Holly Jolly | Simple Stories | Holly Days

Wednesday 29 December 2021

 


Hey everyone! Here is a new layout for Simple Stories using the beautiful Holly Days collection. I love Holly Days because it has pink in it and I just adore pink for Christmas!
I have used a 6x8 photo today which I find difficult to scrap with so I’m a bit out of my comfort zone, but I got the photo at our visit to Santa so even though I have scanned it and could print it smaller, I feel bad throwing the original away or leaving it in a cupboard for years, so I have gone ahead and scrapped it!

I went for a central design and have anchored the elements towards the bottom edge of the layout. I started off with a white background mounted onto the beautiful pink candy stripe paper. I mounted my photo and added it centrally to the background. I added my title ‘Jolly Holly’ to the bottom of the photo, this was from the Foam Stickers which are full of gorgeous titles.

I made my photo into a pocket to hold our Santa ticket and two journaling tags from the Tags paper. I then fussy cut loads of presents which I layered and stacked around the two lower corners of the photo. I added to these clusters with ephemera from the Bits & Pieces pack, Chipboard Stickers and Foam Stickers.

I created a cluster at the top with Chipboard Stickers and several label stickers from the Cardstock Stickers. I finished off with some splatters of white paint.

Thank you so much for joining me today and happy scrapping

Niki xx

@nikiclairecreates

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Merry & Bright | Hip Kit Club | Moodboard Inspired

Tuesday 21 December 2021

 


Hi there everyone and Merry Christmas! I have a new layout to share today for Hip Kit Club using the beautiful November kits.  You can find the November kits on the Hip Kit Club website here: https://www.hipkitclub.net/november-2021.

Today I have been inspired by the beautiful December moodboard. I used the image of the baubles mainly for my inspiration and decided to use some of the pretty papers as baubles by making paper rosettes. I made lots, in several different sizes. I actually ended up with so many that they wouldn’t fit on one page so I decided to turn my layout into a double!

I arranged the baubles across the page in a horizontal design. I used a pencil to lightly draw around them and then I took them all off the page again. I then used a star stamp from the Stamp Kit to stamp using embossing ink. I then used the Silver Tinsel Embossing Powder to heat emboss the stars – I love the result!

I then stuck my baubles in place and added hangings using embroidery floss. I added my photos to the centres of the larger rosettes.

I used lots of the beautiful fabric bows to adorn the top of each photo. I then added lots of small embellishments to the layout including chipboard circles, silver stars, and some ephemera.

I added two titles using the Chipboard Stickers and finished off with splatters of white paint.

I absolutely love how this layout turned out and I’m so pleased I turned it into a double!
Happy scrapping

Niki xx

@nikiclairecreates

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December Album Title Page & Days 1 - 8 | Simple Stories | Holly Days

Monday 20 December 2021

 


Hey everyone! I have some more December Album pages to share today, this time using Simple Stories Holly Days collection. I think this is my favourite Christmas collection this year…mainly because it contains pink and I love pink for Christmas!

For my title page I have used white card as my base. I’ve kept it really simple with just a few embellishments and the word December, which is a red mirror-finish acrylic word from a shop here in the UK. Above the word December, I’ve added a snowman sticker, Christmas tree and hot chocolate mug. I wrapped some pink thread wrapped around the page and also added the 2021 number using stickers from the Foam Stickers pack. I finished off with a few hearts and snowflakes and a bow. Sometimes keeping it simple really looks beautiful.

For Day 1 I’ve made an advent calendar style page, using the numbers from the 2x2 Elements paper. I cut up numbers 1-12 and distressed the edges of each and machine stitched around the edge. I arranged these onto my page. For three of the numbers I made them into little doors for my photos to hide behind. I decorated some of the other numbers with enamel dots, puffy stickers and Bits & Pieces.

For Page 2 I used one of the red papers from the Holly Days 6x8 Paper pad as my background and I created a pocket on the front from white cardstock. I can add a photo to the front of my pocket as well as the piece that pulls out from inside. I’ve used one of the Foam Stickers to decorate the front of the pocket and some candy canes too.

