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Facebook Live With Nolana | Storyteller Kit 01

Hi Everyone!

How are you today? I've fully enjoyed crafting Live over on the Craft the Story Facebook Group.

In this Live, I created two title pages for my 6x8 Project Life albums which documents October 2024. Here's the video of them coming together. 

For the first title page, I used the Fun Vellum page (MY FAVOURITE!!) to create a vellum shaker window.

Then, because October is such a special month for us, as my son's birthday is at the very end of the month - FUN!!! -I thought it fitting to do a “title page to kick off the spreads which celebrate his 3rd birthday- this commenced with a Disney Cruise, followed by a week of celebrations. One of his favourite phases is, “This is So Fun!” - so this die cut piece was perfect for it! 

I thought about numerous ways to create this page but in the end, I ended up using this 6x8 page protector - placing vellum on one side and sequins on the other. I loved using the die cuts to bring them all together 

Here's how it looks in the album on top of my photos and some journaling.

I hope you've had the best time playing with the Fun Storyteller Kit. I've enjoyed seeing all that everyone's made during the last quarter and can't wait for the next kit 

Cheerios 

Nolana

Storyteller Kit 01 | Special Guest Jen Wong

Hi, friends! I’m happy to be back on the blog to share another project using the Fun Storyteller Kit! I’m still working on pages in the Hawaii TN I started a couple of months back using pieces from this kit, but I thought I’d make a different set of pages this time just to show how great the kit is for telling all kinds of stories.

My daughter and I recently went on a quick trip to Mammoth with my brother’s family and since I am not sure I will document it anywhere else, I wanted to at least tell a few fun stories from the trip in a 6” x 8” layout.

I started with the 6” x 8” paper with the numbered “The Story” titles on it. It’s a perfect starting point for telling a few stories! Instead of adding writing to the rectangles, I decided to print photos and put those on top. These photos are sized to slightly larger than the rectangles on the page at 1 1/2” H x 2 5/8" W.

I still wanted to include journaling about the photos though, so I decided to make some fun tags using the top portions of the 3” x 4” “This was fun” cards. I cut these into tag shapes and added my journaling on the back of the tags. This also gave me a chance to try out the new Borders 4x6 stamp, which I used to decorate the tags!

For the left side of the page, I constructed a page using a 3.5” x 8.25” photo (half of an outside-the-page-protector paper) and the same size piece of the rainbow “fun” vellum paper. These are stitched together using a zig-zag stitch on my sewing machine.

I added one of the pocket tags on top of the vellum paper to include some extra journaling about the overall trip.

You can see all the steps and how I put these pages together in the video below.

A couple of extra photos:

Let me know if you have any questions and I hope I inspired you in some way! You can find me on Instagram (@circleplusarrow).

In Case You Missed It | March 28

Happy Friday, friends! Welcome to the latest
In Case You Missed It. Just a reminder that this is a quick post that will happen every Friday afternoon with all the updates and links that have happened throughout the week. So, let's get to it:

STORY PLAY COMING ON TUESDAY

This year's collection includes four intentionally designed, universal themes and for each theme our team will be coming together to share a week of content/ideas/inspiration related to the particular theme. This collection will be available for purchase on Tuesday, March 25th at 9am PST and will ship in mid-April. 
This year the themes include:
Day In The Life™, Dogs + Cats, Watching + Listening, and Gratitudes. You can purchase these kits and stamps individually or as bundles. Digital kits will be available the first Friday in April. A preview post will be available on the blog prior to the release. 

MARCH REVEAL

Earlier this week we revealed our newest kit and stamps.  For March we have the next installment of our Stamps Are Fun set, we also have a brand new Stories By The Month™ kit, a new Alphas Are Awesome set, as well as ⁠the next One Little Word® Mini Kit, and a new chapter of Pieces Of Life: Pieces Of You. Physical kit subscribers with a kit releasing this month can add items from this new Pieces of You collection to their box.  It's also available in the shop for everyone. Head to the blog for Ali's post with all the details about this month’s release.⁠

TENTATIVE 2025 PROJECT + PRODUCT SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE

Earlier this week on the blog Ali shared our 2025 project schedule. Recently we've been encountering some unexpected delays in manufacturing which is inviting us to be more fluid in our release/project scheduling (the reason why we've been holding off on sharing a more concrete schedule). Head there now for our rough schedule and a few general notes. We’re excited about the year ahead!

