a new “pink sighting” + a chance to win!

The team over at Coordinates Collections is giving our blog readers the chance to win one of their February Kits appropriately named the ‘Heart Kit’

The kit features some of our Pink Paislee Cupid papers mixed in with some fun heart rub ons and coordinating red letters! I also love that large chipboard heart!

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching you will need this kit to scrap all those sweet photos.  Check out some examples from the Coordinates Collection team:

To see the entire project gallery featuring the heart kit just CLICK HERE

about coordinates collection:

Coordinates Collections is an online scrapbook site that offers endless possibilities including:
·         a monthly scrapbook Kit Club that offers 2 kits per month

·         an Online Store with the latest scrapbooking supplies and fun Products of the Week

·         fun & friendly Message Board and Idea Gallery

·         Monthly Contests, Challenges and Sketches

You can still purchase this kit and if you are lucky enough you might also get the chance to win it before you buy it!  Head over to the Coordinates Collection BLOG HERE and leave a comment to win!  {comments left here on our blog will not count..you must visit their blog to leave a comment.}

Thanks to all of our friends at Coordinates Collection for including our products in your kit!  We also love your generous offer to give out a FREE kit to our blog readers and fans!  Super cool

Monochromatic Monday: Earthtones

Hello there fellow Pink Paislee-lovers!
I’m Ania from Norway and this is my very first post here at Pink Paislee, so please be gentle with me

Today’s Monochromatic Monday is inspired by the absolutely lovely earthtones found in the elegant “Queen Bee“-line, specifically the various brown and subdued yellow-hues.

Here’s my layout - I love taking pictures of the food when eating out, especially if we’re at a posh restaurant. Unfortunately my hubby doesn’t share the same views as me, as my photography prevents him from actually eating his food for a while (which can be a bit annoying when you’re hungry I must admit) :p Hence the title “Gievf foodz”, which is strongly influenced by lolspeak/gamerspeak by the way (It just means - “give me food” typed the way gamers would write. And yes, we’re both gamers so heh). But I digress..

I specifically picked papers with strong presence of brown in them - “Worker Bee“, “Bees Wax” and “Honeycomb“. After putting them together I figured I needed another color to balance it up a bit and decided to go for yellow, as the papers chosen already had a faint yellow hue to them. The yellow ribbon pleats and the bella brad were perfect accents for this layout, along with a tiny strip from the 6×6″ paper pad at top.

The edges were sponged with dark brown distress ink and mounted on 3d foam to create more dimension on the otherwise fairly flat layout.

And as usual when I just go ahead and scrap something with no planning I end up with (imo) no real space for journaling. It’s annoying, especially when I actually do have lots to say about the matter. The solution? Hidden journaling behind the title, created with a strip of paper that’s folded in two and with the big brad functioning as a kind of “doorknob” to open the flap.

And there you have my monochromatic layout - brown with subtle hues of yellow enforced by the three yellow accents on the layouts.

Thanks for reading and have a lovely monday+week!

Saturday’s Studio Tour {Featuring Jana Eubank}

This year we thought it would be fun to take a peek into the studio spaces of our creative team members.  With a team as big as ours we will be able to take away lots of ideas on how to organize our supplies, and decorate our craft studio spaces.  We will be featuring 2 artists each month as part of our new Studio Tour segment!  But that is not all….we will also learn more about each artist as we have fun reading their very own “fast facts.”

Our creative artists are the best in the business (yes we are a bit biased…) and we hope you enjoy getting to know them better just as much as we have!  This month we kick off this new feature by showcasing Jana Eubank’s space!

the facts:

Q: What is your scrapbook style?

A: My scrapbook style is layered and eclectic. I gravitate towards textured, dimensional elements and assymetrical design.

Q: Where do you get your inspiration?

A: My photos and memories are the main source of inspiration for me, but when I need that extra creative push I feel most inspired by interior design. I love looking at the combination of colors, textures, patterns and shapes in a well-designed room and trying to transfer those ideas onto my pages.

Q: What is your favorite scrapbook product?

A: My very favorite products are the Pink Paislee Expressions alphabets. A page just doesn’t feel complete to me without a bold, dimensional title.

Q:  What is your one wish?

A: Right now, my one wish would be to be able to take the entire family to Hawaii. Doesn’t that sound great right now? We could all use several days lounging on a beach soaking up the sun, sights, tastes, and smells of a tropical island, right?!!!

Q: What is your favorite movie?

A: Elf. I know it’s a Christmas movie, but I can’t help but laugh at something in every scene. It makes me smile every time!

Q: Guilty Pleasure?

A: Chocolate, comfort food, and scrapbooking. It’s my creative outlet and my time for *ME*.

Q: Favorite Memory?

A: My most favorite memories are from the days just after we’ve brought a new baby home from the hospital. Even though it can be chaotic adjusting to a new one waking up in the middle of the night, it’s such a sweet, happy, euphoric time. I loved watching my older kids dote on the new baby. There’s just something sacred and special about having a brand new little spirit in your home.

Q: One Fear?

