Our Simple Stories albums and accessories were the talk of CHA Winter 2012 - We're honored to have been chosen by BOTH Ali Edwards and Stacy Julian as their top products for 2012! They loved our new 6x8 album and accessories!
Albums, divided page protectors, memorabilia pockets and journal/scrapbook album pages will be shipping late March 2012 to your favorite local scrapbook store or online retailer!
Are you the next member of our 2012 Design Team?
Do you love to scrapbook? Are you excited about new products, new releases and a whole new way to document your memories? Are you passionate about Simple Stories products and love inspiring others to share their story? Are you enthusiastic, creative, positive, friendly and love working on a team?
Whether you're an undiscovered talent wanting to show off your creativity to the scrapbook world or an experienced fan favorite with your own unique style - Simple Stories wants to hear from you! If you are interested in joining us for an exciting, fast paced and rewarding year of scrapbooking, designing and inspiration please download the design team application below. We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
We have already received hundreds of amazing and inspiring applications - but it's NOT TOO LATE for you to submit - you still have until this Friday, February 24 to submit your application! Please download the following application with all of the important details - again the deadline for design team submissions is February 24, 2012 and we'll announce the new design team members March 2, 2012!
Simple Stories 2012 Design Team Application
How about a simple sketch today? This one is all about the Simple Stories Flashcards and how you can layer them to make an interesting design in lieu of patterned paper. Hope this will inspire you to use up more aspects of your Simple Stories collections.
This page was created with the Simple Stories Awesome Collection with just a bit of Year.o.graphy Basics. You can see how I used the 3 x 4 flashcards to layer underneath my photos and then added the license plate border from the Awesome 12 x 12 Fundamental Cardstock stickers. Pop dots make the stickers jump off the page a bit.
How fun are these striped sticker letters from the Awesome 12 x 12 Expressions Cardstock Stickers??? I like the effect from the lighter colored stripes, which is a fun twist to the brown letters. Also added a few of the journal strips from the same sticker sheet with pop dots.
Just a bit of bling to polish the stars and provide a little dimension. The ledger paper is from the Year.o.graphy collection, but everything else if from Awesome.
Tip of the Day: Lay out the Flashcards and rearrange them to make a fun design before adding to a page. Try to vary the colors and designs. Add journal strips from the 12 x 12 Expressions Cardstock stickers for an extra sentiment or two.
Awesome Materials included on this project.
Year.o.graphy - Pink/Ledger #1921
Thank you so much for stopping by -
February 17, 2012
Hello peeps! Wendy here & happy to be back in action to post after the CHA spin on designing projects for the booth. I hear there was major major love for the new Simple Stories CHA releases!
Seriously, who couldn't love these collections? I can't really pick a fav but the 6x8 albums are probably going to be a super fab fave! :)
But I'm quite lovin' Fabulous too!
So, sharing up one of my projects, a 12x12 layout, titled "Doodle Girl", that was in the Simple Stories booth using the Fabulous collection! I instantly thought of back a few years ago my sweet cousin, Mocha, LOVED to doodle and draw with pencil and paper. So, this was the inspiration behind the theme to really bring out that memory as well as my mom playing along with her.
Additional inspiration behind this layout was basically my lovelovelove for stamps.
AND
I will not confess to the $+++ or quantity of stamps that I have in my stash. Yep, lips super sealed on that one. You might get bugged out to know the truth. So, I'll just roll on with the share [clearing my throat]...
The ledger paper/file folder border in "Fabulous" was just begging for some attention, so I cut it out of the paper in the collection, and added it as a side border to the Year.o.graphy paper (Newsprint #1917) + some machine stitching then proceeded to add in the doodle of stamps on the "file folder" flap. Just a random "mish mash modge podge" of stampy goodness. I picked out stamps that were deemed doodle worthy looking and put them to work here. This is definitely a way to blow the dust off your stamps and give them a workout. Every single image you see on this flap is a stamp! Fun, eh?
Here are a few more close ups -
Here are a few more close up of the rest of the layout -
Hope you enjoyed my inspiration project share!
