LET'S GO AWAY/SIMPLE STORIES

It feels good to have my mojo back... For the past six months, I have been in a funk... feeling un-motivated and not very creative. I was burnt out from work and just tired... I took time to do some reflection on what I wanted personally in March and decided that I needed to find a new position at work...something new. I worked in the branches for almost 16 years... I started my new position in April...honestly, it all happened so fast once I submitted my application and it is going well! And my favorite part... I can work from home!! I'm not going to lie, I was worried I wouldn't be able to work remote... I'm used to being around people all day, but I tell you what...I FREAKING LOVE IT. LOL

Anyway, that's a short update on me personally. Now, I would like to share my little flip book with you. I grabbed a few of my favorite pictures from our cruise back in 2019 to create this adorable book. I used Simple Stories' latest collection-Pack Your Bags. This book came together in a snap! I'm hoping to create a YouTube video on my process on how I put these together soon! I just need to find the time...but it's coming for those of you who want to make one of your own!

I backed the back of the cover of the album with patterned paper to make it more fun and added the foam sticker. I love Simple Stories' foam stickers... they are super fun and they look so cute in my album.

One thing I like to do is mount chipboard frames directly on the front of the clear protective page so that I can use the sleeve as a hidden pocket for my journaling cards and tags.

I cut two 4x6 journaling cards out keeping them together so I could create a flip page. I love using pictures with a lot of white space....they are perfect for adding die cuts and rub-ons and any other embellishments you may want to use.

Another one of my favorites is the little square journaling cards... I like to cut them down to use as a page and then I add a few decorative brads and stickers etc for fun.

I love this double page with us in the pool/hot tub. I mounted the chipboard frame directly over the clear sleeve and then added the chipboard camera at the bottom of the frame and a few sticker words and the enamel dots to the photo.

For this spread, I cut two of the 3x4 journaling cards out so they were still attached and then I cut the picture down to fit within the frame. I kept it simple-adding just a few word strips and the flower sticker. I added the arrow decorative brad to the center of the camera's lens for fun.

I absolutely love playing with rub-ons and I love that Simple Stories' has them in almost every collection. They are super fun and I like to add them directly on the photos!

I cut the journaling card out and folded it in half to create a flap over the picture and then added the journaling and embellishments. I added some chipboard on the picture too.

This may drive a few crazy... but I like to cover parts of the photos with embellishments... sometimes, I just want to share a little piece of the picture...such as the perfume factory... so that I could add some journaling.

I had to include these photos of Edward... he was determined to find a few coconuts and he did not stop looking until he found one...he was super excited!! Normally, I do not like cutting people out of photos... but for this spread, it totally worked! I added the "let's go explore" rub-on over the picture and added the sticker using foam squares.

LOVE how Chucky this little album is...full of hidden treasures... it's absolutely fun. What do you think? Have you made one of these albums? Simple Stories' flip books are super fun and easy to work with. I literally created this little book in two nights.

I hope you found my little album inspiring. A Cherry on Top has this collection in the shop. Click here to see the full collection. Click here to start shopping through my affiliate link. The price you pay will not be higher...I may receive compensation for the referral. you for visiting and I hope you have a fantastic week!

-Nic