Hi Everyone!

It is Kimberly here with you this afternoon to share layout that was created by our talented design team member, Cindy Steven.  I love how Cindy paired the products in our October Hip Kit with this sweet photo of her son make this beautiful page.

Look closely at the layering.  Cindy matted the ledger paper with geyser and black cardstock, and then cut a window out of the middle.  She put some dimensional adhesive behind the “window” before she layering it over the plaid paper.  All of these fabulous details really draw your eye into the page.

Since fall is in full swing – I hope you are finding time to do something crafty.  I am so glad that you stopped by today.  Don’t forget… we will have another project to share with you tomorrow that we made with our

Hi Everyone!

It is Kimberly here with you today.  I have a couple of super cute Halloween layouts to share with you that I created with our October 2012 Hip Kit.  This kit has so many fun products in it – that my pages came together so easily – and I am really happy with how they turned out.

When I design most of my layouts – I tend to leave space either at the top or the bottom for my title.  This time – I decided to run my title through the center of my page, and I layered photos and embellishments above and below the title.  I love how all of the elements are clustered together without looking overcrowded.

 I created my title with a combination of  Witch Hazel alphabet stickers combined with a Chip N’ Stick shape, one of the little Word Stickers and an Elle’s Studio Pennant.   The main part of my title included the orange Witch Hazel alphabet – but I felt like they needed to be a bit more substantial. So, matted the orange alphas with black cardstock.  This little trick made my title stand out better.

Packaging always comes in handy.  I used the little glassine bag from my kit to hide a couple of journaling tags.  I wanted to give it a bit more detail so I machine stitched along the sides of the bag.  I also layered a few of the Witch Hazel Miscellany cards with it.  I misted a couple of the Studio Calico Veneer Arrows (from a previous month’s Hip Kit) with October Afternoon Midnight Sprinker Mist (from our October Embellishment Add-On Kit).  These black accents gave my page a great little finishing touch.

These are some of my favorite photos of my daughter, Mackenzie.  She was 11 at the time – and was full of personality and didn’t care about being silly.  I layered one of the Miscellany cards underneath the photos, but I wanted it to stretch vertically on my page.  So, I cut it in half – having it appear longer gave my page that vertical line that it needed.  Plus I love having all of the little details on that card showing.

I love the glittery Thickers from our Embellishment Add-On Kit.  The aqua blue glittered letters were perfect for my title because they stand out against the other bold patterns on my page.  Plus, they gave the splash of blue that my page needed.

I layered the velvet ric rac under my photos, and added a zig zag stitch to secure it to my page.  This gave my layout nice texture and an interesting detail. 

I hope you are feeling inspired to create something wonderful with your October Hip Kit.  Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Tomorrow, we will have another great project to share with you that we made with our October kit – so make sure to come back to check it out.  xo – Kimberly -

Hi Everyone!

It is Melanie here with you.  After we celebrated Halloween a couple of weeks ago -  I was really excited to dig into my October Hip Kit to make some spooky projects.  While I waited for the ink to dry on my pictures from THIS year, I came across these photos from 2007 that I hadn’t scrapped yet, and I thought NOW would be a great time to get that done. :)

I kept the design simple - but added in some of the fun embellishments from our October kit for an extra-special touch. :D  The October Afternoon Witch Hazel Chip N’ Stick shapes (from our Embellishment Add-On Kit) really made my layout come alive with the Halloween-theme.  The Word Stickers from October Afternoon provided a nice journaling spot  for me to write – and the little witch on it is super cute too!  Border with the words at the bottom of the page added a bit more detail.  Finally, I splattered some of the OA Midnight Sprinkler Mist onto the orange cardstock.  It helps make a piece of solid cardstock a little more interesting.

I hope you are finding some time to scrap some of your Halloween photos with our awesome October Hip Kit.  If you haven’t had a chance to print out this years photos, do what I did…  pull out a couple of pictures from a previous year and get to work.  We would love to see your Halloween layouts and projects.  Post a photo of your completed layout or card on our Facebook page!  Thanks so much for visiting today.  We will have another awesome project created with our October kit to share with you tomorrow – so make sure to come back then.  xo – Melanie -

Hi Everyone!

