Get To Know Guest Artist Becky Olsen

Hi!  My name is Becky Olsen, I live in Cottonwood Heights Utah and I am a craft-a-holic…

Thank goodness I have a very understanding husband, four fabulous kids (that are often the subjects of my craftiness), and a special room all to myself for all of the tools and goodies that enable my passion. I have been lucky to have lived a very creative life – from making clothes for my Barbie dolls as a young girl, keeping very important pieces of my teenage life in a magnetic album (gasp, the horror!!) to crocheting more blankets, hats and scarves than I can count. Making a layout from one of my favorite pictures or a card for a special occasion is often how I can be found exercising my creative muscles. Finding beautiful color combination’s, fantastic pattern pairings, delicious textures and elaborate dimensions on each new project makes me giddy with joy.

When I am not in my craft studio making a mess I am usually either playing tennis, on a long walk with my husband and dogs, or carpooling the kids.

I am so excited to have a chance to share my love for Pink Paislee and maybe inspire a few fellow craft-a-holics along the way. Many thanks to Rebecca and the Pink Paislee team for the opportunity to play with the stunning Parisian Anthology line.

Becky’s Designs For Pink Paislee (featuring the Parisian Anthology Collection)

What we are about to show you is an amazing display of versatility with our Parisian Anthology collection. When we asked Becky to create 3-4 projects for our blog we had no idea she would send back so many gorgeous creations to show off here today.  She completely outdid herself and as we reviewed her work we realized just how far she pushed these products!  Becky shows us just how fun and “inky” you can get with this collection while making them unique to her very own designs and creations!

We are going to start off with a mini album Becky created using the re-usable corrugated box that contains the Parisian Elements as her album container.  It will be impossible to see every page but we are going to show some highlights here for you!

Project #1 – A Hike To Remember

Tip: You can re-purpose and re-use the corrugated box from our Parisian Alphabets and Elements.

Tip:  Ink these papers and then die cut them into shapes like Becky did with these fall themed leaves.

The color combo in this entire album is breathtaking!

Loving how Becky used the Parisian Elements as accents throughout her entire album.

Project #2 – 19

This time Becky went with some cool tones to play off of her black and white photo.  We love how she added color behind the clear molds from the variety pack.

Project #3 – So Lucky

Becky really shows us how these papers come to life when you add inks and misting sprays!  Music notes, butterflies, text and more. Make them bold or soft….your choice!

Project #4 – There was this one time…

Well I have to admit…this is one of my favorite projects.  The inked circles that are stitched and placed on this page to create a background pattern just blows me away!   We are in awe of what she has created visually on this layout.

Tip:  Go ahead and ink the edges of the corrugated elements too!  They dry quick!

Project #5 – Feel Better Soon

Project #6 – Flower Fun!

Tip: Create Wearable art using the soft chiffon flowers from this collection.  Just add velcro to the back and position them on a headband!  Hmm….I wonder if she is selected that grey shirt just to match these gorgeous flowers???

Whew…I am on inspiration overload!  Becky….THANK YOU SO MUCH for designing with such passion and creativity for us this month.  We are delighted to feature your work here on the Pink Paislee blog.

To learn more about Becky please visit her blog HERE – I am sure she would be happy to hear from you!