Simple Stories - Open Road - Explore

Hello!

Claire here, and I'm back with another layout documenting my adventures with the Open Road collection from Simple Stories. 

This time, rather than focusing on Road trip photos, I've opted to document the outdoors.

I just love the colours and patterns in this collection so set about creating mountains from patterned papers. I used Journal Elements, You Are Here and Roadside Memories for thr two smaller pink mounting that are slightly hidden behind my photos.

To anchor the page, and add more colour, i really wanted to incorporate the map patterned paper called On Our Way! It seemed very fitting for an outdoor page and conveys the 'explore' theme of the layout.

I mounted my photos with the Adventure Awaits paper, offsetting them across the mountain scape.

To help balance the page, I added a tag under one photo to stretch the design out to the right, which i cut from the Tag paper.

Next, I went to the Cardstock Stickers Icons, adding trees, mountains, geotags and clouds to help bring the page to life. I also used the Edplore sticker for my title.

From the Floral Bits & Pieces, i chose a few leaves and flowers and clustered these on either side of my photos.

As a finishing touch I added some Nuvo drops to the top of the mountains to mimic snow.

Thank you for joining me on the blog today. You can check out the Open Road collection in the shop here.

Happy scrapping!

Claire xx

@scrappysoulmate 

Seaside - Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Sand & Sea Collection

Hi everyone! 

It's Rebecca with you today, sharing my second layout of the month created with the Simple Vintage Sand & Sea collection from Simple Stories. The collection is now live in the shop here.

Whilst tidying my desk this week, I came across a photo of my son that I instantly knew would look fabulous with this collection. I pulled out the two striped patterned papers and cut a large triangle from each, making sure the stripes ran in the same direction. I positioned them in the centre of a sheet of Premium White Cardstock, slightly overlapping them with the points facing outwards. I then mounted my photo on craft foam and placed it over the top, adding dimension while ensuring it remained the main focal point of the layout.

Around the photo, I layered embellishments from both the Bits & Pieces and Floral Bits & Pieces packs, tucking and layering each element to create plenty of texture and dimension.

I had originally planned to use one of the Foam Stickers for my title, but the ones I had left felt a little too blocky against the lines of the triangles. Instead, I got creative and cut the word 'Seaside' from the Combo Elements patterned paper to create my own custom die-cut title. I popped it up on foam and positioned it to the left of my photo.

As my photo contains some darker tones and this collection has such a light, airy feel, I wanted to introduce a few subtle pops of black to tie everything together. Using a black gel pen, I lightly traced around the edges of the triangles, title and embellishments, creating a soft hand-doodled border. I deliberately kept the lines loose and imperfect to give them a rustic, slightly shabby look, and I was really pleased with the finished effect.

To finish the layout, I added a few hearts down the vertical centre of the page, helping to soften the strong lines of the triangles and bring the whole design together.

Thanks so much for reading! I hope you've enjoyed taking a look at my layout and that it's inspired you to create with this gorgeous collection. 

Take care,

Rebecca xx

@preciouspagespapercraft

Simple Stories - Simple Vintage Lavendar Fields

Hello!

Claire here and this month I'm very lucky to be creating with the Simple Vintage Lavendar Fields collection. You can find it in the shop here.

I adore the colours in this collection. Pretty Lavendar a, fresh spring green and a touch of soft yellow. What's not to love! 

To create this layout I chose to layer the Lavender and  Sunshine and Honey papers to create an elongated anchor for my layout. I distressed and curled the edges and raised on foam for depth.

I positioned my photos centrally, backing them with the B side of the 3x4 Elements paper to draw out that coordinating pop of green. 

Next, I selected a range of accents using the Cardstock Stickers, Journal Bits & Pieces and Floral Bits & Pieces to draw the eye across the page. Under each cluster I added some Distress oxide in coordinating pale pink and lavender shades to add a bit of a glow to the page. 

I cut two tags from the Tag paper and placed these under my photo to help draw the eye across the large cluster above it. 

The for my title, I chose Enjoy the Moment from the Bits & Pieces pack which features the core colours in the collection and helps pull the page together. I embellished with some florals and flowers from the Chipboard Pieces. 

A few sequins from my stash were sprinkled across the clusters for a finishing touch to add that extra bit of sparkle! 

I can't wait to create more with this gorgeous collection. Until then, happy scrapping! 

Claire x

@scrappysoulmate