Mar 28, 2014
Partnership: Taylored Expressions + Simple Stories Day 5
It’s a new day which means new inspiration! We’re almost to the end of our partnership with Simple Stories (say it ain’t so!) and we’ve had so much fun sharing how these two product lines pair so well together. As you know by now, we’re offering a pretty great Simple Stories prize, but just in case you’re coming here for the first time today, here are the details of our
prize
giveaway:
GIVEAWAY:
Simply comment on any (or all!) of our blog posts during our
partnership with Simple Stories from March 24th – 29th. For each comment
we will enter your name into a drawing to win a Simple Stories 12×12
Faux Leather Album, a 12×12 Pocket Page Variety Pack, and a DIY Boutique
Collection Pack from Simple Stories! Leave your comments by March 29th
at 8pm PST. The winner will be announced here on Sunday, March 30th.
For your chance to win Taylored Expressions products, head over to the Simple Stories blog for those giveaway details!
Today, we’re taking a look at some super cute 4×4 layouts designed by Stephanie Kraft:
Stephanie’s Notes: Today, I paired several
products from the Simple Stories Charmed Life collection with various Pockets
& Pages dies to create a couple of 4×4 Insta spreads for an album that will
contain monthly spreads. I started with photos from 2013 and love that I
have the option to continue the spreads until I fill the album. I can even go
back and add photos from previous years. I chose a couple of my favorite photos
of my daughter, Sabrina, to highlight each month.
Stephanie’s Notes: My first spread is for
the month of January. For the left side, I used one of the Insta-Squares and a
sheet of yellow paper from the 6×6 pad. I die cut them with the Pockets &
Pages – 4×4 Essentials dies. I used Pockets & Pages – January Script for the
month, which is simply stitched on. A yellow sequin finishes off the page.
Moving to the right side, I filled the 4 – 2×2 pockets with a couple of photos
and a couple of filler cards using Pockets & Pages – 2×2 Essentials. The
heart is Charmed Life Chipboard and the arrow is from Bits &
Pieces. Here’s a closer look at each side:
Stephanie’s Notes: My second spread is for
the month of February. Once again, I used Pockets & Pages – 2×2 Essentials
to die cut my photos and filler cards. The geotag is Charmed Life Chipboard and
“Sweet” was die cut using Pockets & Pages – Circle Words. On
the right side, the yellow woodgrain paper was die cut out of Pockets &
Pages – Fab Frames then again with Pockets & Pages – 4×4 Essentials.
February was die cut using Pockets & Pages – February Script and stitched
on. Finally the heart with an arrow is chipboard.
And here’s a closer look at each side: