SCT Magazine cut file freebie!

 Yes, it is that time of the month again, time for another FREE cut file over on the Scrapbook and Cards Today magazine blog!

Since school is basically back in session now for most kids, I thought we should do a school themed cut file for September as it was only appropriate!

Here is this month's freebie:

This bundle comes with several different icons and so many possibilities! I really loved the star aspect and used some stars in a row for my project, the apples to decorate and of course "star student" for my title!  I love that you could use this set again and again with many different results.

I just love how cute those apples are with different papers backing the empty hearts with a few Simple Stories clear stickers on them. Pop those leaves up with some low profile dimensional adhesive and blammo! fun!

Here is how it all came together, with a little stitched border from some icons cut from a Crate Paper Cool Kid 6x6 paper pad along the top of the page.

Now, head over to the SCT blog to grab your FREEBIE today! As always, you can download all the free cut files on the website HERE

February Hip Kits + a cut file fave

Hello ! I am popping in this weekend to share a project that I made with the Hip Kit Club February kits and a couple cut files from my digital cut file store JustNick



I used several different papers from the January kits and the Candy Hearts cut file from JustNick. I backed each one with dark gray cardstock and popped them up over the tone on tone white background

I really love the clean pops of organized color on this page that you get from the collection of hearts on the bottom of the page. I added a few die cut arrows too  to some of the hearts for some fun.

February kits are on their way and I am excited to crack into them! I will be back next week, hopefully with a February kit project!

Crop and Create Moncton sneaks!

Good morning! Tonight is open registration for Crop and Create Moncton - an event put on by Scrapbook and Cards Today Magazine! I am happily teaching 2 classes at this fun event!

My first class is all about COLOUR!

Colour Matters

Life is colourful, and so should our preserved memories! In this workshop we will learn that colour matters!  We will use a kit full of colour and pattern to combine different colour combinations into a double page layout and a single page layout using beautiful products from Fancy Pants Designs, Crate Paper and Dear Lizzy!

If you read my blog, you know that I love patterned paper and in this next class we will be creating some fun items with paper! You can do SO much with paper!

Playful Paper 

(SOLD OUT SORRY!)

If patterned paper is your first love, you will love Playful Paper! In this workshop, we will combine patterned paper with some trendy embellishments to create a double page spread and a single page layout. You will love learning modern and fun ways to use patterned paper - Get your trimmers ready to trim, fold and layer paper and embellishments using the Pink Paislee Memorandum collection!

I love the class kits for these 2 classes - the color class is my favorite :)

If you are attending, I would love to see you in my classes! These should be good ones :)

December Hip Kits!

Good Morning and welcome to the weekend!!! I am sharing one last page using the December Hip Kits and all that pretty Crate Paper, Seven Paper and Heidi Swapp embellishments!

I love the frames in the kit and decided to trim one from the sheet of patterned paper in the kit and add a little watercoloring to it for my title on my page. So easy and fun to do too!

The frames are a simple way to layer your kit items as well. I tucked some patterned paper behind this frame and layered the whole thing over some tags and diecuts and even added a chipboard little sentiment to the corner. Super easy.

Well that is it for me ! I will be spending part of my day playing with the January Hip Kits that arrived on my doorstep on Thursday! I can't wait :) Enjoy your weekend!

JustNick - 14 days of holidays = FREE cut file!

Good morning! It is my turn on the JustNick blog for our 14 days of holidays celebration! Each day of the 14 weekdays from Dec 1-18, we are giving away a FREE design.

This is today's free design:

FUN right?? I enlarged the Merry Merry background so that it cut properly on my old mat :) and then filled in most of the letters with different patterned papers (Seven Paper, Basic Grey)

I also cut the Holly Berries cut file from the store and the Santa from the Holiday Words cut file (both available in the store)

I really love how the holly and berries turned out. It is such a fun shape!

So, if you want this design for FREE - just head over to JustNick and use the coupon code: MERRYFREE at checkout and it's all yours :) No other purchase necessary!

