2010 June — Pink Paislee

Get To Know French Designer Gaelle Fauglas

June 30, 2010 By Rebecca Cross 8 Comments

Hi! My name is Gaëlle Fauglas. I am 29 years old and I live in France, Britanny, with my husband and our two beloved daughters Alice and Léane, who are 5 and 4 years old. I discovered scrapbooking just after my second daughter was born in 2006. From that day forward, I never stopped thinking about scrapbooking! My style is colorful and freestyle. I love mixing girly style with mixed media techniques. I create 12×12 layouts mainly and I am addicted to making mini books. My work has been published in several french scrapbook magazines and books, and in august 2008, I was lucky to be chosen for the “Histoires de Pages” magazine design team. I also stay busy teaching workshops all over France and Belgium.

Pink Paislee has been one of my favorite brands from their very first collection, and I’m really happy to have the opportunity to play with the new products.

Gaelle’s designs featuring Pink Paislee

When you hear the phrase a picture is worth a thousand words it is describing these photos from Gaelle. I am almost speechless after seeing these amazing creations. I had the pleasure of meeting Gaelle at the CHA Show and she is just as sweet as she is talented. You MUST run and go visit her blog. While you are there say hello and preview more from her personal gallery. Just CLICK HERE to pay her a visit.

Thank you so much Gaelle for inspiring us even more than we knew you could. We are completely WOWED!

Filed Under: Guest Artists

Tuesday Tips & Techniques: 3D Star Embellishment

June 29, 2010 By Rebecca Cross 15 Comments

I love this time of year . . . the summer picnics on a brightly colored, patchwork quilt, the parades and patriotism, the warm weather and get-togethers with friends and family. The inspiration for my page today came from all three of these things.

First, I wanted to create the look of a patchwork quilt on my background. I cut a series of hexagon shapes out of several Pink Paislee patterned papers on my Cricut Expression.

I arranged them on my page to find a combination that was pleasing to the eye, and then before adhering them down, I stitched around the edges.

Next, I wanted to add some sort of star embellishment to my page. In my son’s room he has three barnwood 3-dimensional stars. I loved the look of the worn black finish and wanted to duplicate that on my page. The Honeycomb paper from the Queen Bee Collection was the perfect choice. I cut out two 2.5″ stars, one 3.5″ star, and one 4.5″ star.

Now it’s time to make the star 3-dimensional . . . you will be surprised at how simple this is! All you need to do is score the star from each tip to the opposite indent of the star, like this.

Continue around the star, scoring each tip until you have done all of them.

Next, pinch and fold each star tip, as shown.

The result is a beautiful, 3-dimensional star accent.

Adhere a few foam dots together, add them to the underside of your star, and you are ready to adhere it to your page.

Here is the final project with a few detail shots.

Patterned Papers: Cream Ledger & Red Star (Shine - Starlight Collection), Black Solid (Honeycomb - Queen Bee Collection), Red Solid (Postcards – Amber Road), Black Houndstooth (Front Porch - Bayberry Cottage Collection), Stripe and Blue Ledger (Santa’s Workshop - Mistletoe & Co. Collection), Starburst and Dark Red Ledger (Glow - Starlight Collection), Blue Polka Dot (Gazebo – Bayberry Cottage Collection), Blue Floral Pattern (Daydream – 365 Degrees Collection), Red Polka Dot (Naughty or Nice – Mistletoe & Co. Collection), Blue Houndstooth (Trellis – Bayberry Cottage Collection), Black Floral Paper (Flower Garden – Bayberry Cottage Collection). Alphabet: Artisan Elements – Alphabets.

Thanks for coming by today! I hope you are enjoying your family this summer!

Filed Under: Studio Inspiration Tagged With: Artisan Elements, Jana Eubank, Patterned Paper

Monochromatic Monday: Soothing Blues

June 28, 2010 By Rebecca Cross 2 Comments

Happy Monday everyone! For this post, I knew I wanted to play with blues. Having recently moved, I plan to use blueish-grays in a couple of my rooms. I love how serene and soothing it feels.

