Live Laugh Love / Hip Kit Club

Hello again, friends!  Here is another layout for Hip Kit Club using the 2019 March Hip Kits :)  I cannot get enough of these colors...accckkk!  My assignment for this week was to use some of the Heidi Swapp Color Fresh papers along with a cut file.  Those cute cameras are an exclusive Hip Kit cut file that you can find over on the HKC website.  I used the pink & white gingham paper as my base and then added a big chunk of Tutu Pink cardstock down the middle (from the Cardstock Kit).  I coated a lot of it with white gesso first and then used all three Lindy's Gang sprays from the Color Kit.  I used the packaging technique, a brush and extra water to let the color run and blend.

I also added some Shimmerz sprays from previous Color Kits to add some different colors and shades.  Once the background was dry, I machine stitched along the edges of the cardstock.  I also used a scalloped border punch on the edges of the cardstock to give it some shape and interest.  I love how the scallops fold up and create dimension.  I embellished inside the cameras with some of the exclusive Hip Kit stickers and some tangled thread.  I used some of the Crate Paper Summertime Phrase Stickers for my title.

I cut the cameras on the beautiful watercolor design paper from Heidi Swapp.  I decided not to back them in order for the mixed media background to show through.  Here's another exclusive Puffy Sticker and Cardstock Sticker as well as another Crate Paper sticker.  I added some exclusive Pocket Life cards behind my photos as well as some white tissue paper.  And adhesive foam to raise them off the page a bit :)

More of the same with the top camera here.  I also tucked in a few black & white Crate Paper stickers over on the left underneath the scallops.  This "Dream Happy Dreams" exclusive die cut fit perfectly on top of this photo. 

Here's another angle of all the fun textures :)

I added some puffy hearts to this photo as well as part of a Heidi Swapp watercolor frame behind it.  I added a bit of the black & white Heidi Swapp paper behind the photos as well to add a pop of black.  I love how the dark and dramatic photos pop against the softer pastel background colors :)  This fun puffy sticker is from the exclusive sheet...so cute!

I fussy cut this rainbow...it's actually a die cut, but I cut off the outer white edges and tucked it in here.  Here's one of my tips for layering:  if your photos have a spot that's open like this one here, and you have a sticker or die cut that fits that open shape, don't be afraid to stick it on top of the photo.  This speech bubble fits perfectly here between her head and the remote control. 

More details!

I really love how this page turned out!  I hope it has inspired you in some way, or at least given you some ideas to try.  I have even more details in my video here, so check that out when you have time.

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

Such a Good Day / Hip Kit Club

Happy Thursday, friends!  I have a new layout to share today for Hip Kit Club :)  This is my first layout using the amazing 2019 March Hip Kits, and I have to say I think they are my all-time favorite so far!  (And that's saying a lot because they're always spectacular).  I incorporated some mixed media and one of the free cut files for this month.  The kits have a lot of pretty exclusive pieces, and everything is just WOW.

I had to use the beautiful watercolor design patterned paper from Heidi Swapp first.  It's in the Main Kit. That's what I used to create the cut file.  Those pinks, yellows and oranges are my fave!  I used white cardstock as the background so all the colors would really pop.  I used the TiffanyLou Blue Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Spray from the Color Kit on the background.  It's really pretty and shimmery, and it was a great contrast against the colors in the cut file.  I did use clear gesso first, and then added the color.

I added some adhesive foam behind the cut file to raise it up off the page and create dimension.

I went with black & white photos to make the bright colors pop, and also because I wanted to add pops of black throughout the page.   I used some exclusive Pocket Life cards behind the photos as well as a few Heidi Swapp die cuts and a few exclusive die cuts.

I created a small cluster down below the cut file with some exclusive pieces.  I fussy cut those flowers from a Pocket Life card, and the yellow orange one is a die cut.  I added some Crate Paper chipboard pieces...that camera is so cute!

Here are more gorgeous fussy cut flowers that I tucked in up above the photos along with a puffy sticker and some black thread.  Layering is so much fun!

I am obsessed with all the black & white exclusive die cuts...Kim Watson did such a great job designing them!  There is also an entire pack of exclusive epoxy hearts and an exclusive puffy sticker sheet!  Ahhhhhh!

Hello dimension!  I love the way the adhesive foam creates these awesome shadows.

I used my very old edge distresser to ruffle up the edges of these pieces here.

And more close-ups because I just kept taking them!

I hope this inspires you in some way...these kits are sooooooo good.  There's no way you can't create something bright and amazing with them!  I really loved making this, and I cannot wait to start my next project!

I have lots more details here in my process video:

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Happy Girls / Paige Evans DT

Hey, friends!  I'm back today to share my first layout for the Paige Evans Design Team using Paige’s beautiful new Horizon collection! It is so colorful and bright and my eyes have never been happier. I knew right away that I had to use Paper 03. That rainbow color burst is just too gorgeous.  I mean just look at those colors...I can't even!

I cut up all the pieces and made a smaller sunburst design in the lower right corner of some white cardstock. I ruffled up the edges of each piece using an edge distresser and layered them a little crooked. Once I decided on that as my main design element, I added some mixed media to my background. I covered the cardstock with clear gesso and then used some blue ink sprays to create a light blue color wash look. I didn’t use multiple colors on the background since the papers were so bold. I wanted them to stand out. After my background dried, I glued down all the pieces and then machine stitched through each one using matching thread.

I sorted through all of the Horizon embellishments and went with a tone-on-tone effect. I used pieces from the Floral Die Cuts, Epoxy Stickers, Stickers, and Chipboard Stickers. I also used two of the adorable floral Shaped Paper Clips. I also used the same colors of thread and created little messy tangled nests of each color around the photo for more texture.

I took so many close ups to show all the texture and dimension.  Just bending up the edges of the sunbursts made such a big difference.

I created a small cluster in the upper left area of the background using more of the same embellishments. I love the variety of bright colors! Here’s a look at the background. I wanted it to be more of a soft color so it wouldn’t compete with the sunbursts. I sprayed the ink down, spritzed it with water, and just let the color run. I also added some splatters after it dried using the blue and bit of pink.

I went a little thread crazy...haha.  I couldn't resist creating a tone-on-tone look with each color under the photo.

This collection is perfect for tone-on-tone effects.  I love all of the matching embellishments!

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In the end I decided to add some white splatters, so I watered down white acrylic paint for that. I really love how these sunbursts just pop off the page. Distressing the edges makes such a big difference in the dimension, so I’m happy with how that turned out.

A few more close ups just because :)

This was soooo much fun to make!  I hope you get some inspiration from it.  If you're a rainbow lover, then you must get this collection :)

Here's my process video:

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a great day!

Road Trip / Pinkfresh Studio

It's Monday already again...how did that happen?!  I have another new layout to share for Pinkfresh Studio today.  I used the Out & About collection again, and I just loved putting this together.  My photos are of me and my husband road tripping from Vegas to Phoenix last year for Creativation.  I thought the Scenic Route paper was perfect for this.  I tore a big chunk of it and adhered it to some textured white cardstock.  I added some white gesso to prep the paper for the Liquid Watercolors.  I went with lots of blues and aquas to pull all those colors from the photos.  I also used the Adore Alpha Die Set to create some skinny letters for my background.

I went simple with the title and used the aqua Puffy Alphas from the collection.  I used the white space to the right of the photo to add the title, some embellishments and my journaling.  I love how it all fits together.  I also added a bit of yellow stitching for some texture, detail and color.

Here you can see the fun detail that those big letters create on the background.  I cut them on a darker color paper and then smudged them with some white gesso to lighten them up.  I wanted the photos to overlap them.  I layered some white tissue paper and some torn patterned papers behind my photos and then added a fun Travel Tag under the bottom one.

The awesome thing about these Adore Alpha Dies is that you get two sets of letters each time you cut them.  You get the actual letter, and then you get this skinny outline of the letter.  I wanted to use the skinny outlines to be a subtle part of the background.  I love how they look!

Here are the top letters.  I did more of the same things up around the top photo.  I decided to sort of frame the big city words with some messy yellow stitching.

I love mixing and matching different types of embellishments...puffy stickers, cardstock stickers, epoxy sticckers....basically all the stickers, haha!  Everything coordinates so well in this collection, and it's hard to not use everything on one layout!

Here's one last close up of the background.  I added more Liquid Watercolor splatters in matching colors.

One more close-up just because :)

Do you have lots of travel photos to scrap?  Most of my travel photos are of us on a plane and then photos from the destination.  We rarely take road trips, so this was a great chance to get lots of pictures of the drive.  This collection is perfect for any type of travel photos, though.  I hope you're inspired to grab it and play with it!

Be sure to check out my process video here for more details:

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great week :)

Fly Getaway / Pinkfresh Studio

Hey there, friends!  Happy Friday...yay!  Today I'm sharing a new layout for Pinkfresh Studio featuring the new Out and About collection.  This is a beautiful travel line, and I couldn't wait to scrap a vacation photo!  I began this layout with an exclusive Pinkfresh Studio cut file that will be released very soon, so keep an eye out for it.  I cut it on white cardstock and did some mixed media work behind it.  I used some gesso, light blue acrylic paint and the Pinkfresh Studio Liquid Watercolors to create a big colorful circle to fit behind the globe.

I did some machine stitching along the globe lines to add some fun detail.  All of the embellishments in this collection are awesome, and I used a mix of circle elements to compliment the globe's shape.  I used Ephemera Die Cuts, Puffy Stickers, Enamel Shapes and Cardstock Stickers to create fun clusters.

The bottom of the cut file has a beautiful set of florals and leaves.  I used the Liquid Watercolors to paint them to match the reds and yellows in the embellishments and papers.  Here I created another cluster to the left of my photo along with some tangled thread for a pop of color and texture.

My photo was the perfect size to tuck inside one of the Stitched Frames.  Those are the best because they are already layered and stitched!

I added a few stickers and an enamel circle sticker above the photo.

I decided to stick with the circle theme here.  I used a circle die cut, sticker and puffy sticker along with this "you are here" piece. I used some yellow and aqua thread for some extra texture.

I really wanted to hand stitch over the globe, but in the end I used my sewing machine with some light blue thread.  I think it gives the page a nice finished look.

I love this pop of red down here at the bottom.  Again, I used the Liquid Watercolors to paint the flower and leaves on the cut file.  I also really love this "wander" frame.  My photo tucked so nicely inside it, and I like that you can see a thin line of the rainbow stripes on the sides.

I hope this inspires you to pull out your travel photos!  This collection is perfect for them.  I enjoyed putting this together.  It was tough to pick what pieces to use first because everything works together so well.

Be sure to check out my process video for more details:

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I'll see you again soon :)  Happy Weekend!