Simple Stories Life Documented with I {Heart} Summer and Maya Road

Hi Simple Stories fans! Rebecca here to share a Life Documented project with you using both Maya Road and the Simple Stories line I {Heart} Summer. I think the greatest element of Life Documented and using Simple Stories products is that they lend themselves both to the simplest form of scrapbooking as well as the most complex. I have major time constraints like all of you and often I want to just get my photos scrapped. Enter the simple side of Life Documented (the Pocket Pages and SN@P cards that slip right in).  And then sometimes I just want to play with paper and embellishments and get creative and have fun. Enter ALL the other Simple Stories elements that are available. And sometimes I want a little of both! So for my Life Documented spread this month I decided to do a 2 page spread with one 12 x 12 layout as the first page and one Pocket Page as the second.

Like I mentioned I made a traditional 12x12 layout on the left side:

I included lots of fun Maya Road goodies that compliemented the Simple Stories I {Heart} Summer line perfectly! Like the linen star decorated with twine cording:

And the cool canvas flower. You will notice that even this very dimensional flower fit easily into the Simple Stories 12 x 12 Pocket Page--they are very generous indeed!

And the Fabric Tape was loads of fun! I used it as a border and to create little flags:

And finally, I used the Mini Chipboard Heart Confetti stapled with some more Twine Cording to make this little embellishment:

On the right hand side of the spread I made a Pocket Page. I love the square pockets for Instagram photos!

And again, I embellished with lots of I {Heart} Summer and Maya Road! I cut the 4x4 journaling card from a larger 4x6 SN@P card, used my typewriter to journal on it and added a Maya Road mini Chipboard Say Cheese Camera.  I loved how you could take the pieces of the camera apart so they could easily be painted different colors!

I also layered a Maya Road flower over patterned paper, a border sticker and a brad element:


But my favorite pocket was this one, where I layered Simple Stories SN@P! Cuts over a piece of patterend paper from the 6 x 6 Paper Pad. Then added a Maya Road Butterfly flag. I faux stitched around the Kraft butterfly with a white gel pen and tied it with some twine cording which I unrolled to look a bit like a bow. Next I added a mini polaroid from the Maya Road Mini Chipboard Set Say Cheese which I painted white. I covered the bottom of the Polaroid with Maya Road Fabric tape and added a Simple Stories Chipboard heart to the center of the frame! PHEW! Lots of work, but like I said it is my favorite!

Like I mentioned, I used a traditional 12 x 12 Pocket Page for the left hand side of my page. I love the Simple Stories 12 x 12 Pocket Pages because they are so generous even fitting layouts with lots of dimension.
And on the right side of my spread I used the Simple Stories Pocket Pages Design 10:
Since I already have traditional scrapbook albums, my Life Documented albums tend to include lots of phone photos, so I LOVE the 4x4 pockets for all my phone and Instagram photos. I also love how the Pocket Pages are matte enough that they dont cause a huge glare, but clear enough that they don't look foggy. Just right! I hope you are enjoying our Life Documented series and see that whether you like to keep it simple or get a little more complicated Simple Stories has what you need to document your life!
Other Supplies Used:
Simple Stories I {Heart Summer} Products Used:
Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers
Expressions Cardstock Stickers
6x6 Paper Pad
Chipboard Stickers
Decorative Brads
Layered Stickers Flair Icons
Hello Summer Paper
Yellow Boardwalk Paper
SN@P! Cuts
SN@P! Cards
Maya Road:
Twine Cording
Fabric Tape
Butterfly Flags
Mini Chipboard Sets Heart Confetti and Say Cheese
Linen Star
Canvas Flower
Trim Flower

Scrapbook Circle's First Avenue.... and My Big BIrthday

Scrapbook Circle's June kit First Avenue features a bunch of the fabulous Basic Grey Collection Hipster. I LOVE this collection.

But it is truly the way the kit incorporates other elements that makes it AMAZING to work with. Like the Farmhouse paper.And the Jillibean Soup alphas. I also got the Add On this month. And that only makes the whole experience even more perfect.

