Kylie Kingham

Christmas Time | Merry and Bright | Kylie Kingham

Kylie Kingham 24/12/2020

Hello everyone! It’s Kylie with you, on this, Christmas Day. For all of you who celebrate, I hope it’s a lovely time for you all. Today I thought it would be fitting to share a festive layout featuring the new Merry & Bright collection.

Included in this beautiful collection is the Christmas Tree Large Die & Backing Set It is a fast way to bring together a layout thanks to the background being complete already! It even features lovely shading with an effect of mixed media behind it, so all you need to do is add your favourite photo(s) and embellish! I have added some of the Puffy Gold Stars to my tree for some extra sparkle.

From the die cut pack I selected 3 baubles and adhered them to the top right hand corner with foam adhesive. I punch a small hole to the top of them so I could add some sparkly twine through them, finished off by stapling the ends to the top of my page.

My photos were printed in black and white for this particular layout, (mainly because my son had a bright blue shirt on! ….OOPS!) and were adhered to my page with more foam adhesive. More of the cute die cuts were then layered around the base of my photos until I was happy with the balance.

I love how fast this page came together! Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope my layout has given you a little inspiration for your own festive scrapbooking.

See you in 2021!

Kylie.

Hello Lovely | More Than Words | Kylie Kingham.

Kylie Kingham 09/12/2020

Hey there friends! It’s Kylie back with you today for ‘Throwback Thursday’, where I have created a layout featuring a past collection. It was and still is…. one of my favourite collections of all time- ‘More Than Words’. Just when I was thinking my stash was pretty well done, I was able to create yet another layout design!

I selected a white piece of card stock for my background and added some simple watercolour stripes and splashes in yellow. Going through my pile of embellishments, I had noticed that I had quite a few of the ‘frame’ die cuts. Once my paint had dried I began layering the frames over and under each other for a fun background detail.

My photo was trimmed down to approximately 3″x 4″ and backed with some of the ‘COLLAGE’ paper before being adhered to the centre of my page with foam tape. Working on diagonals, I began layering elements from the chipboard stickers and die cut pack. Some were added with foam adhesive to give my page more dimension. I had been hoarding the gorgeous Deer chipboard sticker for so long because I love it so much. Now it is finally on a layout!

Sometimes when I complete a layout I am often left feeling it needs a little ‘extra’ something. That is how I felt with this design, so I added several Butterfly die cuts on various angles across my page to bring balance to my completed works.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope my layout encourages you a little to dig into your own stash of supplies to have fun creating something special! Until next time,

Kylie.

Holly Jolly memory keeping | Merry and Bright | Kylie Kingham.

Kylie Kingham 23/11/2020

Hello friends! It’s Kylie back with you today and I’m SO excited to be sharing my very first project with the brand new ‘Merry & Bright’ collection. This fab new range is perfect for any festive scrapbooking or crafty project you have in mind. For something different, I wanted to create some smaller scale, memory keeping pages in my traveller’s notebook.

I like to add a paper background to the pages of my TN and always make sure I trim them slightly smaller than the page. Not only does this create a lovely paper border but it is practical in the sense that as I fill my TN I wont have trouble with pressure on the spine and pages getting crumpled or coming apart.

For interest, I have layered some papers together to create a border. I’ve used a craft border punch and scalloped edged scissors to give a nice decorative finish to each layered paper. The gingerbread houses from the die cut pack were so cute! I’ve layered several over the top of my paper edge borders to support my image.

For the opposite page I have layered several of the gorgeous Christmas blooms, again from the die cut pack. Whilst each double page ‘blends’ design concept wise, I don’t necessarily create a mirror image design to the opposite page.

For this next double page design. I used the fun spotted side of the ‘Happy Holidays’ paper with a decorative border edge using the ‘Jingle All The Way’ paper. So that my photos are framed, I have backed them with some of the ‘Count Down’ paper.

You can add some journaling to your pages but I have kept it fairly simple and create some short phrases to suit using the sticker sheet.

Did someone say ‘gold metallic fabric stars?’ Umm yes please!! These were perfect for embellishing the photo of my son and I love that they aren’t too thick and bulky for my TN pages.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my latest memory keeping project and it may inspire you a little to try smaller scale scrapbooking in a TN too!

Until next time,

Kylie.

Sunshine Days layout | Daydream | Kylie Kingham.

Kylie Kingham 23/10/2020

Hello happy scrappie friends! It’s Kylie back with you today with another layout featuring the ‘Daydream’ collection. I wanted to create yet another soft and feminine layout for my daughter with a focus on…You guessed it- flowers! I’ve also incorporated a ‘lacey’ Butterfly cut file which was designed by Paige Evans.

I’ve used the ‘GARDEN VARIETY’ paper as my background, which isn’t the first time I’ve used this paper, I just can’t help it! It’s my most favourite shade of blue! I’ve added a 1.5″ torn strip of the reverse side of this paper to the lower edge and distressed the edges a little more. I then cut into the top edge 1.5″ down and folded it back, securing it with some small staples. A piece of the ‘SUN STRIP’ paper was added in behind for contrast.

