Happy Tuesday!

I hope your week is off to a good start!  :D  Today I want to share a couple of amazing projects created by Bethany Crowell using our March 2013 Hip Kit.  I love the bright cheery colors.  They make me feel like summer is right around the corner.  I hope that Bethany’s projects give you lots of creative inspiration  and motivation to pull your March kit out and create something pretty with it.  Enjoy!!!

Thanks for stopping by today.  Tomorrow I will be announcing our awesome May Guest Designer and sharing a layout that she created using our fabulous April/May 2013 Hip Kit.  So, make sure to visit us again tomorrow.  You will definitely be so glad you did.  Have a scrappy day!  xo – Kimberly -

Happy Saturday!

I hope you are all having a great weekend so far.  I know that my blog posts have been a bit sporadic lately.  Life around our house during the spring is always crazy.  As many of you know our teenage daughters play both club soccer and run track for their high school.  During this time of the year both of these sports overlap – which keeps us on the move as we watch and cheer them on at all of their games and meets. 

This year I offered to make a scrapbook for our oldest daughter’s soccer coach.  Several of the girls from her team aren’t going to continue to play after this season ends.  He’s coached many of these girls for 5 or 6 years, so we thought it would be nice to give him a special keepsake from his team.  I had each one of the girls give me a soccer photo from when they first started playing… at 5 or 6 years old, along with a few more current photos.  They also wrote thank you letters, and wrote down one of their favorite memories from being on this team. 

I took all of the photos and other memorabilia and used the products from our February Hip Kit along with a few other bits and pieces from my stash to create a layout for each girl.  I wanted to include all of the photos and letters, but I didn’t want the pages to be too busy.  So, I added a pocket or two on each page to hide the letters and extra photos.  After putting each page into the page protectors I cut slits where the pocket openings were so that extra goodies can be accessed without having to pull the page out of the sleeve.  I also added pull tabs to each of the extra photos and letters so they can be removed from the pockets.

Boy, it was a lot of work, but I am really happy with the way all of the layouts turned out – so I thought I would share them with you.  I think these pages are perfect examples of how you don’t need soccer themed paper and stickers to create great sports layouts.  Enjoy!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope that perhaps you are feeling inspired to pull out some of your sports photos and create a few “sports” layouts with some of your Hip Kits.  Remember, more inspiration is just around the corner.  Make sure to come back again tomorrow to see our next amazing collection of projects that were created with our March 2013 Hip Kit.  Have a scrappy day!!!  xo – Kimberly -

Happy Sunday!

I hope you are having a good weekend so far.  Here in the Seattle area it is almost 80 degrees and sunny.  Today I have a collection of great “sunny” projects created by our amazing designers using our March Hip Kit & Add-On Kits.  Enjoy!!!

Bethany Crowell created these two cheery cards.  She has a knack for cardmaking…  each and every one of her cards are have a perfect combination of papers and accents.  How happy would you be if you got one of these sweet cards in your mailbox?

This layout is by Cindy Stevens.  I love the bright cheery colors and the whimsical design.  Using a black and white photo is a great idea when you are using colorful products.  This little trick allows your photo to stand out and be the focus of your page.Notice how Cindy added the white Jillibean diecut Placemat to the white cardstock to create an interesting foundation for her page.  She also hand stitched around the inside perimeter of a few of the honeycomb shapes with white floss.  This is a nice detail that adds a little extra texture to her page.The Amy Tangerine Daybook (from our March Embellishment Add-On Kit) has lots of interesting pages that can easily be used as accent layers on your scrapbook layouts and cards.  The chevron stripe vellum page layered under the photo is one of the pages from that book.

Mel Blackburn created this next layout using another sweet photo of her baby girl.  Mel’s pages always have an artistic flair to them.  I love the patchwork background and the machine stitching gives it a nice finished look.

Thanks for visiting again today!  I hope you are feeling inspired to do some creating of your own today.  Tomorrow I will have another collection of projects created with our March Hip Kit to share with you.  So, make sure to stop by to check them out.  Have a scrappy day!  xo – Kimberly -

Happy Thursday!

Boy it has been busy around here.  Our spring soccer and high school track seasons are in full swing.  Both Madeleine and Mackenzie are doing both sports.  Needless to say, I spend a lot of my afternoons and evenings taking them to and picking them up from their various practices.  I am getting ready to head out to a track meet right now.  But, before I go I wanted to share a few more projects created with our February 2013 Hip Kit.

This first layout was created by Cindy Stevens.  I love how she used a circle punch to cut out the days of the week from the Glitz Color Me Happy Bits & Pieces Paper.  Those little circles along with the Studio Calico Snippets Chipboard Arrows walk you through her entire page.  :D  Cindy included a polaroid frame and some journaling for Thursday.  I love that she didn’t skip Thursday because she didn’t happen to take a photo that day.  For all of the Project Runway enthusiasts…  that was a “make it work” moment.

Backing the lower part of the polaroid die cut frame with yellow washi tape, really makes that little arrow detail stand out.  Very clever!!!

This next layout was created by Melanie Blackburn.  Notice how she used the Elle’s Studio Day to Day paper…  She turned the paper 90* to the right, so that the label was on the right side of the paper and the stripe was along the top.  I LOVE that!!! Mel’s projects always have lots and lots of texture and interesting elements.  I love the number die cut that she created using her Silhouette.  The paper doily adds a lot of texture to her page.  If you look closely you can see the little phrases that she stamped on her layout using the Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Roller Stamp from our Embellishment Add-On Kit.  This is one of my FAVORITE new tools!

