Rudolph Ready - November Hip Kits!

Good morning!! I am off to take my kids to swimming bright and early, but thought I would share a page I created with the November Hip Kit Club kits!

This kit is more of a seasonal kit, with TONS of exclusives - wood veneers, patterned papers, alphabet stickers, enamel shapes, PL cards... so many good things!

I created this page with the mood board for this month in mind, using the color scheme, and the reindeer in my mind. I used some of the November cut files on this page as they went with the mood board.

For once I added in some journaling! I know, I rarely do, but I think with these types of layouts, some things require explanation :)... and really, it is a good practice.

That's it for me today ! I am off to swimming and then start some holiday baking for the school bake sale this week! That is my plan for this weekend :) Enjoy yours!

JustNick - You are my happy

Hello Hello!

This week on the JustNick blog, we are using cut files from the store that are all words/phrases. I created this page with the You are my Happy cut file. I just love how it turned out!



This cut file is one piece - however as you can see, I have it in two colors! There are a few different ways you can do this to get a similar effect.

1) If you have the Designer Edition of Silhouette Cameo- use the knife tool to trim the design and separate it into two pieces. Then, simply cut each out of the paper you want to use!

2) Cut the same image out twice - once from each paper and trim them with scissors - the bonus for this is you have 2 titles ready to go!

I like to do this and as in my example here that is what I did. I simply layered the pink over the yellow cut title and now I have the pink paper "happy" for another layout.

I also used the Heart Background as a layering piece behind my photos of my son, for a little texture and interest to the layered area. I love diecut backgrounds for this purpose!

If you are interested in checking out these cut files here you go:

Hip Kit Club cards!

I mentioned the other day that I was trying to make more cards with my scraps. With that being said, I am going to try to make at least 3-4 cards a month with said scraps! I always have a ton of stuff left over from my Hip Kits, so I created these cards for my stash.

I used the July Hip Kits for each of these cards. There was tons of great products in this month's kits and I almost couldn't help myself using all of it!! This paper from October Afternoon is so pretty and I thought it would make a fun happy card, with some vellum overtop to settle it down just a little bit

I used some of my Studio G mini stamps from Michael's to finish off my sentiment on the vellum. Those little suckers come quite in handy lately!

Lastly, I created this SUPER easy birthday card using the decorative paper tape in the kits by Simple Stories - I just trimmed off a few strips and added some epoxy star "flames" to the top! BAM!

 Okay, I did add some mini stamps again with some stitching, but really, this was a quick card!

I am really loving making cards lately, it's somehow therapeutic to sit down and make a good batch with my leftover supplies!

Happy Crafting!

July Hip Kit Club projects!

You would think having a few weeks off work would allow me extra time to do thing like planning and blogging etc... but it did not! I am back at work now and thought I should catch up on the old blog :)

I created this project for Hip Kit Club using the July kits - main and color kit to be specific! I love this color add on for July and decided to test out my not so artsy side ! lol

I stamped my cardstock base with the Heidi Swapp stamp in the color add on and then added some distress ink (also from the add on) to my ink block. I dropped a few drop of water and then "splatted" it over the stamped images. I did change up the colors with some other distress inks in my stash.

There are a lot of great alphas in each monthly kits, but this month, I love the foam thickers the best... I combined a couple together for the title on this page.

Here is how it all came together! I kind of like it :)

To check out more about Hip Kits, please stop by their site! September kits were just revealed on the 15th so shop now!

Hip Kit Club - July kits!

Just quickly stopping in today to share a project I made with the July Hip Kits!

I really wanted to do a fairly easy page, and so I created the simple grid with the Simple Stories cut apart sheet in the kit.  From there, I simply layered more papers and paper tape by Simple Stories to my grid design.

 

 I love how there are always a great mix of alphabets in the monthly kits - and I used a couple on this page together:

That's it for today! I'll be back soon with another project :)

July Hip Kits!

Hello and good morning!  I received my July Hip Kits just the other day and cracked it right open so I could play! 

I loved the June kits, but really loved July!

 Here is the first page that I created:
 

 I really love the bright colors in this month's kit... and I am a sucker for October Afternoon and there is a good amount of it in the kit. I cut up several strips of OA papers to create the right side of my page.

 

I love all the different alphas in this month's kits too - they work great mixed together on the page layered over this awesome PL card that Kim Watson designed.

   

All the Simple Stories frames in the kit are perfect for layering too - I added a few beside my photo and I like how it turned out!
   

 That's it for me today! Enjoy your weekend!  

October Afternoon - Surf City

Happy Friday!!

It is my last GDT post over on the October Afternoon blog and I would like to share it with you today. I used a ton of OA products on this page, I just couldn't help myself.

I started this page with a simple grid along the right side of the page and layered several different patterns in each grid shape. I stitched it all down and then added my photos, some label stickers and journalling from my computer. My handwriting stinks !!

  

You can see that I fussy cut that floral OA paper and used it in a few places on my page. I have been hoarding that one for years people . Years. Why o why do I not use things!! I added some stitched buttons from my OA stash and that was that! If you were kind enough to stop by the October Afternoon blog this month to comment on my posts - thank you so much, I so appreciate it!

Have a great weekend! Can you believe it is almost March?? yikes, where is this year going...

October Afternoon - Friends

Good morning and TGIF!!! I am excited about today's project share.

I created it for my GDT over on the October Afternoon blog this month and it is one of my favorite pages lately for a few reasons. Here is the project:

I admit, I mostly scrap pages that have 1-2 photos on them. I know the mass of people don't do that. That is okay. But, I am also excited in a scrappy nerdlike way, when I can get more than 1-2 photos on my page without it feeling cluttered. I chose stole these photos of my online buddies from their facebook pages and scrapped them. Sneaky Sneaky, but had to be done. I have a feeling they wont' mind :)

I hand cut a simple title from some scraps of paper and added them under my photos, mixing up the colors I used on the page.

After I popped the photos with dimensional foam adhesive, I seriously grabbed my scrap pile of October Afternoon papers and got to work. I cut 1/2" strips of paper and started at the bottom of the page and worked in rows, adding strips of paper, mixing the color and patterns. Now that I see my page here, it is crooked!!! YIKES? that is embarrasing:(

At any rate, it is what it is now right!? Once I had all the strips placed, I sewed them down the middle and then started to add co-ordinating embellishments to some of the blocks - buttons, labels, pop drops, etc. You get the drill.

It is one of my favorite pages for a few reasons... first, because I scrapped photos of good friends I rarely get to see, and it is scrapped in my weird and quirky way using papers that I love. Paper can really go a long way folks. Believe in it :) With that weirdness, I wish you a happy weekend! Please do stop by the October Afternoon blog and say hi please?

October Afternoon - Days Like These

It's Friday and so I am back to share another page for my GDT this month for October Afternoon!

Today's page is simple with a photo taken last fall in Vegas with my hubby using our selfie stick :) Best invention ever. Just sayin'

I used mainly the Saturday Mornings collection for this page, as well as a cut file from the Silhouette Design Store that I love. I chose to have it fill one half of my page and create a large photo area to the right of it.

You can see that I also cut the "life" from the golen yellow paper in the Saturday Mornings collection and layered it over the same title. I used some OA chipboard hearts and labels on the top of my page, and some stamping with a Snapshots roller stamp. Love the fun little sentiments on each roll :)

  

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today - I would really appreciate it if you could stop by the October Afternoon blog HERE and let me know what you think of today's project! Thanks :) I have the best blog readers !

October Afternoon Guest Designer!

Happy Friday!!

Today is a good day, for a few reasons.

1) I am off work today. I work full time outside the home and having a few flex days off per month allows me to get some non-interrupted scrappy time in all day :)

2) My talented friend Jody (she is an amazing sewing, scrapbooker and card maker - check out her blog) is coming over to play with paper later tonight, so that makes me happy :)

3) I am guesting over on the October Afternoon blog all month!! YAY! I have loved October Afternoon forever and I was so honoured to be asked to contribute this month.

Today, I wanted to share with you my very first project that I made for the announcement today. I was sent the new Saturday Mornings collection, but seriously pulled out all my October Afternoon that I have been hoarding for years.

I seem to always buy something from one October Afternoon collection or another and just don't make time to use it like I should. Anyway, here is my first page:

You can see I used my trusty Cameo to cut my title from white cardstock and lined the back with different patterned papers from the Saturday Mornings collection. The whole thing was popped up with some dimensional foam adhesive straight onto the woodgrain background paper. Such a pretty woodgrain paper and perfect neutral for a background with lots of patterns going on like this one.

