A Beautiful Life

Hi friends!
Welcome to Wednesday.
Here's another layout I created with product from the super happy December Hip Kit...

 

Life certainly is a crazy ride...lots of ups and downs. Seems like so many people I know have family or friends that are dealing with the 'downs' lately. This layout helps me remember to celebrate the beautiful, joyful moments life brings.

 

 

That fun arrow (a piece from the Amy Tangerine Ready Set Go diecuts) is pointing at my hubby and our friend Dave. They were taking a dip in the Pacific when we were in Kona in October. LOVE that amazing, clear blue water...

 

 

Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.

~Anthony J. D'Angelo

 

Thanks for stopping by for a visit!

Wishing you a bit of sunshine in your day...wherever you may be.

xoBC

May Hip Kit

Hello friends!
I have been playing with the May Hip Kit and am absolutely loving it! It's such a fun, happy, colorful kit to create with.

The Studio Calico Chevron mask that is part of the Embellishment Kit is fantastic and I'm having so much fun playing with it. Here's a card I created using this mask and the Mister Huey's Real Red mist that is also included in the Embellishment kit...

I love how the red mist looks when used on the American Crafts Fireberry cardstock...allowing the chevron pattern to create some great texture without stealing the show!

All of the other goodies can be found in the main May Hip Kit.

 

Hope this inspires you to get out your kit, mist and mask...and play!

xoBC

May Hip Kit from Hip 2-b Square

Hi friends!

Last week was the debut of the May Hip Kit at Hip 2-b Square...and it's another fabulous kit, my friends! This kit features products from Echo Park, October Afternoon, American Crafts, Crate Paper and My Mind's Eye...all of my favorites!

Check out that fantastic SMASH tape! Fun, fun, fun!

And I am loving the May Embellishment Kit...

Here's a video that Kimberly created to share a preview of the May kits and more info can be found here.

Happy scrapping~

BC

Tis the season...

...for rain showers (we have our fair share of these here in the Pacific Northwest), glorious sunbursts, green sprouts and beautiful blooms! We have welcomed spring with open arms and are in full on gardening mode here at our house...LOTS of rain with little spurts of sunshine have made the weeds go wild! It is fun to watch the garden come alive...one of the first peonies actually opened up the other day and our Cecile Brunner rose bushes are an explosion of fragrant blooms! I absolutely love this time of year.

Here's a layout I was inspired to create about our first garden. The Jillibean Soup cardstock stickers included in the April Hip Kit that I used on my margarita card are perfect for garden themed layouts too!

Our yard has evolved quite a bit over the 11 years that we've lived here, so it was fun to look back at these old photos and finally document what our garden looked like back then. I should really get outside and snap some photos of what it looks like now so I can document that too!

Happy scrapping~

BC

Oh Happy Day!

Hi friends!
I love Saturdays. Don't you?
Today I wanted to share another card that I created using the April Hip Kit. This is such a simple card design...and sometimes those are the ones that I end up liking the most! This design is a great way to use up bits and strips of patterned papers that you don't want to waste.

This card came together especially quick because of the cute 'oh happy day' diecut found in the Lilybee Bag of Bits...but you could also stamp a sentiment or use some of the Jillibean Soup word stickers (also included in this kit) on a plain diecut or punched shape to create some quick & cute thank you, birthday or just because cards for your stash!

Happy crafting!

xoBC

Remember Me?

Hi friends! Happy June! June...Oh my...have I really been MIA for that long?!?
Blogging to me is sorta like exercise, if I get in a good routine it just becomes second nature...but boy, it is soooooo easy to slip and get out of the habit! So...THANK YOU, friends who have not forgot about me. Friends who have checked back continually, then nudged me and said 'what the heck are you up to?!?' and 'are you ever going to blog again?!?' For you I am so very, very grateful...thank you for your support & encouragement to share what goes on in my crafty world!

With that said...I've got some catch up sharing to do!
For today, going to share a few projects that I created using the March Hip Kit from Hip 2B Square. This was such a fun kit to work with...a perfect kit to kick-off spring. Colorful paper, fabulous embellishments...a kit sprinkled with products from Pink Paislee, Studio Calico, My Mind's Eye, Echo Park, Jillibean...some of my favorites!

I absolutely LOVE the Pink Paislee House of 3 'Daily Junque' collection (it was one of my favorite lines from CHA!). With the pretty colors & collage elements, this paper really does all the work for you!

I added some dimension by using some extra pieces I cut from other papers in the kit with a few pop dots, a few fun embellishments & some Studio Calico Mister Huey in 'AppleJack' and 'Lunch Tray' - which was part of the March Add-On Kit. I have a big crush on Mister Huey right now...it's by far my favorite misting ink!

For my journaling spot, I just stitched a few random lines...and left the thread tails to match the 'messy' style of the page. Totally love that old photo of my sis and I & the vintage vibe of the 'Daily Junque' paper is perfect!

Here are a few of the cards I created using elements from the Pink Paislee papers...

Did I mention that I have a crush on Mister Huey?? On this next layout, I used some 'School House' red Mister Huey to color the Studio Calico wood veneer hearts & to create the negative 'A'. The color saturation of this Studio Calico mist is fantastic...and it doesn't warp the paper like so many other mists do.

Tomorrow I'll share a couple more layouts & a couple more cards that I created with this March Hip Kit...plus a small canvas piece that I made with some of the new Pink Paislee tissue paper & Daily Junque line!