Make sure you check our blog each WEEKDAY from Dec 1-18 for ALL the free designs we are offering !!

Hip Kit Club - November kit!

Good morning! I am really at a kids Christmas party, but secretly popping in to share a recent page I made using the November Kip Kit Club kits!

I really put my digital die cut machine to do most of the work on this page. I used the Handcut letters cut file from my store JustNick. I randomly cut letters from different papers in the kit and then added them to the woodgrain exclusive Hip Kit paper designed by Kim Watson.

I die cut a few trees from my freebie for November at Hip Kits  and mixed in a Pink Fresh Studio diecut tree and some epoxy dots too!

That's it for me today! I will be back soon with more projects. :)

JustNick - Remember

HELLO HELLO! and good morning!  I am here today to share a layout and process video of a page I created for my digital cut file store - JustNick

The theme this week is Remember - it is Remembrance Day here today in Canada so it is appropriate to look back on our own lives. I came across this old photo of my daughter on her "birth" day and I wanted to re-scrap it. It was one of those pictures I took off an older layout.  As you can see, there are a lot of flowers on this page.

I diecut a bunch of flowers from the Stems for Stephanie cut file from the store and layered them together with some buttons and twine. They are great shapes - perfect for layering, if I do say so myself ;)

 

I added some epoxy dots and brads to the centres too, and some other embellishments to my floral cluster. How do you like that background?? Well, that is a new design coming VERY soon :)

That's it for me today! To see my process video for this page, please check it out on my YouTube channel:

JustNick What's NEW week!

I am up on the JustNick blog this week using some NEW files that hit the store this month!

I chose to use the Arrows 2 cut file to create this page:

I basically just cut a whole bunch of arrows from a 6x6 paper pad and went crazy with them!

To see my process video for this page, here you go!

See you again real soon :)

September Hip Kits!

YAY!  It's the weekend again, which means it's my turn on the blog with a new project using the September Hip Kits!


 

 I really love that fun purple/pink striped Dear Lizzy paper in the kits and wanted to use it BUT it was too much for me to use the whole page. I trimmed it down a bit and started layering across my page with different strips of papers from the kits. I added a "hello" diecut tab behind the photo and then some of the Dear Lizzy rub ons to the empty areas.

 

 I finished off the page by adding a bunch of the Dear Lizzy rub ons across the other side of the page to carry the design straight across, adding some chipboard hearts and wood buttons from the kit too.

 

 That's it for me today ! Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!    

More August Hip Kits!

Yay for the weekend! I have a bit of an extended weekend this round, so I am extra happy! Hoping to soak up a little more sun before our long winter hits us here in central Canada! I have a sunny summery page to share with you using the August Hip Kits!

I loved the pie chart cut file that Kim Watson designed and used that on this page.

 

I obviously lined the back of the pie chart with various papers in the kits, and used some watercolor paint to color the white cardstock from the kit for some interest. The page is a tad warped... sorry about that in the photo! I varied the sizes of the cut file and placed them on the dried page and then added some stitching to keep it all in place.

 

 I had to add some of the fun embellies in this month's kits - so I pulled out some of the rubber charms and started layering with vellum from the kit.

 

I couldn't resist the chipboard glitter hearts and the sequins and enamel dots in the kits too! Some of my favorite layering items! Hope you enjoyed this project! I will be back next weekend with another using the August kits!  

It's August Hip Kit time!

Good morning!! I had a chance to rip into the August kits this week and can't wait to share! My first project is super simple. I really wanted to make good use of the different alphas in the kits, so focused on that for this page.

 

Truth is, I am not great with clean and simple pages. I always feel the need to add more of this or that. In this case, I really wanted the title to be the main thing (other than the photo of course), so did my best to leave things be once the title was there.

