For the Love of Homemade Kits: September Kit Reveal

Happy Sunday! I am so excited to be participating again this month in the For the Love of Homemade Kits Series with Hannah Lemieux, Megan Paulos Blethen, and Felicia Young over on You Tube for another round of creating. For those of you who aren't familiar with it, this series uses a recipe of items to create a kit from our stash that is based around an inspiration piece. Then, each of us spends four weeks creating layouts and process videos from the ingredients in our kits. The idea is to start digging in our stash and use a combination of both new and old products to create some amazing layouts. Each week, you will be able to see a process video and layout from each of us on our You Tube channels using our individual kits. YAY! Click here to check out my kit share for week one of the For the Love of Homemade Kits Series: September.  The first process video will be posted on Tuesday, September 6th so you don't even have to wait a whole week this time! 

For this round, we decided to include quite a few different things and even decided to start in a different place with our inspiration piece. Rather than choosing a patterned paper as our inspiration piece, we decided to start with an ephemera pack and build our kits from there. We chose to work with Amy Tangerine's Finders Keepers ephemera pack and created a recipe this month that is very much Amy Tangerine style. 

The paper portion of this recipe includes:
1. a geometric
2. a texture
3. a stripe
4. a bold Amy Tan style print
5. a freebie pattern
6. two 6x6 pieces of patterned paper

Now, for my choices....

1. Geometric: Pink Fresh Studio Happy Things: Ombre' Mosaic
2. Texture:  Dear Lizzy Documentary: Wonder

3. Stripe: Pink Fresh Studio Happy Things: Doodle Borders/Bowties
4. Bold: Amy Tan Finders Keepers: Quest
5. Freebie: Fancy Pants Millie & June: So Pretty 

6. I chose to include the Better Together 6x6 paper pad (partially used)  

The embellishment portion of this recipe includes:
1. Hand-lettering/Brush Script
2. watercolors
3. stamps
4. embroidery thread or baker's twine
5. wood veneer
6. Puffy stickers
7. Embellishment/Ephemera pack (Inspiration Piece)
8. One freebie
9. 3x4 cards 

10. Enamel Dots
11. 2 alphabets


Here are my choices....


   

1. Hand-lettering/Brush Script: various pens and markers
2. Watercolors: I have a cheap set from Michael's and the Tim Holtz watercolor crayons
3. Stamps: Studio Calico--Adventure
                   Ali Edwards--Wild Story Stamp Set  

4. Embroidery thread or baker's twine:
5. Wood Veneer: Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Shine wood veneer package
6. Puffy Stickers:  Dear Lizzy Saturday mini puffy stickers
7. Ephemera Pack (Inspiration Piece): Amy Tangerine Kinders Keepers ephemera pack
8. Freebie: Amy Tan Finders Keepers Washi Book
9. 3x4 cards: Dear Lizzy Fine and Dandy Project Life Kit 

10.Enamel Dots: Echo Park Summer Party
                            My Mind's Eye: Hooray!
11.Alphabets: Amy Tan Kal Barteski--Black Foam Thickers
                       Amy Tan Thick and Thin Foam Thickers--White 

12. Embroidery thread or baker's twine: white embroidery thread 

Here is my complete kit....

        

As you can see, I followed the recipe pretty closely this month but I included a bit more paper as it seems I need a little more selection as I include so much layering in my layouts. I am also giving myself the freedom and permission to add some mixed media elements like mists and texture paste if needed in order to complete the looks or use the elements that I chose. I hope that you will use this recipe to put together your own kit and I would love to see what you create if you are playing along with us. Make sure to stop by and check out my You Tube video showing my kit and then head on over to see the kits that Hannah, Felicia, and Megan put together as well. It is going to be a very fun month! Happy Crafting!!

SpiegelMom Scraps: Special Edition Blog Hop: Sequins

Happy Saturday! Welcome to Day Two of the SpiegelMom Scraps Three Day Blog Hop Event! Weren't the projects yesterday just amazing?!?!  You should have arrived here from Lisa's blog after seeing her amazing and colorful creation! I decided that since September is finally here, I would dig into my stash (both new and old!) to create a fall layout. I have been dying to use this amazing cut file from The Cut Shoppe and it paired up perfectly with some hand stitching and the new Autumn Joy and Falling Leaves sequin mixes.

