Introducing our Guest Designer for June and July, Ashley Wiles
Rona Mallard • June 20, 2026

I am very excited to introduce our guest designer, Ashley Wiles!  Ashley was chosen guest designer at the conclusion of the INSD challenges.  There were so many absolutely gorgeous projects created by everyone who participated! 


Ashley has created her first project to share today and will have another in July.


Here is a little more about Ashely:


Hello, fellow paper-crafters, I’m Ashley! I live in Lawrence, Kansas, with my husband of 30 years and our sweet 10-year-old maltipoo, Aspen. For over 25 years, I have been documenting stories. What began as youthful journaling in childhood quickly evolved into scrapbooking with the birth of our 2 (now ages 19 and 24) daughters. A traditional 12x12 enthusiast, my colorful style embraces heavy journaling, distressing, stitching, stamping, and layering. While my happy place is working in my creative space, I deeply value time spent with family, fitness, photography, and providing a safe space as a therapist, supporting clients who are navigating the journey of grief and loss. 

Happy summer, Pretty Little Studio friends! As guest designer for June and July, I am excited to share with you a page created using the inspiring and versatile “Sunkissed” collection, highlighting our daughters' shared adventure traveling to Iowa for the Hinterland Music Festival last August.

To begin, I distressed the edges of the Paper Plates 12x12 sheet from the single-sided paper pack and adhered it to a coordinating piece of 12x12 cardstock. I then added a whimsical title created with the Cricut (using black glitter paper) along the top, waiting to adhere until I was certain of the spacing and placement of all the layering pieces I envisioned using. (My process is like this…I tend to move elements around…a lot.)

Next, I selected the Puddle 12x12 sheet from the ledger pack, tore the top and bottom, distressed both the left and right sides, added coordinating ink to the edges for just a bit of dimension, and then placed it as the second layer. I selected one additional 12x12 sheet, Humidity, from the ledger pack, cut it to 5x7, distressed the edges and layered it as the third. Knowing I had chosen 2 photos to use, I wanted to highlight one, so I selected a sweet frame from the Sun-Filled Frames die-cut collection and used that to offset the 2 photos.

TO NOTE: One of the incredible benefits of the products from Pretty Little Studio is the ease of aging/altering…whether that be through tearing, scraping, inking, whatever your preferred method…it is truly wonderful to work with!

From there, I added clusters of embellishments to balance the design – using banners, tags, flowers and tabs. Finally, I finished the layout by adding journaling strips to capture memorable details of their summer bucket list adventure.

Although I’m inherently organized, my creative process is anything but…one might use the word “chaos” to describe the current state of my desk! If I can leave you with this thought…embrace the messiness of creating…the process of design is therapeutic and cathartic…keep filling your soul with this goodness!



Rona Mallard
I have been scrapbooking for almost 30 years. My current favorite subjects to scrap are my five grandkids. I love a good challenge and enjoy sharing my scrapbook process on YouTube. You can also find me challenging and inspiring all my Pretty Little Studio friends on our Facebook group!