Once the cut file design had been cut out I chose to back it with a solid piece of the ‘STEPPING STONES’ paper. The soft and delicate ‘washed’ effect of this paper design stood out really nicely on the darker background. The Butterfly was then adhered to my background on an angle and with using foam tape, so that it sat up off the background page.

My photo was printed to smaller scale so that it fitted neatly over the Butterfly. Once it was in place I began layering some of the lovely floral die cuts surrounding it.

Using some of the die cut titles, I create a large title for my page. It was added to the opposite side of my photo with more layered, floral die cuts for balance.To complete my page I added some of the typed phrase stickers below my photo.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope my page has given you a little inspiration for your own creating.

Take care!

Kylie.

Home layout | Daydream collection | Kylie Kingham.

Kylie Kingham 09/10/2020

Hello creative friends. It’s Kylie back on the blog today with a new layout to share. The theme the design team is creating to this week is ‘Home is where the heart is’. Family makes my house a home and for today’s layout I wanted to scrapbook some photos of a very much loved, furry family member of ours- ‘Maximus’. We have had our little pooch 5 years, adopting him as a rescued puppy. He may of had a rough start to life but he lives like a ‘little’ king now. Do you like to scrapbook your pets too??

For my page design today I am using the super pretty ‘DAYDREAM’ collection which I have teamed with a fun ‘grid’ design cut file by CUT TO YOU. I really love working with grid like patterns as they are a great way to document more than one photo on a page.

For my background page I layered together UP IN THE CLOUDS, SUNSHOWER and STEPPING STONES. I really love layering several papers to create a ‘border’ or framed effect. In order to conserve your paper supply, you can cut out a square from the centre of each paper prior to adhering them together. These smaller pieces can then be used for other projects. Once my cut file had been cut out, I used several papers from the 6″x 8″ paper stack to back it.

I get asked all the time how do I print my smaller scale photos. There are many ways in which you can, however I like to use my Silhouette Cameo studio software. It’s as easy as sizing them to your needs and printing them on one sheet of A4 glossy photo paper. All I need to do then is cut them out with my trimming board.

Once my photos were in place and I had backed all of my cut file, I adhered it to my background centred, using double sided tape. All that was left to do then was add a few simple embellishments. I used a combination of die cuts as well as stickers, layered together using foam adhesive to create dimension. I also used some of the typed phrase stickers to create some ‘journal’ phrases on some of my photos.

This was a really easy and fast layout to complete. I love that I have several photos of Maximus, (our little Gladiator), preserved on one fun page.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Kylie.

Happy Days layout | Daydream collection | Kylie Kingham.

Kylie Kingham 23/09/2020

Hello Cocoa Vanilla fans! It’s Kylie back with you all today with another layout created with the ‘Daydream’ collection. For todays layout I am making a feature of hearts, sequins and flowers. My favourites! It’s so easy to create such soft and pretty pages with this collection and for something a little different I wanted to create some layered paper flowers.

To begin I cut some flowers using some lovely layered flower cut files from Neat and Crafty Cutz. Once they were all cut out, I pinched, folded and adhered them together to create lovely ruffled, dimensional blooms. I glued a few of the sequins from the sequin mix into the centre of some for a little extra sparkle and used the paper roses in the centre of others. For my background I chose the paper ‘SWEET SERENITY’ and cut down a piece of the ‘OVER THE RAINBOW’ paper to 18cm x 9cm, adhering it over the top.

My photos were printed smaller and adhered down the left side of my page with foam adhesive so they would sit up from the page and not become lost amongst all those blooms.Next I began positioning the flowers so they appeared to be cascading down the page around my photos. When I was happy with the balance I tucked in some of the foliage I cut out to fill the spaces between the flowers.

To complete my page I added some of the gorgeous fabric hearts and a large title from the die cut pack. I get asked a lot about storing a layout with a lot of dimension, like I have created with my paper flowers. I still add them to my albums without them becoming flattened too much or I hang them in my craft studio. You don’t necessarily have to fold your paper blooms too much either to be able to achieve a lovely dimension about them.

So that you can see exactly how my layout came together I have filmed a short process video for you that you can watch below:

Happy scrapping friends!

Kylie.

Wild and Free layout | Daydream collection | Kylie Kingham.

Kylie Kingham 09/09/2020

Hey Cocoa Vanilla fans! It’s Kylie back with you all on the blog today with another layout featuring the gorgeous new “Daydream” collection. My layout today was inspired by Spring and I wanted to create something soft and feminine with lots of pretty flowers!

To begin my layout I trimmed 1 cm from each side of a piece of the ‘GARDEN VARIETY’ paper. Each side was distressed a little for texture, before being adhered to a piece of the ‘OVER THE RAINBOW’ paper. Next I cut a sweet phrase cut file, (designed by Paige Evans,) and backed it using various papers from the 6″x 8″ paper stack. Once complete, I adhered it centred to my page with some foam tape.

I printed 2 coloured photos for my page to around 2.5″ x 3.5″ each and added them on opposite corners of my cut file.Foam tape adhesive was once again used so they would sit raised from my background page, allowing me to tuck embellishments underneath.