I used a woodgrain patterned paper for the background from the Life is Beautiful collection by Fancy Pants. My next layer was the cut file from The Cut Shoppe which included the heart cut outs and the beautiful woodgrain textures. I simply hand-stitched around the hearts that were cut out and then filled in each with sequins from the SpiegelMom Scraps store. From there, the layout came together really quickly as I added a few embellishments and some patterned paper layers behind my photo. Cork Confetti hearts and a matching cork alphabet were the perfect final touches. Here are a few close-up photos as well:

This was such a fun layout to make and one that came together pretty quickly! I am so excited to be welcoming back Fall and I hope that you also feel inspired to dig into your stash of Autumn colors and create!

Make sure to continue on to your next stop on the blog hop and to visit everyone in order to enter to win some great prizes!  You next stop is with Sarah and I know that you are going to absolutely love her project as well!  Have a wonderful holiday weekend and happy crafting!!!

SpiegelMom Scraps September Blog Hop

Welcome to September! This is my favorite month of the year. I love the beginning of fall and the leaves starting to change color. I love that my grandparents were married in September and that my birthday falls on their anniversary! I love back to school and fall sports and the return of cool weather.

All in tune with my favorite month, I am SUPER excited about the new products this month from SpiegelMom Scraps. From the cork confetti shapes to the new sequin mixes and new feltie colors, it is going to be a very good month to create! Wasn't Hannah's project amazing?? Don't forget to stop by and pick up the free cut files that I designed this month and if you have a request for future designs, make sure to leave it in the comments below!

Without further delay, here is my project for today. If you are familiar with my work, you know how much I love a good grid design. Add hand-stitching and cute accents and I'm in! This layout was no exception. I think that this sequin mix is my favorite to date! Make sure that you grab some Mocha Mint Dream from the shop because it goes perfectly with Crate Paper Wonder, The Reset Girl Collection, and all of my Maggie Holmes collections (you can see pieces of all three of these collections in my page today!)

The thing that I love most about a grid layout is that each little section becomes its own canvas. I little space to create in that is its own while still being a cohesive part of the entire layout. The Mochan Mint Dream sequin mix and the Chevron and Heart Cork Confetti just added the perfect touch! The twine and doilie were also perfect to make that center box a little unique and really create a pop! Make sure to check out the close-up pictures below to see more details of some of the boxes.

The new product releases this month are just amazing and I hope that you will have as much fun using them as I am having here. Here are the products I used....

Mocha Mint Dream Mix

Chevron Cork Confetti 

Chunky Heart Cork Confetti

4inch Normandy Doilies 

Burlap String

I will be back on Saturday with another fun sequin project to share! You are now headed off to check out Beth's incredible Day in the Life traveler's notebook project. Make sure to visit everyone and enter to win this month's prizes! Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Scrap It With a Song Blog Hop

Happy September 1st and Welcome to the Scrap It With a Song Blog Hop! My blog is going to be a very busy place today as there are a few different blog hops going on throughout the day and lots of fun projects to share!!

If you've never done a blog hop before, we're happy you're starting with us! To begin, just visit SIWAS blog and you will find the complete list to follow – it is repeated here and in all the other DT posts, so you can’t get lost along the way. Visit each designer in the list, look at her project, leave her a little bit of love in the comments section of her post, and click on through to the next designer on the list. After you've visited and commented on each blog, just come back to SIWAS blog and leave a comment to win a pretty awesome prize!

Blog list for blog hop:

SIWAS - you should have started here

Giorgia 

Caroline  

Maya

Astrid

Melody

Monia

Sharon 

Khristina --YOU ARE HERE 

Marie-Christine --YOUR NEXT STOP 

Kriszti

Lauren

Elisabetta

back to SIWAS to leave the final comment

For this month's Scrap It With a Song challenge, my team used David Bowie songs of our choice and I decided to use "Changes." I was inspired by this song and its lyrics where it says "Time may change me, But I can't trace time." This immediately made me think of my son when we were reading the third Harry Potter book which included the time turner. This portion of the book made a huge impact on my son and I wanted a way to document this concept and how much of an impression it made on him. Thus, the following page concept was born!

A couple of ideas to note if you want to undertake a similar project. I used a photo from the movie that I found and printed online as well as a photo I took of the book cover. I printed the movie shot on cardstock rather than photo paper in order to give it more of a subdued look. I also punched out circles from the actual pages of the book (I picked up a super cheap extra copy at Goodwill just for this purpose!) The gold, kraft, white, and black details throughout the layout added just the right mood for Harry Potter! I hope that you enjoy this layout and will play along with us this month! Here are a few close-ups of the page elements as well.



I can't wait to see what you create this month so make sure to link up your project to the Scrap It With A Song blog. Happy Crafting!

SpiegelMom Scraps: Wacky Wednesday: Process Video: Don't Grow Up!

Welcome back to another Wacky Wednesday with SpiegelMom Scraps! I am SO super excited for you to check out this week's layout and process video. I worked with the brand new Cool Kid collection from Crate Paper and let me just say it is AMAZING!!!!  I am in love with it all from the black and silver details to the beautiful colors to the boy themed pieces....it is just perfect and goes so well with all of the fun sequins in the SpiegelMom Scraps store as well.

Make sure to stop by my YT channel and check out this week's process video for the layout...you definitely don't want to miss this one! Make sure to take the time to subscribe while you are over there so that you don't miss out on any of the fun!!!

So....introducing....this week's layout....

See what I mean....SUPER fun!!  From the mixed media components to the sequins and enamel dots. From the puffy stickers to the fun patterned papers, I am just in love with this collection! For the background, I used some black texture paste with a Tim Holtz stencil and then I dressed it up with three colors of mist splatters, enamel dot stars and circles, and lots of sequins.

From the SpiegelMom Scraps Store.....I used portions of three different sequin mixes. The ones I worked with this week are: Amy's Sprinkles, Wedding Bells, and Lilac Twinkle.

Here are a few more close-up images of some of the details....

I really hope that you enjoyed this week's Wacky Wednesday process video and layout. I had SO much fun making it and working with this incredible new collection from Crate Paper. Don't forget to check out all the goodies at SpiegelMom Scraps and use the code Khristina15 for 15% off of your purchase! Make sure to stop by my YT channel and check out the process video....Happy Crafting!!

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge--Christmas

Happy Thursday!! Welcome back to another week of C.R.A.F.T. Challenges. This week we are being challenged to create Christmas projects. With Back to School happening and stores already starting to fill with Halloween and Christmas products, it was a little easier for me to create a Christmas project this week! I decided to try something a little bit different and use my scrapbooking supplies to create a custom gift wrap look. Some tissue paper, washi tape, and a few fun embellishments and an adorable gift was easy and fun to create!! I hope that you enjoy and make sure that you visit the C.R.A.F.T. blog in order to see what the rest of the amazing design team has created. Make sure to link us up to a Christmas project of your own!

SpiegelMom Scraps: Wacky Wednesday: Wanderlust

Happy Wacky Wednesday! This week I am sharing another SpiegelMom Scraps project using the monthly challenge for the Facebook Group (15minutes to Scrap with SpiegelMom Scraps). If you haven't joined, make sure to head over to Facebook and join our fun group! This month, the challenge was designed by design team member, Lisa Kingston. She challenged everyone to create a bucket list themed layout about something that you would really like to do someday but haven't done yet. She also supplied a mood board and sketch to help with the creating. Below, you can see the mood board as well as the sketch.


I loved the beautiful colors and design of this layout and wanted to create a layout about my love of travel and all of the places that are still on my ever-growing travel bucket list. The color combinations seemed to work perfectly with the new Millie and June collection from Fancy Pants and so I jumped right in! Here is my final layout as well as some close-up photographs as well. I hope that you will take the time to visit my YT channel and check out the process video for this layout. While you are there, please subscribe so you don't miss out on any of the fun!

I really hoped that you enjoyed this layout and that you will play along with our monthly challenge this month over at 15minutes to Scrap with SpiegelMom Scraps! Make sure to check out the SpiegelMom Scraps store and all of the amazing goodies there. Use the code Khristina15 for 15% off of your total purchase! Happy Wacky Wednesday!!