GOLLY PART 2/SIMPLE STORIES

Good morning, friends! Nicole here with a few more pages I added to my album of me with my fur-baby using the Say Cheese Classic Mouse collection. This album brings a smile to my face every time I flip through it. It’s just so stinking cute!

Loving all the adorable die cuts in this collection! They are so cute, and I clustered as many die cuts as I possibly could without it being too distracting to the photos.

The rosettes are fun, too! I tucked a few here and there and added a few decorative brads to make them pop. I love the monochromatic feel of this layout. It looks great with the black and white photo.

For this spread, I cut two 3x4 journaling cards so that they were still connected and added a few die cuts. I stapled the “Good Times” die cut onto the card to create a flip element for the page.

I normally struggle with using washi tape on my projects, but I absolutely love how the black and white washi strips look on this spread with the added embellishments along the side of the photo.

As I was getting to the end of my album…I wanted to use up as much of this adorable collection as possible. I added a few die cuts together to create a fun insert page for the album.

I used the Bones stencil with some stencil butter to create a fun mixed media background for this spread.

That cow is so cute, and I wasn’t sure how I was going to get him on a page, but this totally works! I cut a tag from the cut-apart sheet, trimmed it down, punched a hole through the top and added some string to add dimension to the layout.

My goal for this album was to create lots of interactive pages and tag elements to go with the cuteness of this album. I created a little pocket for the tag. To create this flip page, I cut four 3x4 journaling tags together and folded it to create the flip page. I mounted the middle two to the page, leaving the other sides unmounted so it flips open. I added the tag for fun.

This layout was fun… This is what it looks like inside! It’s cute, right!? Are you ready to make one of these using pictures of your fur-baby? I hope you found this inspiring. Thank you so much for visiting today! Click here to see the full collection!

Nic

SPOOKY FLIP BOOK/SIMPLE STORIES

Good morning, friends! Happy Friday! Have you seen the Scary Stories collection from Simple Stories. It's so freaking cute and it has just the right touch of vintage, while staying true to the traditional Halloween theme. I had so much fun playing with this collection and I had the perfect photos to go along with it. Warning...if you get creeped out by clowns, this post may not be for you. Consider yourselves warned. 

I used variety of Chipboard elements for the front of the cover along with a few decorative brads. I especially love the ribbon! This was my first time using three different strips of ribbon for the album and I love how it turned out.

This 4x6 cut apart sheet is too cute... I just had to include it in the album. I added a few chipboard bats for fun.

I cut 2 3x4 journaling cards so they were still toughing and created a flip page using cut apart journaling elements... I love that pumpkin. I added a decorative brad to the hat to make it pop. I kept the left-side simple...adding a few sticker sentiments and decorative brads. Isn't this super cute?

That ghost paper is super fun and I love the Kraft and black polka dot paper. I decided to use part of both patterns along with the "Best Costume" sticker to create a fun and simple page. For the next page, I used the "Have a spooktacular Halloween" die cut and added a few star sticker and sentiments.

The tags and journaling bits are adorable. I had fun incorporating them to the album in a fun and interesting way. 

Seriously, can you imagine driving down the street, seeing these two... lol... they definitely creeped everyone out...but they were quite the pair. They played the role perfectly. I had lots of giggles throughout the night.

The chipboard frames are super cute. I matted the photo behind the chipboard and adhered it right on the plastic sleeve.

You've been warned... I told you there would be lots of creepy clowns. This shot really creeps me out. If you watched "IT" then you know... lol... the gutter scene is a bit much and I almost died when Pete posed for this shot.

I hope you found this post inspiring. You can grab this collection at A Cherry On Top. Don't wait long because I'm sure this collection will fly off the shelves.

Thank you for taking time from your day to visit!

Nicole

SUNNY DAYS/PRETTY LITTLE STUDIO

Hello, friends! I'm excited to share two travel notebook spreads I created using the You Are My Sunshine collection. I just can't help that I keep reaching for this collection to play with...it's so bright and beautiful and I see something different every time I go through my stash!

I love the Just Peach Word Titles with the different fonts. They are super fun and I used them for both spreads.

I'm not going to lie... I love the butterflies, too. I don't care what theme I'm scrapping... I'm still going to use the butterflies because they are so pretty!

I added some little gems to the butterflies and flowers to make them pop. And I managed to squeeze some journaling at the bottom!

I love the Splash of Color paper and decided to select butterflies from the colors from the paper to create a fun design for this spread. Each butterfly was glued down in the center only so the wings popped up off the page for added dimension.

What do you think? Have you picked up this collection yet? What are your absolute favorites? I'd love to know. Comment below!

Thank you for visiting today and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Nic