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Color Crush {Mini Album}

March 13, 2012 By Janna 7 Comments

Hello everyone! This is Janna with a new Color Crush project to fit this weeks theme!  We used to call this feature Hot Hue’s but recently decided to mix up the name and make it a little more obvious….we always have a CRUSH ON COOL COLOR PALETTES!

Today I want to share a mini album I created (actually I am addicted to mini albums!), combining some of my favourite Nantucket, Vintage Vogue and Mistables supplies with the Color Crush color combination.

From the moment I saw this gorgeous color palette, I was in love! I am a huge fan of glitter and I love the springlike color scheme. Just perfect!

To create this fun little album, I cut out some patterned and white papers. I chose a size of  6″ x 4″. The piece of packaging I used is a bit smaller. To give it a more vintage/used look I tore the packaging paper as well as the fabrics and the smaller patterned paper pieces.

I added fabrics and twine to create a more casual and random look. I only used a bit of glitter (did I already mention that I love glitter?!) as I wanted it to be a highlight, like the sparkling jumbo button.

As you can see I used quite a few Mistables. I like the fact that you can color them any way you want to but I also like the “nude” look.

I used my heat gun to adhere the top layers to the packaging paper. The layers itself have been stapled as I dont like glue that much ;)

Pink Paislee supplies:

Other supplies:

Piece of packaging paper, Glitter glue, Twine, Tulle, Fabrics, Binding rings & Rhinestones

I hope you enjoyed todays project! Take care!  Check back all week to see even more projects featuring this amazing color palette!

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Technique Week {It’s a Confetti Party}

March 9, 2012 By Piradee 13 Comments

Hi Everyone!  Happy Friday and welcome to my little confetti party today! As you can probably guess,  I’ve been bitten by the confetti craze and wanted to share some tips that I’ve picked up or discovered along the way… that helped me create these super easy party tags.

First off, you’ll need your confetti maker and these are just some of the tools that I keep reaching for (super happy that I hardy empty my hole puncher as there’s tons there nicely stored and ready to be used).

Also don’t forget to grab some tags, a few glassine envelops or even those small zip lock bags for the confetti…

With all the supplies in hand, along with the pattern papers from the  gorgeous Nantucket collection , I started punching away to create the piles of confetti.  And in putting together my tags, here are some tips and how you can create your little bag…

Tip #1: Sewing the top of the bag/envelope

Tip #2: Sealing the bag using tape

Tip #3:  Zip lock it

Tip #4: Create an envelope

And using the different methods on the tags, hiding the unwanted areas with strips of pattern paper or embellishments.

Pink Paislee supplies used include:

Thanks for stopping and hope you have a fabulous {confetti filled} weekend!

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Technique Week {Simple tricks to make your layouts shine!}

March 6, 2012 By Kim 6 Comments

Hi Kim here!  When I was asked to prepare a layout and share a technique with you all, I gave a lot of thought to what I should share and I ended up making a layout using several simple techniques.  I then couldn’t decide which one to focus on, so I am going to share them all.  All of these techniques are simple, but I think they are effective – I hope you agree!  This is my layout …

Now to run you through the techniques that I have used.

The first is using a mistables fuzzy sticker to create a background for the beautiful seahorse.  I thought the fuzzy sticker looked a lot like seaweed and so I decided to incorporate it into the layout to ground my seahorse.  I have lightly inked the fuzzy sticker with brown ink.  By layering it over the misted background paper, it makes it a subtle addition to the layout, but I think it also looks like it has been created by using a mask, rather than a separate sticker.

The second technique is using trading cards to create a grid with smaller sized photos.  Sometimes it can be a challenge to use a full pack of trading cards and this technique can allow you to maximise the use of your stash.  The trading cards also add to the story I have documented as they describe the types of activities that we undertook on our walk by the sea.

The final technique is the handcut banner that is below the photo / trading card grid.  I simply cut a variety of different sized rectangles from the Nantucket papers and then cut notches in one end of each rectangle to create pennants.  I then attached them to the layout using glue at only the top edge.  You can lightly draw a pencil line for your banner, but you can just lay the pennant pieces down roughly where you want the banner to sit.  I then lightly curl up the bottom edges of the pennants to add dimension.  I then put a brad in at the end of the banner and tie some twine around it to finish.  You can do this at both ends, or just one – it depends where your banner sits on your page.

