you'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 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!

we're FILLIN' 'ER UP at Paper Issues! $20 up for grabs!

hey there, chickens!  it's time for a brand new issue at Paper Issues, and our theme is "Fill 'er up!"...  we love seeing what you creative people come up with to fit the theme (and remember your project does NOT have to be new!), and i kinda went for a two-fer... 

here's my card, featuring the YUMMY new Be Loved collection from Fancy Pants (CLICK HERE to check it all out in the Paper Issues store!):

those papers!  OH MY GOOMIE!  i love the shades of pink, and the awesome touches of grey throughout the line!  and the watercolor hearts are just fabulous!  the flair and alphas are from Be Loved as well.  all i added from my stash was the ribbon and sequins.  now all i want to do is make lovey-dovey Valentine's cards. 

SO.  to fit our theme, i make a little shaker box and filled it up with shiny things, and i incorporated the theme into my title, too.  piece of cake!  remember, you can do whatever you like as long as it fits the theme. some ideas, should you be struggling for inspiration... gas prices, filling a page, fill a pocket on your card/scrapbook page, filling things (like bags of leaves, bathtubs, the dishwasher, filling a house with love, etc.)...  the sky's the limit!

here's what's up for grabs!

and you can spend it in conjunction with this:

and you can buy nice things like this:

'cuz who doesn't like a discount?  and who isn't LOVING these new releases?!

LINK UP by February 16th and you might get yourself $20 to spend at the Paper Issues store.  :)

One week left for the JUST MY TYPE issue at Paper Issues!

you could win $20 to spend at the Paper Issues store!

 

you WANT to win $20 to spend at the Paper Issues store, believe me!  it goes a LONG WAY, especially when you throw in a discount!  :)  keep readin', folks!

yep.  so.  the current issue.  LOADS of ways to play with this one!  make it about love.  throw down some awesome fonts (i know there are lots of font geeks out there!).  use a typewriter.  heck, just TYPE on it!  either way, LINK UP!  there's a week to go, and we're having a ball with it.

i made another card for the occasion:

i'm on a mission to use up some OLD STASH, and between this and my last card for this issue, i used an entire pack of Studio Calico RUBONS.  yes!  GLORY!

anywho, the typewriters.  NIFTY, right?  well you can grab this typewriter paper for yourself if you wanna!

CLICK HERE to grab it, and throw some other stuff in your cart while you're at it, then use THIS:

link up by next Sunday, and you might be a lucky winnah...  everyone loves a winnah, baby.  dat's da troof!

it's funny 'cuz there's a typewriter on the card.

HIYA! 

have you linked up to our CURRENT ISSUE at Paper Issues?  did you know there's a $20 gift certificate to the Paper Issues shop up for grabs?  and did you know that there's a PLETHORA of gorgeous new pretties coming in from all the CHA releases, and they're available now at the Paper Issues shop?

well consider yourself told, folks!  you KNOW you wanna link up.  it's as easy (and fun) as this:

yep.  our current theme is "You Are Just My Type" - so there are LOTS of ways to interpret this one!  i went with the obvious on this one, with the whole typewriter thing...  THIS PAPER:

totally screamed to me.  i used some OLD stash - loads of Studio Calico stuff (rubons from, oh, 5 years ago, for instance).  you probably don't want the old stuff, but you can grab the new stuff HERE!

and if you use THIS, you can get a sweet little deal on your whole order at the Paper Issues store (believe me, you don't want to miss all the new stuff - it's flying out the door!):

join the linky party by CLICKING HERE, and good luck!  you can use an extra $20 to spend on crafty goodies, right?  yeah, i thought so. 

