Give Away Time at Piece Craft Love

Hey guys it's GIVEAWAY time over at Piece Craft Love!  They are doing 2 MYSTERY boxes full of scrapy goodness! 

All you have to do is head over to their BLOG, leave a comment on the question she asks and you get your name put in for one of the 2 drawings...it's that simple!

Don't miss out on all of their SCRAPTEMBER fun this month and if you feel like doing some shopping while you're at it (because she carries a WIDE RANGE of scrapbooking and mixed media items in her shop), head over to her website and don't forget to use KIMSCRAFTYCREW10 for your discount code when checking out.  It will SAVE you 10% on your ENTIRE order!  Plus, anything over $30 ships for FREE!

I hope you come join me on my YT Channel or over on MEWE🤗

Thanks so much for stopping by and make it a scrapy day!

Kimberly

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Creepy, Scary, Yikes - Halloween Layout featuring Piece Craft Love products

 Hi guys thanks so much for stopping by and following along on this Fall Themed, Scraptober month long fun!

So today I'm here working on a layout for the Halloween Scraptober fun over at Piece Craft Love.   I used this GORGEOUS Prima Marketing - Amelia Rose Rose Gold Foiled cardstock called LITTLE BIT OF INK!  Oh My Gawd...I just love it! Some  CARTA BELLA -  HAUNTED HOUSE DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK - GHASTLY WORDS (I used the spider web side and just love it the inked edges on it).   I used some pattern tissue paper to back the photo and some big Ephemera pieces from Pebble - SPOOKY collections.  Click here to see everything I used from PCL!

   

Here's how my layout turned out

Here is my process video to show you how it all came together pretty quickly!  Click here to find all of the fun stuff I used from her shop!

If you haven't had a chance to check out PIECECRAFTLOVE.COM you are in for a treat!  Right now there is a special PROMO CODE you can use to get 10% OFF your ENTIRE order, PLUS anything over $30 ships for FREE!  Use KIMSCRAFTYCREW10 and you will be all set!   

Thanks again for stoping by and leave a comment below to let me knowWhat your favorite Halloween paper is.

Make it a scrapy day!

xoxo

Kimberly

Weekend Vibes Scrapbook Layout Featuring Piece Craft Love

 Hi guys thanks so much for stopping by.  Today is the day for the Coffee Loving Cardmakers 2021 National Coffee Day Blog Hop!

So today I'm here working on A coffee themed layout sponsored by PIECE CRAFT LOVE and they are one of the SUPER SPONSORS for this blog hop as well.  Head over there for all of the info about the blog hop, this layout and all things COFFEE!

The paper I used is from Vicki Boutin, it's her 140lb watercolor paper and let me tell you it's AMAZING!  I didn't need any gesso when I added my Tim Holtz distressed inks!  I'm absolutely loving this paper!  I would recommend it for any mix media project!

Here is the layout

To find out how this came together click on my YT video below!

Here is the link to everything I used from PieceCraftLove.com for this layout.

If you haven't had a chance to check out PIECECRAFTLOVE.COM you are in for a treat!  Right now there is a special PROMO CODE you can use to get 10% OFF your ENTIRE order, PLUS anything over $30 ships for FREE!  Use KIMSCRAFTYCREW10 and you will be all set!   

Thanks again for stoping by and leave a comment below to let me know if you have ever done a circle layout before and what you used to make your circle.

Come join us on our MEWE group for more challenges and fun!

Make it a scrapy day!

xoxo

Kimberly

Get Cozy - Prompt #6 of our Fall Themed Challenge

 Hi guys thanks so much for stopping by and following along on this Fall Themed Challenge up on our MEWE group!

So today I'm here working on Prompt 6 of our Fall Themed Challenge - (which is FALL THEMED PAPER) .  The paper I used is from Prima Marketing and the Collection is Pumpkin and Spice but let me tell you these papers are all non traditional fall colors and are gorgeous! 

Here is the layout

I purchased everything from PieceCraftLove.com and here is a link all of the products  I used on my layout.

