Hip Kit Club: June 2021 Main Kit Only

 Hi Crafters!

Welcome back for more Hip Kit Club inspiration & awesomeness!

Today I'm sharing how I've incorporated punches and metal dies from my stash into a 

June 2021 Main Kit Only layout. 

Yay, such a fun challenge!  

Oh, and if you're a mom of boys (or simply just wondering how such a pretty kit can work for boy pages), read on!

Here's my darling son's newest page with the June 2021 Main Kit Only...

"Happy Memories"

 

Whoa! How awesome is this?! Super cool &  perfect for documenting my sweet boy!

You'll spy punched stars and semi circles, as well as die cut foliage pieces too! 

And my favorite die cut? Well, that would definitely be the diamond die that I used to shape my photograph with! 

Here's a closer look at it...

 

 

So super awesome! That diamond photo is really somethin'! To be honest, it dictated the vertical page arrangement and overall design of the layout. I even aligned my border papers (B sides of Hip Kit Club's Delightful: Lemon Parfait and Pinkfresh Studio's Happy Blooms: Garden) with the diamond photo before I zig zagged them into place.

 

 

The blue, teal and purple tones of this layout are so cool and refreshing that they simply add to the chilled out, Summer vibes theme. This contemporary color scheme is then balanced out with pops of striking black & white embellishments. The black and white details really cut through the 'softness' of the colors,  giving a stronger & more masculine feel. You'll notice that I've featured lots of textural elements such as messy machine stitching, distressed cardstock, those amazing Hip Kit Exclusive Wood Veneer Buttons, lots of foam tape and even curled, folded and raised embellishments for the same effect.

 

 

The Hip Kit Club Delightful Ephemera  leaves inspired me to create more foliage die cuts to anchor my photo with. I cut these leaves from the B side of Pinkfresh Studio's Happy Blooms: Garden paper, and arranged them with the Delightful leaves, as well as the banners from the Pinkfresh Studio Happy Blooms: Journaling Bits.  The Delightful Wood Veneer Buttons were perfect for added dimension and interest, but I felt like my page needed more black and white details. The solution? I used an old star punch with the B side of Hip Kit's Delightful: Strawberry Crush Paper (white paper with black dot pattern) and sprinkled them throughout the vertical design (because he's my lil super star, of course!).

 

 

My semi circle punch was used to support the two die cut clouds. A simple mirroring technique, but so effective!

 

 

All the Hip Kit Club Main Kit awesomeness!!! Love it!

I hope my layout has inspired you to get creating with the June 2021 Hip Kits today!

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

Pinkfresh Studio & Altenew "Celebrate" Collaboration Blog Hop & Giveaway

Hi Friends! 

Welcome to the Happy Arty Days blog! 

I am so incredibly excited to be participating in today's fabulous 

Pinkfresh Studio & Altenew 

'Celebrate' Collaboration Blog Hop! 

It's no secret that I adore both of these amazing paper crafting companies, & I am so happy to be celebrating this milestone 6th birthday occasion with them! 

And talk about celebrating in style - 

the new Celebration collection is simply gorgeous!!!

SO beautiful!!!

To make this 6th birthday celebration even more momentus,

 there's a ton of giveaways happening too!

Pinkfresh Studio is giving away the full Celebration release on their blog

PLUS

Every blog you visit in this hop is also giving away either a Pinkfresh Studio, or Altenew Gift Card!!!

My blog has this fabulous Pinkfresh Studio giveaway....

 $15 Pinkfresh Studio Gift Card

YAY!!!

Giveaway Details

To enter the giveaways, be sure to leave a comment on every blog involved in the hop by July 8th, 2020 for a chance to win one of the fabulous prizes!
Winners will be chosen by Pinkfresh Studio at random from the comments left on the blogs listed in the hop. Winners will be announced on the Pinkfresh Studio GIVEAWAY PAGE. It is the entrants responsibilty to check that page & claim their prize within 2 weeks.

Goodluck!

And, as if that wasn't enough, Pinkfresh Studio are also offering the following special deal....

Awesome!

If you've just arrived here from the amazing Heather Hoffman's blog, then you're in the right place - if not, or you're a little unsure of the blog hop details please visit Pinkfresh Studio HERE to see the full hop list & get started!

Now, onto my pretty project....

"Hello, Love"

 

Sigh! SO pretty!!!

For the love of florals and pinks and all the pretty things - this collection is just divine!

Supplies Featured: Celebrate 12 x 12 Paper Pack, Celebrate Today Stamp Set, Celebrate Today Metal Die, Celebrate Ephemera Pack, Pinkfesh Studio Liquid Watercolors, Pinkfresh Studio Essentials: Jewels Mix.

