Fun Day

Scrapbook Layout created for Simple Stories  - FUN DAY-

Hello Simple Stories Friends and Fans!  

Nathalie with you today with a super fun layout that features the new Say Cheese 4 collection.  What can i say!, Simple Stories has created the perfect collection as it can be used to document your memories at the theme park as well as your every day memories.  There are so many embellishments, papers, and designs to chose from that it makes is so easy and fun to create projects.

The inspiration for this page of my Goddaughter ready to visit the most magical place on the world was her head band.

 used the stencil as a guide to create the silhouette of the mouse head on white paper.  Next i used a few paper edge punches to create the scalloped paper strips out of all the black color papers that i found in the SAY CHEESE 4 collection, basic paper pack and 6x8 paper pad.   I glued the strips together on the paper silhouette and stitched around the edge of the silhouette to hold them all together.  All the extra pieces were trimmed so that the silhouette can be easily recognized. 

To keep the focus on the head band, i drew and cut  the image  of the bow onto the b side of the 4x6 Element paper of the Say Cheese 4 collection, and use some white thread to hand stich it to a piece of white cardstock.  Once the image was completely stitched and detailed, i fussy cut the cardstock leaving a small offset around the image, and glued it straight onto the head silhouette.

The B side of the Make a Wish paper serves as the base for the page.  A bit of white acrylic paint was added as a background for the head silhouette.   Once the piece was glued to the page, i used some of the Sn@p cards to back and pictures and glued to the layout.   There are so many embellishments to  chose from that it was so easy to create clusters of stickers, ephemera around the pictures.

Now, to complete this page, i used the new Fun Large Words Metal Die to cut part of the title from 6x8 paper - i used some white cardstock die cuts to create depth on the die cut-, and then used the  Happy Words Stamp and Dies to create the word "day".  To just finish this page, i added a matching bow clip to  the title, and a few lines of journal around the mouse head silhouette.

I am totally in love with this collection, and the possibilities (trust me i have created a few layouts with it already).  Whether you love the theme park or just want a fun colorful collection, the new SAY CHEESE 4 is definitely one  of the funnest releases from Simple Stories this year, and a must  for your documenting.   You can always contact me if you have questions on how this came together.

XO

Spooky Cute Little Monsters

Scrapbook Layout created for Scrapbook Nerd  - SPOOKY CUTE LITTLE MONSTERS -

Hi there!

It is Halloween!  So, today's project for Scrapbook Nerd is all about those cute little costumes my niece and baby are wearing on Halloween a few years ago, however i chose to work with a non-traditional Halloween collection for this page.

To create this page, I chose to work with Pinkfresh Studio's Indigo Hills 2 collection due to its color palette.   To start,  i pulled a new cut file from Handipaper and cut a few of the ghosts out of the collection papers, and then used some handstitching to add texture and definition to all the details of the cut out.

Next, a piece of the "Valley" paper was cut and glued to white cardstock.  A thin coat of white paint was then added to the center of the page.  Once it dried, I used some Jane Davenport mermaid markers and Kuretake metallic watercolors to create a colorful background (using mostly orange and purple tones)

Once it all dried, the page took no time to put together.   First I backed the picture with one of the collection papers, and then mounted it on the center of the background, then the ghosts were added as if flying around the picture.  A few embellishments from Pink Paislee's Spellcast collection, Simple Stories' Simple Vintage Halloween collection were added around the ghosts.

Finally, the title was added using a combination of the Indigo Hills 2 gold alphas and the Pink Paislee Spellcast stickers.  A few lines of journal and some small enamel dots complete the page.   Just love how this turned out!  Those two little ones looked spooktacular surrounded by the cute ghosts.

Remember to stop by Scrapbook Nerd to check for all the materials used in this page, and if you have any questions on how this all came together, do not hesitate to contact me!

Happy Halloween everyone!

PSL

Scrapbook Layout created for Citrus Twist Kits  - PSL -

Hi there!
Everything around me is FALL and i love it!!  I love the season for so many reasons, but i think PSL has to be up there in the list of my faves!  So, I  took advantage of the Sweater Weather add on kit from Citrus Twist Kits to create a layout about our love for Pumpkin Spice Latte, and Cinnamon tea for my daughter!.

It all started with the Cup of Joy Cut file -available for free at the CTK shop -, and all the beautiful papers from the Simple Stories Forever Fall collection that are included in the kit.  I used my Silhouette to create the cut out and used them to paper piece the cup.

Before starting the paper piecing, i embossed a few leaves on white heavy cardstock, and then used Distress Oxides to bring the Fall tones to the background. 

Once it was all ready, I backed the picture of our cups  -which happen to match the colors of the cup-  with some of the papers i used, and attached it to the background.   Then i glued the paper cup on top of the picture, so that it looks like it is tucked into the cup. 

