Kinsey Wilson has some major talent up her sleeve! She created a couple of cards, a handful of layouts, and a sketchbook - all featuring Mementos:
Butterfly card supplies: 12x12 Cardstock Rocky Road (71466) - AC Cardstock, Dear Lizzy Enchanted Duchess (89389) - Ribbon, Dear Lizzy Enchanted Prince (82302) - Mementos, Dear Lizzy Enchanted Hyacinth (78041) - Details; Other supplies: DMC embroidery floss, Fiskars corner rounder
"Butterflies of some sort almost always make their way into my projects so cards are no exception… I wanted to keep this one pretty simple so I opted to use three items only (which is sooo hard for me to do). I just stitched the ribbon down, removed the brad from the butterfly, and adhered it into place and then added the memento key and added a few stitches to that as well."
Hi card supplies: 12x12 Cardstock Mustard (71036) - AC Cardstock, Woodland Park Paper (35237) - City Park, Skyline Park Paper (35235) - City Park, Emma Paper (35300) - The Classics, Fancy Black (53114) - Thickers, Festive (82300) - Mementos, Dear Lizzy Enchanted Piccolo (42178) - Remarks, City Park Decorative Tags (77244) - Bits, City Park Plastic Buttons (85518) - Elements; Other supplies: DMC embroidery floss, Martha Stewart seal paper punch
"I added some dimension to this one by ‘deconstructing’ a couple of the Dear Lizzy Remarks (I used the base of one and the butterfly from another) and I ‘repurposed’ one of the Festive Mementos (it had a holiday sentiment on it) by using a paper punched seal to cover it. I love when you can take something themed and make it work for anything!"
Sketchbook supplies: Woodland Park Paper (35237) - City Park, Emma Paper (35300) - The Classics, Dedication (82303) - Mementos, Piccolo (42178) - Remarks, Hyacinth (78041) - Details; Other supplies: copy paper, chipboard sheet, Bind-It-All machine and wire
"My little one is constantly asking me if she can have a sheet of printer paper to draw pictures on… What she means is 30 sheets, lol. So, I made her a mini sketch book full of copy paper to doodle, jot, and draw to her heart’s content. I just cut the papers in half so the book measures 5.5 x 8.5 inches and fits perfectly in her backpack."
Found layout supplies: 12x12 Cardstock Kraft (71464) - AC Cardstock, 12x12 Cardstock Aqua (71058) - AC Cardstock, Courtland Gardens Paper (35232) - City Park, Skyline Park Paper (35235) - City Park, Whimsy Wolf Paper (35270) - Dear Lizzy Enchanted, Fashionable Peony Paper (35266) - Dear Lizzy Enchanted, Little Women Paper (35303) - The Classics, Treasure Island Paper (35312) - The Classics, Festive (82300) - Mementos, Sweet Aqua (53090) - Thickers; Other supplies: 5/8 inch circle punch, DMC embroidery floss
"I love doing monochromatic layouts, especially when black and white photos are involved. Since I used a basketball photo here, I thought circles would be fitting. I used my circle punch and cut several circles from each paper, adhered them in rows in random order, and then stitched them down with a darker thread color."
She Takes Joy in Every Color layout supplies: 12x12 Cardstock White (71801) - AC Cardstock, Courtland Gardens Paper (35232) - City Park, Whimsy Wolf Paper (35270) - Dear Lizzy Enchanted, Treasure Island Paper (35312) - The Classics, Secret Garden Paper (35294) - The Classics, Fancy Black (53114) - Thickers, Festive (82300) - Mementos, Piccolo (42178) - Remarks, City Park Plastic Buttons (85518) - Elements; Other supplies: DMC embroidery floss, Martha Stewart 3 in 1 butterfly punch
"This is one of my all-time favorite pics of my little girl doing her favorite thing: painting on canvas. I love that the colors in the papers I used are pretty darn close to the colors that she chose for her paint palate and the flowers look so similar to her painted sun… perfection. I used one of the flowers to make my own sewing template for this one by tracing the flower onto a transparency and then pierced the holes and stitched away."
This Sweet Face layout supplies: 12x12 Cardstock Kraft (71464) - AC Cardstock, Little Women Paper (35303) - The Classics, Secret Garden Paper (35294) - The Classics, Treasure Island Paper (35312) - The Classics, Emma Paper (35300) - The Classics, Graceful Swan Paper (35248) - Dear Lizzy Enchanted, Fashionable Peony Paper (35266) - Dear Lizzy Enchanted, Charming (82301) - Mementos, Dedication (82303) - Mementos, Prince (82302) - Mementos, Delight White (43058) - Thickers, Memory Marker Brown Sugar (6123) - Pen; Other supplies: DMC embroidery floss
"I love this photo of Aspen (my cute little niece). She’s so sweet natured and a little shy so I really wanted the colors to mimic that and be quiet and soft. I used the Mementos frames as well as handcut pieces of patterned paper to create an outer frame for the photo."
Stellar work Kinsey! Let's find out a little bit more about this awesome scrapper:
How did you get started scrapbooking?
When I was a kiddo, I remember loving my baby book, reading about what I did, seeing photos of me in my mom’s belly, seeing her handwritten answers to all the questions in that old tattered book. So when I found out I was preggo with my little one, it was just something I knew I needed to do. I started out clueless about ‘dedicated scrapbooking supplies’ and used construction paper, tons of super cheesy fonts, and handcut bits and pieces. And then I found out about scrapbooking stores and it was on… bigtime.
What would you say your scrapbooking “style” is?
I’d say my style is clean, structured, and graphic with some small details thrown in the mix.
What is your favorite technique?
Handstitching. I love it. Lots of people think I’m crazy pants for putting so much time into it but it’s therapeutic for me. I love the texture that it adds without being super bulky and in your face. It's subtle. Love that.
When do you find time to scrap?
I usually do the majority of my scrapbooking while the girl is at school and hubby is at work. I love that my kiddo is really creative too so there are several times per week (after school) when we create together and give Sam (my hubby) a break from the girlies so he can watch his guy shows, hehehe. The balance thing can be hard at times but we make it work :)
On average, how long does it take you to complete a project?
Hmmm, I’d say average 4 hours. I do a lot of handstitching and it takes time. I break it up though and work on it when I have little windows of time.
What is your favorite thing about American Crafts?
I have so many favorite things about AC! I love the color combos and fonts/graphics the most. I love that AC’s collections are so easy to mix and match with others and the patterns are always on point. And don’t even get me started on Thickers! I’m obsessed with Thickers :)
Make sure to check out Kinsey's blog for tons more creative inspiration!
Wow, love your work Kinsey! I think the color layout is my favorite - it is beautiful!
Posted by: Janelle | Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 09:24 AM
What great projects- you're super talented Kinsey!
Posted by: melanie | Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 10:10 AM
As always, gorgeous stuff Kinsey! Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Suz | Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Great stuff!!!
Posted by: Becky Williams | Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 10:33 AM
Beautiful job Kinsey!!! Mad talent here girl...mad talent! ;D
Posted by: Lexi Bridges | Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 10:59 AM
Love all of these Kinsey!
Posted by: Diane Payne | Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 11:32 AM
awesome projects Kinsey!!
Posted by: ShellyJ | Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 11:41 AM
I'm a HUGE Kinsey fan, so awesome to see her here! Her projects are just GORGEOUS! :-)
Posted by: reyanna | Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 12:02 PM
So creative, I love all the butterflies!
Posted by: java | Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 02:26 PM
All your projects are WONDERFUL! I love them all, thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: rosien | Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 02:27 PM
Wonderful projects Kinsey!! Such an inspiration to us all.
Posted by: Cindy P. | Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 02:55 PM
That is an incredible amount of talent for one person! Knocked me off my seat...incredible!
Posted by: Melissa D. | Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at 02:56 PM
Wonderful! I especially love the idea with the sketch book. My daughter is 4 years old, and is in a period where she's constantly sitting by the dining table drawing. I'm pretty sure she'd love a book like that!
Thanks alot for the inspiration :)
Posted by: Ann Cicilie | Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 01:01 AM
Wow this collection is wonderful !!!! Would love to play with it's bright colors, and those stamps, really really cute !
Posted by: Astrid | Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 02:01 AM
Wow these are all fabulous projects, very creative and inspiring. Can't wait to see more from you Kinsey.
Posted by: Suzanne | Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 04:59 AM
Wow, these projects are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing them with us! Love all the graphic detail :)
Posted by: Valerie Mangan | Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 05:55 PM
they are amazing layouts. So beautiful. Your hand stitching adds so much to the pages.
Posted by: nicole | Friday, January 21, 2011 at 09:52 AM
Gorgeous, just gorgeous!!
Posted by: Amy H | Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 09:54 AM
I love that basketball layout. Fabulous job.
Posted by: Cindy | Monday, January 31, 2011 at 10:35 PM