GRATEFUL HEART - Just Nick Studio

Hi there!
Nathalie with you today bringing you a project all about those beautiful Fall colors.   I love the Fall, and all the new designs that Nicole has been adding to the JustNick  store make it so easy to bring our ideas to life.




As soon as i saw the new Geometric Frames 2 cut file, i knew that one of  them will be perfect to create a wreath for one of my pages.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

I used a bit of Vicki Boutin watercolor markers to add a color to the area where the  picture and clusters would be placed.

                                                                     

      

Once i set the frame on top of the watercolor background, i pulled the new  Leaf Cluster 2  and cut a few of the clusters from white cardstock.  Some of the clusters were also backed with papers from Paige Evan's Truly Grateful collection.

 

 


I weaved the clusters of leaves so that  they read as a large cluster on the page. I even added a few extra leaves to bulk the cluster.

                                                                                                              

                                 

I added small embellishments throughout the page so that they pick up the colors of the photo and add small details throughout the page.





 I hope this has inspired  you to check the new cut files available at the JustNick Studio shop.  Remember you can contact me with any questions,
xo

WINTER - Simple Stories

Hi there!  Nathalie with you today with  a new layout that is all about combining the beautiful and rich tones of the new Simple Stories Winter Farmhouse collection.    I love this collection, and knew that i want to make a layout all about my niece and her love for snow.

It all started with a cut file from Paige Evans, which was enlarged to fit to the page.  I cut this from white cardstock and backed the empty spaces with different papers from the beautiful Winter Farmhouse collection.

For the background, i chose to trim a bit of the edges of the Feeling Frosty paper and framed with the
Cuddle Up paper.   Here i glued the title on place  and started working on embellishing the page.

The picture was backed and layer with the Snowed In paper and paper from the 6x8 paper pad, and then nestled between the side letters of the title.  I used all the embellishments from the collection to create small clusters around the picture, just love the floral designs in the collection.

I also used a large embellishment cluster at the start of the title, just so that your eye goes through the entire page and brings all the charming detail forward.  I just love how this came together, and all the beautiful patterns are perfect to bring the outdoor feel to the page

I  hope this inspires you to check the new Farmhouse collection from Simple Stories, you will love all the patterns, colors and designs in this collection.

XO


Materials Used:
11600  kit collection
11601  sticker combo
11605 Cuddle up
11606  Feeling Frosty
11608  Winter Days
11609
11613  4x6 elements
11618  paper pad
11619 chipboard
11620  bits and pieces
11621  journaling bits and pieces
11622  mini sticker tablet
11624  enamel dots

PICTURE PERFECT - Citrus Twist Kits

hi there!

The new Citrus Twist Kits  kits for October have been revealed and i love them all!  As soon as i opened the add on kit and saw this paper from Paige Evans Truly Grateful collection, i knew that i will be fussy cutting the leaves for one one of my pages.

I cut about a third of the paper, and took my time cutting each leaf, making sure that i had a good mix of all the colors and leaf designs.   Then, i arranged them on a piece of white cardstock so that they  looked like they were flying through the page.

Also, besides movement, the leaves were also arranged so that they transition in color as they move through the page.  I glued just the center of the leaves, and then softly curled some of the edges, before using my piercing tool to create holes for my hand stitching.  My idea was to create wind trails for the leaves.

This picture of me finding color on my walks was then framed with a paper that matches the shoes, and then i glued it to the page so that it sits in the center of the page, nestled by the leaves.      I added a simple label as a layer, and used the wood veneers to add the embellishment ( i added a bit of gold paint to the piece).

Along the way i stamped sentiments from the this month's TN stamp with gold ink, and then added  the title using a piece of ephemera and the Stamp (love that stamp!!!).  To emphasize the change of colors, i cut two little slits at the corners of the layout, folded the edges and backed them with papers from the add on kit and At My Table kits, i added a few stitches to hold the folds together,

I love how this turned out.  It is simple,but filled with texture and color!  Remember to stop by Citrus Twist Kits to check the kits, they are amazing!!!  As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions on how this  came together.

#1 DAD - Simple Stories

hi there !  Nathalie with you today with a new project fit for the upcoming Father's Day weekend, and what better way to celebrate and document those sweet memories than to use the new Dad Life collection from Simple Stories.