Such a beautiful collection for documenting my darling daughter with! 

I instantly fell in love with pattern paper THIS STORY and knew I would have to fussy cut it! To make it even more amazing, it has a coordinating stamp & die set which I have also featured in my layout too!

The clear stamp is called Celebrate Today, & I inked mine in permanent black ink before hand coloring the florals with the following Pinkfresh Studio Liquid Watercolors: Candy Apple, Bubblegum, Clementine, Sunshine, & Key Lime. 

Such a beautiful stamp set! 

I am so happy with how these florals turned out - it's hard to pick which florals are mine and which are the manufactured die cut ephemera ones! LOVE it! 

I also couldn't resist that stunning floral pattern paper, PROGRESS. The repeat watercolor floral print works beautifully with my design, and of course those Celebrate Today stamped images! 

As well as the Celebration stamps and die cuts,  I also included some sewing machine stitching & those stunning Pinkfresh Studio: Essential Jewels for soft texture and interest. 

Celebration is such a beautiful collection! 

Please watch me create this lovely scrapbook layout in my process video below, or alternatively, you can watch in Full HD on my channel by clicking HERE.

Thanks so much for watching! 

Don't forget to leave a comment below to go in the draw to win that fabulous 

$15 Pinkfresh Studio Gift Card!

Time to send you hopping on over to the crazy talented, Jaycee Jaspar's blog HERE now! 

Thanks so much for stopping by, 

and Good Luck with the giveaways! 

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda Baldwin

Hip Kit Club: Interactive Dolls House Layout & Process Video

Hi Friends!

Welcome back for more Hip Kit Club inspiration! 

Today's design team assignment is a product focus on the Pinkfresh Studio: Noteworthy: Right Now paper, & Puffy Frame Stickers! 

& oh my heart, you're going to love what I've created....

"Best Ever Dolls House"

I.can't.even!!!

So much fun & whimsy in this interactive dolls house!

It's inspired by the photos of my daughter visiting the 3-storey Life Size Dolls House created by visionary Japanese artist, Tatzu Nishi. (It was SO amazing & totally blew my mind!) 

You can read more about his life size dolls house HERE. 

When you open the 3x4 notecard (door) it reveals more inside....

So awesome!!! 

See more of this pretty page, including how I created it,

from start to finish in my process video below:

Alternatively, you can watch it in Full HD on my channel HERE

Thanks so much for watching, liking & subscribing!

I really appreciate your support & kindness! 

I hope you enjoyed my take on the Hip Kit Club product focus assignment! 

See more Hip Kit Club inspiration in the Facebook Group HERE

Thanks so much for visiting, 

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Hip Kit Club: Rainbows, Rollerskates & a Process Video!

Hi Friends!

Welcome back for more Hip Kit Club inspiration! 

 I am SO super excited to be sharing my latest scrapbook layout (& process video) with the gorgeous 

HKC January Hip Kits! 

Today I am being inspired by the February Mood Board, and in particular, the rainbows, florals, hearts & those rollerskates! You'll also spy the fabulous February HKC Subscriber Exclusive rollerskate cut file - but rather than rave, here's a quick look at my happy-go-lucky vibes page!

"Let's Roll"

Oh how fun, and whimsical! Such a bright and playful page for my two darlings! I just couldn't resist fussy cutting that rainbow paper from Pinkfresh Studio: My Favorite Story collection (courtesy of the HKC January 2020 Main Kit) and combining it with our amazing rollerskate HKC Exclusive Subscriber Cut File! I mean, rainbows and rollerskates go hand in hand, right?!

If you missed seeing the February mood board, it looks like this....

Wow! All kinds of pretty, huh?! You can interpret this board so many ways, and best part, it coordinates with both our January and February Hip Kits - Yay!!! I hope you'll see something that sparks some creativity and inspires you! But back to today's project, here's a better look at my layout.....

Sunny + Bright, indeed! So.much.fun!!!

I started my scrapbook page with the beautiful  Bazzill Starmist Cardstockfrom the January Cardstock Kit - such a pretty color for my background and base. Next I backed the fabulous rollerskate HKC Subscriber Cut File with two of the Pinkfresh Studio: My Favorite Story papers from the January 2020 Main Kit, as well as that stunning, sparkly Bazzill Prince Charming Bling Cardstockfor added wow factor! I can't even begin to tell you how ahh-MAY-zing that cardstock is!!!

I fussy cut that divine rainbow, Joyful Heart paper, also from theMain Kit, and layered it onto that fabulous Starmist base. For added interest, I foam mounted every second stripe in the rainbow and then adorned every stripe with tone on tone embellishments from both the January Main & Embellishment Kits. Such a pretty effect!

