This Makes Me Smile - Paper Issues

I have been loving all the new challenges over at Paper Issues.  

Recently, things have been changing on a monthly basis.  Makes it more fun and inspiring.  

I played a long with the "MOM turned upside down spells WOW" challenge. I used Crate Paper Chasing Dreams and Gather.  Best thing about Crate, most things work well together.  

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I used an older photo from 2013 from when my mom and her sister came down for visit for a few days.  Bub was in his glory.  All the attention goes to him.  He ended up calling them him two moms.  Crazy.  

Here is the challenge....

May brings us so many things to celebrate — moms, mom figures, role models and flowers. Or, you could focus on mom duties, mom stuff, kid stuff, etc. Just play along. If you dare, turn things upside down!

You have until June 3rd to play along. Your entry must be new and no double dipping! That means, you can only submit each project once.

Marine Reunion - Paper Issues

A couple years ago, a bunch of Marines got together for a mini reunion.  It was fabulous.  On this day, we spent the day on the Battleship North Carolina.  There definitely is a bond of brotherhood between these men and their families.  I love being a part of it.  We have made friends for life with so many people. 

I find that we are very loyal and committed to relationships that we develop.  

It has been a struggle since we have left the Marine Corps.  

It seems to me that people have a much different perspective on what a friend is.  During my husbands 20+ years, we have made friends that are like family.  We bring them into our hearts unconditionally.  

Any-who, I played along with the Paper Issues Monochromatic challenge.  Its pretty fun.  I may have cheated because you can use black or white as an add on and I used silver.   Oops!

Oh, I used Pebbles Night Night collection from the PI Store.  Get it or anything else for 2-% off with code: Mary-Ann.

Water Country - Fancy Pants

Morning!  

For a few years now, we have gone to Water Country with some friends.  We always have a fun time. This year, the crowd grew even more!  It was fun trying to capture a complete group photo with smiling faces.  

I used Poolside from Fancy Pants, and it has the perfect colors to match my photos.  Also, since there are girls in the photos....... I get to use a bit of PINK! Win Win!

See that cut file?  It is FREE from Paper Issues.  This one is called Sunny Day but there are hundreds of FREE files to choose from.

Party Time - Queen & Co.

Good morning!

Mary-Ann Maldonado here, with a fun, pom pom filled, Birthday Bash layout.  Who doesn't love colorful pom poms?  I know I do!  

When looking through the paper pad included in the Birthday Bash Kit, I chose the most boyish ones I could.  Super easy to switch this over to girly too.  I then download and cut a FREE cut file from Paper Issues for the birthday hat.  

I placed 1 inch strips behind the opening and then machine stitched around the border of the hat and the layout.

I stamped the balloon bouquet on white paper, tied ribbon and back with foam tape for dimension.  Then I started covering the stamped ballots with pom poms!  I used the star and banner dies to add more to my page.  Then I placed coordinating Rivets on top of each star.  I touch of journaling and my layout was complete.  

Thank you for stopping by.  I hope that you are inspired to create a layout with our Birthday Bash Kit.

Mary-Ann MaldonadoProducts used:
Rivets
Birthday Bash Kit