To embellish the page, i pulled the chipboard and die cuts from the Sweater Weather kit  -they are from the Forever Fall collection from Simple Stories- and added a few clusters around the picture and the cup.   This month's Little Things Stamp set from CTK had all the stamped sentiments, which complete the clusters.

For the title, i pulled a few more embellishments and the Amy Tangerine alphas included in the kit to create a small title in a cluster at the bottom of the page.  A few lines of journal and some gold ink complete this page:

Love how this turned out, unfortunately the Sweater Weather kit has sold out at the CTK store, but all the rest of the stamps, embellishments, cut files, and stamps can still be found in the store, so stop by to check them all out.

As always let me know if you have questions on how this all was put together.

XO

LOL

Scrapbook Layout created for Simple Stories  - LOL -

 Hi!

Double duty day!  Here is the second project for Simple Stories ( There is more to come later on!!)

This project is all about the super fun Emoji Love collection, and one of the funniest pictures of my 3 kids.   Sometimes the stars align, and you get that lucky shot, this is exactly how this picture came to be, and  the best way to document it was using all the icons in the collection.

The idea for this layout came after sharing this picture with my family overseas.   It all started from a camera snapshot, followed by the picture going to our family group, and then the reactions  are still coming in.  So, I started by re creating the camera icon in this collection.  I drew the image on trace paper, and used it to build the icon from papers from the 6x8 paper pad and some hand stitching.   This took a bit of time, as I wanted to add details, and texture to this element.

To make the colors of this layout shine, I opted to use white cardstock as the base.  I cut two wide strips of  "YAY" paper, and glued it to the sides of the cardstock; next  two strips of the "Too Cool" paper were cut ( narrower than the previous strips), and glued on top of the previous strips.   The finished camera element was then glued to the bottom of the page, and I used Chipboard stickers, die cut pieces, the combo sticker sheet , and brads to add the cluster on the camera.

To recreate the posting, I cut a speech bubble out of cardstock, and used it to frame the picture of my kids. It was then glued above the camera element, and lots of icons were then glued around it.  Since there is so many icons, speech bubbles and emojis in the collection,

 I pulled pieces from all the embellishments in the collection to create the clusters around the picture.  I even used the LOL chipboard sticker as the title for this piece.  Here is final layout:

OMG, this layout is just the perfect representation of  this social media post.   I love it!.   The emoji collection is by far one of the funnest collections to date.

I hope the two projects  here inspire you to document those fun family moments. The new Simple Stories collection are so diverse, fun, innovative that you can easily scrap from outdoor hikes to the common social media post.  The possibilities are infinite with the new Simple Stories collections.  I cannot wait to see what you create with them.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Materials Used:
Simple Stories - Emoji Love collection - paper collection, 6x8 pad, brads, chipboard stickers, cardstock stickers, paper pieces, clear stickers.

Donut Delight

Scrapbook Layout created for Clique Kits - DONUT DELIGHT -

Hello Friends,

Happy New Year to you all!   May 2016 be just a jump start to a blessed new year.  I am sure there are lots of new adventures to embark on 2017!

To start the year, I am up on the Clique Kits blog with a new  layout using the "Hey,Sugar" kit.  I love this kit, even when there is  a lot of pink in it, but the papers, add ons, embellies and cut files are so lovely, that I decided to use all of it in this layout.

The donut cut file was the inspiration for this layout.  I started by printing the image (using the Silhouette software) in my printer,  I transfer the image with pencil onto tracing paper, and used it as  guideline for my paper pieces.  Using watercolors and watercolor paper, i created this circles that simulate the donut dough.

Once dried, I used a circle cutter to cut the circles based on the trace paper guideline.   Mean while, I isolated the "donut's icing" image on the Silhouette, and cut papers from the kit with this image.

I used all the paper pieces to create these "donuts".   A little bit of hand stitching secures the pieces together, and adds texture to the page..

To recreate the sprinkles on the donuts, I cut some of the puffy stickers in the Hey, Sugar  kit to look like little sprinkles.   Using different thickness adhesive foam, I attached the donuts to the page.

The photo strip of my nephew eating just the sprinkles of a donut was nestled amongst the donut images.   I used some of the Heart Day embelishments, and 6x6 paper pad along with the Clique Kits exclusive printables to create clusters along the photo strip.

For the title, i played with the circumference of the donut to add the Heart Day alphas, and then combined them with  one of Fancy Pants' Joy Parade stickers (both included in the kit) to  finish the title.   I love the retro feeling of this title.  All my journal was written along the outer circumference of the donuts.  Here is the completed layout:

Don't you just love the clean and retro feeling of this page?   I love it, and it was all made using  the Clique Kit's "Hey, Sugar" kit.   So don't forget to stop by the Clique Kits website to check all the materials used here.

Thanks for visiting today!



materials used:
Clique Kits - Hey, Sugar kit