Frames? No problem!

Hello Kim here, with a new project based on today’s theme: FRAMES. ‘Frame’ ephemera & die cuts are a big part of most manufactures collections these days & often I end up with a few left over at the end of each month, so I thought today I would find a fun way to use up a whole bunch on one page.

This page YOLO Yeah! was so much fun to put together (I admit I had to look up what YOLO meant haha!)…I mean what’s not to love about the Pink Fresh Studio, Dream on products & Vicki Boutin Frame die cuts?? All found in the June 2017 Hip Kit Club kits!

YOLO Yeah! by Kim Watson

Ok…so the frames were the focal point of this page. I opted for a mixture of types & sizes…creating great layered interest. Some were filled with photos others embellishments. This allows the eye to travel around the page stopping on points of interest.

Inspired by the great inspirational quotes included in the Pink Fresh Studio bits…I used them as not only points to mull over but also journaling. Keeping them in clusters, at three points within the design, muted their business. A design trick to note is, by ensuring they touch other elements, creates a feeling of association.

Throughout the design, you will notice I used repetition for better unity within the page.

There are things that can be successfully repeated:

• Colors
• Shapes
• Sizes
• Groupings
• Textures

Adding height to the different frames with foam adhesive creates shadows and overall interest; this dimension helps one differentiate between the various photos. The photo below clearly shows you what I mean.

So I urge you to decide on a color palette, grab a variety of frames with different patterns within that palette & play. Fill some with photos, others embellishments & others journaling. The symmetry they bring, help inject order into a busy accent heavy page with great results!

I am glad you stopped by! Thank you!

Chat again next time! ~Kim

Pretty layers with Pink Paislee!

Oh my crafty heart…don’t you just LOVE these colors?

The December Hip Kits are to-die-for! The wait was well worth it! Paige Evan’s collection, Take Me Away for Pink Paislee, is pretty, artsy & so easy to scrap with. Take a look at what I did.

Hello Life by Kim Watson

Using an exclusive paper by Kimberly Hutchinson, I applied layers of misty fuschia inks from Shimmerz, building up intensity as I went along. Bold splatters finished off things nicely giving a super pop of color!

Aren’t those exclusive resin stars darlin’? They were calling to be scattered across the page somewhere…just like the dreams & possibilities that lie ahead for the girls, as they make big decisions about careers & what to study at uni.

Pretty layers using ‘Take Me Away’ papers & ephemera. The Hip Kit exclusives add lovely texture & interest.

I used the gorgeous MME mirrored acrylic die cut numbers to attach the cute tassel, allowing it to dangle free.

I adore how the mix of MME mirrored acrylic die cut & charcoal glitter thickers, layered on top of a floral ephemera piece make the most gorgeous title. It is pretty & sophisticated with a touch of whimsy.

Process Video of Hello Life by Kim Watson

The December Hip Kits are totally fabulous…if you haven’t grabbed one for yourself, I suggest you do. Treat yourself whilst there are a few left to buy.

You are going to LOVE them.

December Documented Album- Inside Pages

Happy holidays friends, I hope you are having a fabulous time celebrating this special time of year with family & friends? I know I am & have been taking tons of photos which I have added to my December Documented album! I realise many of you might have completed your albums already but I am hoping mine might still inspire those of you from the Southern Hemisphere who received their kits a little later than our Northern Hemisphere friends & those of you still looking for a few ideas to complete yours.

With things quietening down a little today I am finally be able to share some of my D.D spreads with you. Living in South Africa means we have Christmas in Summer which can be tricky to scrap when using gorgeous, winter inspired  products. I found by working with the kit palettes closely & making the photos black & white, I was able to successfully combine our beach & summer Christmas photos  with products from the December Documented kit & November 2015 kits.

December Documented album by Kim Watson

I began the first page with the story of Christmas. A deep meaningful explanation of why we believe what we believe. To fit more text into the space allowed without compromising the legibility, I set it up like a magazine article.

My next page is an enlarged photo of my fireplace & mantel. I attached the alphas on the outside of the pocket to make sure I could reposition easily if I found they were crooked (which they were LOL). My next page is an enlarged photo of my fireplace & mantel. I attached the alphas on the outside of the pocket to make sure I could reposition easily if I found they were crooked (which they were LOL)

This spread includes journal cards, a photo, some cute embellishments. 