MARCH DIGITALS 

The first Friday of every month we have a new digital release available in the shop. Play with scale, recolor objects, add journaling, print multiples…the sky is the limit when playing with digitals. Shop digitals here. 

As always, we’re so grateful to have you all as members of this community! Thanks for joining me today and have a great weekend!

Project Life® 2024 | Week 45

My 2024 Project Life documenting continues with Week 45! 

This past weekend I got all the rest of my photos printed and into these 9x12 pockets. I'll be continuing to add my stories and other fun stuff and sharing the finished spreads over the next couple of months. 

This spread has a couple inserts as it was a big week around here with my birthday and the state high school volleyball tournament for Anna. 

Let's dive in to the video: 

Here are some close up images: 

I saved a few pieces from the Fan Story Kit (now available outside subscription) for this particular week. I trimmed photos to fit into the white spaces on the journal cards and then added my journaling using sticker. 

The vellum exclamation point I used for the title card is from the November Stories By The Month 2024 kit (we've got a few of these available). 

For my Birthday this year Aaron and the kids set up a little Christmas tree and wrote a bunch of message, quote, and coupon tags. It was such a fun gift idea! I took photos of each of the tags and cropped them to 2 inch x 2 inch to fit this page protector. I added the plastic numbers to designate my age. 

Loved this sign that Katie's son Graham made for Anna's volleyball championship game. I just punched holes and added it straight into the album. 

On top of my photos I also added gold rimmed label stickers. Always a fan of those! 

SUPPLIES

9x12 Page Protectors
Fan Story Kit
Fun Storyteller Kit
November Stories By The Month 
Home Story Stamp
Birthday Story Stamp
Gold Foil Label Stickers
2x2 Page Protector
Silhouette Sticker Paper
Staedtler Lumocolor Permanent Pen
Basics via Amazon Storefront

Story Play 2025 | Collection Preview + Shipping Details

Welcome to a preview post for our 2025 Story Play collection.

This collection will be available for purchase on Tuesday, March 25th at 9am PST and will ship in mid-April.

Use code STORYPLAY25 to receive FREE domestic shipping or $20 flat rate international shipping when you spend $75+ with items from the Story Play category. Make sure to check out the Story Play category for additional products.

Story Play is an opportunity to tell stories together outside of our monthly subscriptions. This year's collection includes four intentionally designed, universal themes and for each theme our team will be coming together to share a week of content/ideas/inspiration related to the particular theme. We will share a schedule of the content weeks after the collection has shipped. 

This year the themes include:

Day In The Life™
Dogs + Cats
Watching + Listening
Gratitudes

You can purchase these kits and stamps individually or as bundles. Details below. 

Digital kits will be available the first Friday in April. 

Here's an overview of the collection: 

STORY PLAY KIT BUNDLE (STAMP BUNDLE IS SEPARATE - DETAILS BELOW)

Bundle: $54.99 (Includes all four kits)
Individual Kits: $14.99DAY IN THE LIFE™ KIT 

A few in-use ideas: 

DOGS + CATS STORY PLAY KIT

A few in-use images: 

WATCHING + LISTENING STORY PLAY KIT

Here are a couple of in-use examples: 

GRATITUDE STORY PLAY KIT

Here are a couple in-use examples: 

6x8 ALBUM + PAGE PROTECTORS // $29.99

This image will be updated when the photography is complete. 

3x4 STAMPS // AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY OR AS A BUNDLE

Bundle: $45.99 (includes 5, 3x4 stamp sets)
Individual 3x4 Stamps: $10.99

In Case You Missed It | March 28

Happy Friday, friends! Welcome to the latest
In Case You Missed It. Just a reminder that this is a quick post that will happen every Friday afternoon with all the updates and links that have happened throughout the week. So, let's get to it:

STORY PLAY IS HERE

Only a few days left to shop our new Story Play collection and take advantage of free domestic shipping and $20 flat rate international shipping.⁠ This year's four themed kits can be purchased individually or in a bundle. Here are a list of the themes and the month's we will be inviting you to join us in documenting this year: ⁠Day In The Life™, Dogs + Cats, Watch + Listen, and Gratitude⁠. Documenting dates will be shared soon!⁠
⁠
Digital kits (including stamps) will be available on the first Friday in April. Once these kits sell out, they will not be restocked. ⁠Terms: Shipping offer valid through 11:59pm ET on 3/31/25. Must enter promo code at checkout to receive special shipping offer. Cart must include a minimum subtotal of $75 from the Story Play Collection shop category to qualify. Offer subject to change. Can't be used with other promo codes. Free Domestic Economy Shipping on orders $75+ from the Story Play Collection. $20 Canadian and International Shipping on orders $75+ from the Story Play Collection.

