Wreath Tutorial

Hey everyone, Judean here to share a quick Valentine's wreath idea. These striped paper straws seem to be everywhere lately, I saw some in the dollar section of several big box stores recently. I used about 50, and cut 15 in half. Then, starting with the long ones, I glued them using my glue gun around a card stock circle. The middle section will be covered up later, so you don't have to worry too much about keeping the inner edges neat or even. I focused on getting them evenly distributed around the circle, and keeping the outer edges in line.

Next I went in with the shorter straws and glued them in the spaces in between. Finally, I added a paper rosette and gitter-puffy-heart sticker to the the middle, and a ribbon on the back for hanging.

Voila, quick and inexpensive Valentine's decor! Need some love-themed embellishments? The Paper Issues store has some cute goodies, like the Wild Thang kit seen here:

Use my code SUKEYDOOKIEDOO for 20% off anything in the store!

 

Hubbie Love

I had some more fun with the stamps from Amanda Rose--wanna see what I made?

Amanda Rose has a fun blog you can visit here, and lots of super cute rubber/wood mounted stamps you can buy here.

Check out what the other PI girls have made with the stamps by joining in on the blog hop at Paper Issues--and don't forget to link up your own 'It's your Life' project!

And of course, it wouldn't be Paper Issues if there wasn't an awesome giveaway! Amanda Rose is very sweetly giving away 3 stamps to 3 winners!!! Entry is simple:


1. Follow Paper Issues on FB 
2. Follow the Amanda Rose blog
3. Leave a Comment on the Paper Issues blog that you did both.
4. Link up a project for a bonus entry! Any project!

Also, AMANDA ROSE is having an awesome sale on her stamps--it's BUY 2, get 1 FREE! 
Details are as follows:

1. Visit the STAMP SHOP to peruse the sweet selection.

2. If you're interested in purchasing, and want the above offer to apply, send me an e-mail {amandaroseblog@yahoo.com ] telling me which stamps you would like

*in the subject line of the email please write PAPERISSUES

3. I will follow up with an e-mail and a Paypal invoice applying the discount.

4. Once I receive payment on the invoice, I will happily ship your items.

 PLEASE NOTE: 

For the offer to apply, all transactions must be done through e-mail. 

If you attempt to purchase the stamps with the 'Add to Cart' button on the STAMP SHOP's website, the offer won't apply.

Offer is valid until Saturday, 12-29-12

One last thing--don't forget you can use the code Sukeydookiedoo ANYTIME in the PI shop for 20% off your order!

It's Your Life

Paper Issues has a new Issue up, and it's perfect for all you Project Lifers out there, or anyone, really, who creates paper art about LIFE (um, that's basically ANYONE who plays with paper and glue).

We also got the chance to play with some very cool and funky stamps from Amanda Rose. She has a fun blog you can visit here, and lots of super cute rubber/wood mounted stamps you can buy here.

Can you spot the stamp on my project above? Here's a close-up:

 So cute, right?!? A few other PI creative team members also had a blast with a few of her stamps, be sure to visit their blogs too!
Heather 
Judean {me}
Missy
Kellie
Aimee

And of course, it wouldn't be Paper Issues if there wasn't an awesome giveaway! Amanda Rose is very sweetly giving away 3 stamps to 3 winners!!! Entry is simple:


1. Follow Paper Issues on FB 
2. Follow the Amanda Rose blog
3. Leave a Comment on the Paper Issues blog that you did both.
4. Link up a project for a bonus entry! Any project!

Also, AMANDA ROSE is having an awesome sale on her stamps--it's BUY 2, get 1 FREE! 
Details are as follows:

1. Visit the STAMP SHOP to peruse the sweet selection.

2. If you're interested in purchasing, and want the above offer to apply, send me an e-mail {amandaroseblog@yahoo.com ] telling me which stamps you would like

*in the subject line of the email please write PAPERISSUES

3. I will follow up with an e-mail and a Paypal invoice applying the discount.

4. Once I receive payment on the invoice, I will happily ship your items.

 PLEASE NOTE: 

For the offer to apply, all transactions must be done through e-mail. 

If you attempt to purchase the stamps with the 'Add to Cart' button on the STAMP SHOP's website, the offer won't apply.

Offer is valid until Saturday, 12-29-12

One last thing--don't forget you can use the code Sukeydookiedoo ANYTIME in the PI shop for 20% off your order!

Technically, it's still fall...

Even though once December hits winter is pretty much here. I had to scrap this back-to-school layout of Chloe using fall colors, I'm just not ready to move on quite yet. The Paper Issues Fitkit for November is called 'Gather' and it's full of fall pretties.

You can link up at Paper Issues for a chance to win some BG goodies right here. And don't forget to use code SUKEYDOOKIEDOO in the shop for 20% off!

It's Basic Grey, Baby

You might not know this about me, but I love Basic Grey. It was my first scrapbooking crush, the first patterned paper that infiltrated my dreams...and still almost 5 years since I began the hobby, I still can't get enough.

Here's a page I made using Basic Grey Clippings:

 And another I made using Soleil:

And yet another....

Whoops, and one more:

That last one is BG's newest line, Fact and Fiction...LOVE IT!

Link up your Basic Grey project, or your just plain grey one at Paper Issues--there's some scrappy goodies up for grabs! And if you want to go shopping, don't forget to use my code: SUKEYDOOKIEDOO for 20% off :)

Dream Big.

Here's another layout I made using the September FitKit from Paper Issues, that I am also linking up over at the blog. The theme is "Tag You're It," see my tag tucked under the photo? There's some deep, personal journaling on there, hidden away from prying eyes. That's my favorite way to use tags--what's yours? Link up your tag project, and find out how you can win an amazing tool from craftwell.

Here's another:

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!

Oh, hi...

It has been a while, hasn't it?! Well, I'm going to try and be a better blogger, now that the kiddos are all in school--two are in morning preschool three days a week, and the oldest in all day kindergarten --woohoo! I'm trying out a new to me blogging app on the iPad, so bear with me if this looks a little wonky...I'll get the hang of it eventually.

 

I'm stopping by just to share a layout I made using the September fitkit from Paper Issues. It's full of everyday eclectic yumminess, and I can see merely using every last scrap of it! You should totally go get yourself one. Like now.

See what I mean? Totally fun. I dont know how to do links yet using this app, but you can get to the store by clicking the logo over there <----- in the sidebar. Oh, and don't forget to save 20 percent by using the code sukeydookiedoo. Sweet.

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