Stories | Book Fair by Simple Stories

 Hello everyone! Rebecca Bee here today sharing my second layout using Simple Stories Book Fair. This collection is mainly school themed but the book worm in me couldn't help but notice the book imagery in the collection, so I decided to create a page to document the books I've read up to the halfway-point of the year so far.

On some white Bazzil Cardstock, I have added a panel of yellow patterned paper from the Way to Go paper to give a pop of bright colour and an area to ground the layout- a little like a table to stack all of my books on!

I've fussy cut lots of the books from the Hit The Books patterned paper, some as clusters of books and some as individual books so I could give the book stacks a messy uneven feel- a little like my own 'To Be Read' pile! Some have been popped up on adhesive foam and others flush to the cardstock and tucked behind to give the feel of dimension.

I fussycut a cute little worm and the "book worm" words from the Tag Elements paper, and I used some of the book related word stickers from the Element Stickers. 

I added a little touch of coordinating Distress Oxide ink blending peeking out in small areas from under the yellow panel of paper and added a perspex title from my stash that suited the bookish theme.

I use an app on my phone to track what I have read or want to read, as that makes it easier to find other books I'd enjoy so I just printed the monthly roundup photos that I had generated thus far in 2025. I've read some really amazing books since June so will definitely be adding those on a year end layout in December! 

Do you track your reading? If so I hope you find this page inspiring! 

Until next time, Rebecca Bee

aka Scrap Paper

XOXO

Simple Stories Book Fair- School Days Scrapbook Layout-Rebecca Bee

Hello everyone! Rebecca Bee here today aka Scrap Paper Uk and today I have a layout using Simple Stories Book Fair.

 With the new school year looming next week, this collection is absolutely perfect for documenting back to school photographs.  

I have documented two of 2024's back to school photographs in this layout. The vivid colours in the Way to Go paper were perfect for my photos and for cutting apart & rearranging as colourful striped panels on a piece of Bazzil Blue Oasis cardstock. I have punched the edge of one of the panels using a notebook edge punch to add a scholastic feel to the page.

A little foam adhesive adds some simple dimension, and some white acrylic splatters add a little contrast and texture to the deep background cardstock. For my next layout using the collection and as a self confessed book worm, I am excited to use the book imagery in this collection to track some of the great books I have read so far this year...until next time! 

I've added a perspex piece from my stash to form a title, and some twine threaded through one of the cut apart tags in the Tag Elements paper to add a layer in the clusterb to the right hand side of the page.

I hope you join me to see what I make next with this lovely colourful collection! Rebecca XOXO

Photoplay Paper -Travel Junque- Girlie Weekend

 Hi everyone! Rebecca Bee here today! For my final layout using Photoplay Paper Travel Junque collection, I wanted to focus on some of the softer colours and images in the collection. While the collection itself is generally quite vintage and grungy (which I love!) there are also some softer pink and yellow hues which I felt suited my girlie caravanning weekend away absolutely perfectly! 

The caravan image on the sticker sheet was crying out to be used for this layout, as it perfectly matches the caravan we were away in. The caravan is nicknamed Esther so a girlie layout featuring Esther the cute caravan just had to be made!

I've isolated the more feminine colours and images from the cut aparts in the Post Card & Roam patterned papers and sticker sheet, and paper-pieced an envelope shape from the Tickets paper.

I offset a piece of Bazzil cardstock in the shade Touch of Pink onto the Away We Go Ledger paper to add a softer background for my photographs. I've added two 2x3" photographs and tucked all my fussycut elements into my paper- pieced envelope. Finally to create my title I've used some of the cut apart letters in the Roam paper coupled with a perspex piece to finish off my title. 

I hope you've enjoyed the layouts I have created using Travel Junque or been inspired by them in some way. Until next time XOXO

Simple Stories - Noteworthy - Smile

Hello,

It's Claire here and today I have another layout to share with you using the Noteworthy collection from Simple Stories.

Earlier this month, I made a page focusing on the writing/documenting elements of the collection, whereas today, I'm all about the florals!

To the white cardstock included in the Matchmaker Pack, I cut two pieces of the June paper (roughly 4" and 5.5") and adhered these flat to the page with the smaller piece at the top and larger piece at the bottom, leaving about 2" of white space on either side of the page. For texture, I distressed the edges before sticking each piece in place.

Next, I took a 3" photo and printed it twice, offsetting these one on top of the other to create a stacked photo look - an effect I really enjoy.

Before adhering to the page, I wanted to pull in some of the green and brown tones of my photograph, so I added a scalloped woodgrain border from the Cardstock Stickers and a strip of the April paper.

Raising the photos on foam, I them began to embellish using more stickers and florals from the Floral Bits & Pieces pack.

I also pulled in some of the more documenting themed elements Cardstock Stickers to build out the floral cluster.

Underneath, I added some of the phrases from the Cardstock Sticker sheet, raising on foam to draw the eye into this main cluster.

For my title, I oped for one of those gorgeous Foam Stickers - they're definitely one of my favourite elements of Simple Stories collections.

I 'framed' the title at each end with flowers from the Floral Bits & Pieces pack and added a camera sticker on foam from the Cardstock Stickers to balance the design.

I scattered a few white Nuvo Drops across the page and my page was complete!

This design came together very quickly and I love the bold bright colours against some of the softer florals.  I hope you've enjoyed it. Please do take a moment to check out this beautiful collection in the shop. You can find it right here.

I'll be back next month with some more layouts. Until then, happy scrapping!

Claire xx

@scrappysoulmate

Simple Stories ~ Say Cheese at the Park #2 ☁️ 🌎

Hey all, it’s Anna back on the blog today. 

I’m sharing my second layout using Simple Stories Say Cheese at the Park, which you can find in the shop here. 

For this layout, I have focused on the Fantasy at the Park part of the release, which is perfectly themed to the ‘fantasyland’ lands of the Disney theme parks. 

So what better photos to scrapbook than those of ‘It’s a Small World’…

Unusually for me, I haven’t used a white background and have instead opted for a sheet of coordinating coloured cardstock to showcase my white ‘it’s a small world’ cutfile by Paige Evans. 

As soon as I saw Paige Evans’ layout using this cutfile last year, I knew it was one I just had to create with! And with this collection comes the perfect patterned paper to use to back it - Make A Wish. 

I backed each section of the cutfile with the shapes in the paper Make a Wish, along with a few pieces of coordinating cardstock, which you could find in the matchmaker pack.

I added my photos in square format above the cutfile and added a small title using LDRS Small Puffy Alpha Stickers.

I used my cutting machine again to cut out some small clouds, which are by Peartree Cutfiles and adhered them to the top left and right of my layout. 

I added a few elements from the combo sticker sheet, including the smiling clock face sticker in the centre of the cutfile and a few of the word and floral stickers. 

Thanks so much looking! 

I am going to continue working with this collection next month, so I’ll have more to show you then! 

See you soon!

Anna

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Simple Stories - Summer Lovin' - Fun!

Hi everyone!

Claire here. Hope you had an amazing Bank Holiday weekend celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee! I was certainly glad of the long weekend and even managed to squeeze in some scrapping!

This month, I am creating with the Simple Stories Summer Lovin' collection and oh boy it's a beauty! The collection is full of vibrant colours, fun patterns, florals and ephemera to make documenting your summer stories a breeze.  You can find it in the shop here.

For my first page, I was drawn to the Beatin' The Heat paper - a blue background paper design filled with hosepipes! It immediately made me think of these photos and I knew I wanted to scrap them.

I started with a mixed media background. I applied Distress Oxide Ink in Salty Ocean, Cracked Pistachio and Lucky Clover to my page using a dry stencil brush, adding wet splatters on top.

I created an offset mat as the anchor of my page, using a piece of Typhoon Bazzill Cardstock and Sweet Summertime paper, distressing the edges and layering each piece on foam for extra height.

Next, I positioned my photos into the Chipboard Frames - So colourful and perfect for making a relatively quick layout as it immediately provides a really striking central point of interest.

For the embellishing of this page, I mostly used the Page Pieces. It's a smaller embellishment pack containing 13 pieces including titles and cute ephemera. I positioned the deck chair and paddling pool to the bottom right corner, and also used the tree. I cut the tree in half, placing each piece on either side of my photo frames.