To start this page, i used cut file design # 249913 from Paige Evans - Silhouette Store- and cut the Star wreath out of white cardstock.

The stars in the die cut were back with papers from the Dad Life collection.  A few of the stars were kept blank so that they create a few breaks from all the patterned paper stars and to help create a dimensional look for the  page

Once the wreath was ready, it was glued it to the background (Say Cheese 4 basics paper) so that it sit a bit off the layout.   Carefully, i trimmed the excess and then glued it to other side of the page, so that  it reads as a link of circles.

The picture was backed and layered with papers from the collection and then glued onto the layout.  Using stickers and fussy cut images from collection, clusters were created around the picture and layout.   One of the large stickers was then propped with foam adhesive so that it serves as the title for  the page.

I hope this has inspired you to check the new DAD LIFE collection from Simple Stories.   It is the perfect collection to document your Father's day celebrations or daily life.

As always please do not hesitate me with any questions.

XO


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Freezin' Winter Season

Scrapbook Layout created for Simple Stories  - FREEZIN' WINTER SEASON -

Hello Simple Stories friends and fans!

Nathalie with you today to celebrate the arrival of Winter (here in the Northern Hemisphere) with a colorful and fun layout using the beautiful Simple Stories new line Freezin' Season.  Though, Toronto-Canada has yet to get some snow, i have so many memories of snowfalls past, and the colors in the collection were perfect to bring the fun of Winter to my scrapbook album.

To start,  a bit of white acrylic paint was added to the Hello Winter paper -this hazes the pattern in the background, while creating a whiter canvas for the layout-.  While the paint dried, the"Winter" cut file (from Paige Evans) was cut from white cardstock, and backed with papers from the Freezin' Season collection.

The cut out was placed on a slant on the background, so that it adds playfulness to the page.   The picture was backed with papers from the collection ( the element pages are a great to layer and back pictures!), and then it was nestled in between the background and the cut out.

Since the picture shows my niece holding a snowball, i decided to continue the circle motive throughout the page.   For this all the circle snowflake embellishments from the collection were used to create clusters around the picture, along with some die cuts and stickers.  Love all the colors!

To complete the title of the page, a cluster of snowflake embellishments was created at the top left corner of the cut out.   Here the the "Freezin'" chipboard was added.  In a similar manner the "Season" chipboard sticker was added at the opposite -diagonally- corner of the cut out, so that the title reads "Freezin' Winter Season".

Those circle snowflakes were perfect to create clusters around the layout.  Some were tucked under the cut out, while others are floating on the page along with sticker words and embellishments from the collection.   Just a few lines of journal and some white ink were the final touches of this page.

I hope this inspires you to check the colorful designs and colors of the Simple Stories' Freezin' Season collection.  It is  the perfect collection to document all those happy Winter memories.

XO

Thankful for this Bond

Scrapbook Layout created for JustNick Studio -THANKFUL FOR THIS BOND-

Hello and Happy Thanksgiving to all our American Friends!
Nathalie with you today with a new layout that celebrates the sweet and special bond between humans and pets.  We love our baby so much, and he loves us just as much that i decided to pull a few of the beautiful JustNick studio cut files to create this new page.

I wanted something soft for the background, so i decided to hand stitch the  Heart Strings Background with white thread, and then back the heart spaces with colorful hearts cut from the  new Whimsical collection.









The curvature of the lines brings so much movement to the layout; and the space  created with the stitching was the perfect spot to add some sentiments using the collection's rub-ons or stamped images -that correspond to respective heart color-.







To create the title of this page, the Gratitude cut file was used to cut the word 'Thankful' from white cardstock.  This was propped on some foam adhesive onto the layout's background.







Once the picture was placed on the page, i used a few of the Whimsical collection flower ephemera to create clusters around the page.   To bring more of the cool tones to the page (tried at best to tone block the clusters), I  had to use the Stems 2 cut file to cut some extra leaves from white cardstock,  These were then colored with watercolor so that they take the hues in the hearts.

This page is so full of texture and movement.   The color of the hearts bring plenty of color and interest to this page,and i just love how it all works together!   Remember to stop by JustNick Studio store to check all these cut files.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Have a blessed day!