Words And Photos Blog | By Gail Lindner

Pink Paislee: Notice Board Makeover!

Recently the Pink Paislee design team were challenged to create an item for our desk using the  collection. I like to keep my desk fairly uncluttered with only my lamp and tool caddy on my desk so I have maximum space for creating. But I do have a magnetic notice board hanging on the wall above my desk and thought it could do with a little makeover!

I had a little wander through our office supply store and purchased this magnetic metal basket that I thought would be perfect for holding a few smaller items that I want to keep close to hand! Of course, it had to be gold so I grabbed my gold spray paint and transformed it!

While this was drying, I grabbed a few supplies and some simple white circle magnets and embellished each one with some embellishments from the collection. 

My Sticky Thumb hot glue gun made the process super quick! I used a variety of punched circles, puffy stickers and cork hearts to embellish my magnets and they turned out super fun!

And here's a look at my finished project! My newly transformed magnetic gold basket was perfect for holding some of the new sticky notes and small notebooks from the C'est La Vie and Paislee Paperie collections. I'm thrilled to have them so close to hand now!

At the moment my magnets are holding some special bits and pieces from my recent trip to the USA! Here's another photo of the corner of my desk. 

It's amazing how such a small project and change to my creative space has made such a HUGE difference to my creativity! I love it and I hope I've given you a couple of ideas today!

 

 

This is a personal blog. All editorial content and projects are intellectual property of Words And Photos Blog. I do receive financial compensation and products from American Crafts to develop certain blog posts, but all of the ideas and opinions are my own. 

 

 

Pink Paislee Notebook

The Pink Paislee design team are going to be showcasing the beautiful C’est La Vie Spiral Notebook on the blog over the coming days and I’m excited to be sharing with you my ideas today! The notebook has 5 divided sections and each section has a combination of lined and grid paper! 

Before I jumped right in, I did a little bit of research (otherwise known as Pinterest surfing) on the sorts of things you can use a notebook for . . . I was looking for inspiration! Here are just some of my favorite ideas:

• Keeping track of food/exercise, budget or time
• Gratitude journal
• Quotes
• Book log
• Art journal
• Journal
• Goal
• Bucket list
• Writing exercises
• doodling/hand lettering practice

I started by dedicating one section to quotes that I collect either from social media or books I’ve read. It was so easy to add the acetate letters for a title for this section.

Now I need to warn you – I am absolutely NOT very good at hand lettering! But in the spirit of a fun, casual notebook – I gave it my best shot! I also added a typed quote and lots of fun bits and pieces to decorate my page!

The washi and the ephemera were perfect for adding some fun personality! And I wasn’t at all worried about any ink bleeding through to the next page – I intend to adhere two pages together to combat that!

And for something extra fun, I added a couple embellishments to the front. I simply tied them on with gold thread. For the cork heart, I neutralised the sticky back with some talcum powder and punched a hole through to tie!

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Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to check out the Pink Paislee blog each day for MORE notebook inspiration!

Project Catch Up!

I'm going to share a few of my recent projects today, in an effort to keep up to date with my sharing this year! First up, a layout that I created for Bazzill Basics and I used an embossing resist technique on the background.

I used a Bazzill White cardstock with the traditional crosshatch texture and I love how the paint wash picks up on that texture!

You can read much more detail about how I completed this project on the Bazzill Basics blog here.

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I've been creating up a storm with the gorgeous C'est La Vie collection from Pink Paislee! The first layout is a fun layout of me and some friends! I kept it light and airy.

You can read more about the layout on the Pink Paislee blog here including how I created the very subtle watercolour wash on the background.

The second layout I created using this collection was focused on the large title using the acetate letters - they really make a bold statement!

The floral patterned paper in this collection is divine! Again, you can read more about the layout on the Pink Paislee blog here.

 

If you don't already, and you are on Instagram, I would love you to follow me (username @gail_lindner) as I share on IG on a much for frequent basis!

Have a great week!

Pink Paislee 2016: C'est La Vie!

What a whirlwind couple of months it has been! But now we are past the halfway mark in January, I've recovered from my jet lag from a trip to the USA, and I was CRAVING some creative time with the newest collection from Pink Paisee, C'est La Vie! So what do I do when I have only little pockets of time to create? I make cards! Here we go!

