You Capture Beauty / Hip Kit Club

Hello again, friends!  I'm back today with my newest layout for Hip Kit Club featuring the 2020 February Hip Kits.  I challenged myself to not use any PINK on this page, and I am happy to report that I succeeded :D 

There are so many non-pink goodies in the kits this month, so I decided to use lots of blue, yellow and green bits and pieces.  I love making grid designs when I want to use a lot of little things, and it makes tone-on-tone easier.  I began by drawing a big cross on some textured white cardstock.  I applied clear gesso to all four quadrants.  I used mostly the Lindy's Magical Powders & Starburst Sprays from past Color Kits as well as a few Shimmerz from older kits.  I separated all the die cuts and stickers according to color and went to work creating little clusters.

I used the powders & sprays in each corner with a bit of water.  I used a brush to spread the color around.  Once that dried, I machine stitched with black thread along the lines to really make the four areas stand out.  I arranged my photos in the center and worked the embellishments around them.  Here in this corner I used lots of light blue pieces from Pinkfresh Studio's Noteworthy collection and a few pieces from Paige Evans' Bloom Street collection.  It's kind of like putting a puzzle together.  You just have to work all the different shapes around until you get them like you want them.

Yellow makes me happy!  I actually wound up having too many pieces of each color, so I still have products left over.  I kept wanting to turn to all the pink things, but I resisted...haha.

I love how the green section turned out event though I'm not a huge green fan all on its own.  I fussy cut a few large leaves from a Paige Evans paper and mixed in some of her Sticker book stickers with more of the Pinkfresh Studio die cuts and stickers.  Some of the pieces have dimensional foam under them to raise them up off the page.

I really love this darker blue color and I don't use it enough.  I did add some matching thread on each quadrant for added texture and just because I love it!

Here you can see the idea of the four sections.  I love this design because it helps limit what you can use.  I treated each square separately, and I only had so many things in each color to use.  If you're ever stuck for an idea, this is a great way to get started.

I decided to write my journaling on this little lined heart.  I didn't want to add a giant title...where would it go?  So I punched a small white circle and added a few stickers and some of the small gold Thickers.

I am really pleased with how this turned out!  I hope it inspires you to give the grid design a go.  And take it a step further and divide up the colors.  It was a lot of fun, and I'll definitely do this again.

Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to check out the process video HERE.

Have a great day!

Hello Amazing Memories / Hip Kit Club

Hey there, friends!  Here's my latest layout for Hip Kit Club using the 2020 February Hip Kits :)  I have been on a rainbow roll lately...I just love ALL the colors together!  I used mostly papers and embellishments from the Paige Evans Bloom Street collection with a few bits from Pinkfresh Studio. 

The soft blue patterned paper I used for the background is from Pinkfresh Studio.  I coated a lot of this paper with white gesso, which you can see all around the edges.  I used the Lindy's Raspberry Lemonade Powder from the Color Kit to create lots of pretty pink on top of the gesso.  I wanted pink to show around the edges.  I fussy cut lots of the chevron arrows from a Bloom Street paper.  I glued them together to make separate little embellishments and matching stitched through them.

I popped everything up using adhesive foam.  I played around a lot with the placement of everything.  It took me a while to arrange my photos...I actually started with a different photo but changed my mind.  I wanted the arrows pointing towards the photos to help draw your eye to them.  Once I figured that out, I wanted to incorporate flowers and a few die cuts & stickers.

I fussy cut some flowers & leaves from a Bloom Street paper and used a few of the Bloom Street floral die cuts.   I wound up creating a little wavy line of flowers between the arrows and the photos.

I added a few Pinkfresh Studio & Bloom Street stickers in a few places and added my journaling down below the photos using a black Sharpie.

These stickers are from the Bloom Street Stickers, and they're so pretty!  Those gold splatters are from the Jen Hadfield Gold Glitter Spray that was included in the Christmas Kits a few months ago.

I love how this row of flowers turned out.  I added a few of the cute Bloom Street butterfly stickers as well.

I created a small floral cluster on the right side of the photos.

I mixed and matched my title using some of the gold Thickers and a few Pinkfresh bits.

Although I struggled at first getting this layout started, I like the end result.  Some layouts happen easily and others just don't sometimes.  I hope this gives you some ideas to try on your next page!

The process video for this is HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!

March Challenge / Pinkfresh Studio

Happy Monday, my friends!  The March Challenge is up over at Pinkfresh Studio, and it's a great one!  It's all about frames, and you can interpret that in any way you like.  These colors are perfect for the Super Cool collection, so that's what I used on my layout.

The Super Cool collection has a few papers that contain frames.  I cut lots of these frames out and printed three small photos to fit them.  I just layered the photos on top of the frames in a crooked manner and then layered more frames under them.  I glued them together and machine stitched through them to add some texture and pops of black.

I used a Super Cool paper as my background. I love all those little dots!  I covered a lot of it with white gesso, so that's why there are lots of faded areas.  This prepped the paper for the Liquid Watercolors.  I went with the Sky Blue and Aquamarine colors since there was a lot of red and yellow going on.  The blue is a nice contrast.  Here you can see the dimension from the frames....I added some adhesive foam under them to pop them up.  I added lots of fun puffy stickers, stickers and thread.  I fussy cut "like" from a different paper from Super Cool.

I used the Classic Words Die Set to cut this "love" piece.  I painted it with some black acrylic paint and tucked it in over on the right side cluster.  I made this cluster using more frames, die cuts and stickers.  I also popped it up using adhesive foam.

