Beaming | Paper Issues 30 Days of Sketches - Day 13

I'm on a roll with Paper Issues 30 Days of Sketches. I don't know if I'll make the deadline because I don't have time to scrap every day, but I plan to make a layout for each of the sketches. Here's my page for Day 13:

Here is the sketch. I followed it pretty closely except I crowded my frames together.

Here are some details. I cannot get enough of that cute little face of my friend's baby! I used Pebbles Peek-a-Boo You collection for this layout. I fussy cut the animals from some of the papers. The white striped paper is from my stash. I think I got it at Michael's. I was lucky (pun intended) to find that brad that matched the color of the letters and the elephant.

The black and white leaves are stamped images that I fussy cut. The die-cut leaves are by Simply Graphic, a French company. I had ordered some things from France when my husband went to visit his brother who lives in Paris last summer. I added Nuvo Drops. Love those things so much!

The frames were fussy cut from a paper by Studio 40, a Polish scrapbooking company. I ordered those papers from a French shop last summer too.

I hope you'll come join our challenge. Please use my code Debbi (no e on the end) and you'll get 20% off of everything in the store, every single day!

Well, Hello There. | Paper Issues 30 Days of Sketches - Day 11

I'm sure you've heard by now that Paper Issues is trying to keep up our spirits during this COVID-19 quarantine by giving us 30 sketches for 30 days. I'm on a mission to do them all! Here's my layout for Day 11:

Here is the sketch for this challenge:

Here are some details. I used the rainbow from Paper Issues' Happy Sunny Days FREE cut file to replace the green rectangle in the sketch. That meant I needed to move the other parts over to the right so I wouldn't cover up the rainbow. Hence my page doesn't look very much like the sketch, but I promise it was my starting point. Isn't this the sweetest photo ever? I thought the colors called for Crate Paper's Magical Forest collection.

There wasn't a title on the sketch, so I added one to the top left corner of my page. That large expanse of woodgrain paper was looking mighty plain, so I added some hearts using texture paste and an Echo Park stencil.

I just can't stop saying how darling this picture is of my friend's daughter meeting their newest goat. I had to add that "Oh My Darling" sticker and a cute little girl and a lovely pink bow.

I hope you'll come join our challenge. If you like the Magical Forest collection, there are lots of elements still in the Paper Issues store. Please use my code Debbi (no e on the end) and you'll get 20% off of everything in the store, every single day!

Donut Love | Paper Issues 30 Days of Sketches - Day 10

We've got 30 Days of Sketches at Paper Issues! I'm on a mission, I tell you! As of this writing, I've done 14. Here's Day 10:

Here's the sketch. I changed it up just a little.

And here are some details. Since I scrap 8 x 8, my pictures are very small, and I print them on an 8.5 x 11 sheet, and I don't want to waste the photo paper, so I always print a whole bunch of pictures at a time, not knowing when I'm going to scrap them. This one of my friend's daughter caught my eye. She is just so adorable wearing that Krispy Kreme hat! I knew I had several things in my stash with donuts, so I started looking through my stuff and came across this birthday collection by Jillibean Soup called Souper Celebration. It wasn't a birthday photo, but this collection had donuts, so I was determined to use it. Plus, donuts are always a cause for celebration, aren't they?

I just used a FREE cut file from Paper Issues called V Background. I cut it out and only used part of it to make that triangle shape that was in the sketch. I backed it with papers from the collection and then outlined the insides with a fine pen. I added some cardstock bits to the balloons to look like they have a reflection. I'm in love with that happy alligator! I found a couple of colorful brads in my stash and some Nuvo Drops.

I'm in love with the Florence alphabets by Bella Blvd. They're a nice small size, perfect for my 8 x 8 pages.

I hope you'll come join our challenge. Whenever you're shopping at the Paper Issues store, please use my code Debbi (no e on the end) and you'll get 20% off of everything in the store, every single day!

Easter Egg Hunt | Paper Issues 30 Days of Sketches - Day 9

Yes, I plan to do all 30 Days of Sketches at Paper Issues! I'm on a mission, I tell you! As of this writing, I've done 14. Here's Day 9

Here's the sketch. I changed it up just a little. I originally had the blocks all lined up, but it looked too blocky to me.

And some details. I used Pinkfresh Studio's My Favorite Story collection. The pretty pastel palette is perfect for Easter Pictures.

I used elements from Paper Issues FREE cut file Easter Chicks. I outlined everything to add dimension and definition. I think I went overboard!

I just love the beautiful fabric bows in this collection. You can mix and match patterns. The chipboard flair is a nice addition to this collection.

How fun is the bunny in this cut file? I thickened the outline because he was pretty small on my small page, and it kept tearing. I added Nuvo Drops all around the page. I think I went overboard on those too! What can I say? I love Nuvo Drops!

I hope you'll come join our challenge. If you like the My Favorite Story collection, there are lots of elements still in the Paper Issues store. Please use my code Debbi (no e on the end) and you'll get 20% off of everything in the store, every single day!

So Cool | Paper Issues Scraplift Sunday

Today it's my turn on the Paper Issues blog. Here's my post:

Sunday is my favorite day of the week for so many reasons, one of which is...Scraplift Sunday. My heart skipped a beat when I saw Mary-Ann's layout that I got to scraplift. Here's my page, which I've made for one of my students.

Here is Mary-Ann's amazing layout, which is complete perfection, so I pretty much decided I wanted to scraplift the entire awesome design. I was tempted to go monchromatic because of how beautiful hers looked with all those shades of green, but I decided to use multiple colors so as not to copy TOO much!

Like Mary-Ann, I used the Stitching Star Galaxy free cut file and backed it with a Vicki Boutin Mixed Media paper.

I used Echo Park Teen Spirit collection and a few odds and ends from my stash. I had to use triple layers of adhesive foam to mount my photo because the straw was so thick.

That rainbow-burst paper is this sheet from Vicki Boutin's Kaleidoscope collection.

I used pop dots to lift up the stars, and added Nuvo drops here and there. I'm seriously in love with those things!

I always love the opportunity to add some buttons to my page. I probably have a million of them.

Mary-Ann's page is truly a unique masterpiece, and I was so lucky to be picked to lift it. I hope you'll give this challenge a try. And make sure you share it with us in our Facebook group for a chance to win a gift certificate to the shop.

While you're checking out the free cut files, be sure to hop over to the store and see all the cool new stuff. Please use my discount code, Debbi (no e on the end), and you'll receive 20% off of everything in the store.