Dreams do come true...

I'm telling you...I'm so not over the Bella Rouge collection by Pink Paislee yet! If you have little girls or nieces or pictures of yourself doing girly things you have to get your hands on this line! I la la la love it so much! 

My nieces are obsessed with the Disney princesses, so when Dara met the real Snow White at Disneyland while wearing her Snow White costume it was like the heavens opened up and made all her little girl dreams come true!

I have been using patterned paper exclusively from the 6x6 pad from this collection - it has renewed my love for the 6x6 paper pad! LOL

The Bella Rouge ephemera pack has so many good bits in it! Acetate and card stock butterflies, diamonds, banners, hearts, quotes. I have used the heck out of my pack!

The pink bow is from Michael's Recollections brand Valentine's collection and the enamel dots are Doodlebug.

Thank you for taking a peek! XO.

Everything needs gold glitter spray paint...

When I saw these wood shapes at Michael's I knew they were begging to be altered with paper and glue. And glitter. Everything needs glitter. GLITTER. EVERYWHERE.

The first step was deciding how to add glitter. Obviously. Using one of my Studio Calico stencils I primed the wood with just some basic cream paint. One coat was good enough!

I then used washi tape to tape off the edges where I didn't want glitter. This is how I am going to use up the 424,901,351 yards of washi tape that I own!

Now for the fun part! Using a big box outside, I placed my project flat on the ground and using straight and study sprays in one direction I added a healthy coat or two (or 6) of Krylon Glitter Spray Paint to my wood base! 

I let the spray paint dry for about 5-6 hours and then I gently peeled off the stencil to reveal THIS! It was love at first sight!! I almost contemplated just stopping here - LOL. There are some traces of cream paint peeking out from behind the glitter, but it is hardly noticeable. I tried to scrape it off gently but that was a bigger hassle and mess than it was worth - so I embraced the imperfection because, after all, this is handmade! 

My next step was to actually use the paper and glue! I chose the Pink Paislee Bella Rouge collection and some sweet garden photos of my nieces taken by Ford Family photography and created a banner to go across my wood base.

The Bella Rouge ephemera pack provided the perfect bits and pieces for my photo display. The card stock butterfly, acetate bow and the acetate "ooh la la" were all from the embellishment pack! I really used up these darling bits on several projects. Ephemera packs are my all time favorite!! 

These rose gold charms from the Bella Rouge line are darling! In order to get the clip on charm to stay in place I stole two small beads from my daughter's collection and slipped them onto either side of my charm by stringing them onto the twine I was using! This may be my favorite part of the banner! I added a few more butterflies and hearts from the ephemera pack and I called it good! 

Thank you for taking a peek! XO.

An Occasion to Celebrate...

I may be slightly obsessed with Pink Paislee's Bella Rouge collection...slightly! It is like the most perfect line ever designed for photos of my nieces!

Ms. 3-year-old Honi is so much adorable I cannot even stand it! This photo was taken at my brother in laws Graduation from the Fireman's Academy. Definitely a celebration that calls for cork popping! 

Speaking of popping corks, today is the final day to link up to the Paper Issues current link party for a chance to win some Elle's Studio goodies! Don't miss out!!

And while you are over there, stop by the Paper Issues store to stock up on Bella Rouge and some other goodies during the Paper Issues 3-day Holiday sale through Monday (MLK Jr. Day)! Use the Code "TUESDAY" for 30% off your entire order + free shipping on orders over $60 (after all codes applied).

Pink + Circles = Scrapbooking Win....

The new Paper Issues Sketch designed by Jennifer Chapin is live on the Paper Issues Blog today! Play along with the sketch for the chance to win a January Swag Bag!

 

I la la la LOVE the circle inspired sketch this month - I never use circles when I scrapbook so this was an awesome way for me to mix things up!

For my take on the sketch I used Bella Rouge by Pink Paislee -- this line is just so sweet and was perfect for this soft photo of my niece! 

If you haven't already picked up some Bella Rouge be sure to head over to the Paper Issues shop and use the code, "Becky," for 20% off your total order + free shipping on orders over $60 (after discounts are applied).