catch me on  Instagram @thebeachygal

I'm Fondue You

Hello there!  I've been waiting impatiently to share this project on the Paper Issues Blog. Well, today's the day! Want to take a guess which challenge it's for? Well, I made this for the Sweet Talk challenge.

I'd been thinking about Conversation Heart Candy. I buy a box of them every year for my son. I have no idea if he eats them, but it started when he was little and he still smiles when he sees them.

Anyway, I wanted to have a pile of hearts on the page. Lucky for me, I found just what I was looking for with the  Mason Jar Fresh Picked free cut file. I got to work right away using Pink Paislee Lucky Us. OMG I love this Valentine collection. It's so happy. And colorful. In other words, right up my alley. I used 5 different papers, including Paper 10 for the background.  Then I cut the pile of hearts outline from of Paper 2, and filled them with Paper 12 and Paper 6. The best part was using and all the candy shaped stickers I could find on the  6x12 Stickers and Lucky Charm Phrase Thickers. With all of the colorful hearts, they were all the embellishments I needed to add.

We'd been talking about making a dessert fondue the entire month of December. For one reason or another we never did. We left it to that last possible moment to finally make it; the day we took him back to school. Better late than never right? 

 Mason Jar Fresh Picked

Thanks for stopping by my creative view today. You can see more of what I've been up to on Instagram @thebeachygal. Head over to the Paper Issues Facebook Group to see all of the February Challenges . You can find more Free Files, Pink Paislee,  new PinkFresh Studio and more in the Paper Issues shop. Use DEVRA at checkout for 20% off your purchase.