Happy Monday, everyone! Spring is in the air! Where we are, the daffodils are blooming, birds are chirping and we are ready to shake off winter for a new season. To celebrate the release of our Spring/Summer 2024 Issue coming on Friday, we’re showing off spring-themed projects from our talented design team all week long! You’ll find layouts, cards, and more, designed to inspire you to shake off those winter blues and pull out your supplies! Let’s kick off this week of inspiration today with Allison Davis, who is showing off one of our favourite new spring collections!

Hello, SCT readers! It’s Allison Davis here with a new layout and process video showcasing the beautiful Fresh Air collection from Simple Stories!

I still remember the day I discovered Simple Stories and their first collection—it was love at first sight! That love and adoration continues to this day, so I was beyond excited to create with this fun spring-themed collection. 

Supplies | Simple Stories: Fresh Air collection; Adhesive: Therm O Web

I wanted to utilize a lot of the eye-catching papers in the Fresh Air collection, so I created a background on half of my layout with 2” squares in a variety of papers and colors, placed on a diagonal. This was an easy way to include so many of those unique patterns! 

I also loved all of the butterflies, dragonflies, and moths so I used several die cuts and some cut from patterned papers to add a dimensional element to each slanted square. 

To finish, I framed my title, photo, and a cute 3 x 4” card with a cluster of flowers.

If you want to see the process video of this layout coming together, tap or click play below, or open in YouTube:

I just love the Fresh Air collection to record spring memories, from past or present! Be sure to check it out at your favourite local or online retailer!

Find more of Allison’s creations here: Instagram | YouTube | Facebook

In all of the excitement for the lead-up to our Spring/Summer 2024 Issue release, we forgot to announce an extra prize winner from a special New & Noteworthy post from our friends at Therm O Web, who shared their new Deco Foil Color Harmony Multipacks and gave away a $50 gift card to one lucky blog reader! The randomly-selected comment is:

“They are all so pretty, but if I have to choose one, it would be the pinks.” ~ Jen W.

Congratulations, Jen! Please email meghann@scrapbookandcards.com to claim your prize!

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Join us Friday as Catherine Tachdjian, the founder and publisher of SCT Magazine, introduces you to our gorgeous Spring/Summer 2024 Issue. Click the link above to go to YouTube and click ‘notify me’ so that you’ll be sure not to miss chatting with us LIVE! We look forward to seeing you then!