Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Farmhouse Garden - Feminine - Folio

 Hello again my crafty friends.

Well, here we are at the tail end of January already; well they do they say "time flies when your having fun".

You might recall earlier this month I presented a Masculine layout using the Simple Stories Vintage Farmhouse Garden.

I love making journals and this beautiful collection lent itself to something a little different.

This time I created a feminine version using the same paper collection and have made a Folio to pop recipe cards into.

Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Farmhouse Garden - Masculine Layout

Hi my crafty friends

Niki Chill here.

I'm excited to bring you my very first Blog as one of the new Design Team Members for Craft On The Run.

Crab Fest Interactive Layout - Rikki G

 Good morning how are you? Hows everyone loving the multiple photo layouts what the team have been sharing this month? Hopefully its inspiring you all to get a little bit creative with featuring more than one photo per page.

Today I am here with an interactive layout- one of my favourite things to do when you have event style photos.... rather than have multiple layouts - what about a fold out booklet style page?

 Interested? I have a little flip through video to show you with the final product and a little step by step tutorial on how to start this type of layout with the first triple page spread and then how to have some fun making booklets to slide in and show case your photos.

                    

Perfect Ocean Views - Rikki G

Good morning how are you ? Rikki here today with multiple photo layout with just 2 little wallet size photos. If your anything like me you will have a few of these kicking around your photo stash and you will pull them out and put them away as soon as you try and work with them on a page. 

I often like using them as supporting photos to a large one or as a dynamic, negative spaced layout, but then end up with so many left overs that I just dont know how to use them all up.

I often feel like its a waste of a good 12x12 piece of paper just to use 1 photo, so I am here today to share with you how to use a couple of smaller photos to complete a fun layout.

Chit Chat News August 2021

 Good Morning Chit Chatters.

How are you all dealing with this pandemic? 

I've got to say there are days that I struggle, especially when lockdowns occur and my business is not classed as essential. WHO SAID CRAFTING ISN'T ESSENTIAL?? I KNOW ITS ESSENTIAL FOR MY MENTAL HEALTH. WHO'S WITH ME??

So when the worry and stress kick in

and then there are days that I am so grateful that I live in this gorgeous place, Perth

Western Australia I call home and I get to do what I love. 

New Arrivals & Arriving Soon

 Good Morning Chit Chatters

Jodie with you this morning to give an update on stock that has 

recently arrived and coming soon.

New Arrivals this Week.

                      Good Morning Chit Chatters

Wow what a week!!

Lots of orders have arrived and there is lots of new stock now in store and online.

Check out all the new arrivals!!!

Just Arrived & Coming Soon

 

Just Arrived & Coming Soon

Good Morning Chit Chatters

I hope this post finds you well and finding time to be creative.

Today I am sharing with you lots of NEW ARRIVALS and products arriving soon.

New Items In Store and Coming Soon

 New Items Now in Store

Good Morning Chit Chatters.

Just an update on new stock that has arrived over the last week.

Vintage Recipes from Memory Place

Cyber Crop Challenge - Real Love

Mystical Scrapbooks Cyber Crop October Challenge

Hello and Welcome to another Cyber Crop Challenge

 As Mystical Scrapbooks are celebrating their birthday this month, I wanted the page to reflect a big birthday....for example the Big 'O', First Birthday, 18th or 21st or maybe becoming a teen, using the below mood board for inspiration.

Here is my layout

Homespun Happiness

 Welcome to my latest blog post. It has been awhile. May is such a busy time for me, with a month of birthdays and Mother's Day thrown in there as well. Making it extremely hard to get time to create.

I love being on the design team for Made with Memories. The challenge is that I need to get my layouts in on time, so therefore I have to make the time to create.

This layout was designed using the Simple Stories Homespun Paper Range.

I wanted to step out of my comfort zone and use a few different techniques and mediums. To create the background I used a script stencil and dylusions spray.