This is a personal blog. All editorial content and projects are intellectual property of Words And Photos Blog. I do receive financial compensation and products from American Crafts to develop certain blog posts, but all of the ideas and opinions are my own. 

The colours in this collection are so fresh! And lots of white also which makes me happy! As I was looking through all the pieces in the ephemera pack, I immediately grabbed a couple of the frames to create shakers with. 

Lots of layering of the absolutely gorgeous patterned papers! And you can see the little mix of sequins I've added to the shaker. But I didn't stop there, I used a similar design to create a second card below!

I added a few more sequins to the second shaker card and it looks much more full! New rule: add more sequins always! 

I'm officially in love with this collection. I'm not kidding - you're going to see a LOT more of it! 

And by the way, I'm so excited to announce that I'm staying on with Pink Paislee in 2016! The team is FULL of talented and inspiring people and I am beyond thrilled and honoured! Let's just say that 2016 will be an AMAZING year!

Thanks so much for popping by my blog! I'll be back soon with a re-cap of my amazing visit to the CHA show in America!

 

 

Pink Paislee: Yuletide Cards

I'm on a bit of a cardmaking roll lately! So it seems fitting that I make a start to making some Christmas cards! I'm using the newest collection from Pink Paislee called 'Yuletide' which is (of course) their Christmas collection for this year and it's just beautiful! 

For my first card I decided on using the 6x6" paper pad to create a patchwork background with the beautiful patterned papers. I started by cutting a heap of triangles from a few of the patterned papers.

I then arranged them over my white cardstock background. I admit - I take the longer route of arranging them the way I like and then going ahead and adhering each of them down. 

Once I had completed my background, I added a few embellishments on the top (mostly from the ephemera pack) and a few splatters of mist to finish it off!

Oh - I might have forgotten to mention also that before adhering each piece of the "patchwork" background, I distressed the edges of each of them for a bit more texture. You would be surprised at how quick the process really is!

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For my second card, I thought I'd have a go at creating an easel card - with the idea that the recipient could display it on a shelf etc. It's really just the case of one extra fold line on your base card! When you score and fold your top-folding card (in the centre at usual) simply score and fold one of the flaps halfway down too! Here's a photo to give you more of an idea:

For the card front I added one of the small envelopes from the collection. It is actually the perfect size for popping in a gift card! 

And here's a side view of the 'easel' part of the card! 

So tell me, have you started making Christmas cards yet? I hope I've inspired you to get started today!

 

 

 

This is a personal blog. All editorial content and projects are intellectual property of Words And Photos Blog. I do receive financial compensation and products from American Crafts to develop certain blog posts, but all of the ideas and opinions are my own. 

 

 

 

Pink Paislee: Card Week!

Hello! All this week on the Pink Paislee blog we are showcasing CARDS! 

Now don't get me wrong - I’m a scrapbooker first and foremost but every now and then I do like to use my scrapbooking supplies to create cards. It’s creative fun, as I like to start without a plan and see what different ideas I can come up with using my scrapbooking supplies! 

Here’s a look at a couple of cards I created using the Memorandum collection:

A perfect example: for my first card, I saw the gorgeous Memorandum photo frames and immediately though they would be perfect for a shaker card!

For my second card I decided to translate one of my favourite scrapbooking techniques to a card: backing the negative of die cut pieces with patterned paper!

I just love stretching those supplies and hopefully I’ve given you a couple of simple card ideas today to get you thinking of different ways to use your scrapbooking supplies!

Please head over to the Pink Paislee blog for more photos and tips!

 

 

 

This is a personal blog. All editorial content and projects are intellectual property of Words And Photos Blog. I do receive financial compensation and products from American Crafts to develop certain blog posts, but all of the ideas and opinions are my own. 

 

Pink Paislee: Be"Witch"ing Halloween Decor!

Each year Halloween is gaining more and more momentum here in Australia! And each year my collection of Halloween decor is growing! While browsing through the glass jars and bottles in my local dollar store, I came across a little bell jar and the idea to create a little "spooky" something to pop in there for Halloween came to me.

I went through my Pink Paislee patterned paper stash to find some that would be Halloween-worthy. I settled upon a classic black and white stripe from Bella Rouge and set about to make my miniature witch hat. I did a simple search online for a pattern to follow.

