Hip Kit Club: April Mood Board Inspiration

 Hi Friends! 

Welcome back for more Hip Kit Club awesomeness!

 Today I'm sharing my take on this month's gorgeous mood board created by the lovely Emilie Chamel! The April mood board is super striking and has so many beautiful images to inspire you with! If you haven't seen it yet, here's what the April mood board looks like...

 

Told you it was gorgeous!!! A really stunning mood board! 

I was particularly impressed by the pop colors and contrasting black and white elements. Here's what it inspired me to create with our fabulous February 2021 Hip Kits...

"Feel Happy" 12 x 12 scrapbook layout

 

Wow! It's clear to see that I was inspired by the first image, 'Good Vibes Only'! I couldn't resist that bright watercolor background! I used watercolors from my stash, applied them to an acrylic stamp block, and literally smooshed and scraped the colors onto my Bazzill White Cardstock (February 2021 Cardstock Kit) base. I added a few flicks and splatters of color for interest too! I love how the watercolor in the mood board image really made the phrase pop, and I decided to do the same for my large script cut file title. Let's take a better look...

 

 

Oh my heart! This totally makes me feel happy! The cut file is from the March 2021 Hip Kit Club Subscriber Exclusive Cut Files, and is actually called 'Feelin' Happy'. To better suit my story, I snipped off the 'in' to form the new title, Feel Happy. Love it!

 

 

Inspired by the colors of the mood board, and even more so by the ombre tones on that cute "HUGS make me happy" Hip Kit Club exclusive Heartfelt collection die cut, I hand colored my cut file with some artist markers to match.  Such a simple approach to customizing cut file titles, but I really do love how effective it looks! I foam mounted my title onto that striking watercolor base, and then double foam mounted the "HUGS make me happy" die cut over it.

 

 

I embellished around my cut file title, with lots of the lovely Hip Kit Club Heartfelt Ephemera from the February 2021 Embellishment Kit. On close inspection, you'll spy that I have also customized a few of these items with a permanent black marker. I colored over the green wreath which I used as my photo frame, and part of heart padlock to better suit the contrasting use of color in the mood board. Again, really simple touches that make such a difference to the overall look and feel to the page!

 

That floral die cut  worked beautifully as a frame for my two darlings' photo, and to connect it with my title, I attached it with that sweet rainbow die cut. Because, well...rainbow connections and all!  With florals and black and white being such dominant features in the April mood board, it seemed an obvious choice to use the beautiful Hip Kit Club Heartfelt patterned paper, 'Say It With Flowers' to trim the top section of my page. To add more interest, and even a bit of texture to my design, I tore and distressed the edge of this paper, and then tucked a few extra die cuts beneath it. So cool!

 

 

For added interest, I also adorned the page with a mix of florals & hearts from the Heartfelt Ephemera & Die Cuts, Simple Stories: Hello Today - Decorative Brads, and even a Chipboard Flair or two from the Pinkfresh Studio: Some Days collection.

 

Hugs make me feel happy, & I hope my layout has made you smile too!

I hope you feel inspired to play along with the HKC April Mood Board Challenge! 

Please be sure to upload your creations to the Hip Kit Club Facebook Group HERE - we really LOVE seeing what you've made with the amazing Hip Kits too!

Thanks so much for visiting,

til next time,

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo

Hip Kit Club February Kits Scrapbook Inspiration - Recipe Challenge!

Hi Friends! 

Welcome back for more Hip Kit Club inspiration!

Today I am sharing my take on the HKC Weekly Challenge featuring the February 2021 Hip Kits! 

This week's challenge is this super fun recipe...

 

Oh how fun is this?! Plus the Hip Kit Club Design Team have the added challenge of documenting a 'place' (no people to feature in our photographs!) Wow, that's a great challenge!

Here's what I came up with,

"This Is My Happy Place"

 

Sigh! This place, this beach - it truly is our little piece of paradise! I feel so fortunate to live in such a beautiful location & documenting it with the gorgeous February 2021 Hip Kits made it even more pleasurable! There are lots of lovely details to this layout - let's take a closer view...

 

 

So stunning! I just adore this fresh and contemporary color scheme for Summer themed pages!

