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Friday, August 1, 2025

Simple Stories Fun Times
Fun Memories
Kellie Moore

Hello Scrappy Friends!

It's Kel here today sharing a page with the brand new collection from Simple Stories
called 'Fun Times' and as the name of the collection suggests its so fun with lots of bright
colours and fun images.

 The collection leads towards documenting things like the circus, a fair, sideshow etc
but there is also lots of options to document more everyday moments with plainer papers.

My page today is about a recent visit with family to an indoor play centre where my
youngest son had heaps of fun - these photos are of him driving the dodgem cars.

Here is my page...


I started with the stripe rainbow paper from the collection called 'Best Day' then adhered
 some white and black cardstock to tone the page down. 

I have 3 photos that I have placed horizontally across the page, layering two papers
underneath to create a shelf.

I have used the words 'Fun' and "Memories' from the Foam Stickers for my title.


Then I have created some clusters around my photos using a bunch of the embellishments 
including journalling bits, brads, chipboard, stickers.


Clusters made with a variety of coordinating elements.





I hope you have a look at this collection in the shop....you will love it!

See you next time!

Kel





Monday, July 28, 2025

Relax with 49andMarket Beach Vibes Collection by Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone

Back this week with some 49andMarket Beach Vibes for scrapping some warm holiday
 snaps of one of my girls.

Relax



Love the colours in this collection, and the preprinted background on this paper is perfect for this photo of my daughter on a recent island getaway. 

I have used some of the more neutral background papers to matt my photo a few times and fussy cut the golden sands tab from one of the papers advertising stripe - love when they have that extra bit you can use in your pages and the tabs are awesome!



Next I have used embellishments from the Beach Vibes Laser Cut Elements pack to embellish my page.

I have made a little cluster with the beach umbrella, bag, flowers, coconuts and a drink on the right hand side. The left side of the page that has the busier background print I have added some simple flowers alongside the fussy cut tag. 



Thanks for stopping by
Till next week

Fiona
x


Products Used:

49andMarket Beach Vibes 12 x 12 Collection Pack
49andMarket Beach Vibes Laser Cut Elements
Thickers

Monday, July 21, 2025

Dancer
with Carta Bella That's my Girl
by Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone

A bit of a break from the holiday snaps to scrap a girly page of my great niece and
 one of her on the way to ballet photos :
Dancer


When I saw this cute ballerina paper in the Carta Bella That's my Girl collection,
 I knew it would be perfect for this little dancer.
I have teamed it up with other predominantly pink papers and added a pink border
 around a plain white cardstock background. 


Next up I made my own little embellishment combining a small doily, a fussy cut
circle from the patterned paper and the ballerina stickers from the
  Element Cardstock Sticker Sheet


Next up I have used these stunning Green Tara flowers to make cute clusters
 and added some ballet slippers and a cute word sticker to the page. 

I have then added a simple title with some pink Thicker Stickers and added
 a sprinkling of heart stickers from the 12x12 sticker sheet. 


Thanks for stopping by

Till next week 

Fiona
xx



Products Used:

Carta Bella That's my Girl - Magical Ballerinas
Carta Bella That's my Girl - 3x4 Journaling
Carta Bella That's my Girl - Element Cardstock Sticker Sheet
Green Tara Cornflower Packs Rose
Thickers
Bazzil Cardstock - White
Doily




Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Good Times and Tan Lines
49 & Market Beach Vibes
Kellie Moore

Welcome back to the Blog Scrappy Friends!

It's Kel here today sharing a page using the new 49 & Market Beach Vibes collection.

I love the main colour palette of this collection with the blues, yellows and oranges. The collection has a beachy, tropical vibe with lots of fun icons included in the embellishments.

At first glance the collection has a lot of beachy icons but today I'm documenting photos of my youngest son in a pool.

 Here is my page.


I started my page by cutting two circles from two of the patterned papers, placing them to the right of my page. I then used the paper that looks like waves to anchor my photos horizontally on the page, distressing the edges to give them dimension.

To the left of the photos I used a laser cut palm tree with some of the flowers....

To the right, I have tucked a card with some more laser cuts.


My title comes from the chipboard pieces and I have used laser cuts on either side of the title.


Under my title I have used chipboard phrases which I have placed on top of rub ons.


I hope you have enjoyed my page today and you check out this collection in the shop.

Till next time!
Kel 







Monday, July 14, 2025

Wander with Mintay Wildwood Secrets by Fiona Siegel

Hello

This weeks layout another holiday snap with Mintay papers Wildwood Secrets:

Wander



I love the designs Mintay create on their papers, you literally could just stick a photo on and be done! This paper was no exception, but I have added to the page. I have chosen a busy background which suits using plainer papers for matting photos, which I have done here, using a woodgrain, a green vine pattern and red with white spots around my photo. 




Next I have fussy cut from Paper 6, creating a tag to tuck under my photo, adding some twine to complete it. I have fussy cut the cute strawberry on a woodgrain circle which has the bonus of hiding the background people in my photo. 




Next some pretty white fantasy blooms from Green Tara with some Mintay leaves, a cute deer from the Die-Cuts pack. 




My title, Wander, is from the Simple Stories Woodlands range - foam stickers, as is the small heart next to the deer. 



Thanks for stopping by
Till next week
Fiona
x



Products Used: 

Mintay Wildwood Secrets  - Paper 01
Mintay Wildwood Secrets - Paper 03
Mintay Wildwood Secrets - Paper 04
Mintay Wildwood Secrets - Paper 05
Mintay Wildwood Secrets - Paper 06
Mintay Wildwood Secrets Diecuts
Green Tara Fantasy Blooms in White
Simple Stories Simple Vintage Woodlands Foam Stickers

Monday, July 7, 2025

Strawberry Delights with Doodlebug Berry Sweet by Fiona Siegel

Hello everyone

A fun one today with Doodlebug Sweet Berry Collection, documenting some of the strawberry foods I had over in Japan!

Strawberry Delights


For this layout I started with my papers that featured strawberries, then picked some to coordinate and grabbed the sticker sheet too! I went with a white background and added some pink hearts - to show my love of all things strawberry. A light stenciling and a few sploshes before layering up the papers. 


After the papers I have used a bunch of the cardstock stickers to embellish, adding some Green Tara flowers too. Love how cute the Doodlebug phrases and embellishments are!


Then I added a title, using a lovely bright green to pop off the page and a lighter pink to compliment the layout. 


Thanks for stopping by
Till next week

Fiona
x
 



Products Used:

Doodlebug Berry Sweet - Berry Sweet Paper
Doodlebug Berry Sweet - Very Berry paper
Doodlebug Berry Sweet - Sweet Spot Paper
Doodlebug Berry Sweet - Cardstock Sticker Sheet 12x12
Doodlebug Alphabet Soup - Puffy Alpha Stickers - Cupcake
Bella Boulevard Bella Besties Luna Alpha Puffy Stickers - Guacamole
VB Stencil
Green Tara Cherry Blossoms - Pink/Pale Pink
Distress Oxide - Kitsch Flamingo 

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Smile
49 & Market Flower Emporium
Kellie Moore

Hey Scrappy Friends.
It's Kel here today sharing another page using the collection from 49 & Market Flower Emporium.
 For my page today, I decided to make a more masculine layout which was fun to do as the
 collection at first glance has lots of flowers.

Here is a look...


I loved the background paper which looks like it has been done with mixed media but hasn't ...it adds depth without having to get messy.

I started the page by making half a pie chart with some of the patterned papers from the collection. I have distressed the edges for texture. I have also used some twine to wrap around some of the pieces.


I have placed my photo inside a chipboard frame and used the chipboard word 'Smile' as my title, placed to vertically on the left side. 


On the right side of my photo I have layered up some diecuts.


I have used some of the chipboard stars around the page as well as some rub-ons.

I hope you are inspired to create and will see you soon! 

Kel


Products Used:


Monday, June 30, 2025

Nara Park with
Simple Stories Simply Vintage Woodlands Collection
by Fiona Siegel


Hello everyone

Another holiday share this week, created using the outdoorsy Simply Vintage Woodlands range by Simple Stories:

Nara Park



For my layout of the bowing deer I have gone with the earthy colours in this collection and layered several of the papers alongside each other on to the neutral Kraft cardstock background which I have created a border with a brown pen. Next I have added my photos then hit up the embellishments that are part of the Foam Stickers pack to make my subtitle and a large Green Tara flower and leaves. 


From the foam stickers pack I have used the cute mushrooms, butterfly and hearts as embellishments. Then I have added some journaling strips from the Mintay Papers Wildwood secrets range.


I've cut out the shipping tags from the Woodlands tag elements paper and added some twine to each before finishing off my layout with some cool woodgrain alphas from my stash.  


Thanks for stopping by
Till next week

Fiona
x



Products Used:

Simple Stories Simply Vintage Woodlands - Lets Explore paper
Simple Stories Simply Vintage Woodlands - Stay Wild paper
Simple Stories Simply Vintage Woodlands- 3x4 Elements paper
Simple Stories Simply Vintage Woodlands - Tag Elements
Simple Stories Simply Vintage Woodlands Foam Stickers
Mintay Papers Wildwood Secrets Sticker Words
Kraft Cardstock

Monday, June 23, 2025

Adventures with Simple Stories Happy Travels by Fiona Siegel

Hello

Today I have another holiday share, created with Simple Stories Happy Travels:

ADVENTURES


Love the colours in this collection and chose my favourite paper - Round Trip - to be the focus on my page and cut it slightly smaller than half and laid it across the top of my page, then added a torn strip of stripped paper for added colour.

 Next I matted my photo in dark blue then an orange banner to match the Torii gate. 


Using some tags from the Tag Elements paper and some twine to tie my page design together:


Then I have used embellishments from the Journal Bits before finishing off with a large title Adventures from the Foam Stickers sheet


Thanks for stopping by
Till next week
Fiona
x





Products Used:

Twine

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Happy Heart
49 & Market Flower Emporium
Kellie Moore

Hi Scrappy Friends!
It's Kel back today sharing a new page using the 49 & Market Flower Emporium collection.

This range is LARGE with so many different bits and pieces from die cuts to chipboard
to rub ons and more. For my page today I decided to create a monochromatic layout
using the oranges mixed in with the neutral tones of the collection.

Have a look...


I started by choosing the paper with the orange watercolour background which comes from
 the 'Starters' paper pad. I then used two neutral papers to make strips down the left side of my page.


I mounted my photo onto some kraft paper leaving a torn edge at the bottom to create texture and adhered a laser cut bow.


For my title I used a pocket from the Journal Die Cut pack to lay my 'Happy Heart' onto then used some laser cuts and ephemera pieces to pop out of the top of the pocket.


Next, I have pulled out a bunch of the orange and cream flowers and layered them around the page using foam tape to give them dimension.


I have used some rub ons to give more layers and interest, then added some butterflies also....

And my final touch is some black splatters and sequins...

I hope you enjoyed having a look at my page today and you check out this range in the shop...

Till next time!
Kel