Let’s Hold Hands Always

Hello everyone!  Erica here with you today to bring you one of our guest contributors!  Renee Aslette has been working with our Limited Edition Valentine Kit and we are so excited to share what she has created!  First lets get to know Renee a little better!

What is your favorite tool?

My favorite tool at the moment would have to be the We R Memory Keepers Typeset Typewriter. I love it! I got it for Christmas from my husband and I use it all the time.

Who is your favorite designer/paper company?

My favourite designer/paper company would have to be Cocoa Vanilla Studios. I love the colors, the embellishments and there has not been a release that I haven’t loved.

Where do you find inspiration?

My inspiration is usually my two boys, Jackson and Lucas. I love to create layouts using their photo’s. I do like to create by having a whole collection on my desk and I just go from there.

When you scrap do you listen to music, watch tv or need complete quiet?

I am very fortunate to have a scrap room in the house. I have Pandora on my computer and I always listen to music while I am creating. One Direction is one of the channels I created on my Pandora Station but don’t tell anyone!

How long have you been scrapping and one thing you love about it?

I have been scrapbooking for approximately 9 years. I love the people I get to meet and connect with along the way. I love that I can just create for me. I find it to be my little piece of heaven. I feel a bit lost if I haven’t done anything for a couple of weeks.

Thanks Renee for sharing a little bit about yourself with us!  Now lets get to the beautiful project for today!!!

Happy Valentine’s Day to you all!!

I am so excited to be a Guest Contributor with you this month.

I was very fortunate to be designing with The January Kit – Hey Sugar and the Limited Edition Valentine’s Kit which has since Sold Out.

This is a layout I created by using various patterned papers from the Kit and just having some fun with them. Cutting and tearing to create this layout.

Here are some close-ups:

How awesome is this brush letter sticker title from Crate Paper. As soon as I had seen that title in the kit, I knew exactly which photo I would use.

I cut strips of paper from the January Kit – Hey Sugar.  The gold hearts are from the same kit, it was the specialty vellum.  I fussy cut the hearts out to use one their own. The crosses were from the Puffy Stickers from the Fancy Pants – Joy Parade Collection.

I cut thin strips of paper from the kit and layered them to create the effect across the page.

I just love the puffy stickers!!

My journaling says, “I remember my mum and dad holding hands.  I loved seeing it.  Now I get to hold your hands anytime I like.”

The photo is from our wedding day.

Thank you so much for stopping by to get to know me a little better.

I have loved being a part of the Clique Kits Team for the month.

Clique Kits February Challenge

Hello and welcome to the February Clique Kits challenge!  First I want to say thank you to everyone who linked up last month and a big CONGRATS to Kayla Webber for being our randomly selected winner!

Kayla please email erica@cliquekits.com with January Challenge Winner in the subject line!  We hope to see you linking up again this month!  We love how you used the December Kit in your layout!

This month we have another fabulous sketch for you for our Anything Goes challenge!  Remember this sketch is for inspiration and does not need to be used in order to link up!  You can create any project at all to our challenges so if you are a pocket page, planner girl, card maker..all projects are welcome!!

This month we have Mommy Lhey Designs as our challenge sponsor and she is giving away a  January Mommy Lhey Planner Kit!  This kit is just filled with awesome goodness!  Make sure to stop by the Mommy Lhey Facebook page and say HELLO!  We here at Clique Kits have been a huge fan of Lhey from the beginning and we are so happy to see her business grow and grow!!  Lhey thank you so much for being a CK Challenge Sponsor!

Now here is some more inspiration from the Clique Kits Design Team using the February 2017 kit and the Limited Edition Valentine Kit!

Guest Contributor Sherry Coogan

Guest Contributor Zsoka Marko

Guest Contributor Renee Aslette

We can not wait to see what you create!  If you are not already in the Clique Facebook group we would love to have you!  You can join HERE!

Here are a few details about the challenge!

• You may combine our challenge with other challenges
• You may enter our challenge up to 3 times
• Link up your projects by March 2, 11:55 pm CST
• You are not required to use a Clique Kit to link up or the sketch
• Create any type of project
• Link directly to your challenge project entry post

Thanks so much for stopping today!  You can link up by clicking the blue button below!

Beautiful Girls – Guest Contributor Sherry Coogan

Hello and happy Thursday everyone!  Erica here with you this morning to bring you another fabulous Clique Kits Guest Contributor!  Please help me welcome Sherry Coogan!  She will be creating with the February Bee You kit and sharing tons of inspiration with you!  Sherry also joined us in a little Q&A so you can get to know her a little better!

What is your Favorite tool? Cutter Bee Scissors, Sewing Machine,

Who is your favorite designer/paper company?  Crate Paper

Where do you find inspiration?  Challenges – They are a great jumping point for creativity. I usually have the TV on while scrapping but can’t watch anything that demands my attention.

When you scrap do you listen to music, watch tv or need complete quiet? I usually have the TV on while scrapping but can’t watch anything that demands my attention.