If we work through the recipe check list, I used a mix of pattern paper, Pinkfresh Studio: Some Days collection Chipboard Flair, Simple Stories: Hello Today Decorative Brads and even the Pinkfresh Studio: Some Days Enamel Dots to meet the 'circles' requirement. I fussy cut the paper circles from the Hip Kit Club: Heartfelt collection paper called, Yours Forever. The blue is really striking with the woodgrain and Pinkfresh Studio: Some Days lemon Die Cuts, and who can resist a heart pattern? (especially given my love for this special place!).  So lots, and lots of circles to my design, but then with so many beautiful things in the February 2021 Hip Kits - why not?!

 

Next on the recipe list is to use at least 3 patterned papers. It's always easy to incorporate a few paper designs into every page as the Hip Kits are so carefully curated that everything coordinates perfectly! I took inspiration from the colors and textures in my photograph, and used the B sides of the Hip Kit Club: Heartfelt papers - Love Connection (woodgrain print) and Cross My Heart (soft gray print). It's no secret that I love a good woodgrain print, and this one had my heart! The third paper was the Yours Forever print, which when teamed with the lemon yellow, crisp Bazzill White Cardstock, and the soft gray and woodgrain was a match made in heaven! (or at least, perfect for documenting my paradise on Earth!) Also, to enhance the woodgrain look, I couldn't resist framing my photo with that fabulous Simple Stories: Hello Today Chipboard Frames courtesy of the February 2021 Embellishment Kit. Love it!

 

 

Those Pinkfresh Studio: Some Days Floral Die Cuts are also worth a special mention! I associate lemons with all things Summer - so they were the perfect adornment to my beach paradise page!

The next recipe item is 'hidden journaling'. I actually do this on all my layouts, normally as a letter to my children on the back of my page. That isn't particularly inspiring though, so for the sake of today's challenge, I opted for something different! I created a pocket by gluing only the very edges of the top, bottom and left hand side of my framed photo.  This allowed me to slide in that sweet  Hip Kit Club: Heartfelt Die Cut Tag  which I adhered my typewriter journaling onto. Simple, but so effective!  Here's a closer look at it...

 

Pockets are a really easy way to hide your journaling, memorabilia and even more personal photos!

 

 

The final item on the recipe is 'one big title'. There are a couple of ways to interpret this;  use only one very large word for your project title OR, make one really big title with lots of words - like I did! The soft blue color of  the Pinkfresh Studio: Some Days - Puffy Alphabet Stickers were a subtle touch to my page, and prevented that 'big title' from dominating my design.

 

 

Simple, beautiful Summer creating for the Hip Kit Club Weekly Challenge with the February 2021 Hip Kits! 

I really hope my layout has inspired you to create with this recipe too! 

Please be sure to upload your creations for this challenge in the Hip Kit Club Facebook Group HERE! Not only will you have fun and inspire others, but you'll also go in the draw for the weekly challenge prize! Yay! I can't wait to see what you'll create!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

til next time,

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo

Elle's Studio: More February Kit Inspiration!

 

Hi Crafters!

Welcome back for more Elle's Studio awesomeness! 

Today I am sharing more February 2021 Kit inspiration! Such a beautiful kit with so many crafty possibilities! Here's what I created with it...

"We So Happy"

Oh how soft and dreamy! What a delightful page for my two darlings! 

Elle's Studio Supplies: February 2021 Kit, February 2021 Cut Files, Happy Little Moments Chipboard Stickers, Good Times Tab Stamp, XOXO 6 x 8.5 inch Paper Stack. 

Other: Bazzill Basics - Avalanche, sewing machine, colored stamping ink cubes, ribbon, & pom pom trim. 

Let's take a more detailed look at my project...

The pretty pastel colors included in this month's kit were too good to ignore, so I stacked and layered 5 of the 3 x 4inch note cards together to form a beautiful pastel base for my sweet photo. To create  more interest, I foam mounted this note card stack onto the February 2021 Cut File: Rainbow Tag to really draw attention to my photograph. Simple, and yet so effective!

To enhance the soft pastel look, I also trimmed one of the XOXO pattern papers to give me 4 pastel color  6 x 1inch paper strips, which I machine stitched onto my white cardstock base.  The variance in machine stitches featured, and the addition of ribbon and pom pom trim, really added texture and interest to my otherwise soft and delicate design. 

