Simple Stories My Valentine Collection

Hi friends! I hope you’re having a great day! Today I’m excited to share eight cards made with the new Simple Stories My Valentine Collection! This collection is loaded with vintage Victorian era images that are absolutely romantic!

You’ll also find lots of beautiful roses and fun prints to mix and match. There’s a fun twist of modern in this collection too – a pop of teal mixed in with the traditional reds and pinks. 

This collection is loaded with embellishments! You have your choice of 12” paper prints for page layouts or 6x8” paper pad sheets with smaller prints for card making. 

The die cut printed images include Bits and Pieces images, Page Ephemera for documenting, and my favorite – chipboard stickers that add dimension and a rich look to your designs.

A mini sticker tablet is packed with sentiments, images, tabs and so much more. I love to use what’s left after my card making to dress up my calendar or decorate envelopes. 

Because the embellishments are made to work together you don’t have to worry about colors matching. Everything is perfectly coordinated! 

This collection also has a fun pack of washi tape with 3 fun prints. I used the heart print on the above card to add a border along the bottom edge of the card. A Chipboard Layered Frame is the focal point on my card, but would double as a cute frame for a photograph.

The Card Ephemera die cut pack has lots of images to embellish your card while the Bits and Pieces pack features sentiments so you’ll find one that’s perfect for everyone on your list.

Love is in the air with the Simple Stories My Valentine Collection!



All cards finished size 4.25 x 5.5”
11822 Simple Stories My Valentine 6x8” Paper Pad
11815 Simple Stories My Valentine Simple Basics Kit
11823 Simple Stories My Valentine 6x12” Chipboard
11824 Simple Stories My Valentine Washi
11825 Simple Stories My Valentine Bits & Pieces

11828 Simple Stories My Valentine Layered Frames

My Valentine 6x8" Pad SS | SBK | SSS	My Valentine SImple Basics Kit SS | SBK | SSS	My Valentine 6x12 Chipboard SS | SBK | SSS	My Valentine Bits & Pieces SS | SBK | SSS
My Valentine Card Ephemera SS | SBK | SSS	My Valentine Washi SS | SBK | SSS	My Valentine Mini Sticker Tablet SS | SBK | SSS	My Valentine Layered Frames SS | SBK | SSS

Jillibean Soup Card Layering Tips

Do you love fancy cards with layers of pretty pattern papers and lots of embellishments but just aren’t sure how to get the look? I’m sharing a few tips today to help inspire you to give pattern paper another look.

Layered cards are a great way to use up your pattern paper scraps. Its fun to arrange the pieces to create a background of beautiful prints. I focus on a specific color and then look for prints that include that same color. This card has four pattern papers that each have the same shade of teal. Using papers from the same collection ensures a perfect color match. These papers are from the Jillibean Soup Garden Harvest Collection.

Arrange papers alternating light and dark patterns. The top of this card has a multi butterfly print, the bottom is a teal gingham print. Notice how the dark floral side strip pops against the lighter patterns.

Once your background papers are assembled its time for embellishing. To prevent the floral print pea pod die cuts from competing with the background papers I added a rectangle of the lightest pattern paper print (the reindeer) over the background papers. 

This card contains several different pattern prints. Notice how the strips are arranged dark next to light.

A simple border punched strip of solid green card stock along the top helps define the border and separate the prints.

I arrange Peapod Die Cuts on a piece of clear plastic the same size as my card base. This allows me to pick up my arrangement and lay it over different colors/patterns of paper to see what looks best. Contrast is always best. Notice how the soft grey milk can is placed over a darker grey print so it is pops off the page. 

Selecting colors that repeat is also helpful in bringing continuity to a design. The red heart on the milk can is repeated in the florals, and the yellow of the sentiment journaling card is repeated in the floral and the butterfly print paper.

You’ll have fun arranging print papers when you look for complimentary colors and remember to contrast dark/solid prints with lighter open prints.

Garden Harvest Collection
Garden Harvest Epoxy Stickers
Garden Harvest Washi Sheets

Garden Harvest Shop at: JBS | SBC | SSS

Garden Harvest Peapod Parts Shop at: JBS

Garden Harvest Washi Shop at: JBS | SBC

SPDMIX62 -Sending You Love

Thanks for stopping by! Today I'm reminding you to play along with the Sugar Pea Designs Mix It Up Challenge.

There are three different ways you can play along.. use the photo for inspiration, follow the sketch or work with the color swatches. 

I was inspired by the stripes in the sketch and the photo. I created a background with the Diagonal Striped Cover Plate. I inserted pieces of pattern paper from the Happy Holidays Paper Pad behind the stripes to look like the gift wrapped packages in the photo. 

Instead of a Christmas card I decided to make a Valentine! The big bear is from Hey Summer! He's waving his paw and holding on to a bitty flower for his sweetie! 

A little bird is perched above the Love Word with Shadow die cut and little hearts are scattered about cut from ombre shades of pink and gold. 

I sure hope you'll join me over at SugarPea Designs blog. You could win a $50 gift certificate to the store just for linking up your design, and seriously.. who couldn't use that about now?


Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | Sugar Pea Designs Hey Summer, Sentiments of Love
Dies | Sugar Pea Designs Hey Summer, Love Word With Shadow, Heart Journal Card, Diagonal Striped Cover Plate, Zig Zag Stitched Circles
Paper | Sugar Pea Designs Happy Holidays 6"

Hey Summer SPD | SSS	Hey Summer SC SPD | SSS	Love Word With Shadow SPD	Sentiments of Love SPD	Heart Journal Card SPD | SSS
Diagonal Striped Cover Plate SPD | SSS	Zig Zag Stitched Circles SPD | SSS	Happy Holidays Pattern Paper SPD	Copic Markers DB
Copic Refills DB	Momento Tuxedo Black SSS