Mixing Up Magic with Meow Kitty

Hi, my name is Brenda and I am a notorious kit mixer. If one kit is great, two kits are wonderful, and three or more kits means I’m spoiled for choice. It doesn’t hurt that Studio Liv’s kits play so well together. 😉 This week, I’m pairing Meow Kitty with some other favorites of mine and I’d love to share a little bit of my kit mixing magic with you.

Meow Kitty [hearts] Lunar Rainbow

When I saw Meow Kitty for the first time, I knew immediately I wanted to pair it with Lunar Rainbow. I was thinking purely along the lines of color and some of the motifs – mostly purple, stars, gradients, and rainbows because those are the things that drew me to Studio Liv in the first place. It’s become a running joke about how much I (over)use Lunar Rainbow because I love it so much but it really does look fantastic paired with Meow Kitty.

While scrapping, I have both kits open side by side so I can look at all my options and choose my favorite details. Sometimes I switch things out a few times as I go until I’m happy with how it looks. I originally planned to scrap a photo of a rainbow over my house but then I found this amazing inflatable rainbow from a traveling exhibit at the art museum. At that point, I switched out the background papers to echo the white space of the museum, the playful rainbow, and the color of my son’s outfit. I made a point to make sure I had flowers in every color to really embrace the theme.

Meow Kitty [hearts] Pop Girls

But why stop at one pairing? I also really wanted to see Meow Kitty with Pop Girls. I was originally picturing a tribute to the 90s but went a different direction when I unearthed these photos. I went in a shiny, pop art-themed direction to complement my son exploring an Andy Warhol installation at the art museum. I made sure to include both versions of the clouds and stars paper from Meow Kitty because a) it was perfectly on theme and b) I couldn’t decide which one I liked better. I also chose a disco ball and a cd paper from Pop Girls because I thought they were fun! I brought in cd sequins, a puffy silver glitter alpha, and a star flair to continue the theming.

Sometimes a kit doesn’t have what I need and I end up searching my stash for an element to recolor to match. That was my plan until I found a piece of silver, sparkly ricrac in Tuxedo that was perfect as-is. As I said, I’m a notorious kit mixer.

Meow Kitty [hearts] It’s Hallowe’en

Finally, I have one more page with the very first combination I thought of when I heard Olivia was making Meow Kitty: a pairing with It’s Hallowe’en. My son has a Squishmallow that we’ve named Hello Pumpkin and I wanted to pay tribute to her adorableness. I specifically chose to use It’s Hallowe’en because the pastel color palette keeps things feeling playful and not over-the-top spooky. I started by bringing in the colors of the plush – cream, orange, yellow, green, charcoal, and lavender from her bow – and chose a few thematic elements from both kits to complement.

This is probably the most pared-back of the kit combinations and also the one with the least Meow Kitty in it. But sometimes all a page needs is a few subtle patterned papers, a few highlighted elements, and your special photos. I’m still working on not throwing two whole kits at my layouts but I’m getting there.

Thank you so much for letting me share the chaos in my head as I create. Are there any other kits you’d love to see make some new friends? Please let me know any other kits you’d love to see me mix up magic with.

Supplies used: Meow Kitty (for all 3); Lunar Rainbow, For The Love of Templates; Pop Girls, Second Chance Templates; It’s Hallowe’en, For The Love of Templates 2