I embellished around my photo cluster with some of the chipboard clouds from the Happy Little Moments Chipboard Stickers - aren't they the cutest?! And used these very same stickers to form my layout title, 'We So Happy'. (The 'We So' was taken from the 'awesome' sticker) 

To break up the very white background, I also stamped around my photo cluster with the tiny heart and star icons from the Good Times Tab Stamp. The sprinkled (stamped) stars and hearts give a playful and magical vibe to the page, whilst adding color and interest as well. 

With such a crisp, clean & pretty color scheme, I felt that I need to add something more to balance my design. Cue the fabulous gray elements! That gray die cut ampersand from the February 2021 Kit is SO good! You'll also spot the gray chipboard 'together' sticker and those pretty patterned pops of gray XOXO paper peeking through my distressed cardstock edges. 

Clean, simple and oh so beautiful memory keeping with the February 2021 Kit! 

I hope my scrapbook page has inspired you to get creating with your Elle's Studio exclusive Kits! 

Thanks so much for stopping by

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Elle's Studio: February Kit & New Releases Inspiration!

 Hi Crafty Friends! 

Welcome back for more Elle's Studio awesomeness! 

The February Kit and new releases will have you swooning! Check them out...

Exclusive February 2020  Kit

Oh, just look at all those happy colors and pretty patterns! Yay! So much to love in the February Kit!

And the new releases are just as impressive...

Stamps, rainbows, hearts, veneers - everything is SO good! 

And let's not forget the fabulous February Digital products...

Awesome!!!

These lovelies are sure to sell out fast - shop ALL the new release HERE before they're gone!

Missed out on something you had your eye on? Consider starting a monthly Subscription.

Elle's Studio Subscriber Benefits:

- Guaranteed a kit each month at thespecial price of $9.99 USD.

- Free shipping on any other products that are purchased during our 24 hour bundling period starting each month on the 10th at 8:00 am Pacific and ending on the 11th at 8:00 am Pacific. These products will be shipped with your subscription.

-Access to special discounted items during our bundling period.

The Elle's Studio subscription option is risk-free and may be cancelled at any time. 

Please visit their  FAQ section for more information. 

Time for some inspiration!

Here's a couple of projects I have created with these fabulous new products...

"Happiness Captured" 8.5" x 11" layout

Oh how whimsical & fun!!!

Elle's Studio Supplies: February 2021 Kit, February 2021 Cut Files, Happy Little Moments Chipboard Stickers, Heart Of Gold Wood Veneers, Tiny Acrylic Hearts, & XOXO 6 x8.5 inch Paper Stack

Other: Machine stitching, watercolors, enamel dots, staples, & twine.  

Such a fun and dreamy page! Let's take a better look...

The February 2021 Cut Files are all kinds of awesome, and I just couldn't resist going large with the rainbow tag file. Such a fun way to incorporate cut files into your memory keeping pages! I backed the rainbow with one of 6 x 4 inch note cards from the February 2021 Kit as well as one of the pattern papers from the XOXO 6 x8.5 inch Paper Stack. Cute!

I also made a sweet bow from the XOXO 6 x8.5 inch Papers, and adorned the  clouds with those cute Tiny Acrylic Hearts. 

I backed the cut file cloud with my darlings' black & white photo. I love how effective this looks! And that veneer sentiment is just perfection!

FUN, indeed! Such a soft and pretty page! 

My next layout is bright, and bold and well, it's just Good Vibes Only!

"Love This" 12 x 12 layout

Oh WOW! 

Inspired by all the rainbows, and fun, bright colors in this month's kit!

Elle's Studio Supplies: February 2021 Kit, February Labels, Bright Die Cut Tabs, Happy Little Moments Chipboard Stickers, Tiny Acrylic Hearts, & Good Times Tab Stamp. 

SO much awesome here! The multi colored, repeat stamped, Good Times Tab Stamp really looks amazing!

For the love of color!!!

Rainbow grids for the win!

You ARE golden! Love this! 

As I mentioned earlier, these products won't last long in the shop - 

***Get your Elle's Studio new releases HERE***

I hope my projects have inspired you today! I'll be back a little later on this month to share more February 2021 Kit goodness with you. 

Thanks so much for visiting, 

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Altenew Build-A-Flower: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

 

Hi Altenew Friends! 

Welcome to the Happy Arty Days blog! 

I am so delighted to be participating in today's 

Altenew Build-A-Flower: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Release

Blog Hop + Giveaway

Such a beautiful Build-A-Flower release! 

