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Hi! Today I want to share a layout where I scrapped THREE photos! Three is a lot for me. Ha ha. I tend to go for one photo per layout most of the time. Occasionally I will do two, but three is pretty rare around here.

 

This layout is definitely not my usual style of layout and there is a reason. I am currently participating in Kelly Purkey's Sketchbook Class at Studio Calico, something I have done for the past few years, and this layout is based (loosely) off one of the sketches. Kelly's style is more on the graphic/modern side than my own which is why I am always excited to work with her sketches. Sometimes I need to do something different and scrap outside my little box and taking one of her classes always inspires me to do this.

This layout definitely has a more "geometric" feel to it, but I softened up the hard edges by adding machine stitching.

I really like how this layout turned out, it's different and that's good. However, my favorite part is that I was able to actually get photos of all of my three kiddos in one layout. My son, the teenager, is often not around, so it's a pretty good day when he actually participates in family outings--even if I have to bribe him with food to hang out with us! Ha ha.

Wishing you a great Monday.

Michelle

Hip Kit Club: June Reveal

The fifteenth finally arrived yesterday, which means the June Kits at the Hip Kit Club were revealed! Yay! Here is a look at what June brings us:

June Main, Embellishment, Color, and Cardstock Kits

 

For June, the awesome Kim Watson has designed the cards for the Project Life Kit!

June Project Life Kit

Isn't this such a great way to jump into summer?! I sure think it is! 

To order your kits and to see a full list of supplies, click on the links and they will take you straight to the kits. 

Michelle

Hip Kit Club: Remember This

This past Monday I started off a new week of inspiration with a new layout on the Hip Kit Club Blog and today I want to share my project here with you .

   

When beginning this layout, I set out with the intention to make lots of layers so that I could play with all the fun patterned papers in the May Main Kit. First, I layered three patterned papers underneath my white cardstock. To add detail to the cardstock, I layered white strips on top of it at random intervals and anchored them with stitching. Next,  I pulled out a floral sheet of 6x6 paper from the Embellishment Kit to layer underneath the photo. Finally, I cut apart tags and layered them in two areas along with an October Afternoon label from the Project Life Kit.  Here is a closer look at the details:

 

Wishing you a great Wednesday!  

Michelle

Game Ball & Fun

Happy Monday! This past week I was able to catch up on my son's Handbook Album and today I want to share two of the 6x8 traditional layouts that I put together.

First up is Game Ball, a layout documenting Hayden receiving the game ball after having pitched an amazing game:

 

This layout was inspired by the NSD Sketch Challenge at Studio Calico. You can see it here. 

 

This next layout is a little bit more minimalist, a trait that repeats itself throughout his album. I think that this simpler style is really indicative of the point in his life that he is at right now--he's fourteen, four years away from being an adult, he knows absolutely everything, and he's "cool", so I take it a little easy on his layouts.

   

"Forced Family Fun" would have been a more appropriate title! Ha ha. It is incredibly hard to get my teenager to join in the fun sometimes. On this particular day I basically kidnapped the guy. I picked Hayden up from school and told him he was going to the park to play with us, end of story. Lucky for us he was in an indulgent mood ;). 

 

I am currently really digging all the chipboard and stickers from Ali Edwards' Story Kits, I find myself applying them to so many projects lately. I thought this one really caught the moment--the girls with their huge smiles and Hayden bracing himself and the girls for the abrupt stop at the end. Love this "Seriously Fabulous Moment."

Michelle

P.S. I too have gone down this slide and more times than not I end up on my bum--it is steep and fast and the landing is so totally awkward and emberassing for those of us who are no longer pint size. And I whole heartedly believe the makers of this slide had that exact idea in mind!

Elle's Studio: May Reveal

Happy Saturday! The reveal of the exclusive May Kit from Elle's Studio is coming to you one day early this month. This month's kit is again packed full of fun journaling and embellishment tags to help you document your stories and capture your memories. Here is what you will find new in the shop for May:

May Kit

 

May Printables and Cut Files 

 

 Good Day Stamp

 

This month's kit and its coordinating extras have been released one day early due to tomorrow's holiday, however the special release price for the kit, $9.99, is good throughout the weekend! Yay!

Now here is a look at what I did with May's Kit: 

 

To see a complete list of supplies as well as more projects from the rest of the Design Team, make sure and stop by the gallery!

Michelle

Hip Kit Club: Celebrate

Today I am so happy to share my first projects made with the May Kits from the Hip Kit Club.

When the kits were revealed last month, I knew that I wanted to use them to open up my youngest daughters new album and that is exactly what I did. 

 

This is what her album opens up with-a 6x8 pocket page layered over a traditional style layout. The addition of the Project Life Kit to the monthly line up of kits makes it super easy to coordinate my pocket pages with my regular layouts. Here is a closer look at each individual page:

 

Whenever I have a smaller sized pocket page layered over a bigger layout, I like to include some coordinating elements between the two. I don't want them to be matchy-matchy, but consistent in color and embellishments.

Well what do you think? Are you liking the bright, vivid colors? I know I am :). Wishing you a great day!

Michelle

Citrus Twist May Reveal

First off, HAPPY NATIONAL SCRAPBOOKING DAY!  Love that we get our own special day :).

Second, today is the second of the month and that means it's time for the reveal of the May Kits at Citrus Twist! 

This month's beautiful kits feature beautiful aquas and golds with pops of color everywhere. With products from Crate Paper, Heidi Swapp, Webster's Pages, and Citrus Twist exclusives, the kits are bursting with creative possibilities.

I worked with both the Main "Life Is.." Kit and the May Sprinkles Kit. Here is a look at what you will find in both:

Main "Life Is..." Main Kit

May Sprinkles Kit

Here is what I did with the kits:

 

  

 

  

 

Something exciting to note is that as of last month the price of a subscription to the Citrus Twist Main Scrapbook kit has been lowered to $26 (plus shipping) to make it more affordable. Yay! 

I also want to invite you to stop by the Citrus Twist Fan Page on Facebook where we are having lots of NSD fun! Challenges, giveaways, and daily deals are all included in the lineup as Citrus Twist celebrates--and this is an all week long thing! 

Michelle