Chantalle McDaniel's Blog Posts

01.08.18

Living in the tropics, seeing snow is a rare treat! I’ve only had the pleasure of a winter wonderland a handful of times and it was amazing. Creating this page with Sub Zero has me looking forward to a day when my kids and I can frolick in the snow together!

I’ve journalled directly on my background paper using my typewriter. The coloured lines alternating with white on this ‘Below Zero’ paper made for a fun alternative to printing my journaling out and adhering it to the page. 

The little snowman elements were a great match for the snowman building pics. It was the first snowman I had ever built! I’ve used a combination of a larger, hand cut snowman from the 4x4 Elements sheet as well as some smaller sized ones from the Combo Cardstock Stickers, 4x6 Stickers and Bits & Pieces.

Expression stickers are just the right size to fit in between the lines of journaling.

Thanks for joining me.

If you are lucky enough to play in the snow - roll around in it for me!

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01.01.18
Hello Simple Stories fans and Happy New Year!
 
The last 12 months have seen some amazing changes in my little world and I’m so excited to see what this new year has in store for us all! 
I’m kicking off the year with this self reflective layout using the beautiful black, white and gold theme of the ‘2018' Simple Set.
 
 
To draw the eye, I decided to use a section of white cardstock against the contrasting black and white stripe of a sheet of ‘Below Zero’. There is a gold spot printed on to this paper and I have used some gold sequins over them to add a bit of sparkle to the right side of the page.
 
 
The design was based on a sketch which had circles across the centre. I’ve used a circle punch on either end of the four circles and used different sized circles for interest. The numbers 2018 were cut out of the 3x4 Journaling Card Elements.
 
 
I’ve paired the page with some elements from one of my all-time favourite collections, The Reset Girl. The inspiring messages and boss babe imagery are perfect for a layout about the possibilities that lie before us!
 
 
Wishing you an amazing 2018. Go get it girls!
 

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11.29.17

Hello again Simple Stories fans! Chantalle with you today to share a countdown-style page using the beautiful festive ‘Very Merry’ collection.

Instax snaps are a favourite of mine for scrapping. They are just small enough to really draw the eye in and one can use a couple on a 12x12 size page.

The design of this page is pretty simple, focusing the attention through a central band with busier pattern paper on either side. For this reason, I have kept the central paper pretty neutral, cutting several strips from a sheet of ’Tis the Season’. 

The outer botanical print is the 4x6 Vertical Elements from the collection. I wanted to pull out pops of the red, green and charcoal, so I’ve kept this busy print further out, then brought the red & black checked print in to co-ordinate with the large ’25’ from a pack of Very Merry Pocket Pieces.

To give the feeling of a little countdown, I have also added some numbers close to 25 from the top of the page. These are from a pack of Very Merry Stickers and would be fantastic for a planner or December album at this time of year.

The page has been finished off with some Clear Stickers (cut in half to go further!) some mini banners from a pack of Bits & Pieces and a touch of stamping.

A super simple page but I love the bold title and centralised theme.

Thanks so much for joining me!

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