Tick All That Apply | Bramble Fox DT Work

It was my turn to share on Bramble Fox's Instagram, and here's what I created (another page for one of my students):

Here are some details. Isn't this Perspextive, from the April Fox Box, fabulous?

I always put a heart on all of the pages I give people, and this black Bramble Fox heart was perfect. How fun are those hipster animals? When my husband went to visit his brother in Paris last year, I had him get me some scrapbook products that are made in France. These stamps and the papers are by Les Ateliers de Karine, from the Correspondances collection.

The taxi was cut out of one of the Papers from that collection. I also used a black Bramble Fox arrow.

I highly recommend the Fox Box subscription. It gives you a nice assortment of pieces to work with, as well as an exclusive design only available in the Fox Box. Plus you get a discount on everything in the shop. Here's a look at this April Fox Box:

And a look at the upcoming May Fox Box, available to order now:

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.

So Rad | Paper Issues Scraplift Sunday

Sunday! Scraplift Sunday! Here's what I made for this week's Scraplift Sunday challenge at Paper Issues. It's my 29th and final page for my students!

Here's Anna's beautiful page that we scraplifted:

Here are some details. I used Cocoa Vanilla's new Legendary collection to make my layout, plus a few odds and ends from my stash.

I wanted something playful to add to my layout, and I found these fun puffy stickers sporting mustaches that went okay with the colors on my page.

Like Anna, I decided to add some tangled thread. The tiny cameras are from metal dies, as is the black mesh element, and I backed them with some scraps from some old BasicGrey paper.

I hope you'll come join our challenges. We have loads of them--you're sure to find a few that strike your fancy. AND there's always a gift certificate up for grabs every month!

You should stop by the Paper Issues shop, check out all the new goodies, and please use my code, Debbi (no e on the end), and you'll get 20% off your entire order!

You Captured My Heart | CSI Cold Case No. 317 + Paper Issue Free File

I created another page for one of my students, this time using CSI's April stash-busting Cold Case File and a Paper Issues FREE cut file for their Free File Free-for-All challenge.

Here are the Case File and clues for this challenge:

Clues I used: papers that match The Scene, a "girly" collection, older collection by Paige Evans, use a cut file as a base for my design. Have an element floating up the page, use black to provide contrast, fussy cut butterflies from a paper, create movement (I did by having the butterflies flying in different directions). 

 

I had envisioned making a layout with a bicycle, and have butterflies flying out of the basket, like in The Scene, but I didn't have butterflies small enough. So then I thought of having butterflies flying out of a basket, and I couldn't find a basket I liked, so I thought of using a jar instead of a basket, and my layout was born. I fussy cut a bunch of butterflies from a Paige Evans Turn the Page paper, adhering them with their wings lifted up by pop dots. I sprinkled the spaces in between with Nuvo Drops.

As you can see, my title is actually gold. I couldn't get the gold to show up in my photo of my whole layout. That awesome jar cut file is a FREE cut file from Paper Issues called Mason Jar Fresh Picked Flowers. I backed it with vellum so I could capture some butterflies inside. I wrapped some twine and added a heart charm because I always add at least one heart to every page I give to someone.

These paper clips from the Turn the Page collection are such a sweet touch and add a nice element to the side of a page. I added a phrase sticker on top.

I hope you'll come play in both of these challenges. CSI has 7 generous sponsors donating prizes this month.

And there's always a gift certificate up for grabs at Paper Issues. The free file challenge is really fun and there are literally hundreds of free cut files. While you're over checking out the free cut files, be sure to stop by the store, where you'll find loads of scrappy goods! Please use my discount code, Debbi (no e on the end), and you'll get 20% off everything in the store, every day!

Far Out | Paper Issues Scrappy Telephone Challenge

Last week at Paper Issues, we had a Scrappy Telephone Challenge--you know, like the game we'd play as kids, where you'd whisper a message in one person's ear and go on down the line, and the last person's message was nothing like the original? It was so fun seeing the evolution. Basically, Kelly chose one of her layouts and sent it to someone and they'd scraplift her and email their layout back to her, and Kelly would send that layout to the next scrapper, and so on. Here's what I made:

Here's the layout that was sent to me to scraplift. I tried to stay as to Katherine Blue's layout as I could, given that I was only working with one photo, but hopefully you can see the elements I lifted.

Here are some details from my page, and then I'll show you the original layout and the progression. I started with a paper that had an embossed image on it, like Katherine's and then looked for a circular frame that would work with the Echo Park Imagine That collection I was using. I couldn't find one, so I decided to make my own by heat embossing a raw chipboard piece that I had. It matched the orange in the collection.

I didn't have a cut-apart card with a phrase, so I made my own. I noticed Katherine had used paper clips on her page, so I found one to use on my page too. Katherine had word stickers below that, and I cut some words out of one of the Imagine That papers and added a dog in the place of Katherine's circular embellishments.

I found a title that was similar to Katherine's cursive title and went with the theme of my layout. In place of the two words to the left of her photo, I used a flair badge that had a message.

Katherine had a whole bunch of embellishments on the top right of her layout, so I added the airplane and clouds.

Here's the entire lineup. You can check out the other teams and see larger images that everyone posted on this thread in our Facebook group.

This was so much fun! I know they're planning to do it again some time, so stay tuned, and be sure to join Paper Issues Friends & Fans group for lots more fun and challenges.

When you shop at Paper Issues, please use my discount code, Debbi (no e on the end), and you'll get 20 off your entire purchase every time!

You Are a Rainbow in Our Class | Bramble Fox

It's my turn to share a layout for Bramble Fox Instagram today.

I used the darling umbrellas and clouds from the April Fox Box. I knew I wanted to make a rainbow, and I thought of Pinkfresh Studio's Just a Little Lovely collection that had this rainbow paper with watercolor drops.

How pretty are those translucent umbrellas? I wanted more clouds, so I traced the Perspextive clouds onto different colors of the Pinkfresh papers and cut them out.

I hand-cut a rainbow out of some of the papers from the collection and lined it with rainbow-order letters for my title

I added a few hearts at the bottom and on the clouds because I always add at least one heart to the pages I give people.

I highly recommend the Fox Box subscription. It gives you a nice assortment of pieces to work with, as well as an exclusive design only available in the Fox Box. Plus you get a discount on everything in the shop. Here's a look at this April Fox Box:

Love You | Paper Issues Scraplift Sunday

It's Sunday, and that means it's Scraplift Sunday at Paper Issues! One of my favorite challenges and perfect for when you are just stuck. I'm making layouts for each of my 29 students, and at the time I'm writing this blog post, I've completed 28, and have one more to go.

Here's Lou's awesome page I scraplifted.

Here are some details. I was saving this fun thumbs-up hand for this sweet girl's page, so I primarily used Dear Lizzy's It's All good collection, plus a few bits from my stash. I love that sparkly yellow alpha. It's so fun and playful, and perfect for kid pages. It's an older pack of Thickers. Lucky for me, I bought two packs.

Most of the things I used to fill the rectangles are from the Dear Lizzy collection. I added a wood veneer bird and a fabric brad.

Most of my pages have lots of detail filling up the page, and my page was looking a little plain compared to the others I made for my students, so I decided to add borders to the top and bottom. The yellow floral piece is an old Doodlebug Frills. I added Nuvo Drops at the end. They're such a fun touch!

I hope you'll come join our challenges. We have loads of them--you're sure to find a few that strike your fancy. AND there's always a gift certificate up for grabs every month!

You should stop by the Paper Issues shop, check out all the new goodies, and please use my code, Debbi (no e on the end), and you'll get 20% off your entire order!