 

I love the mix of the woodgrain Thicker with the two different gold alphas - such a great and easy mix! Kimberly really takes all the guess work out of your projects by doing it for us :) I had to add a few of those great Freckled Fawn chipboard glitter hearts - perfect for this page about my girly leaving her girly evidence around the house.

 

 That's it for me today! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Hip Kit Club cards!

Good morning!! Ah, it's the weekend and my official countdown to vacation :) One more week of work left and I can enjoy some relaxation time!

I am stopping in today to share some cards I made using the June Hip Kits that hit their blog this morning.  The kids always seem to have one birthday or another to head to each month, so I am trying to load up my birthday card stash.

Here are a couple quick cards I made. All three cards together took me about 1.5 hours to make. I am not a quick card maker !  

I had some scraps from a pie chart on my desk and used it to trace a pie chart from some scraps I had in my kit. I am always trying to have some more masculine cards in my stash that my boys can use, and now that they are getting older, that is a little more difficult. I thought this was one that they could use for their friends if they need. I like the Crate Paper chipboard sentiment, mixed with the Elle's Studio mini alphas in the kits!

The chipboard stars by Freckled Fawn add the right touch too. I needed a card for my middle child's 10th birthday last weekend so I created this card for him using some Pink Paislee Atlas paper and those same chipboard stars, but in blue this time.

I really love the foam Thickers and this font in the Crate Paper Poolside line is perfect for cards - it is small enough to use as a sentiment!

I wanted to use this PL card from the Pl Add-on kit as a sentiment as I thought this card could be used for a girly birthday or another happy occasion. I fussy cut out some flowers from the Fancy Pants paper in the kits that matched perfectly!

From there, all I needed to do was add a little twine and some enamel dots from my stash!  I love a simple card.

That's it for me! My July Hip Kits are on their way ... and I can't wait to get started creating with them !



Hip Kit Club June kits!

Good morning!!! Did you have a good weekend?? Our was pretty busy, but back to the routine today. The kids are out of school now here too, but that is a whole other story!




I am just stopping in to share a page I created using the June Hip Kit Club kits.

The kits for June are full of Crate Paper Poolside. I love the soft and pretty colors and thought they paired well with these summery ice cream photos of our first trip for ice cream a few weeks ago. How cute are these Crate Paper diecuts mixed with the wood enamel buttons and Freckled Fawn chipboard stars.

I really love piecing together different sizes and shapes of paper and mixed up lots of bits on this page, mostly using up my scraps from the kit ... although I did not use up much as my kits were PACKED this month! So many good things.

To find out more about the Hip Kit Club kits - just stop by their website and get the details ! Of all the kit clubs I have been involved with, I can honestly say this one is the best!

More June Hip Kits!

Good morning! For us it is the countdown to the last few days of school and soccer... only a few more days and we get a bit of a break for summer :) I am excited to be off for a few days next week too :)

I am stopping in today to share another page using the June Hip Kit Club kits:

The kits have lots of the new Fancy Pants collection Summer Sun in it - I used the triangle paper as a background and a few of the tags to embellish my page.

I added in some enamel dot/wood button embellishments and stickers from Crate Paper to embellish and some mist-painted wood veneer words too.

I love the bold diecut title from the pink cardstock in the add on - I cut it 4x on my Cameo and layered them with adhesive. It looks dimensional in real life and holds up well so that I don't need to put pop dots behind the thinner words in the title.

This title is available in my cut file store - you can find it here:

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

June Hip Kits!

The June Hip Kit Club kits arrived on my doorstep last week and I dove right in! There are lots of summery items in the kits and perfect for some of my photos from Disney last year.

I created this page using the June kits:

I love the Crate Paper frames in the kit and used them to create a bit of pattern on my page. I added in one of the PL cards designed by DT member Kim Watson too!

 

Stay tuned for another freebie for those who are members of the Hip Kit Club Facebook group - these + signs are part of that freebie designed by me :)

That's it for me today! I am off to watch some baseball playoffs all weekend! Enjoy some sun :)