A little sneak for Chickaniddy Crafts

Hey there, friends!  I have a layout up over on the Chickaniddy Crafts blog today.  It's based on our August Pinspiration Board.  Here's a little sneak peek at my page.  You can see all of it HERE.

I hope you have a wonderful day!  Thanks for popping in :)

It's Rough Being 2 / Hip Kit Club

Oh, the days of little toddler temper tantrums!  Haha!  My sweet Paige is now five, but in these photos she was only two.  And in her defense, we were stuck and stranded waiting on her pediatrician in those tiny little doctor rooms.  We waited and waited and waited...so naturally she got antsy.  Of course a whiny fit was bound to happen.  I almost had one myself...haha!  What to do when this happens?  Break out the camera and snap away, of course :D

This is my fourth layout using the July Kits from Hip Kit Club.  I really wanted to use the October Afternoon sheet with all these cute speech bubbles, so I fussy cut a lot of them out.  They seemed to go perfectly with her facial expressions :)

I used the Sweet Cherry Heidi Swapp Color Shine (included in the Color Kit) and my own Mister Huey's Water Coolor and Gold Color Shine to make my messy background.  I'm really loving squirting the color onto plastic packaging and then using that to press it onto the paper.  I added splatters, too.

I love these speech bubbles!  I used pop dots on a few to really create a fun layered & dimensional look.

That big 2 is from the Teresa Collins chipboard sheet from the kit, and I mixed up my alphas using Thickers and little Lily Bee stickers.  I did add in my own washi tape in several places.  I think I used four different tapes!

More Teresa Collins chipboard and stamps from Simple Stories.

This was a fun kit to work with.  I know the August kits are already out!  I really enjoyed this one because it was made up of things I didn't already have.  It challenged me to work with colors I don't normally choose, and the papers really gave me fun ideas (like the speech bubbles).

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Creative Scrappers #275

Happy Sunday, scrappy friends!  It's time yet again for another amazing reveal over at Creative Scrappers!  I tell you, I just can't get enough of these sketches.  I'm always so inspired by them, and I always love what I created based on them.  Check out the latest one!



Here's what I came up with.  I used goodies from the July Kit from Hip Kit Club.  I started with some white cardstock.  I used the Heidi Swapp Color Shine and the Ingvlid Bolme Chalk Ink to create the background.  I used some plastic product packaging to smudge it everywhere.  I just sprayed some of the Color Shine onto the plastic, added a bit of water, and then laid the plastic down onto the cardstock.  It created a messy watercolor effect.  Then, I stamped the chalk ink onto the plastic, added water, and did the same thing.  I added a bit of Mister Huey's Water Coolor color (from my stash) to the blue in the background as well.  VERY fun way to make a messy background :)

I layered some Teresa Collins papers, some vellum and some chipboard elements around my photo.  I just love how it turned out...I really love the colors mixed together.

I just love adding thread to my projects...I love the look and texture it gives.

Lots of layering going on here!  You can't have too many layers...even with chipboard :)  I cut my title on my Cameo and messily (is that a word?!) outlined it in black pen.

A close up of the background paint job...I love that the texture of the cardstock shows through so well...LOVE that so much!  The "Love" border stamp is one I got from Michael's last year in a Valentine's Day stamp set from Recollections.

Be sure to head over to the Creative Scrappers blog and check out the rest of the DT's inspiration.  You should definitely be able to get some ideas of how to use this awesome sketch!  And don't forget to upload your layout for a chance to win a prize from Pinkfresh Studio!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Camera Shy / Hip Kit Club

Happy Friday, friends!  I have another layout to share with you today.  I used the July Main Kit from the Hip Kit Club.  I like that this kit has such a full range of colors and patterns.  I decided to use yellows and greens on this one.

This is made up of Studio Calico, October Afternoon, Crate Paper and Teresa Collins.  I created some interest on my white cardstock background with a Crafter's Workshop template and modeling paste.  I added some stamping and then traced around some of the triangles.  I think my favorite part of this layout is the fun blue star vellum!   I layered it in amongst all the other patterned papers, and I love the effect.

I rarely scrap the same photo twice on one layout, but I like the effect of one in color and one in black and white.

I added in some of my own film strip washi tape and thread, but the rest is from the kit.  Lots of fun chipboard and stickers to add in!

My title contains alphas from Teresa Collins and American Crafts.  I like layering them on top of the modeling paste.  The stamping in the lower right corner is from the Stamp Add-On...some Simple Stories stamps and Ingvlid Blome chalk inks...they're awesome!

Another angle of the paste texture and a Cameo circle cut.  I also added in some watercolor.

This was so much fun to create!  I still have two more layouts coming from this kit...I was very impressed with it.  I would definitely recommend the Hip Kit Club if you're looking for one to join :)

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great weekend!

Heidi Swapp Color Shine at its best!

