Incredible - Paper Issues

 I had another LIVE FB Video over on the PIFF page for Paper Issues.

This time, I scrap lifted Erika Breslin.  I have attached her original below mine.  I used Fancy Pants Side Kick Optional.  Grab anything from Paper Issues for 20% off with code: Mary-Ann.

Snapchat Filters - Paper Issues

Morning!

I'm here today with a scraplift layout from last weeks

Scraplift Sunday by Becky over at Paper Issues.

Lets take a look at my layout then we will look at hers and see the similarities and differences

I used Pretty Little Studio Glitter & Ice.

Turkey - Paper Issues

This month's Pinspire Me Mood Board is live on the Paper Issues blog today.  

It is full of warm, cold day colors that will have you drinking hot chocolate, wrapped in a flannel blanket to view this post.  

Upload it to the PIFF FB page and be entered to win a gift card to the Paper Issues Store.  Win win!  You can see more of the team designs on the BLOG today.  

My layout consists of two photos of my boy, dressed in two different turkey hats, two different years!  The kid is crazy!

I used Jen Hadfield's Warm and Cozy collection designed for Pebbles.

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Here is a look at the mood board.  What inspires you?  Can you tell what inspired me?

January Java Journal Day 25 - Paper Issues

It is my turn again over at Paper Issues, sharing on PIFF and prompting the followers with ideas today.  You can play along HERE.  

For this entry, I decided to document "Reasons why your kids should think you are cool!"  

Key word is SHOULD!  

hehe

I am cool, right?

Fall Harvest - Paper Issues - Crop

Good morning!

Time to wake up and participate in some, if not all of the fun challenges over at the Paper Issues Fall Crop.  Now, 10:00am, is my time for a challenge.  I have challenged you, and all other scrappers, to create a layout using the amazing Swag Bag.  Only offered over on the PI store.  It contains lots of bits and pieces of the most current product available. 

The catch is, you can only use one, uno, 1, sheet of 12x12 paper to accompany your Swag Bag layout.  You can mix and match bags or use only one, that part is up to you.  

Here is what I created.  

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Jacks - Paper Issues

So, over at Paper Issues, every month the offer a sketch (Sketchy Saturday) to help inspire and get the mojo flowing.  This month, they have based their sketch off of a super amazingly talented layout by  Becki Adams' Turkey Dinner LO for Bella as inspiration

Lets first take a look at my layout. 

I used Crate Paper's After Dark.  I think you may have read that I love love love it!!!

Alex, Emily and Roman pumpkin carving last year.  Our last year together:o(

GO HERE to link up.  There will be prizes!

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Grateful - Paper Issues

Every month, Paper Issues offers a FREE printable.

They have asked the design team to come together and show you different ways in which you could use these FREE printable. 

I decided to fussy cut the fox and use him on the bottom right of my layout.  

This is my boy, 5 years ago.  Playing with his bow and arrow with his Thanksgiving hat he made at school.  If you look close, he may have tattoos and listen closely to hear his battle cry!

Isn't he cute? My boy and the fox!

Go HERE to see all the FREE printable that PI has offered over the months.  

I used Pink Paislee Cedar Lane collection.  

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#RAD - Simple Stories Spotlight - Paper Issues

By now you should have figured out that Paper Issues does a Product Spotlight pretty often.  They ask their team to create projects with one specific collection, see how we all interpret it differently and share it all with their viewers.  It is pretty fun.  You will have to go HERE to see what  the other members have created with this months collection:  So RAD by Simple Stories.  

Having a boy makes this collection right up my alley!

Since they only share the entire l about, I thought I would include closeups of my project over here for you.   Don't you love the cork paper?  I do!

Did you notice the PI PaperPOP?  This bottle of glue is from the set called Sniffy McGlue!  

See you again soon.

Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner - Paper Issues

I know that I post tons of layouts for Paper Issues here.  

You just gotta know how much I love all the ides and inspiration that flows from that place.  

They have a FREE cut file each month, Issues that you can participate in to have a chance to win prizes and a FREE printable.  Which leads me to this post.  

When I saw the "Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner" I KNEW exactly what I was going to do.  

This is Flo.  Our Frenchie person.  Or so we all think.  

She is standing with her nose in the pantry were we keep the treats.  She will stay like this until you see her or leave the room.  She does not whine.  Does not bark.  She waits.  Silently as you walk by her.  Hoping and probably praying that you'll open the door and give her a snack.

It is pathetic, truly it is.

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Planner Spotlight - Paper Issues

Today is a fun team up with some of the ladies over at the Paper Issues blog.  We are all trying to share different ways to use our various planners.  

My point is, you can use anything you want in a planner.  ANYTHING!  For next week, I don't have a ton on my schedule so I decided to pick out a few things that I have been setting aside, to make sure that I used them on next weeks projects.  Using decorative bobby pins and/or paperclips attach your items in a temporary way.  

I love the lavender and purple colors for July in my The Happy Planner by mambi (me & my BIG ideas.)  Since I am wearing purple shirt today, why not go for pink, purple and turquoise embellishments for my upcoming projects?

Oh my, that crooked banner paperclip is going to drive me nuts!  I have three different clumpings.  Each are for different projects.  I am going to use ephemera and  bobby pins  from Crate Paper.  Washi tapes.  Tags from American Crafts and grey ones from the PI store.  Heidi Swapp Paperclips.  Best thing here, is the little doilies from the PI store.  They usually come in sets of 75 but Cassie has 

graciously  broken them up into sets that include a tiny bit from each color.  Who wants 75 of one color anyway?

Then I started to embellish my pages as things started to fill in.  

So, grab all the little things that you LOVE and have to have.  It does not have to coordinate with anything else you buy.  Throw these things into your planner.  Grab washi tapes and paper clips while your at it.  You won't be sorry.  It will take your planner to a completely different level. 

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