Being 44 is awesome!!!! Especially if you are this SWEET girl Jayme Loge! Love the layout she has designed using products from a few of our sponsors for The Great Canadian Scrapbook Carnivals in Edmonton and Calgary that are only a few short weeks away! SUPPLIES: Simple Stories patterned paper and stickers, American Crafts Thickers, Tombow Xtreme Adhesive, Westcott paper trimmer, Plaid FolkArt acrylic paint. The Simple Stories I AM Collection was absolutely perfect for Jayme’s layout All that fun painting was done using Plaid FolkArt acrylic paint All the fussy cutting was done using Westcott Titanium scissors And its all stuck down using Tombow Adhesive A BIG HUGE THANK YOU TOOOOOO for being THREE of our The carnivals are COMING to Calgary and Edmonton!!!! YAHOOOO!!!! YOU ARE ALL INVITED to attend!!!! Even if you are not a cropper you can still attend classes, go shopping and…
Are you ready to trim the tree?? LOL!!!!!! Probably not but the Christmas and Winter lines will be popping up EVERYWHERE in the next few weeks so here is a little layout – designed by Connie Nichol – to get you in the spirit of shopping for Christmas themed supplies! SUPPLIES: Stampin’ Up! cardstock, Simple Stories patterned paper, letter stickers and die cuts, Spellbinders curved rectangle and flourish dies, May Arts ribbon, Brother sewing machine, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L . Check out the reindeer and Christmas tree garland ribbon from May Arts Ribbon that Connie used She also used this funky die set from Spellbinders called – Modern Stationary Card Creator dies. And this layout is entirely stuck down using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L We are very excited to announce that are THREE of our The carnivals are right around the corner in Calgary and Edmonton!!!! YAHOOOO!!!!…
Kelly Klapstein has put together a GORGEOUS family tree in a matter of minutes! The tree itself was put together using a Branch Tree and Mini Heart set of dies from Sizzix along with the Big Shot die cutting machine. These dies were punched out of Core’dinations ColorCore Tim Holtz Kraft-Core Shattered cardstock collection This layout features patterned paper from Simple Stories – the Legacy Collection Kelly used Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L E-Z Runner, Dodz and 3D Foam Squares to adhere all the elements onto her page. Add a little bit of May Arts Ribbon twine – and you’ve got yourself a Family Tree! Watch as Kelly puts all these products together in our latest web show! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-lse0SUz8c Happy Scrapping
Check out Desiree’s take on the May sketchy challenge SUPPLIES:Simple Stories patterned paper, Prima Marketing metal embellishment, May Arts ribbon, Tombow Xtreme Adhesive. Page pocket scrapbooking is made so easy when using Simple Stories patterned paper! For this layout Desiree used the Hey Pop collection. Desiree used May Arts Ribbon for a little accent here and there. Everything was stuck together using Tombow Xtreme Adhesive We would love to see your take on our monthly sketchy challenge! CLICK HERE to join the fun! Have a wonderful Monday everyone!
Another fun sketch for April! This sketch designed by Sue Sykes was really fun to play with this month. I used papers, alphas and embellishments exclusively from the Simple Stories “I AM” Collection! As always this collection is full of fantastic colors, images, journal cards and embellishments. It makes putting a layout together pretty quick and easy! Here is my finished layout. Not often do I create a page just about me, but this collection inspired me to do so! I am hopeful in years to come; my family will appreciate me stepping outside of my comfort zone to tell a story about me! I challenge you to do the same…it’s OK to keep it simple! One other product I did add to this layout was Clearsnap iZink. I mixed the Caviar with some water to make the grey spray you see on the background! Easy Peasy…DONE! …
Struggling adhering intricate embellishments or titles with 3D adhesive? Kim Gowdy has the answer!!!!! Kim adhered the word HAPPY down using Be Creative Sookwang double sided tape tape and a technique she teaches in our webshow to give it a 3D effect in seconds! No more fussing cutting foam tape or squares!!!! The layout features patterned paper from Simple Stories The Sizzix HAPPY die and Big Shot die cutting machine. Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L E-Z Runner adhesive to adhere all the element onto her page. Along with Be Creative Sookwang double sided tape to create the intricate 3D adhesive. Learn how to create your own 3D adhesive along with these products in action in our latest web show! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhBIEmCfK4A Here is another look at this fun technique on Kim’s Happy card! Happy Scrapping
Today on our blog we welcome our guest Cari Locken, who is part of the Simple Stories Design Team! Hello to all you Canadian Scrapbooker fans! I’m thrilled to be here on the CS blog today because it holds a special place in my heart. I was a part of the original design team when the magazine first came out in the winter of 2005!! I still remember Jackie emailing me and asking me if I would like to be a part of something very exciting!! After many years of creating for the magazine (almost 10 years!!) I decided it was time for me to leave last year as my life and job related activities were taking me in other directions, and my time was limited in terms of scrapbooking. I did, however, continue on with some amazing companies out there and one of them is Simple Stories. I’m…
featuring Sizzix Eclips2 electronic die cutting machine, Core’dinations cardstock, Simple Stories patterned paper and chipboard stickers Ha! It’s not often you run into Marilyn Monroe (since it has been reported she died in 1962), but on a vacation in California, we were happy to see her sitting on a chair in Universal Studios Hollywood. My husband was thrilled to have a photo taken with her. The April Sketch from the Canadian Scrapbooker Sketchy Challenge was perfect for scrapbooking these pictures that I took with my phone. Rather than the circles shown in the sketch, I considered using stars but finally settled on diamonds, since don’t you know, Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend. I cut the diamonds on Core’dinations Black Magic cardstock with my Sizzix Eclips2 electronic die cutting machine. The basic shapes that are supplied with this machine are so handy. I just dragged and dropped the squishy diamond shape…
WINNER UPDATE – Congratulations to Sue Vincent – this weeks lucky winner! It is Wednesday and we love giving stuff away EVERY SINGLE WEDNESDAY!!!!! This week we are giving the Say Cheese II Collection from the wonderful people over at Simple Stories!! You are going to love it! Someone is going to win – why not you? To enter to win this contest 1. Visit Simple Stories on facebook – CLICK HERE – Say hello from Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine! 2. Leave a comment right here under this blog post. You have until April 3rd at midnight to enter! Good luck everyone!
Today on our blog we welcome Kristine Davidson, a scrapbooker and sketch artist who is on the Simple Stories Design Team! Hello Friends, my name is Kristine Davidson. I am on the East Coast in New Brunswick, and hopefully when you read this, the snow will have melted! I’ve been married for 14 years and have 2 cats named Archie and Willie who keep me busy removing cat hair from my glue dots! I work full-time as a sales and service agent for an airline company and love to spend my spare time being creative. I’ve always been interested in arts and crafts since I was a young girl. I’ve cross stitched, made candles, lampshades, tole painting and scrapbooking has been my passion for several years. I’ve been an avid scrapbooker since 2008 and am completely addicted to pop dots and die cuts! I don’t think I’ve ever created a…
