Doilies and Stripes

Hi friends! Last week we celebrated the stars and stripes for the 4th of July, so this week I thought I'd celebrate the doilies and stripes that come in the newest kit, Sweet & Simple. To do that, I chose create 2 cards, each with similar construction, to show off some hand-cut shapes and great striped patterns.

Here are the 2 cards together. I love the way they compliment each other with their color scheme but aren't the exact same replica of each other.

 

When I was creating these, I had my girls in mind as recipients because they're headed to camp this week. I hope to send these in just a few days so that they'll receive them while they're actually AT camp (mail there is sloooowww). But mailing the cards also meant that I had to keep the bulk to a minimum and do more layering of papers and stickers. It was hard to do. Not as much my style, but a good challenge for me. I DID squeak a couple of buttons on each, but I think they'll pass the USPS test.


Well that's all for me! I've gotta get them packed up and ready to leave. Tomorrow's the big day!

Mixing in Layouts

I knew when I decided to switch from traditional 12x12 and 8.5x11 scrapbooking to the Project Life format I would miss making a "normal" layout. So I made sure to keep some 8.5x11 sleeves to add in every now and then when I felt the "call" to sit and scrap a page.

Sunday night I saw a new sketch from Studio Calico and I just felt the Sweet & Simple kits call my name! Here's a layout I made using a combination of the two kits. I have to say, it felt good to sit and play with a bigger canvas than just the 3x4 cards I've been working with.

I loved the cute little 2"x2" ephemera in the Daily Diary kit, and they were perfect to create a grid to add a couple of Instagram snapshots to.

I love using up all the little scraps and bits on my desk. I used a few patterned paper scraps to make some squares to fill up the grid, cut a little banner, and stitched it over a little strip of the gold stripe washi in the big kit. I printed and stapled my journaling onto the top of the page.

I used the #ilovethis! stamp from the Heidi Swapp to stamp off onto the little arrow square - love the look of that! Then I popped up the main photo and turned it just to give it a little more emphasis.

The title is technically No1 Love, I suppose, though I really prefer not to have a title on my pages. I used the Insta chipboard frame in my Daily Diary kit to anchor the "title" onto the page, trimmed out the deer and tucked it in, and layered the flair and the My Mind's Eye epoxy dots and brads over a cut file that I am loving from Silhouette. And can we say gold foil? Yes, please!

So that's my "normal" layout for Baby Reed's five month spread. And now, it's back to finishing up the rest of the month!

Be sure to head over to the main site to get your Sweet & Simple kit - I think there are just a couple left!

Happy Hump Day!!

Fly High

Hello friends!! Happy Tuesday! :) I have a fun layout to share with you today using the Sweet & Simple Classic kit!

I fell in love with this fun geometric paper from Crate Paper that was included in the kit, but it was a little too busy for me to use as a full background. I wanted to still be able to get lots of the pattern in on my layout though. So I started by cutting a large rectangle from the paper, and lining it up along the bottom middle of my cardstock. I then selected some of the single shapes, and continued on with the pattern, leaving a small space in between each shape...this helped to add a little extra interest and dimension.

I kept all of my layering and embellishing clustered in around my photo. I love using the fun patterned envelopes as a layer! Adding in one of the frames helped my photo to stand out more, and not get lost among the layers.

I had just a tiny bit of journaling that I wanted to add on this layout, and for a fun twist, I left one of the triangles open, and added it in there. This kept the layout cleaner, and I could plan accordingly with space and embellishing for what I wanted to include.

There are still a few of these fabulous kits left...and the possibilities are endless with creating with it!! You can see details, and pick yours up right here!

Sweet and Simple layout to share!

Hi there!

It's Becky with you again today and I sure hope that you had a wonderful weekend.

I am here to start off the week with a layout using the brand new Sweet and Simple kit.

I believe there are still some available so get yours here!

I really like the mix of colors in this kit! For this layout I cut lots of strips of patterned paper to show off the variety of prints in the Sweet and Simple kit. After adding the strips to my patterned paper background I added the cute woodgrain border sticker from October Afternoon. I also added some spray mist droplets. I love getting things like the mist in kits because they last a long time!

I layered lots of elements: this cute journaling card from Chic Tags, a kraft envelope from Basic Grey, cardstock elements from Crate Paper, tape from Queen and Company and a rub-on (P.S. I love you) from Chic Tags. 

I really liked how we got two sets of alphas with this kit, like we do with many of them. I like to mix up the different sizes in my title and the little alpha stickers are great for adding journaling or phrases right on your pictures.

What are you creating with the Sweet and Simple kit so far? 

We'd love to see!