Kristin here today with a fun Halloween Layout that I made using our October Hip Kit. I just love all of the colors and Halloween embellishments in this kit. I will tell you that Halloween is my all time favorite holiday!  I go all out with Halloween decorations in my yard. Because of my obsession, I have passed my enthusiasm for Halloween onto my kids. They are not afraid of anything. I'm not sure if that is a good thing or not.  This year I walked outside one afternoon and I found my 4 year old daughter hugging and kissing on the skeletons. Of course, being the scrapping momma I am, I had to get pictures.

I absolutely love the October Afternoon Witch Hazel alphabet stickers.  When I put the orange stickers directly onto the teal polka dot paper there just wasn’t enough contrast.  So, I matted each letter onto black cardstock, and fussy cut around them to create my title.  This made my title really “POP”.

I layered a black circle that I punched out of cardstock underneath the chipboard  gave it a little shadow.  I also splatted some of the October Afternoon Midnight Sprinkler Mist (from our October Embellishment Add-On Kit) on the white background paper for a little extra detail.

The rhinestones on the eyes of the skeleton were from our July Hip Kit. I felt since this was a girly page, the skeleton needed some bling.

Thanks for stopping by today. We sure do love having you come take a look at what we have created with the Hip Kits. I hope you have found some inspiration to get out your Halloween photos and get scrapping.  Come visit us again tomorrow to see our next great project that we have made using our fabulous October Hip Kit!  xo –Kristin- 

Hi Everyone!

It is Kimberly here with you today.  :D  I have a few fun projects to share with you that I created with our fabulous October 2012 Hip Kit.  I know that it has a lot of Halloween goodies in it – but don’t let it fool you…  you can create projects for any occasion using the products in this kit.

I love Instagram photos!  This is the first layout that I have created using these great little photos.  This page has lots of layers.

Some things I altered to fit my page. I cut one of the Elle’s studio flags in half to add a little pop of color to my flag banner in the top left hand corner of my page. I also cut one of the October Afternoon label stickers in half to give a bit of variation to that same cluster.

I used one of the post cards from the Witch Hazel Miscellany to add a some color and contrast to the layers underneath my photos. This little trick added to the design without taking away from the photos themselves.  I cut the “Witch” flashcard down a bit.  I only wanted the larger “Witch” portion – I didn’t need all of the extra blank space on that card.  Isn’t that witch sticker cute?  I knew I wanted to include it on my page.  It had a little space for journaling on it that I didn’t want to show, so I layered it underneath some of the other elements on my page.  I also used one of the Simple Stories Memorabilia Pockets from our

I used the polka dot brad for the “O” in October.  I added Glossy Accents to the alphabet stickers to give them a little shine similar to the brad.

I

used a little bits of the Washi Tape from our

This card includes this cute little tree from the Echo Park Fall Fever sticker sheet.  I punched the open scallop border from the Simple Stories woodgrain paper from the Take a Hike collection.  This gave my card a little bit of contrast.  Then, I cut one of the labels from the Witch Hazel Word Stickers and the Chip n’ Stick  border (both from our

I hope the projects that I shared today have inspired you to do something crafty.  I would like to challenge you to create a project with lots of layers.  This is a great way to use bits and pieces of your kits.  Share your project by posting a photo of it on our Facebook page.  I can’t wait to see what you come up with.  Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Make sure to come back again tomorrow to see our next projects created with our fabulous October Hip Kit.   xo – Kimberly-

Hi Everyone!

It is Kimberly here with you and I want to share a layout that was created by Cindy Stevens using our fun October 2012 Hip Kit.  Cindy added so many wonderful details to her page.  I can’t decide what I like the best. ;D 

First of all, I love the grey cardstock background.  It really grounds the layout – and allows the photos and a few of the embellishments to be the focus.  I will say that the October Afternoon Freckle Dust is one of my favorite patterned papers in this kit.  This tiny polka dot pattern can be used as a background or an accent paper.  It is so versatile!  The glittered Thickers from our Embellishment Add-On Kit really make the title POP off the page.  Just enough glimmer – without being too showy & “girl-ish”.