Page 3 is super simple with one of the Foam phrases at the top of the page and three houses, a tree and the number 3 at the bottom corner. I promised myself I would include some simple pages this year as last year’s album was a bit overly complicated!

I have turned Page 4 into a shaker pocket. I used a Simple Stories Snowflake cut file to cut out a snowflake shape from the middle of my white background. I backed this with acetate, made a ‘wall’ of foam pads around the shape, filled it with sequins and backed it with pink card. I love the effect. I added an outline to the snowflake to make it stand out more, added machine stitching around the outside, ‘Deck the Halls’ phrase at the bottom and added the number 4. This page is a pocket page with an insert that pulls out from the side which is where I will add my photo and journaling.

Day 5 is my favourite of the whole album. I adore the 6x8 paper with the Santa scene. I have made this into a feature page too, and again my photo and journaling can go on the insert that pulls out from the side. I embellished the scene with hand stitching and glitter details. I also added a few Bits & Pieces, some presents and my number 5. I love how this page turned out.

For Day 6 I’ve used three large circles on a patterned paper background and added a few embellishments, including present stickers which coordinate with the presents on the facing Day 5 page. I added machine stitching around the edge of this page too.

Day 7 is very simple and will contain a full page photo, trimmed to showcase the beautiful Holly Days pattern behind it. I’ve created a small embellishment cluster that can be detached from the base page and placed where appropriate when my photo is available.

Day 8 has space for a 6x4 photo across the top and I’ve created an embellishment cluster stretching right across the bottom edge of the photo – I love that the stockings and ornaments are hanging from the photo!

I hope you have enjoyed these pages! I really love creating my December Album. By the time this video and post go live we will be into December and hopefully I will have started adding my photos. I wonder how they will turn out!

Happy scrapping

Niki xx

@nikiclairecreates

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Festive Fun | Hip Kit Club | November 2021 Kits

Friday 17 December 2021


Hey everyone! Here is a new layout for Hip Kit Club using the November 2021 Kits. You can find the November kits on the Hip Kit Club website here: https://www.hipkitclub.net/november-2021.

Today is Product Focus Wednesday and I decided to focus on the beautiful patterned papers from the November kits and the Floral Ephemera.

I choose two patterned papers: the red one and the pink one. I cut these into 4” squares and origami folded them into flowers. I made four of these flowers in each colour. I then arranged them into a circle shape to form a wreath.

I added some ink from the November Color Kit under where the wreath would sit. I also added my photo in the centre of the wreath so it was framed by the flowers.

I then added lots of floral ephemera around the outside of the flowers. I built up lots of layers of flowers and leaves. I then also added hearts, stars and enamel dots. I even stamped red stars using the Stamp Set around the outside of the wreath too.

I finished off with a few white splatters.

Thank you so much for joining me today and happy scrapping

Niki xx

@nikiclairecreates

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Christmas Crackers | Bella Blvd | Let Us Adore Him Collection

Wednesday 15 December 2021



Hey everyone! I have something a little different to share today…some DIY Christmas Crackers! I’m using the Let Us Adore Him collection by Bella Blvd.

I used a Silhouette cut file to cut three crackers from three different papers from the Let Us Adore him collection. I chose fairly plain prints in red, green and blue. I also cut the initials of my three children from these same papers.

I assembled the crackers and tied ribbon around the ends. I then set about embellishing each one.

For the blue cracker I added a red circle sticker layered with a white circle and the added the M initial. I layered this with some Christmas trees from the Let Us Adore Him ephemera and ‘this Christmas’ banner. I also added some little musical note circles, a puffy heart and some enamel dots.

For the green cracker I created a circle for the T initial using a red sticker and a white circle. I positioned this to the right of the cracker and layered it with some blue flowers, a blue present. I also added musical note circles to this cracker, together with some puffy flowers and enamel dots.

For the red cracker, I punched a white circle to hold the S initial and I positioned this centrally on the cracker. I added a tree ephemera, two flowers and two presents. I also added heart stickers, flower ephemera and some puffy stickers: holly leaves and trees. I also added enamel dots.

Finally I splattered all three crackers with white acrylic paint. I will fill these with chocolates and put the on the table on Christmas Day – how fun and the children will love them!