The most important step when working with a monochromatic color scheme is to decide which color you are featuring. No-brainer right? After that though, determining the shades and tones is essential. For example, if you make navy the predominant color, then you project may take on a more masculine feel. By using the lighter tones, you can elicit thoughts of water and the beach.

I wanted my cards to be airy so I went with the light blues within the 365 Degree collection. I threw in some Starlight navy along the way.

Simply layer Flip-notes and Punch-out Die-cut Tags to create the card. Add-in some Pink Paislee chipboard from the Winsome collection (I don’t know about you, but I hoarded lots of it!) and a Bella Brad. Done!

For the next card, I created a handmade flower to add some dimension.

To make the flower, cut strips of patterned paper, ink the edges and loop over, adhering only the ends. Add a cork button and Bella Brad to the center. For more texture and a hint of color, create grass by cutting small slits in a strip of paper and folding over at random lengths. Notice the chipboard again? Don’t be afraid to cut a piece up to get more than one use out of it!

One thing I have noticed about all the Pink Paislee collections is how well-coordinated they are! Grab both new and old and experiment with monochromatic today!

Filed Under: Studio Inspiration

Studio Tour Featuring Lynn Ghahary

June 26, 2010 By Rebecca Cross 21 Comments

Lynn recently joined our design team as one of our Live Pink magazine contributors and we feel so very blessed to have her joining our team! She was featured as a guest artist last February and we instantly fell in love with her style. You will be able to see more of Lynn’s designs in our upcoming issue due out in July. Let’s take a look at where Lynn creates her projects and learn a little bit more about what makes her tick.

Scrapbook Style – clean with bits of flair and lots of details

Inspiration – anything and everything! I’m especially drawn to anything with unique color combinations and lots of texture.

Favorite Product – definitely my punches – I have A LOT of them!

One Wish - more time with my Dad so that he could meet my boys (he passed before they were born)

Favorite Movie – Pretty Woman!

Guilty Pleasure – Tagalong cookies (I order boxes and boxes of them when the Girl Scouts start ringing my doorbell to last me throughout the year)

Favorite Memory – this is a hard one as I have so many of them! probably the moment each one of my boys was born and I held them for the first time

One Fear – I hate to sound morbid but my biggest fear is losing someone close to me such as my husband or my boys. having to endure my father’s death was hard enough I’m not quite sure how I would survive losing one of them.

First Job – I worked in a type of “everything” store called R.J. Mars in the baby department and would spend hours making sure all the hangers were evenly spaced on the racks (exciting huh?)

Music – I listen to Pandora when I’m in my studio and have a few different stations set up – my favs are Lady Gaga and the Black Eyed Peas

Typical Day – wake up early (around 6am) with the boys and our new puppy Buddy. get everyone dressed, fed, teeth brushed, lunches made and either on the bus or driven to school. work in my studio or run errands til lunchtime when I pick up the boys from school. spend time doing homework, playdates, tball or soccer practices, or just hanging out around the house with the puppy. dinnertime is usually just the boys and I since my husband works in NYC and doesn’t get home until later in the evening. once my husband is home we all hang out some more playing board games, watching movies or playing family wii. bedtime for the boys is usually 8pm and then my husband and i usually catch up a bit and then it’s back to my studio for more creative time or watching some of my favorite guilty pleasure reality tv shows on bravo. of course summer vacation will change things up a bit but this is our typical day when school is in session.

Signature Piece of Clothing – my Fossil jeans – they are the only brand I wear since they fit me the best!

To visit Lynn’s blog page and to see more of her fun designs visit her blog HERE

Filed Under: Studio Tours

Thursday Trends: Banner Ribbons

June 24, 2010 By Rebecca Cross 8 Comments

Actually, I am not quite sure what you would call these – whether they have their own specific name. They seem to be especially popular with the shabby chic-crowd, and I’ve noticed how our own Karola often use this little detail in her amazing works