Today Noted

Lisa here today to share a layout I created for the word up Wednesday challenge over on the forum.
My challenge is to use the word "today" on your page.
I used Simple Stories We Are Family Red Calico/Linen for my background along with Pink Paislee Memorandum and Cedar Lane for this layout of my daughter holding her acceptance letter from the college she was hoping to go to!

 

Here are a few close ups:

 

Anything that is touching the big file folder, is only attached to the folder, since I will putting here acceptance letter in it.

Love the gold in this collection!

 

I added some arrows and stickers:

 

 

The "Dream Big" is washi tape, perfect for this page:

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

A Fall Layout

Hey there!
Lisa here with you today to share a layout I created using PhotoPlay Autumn Day. this collection is perfect for your fall or Thanksgiving pages.
I used photos from our fall camping trip of the beautiful trees along the Yellow River.
I used a stencil and distress inks, Gesso and water to create my background:

 

I fussy cut the trees and foxes, aren't they adorable?!

 

Another fussy cut tree that I added thread behind and my simple "Fall" title:

 

The pumpkins were also fussy cut and I added that cute fox sticker:

 

I also added some stitching.

Enjoy your day!

Lisa

Smile

Hello and happy Wednesday!
Lisa here today to share a layout I created for the November 28th "lift" challenge over on the forum. I lifted a layout by Julie and used Pink Paislee Cedar Lane and came up with this page:

 

Here are some close ups:

 

I use watercolors and a stamp to create my background.

Then I added lots of layers:

 

I love the colors and pops of gold in this collection!

 

I also love the acetate diecuts- perfect for this girly page of my daughter:

 

Another close up of the layers and an acetate diecut:

 

Thanks to Julie for all the inspiration and thanks to you for stopping by and sharing your day with us!

Trigger Tuesday

Hey!
Lisa here to share the layout I created for the Tuesday Trigger challenge today over on the My Scraps & More forum. My challenge is to use the word "Thankful" on your page.
I used Photoplay Autumn Day line for this layout of my kids, hubby and myself:

 

Here are some close ups:

 

I added some watercolor to my background along with some enamel dots. I also added some pennants and stickers.

 

I used a card for my title and added some other alphas to finish it off.

 

I added some stitching and more stickers popped up with foam tape.

 

This is such a fun fall line, but as you can see, I used it for a summer family photo.

Here & Now

Hey there!
Happy Wednesday! Hope you are having a great week so far!
Lisa here to share a layout I created for our Pinspirational Crop over at the My Scraps & More forum.
I used Pink Paislee Memorandum for this page of my daughter all dressed up for Homecoming:

 

I cut the circle using a cut file on my Cameo and painted it with watercolors. I then stitched it. I added some paint spatters to the background to give more color.

 

I cut the Here & Now from the teal file folder that is under my photo. This is a great way to get more for your money- cut out the unseen.

 

I love the gold frames in this collection! I added some of the washi tape, a few stickers and some thread.

 

I punched a butterfly out of one of the papers and added it.

 

This line is one of my favorites from Pink Paislee!

Lucky Us!

Hey there! Happy Wednesday!
Lisa here today to share a layout I created for the Pinspirational Crop going on over on the forum. We would love to have you join in on the fun!
One thing I pin a lot of on Pinterest is food, whether it's an appetizer, main coarse or dessert, I love pinning food!
This layout was inspired by a Pepperoni Pizza Braid recipe. You can check out the photo and challenge over on the forum.
I used Simple Stories We Are Family for this page:

 

I used Gelatos to color the Wood Veneer pieces:

 

The word "lucky" is from the Bits & Pieces:

                        I added some paint spatters, sequins and heart veneer throughout my page.







 

I simply adore this fun family line!

Happy Hump Day!

Lisa here today to share a layout I created using the Pink Paislee Memorandum line along with a navy polka dot patterned paper from the Shimelle True Stories line. I don't always mix lines, but this navy paper worked well with the colors in the Memorandum line.

