tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79429968134254175852024-03-08T16:15:29.803-05:00The Chronicles of OrangeLeah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.comBlogger939125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-82231996041789993922015-11-23T08:00:00.000-05:002015-11-23T08:00:07.495-05:00Allow me to Espresso...mornin', CHICKENS! it's Monday, and while Mondays have a bad reputation, they hold a totally different meaning when it comes to Paper Issues! we have a super fun issue going on right now, and today, it's part TWO of our Creative Team's inspiration!
today's theme is "Let Me Espresso my Gratitude"... which means you're welcome to submit any NEW or OLD creation that fits the themeLeah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-23656813554382870282015-10-30T09:00:00.000-04:002015-10-30T09:00:00.539-04:00It's a Some Odd Girl costume party hop!
HELLOOOOOOO ODDIES!
It's time for Some Odd Girl's 3rd Annual Trick or Treat Halloween Hop! WELCOME!
Thank you so much for joining us! This year we're throwing a
costume party and all of the Odd Girls are sharing
Halloween costume-themed creations! If you came here from Kristy's blog, you're off to a good start! If not, just click here to go back to the beginning andLeah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-27813699149489576462015-09-28T12:00:00.000-04:002015-09-28T12:00:02.024-04:00How about THEM apples?! Join us at Paper Issues!hey there, chickens! how's things?! busy in the life of an orange girl, but good busy! SO busy, in fact, that sometimes i need visual and OBVIOUS reminders of what's on my schedule or it will pass right by...
today, we're sharing Part Two of our current issue at Paper Issues, and our theme this month is "How 'Bout Them Apples?!"... it's no secret i have a HUGE crush on Leah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-35559085622597787442015-09-07T06:00:00.000-04:002015-09-10T07:18:05.787-04:00we're (P)inspiring you again at Paper Issues!morning, chickens! hope you're enjoying your weekend, and NOT labouring, because even though that's what it's called, that's not what ANYONE ever has on their agenda for the holiday, right?
well it's (P)inspire Me Monday at Paper Issues, and i'm so excited about the new mood board! i whipped up this little pretty...
because Pinterest! how much fun are these images? Leah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-710964191384129392015-09-05T06:00:00.000-04:002015-09-05T06:00:02.665-04:00there's a new sketch in town at Paper Issues!
hey chickens!
who doesn't love a sketch?
it's time for a new one at Paper Issues, and this one is based on a sweet and simple page by Lisa Dickinson...
i used a bunch of the These Are The Days collection from Webster's Pages because holy heck, the color of my Gram's shirt! not an easy one to match up! there's some prettiness from the We R Memory Keepers Clearly Posh Leah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-369466245033428112015-08-19T06:00:00.000-04:002015-08-19T06:00:00.187-04:00Paper Issues - Crate Paper's WONDER in the spotlight
morning, chickens!
there's a new product spotlight on the Paper Issues blog today, and i can't tell you how utterly SMITTEN i am with the new WONDER collection from Crate Paper. it may appear kind of babyish and themey at first glance, but i assure you it's perfect for a KAJILLION types of projects. heck, i scrapped train tracks!
everything you see here except the white card Leah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-35223517263078686512015-08-19T00:38:00.001-04:002015-08-19T00:38:44.544-04:00who knew i could be so planny?
evenin', chickens!
so about a month and a half ago, i got this fabulous little gift box from the gorgeous and sensational Aimee Maddern, for absolutely no reason except that she freaking rocks.
in that box? S'mores Oreos. Reese's Oreos. and THIS:
and now i'm all kinds of planny!
me & my BIG ideas (MAMBI!) The Happy Planner.
yep. it's Leah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-84139968237552368292015-07-21T14:03:00.001-04:002015-07-21T14:03:09.653-04:00Paper Issues - scrapliftin' and chippin'!are you feeling inspired today? whatcha workin' on? maybe you've linked up to the Pinspire Me Monday post i've got goin' on at Paper Issues... or maybe you're working on a project for our Sketchy Saturday feature... or maybe you're scrapping some of the awesome photos you've taken and shared for our #iSpyWithPI photo scavenger hunt!
well either way, i hope you're Leah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-81517387137174421442015-07-20T08:00:00.000-04:002015-07-20T08:00:00.704-04:00you're just a Chip Off The Old Block!
hey chickens! it's Monday, it's 8 am, it's time for a brand new issue at Paper Issues!
