THAT FALL FEELING/PINKFRESH STUDIO

Happy Sunday friends and family. I am sharing a simple layout I created with a few stamps I used from Pinkfresh Studio. I love their products... they make stamping easy! You can purchase layered stencils that work with the stamps to color in the images within minutes... and they sell metal dies too... I've had these products in my drawer for awhile now...untouched because I've been working on design team stuff...

I used a light purple for the flower and a darker purple for the little details along with green ink.

Aren't these flowers beautiful! I can't get enough of them. I think I'll make a few cards with them.

I cut bits and pieces of them to tuck them here and there to stretch them, rather than having pieces hidden behind the photos going to waste.

So you can see how it looked before I added the flowers to the layout. You can use any colors you want! I chose purple because I wanted to use the purple papers because it looks pretty with the photos.

I need to catch up on some design team work, but I can't wait to use the other stamps and dies I have that I have't used yet. :) Thank you for visiting today!

-Nic

BELIEVE IN THE MAGIC/STUDIO FORTY

Good morning friends! I'm sharing another layout I created using the Together Collection. This layout started out simple, but I wasn't quite happy with it and just kept adding more stuff until I was satisfied with it. Does that ever happen to you? I just never know when to stop... it's the perfectionist in me.

I played with all the embellishments on this layout! And I didn't forget about the journaling cards. :) I used a pencil to roll up the bottoms of each card to add dimension and then I added the chipboard pieces. 

I added a few journaling cards to the left side to fill in the white space and stamped "twinkle", "twinkle" a few times using a light gray ink. I used foam squares to mount the ephemera down to add dimension. 

I hope you found this layout inspiring. Notice how I did NOT use holiday photos, but I used holiday elements. It totally works! I just love the overall feel of this layout. 

Thank you so much for visiting today!

-Nic

AUTUMN LEAVES/PINKFRESH STUDIO CHALLENGE

Hi friends. It's been a great day off from work. I played a little in my craft room and then went to lunch with the hubs. And it's so pretty outside. I'm about to take Moxie on another mile walk for the day, but first, I want to share this layout I created for the Pinkfresh Challenge. :) This month, it's all about leaves...being fall and all. :)

I LOVE FALL. It's my favorite time of the year. I just love how pretty the leaves look when they change colors.  Doesn't this layout look pretty?

I played with lots of embellishments and I love the chipboard frames! You can do so many different things with them. I chose to use a variety of frames backed with patterned paper to create a fun background for the photo.

Lots of beautiful layers. I just love it. I used foam squares to pop up some of the die cuts.

I tucked several leaves to the side of the photo to add dimension and a nice cluster of floral leaves. Just beautiful. 

Off to walk my dog! He's pawing at me... Thank you for visiting today!

-Nic

SEPTEMBER MEMORIES DOCUMENTED

 Happy Saturday, friends. I decided to create a vintage spread today for my September memories. I used a few pieces from various Stop the Blur kits along with some adorable die cuts from Layered Life Kits!

I love, love, love this spread so much!! Lots of colors and fancy patterns. SOOOO GOOD!

Initially, I was going to add some stamping, but I had too much fun with the embellishments instead. :)

I was happy to finally be able to use some birthday wood veneer embellishments from Elle's Studio.

For the balloons, I added some thread to create the strings for the balloon. :)

I tucked several tags and die cuts behind the photos to add more layers and depth. I just love this cluster of embellishments.

 I added some journaling on a little tag that goes in the envelope. 

Isn't this such a fun, happy spread!? I just love it so much.

Thank you for visiting today!

-Nic

GRATEFUL

Just sharing this gorgeous layout I created using American Craft's patterned paper and die cuts from Vicki Boutin. I am loving the color scheme and all of those gorgeous flowers!! I went a little overboard with the die cuts.

Since the "Grateful" die was really bright white and I didn't think it looked right against the dark colors, I used a blending brush to add some green ink to it. :)

Aren't these die cuts beautiful? I just love them so much. They have been in my stash awhile... sometimes, I have a hard time using my favorite collections...I'm trying to break that habit. 

More flowers on the right-side and I really wanted to squeeze that house on here somehow... I really enjoying layering embellishments on my projects. They make me happy.

I used a butterfly and sentiment metal die from Brutus Monroe to create the butterfly and sentiment at the top of the layout to fill in the white space.

And I popped the dragonfly up sing foam squares to add dimension. Love how whimsy this turned out.

What do you think? It's a lot, I know... :) Thanks for visiting me today, friends!

-Nic

AUTUMN/SIMPLE STORIES

Good morning! I took a few days off from work to relax and do whatever I wanted to do and I chose to scrapbook! I created this adorable layout using Simple Stories' Harvest Market collection. Isn't this the cutest layout you ever saw?!

I used the Wheat Stalks stencil from The Crafter's Workshop to add some wheat to the background with orange ink. This stencil is perfect for fall layouts. I used it last year on another layout. :)

Lots of layers and gorgeous embellishments were used to pull this layout together. And I love that I was able to fit three photos on this layout!

The foam stickers and chipboard frames are my absolute favorites along with the brads! I just love it all!

And that rooster! I had to fit him on here somewhere. :) What do you think? What is your favorite call collection these days? Thanks so much for visiting today!

-Nic

LITTLE MOMENTS/STUDIO FORTY

Hi friends. I'm back today with another layout I created for Studio Forty using their Together collection. For this layout, I decided to just play and have fun... I cut the photo in half to use as two photos to make it work for the design. LOVE the scribbled circle.

I like created circles on my layouts because it's a great way to use up embellishments that you wouldn't normally add on a layout... it's super fun! And don't forget to use those stamps! I stamped the "magic" sentiment in navy ink, slightly over the white sticker strip. 

I added some sticker dots, clear stickers and chipboard all around the circle. The clear bubbles are from my stash.

I used a ruler and pen to hand journal at the bottom to fill in some of the white space.

I've mentioned this before...you can cut the chipboard pieces to make them work for you. Notice how I made the photo corners and triangles. So fun. 

What do you think? You need this collection, right!? 

Thank you for visiting today!

-Nic

HAPPY FALL Y'ALL/SIMPLE STORIES

Happy Monday friends! I finally got some pictures so I could use the Harvest Market collection from Simple Stories. I fell in love with this collection as soon as I saw it. I just love everything about it. Lots of beautiful patterns, embellishments, and a very pretty color scheme.

I love playing with patterns...It's always so hard for me to just pick a few patterns because I want to use them all!

I hand cut the tags from the cut apart sheet to use for the layout and added the ribbon and twine.

That scare a crow is too cute, not to use on this layout!

I love that the brads have a sticky back and not actual metal brads...they are so much easier to use on projects. And the quality is fantastic. 

I added some sticker words below the chipboard Fram sentiment to make it more playful.

Lots of pretty embellishments. SUPER love this so much I used a ruler and a black pen to doodle along the border. What do you think, cute, right?! Thanks so much for visiting today!

-Nic

HEAD IN THE CLOUDS/TANDIART

Good morning friends and family! I'm sharing another hybrid layout I created using Tandiart's Pumpkin Patch digital collage sheets. This is such a beautiful collection. The blues and yellows really caught my eye! Naturally, I had to use these elements because BLUE is my favorite color!

That little girl die cut is the cutest! I thought this would be a great collection to use to celebrate my friend Leah's baby shower. She's expecting a little girl, soon. :)

This layout came together pretty quickly once the digital elements were all cut out... Loving the little flower bed I created at the bottom with the butterfly. Also, I stamped the "all good things" and "pretty happy" sentiment in the little blue collage box.

What do you think? Love the vintage feel to this collection with the scalloped book print elements.

Don't forget to stop by Tandiart's store to check out all of the digital elements. Do not be afraid to play with digital elements. They are pretty simple to use. Simply download the digital documents, open them and print them on white cardstock paper using your color printer. I use a Cannon. Thank you for visiting today! Hope you have a fantastic weekend.

-Nic