Craft on the Run: SIMPLE STORIES -Simple Pages

Hi again my crafty friends.

Here today I'd like to share with you a gorgeous little collection that absolutely anyone can do.

Simple Stories have a gorgeous range called Simple Pages.

The collection I'm using today is called "All My Love".

What's great about this collection is that a complete beginner to an experienced scrapbooker can complete the pages with ease.

It comes complete with 2 double layouts and all the instructions and diagrams to be able to recreate the pages shown.

Or.. if your like me, change things up a bit to make it your own.

I do love the layout they have created, but I wanted to show you that you can also change it to suit your taste.

These are the original pages as they come in the collection.

1. Choose a co-ordinating 12 x 12 coloured cardstock for your backing.

2. Cut your page up into the strips so that your main cream coloured section is on its own.

3. Adhere one strip down the left hand side 1 inch in.

4. Adhere the heart strip along the bottom; starting at the left strip adhering it along towards the right side cutting off excess.

5. Cut a thin blue strip off the edge of a left over piece and attach along the top of the heart strip.

6. From the included pre cut ephemera adhere the "sweet heart" to the top right hand corner of the page.

7. Attach the from pre cuts page the red photo mat and adhere you photo onto this.

8. Again from pre cut elements adhere the gorgeous little sloth on dimensionals to give it height and add extra flowers and hearts to decorate.

8. Add some embellishments to finish off.

9. Now for the 2nd page layout, do the same as we did for the first page and cut your page up into strips - note this page is slightly different so cut along the main cream part first, then the rest.

10. Adhere main strip down the right hand side 2 inches in from the edge.

11. Then tuck 1 full length heart strip to the left ( that was left over from the first page).

the second heart strip tucked in on the right.

12. From left overs find a thin blue strip to adhere at top and bottom ends where the two trips meet. It won't need to be the full length as the main piece will cover the rest.

Cut off excess length.

13. Bring the 1st page side by side to mark where the main cream piece will go - so that they align.

15. Adhere these two centred on your main piece and place your photos on them.

16. Adhere the round envelope with hearts piece to the top right hand corner of the main piece.

17. then with some more pre cut elements add the second small green circle, the "forever & ever" title, the bottle, hearts and flowers and adhere them down the right hand side of the main piece.