I did a process video on the layout, which you can watch right here:

Can I just say that this layout was one of those that whatever could go wrong on a layout did, but in the end it turned out just the way I wanted it to...minus a little bit of stenciling work but we won't talk about that, I did enough talking about it in the process video 🤓

If you haven't had a chance to check out PIECECRAFTLOVE.COM you are in for a treat!  Right now there is a special PROMO CODE you can use to get 10% OFF your ENTIRE order, PLUS anything over $30 ships for FREE!  Use KIMSCRAFTYCREW10 and you will be all set!   

Thanks again for stoping by and leave a comment below to let me know if you have ever had one of those layouts that just went wonky on you the entire time but finally came out just the way you envisioned it!

Come join us on our MEWE group for more challenges and fun!  

Make it a scrapy day!

xoxo

Kimberly

Tag You're It Challenge Day 26 - can you say weaving?

  Hi guys thanks so much for stopping by and following along on this Tag You're It hop sponsored by....

 Piece Craft Love!  

To learn more about this hop, go here.

I'm here on Day 26 and guess what?  I loved using my Pinkfresh Studio collections to make this Easter layout using some weaving techniques.

So this was definitely a PinkFresh Studio themed layout with a little bit of stash bashing.

I grabbed some of the PinkFresh Studio papers from the OFFICE HOURS COLLECTION, called HARDWORK, the MY FAVORITE STORY, called BEAUTY OF SIMPLICITY and BEST CHAPTER and from their NOTEWORTHY collection I used, JUST BE YOU.  I got the tag from the MY FAVORITE STORY paper collection called, GOOD LIFE - I mean how cute is that little tag!  I used the cut-a-parts side and the other side from their NOTEWORTHY collection called LOVELY MOMENTS to frame the photo.  I'm in love with those cut-a-parts!

I also used some of mini puffy alphas from their NOTEWORTHY collection.  The "BUNNY' Alphas were from American Crafts called GETAWAY (love those)!  

I used 2 element stickers from the HELLO SPRING collection from ECHO PARK.  

The foam bunnies, chick and eggs were all from my stash I've had for a while.  

To see how it all came together, click the video below!

Thanks again for stopping by my blogger and hopping along with us on this #TAGYOUREIT Challenge sponsored by PIECE CRAFT LOVE. 

If you haven't checked out their store, you really should!  She has the best crafting stuff!  Plus use code KIMSCRAFTYCREW10 to get 10% off your ENTIRE order!

Thanks again for stopping by and come join us on MEWE for more fun challenges!

Have a Scrapy Day!

Kimberly

Tag You're It - Day 4

  Hi guys thanks so much for stopping by and following along on this Tag You're It hop sponsored by....

 Piece Craft Love!

For more info on how to play go here!

I'm here on Day 4 of the #TAGYOUREIT Challenge and having a great time coming up with these tag layouts!  So come join me and see what I collection I use for this layout...

This is what I started out with...

Here is a list of what I used:

The paper was from Carta Bella - Homemade with Love

Jen Hadfield - Icon Ephemera from This is Family Collection

BoBunny - Noteworthy Collection

Petaloo - Botanica Collection

The Paper Studio - Floral Embellishments

KC & Co - Embossed Stickers, Tuscany Journal tags

Crate Paper - Fresh Bouquet Collection

Crate Paper -Wood Dimensional Stickers "BLESSED", I added some distressed oxide in Walnut Stain from Tim Holtz

Head over to my YT Channel to see how it all came together!

Thanks again for stopping by my blogger and hopping along with us on this #TAGYOUREIT Challenge sponsored by PIECE CRAFT LOVE.  If you haven't checked out their store, you really should!  She has the best crafting stuff!  Plus use code KIMSCRAFTYCREW10 to get 10% off your ENTIRE order!

I would love it if you left a comment below to let me know what you think about the vintage look of this layout.

Come join us on YT and MEWE...Now, #TAGYOUREIT!

Have a scrapy day!

Kimberly

Tag, You're It! Challenge - Day 3

 Hi guys thanks so much for stopping by and following along on this Tag You're It hop sponsored by....

 Piece Craft Love!

For more info on how to play go here!

