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! 

              

The Last Of My December Documented 2016 Album *Hip Kit Club*

Happy New Year, everyone!

I have the last few pages of my completed December Documented 2016 album to share with you today!

I used the December Documented 2016 Kit and some of the November 2016 Hip Kits from Hip Kit Club for my album this year and if you haven't been following along with it's progress you can check out my previous posts here and here.

I always have so much fun creating my December Documented albums and this year was no exception! (I try to keep up with it throughout the month so I don't get too behind or overwhelmed!)

My children also love thumbing through DD's of Christmas past and checking out how much they've grown and reminisce about old toys they forgot they even had when they were little.

I kept my overall design of this year's DD simple and used lots of embellishments and items from the November 2016 Hip Kits to complete my pages. Sticking with using a kit is always helpful for me because everything coordinates and is easy to assemble.

I didn't take very many photos on Christmas Day because of all the hustle and bustle so I made a 6x8 filler page to complete my album.

I also slipped our Christmas cards and items the kids made at school into their own pocket in the back of my album.

We had a very merry Christmas and I'm feeling truly blessed to be entering this new year on a happy and peaceful note. I hope you and your family had a wonderful holiday season and thanks so much for joining me today!

November 2016 Project Life *Freckled Fawn*

Hello! 

I have my Project Life spread for the month of November to share with you all today...

I used the stunning December 2016 Embellishment Kit from Freckled Fawn for my spread this month and I just think it looks awesome! The colors in the kit are perfect for winter-themed projects, don't you think?

I also used the December 2016 Journaling Cards from FF that are available here. I layered the embellishments from the December Kit to fancy them up...I think the felt flowers and the deer paper clips are my favortite! 

I also really love the gold foil acetate flowers and the flair buttons, too! It's all just too lovely to pick a favorite! 

And here's the full spread for November 2016...

Don't forget to check out the End Of Year Sale that's on now at Freckled Fawn!

And on a bittersweet note, I decided to step down from Freckled Fawn for personal reasons so this will be my last project for them :(  Freckled Fawn was the first design team that I was ever on and I've been with them the longest so I'm really sad that I had to choose to step down, although I know I will always be one of their biggest fans and will continue to enjoy using their amazing products! I just want to tell Aesalina and Janna thank you again for having me and we will always be in touch!

xoxo

Hello, You. *Hip Kit Club*

Hello everyone! 

I hope you had a very wonderful and blessed Christmas! I will have my completed December Documented for 2016 up here on the blog later this week so stay tuned...

As for today, I have a layout that I shared on the Hip Kit Club blog last Friday to share with you!

I created this page using only the December 2016 Main Kit! I started by fussy-cutting the adorable windows out of the Pink Paislee patterned paper from the Take Me Away collection by Paige Evans and layering them horizontally around my photo.

I added several of the lovely Take Me Away collection ephemera pieces to my page, creating added dimension by adhering them using foam adhesive dots. I really love how the bright colors of the windows look against the wood grain HKC Exclusive patterned paper, don't you?!

I stuck a few of the mini tassels from Crate Paper under the banner ephemera piece using some tiny glue dots. I love how much texture they give my layout! 

I completed my design by journaling on one of the ephemera pieces from the Take Me Away collection and by placing several of the Birthday Bash sequins around my page for a little extra bling. 

Like I said, I used the December 2016 Main Kit only which you can purchase here. Also, be sure and check out my process video for this layout! 

             

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

Snowflakes Are Falling *Shimmerz Paints*

Hello everyone!

Today I have a winter-themed layout to share with you that I shared on the Shimmerz Paints blog yesterday...

I started by choosing some tree-shaped die cuts that I had previously cut out using some charcoal gray cardstock and my Silhouette. I loved the dark gray color of the paper, but I wanted to alter it a bit so that it fit better with the photo of the lovely snow scene that I had captured a few years ago so I used some "Frosty's Buns" Inklingz to add some shimmer and dimension to my trees.

I simply added a little bit a water directly to the tub of Inklingz and swirled it around for a few moments using my watercolor brush. After the ink's consistency was to my liking, I used my watercolor brush to lightly swipe it across the tree die cuts.

Next, I used my watercolor brush again and dipped it into some lovely "Golden Wheat" Shimmerz and made small brush strokes around some of the trees' edges to enhance the overall color scheme of my layout. I love using non-traditional color schemes for winter photos, don't you?

To complete my page, I sprinkled a few drops of the Shimmeringz spray, "Heavy Metal" around my layout for added shimmer and a little bit of sparkle.

Shimmerz Paints Used: Inklingz - Frosty's Buns; Shimmerz - Golden Wheat; Shimmeringz - Heavy Metal

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

So Very Happy *Hip Kit Club*

Happy Monday, crafty friends! 

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

My prompt or challenge was to use cut files so I decided I would use one of the November 2016 cut files (available here and free to registered customers!) as part of my background for my layout.

I used the lovely November 2016 Hip Kits for this page, along with a few items from the December Documented 2016 Kit.

I layered several of the HKC Exclusive journaling cards next to my photo and embellished them using flair buttons, die cuts, and a rubber charm from the Snow and Cocoa Collection by Crate Paper.

I used lots of the lovely transparent star stickers (also an HKC exclusive!) to enhance the star cluster cut file and added my title to the right of my page using a few of the die cut words from the 'Tis The Season Collection by Kim Watson.

You can check out my process video below for even more details about how this layout came together!

              

I hope you have a wonderful day and thanks for dropping by!