How long have you been scrapping and what is one thing you love about it? Since 2001. One thing I love about it: The creative path it led me down and the connection with like-minded people around the world.

Sherry thank you for sharing a little bit about yourself with us today!  Now lets get to Sherry’s first project using the February Bee You kit!  Grab your coffee, tea, soda or water and get ready to be inspired!

Hello, friends! Sherry here and I’m thrilled to be a guest designer this month! My layout started with a sweet photo of my daughter and her friend, dressed up for a school dance. The pink, black, and white color combination of the gorgeous Hazelwood floral papers were the perfect match for the photo.

 

Although I adore the over-sized floral paper, I knew it would overpower my layout. I fussy cut several of the flowers and added french knots to add dimension and a pop of black.

To mat the photo I mixed a couple of pieces from the cut apart sheet of patterned paper.

I needed smaller scale leaves on the perimeter of the layout, so I fussy cut a few from the cut apart sheet. 

For the title, I used a stamp from my stash and the gorgeous Thickers that came in the kit.

To pull some soft pink to the top of the layout, I machine-stitched around the edge and layered some ephemera for the cluster at the top.

 

I’ve loved working with this beautiful kit! Thanks for joining us on the blog today!

To see more of Sherry’s work please visit her and follow her blog HERE!  If you are interested in the February Bee You kit you can pick it up HERE in the Clique Kits shop!  Use the code GUEST at checkout to save 10% off your total order!  Enter SHERRY in the comments section to get a free embellishment in your order!  Stay tuned for more layouts from Sherry and you can check out her social media links down below!  Thanks so much for stopping today and we hope you have a wonderful and creative day!

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Guest Contributor – Tiffany Keronen

Hey everyone, Tiffani here with another layout made with the Hello Sugar January Kit.

Mixed media supplies are by far my favorite to work with. You have so many options on creating backgrounds and your own personal touches. For this layout I started with white watercolor paper. I prepped my page with gesso and then once that dried I used Tim Holtz Distress Crayons. To blend I used water and my fingers. On top of that I decided to do a brick wall using Rangers Texture Paste.

I love all the papers in this months kit. These are 3 of my favorite patterns. I love the torn paper look so I added that to one of the edges of each paper. The pictures I chose for this layout are of my 2 closest friends. They have been there for me through some of the hardest moments in my past year.

I adore all of the embellishments in this months kit. The vinyl stickers and thickers work so well together. I added some twine to the little xoxo tag and added 3 hearts to signify each one of ours.

Thank you for checking out my layout and happy creating.  You can find the January Hey Sugar kit in the Clique Kits shop HERE!  Save 10% off the kit by using the code SAVE10 at checkout!  Have a great weekend and if you are not yet part of The Clique on Facebook you can check it out HERE!

Tiffani

10 Minute Layout

Hey Clique Fans!  Erica here with you today and I am so excited to be bringing your a layout with the beautiful January 2017 kit!  It has been a very long time since I have sat down at my desk to do some scrapbooking and it felt really good!  I pulled out my January kit and the Limited Editon Valentine kit and sat down!

At first I will admit I had no idea what to do!  It has been so long my creative mojo was just lost!  I ended up pulling out a sketch and trying that out for a bit but then realized I was just not liking how my layout was turning out!  So I pulled out a fresh new white piece of cardstock and do what I do best!  Just cutting strips and adhering then down!  No sketch.. just sticking things down and having fun!

After my 3 strips of paper were adhered down on the left side everything else just fell into place!  Working with the kits makes it so easy to scrap and scrap fast!  Everything in the kit is picked and meant to all go together beautifully so no time is needed digging in my stash!  I even used some of the pretty tissue paper that we package up our kits in!  I think it adds some nice texture to the layout and who does not like polka dots!

The Limited Edition Valentine kit is a perfect partner with the January kit!  It is a of coarse Valentine themed but there are plenty of elements in the kit than can be used for non Valentine projects!  We only have a couple left in the shop so now is the time to grab one before they are gone!  Everything on my layout came from the kits except for the gold glitter Loved word!

The photo I scrapped is of me getting snuggles from Eli James and Izzy.  You can not really see Izzy in the photo but she is tucked in behind me very close!  You can see a bit of her ear poking out and Eli James was fast asleep cuddled in my arm!  I tried to get more of his face in the photo but I did not want to move to much and have them move!

I love the end result of my layout and knowing that it only took 10 minutes is even better!  Make sure to check out  my blog tomorrow for another layout using these kits and a December cut file!

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today!  For a list of products used from the Clique Kits shop please take a look below!  For more inspiration using the January kits please check out more blog posts below and our Instagram account!

 

Limited Edition Valentine Kit

January 2016 Clique Kits

White Cardstock

 

Clique Kits December Challenge

 

Hello everyone and welcome to the Clique Kits December challenge!  Thank you to everyone who linked up to our November challenge!  The randomly selected winner of our November challenge is Karla!