 

I used the 6x6 paper pad and layered some of the papers. The hello and camera were fussy cut from a few papers:

 

I also fussy cut the smile clipboard. I added a few of the Stickers throughout my page:

 

I love the fun colors in this line!

Thanks for stopping by and sharing your day with us!

Whoop! It's Wednesday!

Hello!

We are half way through the week, WHOOP!

 

It's my day to post the Friday Free For All challenge over at MS&M.

This summery daughter and husband took a trip out to Philedelphia for a family wedding. They stopped at the Liberty Bell and Greg took this picture of Sierra.

I used Pink Paislee Atlas for this page:

 

I used Gesso on my background and added some watercolor and mist to the top to make my photo mat "Pop":

 

I love the soft colors in this collection.

I added some thread under the wood veneer typewriter along with some of the enamel shapes from the collection:

 



 

I added a scalloped circled colored with paint along with some mini alphas and Thickers:

 



 

I love the "pop" those yellow doilies make and check out the wood veneer "happy" pennant, too cute!

 

I added just a few paint drips:

 

Enjoy your day!

 

LisaM

 

 

 

I Am...

Hey there!
Lisa here today to share a layout I created for the challenge yesterday over on the forum.
I used Imaginesce Give Thanks 6x6 pad for this layout of my daughter when she was younger:

                                                            Here are some close ups:

                   I used a mask, light modeling paste and watercolors to create my background.

 

I fussy cut the mason jar, journaling spot, "Hello fall", "happy harvest, and the "So thankful for you" banner:

 

 

The "you", arrows and hearts are Thickers from my stash:

 

Just another look at the background:

 

Thanks for sharing your day with us!

Word Up Wednesday!

Hello!
Lisa here with you today.
It's my day to post the Word Up Wednesday challenge today at the My Scraps & More forum.
The word I choose for today's challenge is "Adventure".
I used the Pink Paislee Atlas line for this layout of my daughter and hubby at the airport:

 

I love the map background paper! I added just a bit of watercolor to it to make it "pop"

Some close ups:

 

I fussy cut the "Let's Go Places" tag, "Adventure this way" tag  and the globes:

 

I love that "Travel" sticker!

 

 

                                                               Hope you have a wonderful day!

Dream, Explore, Discover

Hey there!
Lisa here today to share a post with you.
This week the My Scraps & More Design Team are sharing 12x12 layouts we created using 6x6 paper pads. I had the pleasure of working with Fancy Pants Makin' Waves paper pad. Fancy Pants is my favorite company to create with and this line is awesome! I have been loving using the 6x6 paper pads to create layouts and now have several in my stash.
I actually created 2 pages with the Fancy Pants Makin' Waves 6x6 paper pad. The first one I kept fairly simple and used a grid for my base:

 

I wanted to create movement across the top of my page with an arrow, but the 6x6 papers were not long enough, so I decided to do a broken arrow using a few strips of the red anchor paper. I think it added more movement than a solid arrow would have. I love the look!

 

I used wallet sized photos and cut the papers to match that size to create my grid:

 

Then I just added a few of the Project Life cards (my title "Dream, Explore, Discover" was a card I cut in thirds) , some stitching and a few other simple embellies and my layout was complete:

 

My second layout is not as simple, but still shows some easy ways to use the 6x6 papers.

The first thing I did was cut the clouds and waves using my Cameo. Then I backed them with some 6x6 papers and trimmed. I added a few more of the papers  as layers behind my photo and stitched. I cut the sun with my Cameo also and then used a scalloped circle punch and punched the orange 6x6 paper. I cut the scalloped part of the circle off and used that in 2 pieces- the bigger piece to the right top of my photos and the smaller piece on the lower left hand side of my page. The circle that was left, I added to the inside of my sun.:

 

I added some stitching to hold my waves in place. The anchor button is from the Fancy Pants Makin' Waves button pack:

 

Here is a closer look at the clouds and scalloped circle:

 

and a close up of the sun:

 

 

 I hope with this post, you learned a few new ways to use the 6x6 paper pads and will use them more often to create 12x12 layouts! They really are fun to use because they have smaller patterns and aren't quite as busy as the 12x12 papers we use all the time.