Welcome to the Birds of a Feather Kit Co. Ho Ho Ho Holiday Blog Hop!

Happy Saturday, Chickies! 

Welcome to the Birds of a Feather Kit Co. Holiday Blog Hop! If you have been following the hop, you should have been directed here from the Birds of a Feather Kit Co. blog. If you are just stopping by for a visit and want to join the Blog Hop (and get entered into a couple of drawings for free stuff), just hop on over the Birds of a Feather Kit Co. blog and start at the beginning. Then, follow the links on each Scrap Chick's blog, through to the end. 

Now, I have a couple of things to share with you. First, I've been working with the BOAF kits since the beginning, and have had so uch fun through the years creating with each beautiful kit that Amy creates. So, I wanted to share a couple of my favorite layouts, from past. 

This first layout is an all-time favorite layout of mine. I LOVED the papers, I LOVED the embellishments, and I LOVE the message I was trying to capture. 

This second layout is from my all-time favorite kit. I just loved all the papers and colors in this kit!

This final layout is one I created using a December kit. I loved how versatile the kits are!

Now, I also have a fun and easy challenge to share with you. Colors are something I love to play with in my scrapping, so this is a color challenge. You need to use this color scheme for your challenge. This can be a holiday themed project/layout or it can be a non-holiday item....just make sure that you use these colors. To help you out, if you happen to have the December Birds of a Feather Kit Co. kit...these colors match it perfectly ;)

For an example, I created this super fun and easy Christmas card, using the December Birds of a Feather Kit Co. kit. 

Now, if you do decide to Blog Hop with us, there are a couple of fun prizes up for grabs. The BIG prize (this one will go to one lucky winner who visits each blog, leaves a comment at each AND becomes a follower of the Birds of the Feather Kit Co. blog) is a FREE Birds of a Feather Kit Co. kit! The deadline for this is Sunday, December 13th at 11:59 pm.

Now, at each stop on the blog hop, you will find a challenge posted by each Scrap Chick. For each challenge that you complete, and share with us on our blog, you will receive an additional entry into the free kit drawing. Also, your name will be entered into a separate drawing for a $20 gift certificate to the Birds of a Feather Kit Co. boutique. The deadline for sharing your projects with us is next Saturday, December 19th. 

Okay, the next stop in your Blog Hop is at the blog of Scrap Chick, Brenshevia. 

Enjoy the rest of the Hop, and thanks so much for stopping by and sharing part of your weekend with us.

~Blessings~

Say "Hello" to the September Birds of a Feather Kit Co. kit!

Hello, Chickies!

I wanted to share a couple of layouts that I created using the beautiful September Birds of a Feather Kit Co. kits. 

This month Amy has put together another amazing kit.  We're ending the summer Kit season with more deep summery colors and bold designs; floral-patterned paper lovers rejoice! The WRMK "Wildflower" Collection boasts some absolutely gorgeous florals and botanicals sure to satisfy your flower fix! Taming the vibrant "A"-sides are serenely beautiful ombre designs and splashes of watercolor on the reverse. Everything is perfect for those late summer and early fall pictures.

For my first layout, I created this simple layout using a favorite picture of the pups. Whenever we leave, come home, or are just outside without them, they will sit in the window and watch us. I LOVED fussy cutting the flowers from the "Wildflower" paper. The title was a mixture of fussy cutting and WRMK gold foil words. To finish off the layout I threw on some WRMK washi tape and touch of "Dylusions" ink spray.

For my second layout I scraplifted a favorite layout from former Scrap Chick Kristin. This time I really played with patterns and colors, and had a ton of fun layering the oranges with the blues. I addes some more fussy cutting and was able to use a favorite picture I took of Zack and Taylor when we visited him at OSU this past weekend. I finished off the layout layering my title and my layout was finished. 

As you can see, the September kit is another fun-filled kit! If you haven't picked up your September kit, there are still a few left in the boutique.

~Happy Scrapping~

Have You Heard?

Sunday Scrappy Challenge at Birds of a Feather Kit Co.

Happy December, Everyone!

Today I have a fun challenge to share with you from over at Birds of a Feather Kit Co. This month the Scrap Chicks are trying something different. Instead of posting a technique, each Chick will post a challenge, instead. This means that every Sunday, a new challenge will be posted for our members. 

If you accept the challenge, you will have until 11:59pm, PST, on Saturday to complete each challenge and post it. If you do, you will then have your name placed into a drawing for a small RAK. 

