Simple Stories - Vintage Costal #3 - Sun, Sea & Sand

Hello! Happy Monday!

ScrappyAdam back with you at Papermaze today, finishing up September with my third Vintage Costal layout!  

I did bring in a couple of elements from 49 + Market's Beached Collection and the older release of Vintage Costal because it all works together so well!

I started with a sheet from the Basic Kit which have a lovely slight distressed look. Using a mix of scraps and 6x8" Paper Pads from both collections, I cut 9 squares at 4" to make a grid. I also inked the edges with some blank ink. 

I added two photos - matting them on a 6x8" sheet, cutting the photos down to slightly less than 6x4"s and set about creating some clusters around the page and photos. I wanted each square to be a little feature without overshadowing the photos. 

I am a big fan of dimension on my pages - it does mean bulky layouts and bulky albums but I love the dimension and different textures! So, I am a fan of the very dimensional layered stickers, the foam stickers and the chipboard - so they all feature on my layout here!

Of course, more is more with me and so I also brought in the adhesive brads, sticker book and element stickers. I also used a netting style die cut piece from Beached. 

I used a combination of foam and flat stickers for my Sun, Sea and Sand title and finished off with some flair from Dotty About Flair. 

Thanks so much for joining me today - I hope you have a brilliant week and look out for lots more inspiration coming up!

Stay safe, take care.

Adam x

Simple Stories - Vintage Costal #2

Happy Friday!

ScrappyAdam back with you today sharing another layout using the beautiful Simple Stories, Simple Vintage Costal. 

I started off by pulling a sheet of a Vicki Boutin Mixed Media Background. These are fab when you don't want to get messy with mixed media but want the look!

I then added various strips down the middle of the page - these were actually strips taken from the packaging of the Basics Pack! I pulled out a chipboard frame and added in two photos. 

I really wanted to use one of the banner stickers and I tried the layout in various formats and ended up using a banner sticker underneath my chipboard frame and set it to the left of the page. 

I had to think then about the right side of the page. I decided to pull some sequins and another chipboard frame and turned it into a shaker pocket - and I love the result!

It was then a matter of embellishing - which I always love! I pulled the foam sticker to form part of my title along with alpha's from the sticker book (and two tile stickers from my stash). I have used layered stickers, adhesive brads, chipboard, element stickers and sticker book. You can see the full collection including the gorgeous papers and fun embellishments here and see what's in stock - it's a popular collection!

This collection is absolutely stunning and I love it so much!

Please note, this collection was re-released this year by Simple Stories after a main release last year (I think) and the chipboard frames and banner stickers are from the initial release. 

Thanks for joining me today - I will be back with a third layout using this collection next week!

Take care and stay safe!

Adam x

Simple Stories - Vintage Costal - Crashing Waves

Welcome back to Papermaze! ScrappyAdam back with you today and I have a few layouts coming up using the amazing re-release from Simple Stories, Simple Vintage Costal. I loved this collection when it was first released and have some of the product from then such as the smaller sticker book and chipboard frames but the additions to the collection such as the foam stickers and layered stickers are simply stunning!

Whilst the collection pack has sold out, everything else (including all individual papers) are in stock right now so I would go take a look for sure! 

This layout is extra special for me as it marks the start of my YouTube Channel! So, I am happy to say that there is a video for this layout! I am trialling the format and I don't know if people will want to see me scrap and how my mind works but it is exciting nonetheless! I am also taking part in a video a day series in September so this layout was inspired by a sketch as my starting point. 

For this layout, I have used Paradise Found and what I love about this collection is most of the papers do the work for you and are fantastic for layering on top! I have also used foam stickers, layered stickers, floral bits and pieces (which are amazing), adhesive brads, chipboard stickers and the sticker book... so everything basically!!

Those eagle eyes among you will notice there are a couple of tiny pieces from 49 & Market's Beached too!

I have used three photos which are 5x4" and two at 3.5x3.5" and backed simply on white cardstock. 

I have a large title which should read 'Crashing Waves' but at a glance very much reads as 'Crashing Wales' but that simply adds to the page and is the foam design!

I have also created three main clusters in a sort of triangle around the page - to the right of the photo, upper left of the photo's and top right of the page. The floral bits and pieces are stunning for layering especially when added with lots of extra goodies!

That's it for today. Thanks for joining me and I will be back soon with another Beach layout!

Adam x