MARCH REVEAL

Earlier this month we revealed our newest kit and stamps.  For March we have the next installment of our Stamps Are Fun set, we also have a brand new Stories By The Month™ kit, a new Alphas Are Awesome set, as well as ⁠the next One Little Word® Mini Kit, and a new chapter of Pieces Of Life: Pieces Of You. Physical kit subscribers with a kit releasing this month can add items from this new Pieces of You collection to their box.  It's also available in the shop for everyone. Head to the blog for Ali's post with all the details about this month’s release.⁠

TENTATIVE 2025 PROJECT + PRODUCT SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE

Earlier this week on the blog Ali shared our 2025 project schedule. Recently we've been encountering some unexpected delays in manufacturing which is inviting us to be more fluid in our release/project scheduling (the reason why we've been holding off on sharing a more concrete schedule). Head there now for our rough schedule and a few general notes. We’re excited about the year ahead!

MARCH DIGITALS 

The first Friday of every month we have a new digital release available in the shop. Play with scale, recolor objects, add journaling, print multiples…the sky is the limit when playing with digitals. Shop digitals here. 

As always, we’re so grateful to have you all as members of this community! Thanks for joining me today and have a great weekend!

In Case You Missed It | March 21

Happy Friday, friends! Welcome to the latest
In Case You Missed It. Just a reminder that this is a quick post that will happen every Friday afternoon with all the updates and links that have happened throughout the week. So, let's get to it:

STORY PLAY COMING ON TUESDAY

This year's collection includes four intentionally designed, universal themes and for each theme our team will be coming together to share a week of content/ideas/inspiration related to the particular theme. This collection will be available for purchase on Tuesday, March 25th at 9am PST and will ship in mid-April. 
This year the themes include:
Day In The Life™, Dogs + Cats, Watching + Listening, and Gratitudes. You can purchase these kits and stamps individually or as bundles. Digital kits will be available the first Friday in April. A preview post will be available on the blog prior to the release. 

MARCH REVEAL

Earlier this week we revealed our newest kit and stamps.  For March we have the next installment of our Stamps Are Fun set, we also have a brand new Stories By The Month™ kit, a new Alphas Are Awesome set, as well as ⁠the next One Little Word® Mini Kit, and a new chapter of Pieces Of Life: Pieces Of You. Physical kit subscribers with a kit releasing this month can add items from this new Pieces of You collection to their box.  It's also available in the shop for everyone. Head to the blog for Ali's post with all the details about this month’s release.⁠

TENTATIVE 2025 PROJECT + PRODUCT SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE

Earlier this week on the blog Ali shared our 2025 project schedule. Recently we've been encountering some unexpected delays in manufacturing which is inviting us to be more fluid in our release/project scheduling (the reason why we've been holding off on sharing a more concrete schedule). Head there now for our rough schedule and a few general notes. We’re excited about the year ahead!

MARCH DIGITALS 

The first Friday of every month we have a new digital release available in the shop. Play with scale, recolor objects, add journaling, print multiples…the sky is the limit when playing with digitals. Shop digitals here. 

As always, we’re so grateful to have you all as members of this community! Thanks for joining me today and have a great weekend!

Project Life® 2024 | Week 44

Back at my 2024 Project Life album this week with the last week in October and the start of November. 

Let's dive right in to the process video: 

Here are additional images: 

Something I've been loving recently is adding in screenshots (I'm adding some each month to my story album for 2025). As I was working on this spread I went back into my photos and saw that I had saved a screenshot of Simon's text message to me that went along with the sunset photo. It made me so happy to add that right on there. As my kids continue to get older it's important for me to find ways to include their voices and/or the places where our lives intersect. 

It's the beginning of November during this week so that means I'm including an insert for this spread. I've been doing that within each spread at the start of the month for 2024. 

Also loved using these die cut labels on my photos in this spread. 

Keeping things simple as I go back and get my stories told is feeling so good. Love just handwriting on the cards and labels to get my story into the spread. 

