When I put together a layout, the very first question that I ask myself is: "What patterned paper am I going to use?" This is an important question because it will essentially lay the groundwork for the rest of the layout. What guides me in my choice?? More times than not the colors in my … Continue reading Stretching Your Patterned Paper|Michelle Wedertz
Hello! Michelle here with you on this lovely Wednesday to declare my love for the amazing Maggie Holmes sticker pack included in the August Project Life Kit! This sticker pack features five versatile sheets of embellishments, alphas, and phrase stickers. There is lots of gold foil and the alphas come in four colors! These are … Continue reading Butterfly Wings|Michelle Wedertz
Embellishing your Project Life or pocket style pages can be pretty fun and today I am going to show you three ways you can do that using the July Project Life Kit! Embellish Your Photos: Adding embellishments to your pictures is a great way to fill in that negative space, draw attention to something special, … Continue reading Embellishing Project Life | Michelle Wedertz
Whether you are creating a traditional layout, a Project Life style layout, or a card, making a banner is an easy way to add some fun interest to your project. When putting together some elements to create a banner, look beyond your patterned paper and dive into your embellishments! When sifting though my embellishments I … Continue reading Make A Banner|Michelle Wedertz
Hello Hip Kit friends! For those of you in the States--Happy Fourth of July! And those elsewhere--Happy Wednesday! Michelle here with you to share an idea for using the fun frames and chipboard from Pinkfresh Studio that are included in the June Kits! When I see a frame, my first thought is never, "Let's put … Continue reading Product Focus|Michelle Wedertz
Playing around with the size of your titles can be a fun way to change things up. Whether you go big or small, a title can dramatically change the look of your layout. For today's project I decided to go ahead and upsize my long title using my Silhouette. My usual routine is to print … Continue reading Hooray|Michelle Wedertz
Hello Hip Kit fans! Today I am excited to share a "Main Kit Only" layout with you. What this means is that I limited myself to just the contents of the May Main Kit when I sat down to make today's layout. I also further "challenged" myself by using this month's mood board to inspire … Continue reading Memories|Michelle Wedertz
Good morning! Hopefully, you are as excited as I am that we have finally made it to the weekend and are getting ready to enjoy some crafty time! Today I am sharing an idea for how to use the amazing stamp and die set that is included in the May Color Kit. Now in full … Continue reading You Are Beautiful|Michelle Wedertz
Hi all and welcome to the Hip Kit Club Blog! Today I had the task of incorporating pennants into a PL style layout and I can say I was happy to oblige! Here's a look at the project I created using the April Kits: First, my apologies for my poor typing skills! I keep on … Continue reading Laughter||Michelle Wedertz
WHAT IS AN ONLINE CROP? Our annual online scrapbooking event that is hosted each year in our Hip Kit Club Facebook Group to celebrate Inter-National Scrapbook Day. Each day we have challenges & games that are created & hosted by our amazing Design Team Members. We will be awarding prizes and having giveaways throughout the … Continue reading Inter-National Scrapbook Day Online Crop & Blowout Sale!
Hello! I absolutely LOVED the addition of the Paige Evans' 2 inch square pads included in the April Embellishment Kit. I have long been interested in this particular item and I was not disappointed when I finally got my crafty hands on them! Seriously, they are great and I can see myself using these pads … Continue reading Way to Go|Michelle Wedertz
Hello! Michelle here with you today to share a new layout inspired by this month's mood board. Using a mood board as a starting point for a project is great way to challenge oneself and the ways you can take your project are limitless! Here's a look at the April Mood board: When I work … Continue reading Love Ya|Michelle Wedertz
Hi Hip Kit Fans! Michelle here with you on this lovely Saturday with two fun pocket pages that I put together using the bright and springy March PL Kit! If it isn't already obvious, I don't use pocket pages in a traditional way. Years ago when PL became I big hit, I jumped on the … Continue reading Project Life|Michelle Wedertz
It's Friday and that means it's time for a new sketch! This week's sketch is perfectly springy and I could not wait to get out my March Kits and make a layout! Here's the sketch: This week at the Hip Kit Club we have been working with a butterfly and flower theme and this sketch … Continue reading Sketch|Michelle Wedertz
Today on the blog, I am featuring the beautiful and fun February PL Kit! One of the highlights of the PL kit month after month are the set of exclusive journaling cards. They are bright, fun, and versatile. For this particular page in my layout , I paired the cards with a batch of … Continue reading PL|Michelle Wedertz
