Happy Arty Days: New Year Resolutions

Hi Creative Friends!

Happy New Year!

I hope that 2018 brings you much happiness & joy!

Paper Issues are kicking off the New Year with a brand New Issue...

The January issue is....

We're Off To A Fresh Start

Suggested ideas:

Pages about your plans/intentions/resolutions for the new year;

Use "2018" on your project;

How did you ring in New Year's Eve;

Share any project you'd like — anything goes.

Here's what I created,

"Wonderful"

Isn't this stunning?! I love that photo of me and my darling daughter - such happy times!
My layout is inspired by our New Year's intentions to reach for the stars, as well as making this year our time to shine.

To start off the New Year 'fresh' I am also stash busting all my left over collections. For this layout I have used the super pretty Dear Lizzy Stargazer collection.
That incredible constellation pattern paper is called Magical (& isn't it just!)
That colour is just divine!

Here's a closer look for you.........

So many awesome embellishments in this collection! From cute flair, to Wood Icon Paper Clips, and even those 6 x 12 Cardstock Stickers - love it all!

Wonderful, indeed!!!

And there you have it!

My take on this month's New Issue!

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!

til next time,

Happy Arty Days,

Amanda xo

Hi Paper Loving Friends!

I trust that you all had a very Merry Christmas and are now preparing for all the New Year festivities!

One of my resolutions this year is to inspire my daughter with a new scrapbook album that offers inspiration, affirmations and general messages for strength and gratitude. For the first page of her album, I wanted to remind her of her own resolutions for the year; to be brave, live fully and be bold!

The Pebbles Happy Hooray collection is so bright, and playful, and just perfect for this happy message layout!

Isn't this fabulous?! Live (color)fully, I say!

I begin my layout with that fabulous diagonal stripe paper, Rainbowtastic! I trim this paper to the 8 1/2 inch by 11 inch size, and then cut my white cardstock to 7 1/2 inch by 10 inch. Before I attach the two sheets together, I use the Silhouette Cameo Sketch Pens to draw my title in pink ink.

I then hand colour my sketch pen title with watercolor paints, which I try to color match with the patterned paper. I add a gentle flick of pink and blue paint for interest.

Once dry, I use my sewing machine to stitch the cardstock to the pattern paper.

I embellish the top of my layout with the Thicker Stickers banners, as well as that super cute Die Cut speech bubble! And decorate the title with a couple Die Cut stars.

My photo is 2 1/2 inch by 3 inch size, and is mounted onto pattern papers, Beary Sweet and Eat Cake. I partially secure it down with a strip of the rainbow striped Happy Hooray Washi Tape, and use my favourite Sticky Thumb Marathon Runner tape to finish the job.

Foam Dots are added to my sentiment Die Cut, and positioned onto my photograph as a subtitle. Celebrate life!

And nothing says celebrate more than scattered confetti sprinkles!

(aren't those Enamel Sprinkle Stickers the best?!!!)

My final touch is to use my Typecast Typewriter to print my 'be bold' sentiment. Perfect!