Hello again, friends! Here's my latest layout for Hip Kit Club featuring the 2020 September Hip Kits. I went with a muted rainbow color scheme, and I love how it turned out. I cut the strips from a Crate Paper Marigold patterned paper and embellished tone-on-tone with pieces from the same collection as well as the Pinkfresh Studio Days of Splendor collection.
I used textured white cardstock for the base, and I coated the bottom area here with clear gesso. I used the Whale Watch Blue Lindy's Magical Powder from the Color Kit to extend the blue areas down a bit. I wanted it to show below the photo area. I used one of the gold puffy Thickers as the title and combined with some of the small black alpha stickers from the Maggie Holmes Sticker Book.
I didn't want to add to much to the strips, but I did want to soften the colors up around the photo area. I smudged down some white gesso for that and then splattered some white acrylic paint. I sorted through all of the stickers, die cuts and chipboard pieces in the kits and chose those that matched all the strips. I mostly used small pieces to fit them on the strips in the matching areas.
I love it when multiple collections match so perfectly together like this. It was fun to add little things here and there and match them up to the colored strips. Here you can see that after I glued down the strips, I machine stitched through them all. I did distress all the edges and bent them up a bit to create some fun dimension.
I had a heat embossing mishap (haha...check out the video for this!) but I managed to get some gold onto a few of the wood veneer frames. I wound up cutting one in half and using it as a layer here. These pretty blue flowers are from the Jen Hadfield sticker sheet, and I stuck them to white cardstock and then cut them out so I could move them around. I also added some more gold accents using more of the gold Thickers and then some gold splatters.
I added some matching thread in a few places for added color & texture.
More details and pretty colors :)
I added my journaling down at the bottom using a black fine tip Sharpie. I have been obsessed with the gold puffy Thickers...these words are perfection.
Here are a few more shots of all the details :)
I really love how this turned out, and I hope it inspires you in some way today. Tone-on-tone designs like this are fun because it helps limit what you can use in certain areas. It helps narrow down your choices when there are sooooo many things!
Here's my process video if you'd like to see more details:
Hey, friends! I'm back today with another new layout for Hip Kit Club. I used the 2020 September Hip Kits, which are full of the Pinkfresh Studio Days of Splendor and Crate Paper Marigold collections. I started with a sheet of the charcoal grey cardstock and some gesso. What started out as a blue layout turned into a purple one, which I love! I used clear gesso first and then white gesso. I love how it turned out looking like concrete.
After the gesso dried, I used the Pinkfresh Studio Abstract Cube Stamp with some embossing ink and powder. I wanted to add some detailed texture to the background. I went over it with the Whale Watch Blue & Ramblin' Rose Pink Lindy's Magical Powders which made purple. I knew this would happen, but I honestly was going to try and keep the two colors separate. Didn't happen...haha. I love how this deep purple looks against the grey! I also splattered in some white acrylic paint and some gold spray from an older kit.
I sorted through all the embellishments in the kits and pulled out all the purple items. I started layering and placing things around the photo. I cut this scalloped circle from a Pocket Life card and layered in lots of the Pinkfresh Studio pieces.
Here you can see the texture from the stamp...I love it! I wanted to leave a chunk of the background open here, so I created a separate cluster for the bottom area using more purple die cuts. I went simple with the title using the gold Thickers.
I tucked in more die cuts & stickers over on the left along with some purple threads.
I always like to add cord to the ends of tags...it just gives them a finished look, I think.
More layers here at the top. I layered in a chunk of patterned paper and a Pocket Life card behind the photo.
Here are the rest of the close-up shots :)
I really love how this turned out! I didn't realize there was so much purple in the kits, so it was fun to go monochromatic with this. How often do you use colored cardstock for a background? I don't do it enough...I am loving this grey!
