BFF's *Hip Kit Club*

Happy Sunday, everyone!

I shared this layout and process video on the Hip Kit Club Facebook page last Friday...

I used the January 2017 Hip Kits for this layout and a couple of photos of my daughter and her BFF having fun on an overnight visit. I layered a bunch of flowers around my page that I fussy-cut out of the Winter Blooms HKC exclusive patterned paper from the Frolic collection.

I also added several of the Hip Kit Club exclusive die cut flowers (available in the January 2017 Embellishment Kit) to my page to help create even more layers and add some color to my design.

The January kits are so gorgeous and are filled with lovely floral embellishments that really put me in the mood for spring!

Be sure and check out my process video for this layout below!

           

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a relaxing afternoon!

Dream On Collection *Pinkfresh Studio*

Hello everyone!

I'm so excited to be sharing my first two layouts using the brand new Dream On collection with you today! (I also shared these last week on the Pinkfresh Studio blog!) The Dream On collection has so many beautiful colors, patterns, and images that would be perfect for ANY project or layout!

For my first page, I started by choosing a couple of the gorgeous patterned papers from the Dream On collection and used my Silhouette to cut out a large dream catcher for my background. I layered the pink patterned paper on top of the blue for added effect and drama. Next, I layered lots of embellishments from the collection on top and around the dream catcher. I love mixing the puffy stickers, die cuts, and layered chipboard stickers together for added dimension and texture.

After I adhered the photo of my daughter to the right of my page, I added a few pieces of  patterned paper from the 6x6 paper pad that I cut into circles using a circle punch around the dream catcher. I also used one of the stamps in the Dream On collection stamp set to house my journaling in. I love how the stamp mimics the same shape as the sentiment die cut pieces that I placed around my page!

For my next layout, I used a piece of light pink cardstock for my background instead of my usual white. The pink pops against the colors of the patterned paper from the Dream On collection so well!

I also love how well the patterns in the collection coordinate with each other, making pattern mixing so much easier! For this page, I layered the gray, mint, pink, and blue patterned paper piece over the rainbow dotted paper for a lovely combination. I added my photos and placed a few of the die cut stars and leatherette stickers near them for little embellishment clusters.

I added my title by mixing the gorgeous copper foiled letter stickers with one of the die cut sentiments from the collection. I also layered one of the rubber charm star embellishments (which I adhered to my page using some liquid glue) next to some of the puffy star stickers to mix up the texture a bit.

The new Dream On collection is a breath of fresh air (and is making me wish for Spring!) during this cold, rainy month of January. Be sure and grab this collection at a local retailer near you and have a fabulous day!

Hello 2017! *Hip Kit Club*

Hey, everyone!

I shared a layout and the title page for my 2017 Project Life album on the Hip Kit Club blog last Friday...

I used the lovely January 2017 Hip Kits from Hip Kit Club for this layout and one of this month's cut files that are free to subscribers!

After I cut out the large heart cut file using my Silhouette, I layered lots of the floral ephemera pieces from the Pink Paislee Moonstruck collection around my photos and along the hearts. I placed a few of the vellum heart stickers that are HKC Exclusives and are available in the January 2017 Embellishment Kit around the background of my page for an added pop of black and white.

I also added some more black and white pops of color around my page using some fussy-cut flowers from the January 2017 Leaf and Flower Printable sheet. For my title, I used the gold Thickers from the January 2017 Main Kit and another ephemera piece from the Moonstruck collection.

 I have a process video on my YouTube channel for this layout so be sure and check it out!

Next up, I created the title page for my 2017 PL album using the January 2017 Project Life Kit...

I'm using a 9x12 album again this year since it worked out so well for me last year...I'm also going to continue to document monthly, using one full spread per month.

My favorite items from the Project Life Kit include the gorgeous HKC Exclusive Project Life cards and the Heidi Swapp Instax frames. I love how the pop of rose gold looks with my color scheme!

I normally don't write my New Year's resolutions down, but this year I decided to include our resolutions as a family front and center so they'll be a great reminder throughout the year.

How are you tackling your Project Life album this year? Any changes or ways that you want to do things differently? I'd love to hear, so be sure and leave me a comment! 