I'm here on Day 3 of the #TAGYOUREIT Challenge and having a great time coming up with these tag layouts!  I'm also still in the PinkFresh Studio mode so come join me and see what I collection I use for this layout...

This is how I started

For Day 3 I'm digging out the following PFS stash I just got in that amazing box they just did a few weeks ago.

For the papers - The background paper was this really awesome grid paper with some green foliage type design on the edges that I love so much called OH SO DELIGHTFUL from their DAYS OF SPLENDOR collection.  I also used the paper, LOVELY MOMENTS from their NOTEWORTHY collection.  I cut that into strips and used both sides to add a splash of color with the green and blues I was focusing on (GREEN & BLUE are both prompts in the challenge).  I also used a 6x6 pad from SOME DAYS paper-pack to back the photo.

I dug deep into my stash for those cute PFS frames I've had them for 2 years and are just using the last of them up.  

For the Puffy Stickers I used - LET'S STAY HOME collection, I used some Ephemera from DAYS OF SPLENDOR (regular and floral pack) & OFFICE HOURS. The Chipboard flairs (that I am in love with) came from their DAYS OF SPLENDOR collection and the Tag itself came from the LET'S STAY HOME collection.

I actually started out with some inks but I ended up covering 95% of it up, but isn't that how it goes some times when making your layouts🤷🏻‍♀️  I cut a total of 8 strips and put 4 going diagonal and 4 going horizontal.  As I said above, I used both sides of that paper so I could pull some color in.  

I backed the frames with some of the NOTEWORTHY paper I had left over from cutting the strips.  I used the 4 because that's how old my granddaughter is in this picture, the other ones I used for the words and colors.

I added the ephemera piece that says HOME on the tag and put in a journaling card, added some of the floral ephemera pieces to the back of it and found the word TOGETHER that I liked and to finish it off, I used the worlds smallest title that says MY FAMILY above the puffy sticker that says THESE ARE MY PEOPLE.

The finished layout.

Thanks again for stopping by my blogger and hopping along with us on this #TAGYOUREIT Challenge sponsored by PIECE CRAFT LOVE.  If you haven't checked out their store, you really should!  She has the best crafting stuff!  Plus use code KIMSCRAFTYCREW10 to get 10% off your ENTIRE order!

I would love it if you left a comment below to let me know what you think about all of the PinkFresh Studio collections I used.  Come join us on YT and MEWE...Now, #TAGYOUREIT!

Have a scrapy day!

Kimberly

Tag You're It! Challenge Day 2

 Hi guys thanks so much for stopping by and following along on this Tag You're It hop sponsored by....

 Piece Craft Love!

This is Day 2 and I'm here working on a few different Prompts from the Challenge, (click here to see my blog on all the deets for this CHALLENGE) one of them being WINTER and I'm using this gorgeous paper from PinkFresh Studio!  This is one of my favorite papers in the OH, WHAT FUN! collection.  It's called HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS and I'm just in love with it...I mean who doesn't love paper that does most of the work for you!

Here is what I started with

As you guys know I had recently ordered that fabulous box from PinkFresh Studio and with this gorgeous paper came some tags from the same collection so of course I had to use it.  I wanted to document my mom and I celebrating Christmas together (CELEBRATE is another PROMPT for the challenge by the way), so I printed out 3 pictures (about 3x3) and wanted to use all of them.  I did manage to cover up a bit of the paper but I didn't mind, it left a tiny bow at the top of that picture which I thought was just so cute!

I cut the tag so I could fit the picture of us in the horse drawn carriage, and still have the OH, WHAT FUN saying showing.   I added the title, CHRISTMAS MAGIC puffy sticker from the same collection.  I also added the textured stars at the top (TEXTURE is another prompt from the challenge).  I used modeling paste with SKY BLUE liquid water color from PFS and it turned out amazing!

That PFS box came with almost the entire collection from OH WHAT FUN! so I started pulling out a lot of puffy stickers and stars and words (WORDS is another prompt from the challenge)..  I also used an acetate ephemera (EPHEMERA is another prompt from the challenge) from Heidi Swapp that says OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS, which was perfect for this layout, I mean come on, we are in a horse and carriage at Christmas time!

