WINTER WONDERLAND SNAP ALBUM/SIMPLE STORIES

 

Good morning! I'm so excited to share the beginning stages of this winter album I created for my sister! I can't tell you how much fun I had creating this gem for her. I hope she loves it as much as I do. For this album, I am using Simple Stories' Fresh Snow collection and their brown SNAP Binder.

One of my favorite things to do in my album is decorate the notebook pages, inside of the album and chipboard pages with rub-ons. The quality of these rub-ons is fantastic and they look beautiful! I especially love the cluster of snowflakes and reindeer. 

My sister took lots of beautiful photos of the scenery and I did my best to use most of them in the album adding just the right stickers and die cuts to the pages to make them fun. This collection is perfect for these photos with the brown, white, and blue color scheme. 

I thought this page would be fun for my sister to jot down her favorite memories etc. It's a page from the 6x8 paper pad and I love decorating these pages with chipboard, stickers and other fun embellishments to add dimension.

All of these binders come with clear pages, chipboard inserts and notebook paper. These binders are truly perfect for documenting your memories. Check out all the beautiful colors, here. I used a variety of rub-ons and stickers to make the pages more fun.

The chipboard frames are super fun and I like to get creative with these... I matted a bigger chipboard frame with patterned paper that is behind this page and mounted the photos and embellishments to the back. Next, I used foam squares to mount the chipboard frame to the picture. I used a hole punch to punch the holes and snapped it in the binder for a fun loose page!

The papers in this collection is absolutely stunning...the designs are beautiful and so perfect for winter. I used as many patterns if not all...in this album. LOVE the ledger paper with all the tickets. It's super fun. I decided to use part of that paper at the top to break up the snowflakes and I really like how both papers compliment each other even though they are very different.

I used another paper from the 6x8 paper pad. This layout is pretty simple. I printed two 3x4 photos. Matted them with patterned paper. Next, I added two more pieces of patterned paper across the center to add more layers and then I placed down the photos along with the embellishments.

This is one of my favorite layouts in this album. It's so serene...and lovely. That picture is beautiful and I wanted it to pop off the page. I used a variety of die cuts to mat the photo and then added a few snowflake stickers and the fun-ons at the bottom. 

I couldn't now include a photo of the food she ate during her travels. It's perfect with the napkin and the embellishments really make this pop with the tags and cluster of die cuts. I tucked the cocoa mug sticker slightly behind the die cuts so everything looked great together. There is just enough space for Katie to journal at the bottom, too.

I hope I inspired you today! I put a lot of thought and time into these albums because I'm passionate about making albums for my friends and family...and also I hope to inspire you to try this format. It saves a lot of space on your shelves, too! Thanks for visiting today and I hope you have a great week.

Nic

SNOWFALL SNAP PAGES/ A CHERRY ON TOP

Good morning, friends! Nicole here with a few more SNAP albums I created for my sister. Today, I'm playing with a fun snowflakes stencil to create a fun Winter Wonderland backdrop for my chipboard page. I'll be sharing a few other pages, too! 

For those of you who follow me...you know how much I enjoy playing with mixed media... It's fun mixing mediums and exploring different ways to use a product. Sometimes, I want my projects to look simple with just a touch of mixed media. 

To begin, I taped down the chipboard to a glass mat and then I placed the stencil over the chipboard and added purple tape to tack it down on the mat to prevent the stencil from moving.

I usually start with the lightest medium first... My goal here is to create multi-colored snowflakes in the colors of green, beige and blue, selecting colors from the Fresh Snow collection. After I am finished filling in the entire stencil using the first color, I dab the other two colors sparingly and use the card to smooth the medium through the stencil so it has a clean image. 

Aren't these snowflakes beautiful!? It doesn't look like it would be pretty when looking at the step-by-step photos, but when I pull the stencil off the chipboard...it's beautiful! I waited a few hours for the medium to dry before applying the stickers and gems to the center of the snowflakes.

Here's a quick and simple pocket page I created. I used a few stickers and chipboard sparingly so that the pictures are the main focus. These pictures are incredible! 

I had fun playing with layers on my last layout. It has a fun secret pocket for journaling, tickets and other items my sister would like to store. I simply used red tape along all of the edges except for the right-side. 

These foam sticker sentiments were perfect for this page. I'm sure it was freezing in Iceland. :)

I really wanted to use the "snowfall" sticker and thought it would look nice across the photo. It doesn't cover important areas and it totally works.

Here's a closer look at the secret pocket...I cut the tags and journaling cards from the cut-apart sheet and tucked them inside the pocket sleeve. 

I hope you found this post inspiring! Hopefully, I've given you a variety of ideas this month to start playing in your own SNAP album! They are super fun and I enjoy documenting in this format! Click here for the list of products used for this project. Thank you for visiting today and I hope you have a great week.

Nicole Martel

MAY YOUR DAYS BE MERRY/PRETTY LITTLE STUDIO

Hello, friends! Happy New Year! Nicole here with a layout I created using the Comfort & Joy collection. I adore this collection. A few months ago, my family hired a photographer to take pictures of our family for my grandmother's 88th birthday! It was freezing outside...but we held it together...and the photos turned out beautifully. 

Both spreads include the large titles because I just love them! They really pop off the page and the Christmas trees are darling. I just love all the embellishments in this collection.

Another favorite embellishments are the labels with the sentiments. And I can never have too many tags... they are great for filling in white space.

I used foam squares to pop up the scalloped border die cut across the top of the layout and tucked the die cut house slightly behind the tab. I love clustering embellishments together.

I love that the word stickers fit perfectly inside the tabs! They are perfect for adding a little more journaling to the layout, without making it look too busy.

I hope you found these spreads inspiring. I know Christmas is over, but I really wanted to document this day and share it! Check out the full Comfort & Joy collection, here.

Thank you so much for visiting today!

Nic