BIRTHDAY HUGS CARD/A CHERRY ON TOP

 

Good morning, friends! I spent this past weekend making birthday cards, and I cannot wait to mail these out to my friends and family members for upcoming birthdays! I mass produced several cards using the same product, but different colors. This card came together fairly quickly and I'm excited to share my process with you!

To begin, I placed a piece of white cardstock inside my Misti and then I placed the Nothing but the Best stamp onto the cardstock to get the image lined up. Next, I used black ink to stamp the floral images onto the cardstock. After that, I used a the Nothing but the Best stencils, blending brushes and ink to color in the images.

I used created a fun medallion background using a metal panel. Also, to add dimension to the card, I popped the flowers and Birthday Hugs sentiment up using foam. Then, I added the glitter drops to complete the card. I just love how beautiful this card turned out. I especially love the airy look to this card. 

Check out my process video here for more tips and techniques on how this beautiful card came today. Please click here to shop for products used through my affiliate link. Thank you so much for visiting today!

Nicole

SLICE OF SUMMER/PRETTY LITTLE STUDIO

Good morning, friends! Today, I'm sharing a double travel notebook spread I created using the You are My Sunshine Collection and a sketch for inspiration!

Here is the image of the sketch I used for inspiration. I love the big circle with a few embellishments around the circle. Since this is a summer spread, I only used a few flowers, but I just love my take on this sketch!

I cut the circle from the Sunshine Mixed 6x9 patterned paper pack and then cut it in half to spread it across the two spreads. I cut another layout of the circle to add dimension by layering them on the circle with foam squares.

I cut the sun and flowers from patterned paper to use as embellishments on the layout. Also, I cut the "slice of summer" Word Title in half to spread the title across the two pages.

To complete the layout, I added a few butterflies and enamel dots. What do you think of this month's sketch? Isn't it fun!? Thank you so much for visiting today.


Nicole

HAPPY TRAVELS FLIPBOOK/SIMPLE STORIES

Hello, friends! Nicole here with a fun flipbook I created using the Happy Travels collection. I haven't gone anywhere recently, so I thought I would go through some old pictures to relive the memories. My favorite vacation place is Costa Rica and I had so fun making this album using photos I took back in 2006. Do you ever go back and scrapbook older memories? 

I used a variety of chipboard elements to decorate the cover. The black and white ribbon looks so pretty with the cluster of embellishments. I especially love the globe Decorative Brad. It's so cute, and perfect.

I matted two photos using the chipboard frame and adhered it directly to the clear page protector. I used scissors to cut the balloon so the page flipped without any snags. The photo at the bottom is so pretty...I only added a few stickers and the brad just to add a little something without taking the attention from the beautiful photo.

Next, I cut 2 3x4 journaling cards so they were still attached and folded in half to create a flip for the "Happy" spread. After that, I added the tag, stickers, and brads to fill in the white space. All the yellow makes me happy. 

One of my favorite things to do is find fun, playful ways to use embellishments. I added the big "ROAM" foam sticker across the photo and added the stickers and chipboard heart. For the second spread, I added a few die cuts in the bottom right-side corner to fill in the space.

As you can see, these 4x6 flip books are super simple and oh so much fun! This album only took me about two hours to put together and I just love how quickly it came together. Honestly, I spend more time editing the pictures and printing them than it did to make this fun album...but that's part of the process.

Here are a few more gorgeous pictures with lots of embellishments. I love that "TODAY" die cut in yellow. It's super fun and it looks perfect on the page.

Here is another flip page I created using the 3x4 journaling cards. I added the chipboard and die cuts along with the decorative brad to make it pretty.

I carefully cut around the tag journaling card so that when the page was closed, it looked like an actual tag instead of a journaling card. Then, I added the white string.

The flip pages really make this album pop. If you haven't played with the journaling cards in your albums, try it. I promise, it's so much fun. I added chipboard to the images of the card to add dimension. 

Here's the last page of this fun album. What do you think? Are you inspired to make one, yet? Thank you so much for visiting and if you're looking for help on how to get started, click here to see my process video for most of the album! Click here, to shop for products used using my affiliate link. 

Nicole

Products:

Simple Stories 3X4 Flipbook in Navy

Simple Stories Happy Travels Collection Kit

Simple Stories Happy Travels 6x8 Paper Pad

Simple Stories Happy Travels Chipboard

Simple Stories Happy Travels Big Bits

Simple Stories Happy Travels Sentiment Bits

Simple Stories Happy Travels Decorative Brads

Simple Stories Happy Travels Ephemera Bits and Pieces

Simple Stories Happy Travels Bits & Pieces

Simple Stories Happy Travels Glossy Enamel Dots

Simple Stories Happy Travels Foam Stickers

Simple Stories Happy Travels Chipboard Frames