Lifestyles to “Die” For

Welcome to Paper Issues Lifestyles to “die” for!  You should have arrived here from Holly’s blog, but if this is your first stop, be sure to head over to Paper Issues to start at the beginning!

This issue is sponsored by the ever fabulous Lifestyle Crafts, maker of dies, washi sheets, and more. 

Check out this card I made with some Lifestyle Crafts goodness:

See all those fun polka dots?  That’s a washi SHEET.  Yeah, like tape only bigger.  So cool!

The tags on the side are all cut from Lifestyle Crafts dies on my Epic6. 

These fold over tabs under the clip are their dies too! 

Next up on the hop is JoAnn!

Now it’s your turn to link up Lifestyle Crafts and/or die projects… show ‘em if ya got ‘em!

Want to win one of SEVEN Lifestyle Crafts prize packs with dies and a washi sheet?  Each blog on the hop will be giving one away, plus one on the Paper Issues blog too. 

1. Like Lifestyle Crafts on Facebook {tell them we sent you}
2. Like Paper Issues on Facebook
3. Leave me a comment

Good luck and thanks for playing along!

Heart & Soul

My heart and soul are up at UmWowStudio today, featuring their super cool layered circles and symbol mash chipboard shapes.  GAH!  This stuff is just so. much. fun!

I used a lot of bits and pieces on this.  The patterned paper is mostly Pink Paislee’s Luxe.  You can also see some Luxe rub-ons and alphas.  The cork stuff is Little Yellow Bicycle.  The punchinella is from Gauche Alchemy (it’s wood grain, you guys!) and the rhinestone circles are wayyyyyy old Heidi Grace. 

They are hard to see but I also tucked in a couple of white feathers.  I love that airy texture with all the raw chip and metallics. 

Circles, circles everywhere.  I used the layering bits of chip on their own, un-layered, because I was digging the different sizes. 

I sort of love this page. 

Sooooo, I am linking it up at Paper Issues for the Pink Paislee/Mother’s Day issue and you should link up too!  And you still have time to throw your name in the hat to win some stellar Pink Paislee goodies! Hurry!!

Survival Kit in a Can

Way back before Owen could speak we called my mom “Grams”… a suitable grandmother name of her choosing.  But somewhere in the land between babbling and fully talking Owen started calling her “Biggs” and it pretty much stuck.  My mom is, what I call, “the petite flower” but what she lacks in largess she more than makes up for in personality.  Somehow Biggs is SO right.  

Unfortunately Biggs lives about a 2.5 hour drive (that’s without the pit stops and diaper changes…) from us and we all wish we lived closer.  So what do you get for the grandmother who has everything *except* the hugs and kisses she really wants?!

You make her a long distance survival kit in a can.  Duh.

Yeah, it’s pretty stinkin’ cute, right?  As predicted my mom did not want to open it.  But you HAVE to open it… you have to see your survival gear!

To make this all you have to do is eat some fruit.  Ok, a wee bit more but it pretty much is that simple. 

- Open a can of fruit or veggies *on the bottom*, leaving the pop top intact on the top.  If you have a can opener that opens cans from the side that is best because it leaves a very even edge.  But I just had the old fashioned kind and that works too!  Just make sure you leave a small edge of the can intact so you can bend it up and it doesn’t come off entirely.
- Clean and dry your can.
- Fill your can with the contents, making sure to leave a small amount of space.
- Crumple a small piece of tissue paper on top of the contents of the can.
- Bend the can bottom back down.  Use a hot glue gun to seal the bottom of the can.
- Decorate the outside of the can.


So you want to see the insides?

I used the awesome Park Bench collection from Fancy Pants Designs on everything for this project.  The little envelope was the perfect size for a gas card (to come visit us), I had to include some “kisses”, and Owen also drew Biggs a picture (not shown) that I rolled and lay against the inside of the can.

Of course every long distance grandparent needs a brag book to carry around and show off the gorgeous kiddos…

This brag book is accordion folded 2.5” squares with 2” photos.  It ties with a button and twine closure and it’s the perfect size to put in any purse.  Biggs was pretty excited. 

And there you have it! Thanks for visiting today!