I grabbed a few puffy stickers (STICKERS is another prompt...I'm rocking these PROMPTS on this layout) from Studio Calico...I mean that Santa hat...am I right?  

The photos are backed with Authentique Wintery Collection from a 6x6 paper pad I had in my stash.  The twine was the last thing I put on the tag and tada, finished!

Thanks again for stopping by my blogger and hopping along with us on this #TAGYOUREIT sponsored by PIECE CRAFT LOVE.  If you haven't checked out their store, you really should!  She has the best crafting stuff!  Plus use code KIMSCRAFTYCREW10 to get 10% off your ENTIRE order!

I would love it if you left a comment below to let me know what you think about PFS OH, WHAT FUN collection...I just love it!

Have a scrapy day!

Kimberly

Pink Ribbon Layout

 Hey guys, thanks for joining me here on my blog today!  For today's layout I'm doing this pink ribbon layout in my mom's honor.  This was her third time with Breast Cancer!  I flew to VA to be with her and we had to go into DC to the hospital where she was having her surgery.  This was the picture of her waiting nervously for them to call her back.  She was a trooper and made it through and is 8 years CANCER FREE!

I pulled out some stash from Photoplay Fight Like a Girl collection and Moxie Fight Back collection and dug though some other stash to find what I wanted to use for this.  The idea was to focus on the pink ribbon and to put some bits and pieces inside of it.  Since her outfit and the background would have clashed I decided to print the photo in black and white.

I wasn't sure how I was going to do it, but I knew I had to start with the shape of the ribbon so I went online and printed and fussy cut it..  I lined it up where I wanted it on the paper and then put small pencil marks around it to get the shape.  After that I went into my Nuvo drops found my Pink Berry and put a drop where each pencil mark was.

I then went into my water colors and added a few areas of color so I could put the word HOPE I die cut out using some PinkFresh Studio paper, the epoxy ribbon flair and the words ALWAYS IN MY HEART...the color was to make each of those items pop since they were mostly white and the paper was white.

I used my small butterfly punch and punched out some pink butterflies, added 2 stickers from the Moxie Stickers in the center of the ribbon so it wouldn't feel empty.

I added puffy stickers from: 

PFS - Let's Stay Home Collection

Maggie Holmes - Sweet Stories

Hedi Swap - journal studio 

Sticko - Everyday heart

The Paper Studio - puffy sticker and dimensional stickers

I backed the photo with some pink acetate paper and a light pink stock paper behind it. Added some Bella Blvd Ciao Chip - My Candy Girl Collection, some ephemera from Paige Evans Wonders collection, a few more puffy stickers and a few sequins and finished off with some gold splatters.

The finished layout

Thanks again for stopping by my blogger!  Please follow me on YT and MEWE and leave some comments below to let me know if you've ever made a layout using Nuvo drops to form a shape.

Have a scrapy day🤗

Kimberly

Tag You're It Day - 1

Hi guys thanks so much for stopping by and following along on this Tag You're It hop sponsored by....

 Piece Craft Love!

I started out with some PinkFresh Studio Pattern paper from the Let's Stay Home Collection called, Better Days Ahead.  I just L-O-V-E this grid style paper!  This is the stash I pulled, including some Tags cut-a-parts from Paige Evans, paper #20, I purchased from Piece Craft Love.  If you haven't checked out their store, you really should!  She has the best crafting stuff!  Plus use code KIMSCRAFTYCREW10 to get 10% off your ENTIRE order!

If you want to see how it all came together, check out my YT channel below!