I framed my main photograph with one of the Pinkfresh Studio Chipboard Frames from the Embellishment Kit, and then positioned it onto that cute skate! To complete the rollerskate, I added lots of the Floral Die Cuts and a Fabric Bow (also from our Embellishment Kit) as well as a couple of the Puffy Phrase Stickers. I layered it all onto the end of the fussy cut rainbow and tucked in my second photo into this cluster. Love it!

I used the White Puffy Alphas (with gold accents, no less!) from the Embellishment Kit to form my title, and then added a subtitle - Sunny + Bright - with thePuffy Phrase Stickers courtesy of the Main Kit. I cut out and adhered a few fluffy white clouds from the Bazzill White Cardstock, and then finished off with a good sprinkling of the Pink Paislee Lucky Us Puffy Shape Stickers. 

Such a magical design! 

Please watch my process video for a much more detailed look at how my page came together:

Alternatively, you can watch it in Full HD on my channel by clicking the link HERE. 

Thanks so much for watching! 

I hope I have inspired you to get creating with the beautiful January & February 2020 Hip Kits- they really are divine!!!

til next time,

Happy Arty Days,  

Amanda xo

Hip Kit Club: Beautiful FALL Layout & Process Video

Hi  Friends! 

Welcome back for more Hip Kit Club: October Kit inspiration! 

Today I am sharing a really beautiful and elegant Fall themed page featuring one of our subscriber exclusive cut files, fussy cut pieces and those amazing Vellum Die Cut Leaves from the October 2019 Main Kit. 

There are so many gorgeous papers and embellishments in this month's kits, and I just couldn't resist using quite a few of them, as well as drawing on the stunning colors that feature throughout all the kits. 

But enough chatter, let's get straight into it!

Here's my layout, 

"Beautiful FALL"

Beautiful, indeed! 

Those colors are just errrything!!!  

Such a classic & elegant Fall page that not only captures the colors of the season, but also the joy it brings! I couldn't be more grateful for my two children - so very blessed! 

 Here's better view of my scrapbook page...

Like the subjects in my Fall photo, the colors in this month's kits totally have my heart! 

Inspired by my treasured photograph and the very whimsical trees on pattern paper #7 from the Pink Paislee: Paige Evans Truly Grateful collection, I knew I just had to create a pink and blue Fall page. I started by fussy cutting a bunch of those gorgeous trees from paper #7 courtesy of the October 2019 Main Kit, as well as backing the Beautiful FALL cut file with the Bazzill Typhoon Cardstock from the October 2019 Cardstock Kit. 

While I was in a fussy cutting mood, you'll spy that I also cut along the scallop edge of Truly Grateful pattern paper #4 (also from the Main Kit), and then repeated this fussy cutting on a strip of that gorgeous Bazzill Typhoon Cardstock. 

I machine stitched those two scallop trims together at the top of my Bazzill Avalanche Cardstock base, and then embellished the top left corner with HKC Exclusive Cozy Up Die Cuts from the Main Kit and Cozy Up Cardstock Stickers from the Embellishment Kit. 

The bulk of my layout occurs in the second third of the page and is a myriad of those gorgeous colors, patterns and textures. I combined lots of those paper #7 trees with the similar styled HKC Exclusive Cozy Up Chipboard Stickers to create a whimsical forest appearance. I fussy cut & adhered the Pinkfresh Studio: Just A Lil Lovely: Chit Chat banners slightly below the center, and then foam mounted my darling photo over the top trim of them. 

For a striking title, I not only backed the cut file with the one dominant blue color, I also embellished it with a complementary colored chipboard sticker bow. This clever use of color really pops and brings attention to both my photo and it's title. Perfect!

I trimmed each 'side' of the cut file with those stunning Pretty Little Studio: Indian Summer: Vellum Die Cut Leaves and added some machine threads and HKC Exclusive Cosy Up Chipboard Stickers to complete the look. 

A really striking and BeautiFALL page! 

You can see more of this layout, including how it all came together, in my process video HERE. 

Thanks so much for watching! 

I hope I have inspired you to get creating with our amazing October Kits and Digital Cut Files! 

Til next time,

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo

SpiegelMom Scraps: Scraplift Challenge!

Hi Friends!

Welcome back for more sparkly inspiration with my latest project for the Sparklers DT! 

Today's layout is for the scraplift challenge being hosted in the Spread The Sparkle Facebook group!

If you haven't seen it yet, we're lifting this fabulous layout by papercrafter, Katie Scott....

Gorgeous, huh?

Apart from those stunning sequins, 

I was instantly taken in by that fabulous heart cut file, the partially backed puzzle pieces & the embellishment cluster at the base, on the right hand side. 

