October 2012 Hip Kit… 2 fabulous layouts by Kimberly Hutchison…

Hi Everyone!

It is Kimberly here with you today. I have a couple of super cute Halloween layouts to share with you that I created with our October 2012 Hip Kit. This kit has so many fun products in it – that my pages came together so easily – and I am really happy with how they turned out.

When I design most of my layouts – I tend to leave space either at the top or the bottom for my title. This time – I decided to run my title through the center of my page, and I layered photos and embellishments above and below the title. I love how all of the elements are clustered together without being overcrowded.
Night Nerd

I created my title with a combination of Witch Hazel alphabet stickers combined with a Chip N’ Stick shape, one of the little Word Stickers and an Elle’s Studio Pennant. The main part of my title included the orange Witch Hazel alphabet – but I felt like they needed to be a bit more substantial. So, matted the orange alphas with black cardstock. This little trick made my title stand out better.

Night Nerd Detail 2

Packaging always comes in handy. I used the little glassine bag to hide a couple of journaling tags. I wanted to give it a bit more detail so I machine stitched along the sides of the bag. I also layered a few of the Witch Hazel Miscellany cards with it. I misted a couple of the Studio Calico Veneer Arrows (from a previous month’s Hip Kit) with October Afternoon Midnight Sprinker Mist (from our October Embellishment Add-On Kit). These black accents are a great little finishing touch.

These are some of my favorite photos of my daughter, Mackenzie. She was 11 at the time – and was full of personality and didn’t care about being silly. I used one of the Miscellany cards, but I wanted it to stretch vertically on my page. So, I cut it in half – and layered it under my photo and underneath the black & white border.

I love the glittery Thickers from our Embellishment Add-On Kit. The aqua blue glittered letters were perfect for my title. I love how they stand out against the other bold patterns on my page.