Here is a list of everything I used:

PinkFresh Studio grid pattern paper - Let's Stay Home Collection - Better Days Ahead

Paige Evans Tag Cut-A-Parts, paper #20

Echo Park Puffy Stickers - Dive into summer

Doodle Bug Design - mini icons, Sweet Summer 

The Paper Studio - Dimensional Wood Stickers

Kaiser craft - Wood Veneer - Magenta

Doodlebug Design - This & That, Sweet Summer Series, sticker sheet

Doodlebug Design - Ephemera Pack, Sweet Summer Series

Echo Park - Summer Bliss sticker sheet

Photo Play - Those summer Days sticker sheet

Echo Park - Let's Be Mermaids sticker sheet

Echo Park - I Love Summer sticker sheet

PinkFresh Studio- Let's Stay Home puffy stickers

Heidi Swapp - puffy stickers

Maggie Holmes - Sweet Story puffy stickers

The Finished Product

Thanks again for stopping by and joining our Tag You're It hop!  For more information on the HOP itself, click here.  Now come play along with us on YT, FB, IG and MEWE...Tag, You're It!  #TAGYOUREIT

Have a scrapy day!

Kimberly

Process Video featuring PinkFresh Studio and Paige Evans

Hi Guys, thanks for stopping by my Blogger today.  I wanted to show you a process video I did using some Paige Evans and PinkFresh Studio with a little bit of mixed media!

So come along and join me, get a 10%OFF coupon to Piece Craft Love and lets see how this turns out🤗

Some of the items I used:

PinkFresh Studios: Days of Splendor Chipboard Flairs
Maggie Holmes: Sweet Story puffy stickers
The Wonders Collection and The Scenic 
Paige Evans - Paper #20 - Piece Craft Love https://piececraftlove.com

PinkFresh Studios: Days Of Splendor enamel dots

PinkFresh Studios: Days of Splendor Floral Ephemera

Here is the finished layout:

Thanks so much for stopping by and keeping up with me over here on Blogger and YT! Please leave a comment and let me know what you think about the layout, and don't forget to come visit us over on MEWE

Make it a Scrapy Day🤗
Kimberly

Hey guys, thanks so much for stopping by my blogger today!  I have a PinkFresh Studio layout that I'm excited to share with you.  Every month they have a Challenge up on their website/blog and this month for July it's all about butterflies and a certain color pallet.  So I'm going to show you what I came up with and used from their collections and a few others that aren't PFS (their rules say you don't have to use everything PFS, but most of it was)!

I started with this picture of my long time very good friend who has been through so much in her life and now she has been diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer🎗  She is a fighter for sure and this picture is her last day of the hell of chemo that she went through and she got an all clear from the doctors!  They gave her a plaque and she got to ring that bell🙌

I wanted to do a layout of this very special moment for her and frame it and send it to her.  I thought the butterflies were a great symbol for this special moment, like a re-birth of a moth to a butterfly...her life is starting over in a new direction.

I started off with PFS paper collect from MY FAVORITE STORY called - PLANT KINDNESS and wanted to make it pop with a bright yellow around the edges so I added SIMPLE STORIES COLOR VIBE in Yellow.  I was going to use some bigger butterflies from Anna Giffin and use a smaller picture but I decided that didn't work for me.  I wanted the focus on her and not the butterflies so I used a punch from my stash that punched out very small butterflies that were perfect!

I am loving these PFS wood scent stickers from their OFFICE HOURS COLLECTION and the "YOU GOT THIS" was just perfect for this layout!  I also fell in love with the PFS - YOU ARE STRONGER paper from their LET'S STAY HOME collection.  The words are so beautiful and the color is gorgeous as well.   I used a die cut frame I had and cut both the paper and the plain border around it. I reached deep into my stash to find the bouquet of flowers from Jen Hadfield to place in the middle of it. 

The "TODAY'S STORY" is a cut-a-part from PFS collection NOTEWORTHY called BE CURIOUS.  I added a sticker to it from a THE PAPER STUDIO Butterly kit a bought from Hobby Lobby...the color was spot on!  The Breast Cancer Awareness Ribbon I cut from a die cut I got from one of my favorite shops CAS-ual Fridays Stamps.  I used PFS paper, SUPER COOL collection called CHOIR and backed it with the same plain green paper I had in my stash.  I added a brad to the middle of it from FSJ/SPELLBINDERS.  The rest of the ephemera came from PFS as well as the circle chipboard flairs that I absolutely love!  The title YOU DID IT is PFS tiny puffy alphas I purchased from PIECE CRAFT LOVE, one of my new favorite shops! I mixed from 2 different collections NOTEWORTHY and DAYS OF SPLENDOR.  I finished it off with the tiny green and yellow butterflies and some stickers from the THE PAPER STUDIO kit.  