I hope you found these techniques useful and you are able to incorporate them onto one of your layouts in the near future.

Pink Paislee Products:
Nantucket – Lobster Bisque
Nantucket – Crab Cakes
Nantucket – Jumbo Shrimp
Nantucket – Bling Stickers
Nantucket – Trading Cards
Mistables Fuzzy Stickers
Wood Shop Alphabets Lumber Yard

Cheers

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Technique Week {special masking tapes}

March 5, 2012 By Felicitas 17 Comments

Welcome to Technique Week, Day 1! This is Felicitas and I’m here today to share a cool technique how to create matching customized “masking tape” stripes with your favorite Pink Paislee papers…let’s start:

Supply list, “masking tape”:
Vintage Vogue – Dress Shop
Vintage Vogue – Taffeta
Nantucket – Oyster Bar
Nantucket – Crab Cakes
Snow Day – Fireside
scissors, clear sticky tape, bowl of water

Step 1: Messure the width of you sticky tape and cut some paper stripes.

Step 2: Press the tape on the paper stripes. Make sure that your favorite print is on the top.

Step 3: With a bonefolder or your scissors holder just rub over the tape and give it a good pressure.

Step 4: Put the tape stripe into the water and let it soak in a few seconds.

Step 5: Make sure that the paper side is up and then just slidely start rubbing the paper off.

Step 6: Rub until all paper pieces are in the water and there is only the very thin printed layer left on the tape. Then you take the tape stripe out of the water and let it dry.

Step 7: If you want to, you can fake the torn edged look to get a real “masking tape” effect.

Result: Repeat step 2 to 7 with the other paper stripes and get a cute collection of tapes out of your favorite Pink Paislee paper collections. As you can see I layed an kraft tag under the stripes, so you can see that the tape is kind of transparent.

This is it, the “tape” isn’t sticky any longer BUT with some glue it’s ready for your projects!
I used the stripes on a scrapbooking page: Love that effect and I hope you give it a try.

Supply list, layout:
Mistables 12 x 12 Paper Pack
Snow Day – Warm Mittens
Vintage Vogue – Dress Shop
Vintage Vogue – Tin Titles
Nantucket – Ephemera
Nantucket – Jumbo Shrimp
Expressions Cushies Alphabet
some tulle, black pen, blue inkpad, sewing machine

 

Thanks for visiting the Pink Paislee blog today. Have a creative day!

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Tips On Design {Odd Numbers, Multiple Images & Emphasizing Design Elements}

March 2, 2012 By Steph 5 Comments

Hey guys, Steph here with some tips on design that may help you when creating your layouts in the future. There are so many elements from design to completion, but I want to elaborate more on three of them, working with odd numbers, multiple images and emphasizing Design Elements.

Here is my layout using the versatile Nantucket range.  I have used three simple design rules that I want to share (actually their not rules just tips), the first one being the use of Odd Numbers.

Odd Number Rule

I’m not exactly sure why it works – but it does.  Perhaps it’s about the balance that odd numbers create, and the fact that there’s always one thing in the center to give balance.

Creating the right balance is both about the number of text and graphics elements and how they are arranged on the page. Odd numbers tend to create a more dynamic layout. Use an odd number of visuals, odd numbers of embellishments. You can see here that my hexagons are in in odd numbers.  My bottom flowers are odd and also the flowers above the photograph of my daughter Emma.  The title also stands out not only because of the contrasting color but also because of the odd number rule.

Using Multiple Images

Some of the simplest and perhaps most powerful layouts use one strong visual. However, if using multiple images (Pink Paislee’s patterned papers contain so many beautiful images) try keep them connected both through alignment and proximity — grouping the images so that they form a single visual unit and aligning them in a similar fashion.  You can see above all the big flower images are in close proximity, the flower elements on the top of the photo, the groups of hexagons.

Emphasizing Differences in Design Elements

While some aspects of page composition involve things that are the same — the same alignment, consistent use of color — it’s also a good idea to do some things differently, to use contrasting elements. The direct shapes of the hexagons contrast the movement and flowing lines of the flowers used on this page.

Well I hope these tips are helpful, and in some way can help those looking for insight into the process of creating a good designed page.

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