My 4th spread covers x2 subjects with photos. To separate them I included a journaling tag acting like a file divider. The inclusion of red stripes, visually ties both sides together.

For this spread, I decided to scrap the left side as if it was a mini scrapbook page. Keeping the colors fairly neutral with pops of color from the Santa hats in the photos, ties the page with the mini page on the right side. 

For more spreads please stop by my blog later this week or visit the Hip Kit Club Instagram account, I hope my pages have inspired you to work on your D.D. If you are still looking for a December Documented kit (with or without) album, stop by the Hip Kit Club online store & grab yourself one whilst you still can. Thanks for stopping by…have a super Monday!

Bye for now…:D

Paper Pieced embellishments for Christmas layouts.

Hi friends...Kim Watson here. Can you believe it is the 4 days before Christmas?? I love ‪#‎Christmas‬ time...it has to be one of my most favorite times of the year. I love the message of hope & love that Christmas brings, I love our family traditions, I love that the celebration of this special time brings families all over the world together. Today my page is about exactly that. Remembering the Merry ‪#‎Memories‬ of being together. 

Using the fabulous November kits & FREE ‪#‎cutfiles‬ from JustNick I created this page, papers are from "Oh What Fun" collection I designed for Hip Kits, embellishments are from Pinkfresh Studio, BasicGrey, My Mind's Eye & Hip Kits Exclusives.

Do you know that with every monthly kit comes a FREE printable sheet of EXTRA's found under downloads on our website? Check them out at http://www.hipkitclub.net/november-2015-downloads

Merry Memories by Kim Watson

Cutting, snipping & layering circles made these flowers so easy to make. The red flower got x2 holly leaves to finish it off...& the gold flower, a circle of pleated gold washi tape. Both so different & perfect for my page. 

With the Christmas spirit heavy in the air & jingle bells playing in just about every store you walk into…I am excited to share with you, another Christmas layout. For me, this page is a celebration of Christmas, & why this time of year is so special to me & my family!

Share the December Joy by Kim Watson

To start, I splattered some gorgeous metallic gold mist from Heidi Swapp, onto the white background mimicking falling snow. You can find it in the November Hip Kit Club color kit. Then using some of the Hip Kit Club free November cut files, designed by Ashley Horton, I cut out x4 large patterned paper trees. Pop dots in places, makes them nice & 3D.

So I encourage you to try your hand at paper piecing, it is an eye-catching & effective way to embellish those holiday themed pages. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Life is a village... watch the video!

I love where we live! I love our old house & I love our beautiful wild lane on the mountain but most of all I love our neighbours! Over the last 3 years they have become more than neighbours to us, they are as close as family. So when I saw the adorable Crate paper houses patterned paper…I knew exactly what I wanted to capture on this layout. Admittedly it was a difficult page design to pull off, & I ended up fiddling & pushing things around a lot more than I usual do. Having so many specific things I wanted to add to it, made finding perfect tension between those elements challenging.

Join me & I’ll show you what I did.

Big Happy Village by Kim Watson 

Grabbing supplies from the Main August kit, the Project Life kit, the Paper add-on kit, theEmbellishment kit, & the Color Kit…I started by fussy cutting some rows of houses from the Crate Paper: Cheerful paper. The left over piece of paper, I flipped over, cleaned up the cut edge into loose scallops & used the woodgrain as the next layer. Next came a strip of Botanical Sparkle from Pink Fresh Studio, I finished off with an aqua sparkly sky from Pink Fresh.

The gold dot vellum from Studio Calico, made the most perfect clouds, which I attached with staples & lifted with pop dots. Chipboard sentiments, die-cut stars & stickers took them to the next level! Together with the starry paper, they made the cutest sky-scape.
Next came the layered title…a combination of foam alpha stickers , die-cuts from Craft Paper & puffy stickers. The mixture of elements is interesting and creates a great cluster left of my photo strips.
The photo strip has loads of dimension. I doubled the strip & layered with die-cuts, a journal card, chipboard elements & patterned paper creating a cluster that holds loads of visual appeal.
Next I positioned the fussy cut houses, attaching only the bottom edges of the strips, curling the roofs up a little to create height.
Lastly I added a little cluster on the bottom right hand side of the page. The red heart & black paper strip adding the last of my color pops, balancing out the visual triangles within the design. I am thrilled with this page. Not only does it hold a ton of sentiment for me but I am so happy with the final design. I hope you have found this page inspiring? Remember we have a social forum if you would like to share your Hip Kits work. They are a wonderful supportive & chatty FB group of crafters…come & join us: HERE>>

Watch my 'After Process' vid here:

Scrapping with layers + yellow alert!

I hope where ever you find yourself, that you are having the BEST time?! Here are some of my projects using the May Hip kit & add-ons. I am really enjoying the vibrant patterned papers & embellishment combinations!!

This week I thought I’d focus on the gorgeous Pink Paislee goodies from the #citrusbliss collection included in the kits.

Life is Sweet by Kim Watson 

These photos are from a few years back, I find scrapbooking older photos as well as current ones, refreshing & keeps my albums fresh & interesting.

It was the citrus slices paper that sparked the idea of using circles in this design, which in turn sparked the idea of using some of the citrus cut-outs to make flowers. They add great 3D interest to my circle clusters.
The cute stamp set from the May Color Kit & stencil…were a fantastic way to add subtle texture to my page. I layered the stamped images in soft colors around the page making sure to keep them understated, not to distract attention away from the focal areas.

As usual Evalicious’s wood veneer sentiments are adorable & fabulous on any page. For added color accent, I painted ‘Life is Sweet’ with lime green & magenta with stunning results. It really draws attention of the page. 

For this page, wanted a more graphic feel page with pops of bright colors on a neutral black & white spotted background!

Sweet & Sassy by Kim Watson

I am so thrilled with how this page turned out. I am generally nervous about mixed media, not wanting to mess my page up with my clumsy attempts at adding paint & ink but this time it actually worked. I think the smaller stencils in the Color Kit teamed with daubers is what did the trick & I love how the mixed media looked under the vellum layer.
Making the most of the May Color Kit & stencils…I started by adding painted texture to my page, layering the stencils using the yellow & green paint daubers, I added both solid colors & doodled outlines.
I then created interesting, layered clusters around the page. Trimming down the red Evalicious journal card made a fabulous sentiment tag. As did her cute puffy stickers layered onto a circle label with a tiny stamped sentiment. The stamp set which has loads of very small sentiments & accents words comes in the May Color Kit too. I am finding them perfect for a reluctant stamper like myself. They add super texture & interest to the page

The rest of the journal card became a label, layered with green one, a wood veneer accent & stamped images,  I created a pretty cluster in the bottom right corner too.
Using my trusty typewriter, I journaled onto a piece of  trimmed Chickaniddy paper, stamped with a few images to make it more interesting.

Yet more evidence of an amazingly well planned & thought out kit from Hip Kits. The perfect mixture of patterned papers, accents & embellishments, make designing scrapbook pages a breeze. Make sure to secure your June kits, & July kits. they are almost sold out.

Glad you stopped by!!

AUGUST 2015 HIP KIT REVEAL + a new layout!!

The stunning August Hip Kit kit is live for purchase. Isn't it gorgeous...the colors, patterns & accents...sigh! 

AUGUST 2015 HIP KIT (main kit)

Hip Kit Club Member Price:  $29.95 (requires a 3 month minimum subscription)CLICK HERE to join! Individual Kit Purchase Price:  $34.95

Products Included:

• 1 sheet Pink Fresh Studio – Happy Things – Rustic Triangle Paper
• 1 sheet Pink Fresh Studio – Happy Things – Botanical Sparkle Paper
• 1 sheet Pink Fresh Studio – Happy Things – Happy Words Paper
• 1 sheet Simple Stories – Simple Basics – Yellow Wood Grid Paper
• 1 sheet Studio Calico – Amelia – Paper 002
• 1 sheet Studio Calico – Amelia – Paper 004
• 1 sheet American Crafts – Amy Tangerine Rise & Shine – Ava Paper
• 1 sheet Crate Paper – Wonder – Bright Paper
• 1 pkg. Pink Fresh Studios – Happy Things – Puffy Stickers
• 1 pkg. Studio Calico – Amelia – Gold Phrase Stickers
• 1 pkg. Crate Paper – Wonder – Kraft Charm Corrugated Thickers
• 1 pkg. Crate Paper – Wonder – Ephemera
• 1 pkg. Crate Paper – Wonder – Enamel Dots & Sequins

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AUGUST 2015 PROJECT LIFE ADD-ON KIT (PL cards designed by me!!)