Wishing you a very happy & creative day...
xoBC

Has it really been...

...two weeks since my last post?!? Where is the month of January going?!?? Oh.My. I have no excuse for not blogging...well, maybe a few. Getting some projects done...working with a couple of super fab kits...trying to organize my creative space (more on that later!)

Here are a couple sneak peeks of projects I created with the super cute, colorful & retro December Hip Kit. These will be posted on the Hip 2B Square blog very soon...

Have you visited the Paper Issues blog lately? Love is in the air over there! A new 'Issue' has been posted. Go check it out...and link up your sweet Valentine projects for a chance to win a S.E.I. prize package! I need to get busy on my Valentine cards & a couple other love-ly projects I have in mind. I did have fun playing with the Cake Slice box and Heart Pocket templates from the January/February 2011 issue of Paper Crafts magazine.

You can find both of these templates, plus other cute ones, here.

And speaking of cake...there's some in my very near future! I'm so glad the weekend is here - lots of fun things ahead plus a birthday cake, for me! Cherry Chip is my favorite...what's yours?

xoBC

Hip Kit November Projects

TGIF my friends! I. Am. Pooped. I'm not sure what it is, but I have a feeling it is all the catching up this week on a bunch of work after slacking & playing around the holidays PLUS the extra exercise that I've added to my daily activities. Cultivating good habits & sticking to it...so far so good! LOL.

A couple days ago, I realized that I haven't even shared a sneak peek of my projects using the Hip 2B Square November Hip Kit! Me oh my. Kimberly has had them on display in the store for the past month, but I did want to share here too...so bear with me as I reminisce on a few of my Christmas projects from last month!

I loved the Add-On kit for November, which included the fun Mini Scalloped Chipboard Banner from Maya Road, some Metallic Maya Mist in one of their new colors (Antique Patina) and the super cute Sassafras Lass 'Krafty' cardstock stickers. I misted the naked chipboard banner pieces, applied the alpha stickers & strung up the pieces with the brown jute twine. I love how it turned out!

This next layout was inspired by a sketch from Pencil Lines, Sketch 216 by Piradee Talvanna.

I did a little fussy cutting on the poinsettias and leaves. A little bit of misting and lots of layering. And those fun little Maya Road Canvas Flowers with the wood button centers were part of the Add-On kit too.

 

 

These next couple of layouts were my favorites of the bunch. I love this Basic Grey 'Blizzard' paper from their Jovial collection. It's such a pretty aquamarine color...and I love how it looks with the craft paper!

I did some more fussy cutting...this time cutting snowflakes out of the Making Memories Noel green snowflake paper. I applied a bit of Glossy Accents to them and curled up the edges a bit for some added dimension.

 And a few cards...

 You can't really tell from the photo, but this card has some crunchy glitter on it for a little snowy sparkle!

Now that I've shared these projects, Christmas 2010 is a wrap! Oh wait...still working on my December Daily. Well, it's pretty much a wrap. And now...on to a whole new year of fun crafty projects! Can't wait to see what 2011 has in store. Oh! I do know of one thing...this next Hip Kit should be arriving anyday!

Fun, eh? Don't you just love those Modern Homemaker chipboard stickers from October Afternoon?!? And those metal posies from Sassafras Lass?!?! Oh my...can't wait to play...
xoBC

Hip Kit October Projects

When my October Hip Kit and Add On kits arrived from Hip 2B Square, I was amazed at how much product there was. Tons of Fall and Halloween themed goodness! (Be sure to go warm up your coffee now, because there are a load of photos on this post!) Here's what I came up with using the October kits...

This next layout was based on a sketch by our DT Coordinator, Melanie Jarocki. Here's the sketch...

 And here's what I came up with...

For the leaves, I roughly traced a leaf from our yard, cut several out of cardstock from the kit, inked the edges & stitched them to my page for some added texture. These October Afternoon cardstock alphabet stickers are great I've used them on many projects. I do love the Robin's egg blue and orange color combo!

The ribbon kit had this cool black & white striped crepe paper in it. To make the lollipop on this next card, I rolled the crepe paper ribbon into a spiral circle and used Glossy Accents on it. I cut down a BBQ skewer for the stick and voila...

Besides the layouts and cards, I was inspired to create a few other projects with the goodies from the kit. I embellished a bottle and a couple of jars for some Halloween decor...

On the jar to the right, I used one of the Pink Paislee Hocus Pocus rub ons . A neon yellow candle looks perfect burning in the jar...and ironically is a 'Hocus Pocus' candle from PartyLite! The tall jar in the middle is wrapped with the Pink Paislee Hocus Pocus paper & I added a little dark brown glitter to embellish it. The little vintage bottle to the left is embellished with one of the tags from the Graphic 45 Hallo'ween in Wonderland collection, black & white bakers twine and some cute little buttons...

And the last project I created with this kit is a Mad Hatter's paper chain...it looks super cute hanging in one of our bathrooms against the wall that is painted 'Dill Pickle'. The strips & tags come on a couple of 12x12 sheets...you just have to punch them out. I stapled the strips together into a chain & embellished with bits of ribbon, buttons & the tags. Super simple & fun!

 

And that's all, friends! Thanks for stopping in and sticking with me through this photo heavy post. I had a lot to share and hope you've had fun looking! For more inspiration, visit the Hip 2B Square blog here to check out what the other DT members created with the October kit!

xoBC