Be sure to check out my process video here for all the details:
Happy Weekend! I have a new layout to share for Hip Kit Club using the 2020 September Hip Kits :) My assignment for this week was to use a cut file using either patterned paper or colored cardstock. I cut some beautiful florals using a Heidi Swapp paper from the Paper Kit and used it as a background design element.
I used thick, smooth white cardstock for the background, and I glued down the cut file first. I covered most of it with white gesso to soften some of the pattern, and then I used clear gesso below the cut file. I used the Whale Watch Blue Lindy's Magical Powder to create that dark blue color. I added a bit more detail with the Pinkfresh Studio Stamp. I embellished with lots of the gorgeous Crate Paper flowers.
These flowers are a mix of the Chipboard Stickers and Sticker Book Stickers. Since the stickers are transparent, I like to stick them to white cardstock first and then cut them out so their colors stay true. I created a little cluster here and popped up the stickers using adhesive foam. I tucked in some yellow thread here for added texture. My title is combination of the soft gold Thickers and Pinkfresh Studio Alphas.
I fussy cut this large flower from a Pocket Life card, and the chipboard circles are from Pinkfresh Studio. Also, more Crate Paper sticker flowers.
I don't usually cut designs using patterned papers, but I love how this turned out. It's a great way to get lots of colors...use a colorful patterned paper like this. It made this background really fun! I dug into my older Lindy's Sprays stash from older kits and sprayed a bit of pink here.
More of the same embellishments on this side of the photo.
Here you can see the stamp detail on the background. I used a gold ink pad from my stash. I also wish I had several packages of these gold Thickers...they are perfection!
I just had to layer this one on top of my photo :)
I machine stitched through ALWAYS here for some added detail, and I used a metallic gold pen to write my journaling.
Here are a few more detailed close-ups.
I had a lot of fun playing with all of these pretty flowers! Have you used any of them from your kits yet? Crate Paper flowers are always gorgeous and these are no exception :) Be sure to check out my process video for all the details of this page :)
Happy Monday, friends! The Pinkfresh Studio October Challenge is up over on the blog, and it's all about Fall :) The colors coordinate perfectly with the new Days of Splendor collection.
Here's what I created. I decided to make a grid design, which is always fun. I like treating each quadrant as a mini-layout. I used textured white cardstock for the background, and I coated it with clear gesso first. I divided the page up into four quadrants and then decided which one my photo would go in. Then I began sorting through all the papers and embellishments. I used several papers from the 6x6 Paper Pad.
I used the Floral Circles Die Set to cut some pretty leaf stems for embellishments. I layered some papers, floral die cuts, a tag and a chipboard sticker here. I distressed the edges of the papers and machine stitched through it using gold metallic thread. I topped each section off with some of the Essentials Jewels and Crystals and some matching threads.
I used the Classic Words Die Set to create my title, and I combined it with the small puffy alpha stickers from the collection. Since that paper was already lined, I wrote my journaling there using a gold pen. Here you can also see that I machine stitched on the background to emphasize the sections.
I used the Liquid Watercolors on the background. This was so much fun because the watercolors are super bold and bright. I mixed in some brown and black to really tone down the colors, and they turned out perfectly! You can see how I did that in my process video.
I honestly am not a huge fan of fall colors...until I start working with them! I'm more of a summer color fan, but as I was making this, I just loved how all of these colors looked together. I was especially excited about the Jewels & Crystals. These light brown ones are so pretty! Here you can see the difference in the Crystals (brown) and the Jewels (blue). The Crystals have a point on the top and they are a flat clear color. The Jewels are flat-topped and have more of an iridescent shine to them. Both are gorgeous!
I did pop up the photo and all other sections with some adhesive foam to create some depth.
I just love all of this texture and dimension! Leave and flowers make that easy since you can just bend up the edges :)
I took a ton of close-ups, so here they are :)
I had to use this adorable squirrel...he looks like he's about to jump into the photo...haha :D
I hope this inspires you to play along with us this month! Go HERE to join in. You just might win a $50 gift card to the Pinkfresh Store!
