Paper Issues: April Roll The Dice

Hi Everyone!

Welcome back for more Paper Issues fun with the April edition of 

This month the dice decided that we use 6 stickers and 2 tags on our layouts. 

And as for the number of photos? Well this month it's totally your choice! 

Use as many, or as few, as you'd like!

Here's what I created, 

"Magic"

How fun is this?!! So pretty too!

Absolutely love these pics of my two down at the rock beach! 

I've used the gorgeous Pinkfresh Studio Dream On collection, and combined it with embellishments from The Mix No.1 line for this layout.

My design has been inspired by windmills. My son commented how windy it was that day, and we should have made windmills to play with. So here's a kind of windmill for his album. So cool!

My 2 tags are positoned beneath my photo layers, and I have used exactly 6 stickers (as long as you don't count the enamel dots - lol!)

Here's a closer look.....

So much happiness and joy! It truly is magic in my eyes!

You Only Live Once - so go make those sweet memories!

Love these two to bits!!!

And there you have it! My take on this month's Roll The Dice!

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Need more ideas and inspiration?

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Thanks so much for stopping by!

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Paper Issues: March Roll The Dice

Hi Creatives!

Time for another of my favourite Paper Issues challenges,

This month the dice determined that we would use 3 different washi tapes on our creations as well as only 2 photos!

What a great challenge! 

Here's what I created, 

"Love"

Love this so much! A beautiful memory here....

I've used the gorgeous American Crafts: 1Canoe2: Hazelwood collection for my entire layout. Yes, even those three gorgeous washi tapes are from Hazelwood! Perfect!

How stunning is the floral tape?!!! All.the.heart.eyes for it!

Speaking of love, how gorgeous is that cork title......

Just stunning! Love the gold heart clip, & the foiled ephemera one too!

Here's another view.....

And how could I not mention those pretty florals!!!

That globe is just divine!

Love this collection so much! 

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Thanks for stopping by!
I hope my layout has inspired you!
til next time,

Happy Arty Days, 
Amanda xo 

Paper Issues: February Roll The Dice

Hi Everyone!

Welcome back for another fabulously fun Paper Issues challenge! 

It's time for the February edition of 

This month the dice decided that we would create a project with;

5 photos & at least 3 circles

I don't normally use so many pics in the one layout, so this was a challenge for me! But tons of fun! 

Here's what I created....

"Adventure Boy"

Such an awesome boy! My biggest adventure for sure!

How cool is this layout design too?! 

I've used the stunning Pinkfresh Studio Indigo Hills line, and a Maggie Holmes Specialty (Foil & Acetate) Paper from her Shine collection. The acetate paper was full of quotes and frames, which I pretty much used in a pocket page fashion. Love the effect!

All my cool boy pics are mounted on the fabulous frames, and I went for a quote which suited my journaling needs. Perfect! 

Here's a closer look....

Those frames are SO awesome! 

And I must mention my vertical title! 

Love the alphas in the Indigo Hills collection; they have a matte finish and are just divine to work with! 

Now, for the circles element! 

I know most people will do a fancy circles cut file, so to demonstrate a different look I used circular ephemera & wood veneer. I also used a circle punch on those pattern papers too! To compliment the circles, I used that incredible blue splatter paper (cos those droplets are quite round in shape) as well as some enamel dots from my stash. 

Here's a better look ....

So cool!

Love this boy and all his adventures!

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Thanks for stopping by, 

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Paper Issues: January Roll The Dice

Hi Creatives!

Get ready as Paper Issues rolls the dice for January!
This challenge is soooooo much fun!

This month the dice roll determined that we would need to use 

4 Photos

& 

4 Words for the title

for our scrapbook layouts.

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

"Don't Grow Up Kid"

Isn't this the coolest boy page?!!
Love this cool lil guy, and truly, I could keep him 4 til forever!
I've used Crate Paper's Cool Kid collection, limited edition flair from Cocoa Vanilla Studio, & another of the FREE cutfiles in the Paper Issues store.
Let's take a closer look.... 

The four word title, and the four photos made this quite an easy challenge to play along with! 

I love that mosaic style triangles cut file - its supercool! You'll also spy some paper piecing & a watercolour mixed media background beneath it too!

Grab the free file here.

Lots of awesome embellishments too....

So RAD! Love this cool kid!
And loved playing along with this challenge too!

Wanna join in on the fun?

Visit the original post here for all the details and more inspiration from our amazing design team!

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Thanks for stopping by today!

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Paper Issues: Roll The Dice: December

Hi Everyone!

Welcome back for more Paper Issues fun!

It's time for the December edition of:

And this month the dice determined that we create a project with 5 photos, & 4 varieties of alphas.

So many photos is always a fun challenge!
 Here's what I came up with....

