So excited!! Clique kits Guest designer!

Hello everyone!! I hope your week is going good, its almost Friday, So that has to be a plus!! lol.  I cant believe I'm guest designing for Clique Kits!! and oh man is this months kit so great!!

I created this layout with Aprils Origins kit. It is slammed pack  with the beautiful Simple Stories: Life in color!! There are bits and pieces from Carpe Diem.

I started this layout by choosing my photo.

This photo is a few years old and has actually had a little bit of damage to it, but I love it! Our daughter use to love it when my husband would hold her life this, she was so small! 

I knew I wanted to use some of the softer colors on this layout and I was going to keep the photo in color and for me that might change my paper choice, but in this case, the colors in this kit worked so well with the picture it wasn't an issue. I started with the pretty Simple Stories: Carpe Diem, make it happen. That paper had all the colors I wanted to use in this layout, so for me it was the right place to start.

I grabbed one of the pages that with cut a parts on one side and cut them down and into strips to add as layers. I wanted this to be a part where I could create a little cluster with the title. I didn't make the title really bold here and did that on purpose. I didn't want to put something large on here and draw away from the photo.

I decided that I didn't want the background to be all white, so I decided to add some circles in a light pink. After I did the sewing, I actually started to stick things down. And for me that usually means I add more then what I thought I was going to, lol. I didn't add to much but I did change up some of the embellishments that I was going to add because it made the layout a little to heavy for what I wanted.

When I thought I was done, it still looked like it needed a little something. I grabbed that pretty diagonal stripped paper and cut a little off for the top and bottom and that did it for me. This layout came together pretty easy for me, I think my sewing machine was the hardest thing, it didn't want to co-operate with me! But I won in the end! lol

I am happy to be here and be part of the Clique!! :)

Hip Kit Club CT/ Real Life

Hi everyone!! I am here tonight to share another layout that I made using Hip Kit clubs March main kit and add ons. This months kits just keeps giving and giving! 

This picture is of my youngest daughter and my husband sitting in the hospital waiting for her to have surgery. All she wanted to do was cuddle. We managed to get some cartoons on, trying to keep her distracted for a bit while we wait, but it didn't work that well. The surgery before her ran long, so she was really hungry since she hadn't got to eat since midnight the previous night, oh I felt so bad!! You try telling a 3 year old you cant have anything to eat or drink all day, yeah her procedure got pushed till around 12:30 in the afternoon! Crazy!!

But it's now done and over with and shes doing better. Well she was, but now shes sick. :( poor baby! Anyways, back to the layout!

I grabbed the paper called ecstatic for my background, this paper is an exclusive to this kit and created by the lovely Kim Watson! Once I figured out my background, I moved on to the layering behind my photo. I grabbed the Pinkfresh Studio, Felicity, Flower Strings paper and cut apart the cut a parts lol. I loved the idea of using them for layering. I also grabbed the 6x6 Pinkfresh Studio paper pad that came in the Embellishment kit. 

I played with pieces of the Pinkfresh die cuts and the Pinkfresh washi stickers to add to the layering.

To finish off my layout I grabbed those cute little Pinkfresh puffy sequins and screen printed wood veneer, did a bit of sewing on my page, added my title with those beautiful American crafts greeny teal alpha stickers, I love them! I journaled a bit about the day and thanking God that things turned out ok. And that was it for this layout.

Make sure you head over to the Hip Kit Club blog and check out all the awesome layouts and projects all the other lovely ladies on the design team have created. And make sure you check out Aprils kits and grab them before there gone! So many pretties in the coming kit you wont wanna miss it!!

And dont forget to come back by my blog and check it out, you can also swing my my instagram account and see me there!

Hip Kit Club CT layout/ Happy little moments

Good morning everyone!! Have you see this months Hip Kit club kits???!!! If you haven't you need to hop over to the site and grab them before there gone!! Kim Watson has made so BEAUTIFUL exclusive papers that are in this months kit and oh man I love them!! And Aprils kits are amazing too!! So bright, vibrant and versatile!! Im just say, make sure you check them out!!

Now to my layout that I'm up on the Hip Kit club facebook page with today. 

I love these pictures of my youngest daughter and a froggy hat that my mom made for my son actually but my daughter swiped it lol.

I made a very simple layout but I am happy with it. I loved the cut file that DT member Ashley Horton created for this month over at the Hip Kit site. I  played with the cut file and broke it up and then grabbed some of the beautiful and bright paper that DT member Kim Watson had created exclusively for this months kits. 