If you've just arrived here from the amazingly talented Jaycee Gaspar's blog, then you're in the right place! If not, or you're feeling a little unsure, here's the full blog hop order for you...

Start here ---> Altenew Card Blog 

Jenny Colacicco

Nathalie DeSousa

LauraJane

Jaycee Gaspar

You are here ---> Amanda Baldwin

Virginia Lu

Dana Joy

Yoonsun Hur

Terri Koszler

Anna Mahtani

Christine Pennington

Preeti Chandran

Seeka

Tenia Nelson

Rosie Neustaedter

Verity Biddlecombe

Karen Brown

Justine Hovey

Emily Midgett

Kelly Latevola

Wow! I am honored to be in such company! So much inspiration for today's release!

But before I get too excited, here are the fabulous giveaway details....

How does $200 in total prizes sound?!!

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $15 gift certificate to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 02/07/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 11 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 02/09/2021.

Such an awesome giveaway, good luck!!!

Plus, if that wasn't enough, Altenew is also offering the following special promotions...

Build-A-Flower: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Layering Stamp & Die Set & Ink Bundle

How perfect are those mini ink cube colors?! Plus you save 5% off RRP too! Yay!

Shop this bundle HERE

OR 

If you're looking for a greater discount and want early access to the NEW Build-A-Flower design before it is released in the Altenew store each month  - 

Join the Build-A-Flower Monthly Subscription Plan!

That's a terrific discount, plus never suffer FOMO again! Join HERE

Okay, time to share some pretty makes with you!

First up, is this super beautiful and oh so elegant birthday card... 

Sigh! Isn't this just divine?!!

I couldn't resist combining the Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Layering Stamp and Die Set with the soft colors of the recently released Quiet Reflections Crisp Dye Ink Mini Cube Bundle - so pretty together! 

Altenew Supplies: Build-A-Flower: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Layering Stamp and Die Set, Quiet Reflections Crisp Dye Ink Mini Cube Bundle, Permanent Black Crisp Ink, Crafter's Essential Bone Folder, Trellis Stencil & Ink Blending Tool Set - Small. 

So many beautiful inky layers & details! Let's take a better look...

The Build-A-Flower: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Layering Stamp and Die Set is really special! 

The detailed layers really take this beautiful rose stamp to the next level! Just amazing!

To create this card, I stamped all the Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Layering Stamp image outlines onto smooth white cardstock with my favorite Permanent Black Crisp Ink. For the roses, I layered the Quiet Reflections Crisp Dye Ink Mini Cube colors in the following order: 1. Polar Bear, 2.Icy Water & 3.Winter Lake.  

For the leaves, I used Marshland for layer 1, & Sea Forest for layer 2. 

The Build-A-Flower: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Die Set made cutting these stamped images out a dream! Just like a hot knife through buttah!!!

I combined the  Trellis Stencil, Ink Blending Tool Set - Small & Pastel Sunrise mini ink for my card base, and then added my sentiment onto this base too!

Simple.Elegant & really Special! 

(It's actually for my Mom's birthday - I hope she likes it as much as I do!)

My second project with the Build-A-Flower: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Layering Stamp and Die Set is this super sweet 8.5" x 11" scrapbook page...

Celebrating Life's Beautiful Moments!

Amazing, indeed!

Altenew Supplies: Build-A-Flower: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Layering Stamp and Die Set, Quiet Reflections Crisp Dye Ink Mini Cube Bundle, Permanent Black Crisp Ink, Enjoy The Ride Scrapbook Collection, Enamel Dots: Shades Of Purple. 

For this page, I used the same ink color scheme for my Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Roses & combined them with the gorgeous Enjoy The Ride Scrapbook Collection. Such a lovely result!

Memory keeping is such a beautiful art form, and this Build-A-Flower release just adds to the precious nature of storytelling! 

Crisp stamps with amazing details and layers! 

The Build-A-Flower: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Layering Stamp and Die Set is simply stunning!!!

I hope my projects have inspired you to add this lovely Build-A-Flower set to your Altenew collection!

***Please remember to leave a comment on this post to enter the giveaway***

Time to send you hopping over the wonderful Virginia Lu's blog, she has something really lovely to share with you all!

Thanks so much for visiting & Good Luck with the giveaways!

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days,

Amanda xo