Paper Issues and Creative Scrappers teaming up!

so yep, there's a FABULOUS flippin' sketch challenge at Creative Scrappers, and they invited the Paper Issues gang to play along!  there is even a $30 gift certificate to the Paper Issues store up for grabs, for one lucky crafter who joins us!

the sketch is SO. MUCH. FUN. and while they are generally a bunch of scrapbooking goddesses over there, i decided to apply the sketch to a CARD, as i am wont to do.  :)

here's the sketch:

and remember, you can interpret however you'd like...  the triangles don't have to be triangles.  the square doesn't have to be a square.  the arrows don't have to be arrows, and the title doesn't necessarily have to go there.  in fact, the Paper Issues girls had LOADS of cool ideas and translated them into unbelievably gorgeous projects.

i, however, didn't have much room on a little card front to do much except for a pretty direct translation.  here we go!

the papers are from the yummy new Prima "It's All About Me" line, some of which you can still grab by clicking HERE!  :)

the background panel is Heidi Swap paper, misted with some Blush and Seafoam Color Shine, with a BasicGrey Mint Julep chip (framed by more of the Prima paper), and arrows from Studio Calico.  oh, and some twine and my sharpie sealed the deal.  :)

you can grab most of this stuff from the Paper Issues shop, and don't forget to use this!

link up to the Creative Scrappers post by the 24th, and watch their blog all week to see inspiration from the Paper Issues girls!  :)

New issue at Paper Issues - we are GRATEFUL FOR YOU!

and hello again!  busy Monday for this little orange girl!  i'm happy to be sharing the brand new issue at Paper Issues, and appropriately, it's all about being grateful.  and YES, we ARE grateful for you!  not only do we get a ton of OSS support at Paper Issues with the participation in our themes every two weeks, but because the store has expanded and gotten more and more fabulous because of amazing customers (like me, and like you!).  keep supporting!  we love you!

and i am GRATEFUL FOR YOU.  see?

that there is Kimono Kaylee, a digi from Some Odd Girl, and she's colored up with my Spectrum Noir markers.  some pretty BasicGrey papers behind her (click here to see what BasicGrey products are available at Paper Issues!), a couple of snips of ribbon, stamped sentiment and stamped/fussycut leaves, and DONE. 

so there.  i'm thankful.  and it's nearly Thanksgiving in the U.S.  give thanks, folks.  don't take anything for granted because you don't know what or who's going to be there tomorrow.

participate in our current issue by CLICKING HERE!  read the rules, follow 'em, and you could win this:

and don't forget to use my code for a 20% savings on your WHOLE order at Paper Issues!

Endless Summer at Paper Issues - $20 to spend at the store!

okay, have you officially said goodbye to summer yet?  the afternoons still warm up around here, but the mornings are dewy and brisk, and in the evenings, i break out the slippers and onesies (yep, i wear those one-piece PJs!).  so while fall is here, there are still traces of summer lingering around the days like pigeons at the park, and we're not QUITE ready to bid adieu at Paper Issues!

this issue is all about summer, and you can do whatever the heck you'd like with it.  CLICK HERE for the current issue, and do the whole like/link thing and you could win a $20 gift certificate to spend at the Paper Issues store.  :)

here's my little tribute to summer - i will be VERY sad, to say the least, when the ice cream place around the corner closes its doors for the season.  so, ya know, kids eating scrummy treats...

and a close-up of Ice Cream Tia and Popsicle Tobie (for maximum freckle effect!):

okay.  so you know what you gotta do, right?  link your project - new or old - and then cross your fingers so you can win THIS:

and you can use this to save money:

Less than 5 HOURS to play at Paper Issues and win UM WOW GORGEOUSNESS

PLAY!
you haven't played yet?
you mean to tell me you've never made ANYTHING using chipboard?  what are you, nuts?
do you own any THICKERS?

come on, folks!  this is a FABULOUS hop, with some surrissly amazing talent, and 9 prizes to be won from UmWowStudio.  they have awesome CHIPBOARD (not your average chipboard, i assure you), and FLAIR.  and i'm giving away a $5 gift certificate to spend, but so are all of the other 6 Paper Issues designers on the hop, ANNNNND there are two $20 gift certificates to be won from Paper Issues and UmWowStudio.

CLICK HERE to go to the Paper Issues hop, and CLICK HERE for my hop post!

but before we close up hop (hee hee), i have another UmWowStudio project to share.  i can't stop using these diamond confetti chippies, and i've used up all my flair (so i've conveniently placed another order!):

 

YUM.

i never thought i'd love chipboard so much.

you can win this:

 

OH.  and.  i'm also slightly obsessed with Lily Bee Designs papers and ALPHAS (mmmm), and Chic Tags.  BOTH can be gotten at the Paper Issues store (new and improved!) - behold, Mini Birthday Tags: