Pinkfresh Studio: A Case of the Blahs & The Mix No. 2!

Hi Papercrafting Friends!

Welcome back for more Pinkrfesh Studio scrapbook inspiration!

 I am super excited to be sharing my May Design Team creations with

A Case of the Blahs and The Mix No.2! 

One of my scrappy goals this year was to scrap more of myself, and my stories - so with that in mind, here's more of lil ole Me!

"This Is Me"

Yep! That's me.

I know, it does feel a lil weird to scrap yourself, but it's so important too! 

The turning point for me was when my children were going through all our albums, 

and asked "How come you're not in here too, mom?"

 Ouch moment!

I spend so much time behind the camera taking the photos, but I rarely get in front of the lens. 

So, needless to say, you'll be seeing a lil more of me. LOL! 

Despite being a super positive and glass half full kinda gal,

 A Case of the Blahs was actually the perfect collection choice for me!

With it's good mix of fun colors and 'real life' sentiments, what could be better?!

I've used the super cool MEH pattern paper for my base, and added a half inch strip of BLAH paper to the left hand side of my layout. 

The remainder of my layout lies in that cluster & many layers beneath my photo....

Those layers consist of square cuts from pattern paper MESSY, as well as EPHEMERA, CHIPBOARD STICKERS, FABRIC DIE CUTS, ENAMEL DOTS, CARDSTOCK STICKERS, ALPHA PUFFY STICKERS & a couple TASSEL BOWS from our Be You collection. I've mounted my photo onto a thick sheet of foam and some torn tracing paper, and tucked lots of the MESSY squares and EPHEMERA beneath it! As I'm lover of sparkly things I also embellished with a sprinkling of sequins from my stash. 

Totally loving the scalloped trim CHIPBOARD STICKER - the sentiment on it didn't quite work for my story, but I just couldn't resist tucking it into all that layered goodness! 

Let's take a closer look at a few of those layers.....

How fabulous are the FABRIC DIE CUTS?!! The always me, never perfect sentiment resonated a little too well. Totally imperfect, and I'm A-OK with that too!

The pops of black through my layout help to balance my PUFFY ALPHAS STICKERS title, especially those sweet printed CHIPBOARD STICKERS leaves.

  Speaking of PUFFY ALPHAS, here's one last look at them....

Such awesome alphas!!! 

Love the fun font, and with that stunning matte finish, they're be perfect for mixing and matching with all your favorite Pinkfresh Studio collections!  Love them!!!

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And now for something super cute 'n' fun with our The Mix No. 2 collection!

Here's my layout, 

"Happiness is.... in Full Bloom"

Told you this was a fun page! 

I am playing along with Pinkfresh Studio's Monthly Challenge & being totally inspired by the colours in the mood board AND also making a feature of our fabulous PUFFY STICKERS! 

'Cos seriously, who doesn't love a PUFFY STICKER or 30?!! 

Using that split heart cut file, I have filled the 'blank' side with all the puffy heart stickers that coordinate with the moodboard, as well as layered my sweet photograph over this section. 

The opposing side gets a good dose of mixed media, and is then sparingly embellished with a few STITCHED HEARTS, & the odd PUFFY STICKER. 

To create further interest, my PUFFY STICKER title travels around the heart cut file to encourage movement and flow around my photograph! 

Here's a closer look.....

All those PUFFY HEART STICKERS!!!!

Love them all! 

I've framed my sweet pic with a CHIPBOARD STICKER frame from A Case of the Blahs collection, and also embellished it with...wait for it, more puffy stickers!!!

Seriously, SO good! I may have a PUFFY STICKER obsession! 

Do you have a favorite embellishment? I *may* have! LOL! 

The PUFFY STICKERS are beautifully cut and come in so many fun colors, shapes, and designs! I love that the alphas are not too big, and as such, can be used on a variety of different craft projects!

 

Moving on from all that PUFFY STICKER love, I have also used  few pieces from The Mix No.2 EPHEMERA pack to embellish my photo with! Cute!

Play along with this challenge to go in the draw to win a fabulous Pinkfresh Studio prize! Yayyy!

And there you have it! 

Two very different, but super fun & colorful layouts with our beautiful collections!

I hope I have inspired you to get creative today! 

Thanks for stopping by today, 

Til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

 

Pinkfresh Studio: A Case of the Blahs Layouts!

Hi Friends! 

I am so excited to be sharing a closer look at the super fun Pinkfresh Studio: 

A Case of the Blahs collection!

This collection is essentially for documenting everyday life - the good, the ok, and even the ugly! Hence the blahs!!! LOL! So much fun!

Ever wanted to get to know me better? 

One of my new year intentions was to share & create more about my own stories - not just my beautiful children. The coffee references in this line were ideal for my coffee additcted, not so perfect, totally awkward self!

So be kind, as I share a selfie & a closer look into the 'real life' me....

"Life Begins After Coffee: This Is Me"

 

Yes, this IS me!

---->I heart black & white stripes!

-------> I love big shades to hide under

-------> I am so super boring

(I choose PJs and a family time over just about everything!)

------> I am totally annoying - OCD when it comes to cleaning, can't eat out because of all my allergies/intolerances and I *may* have perfectionist tendencies.... I even annoy myself! 

------> I have a HUGE love of coffee

Infact, it would be safe to say that my daily mantra is:

First the coffee, & then the things! 

And despite my honesty, & outright awkwardness, how cool is this page?