Thanks so much for joining me and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

The Sweet Life *Hip Kit Club*

Hi everyone! 

I shared this layout on the Hip Kit Club Facebook page this past Friday. I used the last of my December 2016 Hip Kits to create it and I just love how it turned out! 

I created a grid design using some of the Project Life cards from the December 2016 Project Life Kit. I layered them on top of the lovely lined patterned paper from the Pink Paislee Take Me Away collection and then placed two photos of my daughter and her BFF on top using some foam dimensional adhesive. 

I layered several of the Take Me Away collection ephemera pieces from the December 2016 Main Kit on one of the Project Life cards and placed a few of the My Mind's Eye "Yes, Please" gold mirrored stickers (from the December 2016 Embellishment Kit) in the embellishment cluster for a lovely pop of color.

To complete my design, I journaled on one of the ephemera pieces from the Take Me Away collection by Pink Paislee and layered another ephemera piece on top of it to create a "framed" look.

I also added a few paint splatters using the gorgeous "Sweet Mint" Colorshine spray from Heidi Swapp that's available in the December 2016 Color Kit in a couple of places on my layout for even more color contrast.

I also have a YouTube process video for this layout up on my channel so be sure and check it out!

           

Thanks so much for joining me today, crafty friends! 

Hello Little One *Shimmerz Paints*

Hello, everyone! I was up on the Shimmerz blog a couple of days ago where I created this layout using lots of Shimmerz paints, including one of the newest releases...Acritonez!!!

My newest niece was born this past Thanksgiving and I just love this sweet photo of her taken when she was just a couple of days old! I was really inspired to use some soft colors and gold accents so I started by using a stencil and some Dazzlerz in Tutti Frutti to create the heart background on my striped patterned paper.

I also used some Dazzlerz in Sea U In The Mornin', which is a lovely minty-aqua color, to transfer the sentiment "Love You To The Moon and Back" onto another piece of patterned paper. After the Dazzlerz dried, I used a piece of plastic packaging (aka "the packaging technique") to add some Coloringz mists in No Yoking and Pretty In Pink to that same piece of patterned paper. I added my title to the paper piece and layered a few die cut floral embellishments from Crate Paper around the photos of my niece and around my page.

I really love the color of the Tutti Frutti Dazzlerz and although it's really hard to see in the photos, the hearts turned out a little too bright for my taste on this particular layout. So to remedy the situation I decided to use some Acritonez in 3 Sheets To The Wind on top of the hearts to tone them down and it totally worked! I just took a small sponge and dipped it into the Acritonez and dabbed the white paint over the hearts. The dabbing effect also added a little extra dimension to my page as well, but it is a little hard to tell from the photos.

I completed my layout using some Oh Say Can U See Coloringz on top of the hearts using the packaging method once again and added a few more gold embellishments!

Shimmerz Paints Used: Acritonez - 3 Sheets To The Wind; Coloringz - No Yoking, Oh Say Can U Sea, Pretty In Pink; Dazzlerz - Tutti Frutti, Sea U In The Morning

Thanks so much for joining me today and I hope I've inspired you to grab your favorite Shimmerz paints and some paper and start creating today! Have a wonderful week and be sure and mention my blog when you place your order to get some FREE paint from Shimmerz!!!

Holiday Layouts Using the Oh Joy Collection *Pinkfresh Studio*

Hi crafty friends! 

I shared two layouts using the Oh Joy collection from Pinkfresh Studio on their blog last week...

For this first layout, I had two adorable photos of my daughter dressed in her Christmas best (and a fun Santa hat!) that I just had to document! I used one of the gold foil acetate cards from the Oh Joy collection to layer beneath my photos and I added the gold acrylic sentiment sticker "Merry & Bright" directly on top of the left photo. 

I placed the gold acrylic gift-shaped stickers on top of one of the patterned papers from the 6x6 paper pad and added them to my page as well. I also used lots of vellum starts that I cut out using my Silhouette to accent my page and create a little bit of softness to my overall design. 

