BEAUTIFUL US - JustNIck Studio

Happy Valentine's Day JustNick Studio friends!
Nathalie with you today with a new layout all about love.   My husband and I have been married for 20yrs which means this will be our 20th Valentine's day!  So, i wanted to document last year picture using some of the new cut files available at the  JustNIck Studio shop!



Who says Valentine's has to be all about red and pink?  Well, my choice was to bring a combination of soft and bold colors along with flowers and dynamic design.





To build my cut hear cut out, i used the outline heart from the FLORAL HEART cut file ( i separated the paths, so that i can only use the outside edge of the heart) and added an inside off set to create the small heart frame.  I backed the heart with vellum and a paper from the Just A Little Lovely collection from Pinkfresh Stiudio.





I used papers from the new My Favorite Story (Pinkfresh Studio) to create the background for this page.  I set the heart on the background  so that it sits on a bit of an offset at the center of the page.






I cut two of the bottom floral from the DIVIDED FLORAL Cut file and laid them along the right side of the heart.  This created a soft cascade of white floral images along the bold side of the background.





I kept the left side of the heart pretty simple.  This time i use  BUTTERFLY cut file to create the one that sits next to the title.  I cut it from white cardstock, and then use vellum to cut a simple silhouette of the same butterfly so i can layered them together.



I added just a few more embellishments from the collection and then a few lines of journal complete my page.  I LOVE how this turned out, simple and bold just like my hunny and I.

Remember to stop by the JUSTNICK Studio blog to check all the cut files used in this page,

HAPPY VALENTINE's DAY everyone!

Love Forever

Scrapbook Layout created for JustNick Studio  - LOVE FOREVER -

Hi there and Happy Valentine's Day to you!

Nathalie with you in time to celebrate a whole day dedicated to love and friendship.   Today, i wanted to share with you a new layout created with a few Just Nick Studio cut files, and so perfect to celebrate the love of my life.

I used the Lower Case Alpha cut file to create the title of the page.   The letters were cut from papers from JIllibean's Garden Harvest collection, and then stitched together to an offset of the letters -created out of white cardstock in the Silhouette software-.

To complete the title work, the word "forever" was also cut from one of the Garden Harvest collection using the  Love You Eternal cut file.  This was cut three times so that glued together they can create some dimension on the page.

Before the title was laid down on the page, a bit of color was added to the background using VIcki Boutin art crayons and an Echo Park stencil. This makes the title pop from the background.

To complement the page, i fussy cut lots of florals and leaves from papers in the collection, so I chose to cut a few branches using the Stems 5 cut file out of white cardstock, and used them to create the clusters around the page.

 

i love how this page came together, even when it took a bit of extra time, i call it a labour of love. 

Remember to stop by the JustNick Studio shop to check all the cut files used in this project.  If you have any questions please contact me, i would love to help you.

Enoy your Valentine's Day!

XO

I Like You

Scrapbook Layout created for Scrapbook Nerd  - I LIKE YOU -

Hi there!

Today, I am up on the Scrapbook Nerd blog with this new layout that celebrates simplicity and efficacy.   Sometimes when you are short in time, or under stress, a bit of creative therapy can make it all better, but if you get to use up some of your beloved scrapbook stash on the way, then it is heavenly!

The idea of the center paper strips is to ground the page.  Having a color background, or a simple design will help to speed up the page construction.

I created an imaginary diagonal line and used it to add lots of stickers and embellishments from Crate Paper's La La Love, and Main Squeeze collections an Pebbles'  Loves Me and Forever My Always collections.

A large title balances the page nicely, and breaks all the color that is on the opposite side of the page. Here  is a small video on how this page came together:

This page took less than half an hour to put together, actually the total footage for the page was 27 minutes, and love how it all came together so easily:

Remember to stop by Scrapbook Nerd to check all the materials used in this page, and you can always contact me if you have questions on how this came together!

XO

This Makes My Heart Happy

Scrapbook Layout created for Scrapbook Nerd  - THIS MAKES MY HEART HAPPY -

Hi there!
Everywhere i look it is starting to look more and more like Valentine's Day.  All those pinks, reds and cute designs in the paper lines  arriving at Scrapbook Nerd was just an opportunity to document some loving moments between my baby and I.

For this page, i used a cut file from the Silhouette store to cut a series of "XOXO" from white cardstock, and backed them with papers from Crate Paper's LA LA LOVE collection.  I wanted the cut outs to stand out, so i chose to use patterned paper from Heidi Swapp's Emerson collection for the background of this page.

A bit of foam adhesive helps to bring some  dimension to the cut outs.  These were placed so that they create spaces for the pictures to rest upon.  I chose to add embellishments from Pebbles and Crate paper's Valentine's Day collection, and also a few from the Main Squeeze collection in a color blocking manner.

Since the background is colorful and bold, i chose to add just a sticker from the La La Love collection at the bottom of the cut outs as my title.  To ground the page, i added a few strips of black and white paper (Along The Way collection) to the sides of the layout.

I love how this turned out.   The colors and fun background are the perfect canvas for the cute pictures of my baby and I.   Remember to check Scrapbook Nerd for all the materials used in this page, and a lot of new goodies arriving at the store.  IF you have questions on how this came together, please contact me through social media!

XO

LOVE

Scrapbook Layout created for JustNick Studio  -  LOVE  -

Hello everyone!
Happy Valentine's Day to you all!!!
Nathalie with you today bringing you a new project all about love, but not the mushy-gushy-kinda-love, but the one between a girl and her fur-baby (actually our baby!).   And what better way to celebrate this love, than to create a page using some of the beautiful JustNick Studio cut files!