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 Leah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-22555816480973996942015-07-13T06:00:00.000-04:002015-07-13T06:00:06.929-04:00the Paper Issues girls are here to Pinspire!
hey chickens!
it's Monday and i'm totally excited to bring you my very first Pinspire Me Monday post at the Paper Issues blog! there's a whole new mood board for the month of July, and i had a TON of fun putting the images and color swatch together to get your mojo flowin'!
here's the fun mood board:
i was loving the yellow window and that fabulous distressed woodgrain, with some Leah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-85917605019433487672015-07-08T23:57:00.002-04:002015-07-08T23:57:39.289-04:00i scraplifted, because seriously. LOOK at this sketch!
hey hey, chickens!
are you a member of the Paper Issues {Friends & Fans} Facebook community?
there's, like, a TON of inspiration and we're bringing challenges and free files and fun left and right.
we have a new sketch for you, created with inspiration from the talented Steph Buice, and intended to drum up some mojo for everyone! because seriously, how can you NOT be inspired by thisLeah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-23941811128045487192015-06-21T06:00:00.000-04:002015-06-21T06:00:00.284-04:00it's a Swag Baggalicious Sunday at Paper Issues!
hey hey! what's shakin', chickens?
it's Swag Bag Sunday at Paper Issues, and i have a page to share using some happy little bits and pieces, mostly from the May Swag Bag but with a few others thrown in for good measure. i swear, when i think i'm getting close to using up the whole bag, the stuff MULTIPLIES in there!
here's my page:
the pink burlap is from my stash, and i had Leah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-4857988856363344252015-06-08T08:00:00.000-04:002015-06-08T08:00:09.636-04:00"Mist-er Fix-it" at Paper Issues - sponsored by Fancy Pants!
hi gang! there's a new issue in town!
at Paper Issues today, we have a ton of fab inspiration for you and an awesome prize from our awesome sponsor.
our theme is "Mist-er Fix-it", and we encourage masculine pages, anything using tools (crafty, or around-the-house, or whatev!), mists, water, summer, father's day, incorporate our June printables or any Fancy Pants Designs products, Leah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-76804439091375667982015-05-27T08:00:00.000-04:002015-05-27T08:00:02.761-04:00CROP with the Odd Girls! lots of prizes, new recipe challenge!WOOT! it's CROP WEEK in the Some Odd Girl Facebook community, and if you haven't already dropped by to see what we're up to, you're missing out!
this week, we Odd Girls are hosting a challenge each day, Monday - Friday, and there are five $20 gift certificates to the Some Odd Girl shop up for grabs! BUT THERE'S MORE! there will be one GRAND PRIZE winner of a $50 gift Leah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-85404232011833296222015-05-21T06:00:00.000-04:002015-05-25T20:25:48.952-04:00i have I AM issues!hey there, chickens! i'm up on the Paper Issues blog today with a brand new layout featuring the gorgeous I Am collection from Simple Stories. i have been loving on it since i laid eyes on it, and i've already made a few pages, with about 3 more underway!
here's my latest page:
zoom!
seriously, i LOVE this line. everything except a couple of enamel dots, sequins, theLeah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-35381120967569193342015-05-09T06:00:00.000-04:002015-05-11T07:07:28.965-04:00Paper Issues is hopping with Tombow USA!
YAY! it's time for a FAN-FLIPPIN'-TASTIC blog hop with Paper Issues and Tombow USA!
there's a whole list of creative folks blogging this fun event, and you MAY have arrived from Jennie Garcia's blog - great! if not, CLICK HERE to start at the Paper Issues blog and be sure not to miss a stop!
