Sweet Ride! *Hip Kit Club*

Happy Wednesday, everyone! 

I shared this layout on the Hip Kit Club Facebook page yesterday...

I wanted to shake things up a bit and use some of the lovely HKC exclusive Project Life cards (from the September 2016 Project Life Kit) on a layout instead of in my pocket page album for a change so I started by placing my photo on a 4x6 card from the kit and leaving a bit of space for my title. 

I cut apart a few of the other 4x6 Project Life cards and placed them in a grid design around my photo so I could embellish, journal, and layer on each card using items from the September 2016 Hip Kits. I used one of the Gather Thickers sentiments from Maggie Holmes as part of my title and placed some of the navy puffy letter stickers from Pinkfresh Studio underneath to finish it off. I love the pop of navy that the letter stickers and the washi tape at the bottom of my layout look on my page! 

I journaled directly onto a piece of a Project Life card and created an embellishment cluster by it using some more Gather chipboard stickers and a die cut from the Simple Stories Posh Collection. 

The next time you have some leftover Project Life cards laying around your craft table, challenge yourself to use them on a layout instead! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

Two Layouts Using The Indigo Hills Collection *Pinkfresh Studio*

Hello crafty friends! 

I really love Pinkfresh Studio's newest collection, Indigo Hills! The beautiful colors are perfect for any theme or project and pair well with so many of my favorite photos. 

I've created two layouts using the collection that I shared on the Pinkfresh Studio blog yesterday starting with a masculine layout of my two beautiful boys...

   

I started creating my page by machine stitching on a few of the painted squares on the patterned paper that I chose for my background. Then I added my photo and placed several of the coordinating circular Sticky Notes around it for some added layers and to house my journaling. 

Next, I placed my title below my photograph using one of the phrases from the Die Cut Pack and some of the navy Puffy Alphabet Stickers from the collection. I also layered a few of the Indigo Hills Heart Chipboard Stickers around my page and added one of the Gold Foiled Wood Clips to the left side. 

I completed my page by adding a couple of the fun Rubber Charm Stickers and placing a few of the Die Cuts and Foiled Word Icon Stickers under my title. I love how the patterned papers from the collection look like they were hand-painted and don't need much art adjustment from me, thus saving me tons of drying time! 

My second layout is much more feminine and girly, showing just how versatile the Indigo Hills collection really is! 

For this layout, I cut the 12x12 product cover sheet from the patterned paper package down to showcase squares of different papers and layered it on top of a diagonally cut piece of white cardstock and one of the patterned papers from the collection to create my background. I placed the photo of my daughter (the country mouse) and her cousin (the city mouse) walking in the city on their way to their first musical at the Fox Theater in St. Louis, MO toward the bottom right of the square piece. 

 I tucked my journaling on the side of the patterned paper square piece using one of the Sticky Notes from the collection and layered a Rubber Charm Sticker next to the left side of my photo. I continued layering Die Cuts, Puffy Stickers, and a few Foiled Word Icon Stickers around my photo and placed my title underneath using the navy Puffy Letter Stickers. I love how the blue letters pop against my layout and bring out my niece's blue sash in the photo.  

I wanted the background, my photo, and the title to stand out so I kept my embellishing to a minimum for this page. 

I just can't tell you enough how much I love this collection! Be sure and get your Indigo Hills products while you can and have a lovely day!

Our Happy Place & My September Project Life Spread! *Hip Kit Club*

Hello friends! 

Grab a cup of coffee or some tea and get comfy because I'm here with not one, but TWO projects to share with you today that I created using the gorgeous September 2016 Hip Kits! First up, I have a layout that I created using a super-sized photo...

I rarely ever scrap a photo larger than 3x4, but since my challenge was to "supersize it", I decided to go big or go home with a 5x7 photo of our campsite that I took this past summer. Since my photo was scenic, I decided to position it near the bottom of the layout and layer my title and lots of embellishments around it to help draw the eye down my page.

I used a combination of the Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Gather collection Thickers (available in the September 2016 Embellishment Kit) with one of the chipboard stickers from the same collection that are available in the September 2016 Main Kit for my title. I placed part of it on and above my large photo so it would look more cohesive with all of the other layers on my page.

I added lots of dimension and texture to my page by layering many of the Gather ephemera pieces from Crate Paper, along with some of the Simple Stories Posh Bits & Pieces that are available in the September 2016 Project Life Kit, along the side edges of my photo and up towards the top of my layout. I also added various pieces of patterned paper from the September 2016 Paper Kit so I could add more color and patterns to my page. I also placed several of the Pinkfresh Studio Indigo Hills Wood Veneer Paper Clips in the layers of ephemera as well for even more added texture and color.

I really love how this page turned out and how well the larger photo looks with the big title and pretty embellishments from the September Kits!

Next up, I have my Project Life spread for September 2016 to share with you...

I used many items from the September 2016 Project Life Kit to complete this month's spread such as the HKC exclusive PL cards, the Dear Lizzy Saturday Wood Veneer Words, and the Simple Stories Posh Enamel Dots.