I know that December is a super hectic time of year, and I know that we need to maximize our scrappy time. Hopefully these challenges will spark your mojo and help you get some holiday pictures (or everyday pictures) into albums.

Now, without further ado......Here is this week's current challenge:

As many of you know, I LOVE to use a single picture that I've printed out numerous times. Now, I know that we have tons of pictures to scrap, but this is such a FUN design element and I find myself using it more and more. You can lay the pictures out in a row (like I did with this challenge layout) or layer them, or stagger them. I've found that Page Draft sketches are an AWESOME help when I want to use this technique ;)

So, your challenge is simple: Create a layout using a singe picture that you've printed out numerous times. This means you must use the same picture at least twice on your layout. And, no other picture is allowed!

Here is my example:

And a couple of close ups:

Remember, this challenge is open until Saturday at 11:59pm PST. I'd love to see what you can create using this technique!

Have a blessed Sunday,

~Linda~

Welcome, December!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Birds of a Feather Kit Co. and Blue Fern Sudios Blog Hop!

Happy Sunday, Everyone! I hope you are all having a wonderful, scrappy weekend!

I know, that over at Birds of a Feather Kit Co. we are having one amazing Bird-day Crop! There are lots of fun challenges from the Scrap Chicks to help even the most mojo-challenged scrapper get her scrap on!

And, to make things even more fun, BOAF is doing a one day Blog Hop in conjunction with Blue Fern Studios. Now, before I go any farther, if you haven't heard of Blue Fern Studios, you NEED to check them out! They have some of the most amazing chipboard designs around, and I've loved creating with them. 

And, without any further ado:

Welcome to the Blue Fern Studios and Birds of a Feather Kit Co. Birthday Blog Hop!
Hopefully, you have been directed here from the Birds of a Feather blog. If you haven't, please head back to the Birds of a Feather blog and start hopping from there.
Remember, in order to qualify for the prize, you MUST hop to and comment on each Scrap Chick's blog :)

For my blog hop project, I decided to use my chipboard pieces (I pulled one from the September BOAF kit) with one of the Bird-day Crop challenges, the sketch challenge. 

I grabbed the sketch and some Homecoming pictures, fired up my Cameo and got creating. 

To begin, I painted my "Blooming Foliage" BF chipboard piece black, to give the layout some pop. I then layered that piece with several flowers that I cut using my Cameo. 

I added several layers using patterned paper banners and then cut apart one of the "Doily Banner" chipboard pieces to add in (the chipboard is super easy to cut, which I LOVED!)

To finish off the entire layout, I added in my title and a few mini pearls to give the layout a pop of color. 

And a Couple of Close Ups:

 

 Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my project. Now you need to hop over to Janet's Blog.

Before you go, since this weekend is the Birds of a Feather Bird-day Crop, and since we are celebrating three amazing years, Amy has a special gift to offer you:
All hoppers can receive 10% off your Blue Fern order if you order through BOAF by the crop deadline, Wednesday the 16th. All you need to do is send Amy a private message via the message board OR the gallery, or send an email to birdsofafeatherkits@gmail.com .

Have an amazing Sunday!

Birds of a Feather Kit Co. is Turning Three!

Happy Saturday, Everyone!

If you haven't already checked it out, there is a pretty awesome Bird-day Crop & Celebration going on over at Birds of a Feather Kit Co. 

This weekend we are celebrating three amazing years with the kit club with lots of fun challenges from the Scrap Chicks. 

Happy Tuesday, All!

I wanted to take a moment to share the August Birds of a Feather Kit Co. kit. Amy has done another amazing job putting together this kit. She mixed pieces from the Glitz "Color Me Happy" line with pieces from the Simple Stories "I {heart} Summer" line. The end result is a super fun, super color, super perfect for summer pictures, kit!

See, isn't that a fun kit?

And, since this is back-to-school month, I've had early reveal dates for this kit. The first two layouts were created this weekend. 

This layout was inspired by one by Scrapbook Circle DT member, Ursula Schneider. 

And this project is a Post-It holder. I created one last year for myself, and decided that I needed to make one for my best friend, and fellow teacher, Toda. 

You can check out the tutorial, [url=http://birdsofafeatherkitco.ning.com/profiles/blogs/technique-tuesday-post-it-note-holder]HERE[/url]

It's hard to believe that I only have one more reveal with this kit, especially since I just received my kit on Saturday :D I'll be back this weekend to share the rest of my creations with you.

Blessings,

~Linda~