Paper Issues and Tombow USA are giving away awesome prizes, so you'll want to make sure Leah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-11981005084058452912015-05-07T09:00:00.000-04:002015-05-07T09:00:00.664-04:00limits, inspiration, and color swatch for Some Odd Girl!sometimes limiting oneself can have WONDERFUL effects, especially when one feels overwhelmed with the amount of crafty things in one's stash. ;)
today, i'm up on the Some Odd Girl blog with some inspiration for you!
i surprised myself by playing along with part one of Kristy's Color Swatch Journal for May! she's thrown down the Copic color BG23 or equivalent Spectrum Noir color Leah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-85593047979224715302015-05-02T06:00:00.000-04:002015-05-02T06:00:00.540-04:00Sketchy Saturday at Paper Issues!hey there, chickens! it's SATURDAY! i'm in Canada right now, taking care of business (there's still SO much to do for my Dad's estate and getting the house ready to sell), but welcome to a Sketchy Saturday, on the Paper Issues blog!
we've got awesome sketches for both scrappy pages and cards today, and while i've been doing a LOT of scrapbooking, today i'm going the card route Leah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-42213905044495125882015-04-26T08:00:00.000-04:002015-04-26T08:00:06.857-04:00It's a Paper Issues free printable ROUND-UP!did you know there's a whole selection of free printables and cut files in the Paper Issues shop? they're all designed by members of the awesome Creative Team. they're released monthly. they're perfect for journaling cards, pocket scrappin', or re-sizing for cards or pages or just little love notes. and FREE. they're free.
today, there's a printable round-up on the Leah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-43702811852069297902015-04-13T08:00:00.000-04:002015-04-13T08:00:00.679-04:00there's something charming about our latest ISSUE!
hey there, chickens!
how was your weekend? i got my craft on, i picked up some free swag from the casino, i drank wine and conspired with my nifty friend, Orange Gearle, about how we're going to entertain the masses during our Scrap & Chat event in the Paper Issues Friends and Fans Facebook group on the 24th. all in all, i had a pretty good weekend!
so let's Leah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-63854593900721762732015-04-13T00:14:00.000-04:002015-04-13T00:14:36.925-04:00Fletch in the sketch! Pretty Little Studio inspiration
evening, chickens!
okay, so it's midnight, and i've been crafting the afternoon away. i saw the sketch challenge for April at Pretty Little Studio and i knew just what i wanted to do, and just what photo i wanted to use.
Fletcher B Cat is a big, lazy glug. yep, that's a word. ;) when he snoozes, he SNORES. sometimes in the night he wakes me up because of his loud Leah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-77399397481331587732015-04-02T07:30:00.000-04:002015-05-12T22:31:00.983-04:00ode to glitter. and office supplies.
morning, chickens!
i'm up on the Paper Issues blog today and yes, i do believe something may have exploded in my craft studio. this turned into something much bigger than i'd originally planned, and it just kept growing, and they kept MULTIPLYING...
i have a thing for orange, as you may have already surmised. and i have always obsessed over office supplies, too. staplers, Leah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-49988899562131852852015-03-23T09:00:00.000-04:002015-03-23T09:00:02.912-04:00Some Odd Girl's fond farewell blog hop!Hello, Odd friends, and welcome to Some Odd Girl‘s Fond Farewell blog hop for the 2014-15 Design Team!
The Odd Girls have had a VERY exciting year, with
lots of fun events, new shop items we fell in love with, a great
presence at CHA, and a whole ton of fun new releases to color and
share! We are grateful for the friendships made, the amazing
inspiration from our teammates and from ourLeah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-20782227681389980892015-03-21T18:27:00.003-04:002015-03-21T18:27:57.409-04:00it's CROP TIME at Paper Issues!hey chickens - do you know what's going on this weekend? today is Day Two of the Paper Issues online crop, and our last challenge will post at midnight tonight... CLICK HERE to join the growing community, and play along with our 24 challenges to win lots of awesome prizes! seriously, 24. (and DUDE, check out those SPONSORS!)
i am hosting a "Bits and Pieces" challenge, and Leah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7942996813425417585.post-78443690409571634322015-03-07T15:30:00.000-05:002015-03-07T15:30:02.122-05:00a sketchy Saturday CARD for Paper Issues today!
hey there, chickens!
you know we do this thing at Paper Issues where we throw down a sketch and ask you to make something based on it, yeah? well this month, our girl Jennifer Chapin has whipped up a sketch that I LOVED in a serious way and totally challenged myself because it's totes outside of my comfort zone. GRIDS. i don't do 'em. i struggle with boundaries and Leah l'Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13277692781569710548noreply@blogger.com2