I felt the need for some piecharts, mostly cause I love them :) So, I used small bits of paper from the new and older lines to create each piechart. I also used lots of October Afternoon stickers, Pop Drops enamel shapes and Sprinkler mist around my page in the empty areas.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today! I would REALLY appreciate it if you would pop on over to the October Afternoon blog every Friday this month and leave a comment on my projects!?

Pretty please :) Thanks so much!

One last Hint of Sunshine to share.

Hello scrappers! I know... 2 posts in one day!!! I am here today to share one last page I made using the April kit at Cocoa Daisy - Hint of Sunshine.

This kit is very springy! I love the yellow, navy and pops of green and gold... but there are also a few hints of pink thrown in for fun too!

I thought that this would be perfect for a summery page.

Yes, I am desperate for anything remotely reminding me that YES, summer will be here eventually.

Here is the page I came up with, using a photo of my youngest last summer at Grand Beach which is about a 45 minute drive from our house. Really nice sandy beach for our part of the country of Canada.

I did colour over the blue on the chipboard alphas from the Prism add-on. They have a nice soft blue line to them, but it didn't work with my page. So, I took my black journaling pen and drew right over top of the blue lines to color them in and change the color.

I love those Amy Tangerine tags and just had to use them up. The hot pink Hello was perfect for this summery page, and I tied some twine to finish off the tags. I hate an empty tag hole. Same with buttons - thread those up people! lol It's a pet peeve of mine.

Anyway, I glued some of the Doodlebug sequins to the chipboard cloud and then added some of the fun star glitter to the rest of the cloud and let dry. What a sparkly effect!

That's it for my Cocoa Daisy reveal! I hope you have checked out the main kit and all the available add-ons. There are tons to choose from and each is quite affordable. I love that you can customize your own kit, by selecting which add-ones you want!

Have a great day :)

Another Cocoa Daisy layout to share!

Happy Monday!

I had a very productive weekend and spent most of the day yesterday organizing, baking and cooking! Today, I wanted to share another page I did for Cocoa Daisy, using the April kit and add-ons - Hint of Sunshine.


I used a lot of paper on this page- cutting random angular strips on my paper trimmer to create the background. Here is my page:

I added some machine stitching in gold along with some of the Doodlebug sequins from the DITL add-on called Dewdrop

In that same add-on, there are a package of Jillibean Soup mini-placemats. I layered one over some patterned paper and under some Jillibean Soup Beanboard Alphas.

I did quite a bit of sewing and added some stitched sequins to a few of the rows of paper to finish off my page.

I hope you like this page!!! To check out the Main kit and the great (and affordable) selection of add-ons at Cocoa Daisy just click HERE

Cocoa Daisy GDT!

Hey everyone! I am super excited to be guesting over at Cocoa Daisy in April !

I had a blast with the April kit Hint of Sunshine and wanted to share two projects that I made with this kit.

The main kit is full of rich navy, bright yellow and pops of green and shimmery gold. I also picked up a couple of the add-ons to go with the main kit when creating my projects.



One of the fun things about the Cocoa Daisy kits are the exclusive papers!! Yes, papers - that cork/white striped paper is one of the exclusives and my favorite :) I cut some simple squares and tilted them to create this pattern on the page.

 I added a title and embellies using the Prism add-on for this month:

I clipped the stems off the Studio Calico leaves and made them into a heart shape with a couple small staples

The main kit came with this funky gold/coppery glitter and I used a chevron/arrow stamp with some glue and then sprinkled on the glitter over top to create a slightly glittery package :)

I also created this page, using the Day In The Life add-on - Dewdrop . I just adore the new Jillibean Soup mini placemats and knew I wanted to do a grid style page with them:

I used the main kit's exclusive stamp with some gold embossing powder over the Amy Tangerine paper in the Patterned Paper add-on this month. Paired with a few Doodlebug chevron arrows in an ombre like pattern on the bottom row.

I fancied up my Jillibean Soup mini placemats in a couple really simple ways. First, I backed the camera shape with patterned paper from the kit and add-ons and then stitched around the edges with gold thread. For the title work, I glittered up just the STORY part of the card with that fun gold, starry glitter:

Oh, how I LOVE that glitter!!!

I tied in more glittery loveliness with the sequin linen thread from the main kit, attaching some leaves and the gold mini clothespins from the main kit.

That's it for me today - I have a couple more projects to share soon with this month's kit .. in the mean time, head over to Cocoa Daisy HERE, to check out the main kit and several add-ons you can choose from!