Today was a crazy day. First day of 3rd grade started here for my little guy. I can’t believe how fast summer went by.  I have had one busy Summer, had a baby, Timmy turned 8, moved cities, did crunch time layouts for CHA, and who knows what else. LOL I’ve enjoyed it all though. Probably one of my best Summers to remember. I hope everyone else has had a wonderful Summer as well. I’m ready to get back into a routine though.

Now for our Wednesday Words…

I’m not always good with titles. Infact I always have such a hard time journaling and coming up with titles. So today a little help with words. On this page I got stuck trying to come up with a title, then it came to me… Open up your ITunes and read through all of my song titles, there’s gotta be something there. Low and behold, thee very first song was my perfect title. I will definitely be doing this the next time I get stuck. Hmmm or maybe just the next time I scrap it worked out so well. Ha.

Anywho this picture is a bit blurry, but it’s one of the only photos I have of my new baby, Ayden and I. When I took this picture I couldn’t get it right so I just gave up. A week later I downloaded it to my computer and when it came up on my screen I fell in love with it. It’s not perfect. Its blurry. Our faces are cut off. But  scrapbooking is no longer about scrapping thee perfect photos. Its about memories. Its about everyday life. Its about love. Its about togetherness. Its about whatever your heart says it is. And today this picture was it for me. And so, here I am sharing it with you.

I hope you enjoy it. And maybe the next time you can’t come up with a title you’ll open up ITunes.

Thanks for stopping by.

We hope you’ll be back soon.   

Mara-May*

Well actually it is several dollars.  We’ve been having computer problems and it seemed to be continually getting worse for the past couple of weeks.  It would take almost 5 minutes just to open my email program and getting on the internet was even worse.  It seemed to be a random thing, (usually it happened to my husband)  but then it happened to me.  And just when I had something to post here on the Pink Paislee Blog for Monday.  It’s better now, but something still seems off so I’ll cross my fingers that this post goes through.

I made a layout using lots of the new Pop Fashion — papers, rub ons,Top Siders, and the letter stickers.  But just to show how great the lines can mix and match, I used the Office Lingo Diecut paper for the background.  I’m so in love with this layout of my sweet little girl when she was 2.  I love how the colors are refreshing and crisp.

Just a few tips for adding some fun and unique style to your pages:

1. Try using things that aren’t scrapping products like I did with the green leafy vine – and it went perfectly with the theme of my layout and with the Pink Paislee colors.

2. Use the Top Siders at different angles.  Typically you would expect the green dotted Top Sider to be placed on the page as a square, but I placed it so that it resembles more of a diamond shape.  The placement seemed to break up and offset all of the vertical and horizontal lines that I formed with the papers.

3. Don’t forget that you can cut up those rub ons!  It looks like the Pop Fashion Metallic Silver rub on runs behind the layers of patterned papers, but waste not want not, right? … so I cut it into smaller pieces so that I can use the rest of the border on another project.

Have a great week!
Linda

Hi! This is Anabelle and I’m here to share a trend I’m seeing popping up a lot – using scrapping supplies to make home decor. Everywhere you look, people are decorating with handmade designs using patterned paper and other embellishments. Here is the wall hanging/frame that I made using several topsiders along with rubons, stickers and patterned paper.

This project started life quite differently. My initial idea was to use the topsiders to make mini frames. I love the idea of having a coordinated set propped up on a desk. (My husband really wanted some pics for his office…) The topsiders made great frames, but I didn’t have any cardstock that was sturdy enough to use as the frame holder thingy in the back. So, I decided to pull out another trendy item – an acrylic sheet – and use that as the basis for the project.

The problem with clear pages is that it’s REALLY hard to get a good image of them. But I think you get the idea…

There you have it. A fun project that could be hung up or displayed somewhere. So next time you get the urge to decorate, grab those Pink Paislee scrapping supplies and make something you can showcase in your home.

Thanks for stopping by,

Anabelle

Hello, hello….Michelle , here, with a little Tuesday technique to inspire you to use the yummy new Paislee letter stickers + rub-ons! (I just love them both so much, why not combine them with one simple technique?) The smaller patterns on the rub-ons work really well on small detailed pieces, and I wanted to add a little interest to the letter stickers in my page title, so they were a match made in heaven!

To start, gather your supplies: rub-ons, letter stickers, a leftover piece of smooth sticker-backing that you can use to reposition stickers on temporarily (I used the paper from underneath the ”Topsiders” stickers – it’s super shiny and the large sticker size gave me lots of room to work on), and a tool to burnish the rub-ons. Spell out your letter sticker word roughly on the smooth repositionable sticker-back paper; this is so you can easily remove the stickers after you apply the rub-ons; space them out far enough apart so you can work between them. Cut out a small slice of the rub-on pattern (I used the word pattern from the black ‘Vintage Moon Accents’ Press-On set) and randomnly rub portions of the pattern over the letters. For a vintage look, pull it up halfway and rub haphazardly to make sure you don’t get the whole rub-on down – imperfection is cool, here!

Once you’ve finished, use a stylus or even the tip of your nail to get rid of any extra rub-ons around the edges of the letters – it’s super easy on the repositionable paper, they just rub right off! Then, all you have left to do is peel the decorated letter stickers off and add them to your page! And voila!

Here’s the finished page I made with the technique title:

I outlined my letters with a black pen to make them stand out a little more, too! This technique would be super-fun to try with silver rub-ons on a darker letter sticker, too! =)  I hope you enjoy the new Paislee goodies arriving in your mailboxes, and have fun playing with the letters and press-ons! You’ll as addicted as me, I promise! Happy day!

Good morning!  It’s Friday and that means it’s sketch day.  What an easy way to jump start your scrapping this weekend!  I found today’s sketch on the Pencil Lines site.  Check it out at www.pencillines.com  This was the first time I’ve been to their site and I have to say they have some great sketches and gorgeous examples to drool over!  Here’s the one I finally selected…

And here’s my take on it.  My kiddos lazin’ around the pool in their floaties. 

I mixed papers from Vintage Moon and Pop Fashion.  Love the pink, teal, and yellow together for a summer page!  I used a wavy border from the Vintage Moon TopSiders pack to go with the pool theme and made a few water drops with some clear buttons on top of some Night Owl paper circles.  I also cut out the center circle from one of the TopSiders to make the flower.  

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and get out to enjoy some of these lazy days of summer! 

Nicole S