Photo-Bomb Samuel! - July Hip Kit

Good morning!  I'm making my way through my July Hip Kit and my aim is to be done before my August kit arrives!  I'm making very good progress because the last several months I've been one kit behind.  Today I'm sharing a layout I made featuring a typical photo of Sam at the moment - he either pulls a face or photo bombs!!

I wanted to add stitching to this layout, so I hand stitched a partial frame and a little border strip.  I was so stoked to get that retro diving girl into the layout too, so I made her dive into the paddling pool!

I made a process video:

Thanks for looking!

Hip Scan - Using Scraps (June Hip Kit)

Good evening, its Friday night and I'm spending a bit of time showing my blog some love (as opposed to watching YouTube)!  I just wanted to share this layout that I made with the very end scraps from my June Hip Kit.  I was literally down to strips of paper, two tags, and a couple of embellishments.  I decided to go with an A4 sized layout, and this photo of Brielle getting her hip scanned at 8 weeks was perfect.

I used paper strips below my photo, and placed my title on top.

I made the "B" embellishment with a frame, my favourite paper, and a chipboard thicker.

Hooray!  I got that floral tag used up, finally!

Here is my process video:

Thanks for looking!

Enjoy the Simple Life (Stuck?! Sketches)

Hello again!  August is flying by and I'm here today sharing a layout I made for the latest sketch over at Stuck?! Sketches.  I used my July Hip Kit again because it was perfect for the photo of Shaun and Brielle.  

This layout started with that gorgeous stripe by Fancy Pants, and then I knew that I wanted to hand stitch the circles on the sketch.  I had put a filter over my photo in PicMonkey, and the other papers suited the design perfectly.  I did my misting and stamping before I stitched, and I used a really old Studio Calico stamp for the "+" sign.  I kept my embellishment to a minimum on this one.

The chipboard is from Crate Paper's Poolside collection, and I added some leaves cut with my favourite Stampin' Up die on my Cuttlebug.

That Simple Stories Summer Vibes cut apart was perfect for my title.

This months kit had October Afternoon Pop Drops, which are perfect because they include enamel shapes too!

And here is Laura's fantastic sketch:

Thanks for looking!

Hello Bump (Child Free Friday #7)

Hello again!  Last Friday I shared my 7th Child Free Friday process video.  I cheated a little this time and scrapped a photo of me pregnant with Azaria (she's now 6)!  She's in the photo but not!!  I used my July Hip Kit (which I'm powering through).  The colours in this kit are so summery and delicious, and perfect for my abundance of Summer photos from earlier this year!

I'm trying to be more creative because I didn't get the embellishment add on for July.

Here is my video:

Bless you and have a great day!

Della & B (Sketchabilities)

Hello!  Its been a few days since I posted, but I have lots to share, so will spread them out over the next several days.  Today I want to share the layout that I created for the Sketch #144 over at Skechabilities.  As always I had a blast creating with their sketch.

This layout is a photo of our niece Della-May with Brielle, taken on Boxing Day last year.  Its such a sweet couple of photos, and Della was very taken with Brielle.  I used my July Hip Kit, which is perfect for Summer photos.  I'm really into using a patterned paper background for this kit, which is perfect because I got the patterned paper add on.  This background was perfect for the packaging technique with Heidi Swapp Colourshine for a little texture behind the layers.  The sketch showed three smaller photos, but I adapted it for two larger.

Two things I love - layers and journalling to tell the story behind the photo.

The diamond chipboard pieces are from the Crate Paper Kiss Kiss line, which came in an older kit.  I love that they add extra embellishment to this layout!

And here is the amazing sketch:

I loved playing along with this one!

Sam's Summer Snaps (Child Free Friday #6)

Hello!  Well I've been totally snowed under with work and missed a Child Free Friday process video. So last Friday I finally had time to record my voice over and shared my layout.  It was about some photos that Sam (aged 7 at the time) took on my DSLR last Summer in our local gardens.

I used my June Hip Kit, and this time focussed on using up some of the ephemera to draw the eye into the photos.

Love this little embellishment cluster!

Those chipboard stars are so perfect for this layout!

Of course I had to frame those little cuties!

And here is my video:

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Thanks for looking!

Fun (Lets Get Sketchy)

Oh my goodness can you believe it's August already!!!  That means its time for our first reveal over at Lets Get Sketchy, and this week we had an amazing sketch by Jenessa Franco.  I had a blast with this one, and as I've been on a roll with my June Hip Kit, I had to scrap another Summer (lake) beach photo!

In order to stretch my kit I added some grid patterned papers to use as backgrounds, and this is an older Elle's Studio ledger that works perfectly with the colours and tones of the kit.  Everything else is from the kit.  For someone that struggles with anchors, I've had no issue with that blue/green paper, and have used it on several layouts.

I loved the layering in the sketch, and as I typically do, I turned the vertical piece into a banner.  I choose not to use a circular element (doily in the sketch) and went with a tag.

And here is the sketch:

Thanks so much for looking!