Working with circles and frames: Creative layout ideas with January 2026 Hip Kits

Join Daniela as she creates a beautiful layout filled with chipboard pieces using the gorgeous January 2026 kits from Hip Kit Club. The vibrant colors and thoughtful embellishments in this collection offer endless possibilities for documenting your special memories.

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In this video, Daniela showcases her creative process working with the January 2026 kits from Hip Kit Club. She builds a stunning layout featuring numerous chipboard pieces arranged in an eye-catching design. Her technique of layering circles and frames creates dimension and visual interest on the page. Daniela demonstrates how to incorporate various elements from the kit to create a cohesive and beautiful scrapbook page that showcases your photos while adding artistic flair.

Products used in this project

January 2026 Main Kit (with Patterned Paper)

The January 2026 Main Kit with Patterned Paper forms the foundation of Daniela’s creative layout. This comprehensive scrapbooking kit includes an assortment of beautifully designed scrapbook paper with versatile patterns perfect for creating backgrounds, borders, and accents. The coordinated color scheme makes it easy to create cohesive layouts even for beginners. This kit includes exclusive patterned papers that you won’t find anywhere else, giving your projects a unique touch. The high-quality paper is acid-free and lignin-free, ensuring your cherished memories are preserved for years to come.

January 2026 Embellishment Kit

The star of Daniela’s layout is certainly the January 2026 Embellishment Kit, which contains all those gorgeous chipboard pieces she used to create dimension and interest. This kit is packed with a variety of embellishments including die cuts, stickers, chipboard elements, and dimensional accents that add personality to your scrapbooking projects. The chipboard pieces featured in the video create wonderful layering opportunities and add texture to your layouts. These embellishments are designed to coordinate perfectly with the other January kits, making it easy to create professional-looking pages without the guesswork of matching items yourself.

January 2026 Paper Kit

The January 2026 Paper Kit provides additional scrapbooking paper options that Daniela incorporates into her circular elements. This collection features an array of double-sided patterned papers in coordinating designs that work beautifully together for layering and creating background interest. The papers in this kit have different finishes and textures, adding depth to your projects. Perfect for ideas for scrapbooking layouts that need a variety of patterns and colors, this paper kit allows you to mix and match to create truly unique pages. The heavyweight quality ensures durability for both traditional and mixed media techniques.

January 2026 Cardstock Kit

Daniela uses the January 2026 Cardstock Kit to create solid backgrounds and cut elements for her layout. This essential cardstock paper collection provides a range of coordinating solid colors that complement the patterned papers in the other January kits. The heavyweight cardstock paper is perfect for creating sturdy bases for your layouts or for die-cutting shapes and letters. With a smooth texture that’s easy to stamp on, write on, or embellish, this cardstock is versatile for numerous techniques.

January 2026 Raffle Tickets Metal Die Set

The January 2026 Raffle TicketsMetal Die Set adds unique design elements to Daniela’s circular layout. This exclusive metal die set allows you to create custom tickets and tags that add a nostalgic, vintage touch to your scrapbook pages and cards. Compatible with most die-cutting machines, these dies cut cleanly through paper, cardstock, and other materials. The versatile ticket shapes can be used as journaling spots, photo mats, or decorative elements. This metal die set is a wonderful addition to your crafting tools that you’ll use again and again for various projects beyond this month’s kit.

Techniques featured in this layout

In this creative layout, Daniela showcases several techniques that you can try with your own scrapbook kit clubs supplies:

• Layering circular elements to create visual interest and dimension
• Incorporating frames to highlight photos and important elements
• Arranging chipboard pieces in a pleasing composition
• Mixing patterns and solid colors for a balanced look
• Using die cuts to create custom embellishments
• Creating clusters of elements to guide the viewer’s eye around the page

Scrapbooking tips

Here are some helpful tips inspired by Daniela’s layout that you can apply to your own scrapbooking:

1. When working with circles, create odd-numbered groupings for a more pleasing composition.
2. Use frames of different sizes to create depth on your page.
3. Don’t be afraid to layer chipboard pieces – they add wonderful dimension to your layouts.
4. Balance busy patterned papers with solid cardstock paper to give the eye a place to rest.
5. Save small scraps of patterned paper for punching circles and other small elements.

Feeling inspired by Daniela’s beautiful layout? With coordinating papers, embellishments, and exclusive items, you’ll have everything you need to create beautiful layouts, cards, and more.

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This post first appeared on the Hip Kit Club blog on February 16, 2026.