Frames are so fun to use because they're pretty versatile.  You don't have to put a photo in the dead center or even behind it.  There are no rules, so you can use them however you want :)  I wanted the color to show behind the photos, so I arranged the photos off center.

Here's another die cut from the Classic Words Die Set.

These speech bubbles are the coolest!  They're a little bit see through, so I layered some white cardstock behind them before popping them up.  That way they stay true to their color.

I splattered some watered down black acrylic paint at the end to pull some of the black from the photos.  I love all the phrases and sentiments in this collection!

Here are a few more close-ups :)

I went very short and simple with the title.  I wanted it to fit inside one of the small frames, and Hey Girl was perfect.

I hope that you'll join us in the challenge this month!  Go HERE to read all about it, and you could even win a $50 Gift Card to the Pinkfresh Studio Store!  Heck yes!

Maybe this layout will give you some fun ideas to try.  Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Butterfly Rainbow Layout / Shimmerz Paints

Happy Weekend, friends!  Today I have a a fun rainbow layout to share for Shimmerz Paints featuring lots of lovely Shimmerz Paints.  I was inspired by these gorgeous butterflies from the Cocoa Vanilla Happiness collection.  They are all from one single piece of patterned paper, and I started by cutting them all out.  I sorted through all my Shimmerz stash and found lots of colors to match all the butterflies.

Colors Used:

• Shimmerz--Orchid-Stra, Evergreen, Sunflower
• Vibez--Blushing Bride, Sweetheart, Mustard Seed, Elfin Magic, Seas the Day
• Spritz--Ruby, Chance of Rain
• Coloringz--Ahoy Matey

 I used smooth white cardstock as my base, and I coated it with clear gesso first.  I actually created the colors moving left to right horizontally.  Afterwards, I decided to turn the page and make it a vertical design.  I started with the pink colors and worked my way across the page.  I used a brush to apply the Shimmerz and I sprayed the other colors.  I used my water bottle to spritz water onto some of the colors to help them spread and blend into the next color.

After the colors dried, I arranged the butterflies in the matching sections.  I love the effects of tone-on-tone!  I lightly glued down the center of each butterfly and then machine stitched through each one using matching thread.  My favorite thing about butterflies is how the wings are easily bendable.  Great texture and dimension!

I went short, sweet & simple with the title.  I combined a Cocoa Vanilla die cut with some very old October Afternoon letter tile stickers.  I popped them up with some adhesive foam and then added a few more stickers.

Gahhhhhh!  I'm obsessed with these blues!  Seas the Day Vibez up next to the Ahoy Matey Coloringz & Chance of Rain Spritz is my new fave.  So so so gorgeous!

I felt like the layout really didn't need much embellishing.  The butterflies did enough on their own, so I added just a few stickers and some green & blue thread over on the left side of the photo,.

My favorite thing about creating a rainbow color scheme like this is how easy it is to let one color bleed right into the next.  I didn't even use an orange color.  I mixed Vibez Blushing Bride with Vibez Mustard Seed.  Instant gorgeous orange!  This is why I'm a big fan of mixing and matching colors :)

I took a ton of close-up shots, so here they are.  I did add some splatters at the end using the same colors.

Here you can see how beautiful the shimmer is from the Shimmerz original mix.  It's thicker than the sprays, and the finish is extra shimmery.

I am really loving how this turned out!  I hope you like it, and I hope it inspires you to create something with a rainbow color scheme.  It's so fun, and it's always a great result :)

I have a process video of this up HERE on the Shimmerz channel.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful weekend!

Hello Happiness / Paige Evans DT

Hello again friends!  I'm here with a new layout for the Paige Evans Design Team featuring Paige’s Bloom Street collection. I’ve been eyeing the beautiful diamond shapes from Paper 10 so I decided to cut some out and create a design with them. I arranged them in a horizontal fashion in rainbow order and added matching watercolors behind them. For the most part I went tone-on-tone with the embellishments and I love how it turned out!

I used smooth White Foundations Media Paper as my background and I first coated it with clear gesso. I used coordinating colors of Distress Oxides to add the color. I just scraped the ink pads onto the paper and then spritzed it with water. I used a brush to help the colors blend and spread. I used Shimmerz sprays to add ink splatters. I sorted through the Bloom Street products and used some of the shapes from the Puffy Vinyl Stickers, floral stickers from the 4-Page Sticker Book, and some Cardstock Stickers. I used black & white photos so all the rainbow colors would really pop off the page. I added a bit of white tissue paper behind my photos for a subtle border.

I machine stitched through all the diamonds for added texture and I popped them all up using adhesive foam. I love this big sunshine sticker from the Cardstock Stickers. It was perfect for the yellow section of the layout. To add even more color and texture, I tucked in matching colors of tangled thread around the page. I used more flowers from the 4-Page Sticker Book and a few hearts from the Puffy Vinyl Stickers and Cardstock Stickers. I also added a few words from one of the Washi Tape rolls.

I love these soft blue colors. I added more the same elements here including leaves from the Floral Die Cuts and then added my title down below. I used two word stickers from the Cardstock Stickers. Lastly, I wrote my journaling using a black fine-tip Sharpie.

I love this washi tape!  It's perfect for adding little touches on the layout.

Birds & butterflies...such a great combination :)  I popped these guys up with dimensional foam, and what a difference that makes in the overall effect.

Here are a few more close-ups :)

I can’t wait to see what you all make with the new Bloom Street collection! It’s so beautiful. I hope this layout gives you some ideas to try with it. The rainbow color scheme is something you can easily do with this line because it has ALL the gorgeous colors!

Thanks for stopping by!