Happy Arty Days: Truly Grateful

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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

Technique Tuesday: Thankyou & Gratitude Stamping Inspiration!

Hi Friends!

Welcome back for more Technique Tuesday inspiration!

This month we're focusing on all the fabulous Thank You & Gratitude Stamps!

Just in time for you to start documenting all those wonderful Fall, Thanksgiving & Grateful memories!
And speaking of Giving Thanks, Technique Tuesday would like to offer you a small token of appreciation by inviting you to their

Season of Thanks sale!

From now through Thursday, 10/24, you can save 20% on thank you, grateful-, and Thanksgiving-themed stamps and dies.

If you are a cardmaker, here's a link to the thank you stamps and dies that are on sale now.
Or if you are a scrapbooker, you can save 20% off stamps and dies designed to help you capture your Thanksgiving memories and celebrate the people who bring blessings into your life.
And if you are a DIY kind of person, you'll find stamps and dies you like in both of those places!

Don't forget to use coupon code Thanks19 when you checkout!

Here's a look at the fabulous stamp & die set bundle that I am featuring...

Perfectly Wonderful Stamp Set

Blessed Crafting Dies

All kinds of awesome, huh?!

You can shop ALL the amazing Thanksgiving memory keeping products in the Technique Tuesday store HERE

Now, onto my project....

"Thankful, Blessed, Grateful"

WOW!!!

Isn't this gor-jus?!!

You'll spy most of the stamps from the Perfectly Wonderful Stamp Set here, and I couldn't help but use all the metal dies too!

Here's a closer look for you...

Absolutely stunning!!!

I've combined the August 2019 Hip Kits (in particular lots of Pink Paislee: Paige Evans: Truly Grateful collection), and the Gum Drops sequins from SpiegelMom Scraps with the Perfectly Wonderful Stamp & Blessed Crafting Dies set to create this lovely page.

I started my layout by die cutting my two titles (and a few leaves) in smooth goldfoil cardstock.

I just love how effective this looks!

I mean, those script words are errrrything!!!!

SO incredibly good!

& even better, they cut like butter!!!

Yay for user friendly, beautiful script, word dies!

Here's an even closer look....

You'll also spy that amazing arrow stamp!

I repeat stamped it onto some smooth white cardstock in black ink. I fussy cut the arrows out, foam mounted them for added dimension and used them to embellish my title.

Speaking of repeat stamping, you'll notice that I repeated the leafy vine in clementine dye ink to trim the base of my layout. I also stamped up a variety of the leaf & vine stamps onto my page using both red & orange inks. Gorgeous!

To build up the page, and add even further texture & dimension, I used the leaves metal dies on some pattern paper from the Paige Evans Truly Grateful collection. This really creates interest to the design, and adds that extra wow!

For finishing touches, I stamped a number of the sentiments in black ink across my scrapbook page.

So very beauti-Fall!

I hope I have inspired you to get creating with these wonderful products!

Be sure to grab your favorite Thankyou & Gratitude Stamps (and discounted bundles) from the Technique Tuesday store HERE.

And remember if you shop between now & Thursday 24th October, 2019 the coupon code Thanks19 will save you 20% off when you checkout! Yay!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

til next time,

Happy Arty Days,

Amanda xo

Hip Kit Club: Hello, Hello Sunshine Layout & Process Video

Hi Everyone!

Welcome back for more Hip Kit Club awesomeness!

Today I am sharing some inspiration with the August 2019 Scrapbook & Cardstock Kits!

MY assignment for today is to feature an exclusive HKC digital cut file, add mixed media, and use either fussy cutting or punches.

Here's what I came up....

"Hello, Hello Sunshine"

Wow!!!

Isn't this stunning!

You'll spy a ton of fussy cutting from the Pink Paislee Paige Evans Truly Grateful collection, as well as those sweet bows from the new Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Heritage line.

The cut file I chose to use is called Floral Globe and is a subscriber exclusive!

& my darling photograph is framed with that fabulous Pretty Little Studio frame from the Indian Summer collection - LOVE!!!

You can see how this layout was created in my process video below....

Thanks so much for watching!

I hope I have inspired you to get creating with these fabulous kits!

til next time,

Happy Arty Days,

Amanda xo

Hip Kit Club: You Are Loved Layout

Hi Friends!

I am so super excited to be sharing my very first "blog" project for the Hip Kit Club Design Team!

Today's inspiration is with the gorgeous August 2019 Main Scrapbook & Cardstock Kits, and features those fabulous Pretty Little Studio: Indian Summer Frames! I have also been challenged to incorporate some stitching into my project for some added interest and fun!

Here is the layout I created,

"You Are Loved"

Isn't this the sweetest?!! Loved, indeed!

A really beautiful layout for my darling girl!

I started my layout with the beautiful Bazzill Quartz Cardstock as I knew I would be inclined to use the floral adorned frames, and thus create a very feminine page! I had the perfect picture of my sweet girl to scrapbook, and a very strong idea of the message and sentiment that I wanted to document.

As she's feeling those 'difficult' teen years, I wanted her to know how beautiful, blessed & loved she is. The Pink Paislee (Paige Evans) Truly Grateful Mixed Ephemera & coordinating Phrase Thickers were perfect for this!

I selected the oval and circular frames for my feature, as not only are they adorned with florals, but are also gold foiled! Gor-jus!!! Also, the softer appearance of the round frames is just perfect for girly and delicate layouts! To bring further attention to those stunning frames, I embellished them all with my important sentiments.

As my darling girl is my greatest treasure of all, I foam mounted her framed photo and layered it onto a larger arrangement of ephemera blooms. This emphasized her photo, and importance, to the overall design. I also used the picture perfect sentiment to acknowledge her genuine beauty.

Infact, when it came to the title & sentiments, I designed the layout so it would read, You are...blessed, you are loved, picture perfect, Loved. I hope when she looks back in her albums, she sees how truly beautiful she always was despite the awkward years!

For the stitching element, I just couldn't resist adding a little whimsy and playfulness to the design with butterflies & their flight paths. I used butterflies from the Truly Grateful Mixed Ephemera, Truly Grateful Phrase Thickers, & even some fussy cut ones from the Truly Grateful pattern paper #5. For the 'flight paths', I simply perforated the holes with a paper piercing tool & then stitched it all with some yellow embroidery thread.

I love how this turned out! So pretty!

or a polished look, and to tie in all those bright & beautiful colors, I trimmed the Truly Grateful pattern paper #14 into a 1" x 12" strip to line the top of my layout, and a half inch x 12" strip for the bottom. I adorned the top left corner with Pinkfresh Studio: Just A Lil Lovely Mixed Embellishments, and then scattered a few more embellishments around the page.

The gold glitter enamel dots are really somethin'!