Double Trouble - Paper Issues

 Guys, this layout looks like I threw up product all over the place. 

I swear I had a plan in mind and then it got busy busy.  I created this layout LIVE over at Paper Issues Friends and Fans FB group.  You can go see it HERE.  I used Shimelle Never Grow Up and lots of it!  I had to use the dog.  Then I had to use the dandelions that look like marijuana. Then I had to use the bird.  It just kept going on and on.  I started out by scrap lifting myself.  

That always makes a layout easier to pull together.  

However, there is nothing easy, at least on the eyes, going on here.  

Rock Paper Scissors - Paper Issues

Morning!

I recently started eating a kit for Paper Issues.  It is called Nothin' But the Kitchen Sink.  

The idea of the kit is to use everything you received.  With very little wiggle room.  If you get 12 buttons, you gotta use all 12 buttons.  It is actually really really challenging but fun.  

For the June Kitchen Sink Page Kit, I created the layout below.  

Below that, is what the actual kits looks like and a link to it in the store.  

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Make Your Magic Together - Paper Issues

I was able to create a layout today.  A day I normally don't touch paper.  

A day that I am usually at church and hanging with the fam.  Since the world is in a weird place right now, I decided to create a rainbow if happiness.  Got crafty to kill time since we will be together as a family EVERYDAY for the ext 2 weeks.  Stay safe all.  

I mixed together 3 different Shimelle collections to get this rainbow of goodness.  

It is a scraplift so under my layout, I'll show you MandaJane's so you can see where the inspiration came from.  

Field Trip, Box of Crayons and Never Grow Up

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Rock the World - Paper Issues

I did another LIVE scrapbooking video over at Paper Issues.  

I thought that I would gather random items that coordinate instead of a collection that already matched.  It was really a lot of fun.  I don't think I have done that in a really long time.  I also used a plate to cut a big circle!

I did use some Amy Tangerine, Shimelle and Bella Blvd.

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This photo of my boy getting his training wheels off his bike.  I swear, he would still have them on to this day if we let him.  He is not one to be off his own feet.  As a matter of fact, the last time he was on a bike, he fell off and broke his wrist.  It has been a couple years since he has even attempted to get on one.  Wonder how he is going to teach his own kids??  

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In my video, you seriously enter my head.  I tell you everything I am thinking. How I use the dinosaur as the Loch Ness monster.  The circle of fish as the ocean.  Bugs and spiders cause they hang out near water.  So, in the end, I'm not sure if its the ocean or a lake but who cares!  It is all perfect!

Zac Brown Band - Paper Issues.

Today, I am participating in the Wish Upon a Star challenge over at Paper Issues!  

Use stars as your inspiration for this challenge. It could be as simple as using star stickers or as elaborate as creating a starry night background. The possibilities are as big as your imagination!

You can find all the October Paper Issues Challenges over at Paper Issues, PIFF Page. 

So, I used stars all right.  All over, color coordinating with my rainbow stripes.  

The collection is by Shimelle and its called Field Trip.  

It is really relevant for boys but I picked out what I wanted and created a page with my chums at a Zac Brown Concert.  We had so much fun. 

This is my third year in a row going with the Mastro's.  Randy was pulled out of town for work so Julie became my date!

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Rainbow Looms - Paper Issues

Morning!
Mary-Ann here.  Are any of you having fun with the new Craft a Rainbow Challenge over at Paper Issues?  I think it is one of my favorites.   All you have to do is create something with the rainbow colors.  Or even just a portion of the rainbow.  I went all out with a whole lot of rainbow!!!

I used the Shimelle - Box of Crayons collection.  Remember when Rainbow Looms were all the craze?  Well, my boy was all over it and could make some pretty amazing things with the small rubber  bands.  I was pretty impressed.  Impressed that he could spend hours creating with it too.  He must get the creative gene from me, for sure!

Happy - Paper Issues

Good morning.

When I opened the March Swag Bag and saw the toothpick thingy, I knew exactly what I was going to use for a photo. I have had this photo of my BFF and I from the USMC in 2013.  The gold frame was perfect for Kathy's dress and the purple touches were perfect for mine!

I also threw in some of  Glitter Girl by Shimelle.  

A purple flair from A Flair for Buttons.  

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Selfie Stick - Paper Issues

Hey there!

I love new things.  A few years ago, they came out with the Selfie Stick.  I got one for Christmas.  You all know what it is, but will our grandkids know?  I am sure there will be things that come along that are much much better than a Selfie Stick.  

So the day after Christmas, the three of us were giving it a try.  None of us knew where to look and my mom would not stop moving her mouth for a good photo!  

Anyway, I wanted to document that, along with my crazy husband so I used a Swag Bag from Paper Issues to create something fast and easy. 

I started with the bag and just two really old punches that I had.  Boom.  Layout done!  

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Hot Dog - Paper Issues

Ad you know, I create a mood board once a month for the Pinspire Me Challenge over at Paper Issues.  I do the blog post with all of the fun DT layouts then sit around and wait for the amazing fan projects!  Playing along enters you into a drawing for a month prize.  

Here is the Pinspire Me Mood Board...  gorgeous isn't it!  

I may have had something in mind when I designed it.  

Here is my take on the board.  I was inspired by the colors along with the obvious!!!  I used Shimelle Little by Little, available in the PI Store for 20% off with code: Mary-Ann.

NASCAR - A Flair for Buttons

I feel like my title should be capitalized, so I did.  Kinda like I am hollering, so you can hear me through all the revving engines and screeching tires! How fun is this Shimelle - Go Now Go collection and my choice of flair to document our day at the races?  

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I am on the A Flair for Buttons blog today with this fun layout.

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Pokemon Adventure - Paper Issues

Do you have a Pokemon Go fan?  We do.  He is not addicted, but does have fun when I remind him to play.  After eating a big fat meal a couple months ago, we decided to walk around our town.  There were tons of Pokemon all over the place.  Lots of stops too.  It was fun and we stretched our legs and walked off some of our grub!

I used the Shimelle Go Now Go collection that you can grab in the Paper Issues store for 20% off with code: Mary-Ann.  I also used the Pokemon acrylics and wood veneers from Colorcast Designs.  

So, each Sunday, a layout is picked from a PI design team member to be the Scraplift Sunday layout. I lifted Lina Monaco's lovely layout and came up with this!  

Thanks for stopping by!

Here is Lina's original layout. 

Fun - Paper Issues

Its that time again for (P)inspire Me Mood Board over at Paper Issues.  I have chosen the inspiration board and have to tell you that it is so pretty!  I would love for you to play along and tag me so I can see your projects.  Here is my take.....any guesses on what inspired me?

It is always fun to have some sort of jumping off point.  A sketch, a mood board, Take 5, whatever!  Paper Issues is always providing inspiration.  

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