Thank you so much for joining me today and happy scrapping

Niki xx

@nikiclairecreates

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Wish Season | Hip Kit Club November Main Kit only

Saturday 11 December 2021



Hey everyone! I have a new layout to share for Hip Kit Club and I’m using the November 2021 Main Kit only today. You can find the November kits on the Hip Kit Club website here: https://www.hipkitclub.net/november-2021.

I fell in love with the starburst paper the moment I saw it and decided to cut it up into sections. I then distressed all the edges, cut some down and then arranged the red and blue ones onto a white background in a starburst effect. I love how all the points provided a natural place to put my photo.

I went through the ephemera to look for red and blue pieces that would work with my layout and I found quite a few: a Christmas tree, labels, Wish Season title, baubles, houses and snowflakes. I arranged these ephemera pieces around my photo and onto the starburst colours too.

I used the foiled Wish Season ephemera as my title but also added ‘merry Christmas’ chipboard phrase under my photo.

I then added lots of those absolutely gorgeous silver glittery enamel dots – these have my heart totally! I finished off with a few splatters of white paint.

Thanks so much for joining me today and happy scrapping

Niki xx

@nikiclairecreates

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Seek the Magic in Every Day | GoGo Getaway | CyberCrop Challenge

Wednesday 8 December 2021

 


Hey everyone! I'm sharing my most recent GoGo Getaway CyberCrop challenge layout which was to use stars.

There are a LOT of stars on this layout: on the background paper, on the other papers, Bramble Fox Stars, wooden stars and enamel stars!

I've used Echo Park Paper Witches & Wizards 2 collection which is so awesome for my Harry Potter layouts.

Thanks so much for joining me today and happy scrapping
Niki xx
@nikiclairecreates

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Caught on Camera | Hip Kit Club Sketch Challenge | November 2021 Kits

Sunday 5 December 2021


Hey everyone! Here is a new layout for Hip Kit Club using the beautiful November kits. You can find the November kits on the Hip Kit Club website here: https://www.hipkitclub.net/november-2021.  I’m playing along with this week’s challenge which is a sketch challenge!

The sketch has a big tree on it and I decided to take that literally and to make a large tree for my layout. I used a super simple folded paper technique to make five triangles for my tree.

The sketch has two photos represented on it but I only wanted to use one so I paired it with a journaling card from the November Pocket Life kit.

Under the photos and the tree I added some ink from the November Color kit. I used the Polished and the Seafoam colours to lightly apply some colour to my white background. I then stuck my tree, photo and journaling card on top.

I added my title using the alphabet stickers in the kit and then added lots of beautiful ephemera flowers. I also added some ephemera candy canes, 25 sticker and a red bow.

I punched several silver stars from one of the cardstock sheets and dotted these around the layout before finishing off with splatters of white paint.

Thanks so much for joining me today and happy scrapping

Niki xx

@nikiclairecreates

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The Magic of Christmas | Bella Blvd | Let Us Adore Him Collection

Thursday 2 December 2021


Hey everyone, I have a new layout to share today for Bella Blvd using the Let Us Adore Him Collection. I really love this cute collection which is packed full of pretty Christmas colours and icons.

I opted for a star theme today and cut out several stars from the patterned papers in the collection. I used metal dies for this and cut three different sized stars from five different papers. I wanted some solid pink too so grabbed a sheet from my Bella Besties pack. I then scored each of the stars five times from each point, then folded them all to create 3D stars. I love the effect and they are so very easy to do!

I arranged all my stars onto the layout together with my photo and a few squares from the ephemera. I arranged these on both sides of the layout, leaving a gap in the middle. I wanted my title to be the middle feature of the layout so having that gap worked as a great place for my title.

I created my title out of an ephemera word ‘Christmas’ and then used the beautiful Florence Alphabet stickers in red to create the rest of the title, which reads ‘the magic of Christmas’.

I then added lots of adorable puffy stickers! I used the ones from this collection to add trees and stars. I also added red puffy Trinkets – hearts and stars. I also added enamel stars and a few dots too.

I finished off the layout with splatters of white paint. I absolutely love how this one turned out.

Thank you so much for joining me today and happy scrapping

Niki xx

@nikiclairecreates

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