A: I think that my one fear is not being physically able to help my children in a dangerous situation. My worst nightmares are about floods, fires, etc. where I am unable to reach them and help them.

Q: First Job?

A: Copy Counter Attendant at my father’s Copy & Print Shop

Q: Favorite Music?

A: Anything with an acoustic sound : Bluegrass, Folk, Country, Soft Rock, etc.

Q: A Typical Day?

I wake up at about 7:30 to get the kids ready for school and out the door. Next I head up to my scraproom with my breakfast to read emails and catch up on blogs and my favorite message boards. If I don’t have to be anywhere that day, I’ll stay in my jammies for awhile and scrap while my youngest daughter colors, cuts up paper, and plays next to me. It’s a good thing we are both homebodies! After lunch, I’ll get ready and work on household things. In the afternoon the kids come home from school. I’ll help them with homework, coordinate playdates and start wondering what we should do for dinner. Once the kids go to bed, it’s back to scrapping for me. My husband doesn’t get home from his job until 11:00 p.m. at night, so working in my studio is how I pass the time. If I’m on a creative roll, I’ll stay up until 1 or 2 a.m. getting my “thoughts” down on paper.

Q: What is your signature piece of clothing?

A: Polar Fleece Jackets. I have several favorites and always have one on.

about jana’s space:

When we built our home a year and a half ago, I was able to claim one of the bedrooms on the plan as my future scrap room. The bedroom on the plan was small, but had an adjoining walk-in closet and bathroom. We decided to open up the wall to the bathroom to make one main area (L-shaped) and an adjoining storage area where the closet was supposed to be.

The main area is where my computer and desk are. I work here most of the time. We placed floor to ceiling cabinets whereever we could and added a bank of drawers behind my desk to contain punches, tools, and embellishments stored by color.

The closet became my storage area. There is another desk in this area that has floor-to-ceiling cabinets with roll out shelves and a large magnet board. This is where I store paper, scrapbook kits, and my alphabets. My favorite organizers are the Iris 12 X 12 snap close cases. I use them for everything! I sort my alphabets in them by color families. I use them to store scrapbooking kits with all the coordinating bits and pieces. And I also use them to store collections by manufacturer.

Across from my desk where the bathroom was supposed to be, we added another counter/desk area with a sink. This is where I do anything messy . . . stamping, paints, glitter, etc.

without a doubt this is my favorite room in the house!

I think I am in love with Jana’s space.  It is like something out of my own head.  Even the colors are perfect! To learn more about Jana please visit her blog HERE.

‘Take Five’ Friday’s

At least once a week I like to take my time and admire the gallery at Live Pink.  There is so much inspiration just bursting at the seams there! This year we are going to enjoy ‘take five’ fridays once a month here on the blog so I can share five layouts/projects that really caught my eye.  I’m sure you will enjoy these just as much as I did.

Layout #1:

This layout was designed by helpmeronda.  I adore the patterned paper peeking from underneath the blue paper.  Do you see it under the distressing?  The little pictures, shabby lacey ribbon, and cool stitching are perfect additions to this amazing layout.

Layout #2:

This adorable layout was designed by Lady Grace Belarmino. I’m not sure if the grid on the background was made by a stamp…I really like it!  The three circles in the upper-left hand corner balance this layout perfectly.

Layout #3:

This layout was designed by CamillaE.  I love how she took this fallish line and made it very general and masculine.  Even with the flowers, blling, and lace punch it still seems very fitting. I’d love to do a similar layout with this line

Layout #4:

The cool tones in this layout from Rita Barakat make me happy.  The delicate hand cutting had to take a really long time…but it is totally worth it.  Look how cute this is!

Layout #5:

Last, but certainly not least, is the layout from Kim Arnold.  I am just getting back into using my glimmer mists.  Seeing what Kim did with her’s makes me want to go into my scrapbook room right now and bust them out!  It adds a very rustic touch to the layout, along with the twine and canvas flower.

I have included the links to these artists in case you would like to go back and save them as a favorite.  Just click on their Live Pink screen names!  Thank you for inspiring us with your work.

If you would like the opportunity to see your projects featured here on our ‘Take Five Friday’ be sure to upload all your Pink Paislee work in the Live Pink gallery

Happy Friday all!

download the debut issue of our Live Pink! magazine

Our very first Live Pink! magazine is NOW AVAILABLE for download!  After a full year of planning and 3 months of development we have finally brought our vision to life.

You might be asking yourself what this magazine is all about and the truth is we are doing it for pure fun!  I love the joy of getting a shiny new magazine in my hands and this one was no different.  Our new lifestyle magazine is full of feature articles, contest announcements, never before seen projects from our designers and other fun product tips.  We will be publishing this mini magazine (e-zine I guess you could call it) four times a year.  Make sure you are on our email newsletter list to get instant notifications when the next issue hits.

A HUGE thank you to Crystal Jeffrey Rieger for spear heading the project and for delivering such a fabulous written publication.  The team did a fabulous job with their assignments and all together they have created an amazing issue that is completely FREE for our fans.

Click HERE to download the debut issue.  When you get done checking it out be sure to come back here to tell us what you think.  We would love to hear from you!

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