Hey crafty friends! I’m back again with another layout for Hip Kit Club using the 2016 October Kits!

I started with one of the Simple Stories-Posh pattern papers that is included in the Main Kit. I loved, loved, loved the colors included on this pattern paper but I need a large solid area for my photo. So I cut apart the pattern paper and added in one of the dark cardstock papers from the Cardstock Kit. My photo has a sepia tone so I knew having a dark bold background would help the photo pop off the page!

Once I had the paper pieced together I started working on my photo mat. I grouped a project life card from the Project Life Kit with a scrap piece of white cardstock along with a layer of vellum from my stash. This photo was taken last weekend on a trip to the pumpkin patch. Fall is my favorite time of year! I love all of the fall activities, the cooler weather, the changing of the leaves, and just the colors that are all around. Fall in Indiana is really beautiful and I’m so thankful to live in an area where the seasons change!!

Once my photo mat was complete I started arranging clusters on either side of the photo. I used quite a few pieces from the We R Memory Keepers-Honey I’m Home sticker sheet and gold glittery enamel dots from the Project Life Kit. I also used a few pieces from the WRMK- Honey I’m Home ephemera pack and a gold foiled chipboard feather from the Simple Stories-Posh Collection which is included in the Embellishment Kit.

For a little more texture and pops of pink I used the Leaves Cut File designed by Kim Watson along with the Crushed Coral Texturez that is included in this month’s Color Kit. The Texturez is a texture paste that has little beads of shimmer. It really does have amazing texture and is a BEAUTIFUL color! I wanted to add a little more interest to the leaves so I splattered the leaves with Great Fruit Creameez which was included in the 2016 September Color Kit. One thing that I have found month after month is that the HKC Color Kits complement each other so well! If you are looking to build up your mixed media stash with products that coordinate beautifully then the HKC Color Kits are for you!

After I had all the little details put together I added my title from the Pink Paislee/Paige Evans-Take Me Away Phrase Thickers included in the Main Kit. I absolutely love all the pretty items that are included in this month’s kit! They are most definitely swoon worthy!

I’ve put together a process video showing how all of this came together. It does include a quick Cricut Design Space tutorial!

Thank you so much for joining me today!

What an exciting week this has been! I posted my first layout on the Hip Kit Club Blog and I’m here to share it with you today too!!

For my layout I used items that are included in the beautiful 2016 September Hip Kits! And wow, are they gorgeous! I started by choosing this bold blue pattern paper as my background from the Maggie Holmes Gather collection that is included in the Main Kit. Once I had my background chosen I grabbed multiple project life cards from the Project Life Kit and clustered them together to create a mat for my photo. My theme for today is ‘focus on the story’ and if you watched my chit chat video you know that I don’t journal on a majority of my layouts!! (pause for gasps!! ha!) So I knew using the project life cards would ensure that I had a spot for journaling once the design of the layout was complete.

I then moved on to embellishing the layout. I grabbed multiple pieces from the Main Kit including the Maggie Holmes Gather ephemera pack, the Maggie Holmes Gather Thickers sheet, and fussy cut a floral from one of the pattern papers. I also tossed in a couple tassles from the Crate Paper Cute Girl collection that are included in the Embellishment Kit.

Because my theme was focus on the story I wanted to let the embellishments help do some of the talking for me! My photo was taken on the day my son lost his first tooth. But he actually lost 2 teeth within minutes of each other! By positioning the numbers from the Gather collection around the layout it helped draw attention to the story.

Now I needed a title! One of my go-tos when searching for titles is to use a cut file. After I had selected the HKC cut file I wanted to add a little color and a little texture to the white cardstock. So I reached for items included in the Color Kit. I used the Echo Park stencil, white modeling paste (from my stash) and the Great Fruit Creameez on the cut file all while it was still attached to my Cricut cutting mat.

For more detail I added a couple clusters of enamel dots and a few pieces from the Simple Stories Posh ephemera pack from the Project Life Kit. I wanted to bring a little more attention to the story so I added a few gold shiny phrase stickers from the Gather collection that are included in the Embellishment Kit.

I had so much fun putting this layout together! I also have a process video to share that includes a quick Cricut Design Space tutorial using the Hip Kit Club Cut Files.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!!