I hope she likes how this turned out.  I think the colors in this collection are perfect for a layout like this.  Please leave some comments below and let me know what you think.  Come follow me on YT and join our group over on MEWE, we would love to have you!

Thanks again for stopping by and make it a scrapy day!

Kimberly

haul video from Piece Craft Love

Hey guys, I just did another small haul video from Piece Craft Love.  This is a new shop for me and I'm loving it!  Click on her banner on the right to head over to her shop and get 10% OFF your order.  Use code KIMSCRAFTYCREW10 

She is getting ready to do a Blog Hop in August so I hope you can join us!  I will supply all the deets soon!

As always, thanks for stopping by my Blog spot and head over to my YT Channel and subscribe.  You can also find me on MEWE!

Any comments, please leave below, I would love to hear from you!

Happy Scrapping🤗

Kimberly 

 

PinkFresh Studio Haul

 Hey guys, head over to my YT channel and check out my latest haul from PinkFresh Studio!  If you missed their $38 mystery box you will be kicking yourself!

Thanks for stopping by my blogger and Leave me some comments in the section below on what you thought of all of the awesomeness in the mystery box. Come visit us over at MEWE and YT!

Keep Scrappin'

Kimberly

Halloween Layout Featuring (new to the shop) Flair BUTTONS from Scrappin Happy Studio!

Hi Guys, Thanks for stopping by and checking out something brand NEW from Scrappin Happy Studio!  These cute Flair Buttons are super durable, cute as a (I'm going to say it) button, has a metal back to them, which means you can use any adhesive to adhere them to your layout, and they are brand NEW to her shop!

She sent me a pack, before she even has them in her shop, to try.  These Halloween themed (she will have other themes to choose from as well) are super cute and the colors are awesome for any Halloween themed layout.  There is even one that is versatile enough to use on a layout that isn't Halloween themed! 

I was so excited to get them yesterday that I just had to do a layout.  Here is a picture of me and my mom on a Halloween that we decided at the last minute to dress up and go out so we spent the day trying to find last minute outfits.  I'm not sure what she was...kinda of a Phantom of the Opera meets dental man? I have no idea to this day😆 I chose a black cat and found leggings, a black top and a cat eyes mask and some black gloves.  It worked and we had so much fun that night with people trying to guess who we were.

Ok, so back to the layout.  It came together pretty quick with these Halloween themed buttons and one of her Halloween epoxy flairs.  As I'm sure you can tell by now (because I'm sure I told you before) I'm all about color!  I see color, pull all colors I think will match both in paper and embellishments and making sure everything matches the theme.  So with these buttons being Halloween colors and themed, it came together quick!

Everything I used is listed below.  Thanks again for stopping by and checking out these super cute and brand new to her shop...Flair Buttons!

Collections I used:

Scrappin Happy Studio - Epoxy flairs - Halloween Words

Scrappin Happy Studio -  Flair Buttons - Halloween

ms.  sparkle & Co - HALOWEEN TEXTURES 6x6 paper pad

American Crafts Thickers - SPOOKY glitter foam  

K&Company - Dimensional Stickers (Halloween)

Echo Park Paper - SPOOKY  chipboard stickers

Bo Bunny - 12" Fright Delight Dingbat cut-a-parts

Adtech Glue Runner Permanent adhesive 

Leave comments below and let me know what you think about her new Flair Buttons.  Come follow me on IG (link on blog), and head over to Scrappin Happy Studio to see her newest collection of handmade epoxy flairs...she does a new collection about every 2 weeks!

Have a Scrappy Day😄

Bashing my stash!

I dug deep into my stash to find this gorgeous, beach vibe paper I almost forgot about.  Most of you know that I got into scrapbooking through a neighbor (who turned out to be a really great friend) back in 2008.  We did a couple of albums together and then I ended up moving and life got in the way.  I stopped scrapbooking after that year and didn't get back into it until 2018!  