I then used black bazill to frame my pattern squares and make them pop.

I then found a page map I liked and started layering my squares in a pattern I liked. Making my photo the focal point. I love black and white photo's. They are great to use when you have a lot of patterns.

Once I had the placement, I then took a photo to refer back to and started to adhere in place.

 I love these new #hashtag and arrow designs from Dusty Attic.

The heart is from the sticker sheet and to give it some dimension , I raised it up on some chipboard and then sanded the edges.

I used some washi tape and hessian to help build the layers.

I am very happy with the finished layout and even happier that I can show off my gorgeous family.

JD

xx

2014

Selfies!!! Portrait Simple Stories Album.

Hi There

I wanted to share a little project that I completed last year.

It was inspired by an article that I seen in a scrapbook magazine.
When my husband and I are out at a function or on holiday, I like to take pictures of us (selfies). Most of these pictures where taken on our holiday to the United States in 2012.

This is the front cover of my Simple Stories Album. I randomly stamped images over the cover and used paper scraps from my stash.

     On this page I used a range of embellishments from my stash.

Chipboard stickers, clock, tag, stamps, washi tape and my Dymo for the journaling.

On this page I created the little flag banner using stickers from Simple Stories. I mounted them on thin chipboard and then used twine to embellish.  

I am not fond of the pic on this page, as I took it at the wrong angle. Double chin alert!! With this page I used lots of cog and clock embellishments. The angel wings are from Kaszazz's embellishment range. The tag is from a stationary supply shop. I found the calendar embellishments in Big W.

On this page, I stamped the background with a range of travel stamps I have in my collection. I love the frame ( looks like an old polaroid camera). The tag has some journaling on it. The bling is from Kaiser and I have used their flowers in the bottom corner to tie in with the floral headband I was wearing.

For the embellishments on this page I wanted to keep it simple. I used twine and the compass embellishment from Kaszazz. The twine was attached with the Tim Holtz tiny attacher. The button is Simple Stories. I also used the twine to highlight the month the photo was taken.

This is the back page of the album. It was given to my husband as a gift. I have used part of the Simple Stories paper for the journaling and washi tape for the background, along with some stamping. The letter stickers are from Kmart. Clock embellishment is Kaszazz.

I also wanted to give the album a little project life feel. I love that it comes with these pocket pages. Great for pictures and journaling. The compass embellishment is from Kaszazz.

Papers are Simple Stories.

The frame border on this page is a chipboard square. I covered it with striped washi tape. I have used washi tape for the background, added some stamps and used the calendar embellishment behind the frame. The angel wings are from Kaszazz.

This page has more use of cog embellishments. These are from Kaszazz. I have again stamped the background with travel stamps and used twine to attach the envelope embellishment.

With this page I used washi tape, Kaiser flowers, calendar embellishment and the photo frame. Simple Stories paper pad and stamps for the background.

With this page I have added some hessian. The brad's are from Bo Bunny Zoology range. Chipboard film frame is from my stash.

On this page I have used the other half of the chipboard film strip. The cog embellishment is from Spotlight in their jewellery section. Paper clips & angel wings are from Kaszazz. The heart chipboard embellishment is from ScrapMatts. Papers Simple Stories.

The embellishment words on this page are from Teresa Collins world traveller range. The clock and compass are from Kaszazz.

To finish off the pages, I doodled around the edges of the page with my Memento pen.

I used Versa Pinecone Ink to ink the edges of my pages and the stamping.

I also used Memento Black ink for some of the stamping.

This project took a whole weekend to complete at scrap camp but I was so happy with it, because it really took me out of my comfort zone. All the pages were designed spontaneously. It sits pride of place in my craft room.

Items used in this project are from Simple Stories - Life Documented

Kaszazz Stamps and embellishments

Kaiser flowers and stamps

Teresa Collins - World Traveller range.

Kmart & Big W

Spotlight

Personal Stash

Designed by Jodie Digney

2013