Spooky | Simple Stories | Simple Vintage Scary Stories

 

Here is another layout using Simple Stories Simple Vintage Scary Stories!  I started with a sheet of black cardstock and I added gold splatters all over the background. Once dry, I cut a photo into a circle shape and then I went circle crazy! I picked out all the circular embellishments from the Bits & Pieces, the Journal Bits, and the Cardstock Stickers! I layered the circles all around the photo. I raised some on foam pads, stuck some flat, overlapped them until I had a large centralised circle design!

I added Decorative Brads and Enamel dots to the middle of lots of the circles. I wanted them to have lots of dimension and different textures!

I added some words from the Sentiment Bits to the layout: faBoolous, Ghostly, Spooky and Spooktacular! I love Halloween words!! I raised these on foam pads. I also added a few phrase stickers from the Cardstock Stickers and several stars too.

I finished off by handwriting my journaling around the edge of the circular photo. I absolutely love how this one turned out, it was so fun to make!

Happy scrapping

Niki xx

@nikiclairecreates 

October 31 | Simple Stories | Simple Vintage Scary Stories

 

Hey everyone! Here is a new layout for Simple Stories using the faBOOlous Simple Vintage Scary Stories collection! I love Halloween collections, they are always so cute and fun!

I’ve used a large photo which is 4”x8” – quite a different size to what I’m used to using and I admit I did struggle to figure out a design that worked with it! I used black cardstock as my layout background and added a wide strip of orange cross-hatch paper. I paired this with two other patterns, a small polka dot and a black large circle print. I just used narrow strips of these additional two patterns on the right of the large orange block.

Over on the other side I used one of the chipboard frames as a layer. My photo was the wrong size to fit inside it, but I often use the frames as layers anyway so this worked well here.

For my title I used the October 31 title from the Foam Stickers. I also used lots of foam stars from the same pack.

I embellished the layouts with bats from the Bits & Pieces, and those cute ghosts too! I also used a few spiders, the Happy Haunting bunting and several Decorative Brads. 

I always enjoy using the phrase stickers from the Cardstock Stickers and used a few on this layout ‘spooky’ and ‘toil & trouble’.  I handwrote my journaling to the right of the photo and finished off with a few splatters of gold paint and Enamel Dots!

I hope you enjoyed this layout, I loved making it! Happy haunting!

Niki xxx

@nikiclairecreates

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Hello Parrots | Cocoa Vanilla Studio | Bloom & Grow

 

Hey everyone, here is a new layout for Cocoa Vanilla Studio using the beautiful Bloom & Grow collection.

I had a large photo to use – my nemesis photo size 6”x8”!  I always really struggle with this size but all theme park and school photos seem to be that size! This one was from a family day out to a zoo. I trimmed it down to 6” x 71/4” which made it slightly easier to use.
I cut a piece of that gorgeous striped paper to the same width and then cut apart all the stripes and distressed the edges to create a feature for the middle of my layout. My photo sat on top of that.

I then added lots of florals: some fussy cut from the flower sheet of paper, and some from the Floral Ephemera. I created two clusters, one at the top left of my photo and one at the bottom right of the photo.

For the title I used one of the Raw Chipboard Titles and heat embossed it with a gold glitter embossing powder. I also did some of the hearts from the same sheet. I used the Mini Puffy Alphabet stickers to form the remainder of my title.

I added lots of gorgeous Ephemera, including birds and birdhouses as they went so well with my photo! I also added gold Puffy Hearts Accessory Stickers and some fussy cut florals from the Specialty Paper. I finished off with handwritten journaling and splatters of gold paint!

Thanks so much for joining me today and happy scrapping

Niki xx

@nikiclairecreates

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Boo! For the Love of Pretty Paper Sketch | Simple Stories Simple Vintage Scary Stories

 

Hey everyone! Here's my take on this month's For the Love of Pretty Paper sketch. I stuck fairly close to the sketch, although my photos are a bit different and I've added extra embellishments of course! I love Halloween scrapbooking, but it's not for everyone so the spiderwebs could be swapped out for anything else of your choice! 

I've used the new Simple Stories Simple Vintage Scary Stories collection for my layout.  I hope you like it!