I added little bit from the Basic Grey flower pack, Pinkfresh Studio washi stickers, and to finish it off I grabbed some thread in different colors and some Dylusions ink.

I love that she grabbed this hat and just wanted to wear it. She still does to this day, but she was just to cute with this hat on and the way she was acting. I'm just glad that I managed to get these pictures to keep and to let her and my mom see.

Hip Kit Clubs 2016 April Reveal!!!

HIP KIT CLUB – APRIL 2016 – MAIN KIT
Hip Kit Club Member Price:  $29.95 (requires a 3 month minimum subscription)CLICK HERE to join!Individual Kit Purchase Price:  $34.95

Products Included:

• 1 sheet – HKC Exclusive – Just Dream – Horizon Paper – designed by Kim Watson
• 1 sheet – HKC Exclusive – Just Dream – Star Struck Paper – designed by Kim Watson
• 1 sheet – Pinkfresh Studio – Life Noted – This Life Paper
• 1 sheet – American Crafts – Amy Tangerine – Better Together – Milk & Honey Paper
• 1 sheet – American Crafts – Amy Tangerine – Better Together – Peanut Butter & Jelly Paper
• 1 sheet – Elle’s Studio – Little Moments – My Favorite Paper
• 1 sheet – Elle’s Studio – Little Moments – All My Heart Paper
• 1 sheet – Elle’s Studio – Details Paper
• 1 sheet – Crate Paper – Maggie Holmes – Bloom – Flutter Paper
• 1 pkg – Pinkfresh Studio – Life Noted – Yellow Puffy Alphabet Stickers
• 1 pkg. – Pinkfresh Studio – Life Noted – Rubber Charm Stickers
• 1 pkg. – American Crafts – Shimelle – Star Shine – Ephemera
• 1 pkg. – American Crafts – Amy Tangerine – Better Together – Rub-Ons
• 1 pkg. – American Crafts – Amy Tangerine – Better Together – Washi Tape
• 1 pkg. – Pinkfresh Studio – Life Noted – Acetate Words

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HIP KIT CLUB – APRIL 2016 – PROJECT LIFE ADD-ON KIT

Price:  $29.95**Hip Kit Club members receive a 15% off on all Add-On Kit purchases

Products Included:

• 24 HKC Exclusive Project Life Cards desgined by Kim Watson & Kimberly Hutchison
• 1 pkg – American Crafts – Shimelle – Star Shine – Phrase & Alphabet Stickers
• 1 pkg. – Pinkfresh Studio – Life Noted – Epoxy Stickers
• 1 pkg – My Mind’s Eye – On Trend 2 – Enamel Dots
• 1 pkg. – My Mind’s Eye – My Story – Wood Veneer Shapes
• American Crafts – Shimelle – Star Shine – Paper Clips (4 assorted pieces)
• 1 sheet – Elle’s Studio – Black Mini Alphabet Stickers
• 1 sheet – Pretty Little Studio – Baby Jack – Woodgrain Alphabet Stickers

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HIP KIT CLUB – APRIL  2016 EMBELLISHMENT ADD-ON KIT

Price:  $29.95*
*Hip Kit Club members receive a 15% off on all Add-On Kit purchases

Products Included:

• 1 sheet – HKC Exclusive Cut Aparts designed by Kim Watson (5×7)
• 2 HKC Exclusive Flair Badges designed by Kim Watson
• 1 pkg. – HKC Exclusive Tiny Acrylic Stars (20 pieces)
• 1 pkg. – Crate Paper – Little You – Starlight Boy Thickers
• 1 pkg. – Heidi Swapp – Wanderlust – Paper Clip Flags
• 1 pkg. – American Crafts – Shimelle – Star Shine – Clear Accent Stickers
• 1 pkg. – Simple Stories – Life Color – Wood Veneer Shapes
• 1 pkg – Heidi Swapp – Minc – Chipboard Frames (you don’t need a Minc machine to use these)
• 1 pkg. – Pinkfresh Studio – Life Noted Washi Tape Stickers (3 sheets)

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HIP KIT CLUB – APRIL 2016 COLOR ADD-ON KIT

Price:  $22.95*
*Hip Kit Club members receive a 15% off on all Add-On Kit purchases

Products Included:

