Hopes & Dreams Mini Album | Hip Kit Club

Hi friends!  Today I have a sweet mini album created for Hip Kit Club, filled with positive affirmations for those days when you need to be reminded of your hopes and dreams.

I wanted this mini to look like a book, so I scoured my local vintage bookstore and found the perfect small hardcover book, which I removed the pages from.

Then I covered both the inside and outside with coordinating patterned papers from the May Hip kits, and a spine cover with a third paper.

The Hopes & Dreams sentiment is a clear sticker from the All Heart sticker book, that I've adhered to white cardstock and then fussy cut.

I'm a total sucker for pretty lace and stitching, and I love how well they match with the florals and silver glitter chipboard pieces on this page.

I've totally fallen in love with the fabric bows from the main kit this month, and what better way to finish this pretty wreath.

Adding interactive elements into my projects is something fun I like to do.  I used the rainbow paper to create a mini envelope and added a bow. Then I tucked one of my positive affirmations inside the envelope.

This is another interactive element I created by trimming a piece of coordinating paper to size, then using a circle punch to punch out a tab at the top of it.  To create a pocket to slip my sentiment into I just stitched it to the purple paper.

To create this interactive element I measured the width I wanted the banner piece to be, then added an extra 1/2 banner width.  I folded that extra width back on the banner before trimming the bottom of it.  This works so well with dual sided patterned paper because it creates an awesome contrast.  When I adhered the 'Hey Girl' chipboard over the top, I adhered it to the right side only so that it can flip up to the right.  You can see in this photo at the very top, I've also hole punched the flip up element, and snipped the top of it with my scissors so that it can fold out without having to open the album rings.  Here's a look at the inside.

Another way to create interactive elements is to pop a paperclip into your project and tuck extra elements behind it.  Here I've added one of the exclusive acetate butterflies and an ephemera piece.

If you've ever thought of creating a positive affirmation mini album I highly recommend it, I had so much fun searching through Pinterest to find these quotes, and I think it will be a beautiful album to flip through on those days when I might need a little reminder to follow my hopes and dreams.

Thanks for stopping by today guys!

Pretty Card Trio | Hip Kit Club

I love putting together card sets, so I was really excited to create these three for Hip Kit Club this week.  

I pulled a mini-kit of supplies from the May 2019 kits so that I could create cards that were coordinating, but each still have their individual design.  I used mostly the Pinkfresh Studio Joyful Day papers that have beautiful floral elements on them, and reached for the amazing fabric bows from the Main Kit, and paper tassels and sequins from the Embellishment Kit.

I started with a pretty dress from the Clothes Line subscriber cut file for this card, cut in pink cardstock, and backed it with papers before adding a tiny pink fabric bow.  I love how the floral paper really looks like a gorgeous floral dress.

I used layers of patterned paper and edge punched cardstock for the background, and added a shaker element underneath an embroidered frame, and rather than topping it with acetate or plastic, used some tulle from my stash.  It kinda gives it a textured and feminine look!

My second card started with me cutting a few flowers from the Daisies subscriber cut file, and I resized them so that I had a range of steadily decreasing diameters to really show off a lot of layers on the flower.

A couple of paper tassels and some thread and ribbon from my stash add just a little more to this simple design.

My final card features the Go Girl sentiment from this month's freebie cut file, and I cut it once in pink cardstock, then used the offset tool in Silhouette Studio to create a slightly larger white layer background behind it, which really makes it pop against the busy background.  

I created a simple tag from patterned paper and backed it with white cardstock as well, with a pretty scalloped border at the bottom of it.

There's also a process video for these cards up on the Hip Kit Club YouTube channel, and you can find that here.

Thanks for stopping by today guys, and I hope I've inspired you to use cut files on your cards today!

Sketch Challenge in a Traveler's Notebook | Hip Kit Club

Hi friends, this past week I was able to play along with the weekly sketch challenge for Hip Kit Club, which is always so much fun!

I totally recommend joining in over on the Hip Kits Facebook Group (did you know there's a $10 gift certificate up for grabs each week!?)

This is the awesome sketch by DT member Christina, and I'm loving all the circle elements to this sketch.

And here's my take on it in my traveler's notebook, using the May Hip Kits.  I used five different sized circles, and placed my photo inside one of them.

This spread is about an amazing breakfast we had at a cafe called Operator 25 in Melbourne.  The food (and coffee) there is so, so good, and their theme is based around an old fashioned telephone switchboard.

I added some very gentle mixed media to the page before I went too far, mixing just a tiny amount of the Alpine Ice Rose Lindy's Magical Shaker with some texture paste, and adding it through a stencil that was in the colour kit a couple of months ago.

Of course I had to use one of the super sweet fabric 3D bows from the May main kit, and I pulled a few embellishments to place around the spread that tied in with the switchboard and cafe themes, like the mobile phone, the hello speech bubble, and a take away coffee cup.

Before I had a chance to even see these sky blue thickers from the May Pocket Life Kit in person, the lovely Shimelle told me she was in love with the dark blue foam that backs them.  And she's absolutely right, they are so, so sweet.

Thanks for stopping by today guys, I hope I've inspired you to use some circles on your layout today, or maybe even to document a recent visit to a favourite cafe!

March Project Life | Hip Kit Club

Hi friends!  I'm excited to bring you a project life spread today in my 6x12 album for 2019.

I'm totally loving the purple elements in the April 2019 Hip Kits, and you can see I haven't held back on them in this spread.

I really didn't have enough photos to fill a whole spread from each of two quiet-ish weeks in March, so I decided to combine two weeks into one layout.

When I put together my title card I tried not to focus on the fact that this was more than one week, so I typed out the days of the month separated by some forward slashes.  

I typed up some journalling on this 3x4 card and added an exclusive phrase puffy sticker from the April 2019 Pocket Life kit and it fits just perfectly.

I loved the orange ruffled element from the Dear Lizzy layered embellishments and pulled it apart so that I had just the layer I needed, and re-added some extra layers of a Paige Evans flower, a cardstock tag, some tulle and a puffy sticker to finish off another of the journalling cards.

Do you ever try placing journalling on a 90 degree angle?  This 3x4 Hello card was the perfect opportunity to do that and I love how it looks on the overall layout. 

I have a process video up for this spread on my Youtube channel, and you can find it here:

Thanks for stopping by today!