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.

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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 tonight.  Since Halloween is just a few days away -  I want to jump ahead just a bit and share a  few fun cards that I made with our festive October 2012 Hip Kit.  I had so much fun playing with all of the goodies in this kit – there are so many things to choose from – but for these cards I wanted to focus on using some of the “Halloween” themed products.  Here is what I came up with…

For this card I used one of the October Afternoon Miscellany postcards & die cuts.  The sentiment was part of a larger die cut that had a cat peeking around it.  I only wanted to use the sentiment, so I cropped the cat from it and cut it down so that it would fit on the postcard.  I used a border punch to create the pinked edge at the bottom of the die cut.  Sometimes when you have pieces that you aren’t quite sure what to do with…  you just need to think outside the box and alter them a bit so that they will work on your project.

This is a really simple card using a few more Witch Hazel Miscellany die cuts.  I distressed the edges of the witch and the cat with brown ink so that it would show up better against the neutral background.  I added dimension by using pop dots behind the witch.  The sentiment was from the Witch Hazel Word Stickers that were included in our

I know that a lot of you may be stumped as to how to use the postcards included in your kits.  They are awesome for cards and can easily be incorporated into your layouts.  For this card, I matted this postcard onto grey polka dot paper and added a strip of the orange & white chevron stripe paper.  The baker’s twine gave my card a bit of texture.  I wanted the sentiment sticker to stand out a little more – so I added a pinked circle punched out of black cardstock and put a foam square behind it to make it “POP”.  The tiny “boo” sticker was a perfect finishing touch.

Thanks for stopping by today !  I hope that my cards have inspired you to create a few Halloween projects before the “big day”.  :D  Make sure to share your creations with us on our

Hi Everyone!

It is Kimberly here with you again today.  My scraproom is still scattered with all of the goodies in our August Hip Kit – and yesterday I put those products to use and created another layout.   I am so excited to share it with you.  I hope you like it!

I used 5 different patterned papers on my page.  All of the patterned papers in our August kit coordinate perfectly together – this made combining them and layering them them together super easy.  By adding the black and white borders I gave my layout a horizontal line which anchored the photos to the layout.

I think the combination of glittered Thickers (from our Embellishment Add-On Kit) & the Echo Park black cardstock alphabet stickers (from our main kit) really make the title “POP”.  The glittered Thickers add nice texture and dimension too.

I created a cluster of embellishment in the upper left corner by layering one of the Pebbles masking tape stickers, a masking tape sticker and a few of the mini alphabet stickers (from our

At the bottom of the Dreamy Days paper there is a row of polariods that are cut in half.  I hand cut each of these smaller pieces and scattered them along the top of my photos.  I really like the addition of accent colors and patterns – plus the layering gives a little extra texture too.

Thanks for visiting today!  I hope you are inspired to carve some time out for yourself to do something creative.  Doing something you love is so rejuvenating…  which makes you a better “you” for everyone in your life.  I hope you will come back again tomorrow where we will have another project created with our September Hip Kit to share with you.

xo – Kimberly

Hi Everyone!

It is Kristin here with you today to share a few cards that I made with our August 2012 Hip Kit. Do you ever consider where you find your inspiration for your projects? Well, last week I was at Walmart in their little scrapbooking aisle, and they had some dollar bins with these cute little tag cards… and I thought… “I could could easily make something like this!”  So, I went home and got to work. The first thing I did was cut my tag out of blue ledger paper & inked the edges with teal ink. I really love the little polaroids on the Dear Lizzie Dreamy Days paper.  So, I cut a few of them out and layered them onto my tag.  Then I added some of the super cute Pebbles Masking Tape stickers and a couple of the Woodland Park chipboard butterflies. The baker’s twine and ribbon were perfect finishing touches for my cute little card.

Here is another card using another one of the Dear Lizzy polaroids.  This card was super easy and all it took was a couple of scraps of patterned paper, a few Masking Tape stickers and some ribbon from our Embellishment Add-On Kit.  The text patterned masking tape sticker in the center wasn’t long enough to stretch it across my card, so I cut it in half to make it look like a much bigger sticker.   I made daisy flower using a couple of flower punches and the I added a gem to the center for a little sparkle. Below is a tutorial showing how to make these daisies.  I think my card turned our super cute!

This next card was kind of an experiment.  I used a similar technique from one of Kimberly’s video tutorials  showing how to create your own pattern paper using scraps.  (see below)  When I cut my strips of patterned paper, I ran them through my Cuttlebug with an embossing folder – which gave them a “swiss polkadot” pattern.  I lightly sanded them to make the embossed pattern show up better.  Then I cut the strips apart and pieced them back together to create a “quilted look”.   To finish my card I added a masking tape sticker for the sentiment and tied some baker’s twine around it.