Price:  $29.95**Hip Kit Club members receive a 15% off on all Add-On Kit purchases

Products Included:

• 25 Hip Kit Club exclusive Project Life Cards designed by Kim Watson
• 1 pkg. Pink Fresh Studios – Happy Things – Mini Alphabet Stickers  (5 sheets)
• 1 pkg. American Crafts – Amy Tangerine Yes Please – Woodgrain Thickers
• 1 pkg. Freckled Fawn – Chipboard Glitter Hearts
• 1 roll – Freckled Fawn – Aqua Triangle – Washi Tape
• 2 each – American Crafts – Gold Accented Pink Tags (4.25 x 2.5)
• 2 each – American Crafts – Gold Accented Aqua Tags (4.25 x 2.5)
• 1 pkg. Heidi Swapp – Wanderlust – Gold Accented Label Stickers

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AUGUST 2015 EMBELLISHMENT ADD-ON KIT

Price:  $29.95**Hip Kit Club members receive a 15% off on all Add-On Kit purchases

Products Included:

• 1 pkg. – Pink Fresh Studio – Pretty Things – Rubber Charm Tags
• 1 pkg. – Pink Fresh Studio – Pretty Things – Acetate Die Cut Triangles
• 1 pkg. – Pink Fresh Studio – Pretty Things – Wood Veneer Shapes
• 1 pkg. – American Crafts – Dear Lizzy Fine & Dandy – Woodland Gold Thickers
• 1 pkg. – American Crafts – Dear Lizzy Fine & Dandy – Phrase & Accent Thickers
• 1 sheet – Studio Calico – Amelia – Pink & Gold Accented Mini Word Stickers
• 3 each – Flair Buttons – designed by A Flair for Buttons

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AUGUST 2015 COLOR ADD-ON KIT (Stencils designed by me!!)

Price:  $22.95**Hip Kit Club members receive a 15% off on all Add-On Kit purchases

Products Included:

• 1 set of Hip Kit Club Exclusive Stencils designed by Kim Watson
• 1 jar – Ranger – Dylusions Paint – Bubblegum Pink
• 1 jar – Ranger – Dylusions Paint – Lemon Zest

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AUGUST 2015 PAPER ADD-ON KIT

Price:  $12.95**Hip Kit Club members receive a 15% off on all Add-On Kit purchases

Products Included:

• 1 sheet Pink Fresh Studio – Happy Things – Rustic Triangle Paper
• 1 sheet Pink Fresh Studio – Happy Things – Botanical Sparkle Paper
• 1 sheet Pink Fresh Studio – Happy Things – Happy Words Paper
• 1 sheet Pink Fresh Studio – Happy Things – Ombre Mosaic Paper (NOT IN MAIN KIT)
• 1 sheet Simple Stories – Simple Basics – Yellow Wood Grid Paper
• 1 sheet Studio Calico – Amelia – Paper 002
• 1 sheet Studio Calico – Amelia – Paper 004
• 1 sheet American Crafts – Amy Tangerine Rise & Shine – Ava Paper
• 1 sheet Crate Paper – Wonder – Bright Paper
• 1 sheet – Studio Calico – Amelia – Gold Dot Vellum (NOT IN MAIN KIT)

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AUGUST 2015 CARDSTOCK ADD-ON KIT

Price:  $10.95**Hip Kit Club members receive a 15% off on all Add-On Kit purchases

Products Included:

• 2 sheets – American Crafts – Begonia Cardstock
• 2 sheets – American Crafts – Fountain Cardstock
• 2 sheets – American Crafts – White Cardstock
• 2 sheets – American Crafts – White Vellum
• 2 sheets – American Crafts – Light Kraft Cardstock
• 2 sheets – American Crafts – Slate Cardstock

Laugh Everyday by Kim Watson

Glad you stopped by friends!!

Have a great weekend!

KJ

xoxo