Add in the Bella Blvd washi. And the Fancy Pants envelopes. SIGH. LOVE LOVE LOVE. It was one of those sit down and delve in and get lost in all the goodness kind of kits.

Yeah, so I turn the big 4-0 this month. Not super thrilled. But I think for the most part I am handling it ok. Pretty much ignoring it for the most part (with a side of denial to round it out). But it wouldnt be a big birthday without a big celebration. So I am collecting fun scrappy goodness for a nice big box to send someone. Keep on the lookout. Anywho back to the kit.... HOLY cuteness, how awesome are the Basic Grey chipboard shapes? And see the Rock On circle? THAT my friends is from the Scrapbook Circle printable. It used it a TON this month! OH and the flair???!!! Made exclusively for this Scrapbook Circle Kit and PUUUURFECT designs and colors.

And the stickers? A whole sheet of Basic Grey elements stickers. And that cool border on the journaling was the Fancy Pants Swagger border stickers. I am telling you, SUCH a cool combination of product.

I kind of have a feeling these kits are going to sell out, so run over and snap one up now if you are interested.

♥Rebecca

Scrapbook Circle's My Favorite and Back to the Grid...

The grid is a design I go back to again and again. It is fast and easy, it is fun to add lots of pictures, and then it allows you to get creative filling the non photo spaces. Also, it is a good way to use up scraps. Finally, it is an easy way to incorporate lots of patterns without overwhelming your photos. Here is my recent grid layout using the Scrapbook Circle May Kit My Favorite:

Probably using 9 different patterned papers would overwhelm a layout if you used too much of each, but here in itty bitty squares they still let the photos do the talking. Once I have all my squares laid out the way I want, the fun begins and I get to play around with what other goodies I want to include, like the Maggie Holmes bow:

Or bits of the title, or a popped up Lily Bee sticker:

You can break out of the structure of the grid a bit to include some journaling strips from the Scrapbook Circle printable:

And frame the whole thing with another piece of the printable stitched to the bottom and some torn washi at the top:

So, do you love a good grid or do you find them too structured? Inquiring minds want to know!

:) Rebecca

Scrapbook.com May Kit and NEW Blog

**If you are looking for the Therm O Web / DCWV Blog hop, you can either scroll down or click HERE.
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I am so excited to have had a chance to freshen up the look and feel of my blog thanks to Designer Blogs. I used a downloadable template from them previously and this time I used one of their premade designs, but purchased one that included the social media buttons and customized header. I LOVE it! They do wonderful work, quickly, answer any questions and their designs are awesome. Definitely check them out if you are in the market for a new blog design! For an extra fee, they also created a matching watermark for my photos! I love matching ;)

Now onto Scrapbook.com Kit Club! The May kit is called Sunshine Summer:

Scrapbook.com Kit Club - Sunshine Summer
Scrapbook.com

I LOVE the colors! Everything on these layouts is from Sunshine Summer.

The Lawn Fawn Hemp is so perfect for nautical layouts or boy pages.

And how awesome is the Webster's pages camera washi?

There are several challenges for the month of May over in the Scrapbook.com challenge section. You can find it HERE. Two random winners receive a $30 prize pack so get over there and enter!

♥Rebecca

Simple Stories Introduces I ♥ Summer

**If you are looking for the Therm O Web / DCWV Blog hop, you can either scroll down or click HERE.
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Now onto my latest Simple Stories post!

The Simple Stories I {Heart} Summer line is so fabulous that I could not wait for the official start of summer to start using it! Fortunately for me, living in the southwest means summer weather comes early and my kids were in the pool over Easter weekend this year!

Do you ADORE all the new fun embellishments that the Simple Stories lines include? Like fun flair and brads...

Die cut pages, chipboard stickers and washi tape looking stickers...

Super cute stacked stickers offer dimension:

And all the fun usual suspects including alphas, stickers and more. I ran out of room to journal so I did it along the edge of the scalloped sticker:

Isn't I {Heart} Summer such a fun line? Ican't wait to use this line for even more summer fun and activities!