"Carnival Fun"

SO much #FUN indeed!
Love how bright and happy this layout is!

I've used Bella Blvd: Addison collection, and it's modern, vibrant & happy vibe is perfect for my two darlings at the fun fair! 

My alphas are a bit of a mix from Dear Lizzy (2 varieties), Crate Paper & We R Memory Keepers.

Here's a closer look at those mismatched Thickers.....

Such a playful and happy title too!

Did  I mention how much I ADORE this collection?!! 

It's so contemporary, and a great reflection of our bright happy lives!

Here's another look at it.....

So much CUTE going on here!

Love those paperclip embellishments!

Cool ephemera, and stickers too.....

So gorgeous!

I love being challenged outside my comfort zone, 

& this month's challenge really pushed me.

I am so happy with how my layout turned out - hope it inspired you too!

Visit the Paper Issues blog here for more inspirational ideas.

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Thanks so much for visiting!

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Paper Issues: November Roll The Dice

Hi Paper Pals!

Today I'm sharing my take on the November: Roll the Dice challenge over at Paper Issues.
This month the dice declared that the challenge would be:
 Use 2 photos and 2 wood veneers or wooden buttons on a layout.
Yay! A really easy one to have some fun with!
And fun is exactly what my take is all about -
here's my layout,

"Embrace Life: Here & Now"

Here's my 2 cuties living in the moment, and enjoying the carousel ride! Love it!

Told you it was fun!

I have been stash busting again, and using up my Pink Paislee: Paige Evans: Fancy Free collection. 

For my 2 veneers I have used two printed wooden circle shapes for my layout. 

The colours & patterns in this range are amazing! 

SO bright and happy, perfect for my subjects!

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

LOVE the glitter thickers!!! Stunning! 

And the sweet buttons in Fancy Free are a great alternative to ephemera, sequins or enamel dots.

More thickers goodness....

Love that veneer 'embrace life' circle! And those buttons!!!

Fancy Free is my two darlings to a T!

Hope you liked my interpretation of this fun challenge!

If you want more ideas, or how to get started click here to see the original challenge post.

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I hope you'll join us and play along with this fun scrappy game!

Thanks for visiting!

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo

Paper Issues: October Roll the Dice

Hi Everyone!

Welcome back for more Paper Issues fun with the new challenge

This month the dice determined that we need to use 6 photos! 

& exactly 3 stickers on our layouts!

WOW! That's quite a lot of pictures and not many stickers at all!

But you know, 

 I do love a good challenge....

Here's my take, 

"Wander" 

How awesome is this?!!

I have been meaning to scrap these holiday pics since about April, & I am so glad I finally did it!

I LOVED the scrap lift we did last month of Orange Gearle's grid style layout, 

& this is really another take on it! 

To make my photos 'fit', I combined 4 of them into the one pic using a photo editing app on my phone. 

I've used the fabulous new Shimelle collection: GoNowGo & my three stickers are the 2 tiny yellow puffy hearts plus, that incredible rose gold glitter Thickers title, 'Wander'. 

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

The Thickers in this collection are stunning, huh?! Love this title!

Apart from the bright & fun colours in the pattern papers, 

there's also a bunch of sweet coordinating embellishments in this layout including ephemera, puffy stickers, & wooden buttons.

Those wooden buttons are really cool! A great alternative to flair too!

Let's GO! Best little holiday we've had in a while - so much fun!!!

Check out the cute pic below...

Hilarious! Love my boy!!!

So glad this challenge got me to scrap these special memories!

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&

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Need more inspiration? 

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Can't wait to see your take on this awesome challenge!

Thanks for visiting, 

til next time,

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo

Paper Issues: September: Roll the Dice - new challenge!

Hi Creatives!

I was super excited when my gorgeous friend, Danielle de Konik, 

announced a new challenge over at Paper Issues,

This challenge is super fun and easy to play along with! 

I'll have a link at the end of my post for you to click on to find out more ;)

This time the Roll of the Dice decided that your layout must feature 2 photos & 5 patterned papers, 

here's my take....

"YAY!"

I know, how fun is this?! 

& it was so easy to play along;

 I even got to use up a stack of those left over pattern paper scraps - winning!

I've used the fabulous new Shimelle collection, Go Now Go - it is so fun and versatile! 

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

Oh those kites!!!

& 

Oh.me.oh.my there are rose gold glitter Thickers in this collection!!! YAY!

Check out my photo layers and embellishments.....

That wooden button & the rose gold acetate ephemera - can it get any cooler?!

This way to awesome - absolutely!!!

Totally LOVING the new Shimelle Go Now Go!!!

You can get it here in the Paper Issues store & don't forget to use my code to save...

*To find out more about this awesome new challenge, 

& to see what some of our other DT members created visit the post here*

Thanks for visiting!

til next time,

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo