Hi there, Layle with you today for another round of Pick a Card, Any Card!
Each month, 5 of our design team members and I will be picking one of our favorite Simple Stories or [email protected]! 3x4 or 4x6 cards and sharing them with you - in more ways than one! We've introduced so many GREAT cards over the last few years that I thought it would be fun to share some of our favorite cards each month, tell you why they're our favorites and then give you a chance to win not only the specific cards that we picked, but the other cards they're paired up with as part of the set (more on that fun giveaway at the end of this post)!
If you missed last month's picks, you can see them here.
To kick off this month's version of Pick a Card, Any Card, here's one of my favorites -

This 4x6 card is from The Daily Grind 6x12 Page Elements paper -
I love that you could use this as a 4x6 card in your Life Documented/Pocket Page Scrapbooking or use it as a 6x12 element on a layout. I used it in my December Daily album and added a photo to the white space. You could also add journaling or multiple small photos -

Next up is Allison Davis with this 4x6 card from our Christmas [email protected]! Set -

When I asked Allison why she chose this card, she said -
The Santa clothes hanging on the clothes line just make me smile! I also love the text design with "Santa Claus" hanging on a clothes line too!
Ashley Stephens chose this 4x6 card, also from our Christmas [email protected]! Set -

When I asked Ashley why she chose this card, she said -
This card is my favorite Christmas [email protected]! card for a few reasons! First, it is a great saying from one of our favorite Christmas movies, Elf. Just reading it out loud makes me want to chuckle! Second, I have been really into hand drawn typography lately and this is a beautiful example! Third, filling in your December Documented album with a fun saying like this is an easy way to use up space for those days when you didn't do a lot of activities.
Next up is Cari Locken with this 4x6 card from our Her [email protected]! Set -

According to Cari -
I think that this is just a great reminder for all of us and especially young girls like my daughter. In a world of uniformity it's so important for our young people to know that being true to yourself is totally cool. Unique is the new 'in'. Plus I just love the fun girl colors with the black background. It's a great little collection.
Donna Jannuzzi selected this 4x6 card from our Family [email protected]! Set -

Donna said -
The Family [email protected]! Set is one of my favorite products released by Simple Stories this past year. Fall is my favorite season and I immediately fell in love with the rich warm tones of this set. What I love about this card in particular is not only the quote featured, but the fun script font used as well as the hand drawn feel to the flowers.
We wrap it up this month with Emily Lanham's favorite 4x6 card, from the Love [email protected]! Set -

This is Emily's current favorite card because -
This card reminds me of the relationship that I have with my husband. Nobody is perfect, but when you find that special person, it's like the puzzle piece that you've been missing and you fit perfectly together no matter what flaws or imperfections you may have. Such a PERFECT quote for a [email protected]! card!
So, what do you think? How about those picks - pretty fun, right?!
Love those cards and not sure what to do with them? Are you not quite sold on the Pocket Page scrapbooking trend, but love the wonderful Simple Stories card designs you’re seeing in our [email protected]! Sets, [email protected]! Cards and Element papers? Are you stumped on how you can incorporate these cards, typically designed to fit into divided page protectors, into your traditional 12×12 scrapbooking?
No worries, help is here! The Pick a Card, Any Card: Using 3×4 and 4×6 Cards on Your Pages class I taught as part of the True Scrap 5 online virtual event is now available a la carte - meaning you can now get the Pick a Card, Any Card online class for less than $13!

This class is chock-full of content, including nine different ideas and project examples for bridging the gap between 12×12 layouts and Pocket Page scrapbooking. Join me to dispel the magic when it comes to creating with 3×4 and 4×6 cards!
The class includes a project video and a "like you were there" full scrapinar replay (about 60 minutes). I guarantee - you'll love it!
Click here to purchase the Pick a Card, Any Card class - only $12.95.
OK, now to more good stuff. At the beginning of this post I mentioned something about a giveaway! Enter via the Rafflecopter widget below by end of day Friday, January 3rd (WOW! 2014 is here!!) telling me which of our 6 cards is your favorite and why. On Sunday the 5th I'll draw one random lucky winner to win ALL of these cards -
Remember back in October when I talked about an online class I was teaching as part of the True Scrap 5 online virtual event called Pick a Card, Any Card: Using 3×4 and 4×6 Cards on Your Pages?
Well, I have some good news! The classes that were part of that event are now available a la carte - meaning you can now get the Pick a Card, Any Card online class for less than $10!
Are you not quite sold on the Pocket Page scrapbooking trend, but love the wonderful Simple Stories card designs you’re seeing in our [email protected]! Sets, [email protected]! Cards and Element papers? Are you stumped on how you can incorporate these cards, typically designed to fit into divided page protectors, into your traditional 12×12 scrapbooking?
No worries, help is here! In “Pick a Card, Any Card”, I'll share with you various ideas, tips and tricks for using these Simple Stories cards in your traditional 12×12 scrapbook layouts, as well as in other paper crafting projects.
This class is chock-full of content, including nine different ideas and project examples for bridging the gap between 12×12 layouts and Pocket Page scrapbooking. Join me to dispel the magic when it comes to creating with 3×4 and 4×6 cards!
The class includes a project video and a "like you were there" full scrapinar replay (about 60 minutes). I guarantee - you'll love it!
Click here to purchase the Pick a Card, Any Card class - only $9.99 through Christmas.
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The Daily Grind 6x12 Page Elements paper
Christmas 4x6 [email protected]! Cards
Her 4x6 [email protected]! Cards
Family 4x6 [email protected]! Cards
Love 4x6 [email protected]! Cards
a Rafflecopter giveaway
WOW! That's a lot of card goodness if I do say so myself. Good Luck!