I also used some of the Simple Stories Posh Bits & Pieces from the PL Kit to accent several of the exclusive PL cards. I just love how well the colors from the PL cards coordinate with the other items and embellishments in the kit!

I now use a 9x12 album for my Project Life spreads and I document them by the month instead of weekly, so I like to keep everything as cohesive and flowing as possible. The Hip Kit Club PL kits are always so helpful in doing this because everything coordinates so well.

I added several of the Maggie Holmes Gather Gold Phrase Stickers (available in the September 2016 Embellishment Kit) on top of my photos to bring out the golden color in my color scheme and to accent my journaling which I typed directly onto my photos.

Well, I hope I've given you LOTS of inspiration on how to use your September 2016 Hip Kits! Be sure and check out the HKC Facebook page and member forum for even more inspiration from our design team using the kits!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous day!

Seriously, This Happened *Shimmerz Paints*

Hello, everyone! I shared a simple layout on the Shimmerz blog yesterday that I created using a variety of Vibez and Coloringz spray inks! And I don't know if I mentioned it yet, but I'm a proud new member of their team!!!

Using spray inks are my favorite way to add color to my layouts. I started by choosing some really bright and vivid colors for my page and took the nozzle out so I could create some very simple and basic multicolored circles on the white cardstock that I chose to use for my background design. I just dipped the end of the nozzle piece into the ink bottle and created circles with it. 

 

After the ink dried, I placed some Dear Lizzy Black Varnish stickers on top of the painted circles so they would really pop off of the page. I layered two faux photo strips of my daughter and I to the right side and added a couple of Hip Kit Club die cuts around the strips for added color and dimension. 

I added my title by using a cut file cut out of black cardstock and another Hip Kit Club die cut to finish off my page. I also added a few heart-shaped Dear Lizzy Black Varnish stickers to draw the eye around my page and to my title.

Shimmerz Paints Used: Coloringz - Don't Citron Me, No Yoking, Mandarin Mai Tai, Punked Up Purple; Vibez - Cold As Ice, Razzledazzle Berry

I love how fun and colorful this layout turned out to be just by using some colorful Shimmerz ink and a simple design! 

Thanks for joining me today and I hope you have a very colorful and creative day! 

You Make Me Happy *Hip Kit Club*

Hi friends!

There's been a lot going on over at Hip Kit Club! For starters, we have an amazing new design team and the October 2016 Hip Kits have been revealed!!! Eek! 

Anyway, the links are above so you can check them out and I also have a brand new layout to share with you that I shared on the HKC Facebook page yesterday...

I used some of my favorite items from the September 2016 Hip Kits for this page. I adore the Maggie Holmes Gather collection patterned paper, "Moments", so I decided to use the whole sheet as my background paper.

I used a photo of my daughter from over the summer and placed it next to the title, "You Make Me Happy", which happens to be one of the freebie cut files from this month. I layered lots of embellishments from Pinkfresh Studio, Crate Paper, and Simple Stories around my photo and my title.

Be sure and check out my full post on the Hip Kit Club Facebook page and grab your September 2016 Hip Kits before they're gone!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Hello 34 *Hip Kit Club*

Hello friends! I'm here today sharing my first layout that I created using the gorgeous September 2016 Hip Kits! I recently celebrated my 34th birthday so I decided to make a layout documenting the milestone.

As soon as I opened my kits I was instantly drawn to the Crate Paper Maggie Holmes "Gather" ephemera pack that's available in the September 2016 Main Kit. I love the colors and variety of the ephemera bits so I started laying out the pieces that I wanted to include on my page.

After I used one of the free September 2016 cut files as part of my background, I placed my photos about one third of the way down my page and started layering ephemera bits around them. I also placed the number 34 from the Blessed Thickers (also available in the Main Kit) next to the "Hello" ephemera piece to create my title.

I continued placing the Crate Paper ephemera pieces down my page and used several of the Simple Stories Posh Bits and Pieces from the September 2016 Project Life Kit because they coordinated so well with the Gather ephemera bits and my color scheme.

And for even more added dimension and texture, I layered a few of the Simple Stories Posh decorative brads and some of the beautiful washi tape from the same collection that's available in the September 2016 Embellishment Kit onto my page as well.

Thanks so much for joining me today! The September 2016 Hip Kits are jam packed with so many lovely items that I know you'll love so be sure and get yours before they're gone. Until next time...

First Day *Freckled Fawn*

Hi everyone! 

I'm sharing a layout on the Freckled Fawn blog today using their lovely September Kit, "Black and White"! 

I paired the gorgeous FF "Black and White" kit with some new items from Pinkfresh Studio. I think they're a match made in heaven...sigh...

My favorite items from the September kit are the foil epoxy stickers, which I used to create embellishment clusters along with the printed wood chips, and the black and white chipboard phrases because they're the perfect size and add just the right amount of dimension to my page. 

Be sure and check out my full post on how this layout came together on the FF blog...

TGIF! I hope you have a fabulous weekend :)