The floral elements from the die cut pack are simple gorgeous and I can never get enough of them. I built several layers supporting my photos, with some being adhered flat to my background page and others using foam adhesive so it would create a dimensional effect.

Once I was happy with the balance of my page I completed it by adding some of the phrases from the sticker sheet to create a sub title below my cut file. Since I am not a fan of my handwriting, I love creating sentences with these stickers rather than to add a handwritten journal strip.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and for taking a look at my latest project.Until next time,

Kylie.

Love This Life | Daydream collection | Kylie Kingham.

Kylie Kingham 23/08/2020

Hey sweet friends. It’s me!…..Kylie back with you all on the blog today. I’m SO excited to be sharing my new layout design with you as it is the first I have created with the new ‘Daydream’ collection. I have to say it, this collection is yet another stunner! Very, VERY daydreamy indeed.

The ‘DAISY DAYS’ paper was selected as my main background and I have added the ‘SWEET SERENTIY’ paper angled over the top, to which I had used a border punch from my craft stash around the edges for a ‘lacey’ effect.Then I added a piece of the ‘ALL AFLUTTER’ paper over the top. Some machine stitching was added around the edges of this piece of paper to add a lovely ‘rustic’ appearance to my completed design.

Next I added some ‘white washing’ to my background page, just to soften it a little. I did this by mixing a small amount of white paint 50/50 with some water and using a wide paintbrush to add some streaks across the page. Once dry it give s a very subtle effect. My photos were printed smaller at 2.5″x 2.5″ and backed with the ‘UP IN THE CLOUDS’ paper. I adhered these on an angle with foam tape so that they would sit up from the background, giving a little dimension.

The die cuts in the ‘DAYDREAM’ collection are soooo pretty! I have layered floral clusters on a diagonal to support and embellish my photos. Some were also added with foam tape, again to create dimension.

To complete my page I created a lovely big title from the die cut titles. I also added some sub title phrases from the sticker sheet.Once I had finished I was so happy with the softness of my page.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope my layout has given you a little inspiration with your own creating.

Until next time,

Kylie.

Hello You layout | Happiness collection | Kylie Kingham.

Kylie Kingham 08/08/2020

Hey friends! Thanks for stopping by the blog today. It’s Kylie back with you all with a new layout to share. My assignment for todays’ theme was to include texture! Texture can be added to a page layout in many ways, however I have chosen to keep things simple and use layered,distressed paper to build dimension and texture as a back drop to my photos. I chose the ‘HAPPINESS” collection as it has such a pretty colour palette of light and dark hues.

I chose a white background for my layout, and whilst the finished result shows a little water-colouring in the background, I didn’t actually add this until my page was finished.I trimmed down various papers to different widths and lengths, this was done by eye and no need for accuracy or measuring.I heavily distressed each edge of paper with my distress tool but if you don’t have a distress tool the blade of your scissors will achieve the same result.In places, some of the paper tore a little and this is OK! It all adds to the textured effect. After this step I began placement of each strip horizontally on the page. Some were tucked underneath some were layered over the top of others, I also added a few scalloped edges which I created with a craft punch.The longest strips of paper were placed throughout the centre of my page.

My photos were adhered to the page with some foam adhesive but first I backed them with some white tissue paper from my stash.Using some of the floral themed elements from the die cut pack I layered several around the photos for balance and a little more colour.Once these were all in place I took the time to curl the edges of the strips of paper a little more which you can see shows of that textural effect.

As I love large titles I chose a suitable few pieces from the word sentiments and added over another floral cluster, diagonally opposite my photos. By working with diagonal placement for your layout will help keep a level of balance.

Once my layout was complete I felt it needed a subtle amount of shading with water-colour. I delicately added some aqua toned diluted ink around my layout.Any excess was mopped up before it could dry too dark. Although this effect was subtle I felt it gave a nice finish to my page design.

Thanks so much for checking out my layout today. I hope you have enjoyed seeing this ‘textured’ technique and you give it a go too. This method is also a great way for using up any of those little paper strips and scraps you may have.

Until next time,

Kylie.

Memories layout | Love Always collection | Kylie Kingham.

Kylie Kingham 22/07/2020

Hello crafty friends! It’s Kylie back with you today, with a new layout for ‘Throwback Thursday’. I got to create a new page with a past collection and couldn’t resist working with the ‘Love Always’ range. The pastel tones and florals are so, so pretty and were perfect for my page design.

I chose the CLASS ACT paper as a background and added some torn border edges of both BOUQUET and FROLIC for some extra colour and texture. I really loved the ‘Memories’ cut file designed by Paige Evans, which I backed with a pink and black tonal theme from the collection. In place of the ‘O’ I added my photo.Once it was all in place I backed the cut file with some foam adhesive and adhered it to my page.

To create an even balance on my page I have added several clusters of die cuts. Some with foam adhesive to build a nice dimension.I was careful with their placement so that I didn’t cover over the cut file too much so that it couldn’t be read.Because I had adhered the cut file with foam adhesive, it allowed me to be able to tuck some of the embellishments in underneath.