Creating a Textured Background with Washi Strips | January 2025 Hip Kits
Get ready to be inspired by Jana Eubank's incredible crafting skills in this month's tutorial! Jana has outdone herself with an innovative technique for creating gorgeous textured backgrounds using vellum washi strips from our January 2025 Hip Kits. Her creativity and attention to detail shine through in every aspect of this project, demonstrating why our design team consistently delivers top-notch inspiration. If you love this video and want more crafting inspiration delivered straight to your feed, don't forget to subscribe to the Hip Kit Club YouTube channel and hit that notification bell so you never miss our daily uploads!
Video Summary: Textured Background Technique with January 2025 Kits
In this creative tutorial, Jana Eubank demonstrates how to create a stunning textured background using the Vellum Washi Strips from the January 2025 Embellishment Kit. She walks through the entire process of building layers and dimension on your scrapbook pages, resulting in a layout that's visually interesting and professionally crafted. The technique showcases the versatility of our exclusive Hip Kit Club products, which are designed and manufactured specifically for our monthly kits. If you enjoyed this video, be sure to give it a "LIKE," and don't forget to check out the supply list below to recreate this beautiful project for yourself!
Featured Products from the January 2025 Collection
January 2025 Main Kit
The January 2025 Main Kit forms the perfect foundation for Jana's textured background project. This comprehensive kit includes a variety of cardstock die-cuts that Jana strategically placed throughout her layout to add visual interest and balance. The cardstock elements feature this month's exclusive color palette of soft neutrals with pops of warm tones, creating a cohesive look that's perfect for winter crafting.
What makes this Main Kit particularly special is the thoughtful curation of elements that work together seamlessly while still offering versatility for multiple projects. The cardstock die-cuts come in various shapes and sizes, allowing you to layer them for dimension or use them as standalone embellishments. Whether you're creating layouts, cards, or pocket pages, these die-cuts provide the perfect finishing touches to tie your projects together with professional flair. As a Hip Kit Club subscriber, you'll receive this Main Kit automatically each month, ensuring you always have fresh supplies for your creative endeavors.
January 2025 Embellishment Kit
The star of Jana's video tutorial is undoubtedly the January 2025 Embellishment Kit, which contains those gorgeous Vellum Washi Strips that create such an amazing textured background. This kit is packed with dimensional elements including puffy shape stickers, additional cardstock die-cuts, and cardstock shape stickers that complement the Main Kit perfectly. The translucent quality of the vellum washi strips adds a delicate, layered effect that catches the light beautifully on your finished projects.
What's particularly impressive about this month's Embellishment Kit is how it enhances your creative possibilities. The puffy shape stickers add dimension without bulk, making them perfect for layouts that will be placed in albums. The cardstock die-cuts and shape stickers come in coordinating designs that allow you to build cohesive clusters across your pages. Jana demonstrates how these elements can be combined to create focal points that draw the eye across your layout in a pleasing manner. Remember that as a Hip Kit Club subscriber, you'll receive a 15% discount on all Add-On Kits like this one, and they'll ship for free with your Main Kit subscription!
January 2025 Pocket Life Kit
Even though Jana created a traditional layout in her tutorial, she cleverly incorporated elements from the January 2025 Pocket Life Kit to add variety and interest to her design. She used the 3x6 card, 6x8 paper, phrase strips, and polaroid frame cut apart in unexpected ways, showing the versatility of our pocket scrapbooking supplies. The clean lines and graphic elements of these pocket components provide a nice contrast to the organic texture of the washi strip background.
What makes the Pocket Life Kit such a valuable addition to your crafting arsenal is its adaptability. While designed primarily for pocket page scrapbooking, these elements work beautifully on traditional layouts, cards, and mixed media projects. The phrase strips can be used as journaling prompts or titles, while the polaroid frames create instant focal points for your favorite photos. The 6x8 papers can be cut down to create custom backgrounds or embellishments. Jana's creative use of these elements demonstrates how mixing and matching between kits gives you even more value from your Hip Kit Club subscription, stretching your supplies across multiple projects with different styles.
January 2025 Basic Shapes Metal Die Set
To add custom elements to her layout, Jana utilized the January 2025 Basic Shapes Metal Die Set. This versatile collection of dies allows you to create your own embellishments from patterned paper, cardstock, or specialty materials like glitter paper or vellum. In her project, Jana used these dies to create shapes that complemented the pre-made embellishments, giving her layout a custom touch while maintaining cohesion with the monthly theme.
The beauty of investing in quality metal dies like these is their longevity and versatility. Unlike pre-made embellishments that eventually run out, these dies can be used repeatedly with different papers to create coordinating elements for countless projects. The January 2025 set features classic shapes that never go out of style, ensuring you'll reach for them month after month. The dies are compatible with most die-cutting machines, making them accessible for crafters at all levels. When combined with your Hip Kit Club papers and cardstock, these dies allow you to extend your kit's potential and create truly personalized projects that reflect your unique style while maintaining the cohesive look of professionally designed supplies.
Why Hip Kit Club Subscriptions Offer Exceptional Value
As demonstrated in Jana's tutorial, Hip Kit Club products are exclusively designed and manufactured for our monthly kits, meaning you won't find these unique items anywhere else. When you subscribe to Hip Kit Club, you automatically receive the Main Kit each month at a discounted price, ensuring you always have fresh supplies arriving at your doorstep. Subscribers also enjoy a 15% discount on all Add-On Kit purchases, which ship free alongside your Main Kit.
Beyond the physical products, subscribers gain free access to our monthly downloadable Cut File Designs, adding even more value to your subscription. If you're not ready for a monthly commitment, you can purchase our Hip Kits and Cut Files individually through our website. Don't forget to use promo code JANAEUBANK to save 10% on your order! (Note: this discount cannot be combined with other special offers or discounts.)
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