Hello Love Layout with Simple Stories Love and Adore

Hello there, today I'm sharing a FotoBella's design team  project with you.  I don't know about you but I can't get enough of this cute Simple Stories Love and Adore collection.  

 I had to use this background paper because I just love it!  And it didn't take much to pull this layout together. I chose a 4"x6" photo of my two cuties from a few years ago and cropped it down to 3"x6" I then double matted it with black and white cardstock.  I kept the white border thicker so that I could embellish it with the enamel dots.  The title "Hello Love" is from the Chipboard sticker pack along with the flowers and the hearts.      

                            

                                       

I also added fun embellishments below the photo. 

 Sometimes you may see my layouts with journaling and without.  I do plan to add some journaling in the white space area, but I've found that for me, its better to do that later.  I prefer putting the layouts into the book, and then journal to help create a storyline and good flow between layouts.  Otherwise, I  have found that my journaling gets repetitive and boring....names, date, occasion with generic captions because I can't think of something else to write.  Does that seem to happen to you?

Hope you found some inspiration today and find yourself busy crafting with Simple Stories Love and Adore collection from FotoBella.com

Have a fabulous day!

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Well Hello!  I know this may be shocking you right now, a new blog post popping up on my blog today?!? I know, I know, I've been MIA!  But trust me, with good reason!  The last half of 2016 was spent designing and making page kits for FotoBella as well as my husband and I deciding to sell our house to buy a new one that better suited our families needs and well, move in December, just before Christmas!  Now, wouldn't you know it's February already and Valentine's Day is right around the corner!?!

I'm so happy to say that I'm back at the crafting table, in my new craft studio (hooray!) and designing projects for FotoBella :)  Today it's with the fabulous Simple Stories Love & Adore collection which can be found at FotoBella.com and is just the right collection to inspire some "love"ly crafts!

I've got a confession, every year around this time, the dollar spot at Target has these cute little tin mailboxes, and every year I buy some....and this is year I finally use them in a project!  I'm sure many of you can relate :)  For this project I'm using the Simple Stories Love & Adore collection to embellish a turquoise and white mailbox.

This is really a fast and easy project and just so cute!  Perfect for the kiddos to take to school for their Valentine exchange or to tuck a few Valentine goodies of your own to give as gifts.

To start, I cut a piece of "So Happy Together" paper and "Elements" Paper that measures 12"x4" so that it would wrap around the body of the mailbox.  It really fits perfectly, but one thing worth mentioning is that you do have to cut a notch out so that the flag on the mailbox is not covered up and moves properly.

For the embellishments, I sorted through the Card Stock Die Cut Ephemera Bits and Pieces. The sizes of these pieces are just right for this project and there are lots of pieces to choose from.  I layered them up and added a few enamel dots and some twine.  It really is that simple, but that's what make working with Simple Stories products so awesome :)  Find them here at FotoBella.com

So happy to share my first design team project for the year with you!  Looking forward to many more!

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Post Card Princess Layout with Simple Stories Enchanted

Hello! Who doesn't love feeling like a princess?  Today sharing the new Simple Stories Enchanted Collection I've been working with and it is packed full of princess goodies.   This is such a cute collection and FotoBella.com has all the goodies that go with it.  

Recently my daughter and I had the opportunity to go to a book signing for the author and illustrator for the Fancy Nancy books.  The Enchanted Collection couldn't have been more perfect for these photos.  This is one of many layouts I will be sharing with you.  

As part of the book signing, we got to go inside the tour bus.  This thing was completely "Fancy" as any Fancy Nancy fan would expect.  

There are fabulous silver foil embellishments in this collection and the chipboard crown is one of them.  I also had fun with the enamel dots, using them for all the centers of the flowers.  

There a lot of fun possibilities with Simple Stories Enchanted Collection.  Stay tuned to the blog for more fun projects and visit FotoBella.com to get your own collection.  

Have a fabulous day!