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HIP KIT CLUB – JUNE 2016- 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 – HKC Exclusive Paper – Everyday Making Music – designed by Kim Watson
  1 sheet  – HKC Exclusive Paper – Everyday Homegrown Blooms – designed by Kim Watson
• 1 sheet – HKC Exclusive Paper – Everyday Skipping Through the Park – designed by Kim Watson
• 1 sheet – HKC Exclusive Paper – Everyday Laughter & Smiles – designed by Kim Watson
• 1 sheet – Simple Stories – Sunshine & Happiness – Happy Day Paper
• 1 sheet – Simple Stories – Sunshine & Happiness – High Five Paper
• 1 sheet – Pebbles – Jen Hadfield – Everyday – Dotted Chevron Paper
• 1 sheet – American Crafts – Dear Lizzy Happy Place – Darling Daisy Paper
• 1 sheet – Pink Paislee – Fancy Free – Paper 06
• 1 pkg. – HKC Exclusive Everyday Day Ephemera – designed by Kim Watson
• 1 pkg – HKC Exclusive Aqua Puffy Alphabet Stickers – designed by Kimberly Hutchison
• 1 pkg – Simple Stories – Sunshine & Happiness – Self Adhesive Brads
• 1 pkg – Jillibean Soup – Fancy Clothes Pins
• 1 pkg – American Crafts – Dear Lizzy  Happy Place – Watercolor Die Cut Phrases

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HIP KIT CLUB – JUNE 2016 – PROJECT LIFE ADD-ON KIT
Hip Kit Club Member Price:  $29.95 (requires a 3 month minimum subscription)CLICK HERE to join!
Individual Kit Purchase Price:  $34.95
Hip Kit Club subscribers can purchase individual Project Life Kits for the member price. ($29.95)

Products Included:

• 21 HKC – Exclusive Project Life Cards – designed by Kim Watson
• 1 pkg – Simple Stories – Sunshine & Happiness – Enamel Dots
• 1 sheet – Simple Stories – Sunshine & Happiness – Alphabet & Word Stickers
• 1/2 pkg – Simple Stories – Carpe Diem  – Clear Stickers
• 1 pkg – Heidi Swapp – Silver Glitter Puffy Shape Stickers
• 1 pkg.  – Heidi Swapp – Hello Chipboard Stickers
• 1 pkg. – Jillibean Soup – Wood Veneer – Today Words

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HIP KIT CLUB – JUNE  2016 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. – HKC Exclusive – Everyday – Puffy Stickers designed by Kim Watson
• 1 pkg. – Crate Paper – Maggie Holmes Bloom – Rubber Shape Stickers
• 1 pkg. – American Crafts – DIY Shop – Gold Foil Word Stickers
• 1 pkg. – Jillibean Soup – Red Raspberry Soup – Wood Veneer Shapes
• 1 pkg – Jillibean Soup – Navy Thin Chip Beanboard Alphabet
• 1 pkg. – Pink Paislee – Fancy Free – Decorative Buttons
• 1 pkg – American Crafts – Project Life – Currently Chipboard Ephemera

OCTOBER 2015 HIP KIT REVEAL!!!

HIP KIT CLUB OCTOBER 2O15 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 – American Crafts – Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers – Token Paper
• 1 sheet – Pebbles – Jen Hadfield DIY Home – Blue Skies Paper
• 1 sheet – Pebbles – Jen Hadfield DIY Home – From Me To You Paper
• 1 sheet – Pebbles – Jen Hadfield DIY Home – Ribbon Stripe Paper
• 1 sheet – Pebbles – Jen Hadfield DIY Home – Wood Floors Paper
• 1 sheet – Pink Paislee – Cedar Lane – 5th Avenue Paper
• 1 sheet – Pink Paislee – Cedar Lane – Circle Street Paper
• 1 sheet – Pink Paislee – Memorandum – Punch Card Paper
• 1 package – American Crafts – Dear Lizzy Documentary – Snapshots Thickers
• 1 package – American Crafts – Dear Lizzy Documentary – Desktop Thickers
• 1 package – Pink Paislee – Cedar Lane – Puffy Stickers
• 1 package – Pebbles – Jen Hadfield DIY Home – Ephemera Paper
• 1 package – Simple Stories – We Are Family – Wood Veneer Shapes

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HIP KIT CLUB – OCTOBER 2015 PROJECT LIFE ADD-ON KIT

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 package – Pink Paislee – Memorandum – Clear Stickers (3 sheets)
• 1 package – Pink Paislee – Cedar Lane – Ephemera
• 1 package – Evalicious – Navy Puffy Alphabet Stickers
• 1 package – Heidi Swapp – Make Pretty Stuff Teal Alphabet Stickers
• 1 package – Heidi Swapp – Make Pretty Stuff – Confetti Enamel Dots

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HIP KIT CLUB – OCTOBER 2015 EMBELLISHMENT ADD-ON KIT

Price:  $24.95**Hip Kit Club members receive a 15% off on all Add-On Kit purchases

Products Included:

• 1 package – Pebbles – Jen Hadfield DIY Home – Gold Foil Washi Tape Sheets
• 1 package – Pebbles – Jen Hadfield DIY Home – 6×12 Stickers
• 1 package – Pink Paislee – Cedar Lane – Glitter Arrows
• 1 package – Pink Paislee – Cedar Lane – Peacock Thickers
• 1 package – Pink Paislee – Cedar Lane – Gold Feather Paper Clips
• 1 package – Pink Paislee – Cedar Lane – Word Jumble Mini Stickers

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HIP KIT CLUB – OCTOBER 2015 COLOR ADD-ON KIT

Price:  $23.95*
*Hip Kit Club members receive a 15% off on all Add-On Kit purchases

Products Included:

• 2 Hip Kit Club Exclusive 6×6 Stencils designed by Kim Watson
• 1 set Prima Marketing – Scenic Route Watercolor Pencils

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HIP KIT CLUB – OCTOBER 2015 PAPER ADD-ON KIT

Price:  $9.95*
*Hip Kit Club members receive a 15% off on all Add-On Kit purchases

Products Included:

• 1 sheet – American Crafts – Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers – Token Paper
• 1 sheet – Pebbles – Jen Hadfield DIY Home – Blue Skies Paper
• 1 sheet – Pebbles – Jen Hadfield DIY Home – From Me To You Paper
• 1 sheet – Pebbles – Jen Hadfield DIY Home – Ribbon Stripe Paper
• 1 sheet – Pebbles – Jen Hadfield DIY Home – Wood Floors Paper
• 1 sheet – Pink Paislee – Cedar Lane – 5th Avenue Paper
• 1 sheet – Pink Paislee – Cedar Lane – Circle Street Paper
• 1 sheet – Pink Paislee – Memorandum – Punch Card Paper

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HIP KIT CLUB – OCTOBER 2015 CARDSTOCK ADD-ON KIT

Price:  $9.95*
*Hip Kit Club members receive a 15% off on all Add-On Kit purchases

Products Included:

• 4 sheets – American Crafts White Cardstock
• 2 sheets – American Crafts Peach Cardstock
• 2 sheets – American Crafts Light Kraft Cardstock
• 2 sheets – American Crafts Storm Cardstock
• 2 sheets – American Crafts Fountain Cardstock

DIY: Flower techniques for Spring

Happy Spring to all my crafty friends living in the Northern Hemisphere. We are enjoying Fall weather here in Cape Town, which is bitter sweet for us all. It means shorter days & chilly nights with the bonus of less wind...so  I suppose there is an upside to having summer hijacked :D

In honor of Spring, I have a page of our DD to share using a few handmade flower techniques you might find inspiring. This happy color palette, teamed with fresh, candid photos of Cassidy, make for a lovely addition to her teen scrapbook album. 

Your Life by Kim Watson

Supplies: Cardstock: +Bazzill Basics Paper ; Patterned paper: +Heidi Swapp , My Minds Eye; Frame, Brag Card, Stickers: +Fancy Pants Designs  ; Die Cuts Accents, Chipboard: Simple Stories; Ink: Heidi Swapp; Adhesives: +TombowUSA , +Thermoweb, +Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L ; Metal Dies: +primamarketinginc . , +Little B  ; Manual Die-cutting machine: +Spellbinders Paper Arts  ; Other: Sewing machine

For the layout, I clustered handmade flowers around the photo arrangement, creating drama, as well as drawing the eye towards the title, then up to the photos & around to the journaling.

Torn paper & stitching flower: 

Pipe Cleaner & Button flower:

Layered die-cut flower & Leaves:

Stitched leaves & Flowers:

Bought Flower:

Here are a few details about each flower:

1. Rough rose made with torn paper strips & machine sewing.
2. Pipe cleaner daisy.
3. Layered patterned paper flower with felt & button center.
4. Peony created with metal dies.
5. Real paper bloom from Prima for a splash of yellow.

NOTE: All leaves are created with metal dies.

To further support my idea of a flower garden, I machine stitched leaves & swirls onto my background page, adding subtle texture & interest. 

I am so glad you stopped bay!
Have a wonderful weekend!

symbolism through motif + masterful scrapbook design

So how do you add energy to your pages? Is there more than meets the eye? Have you ever thought about why you chose the colors you do or why some motifs better suit a page theme than others? 

This page was an assignment for Papercrafts & Scrapbooking where I had to interpret a digital page into a traditional scrapbook page. To me this page is more about the message & emotion of the moment than the techniques. Yet the design techniques are what bring this page to life.

Let's look at my thoughts behind the page:

• Arrows help create movement. They speak of busy-ness, activity,  action, life according to an 8 year old.
• The zig-zags speak to me of frenetic directional changes & contrast. The unpredictability of a growing boy who is discovering himself and the world.
• The underground map mask, I used as a background, speaks of being a city boy.
• All the different layers I have used speaks, of life here as we know it. A collage of bits that help to mould & shape him. The things that make him happy, like visits to museums, art galleries....yet his innocence allows him to find complete joy in chasing pigeons or flopping down on the grass, arms wide embracing his world. 
• The title speaks loudly about the carefree trusting attitude of a little guy happy in his own skin. A boy who loves his life and is excited by what the future holds. A person untainted by cynicism. 
• Using yellow teamed with yellow as the accent palette,  gives the feeling of warms, happy energy mixed with a hint of cool anticipation. 
• Lastly the x2 arrow shaped journal blocks are part of the grounding elements. By facing them inwards towards the center, they are indicative of how, no matter what our circumstances, our lives are mapped out & will follow the path pre-destined. That each moment is to be treasured, each decision a privilege.

This Life by Kim Watson

 (This page, as seen in the Nov 2013 issue of  Papercrafts and Scrapbooking. Posted with prior permission by the Creative Crafts Group) 

Supplies: Simple Stries, +Crafters Workshop, +Technique Tuesday, +Thermoweb, +Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, Typewriter. 
So I urge you to delve deeper into your processes behind your pages. You will be surprised at the subliminal crafting going on without you even realising it. 

+Debbie Hodge  says: 'Motif, typeface, and styling are essential to cuing obvious story elements and for enlarging on character, setting and theme and for evoking the mood that will get your viewers to identify with the reason behind your scrapbook page".

Remember to join us at 11am ET for a live interview with myself, Debbie Hodge & the team @MasterfulScrapbookdesign. I look forward to chatting with you later.