Smile Everyday Layout

Hello!

Hope you are having a great day! Today I want to share with you a layout I designed for Simple Stories using the Noteworthy collection. This time, I made a layout about me because this collection is perfect to document our story and to use those selfies, we take with the phone camera. Do you scrapbook about you? I usually don't but is important to do it and I need to try doing it more often. Let's take a look at this layout while I explain to you how I made it. If you want to see the process video, it is available at the end of this post.

When I started this layout, I knew I wanted to use the chipboard frame with my photo and with that, I started adding the papers. I mixed patterned papers from the 12" x 12" kit and from the 6" x 8" paper pad. Also, I added three papers from the Color Vibe collection, the Hickory/Cream (background wood), the Birch/White Grid (white grid) and the Deep Teal (before the wood paper). 

To add texture to the layout, I stitched around some of the papers and the journaling card. Before stitching the journaling card, I printed the text on it using the printer.  

After layering all the papers in the layout, I started embellishing the page. For that, I used die cuts, chipboards, foam stickers, washi stickers, rub-ons, decorative brads and enamel dots. Everything from the Noteworthy collection. 

Adding different materials to my layouts is something I enjoy because it adds different textures and make my projects more interesting. 

This time, I fussy cut around the floral die cuts to remove some of the white since the background paper was already white. 

When I started this layout, instead of having the pink paper behind my photo, I had a text paper. Then, when I finished the layout, I notice the text paper and the journaling were competing, so I decided to change that paper for the pink one. Also, I changed the "Smile" letters from pink to mint. Those cute letters are from the sticker book. 

If you want to see me creating this layout, check the process video here: 

Thank you so much for your visit. I hope you like this layout as much as I do, and it inspires you to craft! Come back soon for more inspiration!