SUPPLIES

9x12 Page Protectors
Pack Of Labels
November 2024 Stories By The Month Kit (limited available)
October 2024 Stories By The Month Kit (October 2023 Available)
Burgundy Ribbon 
Tiny Attacher
Uniball Vision Elite Pen
Staedtler Lumocolor Permanent Fine
Basics via Amazon 

Storyteller Kit 01 | Special Guest Linda Jordan

Hi there! This is Linda and I’m super excited to be on the blog today to share with you my first project with the new Storyteller Kit. When I first saw this kit, I was immediately excited about all the stories I was planning to tell with it. But, the red and pink 12x12 paper was the first to jump out at me with an idea, I wanted to build a layout on top of it using the pink circles as homes for my content.

In the video below, check out how my project comes together. To learn more about this spread, I have more photos + info below the video.

I usually scrapbook smaller than 12x12, so my first step was to figure out how what size I wanted to create this spread. I chose 9x12, but you could definitely use this paper to create a similar spread in whatever size works for you. 

Then, I had to pick my story idea. Because it’s the new year, I am enjoying wrapping up my 2024 documenting, so I instantly thought of creating a recap of some of my favorite memories from the year. These memories have all be scrapbooked in more detail elsewhere, so this page was focused on just the highlights. 

Using the die-cut numbers from the kit as a jumping off point, I selected 10 memories from the year (omg it was hard to narrow it down to only 10!) and printed a 2x2 photo to represent each story. Then, I used my 2 inch circle punch to punch out my photos. The perfect 2 inch circles fit nicely in the wonky circles on the page. I paired each of these photos with a number to fill 10 of my circles.

Then, I punched two circles out of white cardstock to hold my journaling. I only needed to add a few words for each memory because these stories are documented elsewhere, this was just to collect the main idea for each one.  

After my photos + words, I still had some circles to fill. This was the fun part! I dug through the kit to select some embellishments, and picked a few of the die cut pieces to add to some of the circles. I had a few more spots to fill, so I decided to pull a few items from my stash. I used a large stamp to add two hearts on vellum + pulled some chipboard from older releases to stack on top of the die cuts for added dimension. 

Finally, I wanted to add a title. I used a number stamp set that was released last year to stamp “2024” on vellum and then cut out the numbers to add into the final pink circle. I layered one of the die cut pieces on top. 

I absolutely love how this spread came together! This will be the final page in my 9x12 stories album that held stories from 2021 - 2024. I’m super happy to have this recap of the year all on one page, and it was so much fun looking back through the photos + memories of the year to select 10 big moments to document. 

Here is a look at how the completed page came together.

You can see more about how I plan to use this kit, including how I planned out this spread, in my lesson coming to the storyteller kit classroom in February. If you want to see more from me, be sure to follow me on instagram + youtube where I will share more of how I use this kit in my projects. 

In Case You Missed It | March 14

Happy Friday, friends! Welcome to the latest
In Case You Missed It. Just a reminder that this is a quick post that will happen every Friday afternoon with all the updates and links that have happened throughout the week. So, let's get to it:

30% OFF SELECT EMBELLISHMENTS HAPPENING NOW

The little things make a big difference. Whether it's a pop of color, a textured detail, or a meaningful word sticker-embellishments bring our stories to life in ways that words alone cannot. For a limited time, take up to 30% off select embellishments and add those special finishing touches to your memory-keeping projects. Ends March 16th at 11:59 pm ET. Shop our embellishment sale now here. MARCH REVEAL
Earlier this week we revealed our newest kit and stamps.  For March we have the next installment of our Stamps Are Fun set, we also have a brand new Stories By The Month™ kit, a new Alphas Are Awesome set, as well as ⁠the next One Little Word® Mini Kit, and a new chapter of Pieces Of Life: Pieces Of You. Physical kit subscribers with a kit releasing this month can add items from this new Pieces of You collection to their box.  It's also available in the shop for everyone. Head to the blog for Ali's post with all the details about this month’s release.⁠

TENTATIVE 2025 PROJECT + PRODUCT SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE

Earlier this week on the blog Ali shared our 2025 project schedule. Recently we've been encountering some unexpected delays in manufacturing which is inviting us to be more fluid in our release/project scheduling (the reason why we've been holding off on sharing a more concrete schedule). Head there now for our rough schedule and a few general notes. We’re excited about the year ahead!

MARCH DIGITALS 

The first Friday of every month we have a new digital release available in the shop. Play with scale, recolor objects, add journaling, print multiples…the sky is the limit when playing with digitals. Shop digitals here. 

As always, we’re so grateful to have you all as members of this community! Thanks for joining me today and have a great weekend!