Hey everyone! I’m excited to share a new layout for Simple
Stories using one of the sporty Simple Sets. I went with the Soccer set since
my daughter plays on a soccer team. Each Simple Set includes six double-sided
patterned papers and a sheet of Cardstock Stickers, plus there’s a matching
Page Pieces set available too!
For this layout, I used the soccer pitch paper as my
background—I just love that bold, bright green! I added two photos and
decorated the page with stickers from the Cardstock Stickers sheet and pieces
from the Page Pieces set. The embellishments are absolutely perfect for a
soccer-themed layout!
To finish it off, I added some journaling and a few
splatters of black paint for extra texture.
Hey everyone, here is another layout for Simple Stories using Say Cheese Classic Pooh. For this layout, I knew I had to use that gorgeous
book-page paper—it was the perfect match for the book-page in my photo! I
started by cutting up all the pages, distressing the edges for a worn, textured
look, and then carefully placing them back onto another background paper. To
add extra detail, I tucked in a few tabs and border strips from the Journal Bits
between the pages.
I mounted my photo on a coordinating paper and layered it
onto the layout. To frame it even more, I used two tags from the Tags paper,
threading them with ribbon before tucking them behind the photo for added
dimension.
Next, I embellished the layout with plenty of pretty Floral
Bits and a large Winnie-the-Pooh character from the Page Pieces. For the title,
I chose a Foam Sticker and placed it vertically alongside my photo for a
balanced look.
To bring the design together, I created a second cluster on
the right side, featuring Eeyore, more Floral Bits, and a chipboard honey pot
from the Decorative Brads. I finished off the layout with additional Decorative
Brads, Enamel Dots, and some hand-written journaling beneath my photo. As a
final touch, I splattered some white paint over the clusters.
I absolutely love how this layout came together—the
background complements my photo perfectly, and working with the Classic Pooh
collection has been such a joy. It’s just so adorable!
Hey everyone! I'm excited to share a new layout for Simple
Stories using the Say Cheese Classic Pooh collection—it's absolutely adorable!
For this project, I created a double-page layout since I had plenty of photos
and wanted to showcase two coordinating papers from the collection that work
perfectly together as a background.
We’re so lucky to have the 100 Aker Wood just 10 minutes
from our house! It’s part of a farm we visit often, and they’ve transformed the
woodland into a magical space with a charming trail, storybook models, and
character houses along the way. We used to go there all the time, and these
photos are from a visit a few years ago. I printed them in a slightly
smaller-than-standard size—around 5”x3.75”—since I like printing with borders,
which naturally reduces the dimensions a bit.
To make working on the double layout easier, I taped the two
background pages together on the back. Then, I mounted my photos, placed one
inside a Chipboard Frame, and arranged them on the background.
Next, I had so much fun assembling one of the cutest little
metal die sets I’ve ever seen! I chose Color Vibe cardstock in shades that
complement the Classic Pooh collection and ran them through my Big Shot. After
cutting all the pieces, I put together the honey pot and the bee. One detail I
absolutely love is the honey pot label—it not only cuts out the outline but
also has an embossing plate that imprints the word "hunny"—such a
clever touch! I tucked these adorable embellishments under one of my photos for
extra dimension.
Since I wanted to layer my photos within the printed
clusters on the background paper, I carefully cut around the designs with a
craft knife. This allowed me to slip the corners of the photos and extra
elements, like Journal Bits, Bits & Pieces, and Floral Bits, behind them
for a more interactive look.
To finish the layout, I added more embellishments, including
additional Floral Bits and Bits & Pieces. I placed a Foam Sticker title on
the right page, then added Decorative Brads and Enamel Dots for extra texture.
I handwrote my journaling beneath the title and completed everything with a few
phrase stickers from the Cardstock Stickers and some splatters of white paint
for a finishing touch.
I loved working on this double layout—I always enjoy
creating double spreads, even though I don’t create them as often as I’d like.
The Classic Pooh collection is an absolute joy to work with, and I couldn’t be
happier with how this turned out!
Thanks so much for stopping by, and happy scrapping!
Here’s my example layout for this month’s GoGo Getaway
Cybercrop—a Colour Challenge featuring bold primary colours! I went with a school-themed layout using the Bella Blvd School is Cool
collection perfect for documenting those classroom
memories!
Here’s my take on this month’s For the Love of Pretty Paper
sketch! I stayed pretty close to the design, using a
big piece of patterned paper on the background and a split layout, but swapped
one photo for a journaling card instead.
I used the Bella Blvd School is Cool collection—I’m on a
mission to get all my school photos scrapped!
Hey everyone, here is my latest layout for Cocoa Vanilla
Studio using the fabulous Bloom & Grow collection. I used the gorgeous white
& aqua striped paper for the background and went for a classic grid design
for my four photos. I added two large embellishment clusters consisting of Ephemera,
Floral Ephemera and stickers from the Accessory Sticker Sheet.
I also made my title from a mixture of a word from the Deck
the Halls Gold Puffy Titles pack, and the Bloom & Grow mini Puffy Alphabet
Stickers. I finished off with gold hearts, mini puffy hearts and splatters of
white paint!
Here is a new layout for Simple Stories, using the lovely Front Porch collection. I was immediately drawn to that gorgeous woodgrain pattern and the plaid pattern and together they are a winning combination! I made a split-design and used LOADS of Floral Bits!
Hey everyone, I’m super excited to share a mini-album with
you today using the For the Record Collection! The album structure itself is
very easy to make: it’s just a front cover, covered in patterned paper and then
little patterned paper pages inside with lots of photos and embellishments
added!
The album documents a day out with my little boy – he has
been learning about the Great Fire of London 1666 at school, and has been
totally captivated by the subject, so we went on a little adventure to London
to visit the Monument and climb all 311 steps up to the top (phew, that was a
struggle!!), and then to visit Pudding Lane. There are also some photos in
there of a model he made of the fire too. There was never going to be a themed
collection about the Great Fire of London, lol, so I’d been looking to use
something quite generic with bold colours in it to document these photos – and For
the Record was PERFECT!
I started off with the outer cover, which I just cut from a
piece of white card. I then covered it with the gorgeous bold colourful striped
paper on the outside. I then covered the inside with yellow patterned paper.
I cut my pages mostly from the 6x8 paper pad. I layered
these inside each other to create two little booklets. I then placed these in
the spine and machine stitched them in place for a really firm hold. My machine
stitching then showed through on the outside edge of the spine, so I just
covered it up using another strip of the same striped paper.
Then I started decorating! I used a title from the Foam
Stickers on the front cover ‘happy together’ together with some Journaling
Bits, Floral Bits and Chipboard. I also added a piece of ribbon around the
outside of the whole album so I could tie it closed.
On the inside of the front and back covers, I used larger
Journaling Bits and pieces cut from the Journaling Elements patterned paper. Of
course I also added lots more pretty Bits: Bits & Pieces, Floral Bits, and
some Decorative Brads and Cardstock Stickers.
For my internal pages, at only 3x3” I could only use small
embellishments, especially as I had 26 photos to fit in too! I utilised all the
small pieces from the Cardstock Stickers, Floral Bits, Journaling Bits, Bits
& Pieces and Sentiment Bits. I also used lots of Decorative Brads throughout
the album and a few Foam Stickers too.
Those little tags from the 6x8 paper pads are an excellent
size for mini albums! I used a few of these which I tied through with various
different ribbons. I used some of these just for decoration but some I used to
add journaling too.
I made some of the pages interactive: there are two pocket
pages, one concertina fold out page and two flip-out pages. I love having
interactive elements in my mini albums. Some of the pages are for photos, some
are just for journaling and some are just decorative. It’s great to have a
mixture throughout!
I absolutely loved making this project, it was so fun to
make and the For the Record collection was perfect and so easy to create with!
I hope you have enjoyed reading about it too.
Here is a new layout for Cocoa Vanilla Studio using the
beautiful Bloom & Grow collection. For this layout I was determined to use
the birds paper as my photos are from a day out at a zoo (sort of!) and we saw
loads of tropical birds there so this paper was ideal. I used a large piece of
it over on the right side of the layout.
I created two photo strips from some smaller photos which I
mounted onto contrasting blue patterned paper. I added lots of pretty florals
and soe embellishments along with my title ‘fun times together’ which is a
mixture of a word from the Deck the Halls Gold Puffy Titles pack, and the Bloom
& Grow mini Puffy Alphabet Stickers.
I love how it turned out and am totally in love with the
Bloom & Grow collection!
