chasing dreams

A catch up with tons of layouts!

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Hi guys! Sorry I haven't done much blogging lately, I've been busy doing various challenges for National Scrapbooking Day.

Here's a few of my recent layouts...

'Cheeky'

A layout for a challenge to use circles as the predominant design element at Hey Little Magpie. I used Crate Paper Cool Kid and flair from Cuts2luv. The alphas are Pinkfresh - I love them so much!

'Stop and smell the flowers'

A layout for the Paper Issues Notable Quotable challenge. I used Pink Paislee Oh My Heart, and combined my two favourite techniques - fussy cutting and stitching!

'Best of Friends'

This was a page for the sketch challenge at Paper Issues, and I used Elle's Studio Live, Laugh, Love. The bunny cut file is a free UKSA file, and the title is from a free Paper Issues cut file.

'You're my happy'

A layout for the Free File Friday challenge at Paper Issues, which was to use a free Paper Issues floral cut file. I used the 'negative' cut outs here because they looked far too pretty to waste! This layout is mostly Elle's Studio Live, Laugh, Love, with stickers from Maggie Holmes.

'Dream'

A layout made for the new Add It Up challenge at Paper Issues. The cut file is free from Paper Issues, and I used Elle's Studio, Crate Paper Cute Girl, and Maggie Holmes Bloom.

'Mum in a million'

I made this page for the Paper Issues New Issue Monday challenge, and I used Maggie Holmes Chasing Dreams and Bloom.

'Muzzy love'

A layout for a mood board challenge at Hey Little Magpie. I used Crate Paper Cute Girl, and the cut file is free from Paper Issues.

'Awesome'

Really enjoyed making this messy inky page for a multiple photos challenge at Hey Little Magpie. I used Dylusions Ink Sprays and black Distress Ink for the background. The cut file is the All Boy file from Just Nick Studios, and I've used Simple Stories So Rad.

'Here there be dragons'

A really fun page made for the Pinspire Me challenge at Paper Issues. This is the Doodlebug Dragons Tales collection, and the large dragon and title are both from the Silhouette Design Store.

'Live life in full bloom'

I made this layout for a 'monochrome plus one colour' challenge at Hey Little Magpie. I couldn't resist this bright yellow colour scheme and I really enjoyed pulling out all the yellow bits of ephemera and stickers I had! The flair is from Cuts2luv and there's a bit of every collection on here!

'Enjoy the simple things in life'

A layout for the Paper Issues Take 5 Tuesday challenge, using Pink Paislee Sweet Freedom.

'Be brave'

My DT layout based on a sketch for the UKSA blog, I used Crate Paper Cute Girl.

'This is what life is all about'

Last months DT layout for the UKSA blog based on a mood board. I really enjoyed stepping out of my comfort zone and painting the watercolour tulips. I also used Elle's Studio Live, Laugh, Love, and the flair is from Cuts2luv.

'Cute'

A page I made for the UKSA sketch challenge for NSD. I used Elle's Studio.






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Paper Issues - Roll the Dice

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Hey scrappy friends! Today on the Paper Issues blog it's time for a new Roll the Dice challenge. 

This months challenge is to use 2 tags and 6 stickers.

I used Maggie Holmes Chasing Dreams and Bloom. They both went really well with this photo of my adorable niece playing in the sunshine!

The great thing about Maggie Holmes collections is that they all work really well with each other, so you can mix and match different collections. 

I also used this gorgeous FREE Paper Issues cut file.

I managed to stick to 2 tags, but I used waaaaay more than 6 stickers. Including the title I used 15 in fact! I absolutely love these fussy cut roses, you can get so much use out of one sheet! 


Do head over to the Paper Issues facebook group and share any new creations with us!

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Paper Issues - Take 5 Tuesday

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Hi guys! It's time for a new Take 5 Tuesday on the Paper Issues blog today!
Here are our prompts...


I used...
1. turquoise,
3. colour of your choice (pink)
4. patterned paper
5. polka dots
7. two or more fonts


I used the new Maggie Holmes collection, Chasing Dreams, and Crate Paper Oasis.
I absolutely love this frames paper I used for my background, I wish I'd bought two so I could fussy cut one as well!
The flower cut file is FREE from Paper Issues, our talented DT member Stacie makes the free cut files and they are amazing! 
I cut some of the frames out with a craft knife, and decided to pop the blue Maggie Holmes paper behind them to give them an 'aquarium' look to echo my photo of my gorgeous little man at the Manchester Sea Life Centre.
I'm really pleased that I managed to use flowers and pink on a boy layout, and it still doesn't look girly!

Please do pop over to the Paper Issues facebook group and share your new Take 5 Tuesday layouts with us for a chance to win a gift voucher.

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Paper Issues - Issues Round 1

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Hi guys! It's time for new Issue Monday on the Paper Issues blog today.

Our brief this month is - Put the Pedal/Petal to the Mettle/Medal. 
Suggested ideas:

- Use metallics and/or metal embellishments.

- Create a project using flowers or about gardening and spring.

- Share something about transportation like bicycles, motorcycles, cars (your first car or current ride), toy cars.

- Show us a project about awards and/or accomplishments.


I went for a metallic gold effect title, from Heidi Swapp. 

The papers I used are from the Crate Paper Oasis collection. I thought the background paper was a perfect match for my photo! 
The leaves and flowers are all fussy cut from one of the Oasis papers, and the bird die cut is from Maggie Holmes Chasing Dreams.
I kept my page quite simple so the photo was the main focus of the page, framed by fussy cut leaves so it gives the effect of looking through foliage at the lake picture.


Pop over to the Paper Issues facebook group and join in this months new Issue Monday for a chance to win a gift voucher.

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Paper Issues - Sketchy Saturday

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Hi guys! It's Sketchy Saturday over on the Paper Issues blog today, and here's our sketch...


I used Maggie Holmes Chasing Dreams collection, along with a few elements from Crate Paper Oasis. 
I fussy cut the roses from one of the Chasing Dreams papers, and paired my papers with this photo of my daughter, me and my boyfriend from a walk we took one weekend a few weeks ago. 
I'm finding that I'm getting more adept at sketches recently. I used to take them far too literally and had to position every single element in the same place as the sketch, using the same shapes. 
As such I didn't like using sketches, preferring to create my own pages, but I slowly came to realise they are just a rough idea and you can still make the pages your own. 
I know, I know, I'm slow on the uptake!


If you fancy having a go at this months sketch, do pop over to the Paper Issues facebook group and share your creations with us for a chance to win a gift voucher.

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Paper Issues - Spring Crop Weekend

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Hi everyone! 
I hope you managed to join us over on Paper Issues over the weekend for our Spring Crop! There was 23 different challenges altogether, so it kept me busy! I was also at a scrap Retreat this weekend so I had plenty to do! 
I've popped pics below of the layouts I managed to participate in.

Let's Get Fussy: Pull out those scissors and show us your fussy cutting skills. Make a big impact with a hand cut out design for this challenge.


Stick It to Me: Use stickers of all types on your project. Let's see how many stickers you can pile on your page!


Live Out Loud: Create a project using no cardstock or solid colour paper. All paper must be patterned.


 Somewhere Over The Rainbow: In a primary rainbow the colours are in the order of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Use at least 5 of these colours in a project for this challenge.


 Selfie Saturday: Design a page about you. Pull out your best selfie and show us who you are.


 Stitched Up: Get out that thread, ribbon and twine. Design a project using stitching of any kind - machine, hand or faux.


 Spaced Out: Two thirds of your layout needs to be negative/white space. Show us something light and airy.


Firstie Friday: Share a project documenting something you have done for the first time, the first thing you do in a morning, or even include numbers in the title.


Are You Feeling Lucky?: Use the word luck or lucky in your title or use the colour green in your layout.


Sketchy Sketch: Let's see your take on the following sketch.



All the Pretty Flowers: Design a project using a floral background.


Cut The Crop: Use one of our free cut files to create a project.


Freaky Friday: Let's switch it up! Use holiday papers on non-holiday photos, or vice versa. You could also use masculine colours with a feminine phot or vice versa.


If you've joined in any challenges don't forget to enter them in the album on the facebook group.