Karla thank you so much for linking up we hope to see you again this month!  Please message erica@cliquekits.com to claim your prize!  This month we have another sketch for you designed by the fabulous Kristine Davidson from Creative Scrappers!

This month we have a jam packed prize pack filled with products from Bella Blvd!

We would love to see what you create using this sketch!  Here is a look at what the design team came up with for our December challenge!

December Design Team Contributor Jill Keller

Here are a few details about the challenge!

• You may combine our challenge with other challenges
• You may enter our challenge up to 3 times
• Link up your projects by December 31, 11:55 pm CST
• You are not required to use a Clique Kit to link up or the sketch
• Create any type of project
• Link directly to your challenge project entry post

We can not wait to see what you create!  Please link up by clicking the blue box below and don’t forget to check out the Limited Edition Love Always kit and add on that are now up for pre order now in the Clique Kits shop!  These kits are very very limited so grab one today!

Clique Kits Design Contributor -Jill Keller

 

Hello everyone and Happy Tuesday!  Today I am here to introduce you to our December Design Contributor Jill Keller!  Jill will be sharing this month using the December 2016 kit bringing you tons of inspritation!  Jill is a full time mommy and we are sure you have seen her work from places like Pretty Little Studio, The Cut Shoppe and Gossamer Blue!  Her work will inspire you and we can not wait to share what she is doing with the December kit!  But until then we will get to know Jill a little bit and also have a look at what she created with her October Clique Kit!

First how about we get to know a little bit about Jill!  She has taken the time to answer a few fun questions for us!

What is your favorite tool?

Definitely my Silhouette! But I have a deep love for my little piercing tool when I do hand-stitching.

Who is your favorite designer/paper company?

There are so many talented designers and paper companies! I adore PinkFresh Studios and Fancy Pants Designs right now, I can always use their products on a page.

Where do you find inspiration?

I look to my peers! I follow a ton of great scrappers on Instagram and I also follow all the kit clubs, so definitely Instagram for inspiration.

When you scrap do you listen to music, watch tv or need complete quiet?

Does listening to my 4 yr old talk count? hahaha! My kiddo talks non-stop! She has a tiny table in my craft room and is in there with my while I create. Otherwise, silence. Sometimes I’ll pull up something from iTunes but that’s rare.

How long have you been scrapping and one thing you love about it?

I started scrapping years ago, but didn’t get into it seriously until after my wedding in 2008. I started being active online sharing my work about 5 years ago.  1 Thing I love: the process of creating. I wish I were one of those scrappers who is about preserving memories and sharing the story, but it’s truly about making stuff for me. I love looking at products and seeing how they can be put together and then finding a photo that fits the creation. Yes, I am a backwards scrapper, haha!

Jill thank you so much for shaing a little bit about your love for this craft with us!  For even more about Jill and more projects and inspriation please head on over to her blog HERE!  Jill has also been busy creating with the October Clique Kit that is avaiable now in the Clique Kits shop HERE.  Here are some of her beautiful projects!

Stay tuned for more Jill coming up later this month!  She will also be joining us in our December Pep Rally coming in a few weeks!  Make sure to subscribe to the Clique Kits newsletter HERE to stay up to date on what is going on here at the Clique!  Until next time..I hope you have a wonderful day and don’t forget to stop by the Clique Kits shop and pick up today’s Countdown to December Freebie!

 

 

Let’s Make Cards with Melissa-Holiday Card Kit

Hey everyone!  Erica here with you today to share some beautiful holiday cards designed by design team member Melissa Elsner!  Melissa has been busy this last month creating with the Clique Kits holiday card kit available in the CK shop!

This kit features a beautiful holiday collection by My Mind’s Eye and filled with so many great embellishments!  If you have not picked this kit up yet now is the perfect time!  Follow along with Melissa on her YouTube for some stress free cardmaking and also you can check out Candace Perkins on the Clique Kits YouTube for more inspiration and card making!

Melissa created this super cute holiday card in no time using the holiday card kit and a scallop punch!  Super simple and just beautiful!

You can see Melissas process down below!  Please remember to leave her some love, a thumbs up and subscribe to her channel!  She will have more videos and inpiration coming soon!

Here is a look at two more cards that Melissa will be sharing on her YouTube channel this week!  You do not want to miss them so be sure to subscribe!

Love how simple and stunning these cards are!  If you are interested in picking up this kit you can head on over to the Clique Kits hop and get one HERE!  We also have some great holiday add ons for you to check out in the shop!  My favorite are the Carta Bella enamel dots!!  You can never have to many dots!!  This kit is not only for cardmaking but would make a great little kit for documenting December!  The 6×6 papers are great to cut down for pocket pages and making your own project life cards!

Thanks so much for stopping today!!  Stay tuned tomorrow for the Clique Kits Pep Rally and December kit reveal!!  You are going to love the December kit!!