Happy scrapping

Niki xx

@nikiclairecreates

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Crafty Cocktails | GoGo Getaway | Simple Stories Crafty Things

 

Here is a layout I made for a recent GoGo Getaway Cybercrop Challenge, which was to use an enlargement photo. My photo is 6" x 12" - so pretty big! I love using large photos, they make such an impact! I've used the Crafty Things collection by Simple Stories

Happy scrapping

Niki xx

@nikiclairecreates  

You are so Beautiful | Cocoa Vanilla Studio | Bloom & Grow Collection

Hey everyone, here is a new layout I made using the beautiful new Cocoa Vanilla Studio collection Bloom & Grow. I cut my photo into a circle shape and created a big floral cluster to one side. I mostly used fussy cut flowers from that beautiful sheet of flowers, but also added some mulberry flowers and some Ephemera – that little girl holding a bunch of flowers has my heart! I also heat embossed one of the Raw Chipboard Titles. I used an embossing powder called ‘passion’ which is a rose-gold colour, this turned out so well!

Thanks so much for joining me today and happy scrapping

Niki xx

@nikiclairecreates

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Laughter is Timeless | Say Cheese Classic Mouse | Simple Stories

 

Have you seen the new Simple Stories Say Cheese Classic Mouse collection? It’s so exciting to have Mickey appear in a scrapbooking collection! I loved the journaling card with the quote ‘Laughter is timeless, Imagination has no end, and Dreams are forever’ so I used that as a focal point, and used film strips above and below with lots of gorgeous embellishments!

Happy scrapping

Niki xx

@nikiclairecreates 

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Hello Pumpkin | Cider & Donuts | Simple Stories

 

Hey everyone, here is another layout using the gorgeous Cider & Donuts collection by Simple Stories.  I’ve used a enlarged photo, 12x12 in size! I trimmed it down a bit and added a white border and then placed the photo onto the pink plaid print.

I used lots of tags cut from the Tags Elements paper on this layout. I cut them all out, distressed the edges and tied them through with ribbon. I prefer to staple my ribbons through so that they are flat and don’t create a bulky knot, which is what I did here.

I created a cluster of three tags in the top right corner of my layout. I used this area to add another small photo.

I added two tags at the bottom of the layout too, in the opposite corner. I used this area to add my title, which says ‘Hello Pumpkin’ and is from the Sentiment Bits pack.

To each cluster I added lots of pieces of Floral Bits and other items from the Bits & Pieces pack, including a very cute squirrel!

I added acorns and pumpkins and hearts from the Foam Stickers, I love that these not only come with lots of beautiful titles, but also some smaller icons too. I also added some Decorative Brads to my clusters and then I finished off with some splatters of gold paint.

Thanks so much for joining me today and happy scrapping!

Niki xx

@nikiclairecreates

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Gather Together | Cider & Donuts | Simple Stories

Hi everyone, here is a new layout for Simple Stories, using the stunning Cider & Donuts collection. I love Autumn themed collections, they are perfect for all my pumpkin picking pictures!

I adore plaid designs so was instantly drawn to the plaid pattern to use as my background. I cut away a large diamond, and three more smaller ones, to create apertures. I then mounted my paper onto white card so the diamonds were backed with white.

I added my photo and two tags cut from the Tags Elements paper, which I tied through with ribbons. I created a cluster using Floral Bits and Bits & Pieces to the left of my photo.

I added a large title from the Foam Stickers – I love the multi font with the different colours, these titles are gorgeous.

I then embellished the smaller apertures with some smaller embellishments: chipboard pieces from the Decorative Brads, Foam Stickers and some label stickers from the Cardstock Stickers.

I added some of the gorgeous Rub-Ons around the layout too – I cut them off their background and place them into position to ensure I’m happy with the placement before rubbing them with the wooden stick. I love all the small details that come with the Rub-Ons.

I added a few Decorative Brads, handwrote a small amount of journaling and also machine stitched with black thread all around the outside edge of my layout. I finished off with a few splatters of gold paint.

I hope you like the layout, I really enjoyed making it

Happy scrapping

Niki xx

@nikiclairecreates

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Wild at Heart | Cocoa Vanilla Studio | Bloom & Grow Collection

 

Hey everyone, here is my first ever layout with the beautiful new Cocoa Vanilla Studio collection Bloom & Grow. The collection has a pack of Raw Chipboard Titles and I dived straight into those! I popped out a few from the backing, and decided to heat emboss them. I have a limited supply of embossing powders (something that’s about to change!) and I choose a flat dark blue colour. But I wanted it to have a sparkly finish, so I added some white and silver embossing powders too to make it a sparkly blue – I think the finished result looks more silver than blue but hey, I’m happy!

I choose that beautiful paper with the floral frame and decided to use a small photo with my large title. I added Floral Ephemera to two of the corner clusters, together with some gold fabric hearts, Ephemera and a few fussy cut flowers from the Specialty Sheet. I also created a cluster on the corner of the photo.

I embellished my title with Puffy Heart stickers and a few labels from the Accessory Stickers and I finished off with splatters of gold paint!

Thanks so much for joining me today and happy scrapping

Niki xx

@nikiclairecreates

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