Busy Day & CHA!

Welcome!

I've been trying to get to this blog all.day.long.

It's amazing how quickly time can get away from you.

Well, it's partly my fault as I just can't steer myself away from all of 

the CHA Sneak Peeks on Facebook & the internet.

I'm excited to be sharing the projects that I made for the 

SIMPLE STORIES 

CHA BOOTH

 I have photos of the new lines posted here

but be sure to check out Simple Stories Blog to take a gander

at each and every sheet, up-close-and-personal :)

 First, let's start with a couple of things that I made using the HARVEST LANE Collection. 

 I purchased this vintagey-mod framed cork-board at Kirkland's Home Store.

  I love the bright turquoise and it matches perfectly with the blue hue in HARVEST LANE.

As you can see, I chose papers that could be used throughout the year.  

I simply tacked on photos of my kids, which can be changed out as desired. 

 I used various heart-shaped stickers from the Fundamental Cardstock Sticker sheet, 

sanded around the edges and then attached them to the tops of flat tacks.

 To create the banner at the top, I used a 2" scalloped circle that I folded in half and over

 a strand of baker's twine.  I tied on a few wooden buttons and generous gingham bows at the ends. 

 A few flowers from the Fundamental Cardstock Stickers were placed here and there.

Here are a couple of quick and easy cards that I made with HARVEST LANE.

  The beauty of Simple Stories' designs is that you don't have to add much fruh-fruh 

to achieve beautiful results!

Now for some HANDMADE HOLIDAY...what a treat this collection is.

  If you love homespun, country-inspired Christmases, then you will adore Handmade Holiday.  

When I laid my eyes on the Countdown Cardstock Stickers, I knew immediately that

 I wanted to do an Advent Calendar!

 To make this extra-sturdy, I sandwiched a sheet of chipboard between the two

 cardstock papers and machine stitched around the perimeter. 

 I used a couple of fun svg files to create the holly leaves and title. 

The berries were made by using a 1/2" round punch. I had fun embellishing the

 calendar with the sweet stickers from HANDMADE HOLIDAY, 

as well as felt snowflakes, buttons and a bit of pretty lace trim from my stash :) 

 Be sure to brush on a bit of baby powder to the backs of your

 Countdown Cardstock Stickers before attaching them to the calendar with a brad. 

 At the end of each day, the dates can be gently pulled from the calendar.

Lastly, I had the assistance of my daughter who helped to pick out the buttons that 

I hand-stitched to the front of this fun and whimsical card

Whew!  I know that's a lot to take in, but can't you tell how much I LOVE

Simple Stories :)

If you'll visit today's blog post, I have listed the full ingredients for each project.

I had intentions of doing a tutorial for the Advent Calendar, but I'm a little short on

time tonight.  If you have any questions about it, or any of the other items, just 

send me an email...I'd love to hear from you!

Tomorrow I will bring a couple of FESTIVE items from Authentique Paper

Have a wonderful night!