Happy Anniversary to you!
Happy Anniversary to you!
Happy Anniversary dear 3K3W…..
Happy Anniversary to you!
Welcome to an extra special edition of 3 Kits 3 Ways! We are celebrating our 30th week of this challenge. And of course, we decided to pull out all the stops this week and have a little extra fun. So instead of 3 Kits 3 Ways, we’re doing 3 Kits EIGHT Ways! Yep, the DD team jumped in to help celebrate this momentous occasion. So I’ve got a lot of pages to show you, we’d better get started!
The kits this week were chosen for 2 special reasons…..the first is to celebrate our fearless leader Katie Pertiet! So in honor of her and her rockin’ digital site, all the kits used this week are hers. Additionally, since she is such a creating fool, all the kits are No. 3 in a series. And to keep with the theme, several of the pages use “3” or “30” in their designs. Oh yeah, these girls are good!
So, here are the products we used this anniversary week:
Simple Classics No. 3 by Katie Pertiet
Photo Wraps No. 3 by Katie Pertiet
Krafty Cut Frames No. 3 by Katie Pertiet
Guess what?? As part of the anniversary celebration, all THREE of these featured kits will be ON SALE TOMORROW for Thrifty Thursday! So make sure you check out the Specials section of the site tomorrow so you can join in the fun!
And now, for the parade of pages…..
Page by Sarah Brown
This page is amazing. I love the gradient on the background, the way she used the krafty frame with her extracted photo and most importantly, the fact that Sarah was willing to scrap her 30th birthday picture just for this challenge. Thanks Sarah! Here are her additional products: Cut-ups Everyday by Katie Pertiet, Paper Bag Alpha by Lynn Grieveson, 12 x 12 FotoBlendz Clipping Masks by Anna Aspnes and How’d They Do That? No. 13 Blending Shadows by Cassie Jones.
Page by Kim Weiss
Kim told me that she was excited about this challenge because she had some “3 Sisters” photos that she needed to scrap. I was happy to oblige as this page is great. Beyond her mad photo skills, Kim has a great whimsical style that I really admire. The off angle frames and stitching along with all the sayings (and buttons…don’t forget the buttons!) really give this page a lot of personality. The only extra products that Kim used for this page were: Stitching Holes No. 02 and Stamped Stitches No. 3 Brushes-n-Stamps (way to stick with the theme Kim!) both by Katie Pertiet.
Page by Paula Gilarde
Aren’t these 3 adorable? Paula has such a great eye for compostion. I always look at her pages and marvel at her design (probably because I tend to struggle with the layout of pages sometimes). This one is no exception. I love the paper strips and how she framed out her title with the Krafty Cuts Frame. Paula didn’t limit herself to the 3 products either, so here are the links to the other things she used on her page: Aged Alphabet, Notebook Paper Pack, Krafty Elegance Paper Pack, Alphabet Strips and Photo Cuts Masks No. 02 all by Katie Pertiet and Pink Flamingoes Kit by Jesse Edwards.
Page by Lynn Weber
This page shows what I love about this challenge. This kit looks pretty girly at first glance but Lynn was able to put together a great little boy page using the same kits. I love how she colored in parts of the Krafty Cuts and Ethan is just such a great subject. Lynn only used one other product in addition to the 3 kits and those were Ali Edwards’ Hello Summer Hand-Drawn Brushes.
Page by Debi Boler
I have to tell you a secret…sometimes, I get complaints about the kits I chose. Yes it’s true. Sometimes my volunteers forget that this is a “challenge”. And this week, I was getting bah humbugs from my dear friend Debi. And I look at this page, and I can’t figure out what in the world was causing her grief because it is PERFECT! I love the strips and cut up krafty cuts, I love how she worked “30” into the page perfectly, and I love the thin pink line around the page that really frames it out. I also love Debi, so I can call her out here and she’ll still talk to me later. Heh. Debi pulled out a few other products for this page including a brand new Messy Stamped Numbers and Extras set that is coming soon, her go to Naturally Krafty Paper Pack both by Katie Pertiet and Torn N Tattered Paper Templates No. (keeping with our 3 theme again!) by Anna Aspnes.
Page by Debbie Hodge
Another non-cutesy page from our girly kit. These pictures are such a treasure. Those boys are really going to love this page as they get older. There’s nothing sweeter than belly laughs with Grandma. I really like how Debbie used the Krafty Cuts to frame her photo and a bit of paper so the frame image didn’t compete with the picture. Very clever. I am grateful to report that Debbie only used the 3 kits from the challenge and thus saved me from a few links. Thanks Debbie.
Page by Katrina Kennedy
Ok, Katrina wins the prize for most unique way of working the “30” theme into her page. With the help of a very altered Ali Edwards Template No. 15 (coming soon!) she made an awesome page to capture Ian’s faces at {almost} age 3. She also used a few other products (she threatened to use 30….sheesh, glad she went with 30 blocks instead!!) and they are: Absolutely Acrylic Elements by Pattie Knox, Simple Classics No. 5 (coming soon!), Doodled Block Alpha Brushes-n-Stamps, Counting Trash Overlays and Baby Buddies Mega Kit by Katie Pertiet.
Whew, are you still here? Well thanks for sticking with me, the last page for the anniversary special is mine.
Page by Wendy McKeehan
Contrary to what you might think, I don’t plan these challenges based on photos or preconceived ideas. This special anniversary challenge was actually a group effort by the team as I asked for input. But once the challenge was set, I knew these were the photos I wanted to use. So I recolored everything to fit my photos. Man I love digi! In addition to the 3 kits, I used: Photobooth Frames, Vintage Glitter Strips No. 3 (of course!), Simple Spots Numbers and Messed Up Alpha by Katie Pertiet.
Thanks so much for stopping by for our anniversary addition of 3K3W! Please join in the celebration by uploading your layouts to the 3Kits3Ways Gallery. And don’t forget, all 3 featured products will be ON SALE TOMORROW for Thrifty Thursday!
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