Supplies Used:
I {Heart} Summer Collection--
12 x 12 Collection Kit #3200
Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers #3202
Expressions Cardstock Stickers #3203
Chipboard Stickers #3227
Decorative Brads #3226
Layered Stickers #3228
Flair Icons #3229
12 x 12 Simple Basics Kit #3224
SN@P Pages #3222

Die Cuts with a View and Therm O Web Blog Hop

Welcome to the DCWV/Therm O Web Summer Lovin’ Blog hop. 

Today, the design teams from DCWV and Therm O Web have brought together all the things we love about summer! The designers are have combined paper from DCWV’s Sunday Afternoon and Everlasting \Love stacks, together with a variety of adhesives, mists and other fantastic products from Therm O Web!    

If you have come here from Rita's Blog then you're on track! If not, you should go back to the DCWV blog and start today’s leg of the hop from there!

I had the pleasure of creating with the DCWV stack Sunday Afternoon. I made a gift for my daughter for the last day of 2nd grade -- a dressed up cork board and matching card.
Start with a cork board and adhere patterned paper to the cork with any Therm O Web glue runner. To adhere the large bow to the frame use Therm O Web Jumbo Zots. To easily adhere the strip of ribbon or trim use Therm O Web Sticky Lines.

Then use a small Therm O Web Zots to adhere the small bow. To make unique tacks, you need Small Therm O Web Zots, buttons, tacks and twine.
 
Tie twine through the button holes and then place on a small Zots.


 
Pull off the button with the attached Zots and stick to the tacks.

Finally, use the same DCWV stack to make a coordinating card. To make a 3d element use 3D Zots to pop up the sentiment.

Turn the element over, stick several 3D Zots down and adhere to card.

One of the great things about 3D Zots is they are clear so you can't see them sticking out from behind your popped up element!

Be sure to visit all the blogs today, and leave comments for your chance to win!  Two lucky readers will win a set of 3 stacks from DCWV, and an additional reader will receive an amazing gift pack from Therm O Web!   The more you comment, the more chances you have to win!

Now, head on over to Dayna Sabrina's blog to see what kind of spring craftiness she has in store!

List of Participants: 

Erin - http://dcwvinc.blogspot.ca/

Sarah - http://www.sarawandrews.com/

Debbie - http://www.debbie-lovescrappin.blogspot.ca/
Thomisia - http://thomisia.blogspot.com/
Andrea - http://andreascreativepapertrail.blogspot.ca/
Amanda - http://oldenough2beakid.blogspot.ca/
Patti - http://pattimilazzo.blogspot.ca/
Rita - http://letsembellish.blogspot.com/
Rebecca - http://www.myclutteredcorner.com
Dayna Sabrina - http://sabrioletdesigns.blogspot.com/
Jennifer C - http://stitchcutcreate.blogspot.com/
Hilde - http://hildejanbroers.blogspot.nl/
Audrey - http://audreypettit.wordpress.com/
Britt - http://pinkpapercrowns.blogspot.com/
Daniela - http://www.danieladobson.blogspot.ca/
Jan - http://scrapnsurprise.blogspot.com/
Erin - http://erinyamabe.com/
Tessa - http://precociouspaper.blogspot.com/
Karen - http://scrappycanuck.wordpress.com/
Alice - http://www.alicegolden.typepad.com/
Karla - http://madebykarla10.blogspot.com/
Emily - http://www.createserendipity.net/ 
Julia Sandvoss – www.buzybunny.blogspot.com

:) Rebecca

Scrapbook Circle My Favorite

I ADORE Scrapbook Circle's May Kit My Favorite! A mix of Maggie Holmes, Elle's Studio, Fancy Pants Trendsetter and more...

I have been having fun with this versatile kit:

Love those little stars from Jenni Bowlin!

The butterflies were punched from a sheet of Maggie Holmes washi tape paper. LOVE that stuff!

And the corrugated Jillibean Soup people? I was so excited to have one for each family member!

:) Rebecca