 I have a thing for blue - so it made sense that my layout featured my favourite color! I used the reverse side of patterned paper, OOPS! as my base, and layered it with white cardstock. I used the 6 x 6 PAPER PAD papers to back my coffee mug cut files (yes, there's even a blue coffee mug or 5 in my home),  & you'll even spy a few fussy cuts from pattern paper MESSY.

Actually, given that we're being honest here, my OCD did not allow me to fussy cut that circle Life's Hard Coffee Helps - I used a punch. Ha! Told you I am totally annoying! Perhaps that's quite enough about lil old me.....

Back to my layout, I couldn't resist decorating my travel mugs - the FABRIC DIE CUTS are such a perfect adornment, as are the EPHEMERA tags!!! 

There's a smattering of ENAMEL DOTS throughout my layout, because I love to throw around a lil confetti! And because, well, I heart all the pretty things in life!

Travelling up & along the flow of my design, you'll spy the MESSY pattern squares, and some fun - real me - sentiments....

How fantastic are the PUFFY STICKERS?!!!

I truly am Perfectly Imperfect too! More flawsome, & less awesome than I'd like to acknowledge, LOL! Needless to say, the PUFFY STICKER at the top of my page is the perfect finishing touch - Awkward!!! (yes, much!) 

 Let's take one last look at those fabulous mugs....

Feeling all the feelings - thank goodness for coffee!!!

And that's about as raw, and honest as you'll get to the real me! 

Now for something totally different!

I wanted to showcase the versatility of this amazing line - with a nursery page!

Yes, you read correctly! A Case of the Blahs isn't limited to just blahhhing about! 

Here's my second layout, 

"Hush-a-bye"

Isn't this just darling?!

Our newest nephew is the bees knees in our family, & I just had to create another page for his album! This is really delicate & I just adore the doubled up CHIPBOARD STICKERS frames! The frames really bring emphasis to that sweet sleeping cherub! 

And how about those sleep sentiments?! Snooze, Good At Naps... just perfect for this content bubba! 

Like my previous layout, I used the 6 x 6 PAPER PAD for backing my cut file. These pads are just ideal for this type of crafting - saves wasting whole sheets of 12 inch papers! (& they're also handy for pocket pages and cardmaking too!)

You'll also spy pattern paper AWKWARD to the left of my design, I love that striped trim at the base of the paper. I rotated mine so it anchors my cut file heart! So cool! 

Speaking of cool, how about the PUFFY ALPHA STICKERS?!!!

Seriously awesome alphas!!! So bold, & super striking!

And yes, more ENAMEL DOTS for good measure! I can never have too many!

 

 

Cute EPHEMERA pieces are tucked beneath my CHIPBOARD STICKER frames, adding interest to my photo cluster. 

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

So super sweet! Love everything about this! 

And there you have it, two very different looks with the awesome A Case of the Blahs collection! I hope I have inspired you to get creating with this collection!

Thanks so much for visiting, 

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, Amanda xo 

Paper Issues: October Notable Quotable

Hi Creatives!

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

Yay! 

I heart this challenge, it's always so much fun!

Here's the quote we're being inspired by for October.........

#allthefallthings 

I decided to scrap myself for this one.... 

because I truly LOVE the beauty of this Season!

Here's my layout, 

"I Love Autumn" 

Isn't this divine?!!! 

It's Simple Stories: Vintage Blessings and I just adore it!!!

The colours are so warm and rich! 

& OH those florals!!! 

Lots of cute Die Cuts and stickers in this line, let's take a closer look......

Just so so preeeeetty! 

LOVE Autumn and I think this layout says it perfectly!

You can get this stunning Simple Stories line in the Paper Issues store here

& REMEMBER: Use my code AMANDA & you'll save 20% off your total spend! Yay!

Looking for more inspiration? 

See what our talented team has created for this challenge here

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Paper Issues: January Working Title

Hi Happy Arty Days Friends!

 I am super-dee-duper excited to announce that I will be hosting the newest monthly challenge at Paper Issues;

Working Title.

This challenge is all about those project titles

 & for our first challenge, 

I am asking you to Go LARGE for 2017!!!

The BIGGER your title, the BETTER!

*As an optional extra, you can challenge yourself more by focusing on 2017, the New Year, resolutions, hopes, dreams or your future plans * 

One of my goals for this year is to tell more of my story too! 

I am always scrapbooking my beautiful family, but never myself. 

So with that in mind, here's my take on this fun new challenge....

"2017"

Soft, delicate, feminine and pretty - this page is definitely all about me!

And how about my LARGE title?!! 

I have used a Free Cut File from the Paper Issues store 

(it's coming to the store next week - so keep your eyes open for it!)

I simply enlarged the file, and voila! One instant, large title!

I have use the stunning Pink Paislee, Moonstruck collection for my layout, and this includes the paper piecing inside my numerals title.
As my layout is very delicate and soft, I added the specialty gold vellum paper and machine stitching to make my title stand out just a bit more!
Here's a few close up shots for you....

I adorned my title with ephemera and puffy stickers too!

That gold vellum is just divine!!!

I also used a few inspirational words to remind me of my goals this year - wander more, take big chances, have a timeless beautiful life & be unstoppable!

And there you have it!

I hope you liked my delicate & girly take on this fun new challenge!

Need more inspiration?
Check out what our amazing team has created here.

REMEMBER

Upload your new LARGE title creations in the Paper Issues Friends & Fans facebook page here 

to go in the draw to win a Paper Issues gift card! YAY! 

I can't wait to see what you create!

Enter as many times as you wish!

Thanks for joining us!

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo