I'm Guest Designing at Heartstring Designs!

monthly scrapbooking/crafting/mixed media kit company that specializes in unique and one of a kind kits. - See more at: http://heartstringdesigns.blogspot.com/p/about-us.html#sthash.pdSoAlOr.dpuf

monthly scrapbooking/crafting/mixed media kit company that specializes in unique and one of a kind kits. - See more at: http://heartstringdesigns.blogspot.com/p/about-us.html#sthash.pdSoAlOr.dpuf

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog today.  I am super excited as I've been asked to Guest Design for Heartstring Designs for the month of August!!  You might be saying to yourself, "I've never heard of Heartstring Designs", and I can promise you that you won't ever say that again :)  Heartstring Designs is a monthly scrapbooking/crafting/mixed media kit company that specializes in unique and one of a kind kits ~ and boy they!  You can read all about them here. 

I have to tell ya, when the mailman delivered my package from Heartstring Designs I was EX~CI~TED!  Seriously, I broke into this package like a mouse huntin cheese and I have to tell ya I was SHOCKED!  There is so much AWESOMENESS in this kit, I was AMAZED ~ not that I expected anything less than AWESOMENESS from this company and it's owner ;)

Here's what my kit looked like when I took it all out to look at it ~ The kit is called "Life's a Party" and seriously I was havin a party checkin all the stuff out.

This is what they call the "Classic Housecalls kit" meaning it's a 12 x 12 kit.  All paper is double sided except for the 3 sheets to the left which is solid cardstock.  They offer a mini kit where the papers are 6 x 12 if you're wanting smaller sheets, and also a combo kit of both when you need just a little more than 12 x 12.  

Here's what's in this particular kit ~

12x12 pattern papers from ~
Simple Stories
Echo Park
Crate Paper

12x12 Cardstock 1 each
Rouge
Moss
Mustard

Embellishments ~
Rossettes- Pebbles Inc.
Chevron Mask/stencil-Studio Calico
Pack of Ribbon- Crate Paper
5 mixed color Buttons (colors in kits may vary)
Chipboard Alphas-Jillibean Soup
Sheet of Alphas- Simple Stories
Action Wobbles qty 3
2 yards green and white twine
3 tickets

As you can see the quality of the products is AMAZING, this is not your average kit club by any means. 

Here's my first project using the "Life's a Party" kit ~

 Here is a picture of a two page layout I did for my dogs birthday last December. Don't laugh!! I don't have two legged children so I celebrate my four legged, furry ones :)

Here they are in single form ~ 

(left)

 (right)

I'm not a "project life" kinda person, personally it's a little intimidating to me as I've seen some awesome pages but I thought I would try it when I saw what was in the kit. I'm really bad at journaling and this kit cured me of that real quick! I had the split page protectors from Echo Park in my stash (NOT INCLUDED IN KIT) and never knew what to do with them, and VOILA! In less than a half hour I had 2 pages done...

TOTAL AWESOMENESS!!!

I used the Simple Stories Happy Day 4 x 6 vertical and horizontal journaling tags for these pages, which are included in the kit. I have to say, I'm sooo far behind in my scrapbooking that this may be my answer. The paper from Simple Stories totally ROCKS and so does this kit!

I'd like to thank Heartstring Designs for having me for the month. Check back on Wednesday for another project using more from this kit!! If you'd like to see some other ideas for the kit from their regular design team you can check them out here also, Heartstring Designs Ning Site

monthly scrapbooking/crafting/mixed media kit company that specializes in unique and one of a kind kits. - See more at: http://heartstringdesigns.blogspot.com/p/about-us.html#sthash.pdSoAlOr.dpuf

monthly scrapbooking/crafting/mixed media kit company that specializes in unique and one of a kind kits. - See more at: http://heartstringdesigns.blogspot.com/p/about-us.html#sthash.pdSoAlOr.dpuf