I have been picking up some really adorable dies at Tuesday Morning for $5 or less.  The problem is I put them away and forget to pull them out when I am making layouts.  This month's Hip Kit had a lot of embellishments that had a transportation or explore theme.  I knew I wanted to make a layout related to pictures of my kids I had taken in various modes of transportation.

I got these arrow dies that also emboss at one of those trips to Tuesday Morning.  I cut them out using some of the scraps of paper I had leftover from previous layouts I made with my kit.

I used them to make a pattern up and down the page.  Then, I scattered different elements that were modes of transportation .  I added a few splatter of black ink and called this layout done.  I love the way it turned out.

Pop of Color on Back and White Background

Hi Everyone!  When I received my March Hip Kit and looked through the papers, I knew I wanted to use this black and white paper as a background.

It was an opportunity to use the embellishments in the kit that offer bright color and focus to the photos.  In these photos, my oldest is wearing a romper with bright green on it and lots of the embellishments had an emerald green color.  There was also a free silhouette cut of this word "Magic." 

This allowed me to incorporate some of the bright papers that came in the kit too. I used the Heidi Swapp color blocked Thickers to enhance the brightness of the title.  The rainbow die cut on this monochromatic background really pops.

I really love how this one came together.  I encourage you to try using a black and white background.  Happy Scrapping!

"Boy Themed" Embellishments On a Girl Layout

When I was pregnant with my first child, I was certain they were going to be a boy.  I could just feel it in my gut.  So, at the next visit to the local scrapbook store Whimsodoodle, I bought Space themed October Afternoon collection to begin a baby album.  Well, here I am 7 years later with now two girls, no boys, and Space themed collection I never quite used.  The challenge this week was to use this collection and scrap one of my girls.

This background paper was from the Dear Lizzy Luck Charm collection.  I had it saved on a shelf I keep for anything I want to use as a background paper in future layouts.  I love how neutral it is.  Perfect to capture my daughter Monroe snuggling in bed with me.

 

 

I then took an array of embellishments from my stash that also had a space theme: various rockets, stars and planets and scattered them in rings around the paper.  I used navy thread to stitch them into place.

 

Then, I used the center of the layout to place my title, which I absolutely love!  This layout came out quite light and airy.  Both of which lends itself to a delicate girly 4 year old.  I challenge you to find something you consider masculine in your stash and use it to create something girly.  Happy scrapping!