When it came to embellishing, I added a fun green fringe along the base (using this paper from the Cedar Lane collection). I die cut the word 'happy' from gold cardstock and added a gold foiled label from Memorandum with 'Halloween' typed on it. A couple of gold puffy sticker stars (also from Memorandum) and a black fabric flower (Bella Rouge) finished it off nicely!

 

When I placed it inside my jar, I realized it needed a few spiders to make it extra creepy . . . and once they were glued on, it was finished!

This goes to show that you are NOT limited when you are creating and you can pull bits and pieces from almost ANY collection to suit halloween projects!

Thanks for visiting!

 

 

 

This is a personal blog. All editorial content and projects are intellectual property of Words And Photos Blog. I do receive financial compensation and products from American Crafts to develop certain blog posts, but all of the ideas and opinions are my own. 

 

 

Pink Paislee: Memorandum Layout

This was one of those layouts where I knew what story I wanted to tell and what supplies I wanted to use but I had no idea what the page was going to look like. 

I've been wanting to document Noah at four, and how I think age four is one of my favorite ages - he has really matured and come into his own! I grabbed my Pink Paislee Memorandum collection and started playing. And I'm really happy with the end result!

 

 

I cut my large title out of my background cardstock with my Silhouette Cameo and a simple block font. I knew I wanted to back my title letters in different papers from the collection. I also hand-stitched around each of the letters to give it extra definition and texture - it's one of my favourite techniques at the moment!

 

 

With my title sorted I then worked on adding layers behind my photo. I added layers of patterned paper as well as a mini file folder directly behind my photo. I also tucked in a couple of pieces of washi tape and some stickers and created a little cluster on the top left of the photo with a label, die cut moustache and shaped paperclip.

Inspired by one of the patterned papers from the collection, I cut some simple triangles out and scattered them down the right side of the layout. This was my way of balancing the colours also.

 

 

A few more finishing touches such as journaling and black ink splatters . . . I also added an extra piece of journaling that I printed and tucked into the file folder behind the photo! I love adding more words that way!

 

 

Thank you so much for popping by today for (hopefully) a little scrappy inspiration! 

 

 

This is a personal blog. All editorial content and projects are intellectual property of Words And Photos Blog. I do receive financial compensation and products from American Crafts to develop certain blog posts, but all of the ideas and opinions are my own. 

 

 

 

 

 

Pink Paislee Cedar Lane Inspiration!

I just had to have a play with the Cedar Lane collection (new from Pink Paislee). For a quick and easy project, I decided to have fun altering this letter that I had previously purchased from Typo.

 

 

It was a super simply project! I started by tracing the letter onto some of the patterned paper (I did half/half with two patterns). I have gone for a softer color scheme. Then I created two little embellishment clusters. The one at the top is one of the puffy stickers layered over some gold thread and onto a couple of small banners cut from more patterned papers.

The bottom cluster is made up of a couple of larger flower die cuts from the Ephemera pack along with the word "grateful". The 'G' is actually for 'Gail' but could also be for 'grateful' I decided.

This now sits proudly on top of a shelf in my scrap space with a couple of other collected and made items, all with a similar aqua color scheme.  

Bye for now! 

Video: Close Up Look At Cedar Lane From Pink Paislee

It's that time of year when the scrapbooking manufacturers are releasing NEW collections to see us through to the new year. I'm so fortunate to already have my hand on the new collections from Pink Paislee and I thought I'd make a short video giving you a close up look at the patterns and embellishments that make up this collection. Enter Cedar Lane . . .

 

 

Cedar Lane is Pink Paislee's fall collection but the colours, patterns and phrases are so versatile that I can see myself using it all year round! Now, onto the video:

 

 

 

(Just in case the video isn't working on my blog, here is a link to my You Tube channel. My YouTube channel is Gail Lindner)

 

So tell me, do you like this type of video? I always find them interesting and being able to see all the bits to a collection together is helpful I think . . . 

I can't wait to start playing with Cedar Lane - the ideas are forming in my head already. Keep your eye on the Pink Paislee blog as the design team start to roll out projects using the new collections this week!

Once again, thank you for stopping by my blog and have a great week!

 

 

This is a personal blog. All editorial content and projects are intellectual property of Words And Photos Blog. I do receive financial compensation and products from American Crafts to develop certain blog posts, but all of the ideas and opinions are my own.