Simple Stories: Hello Fall SN@P! Album

Hello and happy Monday to you!  It's back to work today for me...I was off all of last week to attend a conference in Seattle with my husband!  I'm grateful that I started to feel better by Tuesday and we had a great trip!

On Thursday while my husband attended classes, I drove down to Running with Scissors scrapbook store in Kent, WA!  What a great store to visit; lots of selection and very friendly staff!  I was lucky enough to arrive just as Frank Garcia came to the store!  I am a big fan of his and got to chat with Frank for a bit!

Today, I'm up on the Simple Stories blog with a mini album I created using the new Hello Fall collection and the 6x8 SN@P! Album in Brown.  I mainly do layouts for Simple Stories but I was lucky to switch it up and do a mini album! I love the Simple Stories binders!  

I am in love with the colors of Hello Fall!  They are so beautiful, as well as the prints!  The leaf/acorn print from "Harvest Season" is adorable! I used it to covert the front of my album a well as strips of  the B side of this print and "Warm and Cozy".  I love to layer on the embellishments including chipboard, stickers, and the cute new decorative pins! 

I love the wood grain print of the B side of "Falling For You".  I used this as the base of my page on one of the kraft inserts found in the binder. I also used a Simple Stories cut file found in the Silhouette shop (Capture This Moment #60521).  

Also included in the binders are SN@P! pages which have a variety of "ledger type" prints.  I paired one with the orange print of the B side of "Sweater Weather".  I rarely have my prints match on my pages.

I used a circle/floral cut file around this favorite photo of my daughter and embellished with Bradz, enamel dots, die cuts, and stickers. 

There are lots of cute die cuts in the Bits and Pieces pack...including this cute squirrel!  Also, I love the typed sentiments as well!  

 I fussy cut the hexagons from the "Warm and Cozy" print and used it as my background for this page as well as added die cuts and chipboard pieces.  

Also included are a variety of pocket pages...I used some of the 3x4 Journaling Card Elements with my 4x6 photos. 

I also love creating little pockets to include sequins and wood veneer pieces! I use my sewing machine to secure the edges. 

Thank you for stopping by today!  Check out this collection on the Simple Stories Products page plus what's coming soon!

Have a  great day!

Clear Scraps: Mini Mixable Dainty Album

Happy Wednesday! Today I'm sharing a cute mini I created for Clear Scraps!  Their Mixable albums are so adorable and fun to use to document an event or favorite photos.  I used the Mini Mixable Dainty Album with Fancy Pants Designs' Happy Place!  The album is only 3.5x5 and perfect for wallet or Instax sized photos! 

The cover is acrylic and I covered with patterned paper as well as a chipboard frame from Crate Paper. My title is one of the Fancy Pants' epoxy words along coordinating buttons.  

My daughter and her friend did an impromptu photo shoot for me and they were so cute together. So, I wanted to create a little keepsake album for Hailey.  Working on a smaller scale is challenging but fun and allows you to use some of your little embellishments.  

I utilized my border and small pennant punches from Fiskars to layer different patterns under my photos.  I think it gives the pages a lot of color!

Thank you for looking!  Check out the Clear Scraps shop to see the three other Dainty Mixables! 

Clear Scraps: Woof! Mixable Album

Happy Monday! Today on the Clear Scraps blog I have a mini album using the new 

Woof Mixable Album which is perfect for photos of your favorite canine!  I love our little pug, Max and he is the star of my album!  I used Echo Park Paper's Bark collection to decorate this cute mini. 

The first page is an acrylic word which I colored with red alcohol ink and lined with white paint.  

The next page is a chipboard shaped bone with fits a wallet sized photo perfectly.  I covered the page with patterned paper. 

On the backside of the page, I added a spot for journaling. I created a pockket out of patterned paper as well as added a cute coordinating sticker on top.  

I used a kraft tag to type up some info about our sweet puggie and added ribbon from May Arts. 

Next up is an acrylic page shaped as a fire hydrant!  I again used red alcohol ink to color the page and then embellished.  

I covered this heart shaped chipboard page in paw print patterned paper. I used white acrylic paint to line the edges after using a sanding tool to smooth any excess paper.  

The last page is an acrylic shaped dog house with a paw print cut out of the middle.  So cute!  

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope you'll check out all of the new product at the Clear Scraps shop!  

Have a great night!

Clear Scraps: Holiday Mixable Album

Hello...again apologizing for my absence. I have been down for almost two weeks with an upper respiratory infection. I thought I was getting better but this weekend I have been useless.  Really stinks when Christmas is this week and I have so much left to get done.

This past week I had a mini album up on the Clear Scraps blog using the new Holiday Mixable Album and Simple Stories' Claus and Co. collection.  I love this album....each page shape is so cute and as in all Mixable albums: you get acrylic and chipboard!  

The first page is a acrylic star...I covered the bottom half with patterned paper as well as added embellishments from Claus and Co.  I am loving the wood veneer shapes, as well! 

Here is the back of the first page...I added a cute tag as well as another wood veneer shape and the lovely Bradz (self adhesive brads).  

The second page is a chipboard shaped stocking which I covered with many patterned papers. I cut my photo to 4x4 and allowed the edge to hang off the side.  

Next up is an acrylic ornament which I covered the bottom half with paper. I also lightly lined the edges of the page with white acrylic paint to help it "pop"!

I think the snowman chipboard page is my favorite!  I first painted the edges with white paint then traced the shape onto patterned paper and cut just inside the line.

For the backside of the snowman page, I covered the chipboard entirely with patterned paper and lined with black pen. 

The last page is an acrylic shaped present and the largest page in the book. It's a wonderful size for a 4x6 photo! 

Thank you for stopping by!  Be sure to check out the Clear Scraps shop to check out this album and much more! Have a wonderful night!

OA Summertime: Summer Checklist 2015

Hello! I'm back again because I have my last guest post on the October Afternoon blog today! It's been a fun month creating with OA's wonderful products!  

I used a Daily Flash album to create my family's must do list for the summer!  I love the bright colors of Summertime as well as the fun theme embellishments like this pink flamingo!  I decided to keep the front of my album simple by adding a few patterned papers as well as Daily Flash Alphas and Summertime Date Stickers. I finished by adding a doily and bakers twine from my stash!

I love the Grey Flannel Chipboard Alphas!  I have a huge collection of different colors! 

Each Daily Flash Album come with a variety of different configurations of pockets. I love the smaller  squares such as the 2x2's!  

Here, I used one of the Summertime Memory Cards for my journaling! I added a Date Sticker as well  as one of the coordinating Double Take stickers.  Also in the collection is a new Catch Phrase roller stamp with twelve fun sayings to choose from! 

I love the light string sticker from the Double Take sheet!  I also used Orange Alpha Stickers for my #2 on the list!  The photo of our dog, Max, "helping" my husband grill cracks me up!  :)

I love the page of just 2x2 squares! I cut different patterns as well as used a piece from the 

"Green Grass"  sheet (which is nothing but 2x2's with cute sayings and pictures!).  

The A side of "Blue Skies" has multi-sized journaling cards such as this 4x4 sentiment! You can also add in Memory Cards as well!  

Thanks for stopping by today! What is your favorite summer activity? Have a great day!