Darling | Paper Issues 30 Days of Sketches - Day 15

Well, I'm halfway through my mission of completing all 30 Days of Sketches at Paper Issues. Here's my layout for sketch 15:

Here's the sketch. I followed it pretty closely, except I used two photos and frames in place of tags.

Here are some details. I used Carta Bella's Summer Market collection. I love the texture on their papers.

I fussy cut a frame from a paper I got from Paris last summer. I cut the frame in half to preserve the paper.

I used some old American Crafts Remarks sticker for the title. I added some die cut leafy branches, punched butterflies, and Nuvo Drops to round out my layout.

I hope you'll come play with us. Sketches are so much fun and a great way to get pages done quickly or give you a kick-start when your mojo's gone missing.

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Cool Kid | Paper Issues Scraplift Sunday Challenge

Schools are closed for a couple of weeks because of the coronavirus, so I've got some extra time to play in my scrap room, which means I get to play in some of my favorite challenges at Paper Issues--Scraplift Sunday. Here's my latest page, made as a gift for one of my fourth grade students.

Here's Devra's awesome layout we got to scraplift. 

Here are some details. I dug through my paper pads in search of a boy collection and found Carta Bella's Boy Oh Boy collection. I used BasicGrey chipboard letters and old Pink Paislee alphas for my title. I found that awesome Studio wood veneer speech bubble in my stash that was perfect. 

I have a thing for monsters, and I fussy cut them from one of the papers and added googly eyes. The labels are old October Afternoon labels. I tend not to use them because most of the papers I like to use have a white base, but the papers in the Boy Oh Boy collection have an off-white base. I added some more wood veneer--a heart, ampersand, and tiny stars. And of course Nuvo drops, which are now a favorite supply.

I used acrylic-paint-tinted texture paste and an AALL & Create stencil.

I hope you'll come play in this or one of the many other challenges at Paper Issues. You could win a gift certificate! And if you shop at the store, please use my code, Debbi (no e on the end), and you'll get 20% off your entire purchase!

Autumn Joy | Bramble Fox

I'm up on the Bramble Fox blog today! Here's my post:

Hey, everyone! Fall is in full swing here in the United States, and the title pieces from the November Fox Box are perfect for documenting all those wonderful autumn outings. I created this 8 x 8 page for a friend's trip to the pumpkin patch with her twins.

I used Carta Bella's lovely Fall Market collection to make my layout. I roughed up the edges of my paper and tilted it to give the feel of the bouncy hayride.

How beautiful is the script font on the "joy" Perspextive title piece?

The wreath on this layout is a free cut file from Paper Issues that I backed with some of the patterned papers in Fall Market collection along with other papers from my stash. Sometimes I leave the vinyl coating on the Perspextives, like I did here, which makes the color more muted to go with the papers I used.

I just love these sweet Bramble Fox heart Perspextives! They're perfect for adding to clusters of embellishments.

I hope I've given you some inspiration for using the beautiful Bramble Fox Perspextives. We love seeing what you do with the products, so please be sure to share your work in our Facebook group.