• 1 HKC Exclusive 6×6 Butterfly Stencil – designed by Kim Watson
• 1 bottle – Shimmerz – Coloringz Vibriant Mist – No Yolking
• 1 bottle – Shimmerz – Coloringz Vibrant Mist – Oh Say Can You Sea

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HIP KIT CLUB – APRIL 2016 PAPER ADD-ON KIT

Price:  $12.95*
*Hip Kit Club members receive a 15% off on all Add-On Kit purchases

Products Included:

•  sheet – HKC Exclusive – Just Dream – Horizon Paper – designed by Kim Watson
• 1 sheet – HKC Exclusive – Just Dream – Star Struck Paper – designed by Kim Watson
• 1 sheet – Pinkfresh Studio – Life Noted – This Life Paper
• 1 sheet – American Crafts – Amy Tangerine – Better Together – Milk & Honey Paper
• 1 sheet – American Crafts – Amy Tangerine – Better Together – Peanut Butter & Jelly Paper
• 1 sheet – Elle’s Studio – Little Moments – My Favorite Paper
• 1 sheet – Elle’s Studio – Little Moments – All My Heart Paper
• 1 sheet – Elle’s Studio – Details Paper
• 1 sheet – Crate Paper – Maggie Holmes – Bloom – Flutter Paper

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HIP KIT CLUB – APRIL 2016 – CARDSTOCK ADD-ON KIT
Price:  $11.95*
*Hip Kit Club members receive a 15% off on all Add-On Kit purchases

Products Included:

• 4 sheets – American Crafts White Cardstock
• 2 sheets – American Crafts Grapefruit Cardstock
• 2 sheets – American Crafts Fountain Cardstock
• 2 sheets – American Crafts Canary Cardstock
• 2 sheets – American Crafts White Vellum

Hip Kit Club layout/ Oh happy day & Good times

Good morning everyone! I got my March kit and was so exited about it!! The exclusive papers created by Kim Watson are AMAZING! So beautiful and vibrant! So of course I grabbed a few of those to work on my 1st layout out of this kit with. 

I Started this layout with the sketch that Design Team member Ashley Horton created for Hip Kit this month. I loved it and then the papers added in with it, so great!

I flipped the sketch on its side to make it fit for what I was wanting to do and then started.

I grabbed 2 papers by Kim Watsons, Just Dream papers and started with those.

I used lots of the bits and pieces from the kits to finish this layout, most of the layout is made up of those pieces lol. I loved how the PinkFresh Studio papers and embellishments went to well with everything in this kit! And the great Basic Grey cork stickers are great!

I did a lot of layering of the ephemera for this layout as you can see and it really was a fast layout. I love when you can put them together so fast and be happy with it. I love when the mojo it flowing good!

There wasnt a ton to do with this layout and I loved that, theres a bunch on the page but it came together so fast it was great! 

Now if you havent already you need to jump over to the Hip Kit site and grab this kit quick before there gone, the kit it self is beautiful but you cant get the exclusive papers anywhere else either! And make sure to check out the Hip Kit blog for the Design team call and all the great work that the other designers do!!

Hip Kit Club CT Layout/ Ooh Lala

Good morning everyone!! I hope your having a great morning and see so far. We had a bit of a long week last week and going into this past weekend. Our youngest daughter had to have a procedure done and we've been trying to get back to normal since then. Its always hard when one of your little ones is sick though, but shes doing better now so I'm happy.

But in the midst of everything this past week, I did get a chance to sneak in a little scrappy time while she was napping.

The layout I made for this week is about my sister. She moved this past year and its been hard not having her close, but I ran across this pic from a few years ago. its a little yellowed and a bit grainy but I love it. Its so her! I love my big sister! lol 

I dove back into my February kits and grabber my Pink Paislee, C'est La Vie patterned papers and that beautiful gold title. Thats more so what started this layout for me. I love those gold words, there are silver ones too but I thought the gold went so well with the photo. 

I added the fringe heart from Maggie Holmes Bloom collection and some little enamel dots from Simple stories, but that was about it. I wanted to keep this layout pretty simple and just focused on my sister. I dont always journal on my pages and when its a bit more personal like this, I'll journal on the back of my layouts. I didnt show my journaling because it was personal to me, it came out more like a letter to my sister about missing her, so kinda sappy lol. 

But I hope you enjoyed this layout and make sure to head over to the Hip Kit website and check out the Mark kits and grab one before there gone!! Marchs kit has so many pretty exclusives in it, you wont wanna miss it!!