This card was really simple. I started out with two patterned papers, a border sticker from the Echo Park sticker sheet, a masking tape sticker, and a Woodland Park chipboard flower sticker.  To finish things off, I added a wood veneer butterfly and tied it with a bit of baker’s twine from a previous Hip Kit.  Viola!!!  You have an awesome card!

For my last card,  I used the circle sticker from the October Afternoon Word Stickers.  To make it stand out a bit more I cut a 3 “ circle using a circle punch and a scalloped circle using a Spellbinder die.  Then I layered all the circles together.  I used a scalloped decorative border punch to make my border & added a little ribbon to it.  This punch gave a repetition of that scalloped edge from the circle die cut.  To give a bit of dimension I added the Woodland Park chipboard flowers and glittered foam Thickers from our Embellishment Add-On Kit.  The other portion of my sentiment was created using the Echo Park alphabet stickers from our main kit.  A lot of different layers – but still a super easy card.

I hope you found some inspiration to do something crafty today.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  We would love to see the cards that you create with your Hip Kits… so make sure to post your projects on our Facebook Page!  Don’t forget to come back tomorrow to see another great project created with our September Hip Kit.  :D  -Kristin-

Hi Everyone!

It is Kimberly here with you today, and I have a sweet layout to share with you today that I made using our August 2012 Hip Kit.  :D  I loved working with this kit.  Everything went together so easily, and I love the way my page turned out.

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photo I used was of my daughter and her best friend.  The colors in the photo were soft – so I didn’t want to overwhelm the picture with a lot of bold bright colors and patterns.  I used white cardstock for the background, but I found that a bit harsh.  So, I used some Mister Huey’s Water Cooler Mist to give a blue tint to the white cardstock.  I sprayed in the upper left hand and lower right hand  corners so that they eye would move easily from the top of the page to the bottom.  There is a lot of grey in my photo – so I felt that I needed some soft black accents to ground my page.  (the banner at the top, the black alphas in the title and the black and white borders toward the bottom).  This kind of explains the method I used to design my basic layout.  Next, was the fun part…  embellishments!

I hope my layout and design process has inspired you to do something creative today.  Thanks so much for visiting.  I would love to hear what you think, so make sure to leave a comment below.  Don’t forget to come back tomorrow to see our next awesome project!

xo Kimberly

Hi Everyone…

It is Kimberly here with you today, and I have a great card to share with you today that I created with our June Hip Kit.  I made this card for my husband for Father’s Day and I love the way it turned out.

Everything with the exception of the chipboard button on the top of the tag is included in our main kit for June.  There are so many fun products to choose from and there are so many color combinations.  The kraft cardstock gave my card a neutral background and enabled me to add bold patterns and colors without overpowering it. 

The inspiration for my card was the “You Make the World Go Round” border from the “This & That” border paper.  I also knew that I wanted to used one of the globes from the Studio Calico Destination paper.  (I punched it out with a circle punch).  I thought that a strip of the Jillibean-Soup 2 Parts Boy paper would coordinate well with the other elements.

With all of the blue and green, I needed some contrast and a way to make my sentiment stand out. The red tag from the Crate Paper Tag Cuts paper and the polaroid from the Studio Calico Numerical paper worked perfectly.  I cut out the center of the polaroid which created a frame so that some of the color and details below would show through.  To create my sentiment I used the Amy Tangerine Thickers, and the mini alphabet from Jillibean-Soup along with a portion of the border paper.  I outlined the alphabet to make them stand out a bit more and I added pop dots behind the border.  I finished off my card by adding some machine stitching  and a couple of buttons.

I think that my card design could easily be used on a layout as a cluster of embellishments or to create a title.  I hope showing you some fun ways to use the products included in your

Hi Everyone!

Check out these awesome layouts created by the members of our design team using this sketch by October Afternoon as their inspiration.  All of their projects were created using our awesome May 2012 Hip Kit & Add-On Kits.  I love sketch challenges – because it is fun to see how differently each of them interpret the sketch.

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Sketch by October Afternoon


Layout by Bethany Crowell


Layout by Cindy Stevens


Layout by Lisa Wilkinson


Layout by Kristin Kingrey (feminine)


Layout by Kristin Kingrey (masculine)


Layout by Melanie Jarocki


Layout by Kimberly Hutchison

Hi Everyone…

Check out our May Hip Kit Video Debut!  :)  I am finally getting the hang of this video thing.  Our May 2012 Hip Kits went out this morning – so you should have them by Wednesday or Thursday of this week.  Until then…  Check out our video so that you can see all of the goodies that are on their way.  Leave a comment – I would love to hear what you think of our May Hip Kit and our new video features.

Make sure to stop by tomorrow for our next Tutorial Tuesday video that will feature the Mister Huey’s Mist and the Huey Masks.  You definitely won’t want to miss this one.

xo,  Kimberly

(note:  our May Embellishment Add-On Kits sold out this evening).