Simple Inspiration - Guest Designer, Heather Leopard

November 15, 2011

Simple Inspiration - Guest Designer, Heather Leopard

It has been a while since we have had a guest designer on our Simple Stories blog, so I was excited when I was asked if we ever had guest designers from one of our CHA blog winners; and after looking at her fun blog, I knew she would do a great job! I am very excited to introduce you to our guest designer today; Heather Leopard.

"I am honored to be guest designing for Simple Stories. I'm a mommy to two beautiful girls and a great step-son. I have a wonderful hubby of 9 years who supports my crafty side! When I'm not working or playing with the family, I can be found crafting in my scrap room. I’ve been scrapping since 2002 but I got serious about it in 2010 when I realized the photos in my computer weren’t telling much of a story. My style is eclectic a.k.a random. I have no other way to describe my style because I feel that if I do I will limit myself. Instead, I go where the pictures, paper and embellishments take me. In saying that, I have seen a pattern: plenty of color, lots of layering, machine or hand-stitching and fussy cutting any chance I get. I include hand written journaling on all my layouts. My journaling is more than stating the facts; it's about the emotions and what's in my heart. My other obsessions include being a HUGE Rob Thomas/Matchbox Twenty fan as well as diving all over the world, even when it means a random encounter with hammerhead and nurse sharks…Yikes!

I’ll admit it…I’m kind of a paper snob but the Simple Stories colors and patterns are simply amazing. I love that they are double sided and so versatile, allowing me to really stretch my stash! I also love that they have designed the collections with every scrapbooker in mind, with gorgeous papers, journaling spots, title elements, embellishments (including heavy stock stickers) and alphas. Everything I needed to complete my projects was at my fingertips. Simple Stories makes it really easy for me to document and share my life memories. Thanks for having me!"

The first layout that Heather created for us comes from our Baby Steps collection. This is the perfect layout for those small ultra sound pictures from the doctor.

This next layout was designed with our Happy Day collection, I love how versatile this collection can be.

Also from our Happy Day collection is a fun gift holder card. This would make anyone smile on their special day!

To see other creations from Heather visit her blog The Spotted Leopard. Also, make sure to stop by next Thursday as we get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving; what better time to highlight our Generations collection as we get together with our families? Heather created 3 beautiful layouts using our Generations collection that you won't want to miss!