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Sweet & Simple: Remember

HI friends! How about another layout using the new Sweet and Simple kit? This is one celebrating a 3 generational picture of my family (my hubs is taking the pic, so he wasn't in it). I just love all the little die-cuts that come with this kit, so I chose to tuck them here and there throughout the layout. I also wrapped the edges with the gold stripe washi tape because I LOVE the gold that's in Sweet & Simple!

That's all for me today. My post is sweet and simple too. Hope y'all have a great 4th of July or Happy Canada Day to all our Canadian friends!

 

peach pickin' fun!

Hey everyone! I'm so happy to be a part of the Noel Mignon design team again!!! Today I have a quick layout to share from the Sweet & Simple Classic Kit. When I saw that great Basic Grey paper in the kit I knew that I would use it for some of our fruit picking adventures. Here in eastern WA we have lots of places to go pick fruit in the summer!

I went pretty simple on this layout, using a 4x6 photo at the top & a couple smaller ones at the bottom. That great kraft envelope was perfect to add the tag with journaling.

I love the gold thickers that came with the kit but they didn't really stand out with the papers I was using so I opted for a smaller title with those great October Afternoon alphas right on top of the envelope.

I also made a flower out of that adorable gingham ruffle ribbon.

And that's it!!! I can't wait to play some more with this kit. It is definitely one of my favorites (although, I think I say that about all of Noels kits!!)

Hello there!

Hi everybody! This is my first official day back on the NoelMignon.com Design Team and I am so excited to be here! I was on the team a couple years ago, and loved it so much. Noel's kits are amazing, and it is seriously one of the brightest spots in my month to hear the mail truck honk, letting me know my kit is waiting for me on the doorstep. Happy sigh...

My husband and I just recently welcomed our first bouncing bundle home, and I have been working on a Project Life style baby album for him. So when Noel asked if I would be interested in coming back on the team I was like, "hmmmmm....ummm....geeee....YEEEESSSS!" The Sweet & Simple Daily Diary kit is going to be a great big chunk of his month five spread, as well as lots of goodies from the Sweet & Simple big kit.

This week, I wanted to show the first couple spreads I made using the two kits. Each month starts with this Design J pocket page by Becky Higgins, and has a 3x4 month card in the left center pocket where I journal a basic overview of the month. I love posting on Instagram, so this is a great page for some of those snapshots.

 

Here I stitched on the label tab and a little piece of that cute border sticker from the October Afternoon Public Library collection. And really, I can't get enough of those stinkin' enamel dots. NOMNOMNOM.

 I stacked an OA tag on top of the Crate Paper camera diecut, then an arrow from the Fancy Pants label sticker sheet. The flash bulb got a star sticker and a Queen & Co. Green Deco Dot. I stacked this onto a piece of polka dot paper and stitched around the edge.

I love the look of a little tag stitched at the top of pretty much anything! So I just cut down a scrap of grid paper, added the date using the OA Mini Market alpha stickers, stamped the Heidi Swapp "moment captured" from the DD kit and stitched the whole thing onto the photo. Then of course I added some enamel dots. Cuz ya hafta. ;)

Here is the second spread. I decided to add a Design F pocket page next. I usually try to stick to the same kind of prints on a spread - white margins, full bleed or polaroid style, but I broke my rule here. Because that's what happens when you're sleep deprived. And really, is he going to even notice?

I sort of fell in love with this mustard arrow paper from My Mind's Eye's Market Street collection in the big kit, so I used it at the top left and bottom right of the spread to draw your eye from beginning to end. I cut down a filler card from my stash, added an OA border sticker, cut down a paper tag, and put the Crate Paper stitched border over the top. And then, yes, more enamel dots. Also, I added a few little drops of the Studio Calico Leaf Green Mister Huey's mist.

 I used one of the Market Street journal cards to journal all about Reed's first try at rice cereal. The top had a brown strip on it that didn't quite match the rest of the layout, so I added a strip of patterned paper to the top of it to coordinate better with the rest of the layout. I added the date with the teal Fancy Pants alphas and stamped an arrow on each side with the Heidi Swapp stamps from the big kit.

 

 I included a 3x4 grid journal card where I recorded everything we did in one day. It has writing on both sides, so I stapled on part of a journaling tag so that it can be pulled out of the pocket easily.

 I love the little flair pieces in the DD kit! This one is my very favorite. I just layered it over a piece of the gold stripe washi tape from Queen & Co. and stitched around the edge to make a little filler card.

And nooooow I am off to work on making up some more filler cards with those cute little Heidi Swapp stamps. Because really, I am a little obsessed with them.

Happy Monday!

xoxo