Cindy has an amazing talent creating little embellishment clusters that have dimension, texture and detail.  I love how she combined elements from the Witch Hazel Word Stickers, Chip n’ Stick Shapes, Miscellany, Decorative Brads along with the Fall Fever Accent Stickers. 

I hope Cindy’s Halloween layout has inspired you to pull out your October Hip Kit and create a couple fall layouts of your own.  Tomorrow we will be sharing another project created with our October Hip Kit so make sure stop by and check it out.  Thanks for visiting.  xo Kimberly

Hi Everyone!

It is Kristin here with you again today and I have a Halloween layout to share with you that I made using our October Hip Kit.  I love the great colors and products in this kit.  The Witch Hazel collection color palette has a combination of orange, aqua, charcoal grey and a little bit of black for contrast – which are perfect for those Halloween photos.

I splattered the October Afternoon Midnight Sprinker Mist on my background paper to add a little extra detail.  I love how a few ink splotches change the look of a layout.  I also inked the edges of the stickers, die cuts and patterned paper to make the layers show up a bit more.

I love the combination of alphabet that I used to create my title!!!  The Witch Hazel Alphabet and the Fresh Squeezed Glittered Thickers (from our Embellishment Add-On Kit) worked perfectly together.

The Chip n’ Stick accents also from our Embellishment Add-On Kit has so many great little bits and pieces.  The “{Oct. 31}” gives this little cluster of embellishments the dimension it needs.

Thanks so much for visiting today.  I hope you feeling inspired to create a layout or two with your October Hip Kit.  Make sure to share your projects with us by posting them on our Facebook Page.  Be sure to come back again tomorrow to see our next project created with our fabulous October Hip Kit.  xo Kristin

Hi Everyone!

It is Melanie here with you today and I have 3 very different cards to share with you that I made with our super fun October 2012 Hip Kit.  There so many wonderful things in this kit – don’t let it trick you – although there are a lot of Halloween themed items – they aren’t only limited to Halloween themed projects.

For our family, the month of November holds several birthdays.  So I had "birthday" on my mind as I created this card.  The black cat from the Witch Hazel Chip n’ Stick Accents from our Embellishment Add-On Kit inspired the "purr-fect" sentiment for my card.

The Elle's Studio pennant provided a great place to put the play on words. I popped it up off the card with dimensional adhesive and sandwiched it between some sentiment stickers from SRM. (You could easily print your sentiment onto the background paper).  To add a little more color to the card, I cut the little striped border at the top of the Echo Park Fall Fever sticker sheet.  I used it to created a couple of borders on my project.  Tying baker’s twine around the cat's collar added a little extra texture and gave my card a bit of whimsy.

Hmmm . . . I guess it's no secret that I love using the Elle's Studio tags from our October kit on my cards :)  I saw this sketch on the Elle's Studio blog and I thought I would use it as my inspiration for me next card.

The circles reminded me of the brads and buttons.  I pulled a collection of buttons and brads from our October kit and combined them with the Elle’s Studio Thank You pennant to make my card.  I used a little piece of the wide brown ribbon and a little chipboard star for the elements in the upper right corner of the sketch.   I think it turned out really cute.  I would love to see your take on the sketch using your October Hip Kit.  If you would like to share  your project – you can post a photo of it on our Facebook page.

I think that the Elle's Studio Thankful Pennants are great little embellishments for any project. I have loved using them to my cards this month! For my last card, I thought it would be fun to make my thankful list into a “Thank You” card.  I used all three alphabet designs on my sentiment and I think they look super cute together.

For some extra texture, I  added a little machine stitching onto the ledger paper and on the striped background paper.  Also, I used an orange brad for one of the "O’s" in you.  I matted Elle’s Studio Pennant it with the yellow "Beware" sticker from the October Afternoon Witch Hazel Word Stickers.  This is a great way to put your extra stickers to use.  This gave the pennant that little extra pop of color that it needed to stand out.

Thanks for visiting today.  I hope that my cards have inspired you to create some cards for your loved ones.  There is nothing better than receiving a handmade card in the mail.  :D  Tomorrow we will have another collection of wonderful projects created with our October Hip Kit – so make sure to come back to check them out.  xo Melanie