Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Simple Stories Happy Hearts

Hi Friends! Today I’m so excited to share eight greeting cards made with the Simple Stories Happy Hearts Collection. Everyone needs a little love and what better day is there to remind your special people how much they mean to you than Valentine’s Day?
I adore this gorgeous collection! It’s got bold stripes, dots, and gorgeous florals in pink, coral, aqua and NAVY! The navy adds a fresh look to the color scheme for the right amount of flair!
This collection has everything! You’ll find images in the collection suitable for your “madly truly deeply” love as well as your gal-entine office buddy or family members. Valentine’s day doesn’t have to be gushy and this collection is just the right amount of sweet.
Simple Stories takes all the work out of making with pre printed, die cut images that are perfectly matched to color coordinate with their papers and ready for you to arrange.
I like to open the bits and pieces, pop out the chipboard images and sort them. All the florals go in one pile, sentiments in another, hearts in a third pile etc. This give me an opportunity to see all of the images to take a good inventory of what’s there.
I love to use the journal bits and pieces, elements sheet and tags to create layers to embellish. Because most of them are solid colors (not prints) they help draw your eye to your focal point.
The only thing I added of my own to these cards are the card bases and adhesives. I topped the white cardstock card bases with a piece of coordinating Color Vibe card stock that is also suitable – and a perfect weight – for card bases. Color Vibe cardstock is also a perfect “go to” for adding some solids to your designs to help accent and break up the prints.
Once you have your layout in place it’s time to frost them with some eye candy!! Washi adds another layer of interest – I like to add it along the top or bottom over seams where pattern paper meets. This collection also has decorative brad stickers and enamel dots. YUM!
I’m so excited about how cute these all turned out that I can’t wait to get them in the mail! You’ll be amazed at how quick your cards together – and you’ll still have plenty left over for making tags for treats too!





All cards finished size 4.25 x 5.5"
Simple Stories Happy Hearts Collection Kit
Simple Stories Happy Hearts Chipboard
Simple Stories Happy Hearts Bits & Pieces
Simple Stories Happy Hearts Journal Bits & Pieces
Simple Stories Happy Hearts Decorative Brads
Simple Stories Happy Hearts Washi
Simple Stories Happy Hearts Enamel Dots
Simple Stories Color Vibe Coral Cardstock
Simple Stories Color Vibe Flamingo Cardstock

SS = Simple Stories
SCB = Scrapbook Dot Com
CH = A Cherry On Top

Happy Hearts Collection Kit
Happy Hearts Collection Kit
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SS | SCB | CH
Happy Hearts Chipboard
Happy Hearts Chipboard
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SS | SCB | CH
Happy Hearts Bits & Pieces
Happy Hearts Bits & Pieces
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SS | SCB | CH
Happy Hearts Journal Bits
Happy Hearts Journal Bits
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SS | SCB | CH
Happy Hearts Decorative Brads
Happy Hearts Decorative Brads
Shop at:
SS | SCB | CH
Happy Hearts Washi
Happy Hearts Washi
Shop at:
SS | SCB | CH
Happy Hearts Enamel Dots
Happy Hearts Enamel Dots
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SS | SCB | CH
Color Vibe Coral
Color Vibe Coral
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SS | SCB
Color Vibe Flamingo
Color Vibe Flamingo
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SS | SCB

1 comment:

Lisa Elton said...

Lots of Valentine prettiness, Jeanne!