I couldn't resist using the Fun! Foam Sticker for my title, placing it on top of my frame. 

I embellished with a small cluster of flowers, fussy cut from the Simply Paradise paper. 

As a small extra detail, I also added a tab from the Journal Bits pack to the top of the frame.

To create a bit more depth, I layered flowers from the foam sticker sheet and some fussy cut florals around my frames.

Now, you may remember, my whole inspiration for this page was the hosepipe paper! I opted to fussy cut the hosepipes, using several pieces to create an outer frame around my design. 

I absolutely love how that turned out, and it was so much fun to do!

I hope you've found some inspiration in today's blog post. I'll be back in a few weeks time with my second layout.

See you soon!

Claire xx

@scrappysoulmate

Echo Park ~ My favourite Easter #2

Hi all, it’s Anna back on the blog today. I’m still working with Echo Park’s My favourite Easter and I have another scrapbook layout to share with you today. 

You can find this collection in the shop here.

For this layout, I used the b side of the ‘sunny floral’ paper as my base. I then cut a honeycomb cutfile by Paige Evans, I’ve used this one before, I find it really versatile and super easy to back too!

I selected a few of the patterned papers from the collection to back the cutfile.

I selected a 6x4 photo and mounted it onto a piece of patterned paper.

I then fussy cut some floral clusters from the Easter Bouquet paper and tucked them around my photograph. 

I also cut out a few pieces from the cut apart paper - multi journaling cards - adhering them around my photo too, adding some with 3D foam pads. I also selected some chipboard accent pieces.

I added a bow from my stash to the cut apart tag and that was me done!

Thanks so much for looking. See you again soon! 

Anna 

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Pebbles Kid at Heart 💕 #3

Hello! Welcome back to the @papermaze_uk blog! 

It’s Anna here today to share my third layout with the wonderful Pebbles Kid at Heart collection.

You can find the whole range over in the shop here.

For this layout I used the ‘b’ side of ‘You got this’ as my base. I then chose a cutfile by PeartreeCutfiles that went perfectly with the photos I wanted to use. I backed the wording of the cutfile with the ‘b’ side of ‘playful’ and the hearts with ‘party time’ I adhered the cutfile just slightly off centre and then placed my two photographs tucked in on the right side of the page.

I fussy cut lots of flowers from the ‘scatter happiness’ paper and adhered them in two clusters at the top right and bottom left of the layout. I also cut our some of the bees from this paper and poked them out of wording in the cutfile.

I then had a look through the phrase ephemera pack and picked out a few pieces that would work well with the layout. I added them in amongst my clusters of florals. I also scattered lots of sequins around my floral clusters. 

I fussy cut some of the scalloped boarder strips from the ‘playful’ paper and adhered them along the top and bottom of the layout. I trimmed two of them down and layered them up together.

Thanks so much for looking! 

Anna

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@acraftylifewithanna

Pebbles ~ Kid at Heart 💜 #1

Hello! 

It’s Anna back with you today and this month I’ve been working with the bright and colourful Pebbles collection -Kid at Heart collection. 

I love colourful collections, so I was so pleased to be working with these beautifully bright papers!

So, as I looked through the papers Hi, Friend really stood out at me. All the little squares were calling out to me to be cut out and made into a grid layout. 

I decided to document our staycation last year. I always create a separate album or mini book for a holiday. But I like to have one page like this in my regular yearly albums to document a holiday. 

I began by printing out 2 or 3 small square photos from each day of the holiday. I then cut out some of the Hi, Friend 2x2 squares and selected a few pieces from the phrase ephemera pack.

I assembled each element on a sheet of white 12x12 bazzill cardstock, laying them out in chronological order. Once I was happy with the layout, I began to adhere all of the elements to my layout. 

I then added in a few more pieces from the phrase ephemera. I particularly loved the days of the week words, which went perfectly with this layout, enabling me to define each day. 

I added a strip of the scalloped paper from the Playful patterned paper along the top edge of the layout. 

Finally, I added a title using Simple Stories colour vibe alpha stickers. 

See you soon with another layout using this collection! 

Thanks for looking! 

Anna

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