So needless to say, when I tell you this is old paper...it is!  I absolutely love the colors in this paper...they just pop and scream summer vibes!

I started off with this amazing aqua/turquoise (ish) bright blue.  I took the beach vibe paper and cut about 1" off the sides and did the tear technique and separated the 2 pieces (tearing out a big gap in the center to make sure that blue really popped)!  I backed the photo with some scrapes from a multi colored pink paper leaving just enough showing through to give that pink a little pop.

Then I grabbed my stash and started picking the pieces I wanted to go on this layout.  I'm not sure if you are like me but I go through ALL of my stuff and grab what I THINK may look good on a particular layout.  Then once I start with the paper and the photo I start going through what I pulled from my stash all over again to see what actually works.  This makes it so difficult to do YT videos😱...I keep watching other scrappers do YT videos and wonder how they just know what to use from one pick🤷🏻‍♀️

I pulled a lot from American Crafts (3 different collections I will list below) along with 2 flairs from Scrappin Happy Studio and some cute sayings and hearts from Me & My Big Ideas.  The blue heart is actually the background peaking through after I punched the paper with my Heart punch.

Well, there you have it.  This layout came together quick for me.  It's a simple layout that looks like I spent a lot of time doing.  The best layouts aren't always the once that take hours or days like some of my mixed media ones do.

Collections I used:

Scrappin Happy Studio - Epoxy flairs - Beach Vibes Collection

Scrappin Happy Studio - Epoxy flairs - Be Strong Collection

American Crafts - Thickers - Adventure Collection

American Crafts - Thickers - Colorful Collection

American Crafts - Thickers - Summer Lights Collection

Me & My Big Ideas - Mambi Chips - I love us Collection

Thanks for coming along on this blog.  Leave comments below and let me know what you like best about it.  Come follow me on IG (link on blog), and head over to Scrappin Happy Studio to see her newest collection of handmade epoxy flairs...she does a new collection every 2 weeks!

Happy Scrapping🤗

Scary Cat Halloween Layout using Scrappin Happy Studio Flairs

Hey guys, I'm back with a Halloween layout which is pretty much an "old school" quick and easy layout.  

When I first got into scrapbooking in 2010(ish) my neighbor and really good friend, Jessica got me into it.  Back then we did a lot of Cricut cutting (the old "dinosaur" Cricut), stickers and paper tearing, which I deemed "old School".  

I got away from scrapbooking for a few years when we both moved away.  I only recently got back into it and wow have things changed! So many new things like dies, die machines, Flairs, Nuvo Mousse, mixed media, shaker cards/backings, new and improved Cricut machine that doesn't even take a cartridge, puffy stickers, chipboards...oh my!

So when I say old school layout I basically mean some paper tearing, maybe some stickers and alphas.  This Halloween layout is basically just that with some added flairs and chipboard stickers!  

I teamed up with Scrappin Happy Studio because I fell in love with her epoxy flairs! They are super thin so they don't bulk up your layout like the buttons do!  She also has so many different collections and adding more every couple of weeks that I never get board of her stuff!  If you are looking for that extra pop to you layout, head over to her shop and check out all of her collections.

For this layout I started with some American Craft Thickers (Spooky collection), some chipboard autumn leaves and pumpkins, and of course a brand new collection from Scrappin Happy Studio called "Scarey Halloween" (one of my favs this season for sure)!

I took a heavy black 12x12 card stock with a nice sheen to it and used that for the background and another 12x12 piece of Halloween paper,  tearing one side of it into a quarter of a sheet, leaving an edge off to the other side to put the little pumkin's and leaves (I have a cute die set that cuts those) and adhered them down the side as a boarder.   

I backed my photo with orange card stock, tucking a small bit of it it under the Halloween paper.  I cut a background out of a slightly different orange card stock for the word "HALLOWEEN" that I used from the SPOOKY words collection from American Crafts, just to make it pop off the black background. 

I have this cute little spider die I got off of Amazon (not going to lie, it was a  lot smaller than I thought but I don't hate it).  I cut 3 of the spider dies from a halloween paper I had that was black and orange and I backed 2 of the epoxy flairs from Scrappin Happy Studio's, SCARY HALLOWEEN Collection. 

