Pie Charts - On Trend

Here at Practical Scrappers, our On Trend Team loves pie...pie charts, that is!  Not only are pie charts sweet and trendy, but they have zero calories and are completely fat-free.  And best of all, making these colorful charts is easy as...well, pie!

Practical Scrapper Wendi Robinson used mists on a pie chart mask.

Practical Scrapper Malika Kelly made pie chart embellishments with her Epiphany Crafts round tool.

Practical Scrapper Marcia Dehn-Nix used a pie chart as the background for her title.

Practical Scrapper Cathy filled the doilies on this patterned paper then machine stitched through them. Also, she created a pie chart heart for the title~everyday love!

Practical Scrapper Danielle de Konink used the pie chart pattern from one of the Lily Bee Pinwheel papers. She also used a pie chart mask with Distress Ink.

 

Practical Scrapper Krissy Clark McKee used her Pretty Little Studio leftover scrap papers and a handmade template to create her pie chart.

 

Manufacturer's Challenges

When I have time to scrap for "me", one of the first things I do is pick a certain collection or line of paper that I want to work with, and then go scope out that manufacturer's blog for challenges. Not only do I find some inspiration, I usually end up putting a dent in my stash, too! The other great thing is that many of them give away prizes and give you recognition like pinning your project to their boards.  It is also fun to see what others have done for the challenge as well.

Some of my favorite blogs that have recurring challenges are: My Mind's Eye, Lily Bee, and Crate Paper, to name a few. (And YES, I have done a challenge for each of these blogs this month!)

I worked with this month's sketch from the Lily Bee blog and a mix of their latest "Pinwheel" and "Sweet Shoppe" collections.

I don't usually work with photos this large (or if I do, there is usually only one of them) so I kept my page fairly simple.

I stuck closely to the design of the sketch, except I changed it to two larger photos (although you can see behind the photos I still stitched the four squares. I even dug into my stash and found some older Lily Bee products to use on my page, too (the journaling card and the chipboard buttons).

So next time you want to slash some of your stash, pick a collection, and head over to the manufacturer's blog to get some ideas and find a challenge or two!

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Audrey Yeager