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Day to Day Planning with Leah O’Neil and Simple Stories

May 22, 2017 1 Comment

Hello everyone! Leah O’Neil here with you today, continuing with my creative planning blog series where I show you the different ways I am using and decorating my Carpe Diem planners from Simple Stories! If you missed my last post about my wellness planner, you can check that out here! For this post, I am going to be showing you the planner I use for day-to-day planning and scheduling. For more about the setup of this planner, you can check out my most recent blog post with Simple Stories here. Today, I want to show you how I have decorated the front pockets of my Ivory Carpe Diem planner and how I have decorated my monthly calendar pages for May. I am using the Simple Stories Domestic Bliss and Home collections in this planner. The front pockets are set up with a mixture of die cuts, stickers, and a few cards…

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Wellness Planner with Leah O’Neil and Simple Stories

March 20, 2017 3 Comments

Hello everyone! My name is Leah O’Neil I’m new here on the blog and am so excited to be here! I am on the Simple Stories Creative team and I’m going to be popping in a few times throughout 2017 to show you how I use and decorate my Carpe Diem planners to organize my life, to document the past and present, and to plan for the future. I truly have a love affair with paper products and accessories. The possibilities for what you can do with an empty planner are ENDLESS, which is probably why I have so many…I tend to collect them. I have lots of planners and I use several at a time. I typically have only one designated as an agenda, to plan out my days/weeks/months. The other planners I actively use all have different functions. The one I’m going to be giving you a peek…

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Technique Tasters Web Show #100 – Custom Hand Lettering Die Cuts

December 1, 2016 No Comments

Kelly Klapstein is on our web show playing with the Brother ScanNCut 2. This machine can do a ton of things including creating custom hand lettering die cuts! Here is the card that Kelly created SUPPLIES: Brother ScanNCut , Simple Stories patterned paper, stickers, and die cut, Sakura Gelly Rolls and Koi Coloring Brush Pen, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Runner and Crafty Foam Tape. Here is a little glimpse at some of the products she used… Simple Stories – Carpe Diem Sakura Gelly Roll pens Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Grab a coffee and watch Kelly put this card together. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7UrsfUgP4k Happy Scrapbooking everyone! Subscribe today to Creative Scrapbooker Magazine – DON’T MISS A SINGLE COPY! – CLICK HERE

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CHA 2016: Simple Stories

January 15, 2016 No Comments

The Simple Stories booth at CHA really inspires scrapbookers!Along with the continuing line of SN@P albums, the new Carpe Diem planners have been on trend and a huge hit. Carpe Diem also comes in a full new line of scrapbooking papers. There are 3 new Simple Sets: Heart, Hero and Hope. The 3 new full collections are just awesome. “You Are Here” is a travel theme line of products. The “Let’s Party” collection is super bright and fun! “Life in Color” is perfect for scrapbooking everyday moments and has a neutral, happy colour palette suitable for all ages and occasions. The booth is also filled with wonderful displays! For more inspiration and information about products, please click HERE and visit the Simple Stories website and blog!