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!

Project Life 2018 | Week 19

I get really excited about getting some weeks in my project life album, and this week was one of them.  Most likely because we were all together as a family with both kids' partners as well, and it was a super fun weekend together.

My supplies this week are from the Studio Calico Golden Hour Documenter kit, and I've kept things fairly simple in my effort to catch up a few spreads (I'm currently 10 weeks behind eep!)

For my title card I recoloured a Studio Calico digital label from my stash so that it matched the orange on the card and in the chipboard.  Then I used one of my go-to methods to record the week number and dates, by choosing a larger font for the week number and a smaller neutral font for the dates, and I did that in Photoshop Elements before I printed it out on my printer.  Since the card is already pretty punchy with bold colours, the only thing I needed to add was the chippy piece.

All of my journalling this week is on the right side of the spread.  I used a journalling card from the kit, and also put together my own card by cutting down a red filler card from the kit to use as a matt to regular white cardstock on top of a mustard coloured card.

This spread is a sweet and simple one, and I'm definitely glad to have it in my album.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Week 13 Project Life with Clique Kits

Hi everyone!

I'm popping in today with another Project Life share.  It feels good to be almost in the mid-teen weeks of the year and catching up a little.

This week I've used supplies from my July Clique Kits main kit.  The kits this month are called Regatta, and have a bright and happy colour palette based around all things nautical.

I always love when I add an insert into a spread, even in this smaller format.  I had a few extra photos this week so that's what I did!

I've used a couple of different journalling techniques on these two journal cards.  Just because you're doing a project life spread doesn't mean you need to use a project life designed card.  The card on the left has strip journalling that I've added some dimension to with machine stitching, and the card on the right is as simple as trimming a smaller piece of white cardstock to journal on, and adhering one of the sweet Freckled Fawn chipboard stickers to a corner.

I had some fun adding some layers to this filler card.  The dark pink label is an exclusive from the cut apart sheet that comes with the kit, but it was pretty short.  Since most of it was going to be behind the sun chippy anyway, I was able to trim the label in half and extend it out.  Sneaky huh?!

This is the full left side for the week.  I love a bold and simple title card, and this one is exactly that.  I created a hybrid card by printing the week and dates onto cardstock on my printer, and then die cut the frame shape.  The Amy Tangerine faux suede bow is super cute and just adds that finishing touch!

And the back side of the spread.

The same journalling card technique that I used on the left side of the spread, I've used again on the right.  This gives balance and cohesiveness to the spread.

I had so much fun with this one, and it's definitely up there as one of my favourites of 2018.  Thanks so much for dropping by today!

Week 11 Project Life with Clique Kits

When my July Clique Kits parcel arrived on my doorstep this month I have to admit I squealed with delight!

The kit is so me this month, with polka dot and woodgrain papers, chipboard from Freckled Fawn and the most adorable bonus embellishments, little 3D nautical themed pieces like the boat I've used in this spread, and others like an anchor, a life ring and an oar.  OMGosh, so cute!

This is week 11 in my 2018 project life album.  There wasn't a heap happening this week, but I did take a few photos and wanted to record that we finally got our front yard finished just how we wanted it after... well if I'm going to be honest, a few years.

I've used one of the boat embellishments on my title card.  It's too dimensional to slip inside the pocket, but instead I first popped the card into the pocket, then used some red super sticky Express It tape to adhere it in place on the outside of the protector.

The exclusive cut apart sheet has a few tags on it this month, and I've trimmed this green one in half lengthwise so that I get two tags. They make a nice little embellishment to tuck in around your photos or journalling.  

I've used the other half of that tag on the right side of my spread on a journalling card.

Clique Kits don't actually do a project life kit, but they often include 3x4 and smaller elements in their cut-apart sheets, like this one.  

I try not to add too many photos of our two cavaliers, but sometimes they're just so adorable I can't resist!  This is Violet having a bath. Such sad puppy dog eyes!

And that's my full spread, love how this one turned out!

Thanks for dropping by today.

Home is Where Our Story Begins

Hi Everyone 

I have a cheerful, bright and simple layout for you today, using some of the new release feathers you will find in the shop.

Home is Where Our Story Begins

I quickly snapped this photo on a late afternoon beach walk with my daughter.  It's not a special photo per se, but it evokes the memory of us just spending time together as mother and daughter, and thats a special memory to hold on to.

YCW's Ornate Frame 11 is equally at home on a vintage layout or a project with a more modern feel. To pair it with the vibrant fresh colours in the Life is Beautiful collection by Aussie company Cocoa Vanilla Studio I've pulled the turquoise from the colour palette of the collection with two coats of Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Tumbled Glass. To add a little depth I've sanded the edges once the paint dried.

