Nicole Nowosad's Blog Posts

10.30.19

Hi there! Nicole here today to share with you a project using the gorgeous Winter Farmhouse collection. I couldn't resist mixing this collection with some wintery photos of a travel destination in Canada I visited a while ago, it was perfect for those wintery moments.

I chose to add my photos along the top of my page in a row and then wanted to mix up various patterns from the 6x8 paper pad to create the design for my page. I cut several different sized of squares/rectangles and layered them under the row of photos, to add a pretty layered feeling to the bottom area of the page. 

To add some extra dimension, I added in some chipboard and mini element stickers along with some punched half circles into the layered paper design! I added a simple digital diecut cardstock title along the top edge of the photos.

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10.15.19

Hello Simple Stories fans! Nicole here today to share a fun holiday project with you using the Holly Jolly collection! 

For this project, I was inspired by the Holly Jolly clear stamps and wanted to find a fun way to incorporate them into my scrapbook page design. I chose to stamp some images and watercolor them in two different ways. First I stamped the HOHOHO sentiment repeatedly to some cardstock with red ink. Once it was completely dry and set, I smooshed some red watercolor ink over the entire stamped area and set it aside to dry. Once totally dry, I punched 1" circles to create my own patterned paper!

You can see that I also punched various patterned papers from the 6x8 patterned paper pad from the Holly Jolly collection too. I mixed the stamped patterns in with the patterned paper and laid them out into a simple grid pattern on my layout.

You can see I also stamped some hearts from the clear stamps and used the co-ordinating dies to cut them out, adding them to the centers of a few of the paper circles.

I also stamped some cute trees from the clear stamps and watercolored them with some green and then set aside to try - to be fussy cut out to use as embellishments for my project. I finished the project with a title using some diecuts and mini stamps too!

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09.30.19

Hi there! Nicole here today to share with you a whimsical project made with the Country Christmas collection.

I decided to use the various patterns in this collection to create a bold title for my project. I used patterns from the 6x8 paper pad and used 2" squares to create a hand drawn title, cutting each letter from a different patterned paper. This adds a lot of color and whimsy to a typical holiday project.

I added a few diecut holly leaves to the sides of my title and used some circle stickers from the Country Christmas Mini Sticker Tablet as holly berries in my design.

It is easy to create a unique and whimsical project using traditional patterns and holiday colors - I hope you will give this a try!

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