I hope Cindy & Mel’s layouts have inspired you to get scrapping with your February Hip Kit.  Thanks for visiting today!  Make sure to stop by again tomorrow to see the next great projects created with our February Hip Kit.  Have a scrappy day!  xo – Kimberly -

HIP KIT CLUB MEMBER SPOTLIGHT     Introducing Kristy Luccketta…

Hello!  My name is Kristy Luccketta, and I am a stay at home mom to a very busy little 3 year old girl! I feel very blessed and lucky to have a handsome hubby that supports me and my love for scrapbooking! I LOVE to scrap special occasions, but my favorite items to document are just our everyday events! When I'm not chasing our Little Stinker, the 2 dogs, or scrapbooking with friends, I am putting together Jewelry Bars for friends and family!  Here are a few layouts that I made with my November 2012 Hip Kit.  Enjoy….

Thanks Kristy for sharing your sweet layouts!  It is always so much fun seeing the projects that our members create with their HIp Kits.  xo Kimberly

Happy Thursday!

I hope you are all having a great day.  Today I have a couple of wonderful layouts by Cindy Stevens to share with you.  She used our fabulous February 2013 Hip Kit to create her pages, which includes great patterned papers from Elle’s Studio, Glitz Designs, Dear Lizzy, Amy Tangerine & Fancy Pants.  I love how Cindy combined all of the papers to make two very different pages.

Our February main kit included a great cut-apart sheet and package of die cuts from the Color Me Happy collection from Glitz designs.  On this page, Cindy hand cut the “love this” title from the cut-apart sheet.  Since it is so delicate, she adhered it to her page with liquid glue.The Yes Please Puffy Stickers  & Studio Calico Snippets Journaling Cards from our Project Life Add-On Kit can easily be incorporated into your scrapbook layouts.  I love how Cindy added the “today” card and the “playful” puffy sticker to her page – which gave her project both detail and dimension.The black polka dot border on her layout was made using the Pebbles Washi Tape from our Embellishment Add-On Kit.  I love the contrast that it adds.
The Studio Calico Sundrifter Wood Veneer Accents have little captions engraved into them.  This is a great way to add interest and dimension to your page.

This next page was also made with our February Hip Kit – but it has such a different feel to it.  I know I always say this… but I LOVE the Amy Tangerine Yes Please wood grain paper.  It works so nicely as the background for Cindy’s layout.If you look closely you can see the “you are loved” sentiment that she stamped on her page using the Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Phrase Roller Stamp from our Embellishment Add-On Kit.  It is great having a roller stamp with just a variety of phrases – rather than both phrases and dates. The puffy stickers from our Project Life Add-On Kit are perfect for adding little details to your pages or Project Life layouts.Cindy used a circle punch to cut the “today” out of the Color Me Happy cut-apart sheet.  She added a pop dot behind it to give it dimension.  I love the addition of white string – it gave her page a nice finished look.  :D

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you are feeling inspired to do something scrappy this weekend.  I have another amazing collection of projects created with our February Hip Kit that I will be sharing tomorrow… so make sure to come back and check them out.  Have a scrappy day!  xo – Kimberly -

Happy Tuesday!!!

It is Kimberly here with you today and I have a couple of projects that were created by our awesome Cindy Stevens using our January 2013 Hip Kit.  I love all of the different patterned papers and embellishments in our January kit, and I love how she combined them as she designed her projects this month.

Cindy used a few photos of her camera on this layout.  Even though, there isn’t an actual photo of “her” on the page – the theme is really personal and says so much about who she is.  I know I say this every month… but I am definitely going to do a LO about myself soon.  Cindy you have inspired me!!!  :DI love the papers that Cindy layered underneath her photos.  The neutrals create a nice foundation.  The aqua along with a bit of the floral paper adds a nice pop of color without taking over her page.  I know I have said it before… but I adore the gold polka dot vellum from our January Embellishment Add-On Kit.  The gold is a great touch.
The banner on this page was created with strips of the Farm Girl Washi Tape from our January Embellishment Add-On Kit. She folded each strip in half around a piece of string. Since washi tape is slightly transparent, you have to be careful to match your stripes up when fold the tape around the string. Afterwards, she cut notches out of some of the flags and the corners off of others to make each piece a little bit different.
Cindy used her Cricut to cut the bird and branch.  Cutting the same shape different colors allowed her to layer them together – which gave them a bit of dimension.  Using small subtle patterned papers rather than cardstock made this sweet embellishment more interesting.

The Dear Lizzy 5th & Frolic chipboard shapes have so many cute little bits and pieces.  Cindy used this sweet little house as a focal point for her tag.  She accented her tag by layering a few different patterned papers and some additional embellishments which gave her project lots of texture and dimension.  I just want to reach out and touch it!!!

How many valentine’s cards to you have scattered throughout your house?  I know that when my girls were younger… they loved the valentines cards that they got from their friends and classmates.  I stored them in ziplock bags in their closets.  Over the years… each girl ended up with several bags of cards.  Cindy has a fabulous solution for this issue!!!  She used our January Hip Kit to create a little pocket page to store all of the valentines cards that her son received at school.  So cute!!!
Using ribbon along the top of the pocket… will reinforce the edges of the pocket so that it won’t tear so easily.  This trick is both functional, but it also adds a nice little detail to the project.

I hope you are feeling inspired to create something wonderful today.  Thanks for stopping by.  Make sure to check back again tomorrow, because we be posting another collection of projects.  :D  Happy scrapping!!!  xo – Kimberly -