I added the "SPOOKY" epoxy flair from the "HALLOWEEN WORDS" collection on the bottom of the photo for that extra pop!

I then added the pumpkin and fall leaves chipboard stickers to the bottom and Bam! Done!  So simple, quick and easy.  This layout literally took me 15 minutes from start to finish!

What do you think about her new SCARY HALLOWEEN COLLECTION?  To see more of her collections click here.

Thank you guys for taking the time to follow my posts, I hope you enjoyed this old school Halloween layout!

Happy Scrapping,

Kimberly

Tip Day Tuesday - Kits vs Stashes

Good morning guys! Guess what day it is...It's TIP DAY TUESDAY🤗

This weeks Tip Day Tuesday is all about Kits VS Stashes.

I’m not going to lie, when I recently got into scrapbooking again (my neighbor in Fl got me into it about 8 years ago…we did 1 album together…it took a year…and I learned a lot from her! But, in 8 years a LOT has changed in the Scrapbooking world! I went from ripping pages and adding some embellishment- mostly stickers - and a lot of cricut cutting with the first cricut machine (which is a dinosaur now but hey it still works)! 

Now there are new fancy words (fussy cutting? Ephemera??) and new mixed media (embossing! Stamping, Cricut Air, oh my)! So when I recently discovered Kits I was blown away (of course I didn’t discover this until AFTER I grew my stash). I mean KITS😱 They put everything together for you with all the matched embellishments and stickers and EPHEMRA, you just create your layout and to really kick into OMG mode! There are even KIT CLUBS where you automatically get a kit every month! (insert HAPPY face here). I just discovered the HIP KIT CLUB GROUP....B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L kits!

Me, I have what’s called a STASH. Where I went into different stores at different times and bought papers (either specialty patterns (think soccer or Walt Disney) or a ream of 50 sheets of solid colors and recently white paper stock, along with Alpha’s, chipboard stickers, rub ons, stickers. I have boxes full of different manufactures (think Pink Paslee, Vicki Boutin, Amy Tangerine). 

So basically the difference between a STASH and a KIT is the kit contains all your color coordinated papers, matching embellishments and some even include mixed media (think paint and stencils) sets for you to go to town with. 

Your STASH is a collection of odds and ends (hopefully mostly sale items…lol) that you have to put a little more thought into when it comes to creating your page.

So there you have it…Tip Day Tuesday! Happy Scrapping Newbies! 

And don’t for get to come join us on our Facebook page to post what you are working on! We love to see it!

Happy Scrapping,

Kimberly

Tip Day Tuesday - spending $1,000 of dollars

TIP DAY TUESDAY:👩🏻‍🎨

This week’s tip is: Don’t feel like you need to go out and spend $1000’s of dollars on a craft room.

As Newbies we want our scrapbooking, card making, craft doing room to be as awesome as we are but that doesn’t mean having the $1,200+ for the ORIGINAL SCRAP BOX, (not that I don't want one but I don't NEED it) nor do you have to spend tons of money on cute little containers from Michael’s (don't get me wrong, I have a few which I feel are essential in order to protect the projects I'm working on).

I manage to set up my craft area with two 4’ tables and a heavy duty shelving unit (we had that we were not using). I use a used box we had from something I had shipped to me (so free) to house all of my paper pads. By putting them upside down I can flip through them quickly and find the color or pattern I’m looking for. (it's not pretty but it works!)

And lastly, when purchasing the cool stuff (yes I wanted one of those carousels and I love it for quick access to lots of stuff) make sure you buy them either on sale or with a coupon.

I'm sharing a couple of videos about me and my scrap room BEFORE I set it up to be nice and neat...it's comical and a MESS! I just gotten back from Fl (family emergency) and all of my orders from FB were waiting for me so it was fun to open them all but dang it was like a kid on Christmas day opening one right after the other so these pics are a mess!

So there you have it…Tip Day Tuesday! Happy Scrapping Newbies! Show us what your scrap room looks like!

Come join us on Facebook and post what you are working on! We love to see it!

Happy Scrapping!

Kimberly