Supplies used:
#2121 Bingo Cards/Stripes
#2115 6x12 Page Elements
#2120 Grid/Typewriter
#2109 Flash Cards
#1917 Blue/Newsprint
Other -
Mist - Studio Calico - Mister Huey - Pickle, Calico White, Ink - Ranger - Archival Ink - Jet Black, Wood Bingo Numbers - Advantus - Tim Holtz, Clear Fragments - Advantus, Thickers - American Crafts, Stamps - Cavallini & Co, Recollections, Bam Pop, MyStampBOX, Hampton Art, American Crafts - Amy Tangerine, Technique Tuesday, Imaginisce, KI Memories, Printworks, Fontwers, Prima, Jenni Bowlin, Stampers Anonymous, Claudine Hellmuth.
February 15, 2012
Happy Wednesday to you! Kim here, sharing more of our booth designs from the lastest Simple Stories releases. Today, I have my creations from the AWESOME Collection! I love the name of this one....perfect for this amazingly AWESOME line of papers for the special guys in our lives!
What I love about the element papers is the quick & easy cards they create...
I picked up this frame at the local second hand store - perfect for the door of my youngest son's room!
And of course, a couple layouts --- I couldn't ask for a paper line more versatile than AWESOME is! It literally coordinated with any of the photos I wanted to scrap of my boys!
Whether it's for your husband, your father, or your sons, this AWESOME Simple Stories Collection is perfect for you! Look for it to arrive in you local scrapbook stores soon!
Supplies Used:
Simple Stories AWESOME Collection:
I hope you have a AWESOME day!
Hi Simple Stories friends! Emily here, sharing my two layouts I did for CHA with the Awesome line. I thoroughly enjoyed playing with these papers, the colors were scrumptious, the phrases were perfect for my teenage son, the motifs were not too themey for my theme-o-phobic self, and the different patterns made it so much fun to mix and match!
This layout was inspired by this found on Pinterest. The only problem? I didn't have a good place for the journaling, so I added some very vintage Making Memories hinges (wouldn't it be great if Simple Stories made some?) I've been hoarding in my stash to the top of the photo and journaled on a 4x6 card. Now all you have to do is lift the photo to read the journaling. I love how perfectly the card fit under the photo, kind of like it was made for such a thing (wink, wink).
For this one, I used a small dinner plate as my template and made a few large circles. I was inspired by this in my design. Again, I ran into the issue on not having a good place to put my journaling. I took a 2x3 flashcard and added a tab of paper plus a strip of ribbon and slid it in behind the photo. Now it looks like a decorative element, but I have a place to write about my son's last year of middle school.
Because both of these layouts were design driven, I ran into the problem of not having a good place to journal. Don't let that stop you from getting your thoughts down on your layouts. I hope these two ideas will help you add more journaling to you pages. It's important to tell your story!
Supplies used:
#2203 12x12 Expression Cardstock Stickers
#2205 Boys Rock
#2206 Extreme
#2207 100% Boy
#2209 Awesome Flashcards
#2212 Vertical Journaling Card Elements
#2213 4x4 Quotes and 6x8 Photo Mats
#2216 Grey Wood/Dictionary
#2217 Blue Mini Dot/Ledger
#2220 Red Dot/Grid
#2202 Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers
Hello all! Although the "holiday season" is behind us, I am still in the mood for card making. Both my children have birthdays within the next 30 days, and that means that my daughter will be a) expecting a handmade card and b) rummaging through my stash to look for thank you cards. So, I love having a set ready and waiting around this time of year.
Lucky for me, I have plenty of Simple Stories product to make quick and easy work of my card making afternoons. The premade elements of the Simple Stories papers are perfect. Check it out:
Start with a sheet that has the 2 6x8 designs with 3 4x4 designs along the bottom like this one from the 100 Days of Summer line:
Or, this sheet from the brand new Awesome line:
Then pick one of the 6x8 designs with a "frame." Cut it out and simply fold it in half vertically. This gives you the most perfectly designed card base. You end up with a 4x6" sized greeting card - one of my favorite sized cards because I can easily slip a photo inside of the card as an added surprise.