Hey there, lovely scrappy friends :)  Today I'm sharing a layout I created for a challenge over at My Scraps & More last week.  The challenge was to use embellishments to completely surround a photo.  I've collected a ton of Heidi Swapp goodies over the last several months.  Some of it bought through My Scraps, and a lot of it I purchased over time with my coupons from Michael's.  I'm sure many of you Heidi fans have that pack of the Color Magic die cuts.  I decided to pull that pack out and use as many as I could on this layout.

I used several colors of Color Shine and spritzed all of the die cuts here.  I love watching the white shapes turn all these pretty colors!  A made a layered cluster around the photo with only the die cuts.  The only patterned paper I used was the Studio Calico strips at the top and bottom.  I also used some American Crafts bits and pieces to accentuate.

I drew a messy outline around my cluster once it was complete.  I love doodling on my pages, whether it's outlining or shading or just making lines.

This is a Jillibean Soup stamp.  I stamped "everyday" onto vellum in silver ink and then went over it with a silver pen.  Love the subtle look to it.  I splattered a few Color Shine colors on the page and added a few rhinestones.

Another close up of the die cuts.  I love the colors...these are so fun to play with!

Thanks for stopping by today...have a great Wednesday!

Market Street 3x4 cards / My Mind's Eye

Happy Monday, friends!  I wanted to share my latest layout for My Mind's Eye.  It was up on the blog HERE on Friday.

I never know what to do with all of those 3x4 Project Life-type cards that have been coming in many collections these days.  I don't do PL or any type of pocket pages at all.  It's just not my thing.  I love seeing other designers' PL spreads...but I would just rather not get into a timely project like that.  I'd never be able to keep up.  Soooo....what to do with all of those cards?  I say pick your favorite ones and use them as little blocks of patterned paper!

I pulled out the 3x4 cards from the Market Street Nob Hill line and arranged them like I wanted.  I inked the edges and then adhered them down to black cardstock.  Once that was done, the rest was just embellishing, journaling and photo placement.  My embellishments are a mix of Ashbury Heights and Nob Hill.

I added lots of chipboard pieces around my photos as well as some black thread.  My journaling fit perfectly to the right of my photos.

I am still LOVING all of the shiny gold elements in these lines!  There is even some of it in the chipboard elements....yes!

I added a few tid bits from the Necessities Metallics line...like this gold arrow and the rose colored shiny tape at the bottom.  I just can't get enough of the shine.  It's so eye-catching!

This is the second layout I've created using these type of cards...it really helps use them up while creating fun and colorful pages!  Embellishing each card is like a little layout in itself.  HERE is the other layout I created that is similar to this one.  I used other MME products for that one.

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope this gives you some ideas of how to use up those cards :)

Birthday Date Night / Chickaniddy Crafts

Hey there and Happy Friday, friends!  Today I'm sharing my latest project for Chickaniddy Crafts.  This layout went up on the blog a few days ago.  This layout was inspired by our July Pinspiration Board. I was inspired by this adorable outfit.  I love the color combo as well as the stripes.  I pulled out goodies from both Date Night and Twirly Girly to create my layout.

I scrapped a photo from my birthday dinner of my husband and me....so both collections were a perfect mix here.  I combined the cute silverware sticker from Date Night with the birthday cake sticker from Twirly Girly, as well as other stickers and brads from both lines.  I started with a mint background paper and added some black striped stamping, some distress inked lines and some washi tape stripes.  Behind my photo cluster I used soft pink watercolors and gelatos.  I just love the soft feel of it up against the mint.

I just love these die cut stickers!  Such a fun element to a birthday and/or date layout!

I added some silver cord onto my layers.  Here you can see the dimension created between the elements.  I love these fun label and sentiment stickers...they're so easy to add to any project.

I love that I was able to combine both collections for a birthday date night project!  I pulled my favorite elements from each line.  Here you can see the background stamping.  I tried to mimic the stripes in the photo by using this fun rubber stamp and washi tape from my stash.

Another angle of the stamping and inking.  I made the larger stripes using a Heidi Swapp mini stencil and some distress inks.  I used my Cameo to cut those large pink circles.  I really enjoy cutting shapes to add to my backgrounds.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Have a great weekend!

Supplies Used:  DN140S01 Awesome Blossom, DN140S07 Spiffy Tags, DN140S12 Plaid is Rad, DN14EB02 Sticker Sheet, DN14EB05 Mini Sticker Sentiments, DN14EB06 Brads, DN14EB04 Mini Sticker Tags, TG140S12 Piggy Tails, TG14EB01 Alpha Stickers, TG14EB02 Sticker Sheet, TG14EB05 Mini Sticker Sentiments, TG14EB04 Mini Sticker Tags, TG14EB06 Brads; Other--Stampendous Ink, Watercolors, Liquitex Gesso, Sharpie Black Pen, Heidi Swapp Color Shine, Heidi Swapp Stencil Minis, Silver Cord, Silver Thread, Hampton Art Stamp