Here's what it inspired....

"Baby Girl"

Sigh! Soooooo pretty! 

I have combined the That Summer Feelin' and Happy Vibes sequin sets to create this gorgeous page!

Best part? These sequins are still available in the SpiegelMom Scraps Shop HERE & code AMANDA15 will save you 15% too! Yay!!!

Here's a closer look for you....

Just stunning!

I have also used the beautiful Just A Lil Lovely collection from Pinkfresh Studio, as well as one of their brand new digital cut files, Heart & Floral. Inspired by the partially backed puzzle pieces, I decided to partially 'fill' my cut file with sequins. In particular, the leaves and blooms!

I just LOVE how effective this looks....

Super sparkly, & just divine!!!

And how cute are those tiny scattered hearts from the That Summer Feelin' sequin set?! 

LOVE!!!

Here's a look at those sequins adorning my sweet girl's photo....

Absolutely gor-jus!!!

And there you have it!

My take on the October Scraplift Challenge!

I hope you feel inspired to play along too! 

And good luck! (There's a $15 Gift Card prize up for grabs!)

Get all the details in the Spread The Sparkle Facebook Group HERE

Thanks so much for visiting, 

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo

Pinkfresh Studio Ink Pad Release Blog Hop

Hi Friends!

Welcome to the Happy Arty Days blog! 

I am so super dee duper excited to be participating in the 

Pinkfresh Studio Ink Pad Release Blog Hop! 

These premium dye inks are absolutely mind-blowing!!! Like seriously, aaaah-MAZING!!!!

If you've just arrived here from the Pinkfresh Studio blog, then you're in the right place! 
If not, or you feeling a lil lost on the hop, visit Pinkfresh Studio HERE to find your way.

It's a pretty big hop, but I assure you the inspiration from all our designers, plus the fabulous prizes make it worth all the effort! 

And speaking of prizes, here's what you need to know about the Giveaway.....

Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full sized ink pad release on the Pinkfresh Blog.

Pinkfresh Studio will also giveaway the full mini cube release on their IG feed.

PLUS

Every designer featured in this blog hop will be giving away a $25 gift card on their blog post.

The winners will be picked by Pinkfresh Studio from the comments, & posted

on Monday, Oct 21st on the Pinkfresh Studio GIVEAWAY PAGE.
It is your responsibility to check this page & claim your prize within 2 weeks.

Good Luck!!!

Oh, and before I forget, there's one more piece of important information I need to share...

FREE shipping in the USA for all orders $100+ (USD)!!!

Yes, you read correctly!
Spend $100+ USD and you'll receive free shipping within the United States without a code.
The shipping will be discounted automatically - you just have to select the correct shipping method upon checkout.

***Shop ALL the Ink Pads HERE***

Okay, now it's time to share my lovely scrapbook layout featuring a few of the beautiful new inks....

"Precious"

Oh, precious indeed!
Such an elegant and beauti-Fall layout!
And the colors in those inks are just divine!!!
Told you they're Aaaaaa-MAY-zing!
Here's a closer look for you....

Pinkfresh Studio Inks Featured: 

Clementine, Berrylicious, Doe, Fresh Pear, Grassy Knoll, & Regal Kiss. 

Pinkfresh Supplies:

Heart & Floral Cut File, Embroidered Blossoms Stamp Set, Just A Lil Lovely Embellishment Bundle, Essentials:Inverted Stitched Scallop Circle Die Set, & Essentials: Jewels Mix.

Other supplies: white cardstock, watercolor paper & clear vellum.

Simply exquisite! 

The quality of these premium dye inks is second to none! SO impressive!

As this is a huge blog hop, I'll keep my write up short - but you can find out more in my process video at the end of my post ;)

For this pretty Fall inspired layout, I stamped up a variety of the leaves & foliage stamps from the Embroidered Blossoms Stamp Set. 

I used Clementine, Berrylicious, Doe, Fresh Pear & Grassy Knoll inks. 

I also inked up some watercolor paper in Fresh Pear & Regal Kiss. 

I used these freshly inked papers to back the leaves & blooms in the Heart & Floral Digital Cut File. 

I think you'll agree that the results are truly stunning!!!

Beyond words beautiful!

Want to see how this layout was created?
Or maybe just wanna see these amazing inks in action? Please watch my process video below:

Thanks so much for watching!
I hoped you enjoyed my video!

Be sure to leave a comment on this post to go in the drawer to win a $25 PF Gift Card.
Time to send you hopping!
The super talented Anett Gelencsér is the next stop along the way!
Visit her blog HERE

Thanks so much for joining us today & Good Luck!
til next time,

Happy Arty Days,
Amanda xo