SCT Magazine: Creating a Pocket Page with the Simple Stories Love Story collection

Hello, friends! This week is LOVE WEEK on the Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine Blog. Today I’m up sharing a lovey-dovey pocket page using the Simple Stories Love Story collection! I think you will agree with me that this collection is totally swoon-worthy with its beautiful, rich color palette and romantic details.

My husband and I were married on January 23rd, so, for me, Valentine’s Day, and celebrating the people I love, begins a few weeks earlier than most people. Life has been busy for both of us lately, so this year, our anniversary celebrations were short and sweet with lunch at a favorite restaurant. 

Even though our photos felt a bit ‘everyday’, I wanted to capture our special day in a beautiful way, so I opted to create a pocket page. We have been married for 27 years now! Yay!

 

I began with a 4×6 pocket page protector by Doodlebug Design. The first thing I like to do is to create a ‘title’ card for my pocket page spreads. For this one, I used a large, floral doily die-cut as the base, then layered the chipboard ‘Love Story’ overtop with a pair of floral die-cuts. A few Decorative Brads add a bit of shine.

I like to print my photos smaller than the 4×6 canvas, so that I have room to play with patterned paper layers, embellishments, words, and journaling.  Placing the smaller photos and journaling in their own decorated sections makes each one feel highlighted and special on their own, don’t you think?

I knew I wanted to use lots of romantic details and embellishments on this layout, so I decided to keep my color palette monochromatic with accents of sage green. I used the same backgrounds on all six slots, alternating between the damask patterned paper and the solid paper.

The damask cards are accented with strips of typewriter paper, and the solid cards have striped border strips. This helps tie everything together. From there, I used Ephemera die-cuts as the base for each embellishment cluster on the different cards. 

Creating embellishment clusters is so much FUN! I always begin with die-cuts, choosing a main image then anchoring it with other shapes. I add words, then sprinkle in things like butterflies, hearts, brads, or enamel dots for dimension.

I hope you enjoyed seeing my pocket page today using the stunning Simple Stories Love Story collection. There are so many romantic, lovely details in this collection and I can’t wait to play with it again! Have you created a pocket page lately?

Happy creating!

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Simple Stories: Hugs & Kisses Scrapbook Page

Each year my daughter gets excited to make treats for Valentine’s Day. This was the first year she made chocolate-dipped strawberries and she was so proud! This layout features the happy girl with her confection using the Simple Stories Heart Eyes collection. Watch the process video below!

HUGS & KISSES

One of the most fun parts of creating a layout for me is selecting the patterned papers that I want to work with. Since this page is about strawberries, the bright red paper made the perfect background color!

I first chose the teal emoji paper, the tiny smiling faces just make me so happy and we all know that teal and mint are my favorite colors and need to make an appearance on every layout I create, right?! I then added the striped paper and the white/black polka dot 6×8 paper to create a color-blocked band across the page.

Next, I pulled out the hexagon paper from the collection. I have been eyeing this paper, wanting to cut it up and use the hexagons on a page as embellishments … and that is exactly what I did here. I chose the hexagons that did not have any printed icons so that I could add die-cuts of my choosing.

For the title, I chose one of the Heart Eyes Foam Stickers. I tried something different today. I wasn’t too keen on all of the white space in between the letters of the premade sticker, so I took out my craft knife and non-stick scissors and cut out each letter. It’s a bit rough looking and I’m not sure I will do this again … but hey! it was worth a go! I’m hoping it won’t be too noticeable once the page is placed in a sheet protector in an album. Ha!

On the right side of the page, I added a waterfall of hexagons with more embellishments. I also picked out a few Journal Bits to play with. The pink library card holds my journaling. The television set is also from the Journal Bits; I added a gummy bear couple, the ‘XOXO’ sentiment, and a hot pink brad … don’t the little gummy bears look like they are part of a show? *giggle*

This page was a lot of fun to make and was a good reminder to me that I need to make some yummy treats for Valentine’s Day! Chocolate-covered strawberries sound JUST RIGHT!

Have a Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Simple Stories: Heart Eyes Layout

It’s February! Time to celebrate the people we LOVE! I’ve created a layout today featuring the Simple Stories Heart Eyes collection. Click on the video below to see how this page came together!

HEART EYES Layout

My daughter planned a special date for her boyfriend the other day where they went out to dinner and then went to Build-A-Bear to make matching Valentine monkeys. He surprised her with a beautiful bouquet of flowers and his mom snapped these cute photos of the two of them together.

The Journal Bits for this collection is so much FUN! I was immediately drawn to these two hearts. I layered them up together and then added journal strips on top. My handwriting is quite large, so the journal strips help me fit more of the story in the space I allotted.

I used the ‘Heart Eyes’ phrase from the Foam Stickers for my title, anchoring them with a chipboard heart accented with the black striped Decorative Brad. Behind the heart I added a floral piece, repeating the floral accenting the large heart on the right side of the page.

This collection makes me HAPPY with its unique color scheme of pink, red, orange, blue, and black. I also created a mini album with this collection that I will be sharing here on my blog next week. Be sure to check back on the 8th to see it!

Enjoy your weekend!

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February SCT Sampler Layout with Simple Stories Happy Hearts collection!

The SCT Sampler kit is a small subscription kit that gives you a small ‘sampling’ from different manufacturers each time. I subscribe to the kit and enjoy getting a ‘taste’ of new collections each month.

(Click here for more information about the SCT Sampler Kit Subscription.)

I was invited to do a Facebook LIVE in the SCT Sampler Group in February (anyone can request to join … even if you don’t yet subscribe to the kit) and created the following layout featuring the darling Simple Stories Happy Hearts collection.

I used the heart dies that were included in the January Sampler kit to create the hearts around my page. I used scissors to cut away the inside of the hearts and then layered them on top of the different papers included in the kit.

The ‘Happy’ script die was included in the February SCT Sampler kit. I decided to use it for my title. I used the ‘Happy’ word as-is for the first word. For the second word in the title, I cut apart the letters from the die and re-fashioned them to spell the word ‘day’ (the ‘d’ is an upside down ‘p’).

The Doodlebug Design enamel hearts and dimensional bird stickers were the perfect accents to the Happy Hearts die-cuts included with my kit. It’s always a fun and creative exercise to see what I can create with just a few supplies.

If you’d like to watch my process of this page coming together, you can see it in the group at the link below (if you’re not yet a member of the group, just request to join).

CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK TO THE PROCESS VIDEO IN THE SCT Sampler Facebook Group.

The February SCT Sampler is no longer available, but I linked the products I used for this page in the list below, if you are interested.

Thanks for coming by! Happy Scrapping!

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