Paper Issues: August Pawsitively Pets!

Hi Creatives!

Welcome back for more Paper Issues awesomeness with this month's edition of 

This month is all about those pet (animal) adventures! 

Think road trips, walks, visits to the vet, special treats - anything is game!

Here's what I came up with.....

"Sweet Treats"

Isn't this adorable?! 

I'm not sure who had the better 'sweet treat' here - 

My daughter getting to feed the Lemurs, 

or,

the Lemurs getting sweet dried fruit treats?!

Either way it was a fabulous moment that had to be scrapped! 

A real animal adventure for sure!

I have used the gorgeous new Crate Paper - Maggie Holmes Carousel collection for this layout. 

The whimsical carnival theme in this line worked beautifully with my 'Sweet Treats" title. 

Let's take a closer look......

Super sweet indeed! 

And those gold accents are just somethin'!

I totally adore the vintage ice cream stand ephemera - isn't it the cutest?!!

And I must mention the new enamel pin stickers! 

I mean, that bow is just incredible!!!

Cute puffy stickers, Thickers and all the usual Maggie Holmes delightfuls adorn this pretty page!

If you haven't got this collection yet, hurry!!! 

It's selling super fast & I know I am heading back for more too!

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Looking for a lil more pets inspiration before you play along?

See what our amazing team has created here

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Paper Issues: February Pawsitively Pets

Hello Happy Arty Days Friends!

Welcome back for more Paper Issues fun!
Time for this month's edition  of

And this month the pets challenge is.....

 To tell us what you love most about the animal in your life! 

Is it that they are smart? Cuddly? Funny? Knows great tricks? 

We want to hear about it! 

Scrapping the page is up to your imagination, as long as it's new for the challenge.

Now as I have no pets, I had to get a lil creative with this one....
I asked Mr A what his favourite animal experience was, and why?
Hi response was, "I love feeding the kangaroos best of all, cos they're my friends"
Nawww!
So here's that layout......

"Feeding Time"  

Oh! How cute is he feeding his roos?!!  

Love this moment, such a great day!

Totally awesome, indeed! 

 I've stashbusted the very last of my Cocoa Vanilla Studio: Totally RAD collection & I must say, I still LOVE this line! Best cool boy collection ever!!!

Let's take a closer look......

That Alphas title really pops, and I just love the veneer shapes too!!!

Speaking of cool veneers, and all things wood - check out those fabulous 'Woodies' wooden buttons! Love them! 

Yep. Totally Awesome!!!

Love me some Cocoa Vanilla Studio!

Want more Pets inspiration?! See what the rest of our team has created here.

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Thanks for stopping by!

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Paper Issues : January Pawsitively Pets

Hi Happy Arty Days Friends!

Welcome back for another fabulous Paper Issues challenge - the January edition of 

This is always a fun challenge to play along with!

 & this month's challenge is super easy too!

 Simply create a layout about an animal in your life with 3 or more papers (patterned paper and/or cardstock), 3 or more embellishments, and 3 or more enamel dots, puffy circiles, etc. 

Here's my layout, 

"COOL"

Isn't this adorable?!! He loves his dog.... so cute!

I've used Crate Paper's Cool Kid collection and some of the limited edition Cocoa Vanilla Studio flair. Love it!

That doggy patterned paper with the coordinating flash card was just too perfect for this layout!

But it's that dog face rubber charm that I just adore!!!

Cuteness overload!!!

Here's a closer look at that Cocoa Vanilla Studio flair ....

My heart is full, indeed!

Total awesomeness!!!
Love this boy & Cool Kid is just perfect for capturing his fun spirit!

Need more inspirational ideas?
Check out what the rest of the team has created here

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Thanks for stopping by, 

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Paper Issues: Pawsitively Pets November

Hi Happy Arty Days Friends!

Time for another installment of one my favourite, super fun, Paper Issues challenges!

This month's fun is to create an animal or pets related page that also includes 3 patterned papers

 & some mixed media splatter!

Cool, huh?!

Here's my layout,

"The Boy & His Dog"

Love how this turned out!

I have used the Dear Lizzy Saturday collection, and a very cute pic of our boy and his favourite dog!

Yes it's his comforter / support toy, but it is also the dog that goes everywhere with us! 

This dog is as much a part of our family as any 'real' dog, so it seemed fitting to scrap! 

Let's take a closer look at this layout....

I absolutely LOVE the high gloss Thickers in this range - so shiny! The AND is from the wooden veneers in the same collection & adds a little  more interest to my title!

Some more veneer shapes here, and how sweet is that red birdy peg?!! Too adorable!

Here's another look......

You'll also spy lots of the black print, clear stickers on this page. 

As well as the 3 patterned papers, and splatter requirements!

Love that rubber shape heart too.....

Super cool!

A boy & his dog - Nawww!!! Just the sweetest!

Hope you liked my take on this fun challenge today!

To see what the rest of the team came up with, click here.

To buy the Dear Lizzy Saturday collection, and more, visit the Paper Issues store here

& dont' forget to use my code: AMANDA to save 20% storewide!

Thanks for visiting!

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Paper Issues: October Pawsitively Pets

Hi Creative Friends (& animal lovers)!

It's time for our new monthly pets challenge over at Paper Issues!
This month the challenge is to scrap either a pet or animal photograph and
use 2 different fonts in the title.
Too easy!
Here's mine....

"Hooray Giraffe"

Love this!

As you can see, I went with a recent zoo memory where Mr A for Awesome got to feed his favourite animal - the giraffe!

I've used the very striking & bold, Amy Tangerine: Oh Happy Day! collection for this layout. 

The giraffe pattern paper was perfect for my layout. Not only does it have giraffes, but it also has a lot of red (Mister A's favourite colour!)  Winning!!!

Here's a few close ups.....

Awesome! 

My title is created from two different Amy Tangerine Thicker sets: Hooray is from the Better Together phrase set, & Giraffe is from Oh Happy Day! Thickers. 

I've also added a few accent words, & a subtitle, with the Oh Happy Day! clear stickers. Super!

A few layers of Oh Happy Days papers beneath my photo too!

So much Happy going on here! So glad I've scrapped this wonderful moment! 

*Note: Those stunning gold glitter dots are Sparkles-Enamel Dots from Cocoa Vanilla Studio: 

Make A Wish collection

 & the sequins and thread are from my stash*

And there you have it!

My take on this month's Pawsitively Pets challenge.

You can order Amy Tangerine and so much more in the Paper Issues store here!

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To see what our talented team created, 

& to find out on how to play along

 see the original post here.

Thanks for stopping by!

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Paper Issues: Pawsitively Pets

Hi Everyone!

I was just a tad excited when Paper Issues announced they were introducing a new pets challenge!

Here's my take on it.....

Super cool page, huh?!

I've been stashbusting my Pinkfresh Studio: Felicity collection - you can order it from the store here. 

Such a fun & fresh collection!!!

Here's a few other shots....

Love that sweet puffy bird sticker - too cute!!!

And how about the veneer hearts.....

A super cute embellishment! 

Love the cotton typewriter font stickers too! Totally needing to stash bust more 

(starting to think I've been hoarding this gorgeous collection!)

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Just the cutest & such a wonderful memory recorded too!

 Do you have stories about your animals that need to be shared?

Be inspired by other DT members takes on this challenge, & join in on the fun here.

Be sure to visit the Paper Issues store here & use my discount code: AMANDA to save 20% off!

Thanks for stopping by today, 

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo