Life Documented using Simple Stories The Simple Life by Kerryn Fry

Hi everyone!Today I am sharing my second page created with the beautiful collection, Simple Stories The Simple Life.Love the subtle colour palette in these papers.
The photo is a rare selfie I took on a weekend away while researching my ancestry.This town has a great significance for meas the name is the same as my daughter's.

The background is a clean 12x12

sheet of Bazzill Kraft Cardstock.

I've only one main piece of patterned paper,

love the stripes from Happy Together paper.

Under the photo I have layered is two 

4x6 Element mats, slightly angled 

to show each pattern, but hiding any words.

I have added a stitched border to each 

layer with a gold pen and the two tags 

are from the Journal Bits Die Cuts.

In the top right corner of the page I have 

used the barcode strip of Happy Together

and added a journal bit with a hand cut flower

from the Beautiful Chaos paper.

Both the journal bit and flower have been 

lifted with foam tape for dimension.

I have also added a highlight to the 

centre of the flower with a gold pen.

On the right side of the photo I have used the 

'Today' journal card from the Journal Elements paper.

I have raised the card with foam tape and

embellished it with hand cut butterflies 

from Our Story paper and one of the 

hand cut 'Houses' from a 4x6 Journal card.

The left side of the photo is embellished with

layers of pieces from the Journal Bits Die Cuts.

I have added 3 different sizes of jounaling pieces,

raising two of the with foam tape.

I added highlight details using the gold pen

and added more hand cut butterflies.

Just under the journal elements I have add more 

hand cut flowers from the Beautiful Chaos paper,

raising them with foam tape and adding gold details.

Across the base of the page I have made use 

of the barcode strips from Our Story and Beautiful Chaos 

to create the base for this smaller embellishment cluster.

I've then added the remaining hand cut houses

 from the 4x6 Elements, a journal bit for the date 

and another hand cut flower all lifted with foam tape.

I've used the gold pen to highlight each house

and the centre of the flower.

At the base of the photo I have added 

two more of the barcode strips, punched with a scallop edge,

from Beautiful Chaos and the 4x6 Elements papers.

The 2 Crafty title Life Documented has been covered 

with black ink and added to the page with some glue.

Thank you for visiting our blog today,

I hope you have enjoyed the process of creating this page.

Have a happy, crafty weekend and

please join us again on Monday.

Products Used:

Bazzill Kraft Cardstock

Simple Stories The Simple Life - Happy Together

Simple Stories The Simple Life - 4x6 Elements

Simple Stories The Simple Life - Beautiful Chaos

Simple Stories The Simple Life - Journal Elements

Simple Stories The Simple Life - Our Story

Simple Stories The Simple Life - Journal Bits Die Cuts

2 Crafty title Life Documented

Love using Simple Stories The Simple Life by Kerryn Fry

Hey everyone!My layout today has been created withthe collection, Simple Stories The Simple Life.The beautiful photo is my Father and his youngest Great-Grand daughter at her first birthday party.

The base of the page is a 

12x12 sheet Bazzill Kraft Cardstock.

I have layered the photo onto the reverse 

side of the Journaling Elements paper.

The two main paper layers under the

photo are Happy Together and Our Story.

I've used a gold pen to outline 

the darker paper Our Story.

To add some interest on the right side of the photo,

I have hand cut the pattern of the paper and then 

 stuck down the reverse side of the pattern.

In the top right corner of the photo I have added the 

'heart this' ephemera piece from the Journal Bits Die Cuts pack.

In the bottom right corner of the photo are some

more ephemera pieces from the Die Cut pack.

There are two floral pieces and the quote

all lifted with foam tape.

The leaves have been hand cut from a 

journal card on the Journal Elements paper

and the butterflies have been cut from Our Story.

To the left of the photo I have added layered three

journal cards from the Journal Elements paper

The larger 'Family' card is first, with the 'Memories' 

card added to the left side with foam tape 

and the date card added at the bottom.

The floral pieces have been highlighted with gold pen.

At the top of the layered journal cards

I have added another hand cut butterfly

and two more pieces from the Die Cuts pack.

The title of the page is the to the left of the photo 

is the 2 Crafty Viney Love Letters covered

with Forest Moss Distress Paint and backed 

with the reverse side of the 4x6 Elements paper.

I have highlighted each letter with

a gold pen to pop on the page.

The finishing touch to the page is the

splashes of the Tsukineko All Purpose

Gold Ink to tie in all of the gold touches.

Thank you for dropping by today,

I hope you have been inspired by the page.

Have a great weekend and 

join us again on Monday.

Happy Crafting!

Products used:

Bazzill Kraft Cardstock

Simple Stories The Simple Life - Our Story

Simple Stories The Simple Life - Journal Elements

Simple Stories The Simple Life - Happy Together

Simple Stories The Simple Life - 4x6 Elements

Simple Stories The Simple Life - Journal Bits Die Cuts

2 Crafty Viney Love Letters

Distress Paint

Tsukinko All Purpose Gold Ink

Winter Wonderland using Simple Stories Simple Vintage Winter Woods by Kerryn Fry

Hello everyone!The layout I'm sharing with you today has been created with the collectionSimple Stories Simple Vintage Winter Woods.The photos of Mr H were taken in 2018on our last trip to Lake Mountain in Victoria.

The base of the page is Bazzill Kraft Cardstock.

The background effect has been created in two stages. 

The first layer is Distress Oxide Inks 

Evergreen Bough and Salvaged Patina.

I've combined both colours on a plastic scrap,

sprayed it with water and mixed them together.

With a round paint brush I've added 

splashes to the outer area of the cardstock.

Once dry, I've used the Vicki Boutin Evergreen & Holly

Snowflake stencil and white paint to add

some random flakes to the background.

At the top of the photos I've added the smaller 

bird embellishment from the Page Pieces pack.

The embellishment has been lifted

with foam tape for extra dimension.

The 'Day to Remember' piece on the 

left side of the photos has been hand cut 

from 4x4 Elements paper. I've added it to 

a journal card cut from the Journaling Elements paper.

The 2 Crafty Winter Twig Branches has been

covered with white gesso and then

Salvage Patina Distress Paint.

Once it was dry, I've added

Ranger Stickles Glitter Glue

to some of the branches.

On the right side of the photos, I've used

more embellishments from the Page Pieces.

The 'Snow' card has been tucked under

the photo layer with the top edge lifted

with foam tape. The larger bird has been added

with foam tape and then a little Glitter

Glue to the star on the card.

At the base of the snow card I've added

a second 2 CraftyWinter Twig Branch

and another hand cut embellishment.

The 'Love this most' embellishment was

hand cut from 4x6 Elements paper.

The title for the layout Winter Wonderland

is from the Page Pieces pack.

I've added it to the page with foam squares

and the decorated it with Ranger Stickles Glitter Glue.

Thank you for dropping by the Blog today.

I hope my page has inspired you to create

or at least cooled you down a little.

Have a great weekend and

join us again on Monday.

Products Used:Bazzill Kraft CardstockSimple Stories Simple Vintage Winter WoodsSimple Stories Simple Page Pieces Winter Woods2 Crafty Winter Twig BranchesDistress Oxide InksDistress PaintsRanger Stickles Glitter GlueWhite paint

One of a Kind using Celebr8 Just Be You by Kerryn Fry

Hello everyone!Today I am sharing another page created with the amazing paper pack Celebr8 Just Be You.
The photo of my beautiful niece was takenon an adventure with her Mum in August 2021.They were on the search for snow near their home in country Victoria.

The base of the page is my usual 

12x12 Bazzill Kraft cardstock.

I've layered the patterned paper

pieces under the photo, balancing

the solid colours with the lighter patterns.

At the top of the page, I've added a torn strip

of the foliage paper and some hand cut pieces,

the Hive, the orange and some leaves.

Using a gold pen, I've add some

fake stitch lines to random elements.

I've created three main embellishment

 clusters on the page using with the 

hand cut elements from the papers.

The quote is from the barcode strip and 

has been cut into 3 parts and added to the

'blank area' of the photo with foam tape. 

I've then used Ranger Stickles Glitter 

Glue in Crystal to highlight each letter.

The hand cut hexagons in varies sizes

have also been lifted with foam tape

and the 'Unstoppable' tab.

On the the left side of the photo,

there are some patterned paper banner 

pieces that have been outlined with gold pen.

I've added a leafy corner piece

to frame the left side of photo and added

some Tim Holtz quote pieces.

At the bottom left corner of the photo,

there are larger hexagon pieces

and orange slices. More gold highlights

and Stickles Glitter Glue.

Love the sparkle! 

The third cluster is the bottom

right corner of the photo.

More orange slices, a hive piece,

leaves and the title piece.

All of the elements have been 

hand cut from the patterned papers.

The title 'One of a Kind' fits perfectly.

I've added a border with gold pen

and lifted the piece with foam tape.

There are a few more Tim Holtz pieces

added under the title.

As a finishing touch to the page,

I've add extra highlights with the 

Stickles Glitter Glue in the flower centres

and spots  on the patterned papers.

Thank you for visiting the blog today.

I hope you have been inspired by the page

and have a relaxing, crafty weekend.

Join us again on Monday for

Fiona's next project.

Products used:

Bazzill Kraft Cardstock

Celebr8 Just Be You Paper Pack

Ranger Stickles Glitter Glue

Tim Holtz Small Talk Words

Treasure This Moment using Simple Stories Say Cheese at the Park by Kerryn Fry

Happy Friday!Today I am sharing another page created withthe collection Simple Stories Say Cheese at the Park.Fabulous bright primary colours witha great theme for this Australia Day photo.Mr H in 2012 sporting his Aussie flag tattooand a beautiful cheesy grin.

This base of the page is a sheet 

of 12x12 Bazzill Kraft Cardstock.

The main patterned paper layer is the 

reverse side of Magical Day paper.

I've hand cut a scalloped strip of Gang's All Here paper

and added a strip of the Magical Day paper.

The top left corner cluster of the photo

is some hand cut Tags layered and some 

punched stars from Meet Me on Main paper.

The words are from Bella Blvd

and Cocoa Vanilla Studios.

The It's a Happy Day balloons were 

hand cut from the Tags Paper.

To the right of the photo are some

hand cut balloons from Worth the Wait paper.

The have been raised with foam tape

and then extra words added from Cocoa Vanilla.

The bottom right corner is a hand cut journal

card for the Journal Elements paper.

The 'Having a Blast' words and fireworks

were hand cut from a 3x4 Journal Card

on the 3x4 Elements paper.

Under the left bottom corner of the photo

is hand cut camera from the Tags paper

and journal piece from the Journal Elements.

The words are from Cocoa Vanilla Studios.

The title of the page is from the

2 Crafty 6x4 Phrase Stick Set 5.

Using the Treasure this moment stick

swiped with black ink to make sure

the words stay neutral and pop.

To finish off, I've used a black pen

to outline different elements on the page.

Thanks for visiting the blog today,

hopefully the process has inspired

you to set aside some crafting time.

Have a lovely weekend

and join us again on Monday.

Products used:Bazzill Kraft CardstockSimple Stories Simple Stories Say Cheese at the Park - Magical DaySimple Stories Simple Stories Say Cheese at the Park -Gang's All HereSimple Stories Simple Stories Say Cheese at the Park - Journal ElementsSimple Stories Simple Stories Say Cheese at the Park - TagsSimple Stories Simple Stories Say Cheese at the Park - Meet Me on MainSimple Stories Simple Stories Say Chees at the Park - Worth the WaitSimple Stories Say Cheese at the Park - 3x4 ElementsBella Blvd School is Cool - School Uniform2 Crafty 6x4 Phrase Stick Set 5 - Treasure this moment

Todays moments using Bella Blvd School is Cool by Kerryn Fry

Hello crafters!Happy New Year from me!
My first page for the year has been createdwith the collection, Bella Blvd School is Cool.The papers were picked for their colours, not the theme, they match the photo perfectly.
The photo of Mr H, at nearly 5 years oldand his cousin Nicole hanging in the then sandpit, now our veggie garden. 

The base of the page is my absolute 

favourite, Bazzill Kraft Cardstock.

The background effect has been created

with the Simple Stories Arrow Stencil

and Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide Ink.

It pops the small amount of orange

in the photo and patterned papers.

Across the top of the page I have added 

a strip of Simple Stories Say Cheese at the Park

Meet Me on Main, a thin strip of Daily Details

and a scalloped sticker from the Cardstock sheet. 

The sun and clouds have been hand cut from

the Daily Details paper and the sticker is

from Cocoa Vanilla Sunkissed Accessory Stickers

I've used foam tape to lift each piece.

The 2 Crafty Stars Pack was used to embellish 

the page and to create a journal spot.

The chipboard stars have been covered with

patterned paper and the extra stars are patterned paper.

The black chipboard dots on the page are 

the dot centres from the 2 Crafty Photo Corners.

They have been covered with black ink

and lifted with foam tape.

The 2 Crafty Mini Camera has been covered

with Spiced Marmalade Distress Paint.

After drying, I have then covered it with 

Spiced Marmalade Oxide Ink and hit it with a heat gun.

The final layer is Dimensional Magic

which had a great reaction with the Oxide.

Love the marbled finish.

The photo has been matted with Bazzill Raven Cardstock,

with patterned papers layers added underneath.

I have raised the photo and first two paper

layers with foam tape to create extra layers. 

I've used a black pen to add borders to some 

of the paper pieces and stars.

To the left of the photo I have added 

two more stars and words from both 

the DooHickey Cardstock Stickers

and Cocoa Vanilla Accessory Stickers.

The title for the page has been created

from the 2 Crafty Phrase Stick Set 5.

Using 'todays moments, tomorrows memories'.

The chipboard has been swiped with black ink,

layering the colour without colouring the words.

I have cut the phrase into two pieces and

then added them to the page with foam tape.

The finishing touches are the small hearts

from the DooHickey Sticker sheet. 

Thanks for visiting the blog today.I hope you have been inspired to spend some time crafting over the weekend.Please join us again on Monday for Fiona's next project.
Products used:Bazzill Kraft CardstockBazzill Raven CardstockBella Blvd School is Cool - Daily DetailsBella Blvd School is Cool - PaperclipsBella Blvd School is Cool - School UniformBella Blvd School is Cool - Wise OneBella Blvd School is Cool - DooHickey Cardstock StickersSimple Stories Say Cheese at the Park - Meet Me on MainSimple Stories Hello Today Stencil - ArrowsCocoa Vanilla Sunkissed Accessory Stickers2 Crafty 6x4 Phrase Stick Set 52 Crafty Stars Pack2 Crafty Mini Camera2 Crafty Photo Corner DotsDistress PaintDistress Oxide InksDimensional Magic