Summer Day with Simple Stories Summer Farmhouse by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
This week I've created a layout using the new and summery Simple Stories Summer Farmhouse  collection. 
Summer Day

I've used the woodgrain for my background - Always a favourite of mine! Then I have layered up some of the patterned papers. 
I love the fresh colours in this and the fantastic patterns; the red check reminds me of picnics so I tied in the doily with that theme and it also bought in some white from my background. 

I've used the sticker sheet for the majority of my embellishments - the flowers and word stickers are from the set and then I have added a couple of stash pieces to complete the page. 

Love the thicker words for titles and I have added the little sun and cloud to add to the summery theme of my page. 

Thanks for stopping by

Till next week

Fiona

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Products Used: Simple Stories Summer Farmhouse paper - Sunnies and Sandals Simple Stories Summer Farmhouse paper - Backyard BBQ Simple Stories Summer Farmhouse paper - Perfect Day Simple Stories Summer Farmhouse paper Sunny Day Simple Stories Summer Farmhouse paper - Sweet Summer Simple Stories Summer Farmhouse Foam Phrase Stickers Simple Stories Summer Farmhouse Stickers 4x6 Cocoa Vanilla Studio  Doily Misc Flair

Hello My Awesome Boy using Cocoa Vanilla Legendary by Kerryn Fry

Happy Friday everyone!

Today I am sharing my final page created with the collection,

Legendary by Cocoa Vanilla.

Almost every piece has been used.

A B&W photo of Master H in his pj's,

hiding before bedtime back in 2009.

This boy is too cute, even when he is being a ratbag.

I've used Bazzill Kraft Cardstock as the base,

who would have guessed!

Then in layers, I have created the background effect.

The first layer is Hickory Smoke Distress Ink.

and the Crafters WorkShop 6x6 stencil Tiny Circles.

Next layer is Wild Honey Distress Oxide Ink

and Echo Park Paper 6x6 All Star stencil.

The final layer is Picket Fence Distress Ink

and Kaisercraft Mini Designer Stars & Moon Template.

At the top of the page is a pop of orange from the paper One Way

The 100% Boy sticker is from the Accessary Sticker Sheet

I've hand cut stars from the paper All Star

and added them to the page with foam tape.

The moon is a die cut from the Ephemera Pack,

I've added more stars, all layered with foam tape.

The star frame from the Ephemera Pack

has been backed with patterned paper.

More hand cut stars and stickers added to decorate the cluster.

The photo has been backed with black cardstock

and the large circle also cut from cardstock.

The wild one die cut is from the Ephemera Pack

and the black stars stickers, arrow and words are from the Accessary Stickers Sheet.

The journal spot has been made from the large star frame,

I've backed it with patterned paper

and added some gold pen stitching.

The title has been created using the Die Cut Titles Pack

and the word stickers.

I have outlined the letters with a gold pen

and added them to the page with foam tape.

Thank you for visiting the Blog today, I hope you have enjoyed the steps. Have a great weekend, happy crafting! Join us again on Monday. Products used: Bazzill Kraft Cardstock Bazzill Raven Cardstock  Cocoa Vanilla Legendary - Brave Heart Cocoa Vanilla Legendary - Outdoor Types Cocoa Vanilla Legendary - One Way Cocoa Vanilla Legendary - Offbeat Cocoa Vanilla Legendary - All Star Cocoa Vanilla Legendary - Die Cut Ephemera Cocoa Vanilla Legendary - Die Cut Titles Cocoa Vanilla Legendary - Accessary Stickers Crafters Workshop 6x6 Tiny Circles Echo Park Paper Co 6x6 stencil All Star Kaisercraft Mini Designer Template Distress Inks Distress Oxide Inks

Find Joy in the Journey with MME Gingham Gardens by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
I've got another layout to share today created with the beautiful My Minds Eye Gingham Gardens:
Find Joy in the Journey

Love the papers in this collection and wanted to highlight them on this page so created lots of torn layers. I've tucked my photo underneath the paper so it peeks out and also fussy cut some flowers to add some extra layer detail. 

I've used lots of the ephemera again on this page to embellish the page, including using a piece as the title:

A few more ephemera pieces on this side , tucking some more under the paper layers and then the shipping tag central to add some journaling to later on. 

Thanks for stopping by Till next week
Fiona x Products Used: MME Gingham Gardens paper - Amanda MME Gingham Gardens paper - Birdie MME Gingham Gardens paper - Hannah MME Gingham Gardens paper - Savannah MME Gingham Gardens Ephemera Cocoa Vanilla Studio Unforgettable Accessory Sticker Sheet Doily Twine

Fun using Simple Stories I am by Kerryn Fry

Hi everyone.

Today I'm sharing my final page that has been created with the gorgeous collection,

Simple Stories I am.

More photos of my delightful Great-Niece,

taken at the playground a few years ago

She is a great climber.

The Kraft Cardstock base has been decorated with 

the 6x6 Echo Park Stencil Adventure Arrows

and two layers of inks.

I used gold ink first, but found it wasn't really visible,

so I've used Evergreen Bough Distress Ink as a shadow.  

At the top of the page, I've added a few strips of patterned paper, 

the other half of the frame used on a previous page and 

a few pieces from the I am Journal Bits

The photos and the house stickers from the 12x12 Cardstock Sticker Sheet, 

 have both been given a black cardstock matt to give them clear definition.

I've raised them with some foam tape.

The flowers are from the 12x12 Cardstock Sticker Sheet,

They have been added with foam tape

and then given a little sparkle with Stickles Glitter Glue.

The journal spots from the Journal Bits. 

The 2 Crafty Butterfly Frame has been coloured with

Distress Paints Worn Lipstick and Picked Raspberry.

I have backed the frame with patterned paper

and then jazzed it up with Glitter Glue. 

The stars, small words and banner are all from the 12x12 Sticker Sheet,

I've used foam tape to attach some of the elements to give them dimension.

The 2 Crafty Foliage Set 8 has been cut into smaller pieces 

and covered with Peeled Paint Distress Paint.

The main paper 2x2 Elements reverse side 

has been given a little sparkle with Glitter Glue as well.

The 2 Crafty title this week is very simple

and sums up the photos.

I've used the word Fun from the 6x6 Summertime sheet.

It has been covered with gold ink.

Thank you for joining us today,

hope you have a lovely weekend

and please join us again on Monday for Fiona's next project.

Products used:

Bazzill Kraft Cardstock

Bazzill Raven Cardstock

Simple Stories I am - 2x2 Elements

Simple Stories I am - 4x6 Elements

Simple Stories I am - Strong

Simple Stories I am - Blooming

Simple Stories I am - 4x4 Elements

Simple Stories I am - 12x12 Cardstock Stickers

Simple Stories I am - Journal Bits

2 Crafty 6x6 Summertime Sheet

2 Crafty Butterfly Frames

2 Crafty Foliage Set 8

Distress Ink

Distress Paint

Ranger Stickles Glitter Glue

Family with MME Gingham Gardens by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
Today I have a layout to share created with the popular MME Gingham Gardens collection. 
Family

For this layout I have used the papers and embellished with the ephemera from the MME Gingham Gardens Collection, with a focus on the ephemera. I started with my white cardstock and then worked out which ephemera I was going to use and added these around my page before adding paper to the mix.  I used a notebook punch to give one of the papers a decorative edge. 

I then added some extra dimension to my background with some texture paste through my Kaisercraft Roses stencil and then some stamping with a Kaisercraft script stamp. 

Thanks for stopping by Till next week Fiona x



Products Used:
MME Gingham Garden paper - Birdie MME Gingham Garden paper - Savannah MME Gingham Garden paper - Amanda MME Gingham Garden Ephemera Kaisercraft Stencil 6x6 Roses Kaisercraft  Ranger Texture Paste

Here's a Funny Story using Carta Bella Family Night by Kerryn Fry

Hi everyone!

I'm back today to share a page created using the fun collection,

Carta Bella Family Night.

The colours were a fantastic matched 

and worked well with the photos.

 Mr H at our local Christmas Carol Fair in 2010,

enjoying his treat.

This page was originally inspired by a card sketch shared by Vanessa on Facebook.

Thought I would have a little fun with it.

I've started with Bazzill Raven Cardstock.

Then I've layered two patterned paper squares,

Soda and Photo Slides

one slightly rotated and outlined with black gel pen.

The second layer has been given a little sparkle with Stickles Glitter Glue.  

The banner is from the 12x12 Element Sticker sheet.

I've used foam tape to attach the flags

and then added the string on top.

The speech bubbles were great to add journaling to the page

and I love how well the word stickers fitted on the page.

The photos have been given a black cardstock layer

and then a patterned paper square underneath.

The 2 Crafty Doodled Heart has been covered with Distress Paint

and backed with pattern paper.

I have used the green paper from my stash

to create the banner across the heart

and stitched it with my black gel pen.

I have altered the 2 Crafty title Here's a Funny Story  

by cutting it into four individual words.

The words have been covered with Distress Paint

and then given a coat of Dimensional Magic.

I balanced the title words on the top and bottom of the page to finish off the page. A very simple page this week, but lots of fun. Thanks for visiting the blog, I hope you have a great weekend. Please join us again on Monday. Products used: Bazzill Raven Cardstock Carta Bella Family Night - 4x3 Journaling Cards Carta Bella Family Night - Photo Slides Carta Bella Family Night - Soda Carta Bella Family Night - Faces Carta Bella Family Night - 12x12 Element Sticker 2 Crafty title Here's a Funny Story 2 Crafty Doodled Heart Distress Paint Dimensional Magic Stickles Glitter Glue

Yum with Fancy Pants Cherry on Top by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
I've got another layout to share today using the fun & summery Cherry on Top collection by Fancy pants:
Yum!

This paper is certainly suited to ice-cream photos! This is a recent one that I had to snap quickly - as you can tell it was a super hot day and it was melting fast! 

For my page I'm loving the Kraft as it is close to ice-cream cone colour, I've added some pink dots that I've masked with oxide ink before adding my paper layers. I've fussy cut some scallops out of the paper to add a bit of an ice-cream store vibe and made a little banner to the top of the page. 

To embellish my layout I've added a doily - again in keeping with the ice-cream store vibe, and then used the felt embellishments from the Cherry on Top collection for my title and the felt ice-cream - super cute!! 

Lastly I have added a shipping tag and a flair button from my stash that co-ordinated with my page and a little quote "all you need is ice cream". 

Thanks for stopping by

Till next week

Fiona

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Products Used: Fancy Pants Cherry on Top paper -  Sweet Floral Fancy Pants Cherry on Top paper - All the Yum Fancy Pants Cherry on Top paper - Flavour Burst Fancy Pants Cherry on Top paper - Waffle Cone Fancy Pants Cherry on Top Felt Pieces Distress Oxide Ink - Spun Sugar Simple Stories Hello Summer 4x6 Stickers Crafters Workshop 6x6 Tiny Circles Mask

Adore using Simple Stories I am by Kerryn Fry

Hi everyone! I'm back today to share my second page created with Simple Stories I am. Still in love with this collection, perfect for girls of all ages. The photos are of my Great-Niece,  taken December 2010. A beautiful girl!

I've used Kraft cardstock as the base,

the neutral background works nicely with the colours in this range.

I've layered the papers under the photos,

alternating the dark and light patterns.

The Combo Sticker Sheet was used to create different clusters.

 The top right corner is a few strips of patterned paper,

I've added some heart and word stickers with foam tape.

The 2 Crafty Foliage has been painted with Peeled Paint Distress Paint

and then given a rough coat with Dimensional Magic.

 I've used floral stickers to build this cluster.

The embellishment cluster on the right side of the page 

has been built from a 2 Crafty Tag covered with patterned paper.

I've added floral and word stickers with foam tape

and added more 2 Crafty Foliage.

The 2 Crafty Fanciful Butterflies have been coloured 

with a combination Spun Sugar and Worn Lipstick Distress Paint.

Once dried, I have touched the edges with Picked Raspberry Distress Paint 

and stamped the butterflies with a random stamp and gold ink.

The finishing layer is Dimensional Magic.

The 2 Crafty Phrase 'Treasure this moment' was covered with gold ink

and finished with a coat Dimensional Magic as well.

I have hand cut a circle frame from black cardstock 

and placed it under the photos to highlight them.

The photos have been lifted with foam tape.

The 2 Crafty word 'Adore' is from the 6x6 Summertime sheet. The title has been covered Gold ink to match the phase  and also finished with a coat of Dimensional Magic. Thank you for visiting today, have a fabulous weekend and please join us again on Monday. Products used: Bazzill Kraft Cardstock Bazzill Raven Cardstock Simple Stories I am - 4x4 Elements Simple Stories I am - 3x4 Elements Simple Stories I am - 4x6 Elements Simple Stories I am - Dreaming Simple Stories I am - Strong Simple Stories I am - Journal Bits Simple Stories I am - Combo Cardstock Stickers 2 Crafty 6x6 Sheets Summertime 2 Crafty 6x4 Phrase Stick Set 5 2 Crafty Fanciful Butterflies 2 Crafty Foliage Set 8 2 Crafty Tag Distress Paint Dimensional Magic