Hey everyone! We've teamed up with our friends at Basic Grey to bring you a little collaborative inspiration today. Melanie Bauer and I both started with the same products - Studio Calico's 35mm kit + Basic Greys PB&J 6x6 pad, Die Cuts & Pins and Tags - and put together a week of Project Life. You can see Mel's week over on the Basic Grey blog, and there's also a special Studio Calico offer you won't want to miss. ;)
I tend to get overwhelmed with choices when I'm working on a week, so working focusing on using the kit + Basic Grey products really helped to speed up the process. And I could use a little speeding up, since this time of year is so busy! The brights in PB&J coordinated beautifully with the blues and greens in the kit, so I had no trouble mixing and matching between 35mm & Basic Grey.
Die cuts are one of my favorite products to use for Project Life, and I had a lot of fun incorporating the die cuts from 35mm and the ones from the Basic Grey pack. If you missed out on 35mm, don't worry - the June kit, So Cal, will have more exclusive die cuts. They're just such an easy way to add a little bit of detail to a photo or card.
The Basic Grey PB&J 6x6 pad was perfect for filling the pockets in my Project Life album. I love working with this size in my book since the scale of the patterned paper is smaller. There were several ledger print papers in 35mm, I turned them into journaling cards and decorated them with embellishments from the kit and tags from the Basic Grey Pins & Tags.
This little heart pin was a great finishing touch on my big birthday photo (man, I love this picture, and it was so fun to print it as a 6x8!) - I popped the "hello" die cut on foam dots and just slid the pin right through it. This way it will stay put and no one will get poked by it. You can also see that I used some of the Studio Calico Adventure & Good Stuff stamps throughout my week - I am a stamp addict and couldn't pass up a good chance to get them inky! ;)
We are giving away Basic Grey's pb&j 6x6 pad, Die Cuts & Pins & Tags. Please post your comment here and we'll choose a winner this week!
Thanks for joining me today - don't forget to pop over to the Basic Grey blog for more Project Life inspiration and an awesome special offer!
This is such a great collection. Thank for the wonderful inspiration!
Posted by: Tina Walker | 05/23/2012 at 12:07 PM
ohh I really love that small pb&j 6x6 pad it will work perfectly for project life! or regular pages
Posted by: Bethany | 05/23/2012 at 12:07 PM
I love collaborations where the persons involved use the same products and come up with something completely different. Very inspiring!
Posted by: Sam F | 05/23/2012 at 12:40 PM
How fun - I love to mix lines and its great to see how others do the same!
Posted by: julie e | 05/23/2012 at 12:42 PM
Such an inspiration ! Thank you for sharing your Project Life pages.
I love the association of the PB&J collection with the 35mm kit.
And thanks a lot for the chance to win some goodies.
Posted by: Nolwenn | 05/23/2012 at 12:45 PM
love the layout. pb&j is a collecition on top of my wish list.
Posted by: Chunyuan | 05/23/2012 at 12:45 PM
what a great collection of papers...looks good for a boy which is perfect for my son! thanks for the chance!
Posted by: Cheryl T. | 05/23/2012 at 12:47 PM
Looks awesome, TFS!
Posted by: tape | 05/23/2012 at 12:52 PM
I love this collection! Thanks for the chance to win.
Posted by: Diane Payne | 05/23/2012 at 12:56 PM
Love this collection as well! Thanks for the chance to win.
Posted by: young c | 05/23/2012 at 12:58 PM
I think this is one of the neatest collections BG has done in a long time...thanks for the chance.
Posted by: Mel H | 05/23/2012 at 01:09 PM
awesome! I'm using up a PL core kit this year, but I think next year I'm going to use scraps from my SC kits. Can't wait!
Posted by: effie | 05/23/2012 at 01:09 PM
i always love Lisa's Project Life, and the BG PB&J collections is gorgeous!!
Posted by: Diana Albright | 05/23/2012 at 01:12 PM
This is awesome! Love all of the inspiring tips and tricks to use in the PL book! Thanks for the chance to win amazing goodies! :)
Posted by: thearthurz | 05/23/2012 at 01:12 PM
Gorgeous PL!
Posted by: Erica Hettwer | 05/23/2012 at 01:23 PM
Great PL layouts! Love how these lines mix and go together! Thanks for the chance to win such a great prize too!
Posted by: Miriam Prantner | 05/23/2012 at 01:26 PM
Thanks for posting about this awesome collection! Love it!
Posted by: Melinda Wilson | 05/23/2012 at 01:32 PM
great spread! those prints the the BG paper pads are awesome!
Posted by: Robin | 05/23/2012 at 01:34 PM
great collections!
Posted by: Ragnhild | 05/23/2012 at 01:36 PM
Lisa you rock! Off to check the BG blog! :)
Posted by: Dawn Tavela | 05/23/2012 at 01:37 PM
Fabulous! I always enjoy your updates :) and I am swwwooooning over PB&J!
Posted by: ShellyJ | 05/23/2012 at 01:40 PM
I love the colours in this collection! Thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: Kim | 05/23/2012 at 01:42 PM
I love this collection! Great colors and patterns!!
Posted by: Amy Cannon | 05/23/2012 at 01:48 PM
Love PB&J... especially how well it goes with the SC kit. So fun!
Posted by: Gwen Lafleur | 05/23/2012 at 01:54 PM
Cool kit. I'd love to win it :)
Thanks for a chance to win!
Posted by: Helen | 05/23/2012 at 02:03 PM