For my next layout, I used a selfie of me standing next to our Christmas tree right after it had been delivered. I took one of the patterned papers from the Oh Joy 6x6 paper pad and fussy-cut the trees out so I could use some foam adhesive and layer them on top of the coordinating 12x12 piece of patterned paper (also from the Oh Joy collection) to create some dimension. 

I layered the 3x4 photo on top of the "Merry Christmas" sentiment patterned paper and placed it near the bottom left side of my page. I also placed several of the puffy star stickers on top of some of the trees and layered the "Bring On The Twinkle" puffy sticker directly on top of my photo. 

I added my title using the aqua and gold foil alpha stickers from the Oh Joy collection above my photo and used some dimensional paste and a stencil to create the red stars. 

I hope I've given you some inspiration on how to use the lovely items and papers from the Oh Joy collection. I'm sure you have lots of great Christmas photos on your phone or camera that need scrapping! And don't forget to head over to the Pinkfresh blog to check out the new releases coming very soon!!!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day! 

Happy New Year and A Project Life Spread *Hip Kit Club*

Hello, everyone! 

I'm here with two projects that I created using the December 2016 Hip Kits and I shared these both on the Hip Kit Club blog this past Friday. Let's start by beginning with a fun layout documenting the ringing in of the New Year...

I used some of the lovely HKC Exclusive patterned paper from the December 2016 Paper Kit for my background and then layered several long, narrower strips of paper from the Amber Star collection vertically down the left side of my page. I also used a few of the lovely December Cut Files that are available for free for HKC subscribers and placed them around the photo of my family on New Year's Eve.

I re-sized the cut files so I could layer a few of them together and I added one of the HKC Exclusive flair buttons from the December 2016 Embellishment Kit in the middle. I also adhered a few of the Pink Paislee Birthday Bash sequins around it for some color pop. 

My favorite part about this layout is the sequin filled "2017" embellishment! To create this, I simply took a small piece of vellum that fit underneath of the "2017" cut file and used my tape gun to cover it in adhesive. Then I scattered some of the confetti sequins from Pink Paislee on my craft table and flipped the adhesive covered piece of vellum over and smashed it on top of the sequin pile. I lifted it up and a ton of sequins covered the adhesive so I could layer the "2017" cut file on top of it using some foam adhesive to give it some dimension. 

To complete my page, I placed some of the Crate Paper Heart Day Thickers on top of the sequin embellishment to create my title. I used a little bit of the Shimmerz Paints Shimmeringz spray ink, available in the December 2016 Color Kit, in Concrete for my ink splatters and placed a few more of the confetti sequins around my layout.

The next project that I have to share with you today is my Project Life spread for December 2016...

Even though I do a December Documented album each year, I still like to include a spread in my Project Life album for December. I try to focus on the "everyday" photos that I didn't use for my DD and I always end up with more than enough to document.

For this PL spread I used items and the HKC Exclusive journaling cards from the December 2016 Project Life Kit. I love the soft colors in this month's PL kit and the purple and aqua are so lovely paired with the gold and yellow accents!

I cut apart the 5x7 Phrase Cut-Apart sheet from the kit and layered some of the sentiments directly on top of my photos. I also used several of the Pink Paislee Take Me Away collection ephemera pieces to embellish the journaling cards. 

I also added several pops of gold using the My Mind's Eye Gold Mirrored Acrylic stickers from the embellishment kit to complete my design.

Thanks so much for joining me today and I hope I've given you some inspiration on how to use your December 2016 Hip Kits! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

2016 Best Nine *Hip Kit Club*

Hello, crafty friends! 

I shared this layout on the Hip Kit Club Facebook page last week along with a process video...

I used my Instagram #2016bestnine photo grid to document my most liked IG photos in 2016. I think it's a fun way to document my year's crafty endeavors and design team work. 

I used the December 2016 Hip Kits for this page and I layered lots of patterned papers from the Take Me Away collection by Pink Paislee behind my photo for pops of color and dimension.

I misted my background using items from the December 2016 Color Kit and layered lots of HKC Exclusive items around my page for embellishments. 

Here's to the end of 2016 and the beginning of 2017! Cheers!!!

Be sure and check out my process video for this page below and have a fabulous day!