To create this page, the  Heart Background 3 was used to create the background of this page.   All  the fun hearts just brought this page to live,and create the perfect background for the picture of my two youngest ones together.   A few papers from Cocoa Vanilla's Bohemian Dreams help bring color to this page.

To bring a bit more of a feminine and romantic touch to the page,  the Blossom Blooms cut file was used to cut a few flowers that are clustered at the corners of the picture.

Just a few more details were added using the collection embellishments, and a bit of water color in the background.

I hope this inspires you to stop by check all the digital files available at the JustNick Studio store.  There are so many to chose from especially to document all those sweet-love-full memories.

Have a great day!

Kisses

Scrapbook Layout created for Scrapbook Nerd   -  KISSES  -

Hi there!!

Last post of the day, hopefully!!

Today to celebrate Valentine's Day, Scrapbook Nerd is releasing 2 new sets of cut files all celebrating the special occasion.   So stop by the store to pick up your free copies of the files.

I am using Crazy Love cut file to create this page about a selfie gone wrong.  For this, I am using Pebbles's Forever My Always collection to create the background and back the cut out of this page.

All those beautiful papers in the collection work perfect behind the empty spaces of the letters, plus a bit of gold handstitching just complements the hearts inside the "O"s.   A bit of Vicki Boutin magic, her Gold Glaze works perfect to add that sparkle to the background of  the page.

The star of this page is what makes this project so special so just a few embellishments is all that is needed to finish the page:

I just love how this turned out!   Remember to stop by the Scrapbook Nerd store to pick your free copies of the cut files.

If you have questions on any of the projects created today, please do not hesitate to contact me.  I will be happy to answer any questions.


have a wonderful day!

Be Mine

Scrapbook Layout created for Simple Stories  -  BE MINE-

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today, bringing you some inspiration just in time for Valentine's Day.   And what better way to document your especial one than to use the beautiful Simple Stories's "ROMANCE" collection.

All the floral motifs in the Romance collection are beautiful, so a bit of fussy cutting was all that was needed to create the clusters that frame the picture of my husband and I on our Thanksgiving walk.

Since the picture of us was taken at a bridge, I was inspired to continue the pattern of the formation onto the background of this page.   There are so many beautiful embellishments in this collection, that it was so easy to combine them to create the title for this page.

The collection is perfect to document all those special moments in your life, not just Valentine's Day.   Remember to check the collection, you will love a bit of "ROMANCE" in your life.

Remember to contact me if you have questions on how this came together.

Take care.

Materials used:

Romance Collection:

9400 Collection kit

9411 4x4 Elements

9414  6x12 Chipboard stickers

9415 Bits and Pieces

9416 4x6  Stickers

Together

Scrapbook Layout   - Together -

Valentine's Day left me lots of memories to document.  After seeing a layout from Paige Evans on  Scrapbook.com, I knew that i wanted something similar for one of  my pictures.  So  I venture to create a cutfile;  it took me 2 nights, a few cups of coffee, and some divine inspiration (i thank you Juliana Michaels), but i got it... At the end,  I learned I still need to learn more about my Silhouette Cameo machine, but I got the perfect cutfile.   Here is the link to the cutfile:
https://app.box.com/s/b0ret1bq9gd94xiiz52cderbrfwwq7qv

The cut-out was attached using foam dots so create  interest in the layout
-gotta love the shadow of the cut-out on the patterned paper-

All the patterned paper come from Dear Lizzy's Documentary collection.  First I used the coral-red watercolor washed paper as the mat for the entire layout.  A little bit of texture paste (white) and a polka dot stencil (both from Heidi Swapp) were used to add texture to the layout.  

I enjoy the contrast between the texture paste and the ink splotches.

Once I had the white cardstock cut-out, i traced every letter in different papers from the same collection, and proceeded to attach them to the cut out using foam dots.  I love to see different levels in my layouts.  I cut the picture (black and white processed) to fit within the edge of the letter O.  After all the cut-out was matted, I attached it to the center of the patterned paper mat.

A few pieces of ephemera are enough, as I wanted the detail of the cut file to show.

Once a week, we have a foiling session at home.  My daughter and I love our MInc machine,  and used it to create most of the ephemera for this layout.

I used the leftover foil from another piece to create the butterfly.

If you have seen my layouts before, then you know I love tags,  so I found a way to include them in my layout.  I attached two tags with some gold thread, and glued the thread as a leading line to my journaling.

a few glue dots helped shape the tails of string of the tags.

I enjoyed creating this layout.  I am thinking of framing it to keep it permanently on top of my sofa table... i'll update you on what i decide to do with it..

Please help yourself to the cutfile, just make sure to mention my name if you publish it.  I would love to see what you do with it.

See you soon.

The completed layout.

Materials used:

• Patterned Papers, Documentary collection, Dear Lizzy
• Epehemera -pink circle-,  Fine & Dandy collection, Dear Lizzy
• Ephemera, foiled pieces,  Heidi Swapp collection
• Tag- gold-  Heidi Swapp collection
• Tag -XOXO-,  Recollection, Michaels
• White Texture Paste,  Heidi Swapp
• Polka dot Stencil,  Heidi Swapp
• Color Shine, Black, Heidi Swapp
• Cut-out -cardstock-, white,  Recollections, Michaels