Hip Kit Club | Happy Life

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We have so many great cut files with each month's Hip Kit Club kits!  And since I love cut files so much, I can't resist using them on all of my layouts!  Kim Watson created this cut file design and it is one of our Kit Subscriber exclusive cut files.  It's a perfect design for adding lots of patterned paper and embellishments!

I wanted to add different patterned papers from the February 2016 Main Kit to make the cut file pop, so I used the cute large polka dot paper from Crate Paper as my background. Once I had all of the spaces on the cut file filled, I placed it in the center of the layout. Then I used a mix of embellishments from the February 2016 Embellishment Kit and the February 2016 Project Life Kit, in the spaces of the cut file.

I used the cute Thickers from Amy Tangerine for my title. I love the contrast from the two Thickers colors! I finished the layout, with some hand stitching along the lines of the cut file, with Black embroidery floss.  
 

This was such a fun layout to put together, especially with Kim's awesome cut file!

ETSY STORE 

Hip Kit Club | Sweet Heart

This is a personal blog. All editorial content and projects are intellectual property of ashleyhortondesigns.com. I do receive compensation and material product from Hip Kit Club to develop my craft posts, but all ideas and opinions are my own.

I'm stopping in today to share a new layout for Hip Kit Club, using the February 2016 Hip Kit & Add-On Kits!  I also used the February Sketch as the inspiration for my layout.  We have a sketch every month, in the Hip Kit Club Member Forum on Facebook.

I love circles, so this was a fun layout to create. I cut multiple sized circles from the patterned papers included in the February 2016 Main Kit on my Cameo and then arranged them on the background paper. 

Then I used my sewing machine to add messy stitching around each of the circles. I embellished with a mix of embellishments from the Main Kit, February 2016 Embellishment Kit and February 2016 Project Life Kit. 

And if you haven't had a chance to check out the March 2016 Kits that were revealed earlier this week, then stop by the Hip Kit Club website!  Several of the February 2016 Hip Kits have sold out, so don't miss your chance to get the March Kits before they are all gone!

ETSY STORE

Hip Kit Club | Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful

This is a personal blog. All editorial content and projects are intellectual property of ashleyhortondesigns.com. I do receive compensation and material product from Hip Kit Club to develop my craft posts, but all ideas and opinions are my own.

Hi, I'm stopping in to share my first layout with the February 2016 Hip Kit & Add-On Kits from Hip Kit Club!  I seriously always make my first layout, the day my Hip Kit arrives in the mail.  There are just so many products, that I can't wait to use!  My must use product for this layout, was the Delighted patterned paper from Maggie Holmes, included in the February 2016 Main Kit.

I knew I wanted to use a lot of the pattern, without overwhelming the photo and embellishments.  I decided to cut the paper along the divisions between the chevron design and arrange it over a piece of White cardstock from the February 2016 Cardstock Add-On.  I loved the motion this created on the page, and the White space for adding my photo, title and embellishments.

I just had to find a way to incorporate the amazing Maggie Holmes Fringe Hearts, that are a part of the February 2016 Embellishment Kit.  I can assure you, if there is a heart within 5 miles of my scrap area, it is going to be used on a layout!  And I made these even more heart-y by adding a Studio Calico wood veneer heart from the February 2016 Project Life Kit, right in the center of the fringe heart.

I used most of the embellishments in the White space on the layout, because I didn't want to cover up the pattern that I love so much.  But I felt like it needed a little touch of something else, so I splattered Black Color Shine over the layout (I always decide to do this at the end, so if you're like me, make sure you cover your photo).  Then I added a few of the Simple Stories enamel dots down the center of two of the patterned paper strips.

If you haven't had a chance to pick up the February 2016 Kits, then make sure you head over to the Hip Kit Club website.  You definitely want to get your order in, before it sells out!  And look for the reveal of our March 2016 Kits, coming up on February 15th!!

ETSY STORE