Those beautiful feathers have been treated with a heat embossed gold and really bring out that gold foil look.

The title has been daubed with pink and coral acrylic paint and then heat embossed with a clear coat for some shine.

Your Creative Wings product used:  Feathers - Basic Mixed YCW 3049,  Ornate Frame 11 YCW 6011, Quote - Home is Where Small YCW 1072.

Other Product Used:  Cocoa Vanilla Studio Life is Beautiful patterned paper, Bazzill cardstock, Crate Paper gold foil vellum, Cocoa Vanilla Studio Life is Beautiful sticker sheet, TCW stencil, Faber Castell Whipped Spackle, Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Tumbled Glass, gold embossing powder, typewriter, enamel dot, gold thread, Prima Color Bloom spray in Peony, Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Coral, acrylic paint, clear embossing powder.

I'm sad to say this will be my last post for Your Creative Wings.  I've had the most amazing time on the team team but due to a change in circumstances I need to step down.

The girls have some stunning layouts coming up, and the awesome new chippy designs just keep on coming (umm... have you SEEN the pieces in the brand new Boho range???).

Thanks for dropping by today!

Your Creative Wings July Inspiration

Hi Everyone

Thanks for joining me with some Your Creative Wings inspiration today!

The Smallest Things

The lovely Secret Garden collection from Kaisercraft and this photo of Kayci taken a few years ago at Taupo in New Zealand were the starting points for this layout.  

I loved the shabby chic and feminine vibe to the papers, and so I knew I wanted to use a white and pale blue treatment to my chippy pieces to carry that shabby chic style through the layout. 

You can see the sweet little antique key here, and for the blue treatment on it (and the lock and clock face arms which you can see in the photo below), I've just applied a quick coat of Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Tumbled Glass.  Because I was aiming for an antique look I only needed one coat to the raw chippy so that you can see some of the raw chipboard slightly showing through.  After the  paint dried I used some sandpaper to sand the edges of the chippy.

For the white treatment to the ornate clock and ornate post I base coated with gesso and then heat embossed with white embossing powder.  I really like the smoother finish that you can achieve with a  coat of gesso before embossing in white.. OCD much?!

How sweet is the little antique lock in the top left!?

The ornate post was blended into the flower cluster by first wrapping a leafy vine ribbon around it and then some hemp twine.  Then just adding a few flowers here and there really blends it in.

Your Creative Wings product used:  Keys & Locks Small YCW8013, Ornate Post YCW 19005, Wrought Iron Clock YCW 16017.

Other product used:  Kaisercraft patterned paper, Secret Garden collection,  Bazzill cardstock, French Lattice Small Frame, English Tea Party Doily & French Pastry Tiny Doily dies from Cheery Lin Designs, Martha Stewart punch around the page punch, My Minds Eye enamel dots, corrugated cardboard, doily, gesso, whit embossing powder, Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Tumbled Glass, topstitch thread, hemp twine, peg - mini, vine ribbon, various flowers, Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen and Tattered Rose, Darkroom Door texture stamp, Prima Color Bloom mist in Peony.

Love

Oh my, young love.. There's something so special and heartwarming about it yes?  We were really excited to meet Sophie for the first time last weekend and thankfully she's a little more willing to have photos taken than Brent normally is.  

I've been hoarding this amazing Gramercy Road collection by Gossamer Blue for way too long, and it was so perfect for these photos!

Often chippy pieces are used on traditional scrapbook layouts with a myriad of treatments, but if you're wanting to use some pieces on a clean and simple design, try leaving them as raw chippy without any altering - they look great!  I've used the raw camera piece on this layout and then added a little acrylic paint to the separate tiny heart (that comes in the pack) and inked a little shadow in a slightly darker shade of pink.  Simply adhere the coloured heart to the top of the chippy piece.

I so love my chippy alphas, to be able to alter them any way you please is so much better than spending an obscene amount of money on a huge stash of Thickers.  I've used this one alpha set on at least four layouts and I still have plenty left.  

To treat the Polaroid Frame Set - Love, I've dabbed some Tim Holtz Distress Stain in Black Soot on the scripted love word, and then trimmed some patterned paper to the same size as the polaroid frame and adhered it to the chipboard.  

Your Creative Wings product used:  Alpha # 1 YCW5006, Cameras YCW8002, Geo Pointers - Stars & Arrows YCW4006, Hearts n Arrows YCW4019, Polaroid Frame Set - Love YCW6025

Other product used:  Gossamer Blue patterned paper, American Crafts cardstock, EK Success edge punch, Gossamer Blue ephemera pack, hemp twine, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, Tim Holtz Distress Stain in Black Soot, gesso, acrylic paint, Versa Color ink in Old Rose, Stazon Ink.

Thanks so much for dropping by today!