Once you've chosen a card base, you can do just about anything. I love stamping outline images on patterned paper. So, that's what I did for this sweet thank you card. A couple buttons, a little vintage twine and a sticker and my card is ready and waiting for the kid to snag and send.
And here's what I did with some of the fun elements from the Awesome line. First I splattered the base with a little mist. Then I cut a piece of chevron from the patterned paper design, added some jute, layered some stickers and finished it off with a fun brad.
I love that Simple Stories' products are so versatile! So, as you consider the next card occasion on your list, think about reaching for your Simple Stories papers and make it easy on yourself!
{We're back...and we have winners and photos!}
Hello again...we're back from CHA and finally have a few minutes to post our booth photos and winners despite the after-CHA craziness. We had an amazingly FABULOUS show - we met so many wonderful retailers. Thank you so much to everyone - retailers and customers alike - who are so excited about our new product release. It's hard to beleive that after just one year in the wholesale scrapbook industry our Simple Stories brand has grown so much! We truly could not do this without YOU and we are amazed and grateful everyday for your enthusiasm, excitement and support for Simple Stories products! Although we just got back, we're already working on new releases and products and have even more exciting things we're working on!! :)
Before we show you close ups of our booth and products we wanted to announce the winners of our CHA Reveal Week - congratulations to the following winners who were selected from a combined total of over 1,500 comments expressing excitement about our new product releases! WOW!! So let's hear it for our winners:
{Documented Album Program Winner}
OMG! I love everything! Can't wait to see it all!
Posted by: Claudia Mitchell | 01/23/2012 at 06:25 AM
{Fabulous Collection Winner}
Love this! I love the kraft mixed with the pink, turquoise and orange!
Posted by: christy a | 01/24/2012 at 06:17 AM
{Awesome Collection Winner}
I love this. Would totally work for my boy's pages. Can't wait!
Posted by: Karen F | 01/26/2012 at 05:37 PM
{Documented Collection Winner}
I love EVERY part of this collection! This is my new favorite. There isn't a piece I wouldn't use. When I look at this collection, I think about scrapping photos from my mother's childhood - the 40s and 50s but really it is versatile enough to scrap just about anything, color or B&W. Did I mention I love this? Just perfect!!
Posted by: Julie H | 01/26/2012 at 02:03 PM
Congratulations! If you're one of our winners please send an email with your name, address and phone number to Jodi at jodi@simplestories.com so we can get your prizes shipped to you!
{Simple Storis CHA Booth}
Here's a few of the snapshots of our booth and products at CHA. This was our first year that we were not in the new exhibitor section and we were beyond thrilled to show off our new logo, look and booth! We think it turned out beautiful! Our favorite is the wire and clips that showcased our unique signature elements and journaling pages...so fun! We also had our back magnetic wall wrapped with our signature distress and fun, large graphics to show off the Simple Stories system. It truly was an amazing show, with so much excitement and enthusiasm from our retailers. The new Documented Album collection with the Mix & Match 6x8 album, This & That album pages and Odds & Ends memorabilia pockets was a hit! So fun to show these off in person....
We'll be posting some fun videos from our booth very soon! Plus you'll get to see our design teams AMAZING booth projects up close on our blog throughout the next month. They created some truly amazing projects that we can't wait to share!
Hello there! Kim here, home from a FABULOUS week at the Craft & Hobby Association tradeshow where I spent time with Kevin, Amber and the rest of the Simple Stories ladies in their FABULOUS booth! The new releases were the hit of the show of course because they were so FABULOUS! Do you sense a theme here? Well today I am going to share with you one of those new lines!
I can honestly say that I haven't had this much fun scrapbooking in a long time! Everything about this line truly is FABULOUS - the color palette, the patterns, the element cards, the alphabets, EVERYTHING!
First a few cards:
and then a couple layouts:
What do you think? Pretty FABULOUS, don't you agree?
Well the booth was definitely FABULOUS! I thought you might enjoy a few snapshots of all the FABULOUS projects that were shown in the booth! You will have a lot of closeups coming in the next few weeks as all the designers share their FABULOUS projects...but here is a sneak peek:
Supplies Used:
Simple Stories Fabulous Collection:
