August Off the Page Challenge

Hi Everyone! It’s time for the Lori Whitlock/Paper Issues August Off the Page Challenge over in the Paper Issues Friends and Fans Facebook Group!  This month’s challenge is all about the summer and the beach! We are looking for all of your paper projects with a summer or beach theme… Beach parties, pool party, picnics, Shells, sand and surf!  Vacation themed projects as well!…  Mini albums, cards, favors, banners, gifts, décor… any paper project that isn’t a traditional layout will work!  Of course we want you to use Lori’s files!  For my project, I used the 3D Sandcastle file  from the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop.
 
 We are having a “shipping off to college” party for my daughter in a couple of weeks, and I thought this would be cute to hold some salt water taffy for the guests!   Here are some close ups…

 

 
Be sure to play along with this challenge by posting your project in the August Challenges Album in the  Paper Issues Friends and Fans Facebook Group in the comments under this project.  Each project posted will give you an entry to win a $10 Gift Card to the Paper Issues Store!  You have until September 5th to enter!  I can’t wait to see what you create!

Lori’s Essential Mini Album with Traci

Hi Lori fans! It’s Traci, from Artsy Albums, and I’m happy to be back to share another project using Lori’s Sizzix dies.  For this one, I used her new Essential Mini Album Thinlits dies.  This set comes with 15 dies!  I also used her new Mix & Match flowers set.

For the cover, “The Story” title is included in the mini album set.  I added it to a label that I cut from the Perfect Labels Thinlits set and then layered all of those pretty flowers with a cute brad.

I love how Lori provided the base album page in this set, along with a layered piece for pattern paper.  The film strip frames are also included in the set … so cute!!  All of the pieces were cut from paper designed by Lori for Echo Park called Pinstripes.

I hope this mini has inspired you to go check out these sets, and all of the other fun dies and stamps that Lori has designed for Sizzix!

Happy crafting!

WINNER!

I want to apologize that I’m a day late posting the winner of the Cutting a Profit: The Ultimate Silhouette Guide to Running a Successful Business GIVEAWAY. My assistant is on vacation this week so it’s all up to me to keep things running smoothly. LOL. So, without further ado…Denise Phillips you are our WINNER!! Congratulations!! I just emailed you with instructions on how to claim  your prize.

Thank you, everyone, for participating in our giveaway. And, thank you to Melissa for letting me offer your book to my readers. If you didn’t win today, you can still pick up this incredible book that will teach you everything you need to know about starting a business with your Silhouette for $20 right HERE.

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