Simple Stories

Simple Love

Hi Simple Stories fans, Tonya here today to share a couple of new projects with you. I have two projects, a layout and a card. Both were made using the new 24/Seven line.

Aren't you all just in love with the new embellishments that Simple Stories came out with this last CHA? I was super excited for the brads and the chipboard. Simple Stories just gets better and better!

First up is my layout. I went with the 24/Seven theme and used that for my title work as well.

Used my Cameo to cut out the title and the arrows. Then went to town embellishing.

Next up is a quick card, once again I used my Cameo to create the base for this.

Isn't this collection one of the greatest? Love how gender neutral it can be and how it can really be so versatile!

Products:

Fundamental Cardstock Stickers #3102

Expression Cardstock Stickers #3103

6x6 Paper Pad #3101

Chipboard Stickers #3128

Decorative Brads #3126

Layered Stickers #3128

Red Tweed/Calendar #3118

Yellow Honeycomb/Notebook #3119

Blue Chevron/Grid #3120

Grey Grid/Lattice #3121

 

Creative Bliss

Happy Saturday! Donna here as your host for the blog today. I'm just going to come out and admit, life is a little crazy right now! My husband has been working overtime for the past month, I'm sick, two of my boys are sick - it has been a little rough. And I know you all know what that is like. Life gets that way sometimes for everyone. But, I tend to get antsy if I go too long without being creative, so today I want to share with you three cards I made using Vintage Bliss. With it's beautiful springtime palette and butterflies - I was hoping creating with this line would put me in a better mood.

You might have noticed the design team using all the new, fabulous embellishments that coordinate with the collections. I am in love with all the options, from the brads to the adhesive chipboard stickers, which you can see in the close-up below.

Pretty and fun!

The bingo cards that are a part of each collection make card making so easy. No need to stamp a sentiment or agonize over placement. I really love layering them with other elements like patterned paper and butterflies or flowers. Easy and fast too.

This last card is small, only 3.5 x 4.5 inches. To make the previous two cards I cut a 12 x 12 inch sheet of cardstock down to 8.5 x 11 and then cut that in half. This was the scrap of cardstock leftover from those cuts. It ended up being the perfect size for one of the Sn@p! pockets.

You can tuck a gift card or photo into the little pocket as a small present. Inside I lined the card with grid paper so that I can write a note or short greeting for the recipient. A lot of fun to make and I made use of something that would have otherwise been thrown away.

So, did my experiment work? You know what? It did! I spent a couple of hours crafting and just enjoying the process (I have to thank my husband for watching the boys for me!) and at the end of it all I was in a much happier frame of mind.

Thank you so much for stopping by the blog today! I hope you have a great weekend!

Products Used from Vintage Bliss:

12 x 12 Collection Kit #3000

Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers #3002

6 x 6 Paper Pad #3001

Chipboard Stickers #3027

Decorative Brads #3026

6 x 12 Page Elements #3015

Bingo Cards/Stripes #3016

Yellow Grid/Dictionary #3019

Pink Floral/Notebook #3020

Green Dots/Grid #3021

12 x 12 Simple Basics #3024

Sn@p! Pockets #3023

Urban Traveling With SN@P

Greetings!  Shellye along today with a mix of Urban Traveler and SN@P to share!   We took the kids on a Spring Break cruise and I got a lot of great pictures that I wanted to scrap with Urban Traveler.  I made a collage of four photos into a single 4x6 print by using an app by www.photosheet.com

I lined up the photo with one of the artistic journaling cards and went from there in matting with a patterned paper.  The blue 'wavy' piece at the bottom was traced from a template by Kiwi Lane Designs. 

Along with a few die-cuts clouds and buttons from my stash, I created a trio of flags by attaching the SN@P stickers to a wooden toothpick and wrapping around the excess.  I attached them to the page by adding small foam squares to the back of each flag.

We had a vintage typewriter available at a retreat that I attended this past weekend...it came in sooo handy when I got ready to journal on one of the SN@P journal cards!  I just tucked one of the pockets behind my photo and then slid the card inside.

Products: SN@P- Stickers-Icons; Color Vibe-Yellow & Green Chevron/Mini Dot and Red Dot/Stripe Papers; Colorfusion Pockets; Urban Traveler- Navy Dots/Ledger Paper; 4x6 Journaling Cards Elements

For the card I went with a simple design and color scheme.  I'm really loving the SN@P Small Dot and Striped papers together...can't you tell? :) I wrapped a light pink doily around the bottom of the pocket and glued in place.  To the top, I layered two different colored SN@P sticker tabs together.  A couple of embellishments added to the center and my card was complete!

Products: SN@P- Colorvibe- Pink Chevron/Mini Dot and Teal Dot/Stripe Papers; Life-Bingo Cards/Stripe Paper; Pockets- Just the Basics; Stickers-Typeset and Labels

Glad you've stopped by today!

I'm in Bliss ... {Vintage} -style

Good morning!  Cari here sharing some layouts with you today.

When I received the Vintage Bliss collection I was in complete awe.  Now you must understand one thing, when it comes to scrapbooking I'm not normally a 'pastel' kind of person. Those aren't the colors that catch my eye.  However, this collection most certainly did.  The shades, color combinations (especially that turquoise my favorite color) really grabbed my attention.

So I decided to create some layouts with the beautiful new release.

The first layout that I want to share with you is called "Being Together".  It's about my daughter & me. I used the chevron patterned paper (Laugh Lots) for my background. I love the colors in that pattern!

I then cut up the 6x12 Page Elements (wood grain design) and adhered that to the right side of the page. I embellished with other patterned papers, 3x4 Journaling Card elements, 4x6 Vertical Journaling Card Elements and lots of stickers! 

I like adding dimension with pop dots so I've done some of that on this layout with the stickers. I also cut out the butterfly designs from the patterned papers (Be Happy and Wood/Butterflies).

The second layout that I created, "This is Us",  took me only 15 minutes to do!  From printing the photos to adding embellishments. How fun is that?! I've never created a page in that amount of time ... ever! Simple Stories makes it so easy to create pages in no time. Just think of how quickly you could create an album with pages that take this amount of time! Wow!

I just printed off 2x2 sized photos and adhered them on the page.  I added some stickers and cut out some mini bingo cards from the 6x6 paper page. Added my title and voila! DONE!

I also created this birthday card (for my daughter who will be 13 in a few months time).

I used an oval template and cut out a window to reveal the cut-out numbers (from Give Love) and sticker on the inside of the card.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope I've inspired you with the Vintage Bliss collection.

Supplies used:

Vintage Bliss Collection

Fundamental Cardstock Stickers | #3002

Expression Cardstock Stickers | #3003

6x6 Paper Pad | #3001

Layered Stickers | #3028

Smile Big | #3004

Laugh Lots | #3005

Be Happy | #3007

GIve Love | #3009

3x4 Journaling Card Elements | #3010

4x6 Vertical Journaling Card Elements | #3012

6z12 Page Elements | #3015

Wood/Butterflies | #3017

 

Something So Sweet

Happy Saturday Simple Stories fans!  Guiseppa here to share with you a couple of projects using Vintage Bliss and 24/Seven.

Let's start off with some Vintage Bliss.  I love the color palette in this collection and there are so many fun patterned papers to work with.  I created this layout of my hubby and I.  I love this picture and the only collection worthy of it was Vintage Bliss.  The colors worked perfectly.

I created the heart background, title, flowers and leaves using my Silhouette Cameo.

Yep...it is Something So Sweet.  What sweet projects will you create using Vintage Bliss?  It's perfect for all the special people you care about.

So, what's next?  Let's try some 24/Seven.  Take a look at that today cut, yep my Cameo again. I really love how well this paper cuts using the Silhouette.

What will you make with the newest collections from Simple Stories...Something So Sweet?   Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have been inspired to create.

Simple Stories Supplies:

Vintage Bliss Collection:

Green Dot/Grid #3021

Yellow Grid/Dictionary #3019

Give Love #3009

Be Happy #3007

Laughs Lots #3005

Pink Floral/Notebook #3020

Live Simply #3008

3x4 Jouranling Card Elements #3010

Fundemental Cardstock Stickers #3002

Teal Chevron/Lined Notebook#3018

24/Seven Collection:

Blue Chevron/Grid #3120

3x4 Journaling Card Elements #3110

Fundemental Cardstock Stickers #3102

Expressions Cardstock Stickers #3103

 

 

Vintage Blissed

Monday Greetings, Simple Stories friends!  Shellye with you today to share a layout and card using one of my most-favorite collections, Vintage Bliss.  I know you all cannot wait to see it in person and get your hands on it :)

As with all Simple Stories Collections, you have areas of patterned papers that are pretty well designed for you...all you need is a photo or photos, a few cute embellishments and you're done.  I love that this particular 6x12 Page Element has all ready created my title for me! 

I needed a little something horizontal to keep up with all of the vertical elements going on, so I cut this journaling block from one of the Journaling Card Elements. 

 

I cut a trio of butterflies from the Be Happy paper and embellished the centers with heart stickers and glittery gems. 

And finally, the top corner got a bit dressed up too with a cloud and banner sticker!

Supplies: Vintage Bliss- Give Love Paper; 2x12 Border & Title Strips Elements Paper; 6x12 Page Elements Paper; Be Happy Paper; Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers

Next, I have an easy, easy card that would surely brighten someone's day!

Again, the Elements papers do so much of the work for you!  I added a bit of fun detail by stitching on some rays of sunshine with yellow & white baker's twine and then topping off with a cute flower sticker.

Supplies: Vintage Bliss- Teal Chevron/Lined Notebook Paper; 4x6 Vertical Journaling Cards Elements Paper; Live Simply Paper; Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers

Glad you've dropped by today!

Good Things Ahead Card

 Hello and happy weekend! The weekend definitely means there are GOOD THINGS AHEAD, right? A chance to spend time with my family is always good. Emily Pitts here today with a fun card I made with a few different Simple Stories lines. I love how they work together so seemlessly. 

My card started with this great Viewfinder cut file for the Silhouette (or other computer based die cut machine) that you can download for free from Cocoa Daisy. I sized it to be about 5 inches and cut it from the Orange Strip/Map (#2921) from the Urban Traveler line, then I backed it with a slightly smaller circle cut from Grey Grid/Lattice (#3121) in the 24/7 line.

I then made the tag using the great alphabet stickers from the SN@P! line, they are the perfect size, don't you think? 

The base of the card is the Cork/Ephemera paper (#3117) from 24/7  topped by a smaller square of Pack Your Bags (#2908) from Urban Traveler and the other side of the Orange Stripe/Map (#2921).

I assembled that as seen, then wrapped it with a few lengths of twine. I finished with some punched stars from the Snapshots (#3104) paper in Urban Traveler and a few randomly placed buttons. I used a label sticker from the SN@P! line as my greeating and I was done. Super easy and really fun results!

 

Have a great weekend!

{Spring Cards with Vintage Bliss }

Hi everyone! Yuki here with spring cards to share with you!  I really love the soft colors and cute design of the Vintage Bliss collection. This is a perfect collection for your spring projects!

Here is my first card.

Another card.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed my cards. Have a nice weekend!

 

Supplies Used:

Vintage Bliss  #3002 Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers

Vintage Bliss #3003 Expressions Cardstock Stickers

Vintage Bliss #3001 6x6 Paper Pad

 

{Simple} Inspiration

Happy Friday everyone! Donna here to share a few projects I made for the winter CHA show.  I know it has been over a month since the show, but I still haven't had a chance to share my projects with you here!  So let's get started, first up, this card using Vintage Bliss.

Even though Valentine's Day was yesterday, there is never a wrong time to send a card to someone telling them you love them.  I absolutely love Vintage Bliss, don't you?  It is so very pretty and I just cannot get over the amazing color palette.  I have really enjoyed creating with this collection, and I know you will too.

Next up is another love themed card I made using 24/Seven.  I wanted to make a card using the sentiment below, but I wanted it to have a more more masculine aesthetic.  This collection was the perfect fit.

The stars and the banner were cut using my Silhouette, and the top part of the banner was adhered with foam adhesive to add dimension to the card.  Simple, and yet still colorful and fun.

Finally, as much as I love Vintage Bliss (and I do), 24/Seven is my favorite collection this release... and honestly, probably my favorite ever from Simple Stories.  The colors, the patterns, everything about it makes me happy!  It is bright, and fun, and sophisticated.  I used the collection to scrapbook this photo of our youngest son Sam.  He is a bit of a rascal...

He has a mischievous little smile sometimes, and I think we should have known he was going to be trouble!

I'm pretty sure you are feeling the same way I am, and can't wait for these new products to make their way into your hands.  It won't be long now, the new collections will be shipping in early March!  Thank you for stopping by, and have a fantastic weekend!

Supplies:

Vintage Bliss

12 x 12 Collection Kit #3000

Smile Big #3004

Live Simply #3008

6 x 12 Page Elements #3015

Pink Floral/Notebook #3020

Green Dots/Grid #3021

24/Seven

12 x 12 Collection Kit #3100

Snapshots #3004

Take Note #3005

Today #3106

Hello #3009

4 x 6 Vertical Journaling Cards Elements #3112

6 x 12 Page Elements #3115

Bingo Cards/Stripes #3116

Valentine's Wallet Card and Treat Bag

Happy Tuesday everyone!  Guiseppa here to share with you some fast, easy projects using Scor-Pal and Simple Storie's Sn@p Collection.  I love Valentines Day, not just because it's fun to express my love and appreciation for those special people in my life, but because the projects are so fun to make.  

I will admit...I have never used  a Scor-Pal and I was so excited to get to use one.  So, I took a trip to the Scor-Pal website and found a couple of tutorials.  I made the Criss Cross Photo Wallet and the Goody Bag.  

I decided I wanted to turn this photo wallet into a card.  I still had a picture inside, but on the other side I added a little sentiment.

If you haven't been on the Scor-Pal website...there are loads of fun and creative ideas.  I hope you have enjoyed my post and don't forget to be checking back all week to see Scor-Pal and Simple Stories ideas!

 

 

Simple Stories Supplies Used:

Sn@p Collection:

Green/Elementary Notebook #2819

Stickers Typeset #4021

Stickers Icon #4018

Color Vibe 6x6 Paper Pad #2824

Pink Dot/Stripe #2836

Basics 6x6 Paper Pad #2823

Sticker Labels #4019

3x4 Cards Snappy Days #4008

Stickers Typeset #4021