our theme for this go-round is "A Chip off The Old Block"...
so we're playing with chipboard, anything to do with boards (surfboards, on board a ship, skateboards, etc.), being bored (or things to keep from being bored), blocks (colour blocking, building blocks, around the block...), chips (the potato or poker kind, or maybe veggie chips or wood chips?)... family traits, or just go ahead and use the July, August or Chip Off The Old Block
free printables from the
Paper Issues shop!
i made the first in a series of paper blocks to decorate my cubicle at work, and i used papers and stickers from the
October Afternoon "Summertime" collection, along with some chipboard pieces from older October Afternoon, new
Dear Lizzy,
Simple Stories, and much older
BasicGrey and
Echo Park. added some enamel bits and fussy-cut some other bits, adhered them all, and voila! mood blocks!
i have a pretty roomy cube at work, so i can place these strategically and choose which sides show based on my mood on any given day. or as messages to passers-by. i just love adding my personal, crafty little twist to the otherwise-boring decor in there.
do you decorate your workspace? i'd love to see what you have in your work area (home office doesn't count - you're not nearly as restricted with fixtures and colours there!)...
CLICK HERE to see what the rest of the Creative Team have done with this new theme... there are some seriously fun packs of
chipboard frames in the shop right now, so maybe those will help inspire you? (not like the CT's projects won't wow you enough!)
you're going to want to bust out your chipboard and whatever else might work for this theme, download your free printables (
CLICK HERE to see them all!), and get in on the action by linking up on the blog by
August 2 and you might be the winner of a
$20 gift certificate from Paper Issues! because have you shopped lately? er. mah. gerd. LOADS of new stuff coming into the shop nearly every day. and THIS will save you 20% off all of it, ANYTIME. use code
ORANGE whenever you shop - ENJOY!