OUAS June Challenge - Guilty Pleasures

Hi Ladies,
You still have time to enter this month's challenge at Once Upon a Sketch which ends midnight June 25th (Australian Eastern Standard Time).  Click on the link above and prepare to be inspired by all the gorgerous creations from our Design Team and this month's Guest Designers, and while you're there check out all the fabulous prizes up for grabs from our wonderful sponsors.

Theme: What's your guilty pleasure?

Oh yes! We all get some sort of pleasure from something we really shouldn't. What's yours?

Ideas for journalling: scrapping, time alone, food, going to a concert, a T.V show, time in the garden, playing, Facebook, your iphone, shopping, bags, shoes, computer time, designing, creating etc etc

Your layout must incorporate this theme and the sketch below.

Please make sure that we see some sort of journalling on your layouts and please tell us where your journalling is. You are allowed to journal in any language but please tell us where on your page we will find your journalling. Remember journalling has to be a bit more than a title, or a generic comment. 

Hidden journalling is perfectly fine.

The Sweet Life
My guilty pleasure is to indulge in a good cup of coffee and a deliciously decadent piece of cake every once in a while.  If I'm feeling especially naughty it will be a piece of cheesecake, but one of my other favs is orange and almond cake.  As I didn't have an appropriate photo, I downloaded one from the net.

List of Materials:  Prima Lyric and Sunrise Sunset pp's, Prima flowers, MME diecut doily stickers, Basic Grey Serenade Snippets, vintage lace, paper blossoms, metal butterfly, Lindy's Stamp Gang mist, Anna Griffin lace stamp, Tim Holtz distress ink.

Craft Queen - More Kaisercraft True Romance

Hi Ladies,

I have another LO and card to share using the Kaisercraft True Romance range teamed with some gorgeous Craft Queen ribbons and embellishments.  This range is so pretty and if you combine them with some gesso and masking you can create a lovely softness to the papers.
Love Life

Craft Queen Product
Kaisercraft True Romance Collectables
Crafters Workshop Woodgrain stencil
white beaded organza flower
resin flower - pale pink
resin flower - large ivory
cobweb ribbon - cream
satin seam binding - pink
Martha Steward doily lace punch
EK Success large dotted scallop punch
Ranger gesso white

Love Imagine Dream Card

Craft Queen Product
Kaisercraft True Romance 6 inch paper pad
satin seam binding - cameo
Martha Stewart pansy punch
Large pearl heart
glimmer mist pomegranate

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by.

Kaisercraft True Romance - 6" Paper Pad

Hi Ladies,
Only 6 days until the Brisbane Scrapbook and Papercraft Expo.  Hope to see some of you there.  If  I'm not in the classroom you might catch me at the Craft Queen stand, so pop in and say hello.

New in Store
One of the new ranges for Kaisercraft called True Romance is available in store at Craft Queen.  I have used the 6" paper pad and Collectables to create a LO and card, then used some Craft Queen goodies for my embellishments.

Perfect in Every Way
I have torn the 6" papers and layered with ribbons, trims and collectables, then accented with random pearl embellishments.  The background paper is from my stash.  I altered the background with a Prima mask, gesso and mists, and then layered some torn washi tape around the edges.

  Kaisercraft True Romance 6" paper pad

Crafters Workshop mini honeycomb stencil

pink daisy washi tape

Craft Queen Product:
Kaisercraft True Romance 6" paper pad
Kaisercraft True Romance Collectables
Crafters Workshop mini honeycomb stencil
large bronze doily charm
pink daisy washi tape
turquoise lace washi tape
satin seam binding pink
2.5cm pink satin ribbon
pale peach mini rosette ribbon with pearl
pearl heart large white
pearl round small white
pearl flower trim small
cream and jute wavy ribbon
wooden large double flower button
Ranger gesso white

Cherish
I chose soft green tones for this card and accented in white.  The only item from my stash is the Martha Stewart doily diecut.

Kaisercraft True Romance Collectables

Craft Queen Product:
Kaisercraft True Romance 6" paper pad
Kaisercraft True Romance Collectables
Martha Stewart lace doily punch
rosette ribbon mini white
paper blossoms ice blue 1.7cm
Bakers Twine seafoam
Pearl flower trim large white

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Scrap The Girls - May Challenge

Hi Ladies,

When I saw this month's challenge at Scrap The Girls, I knew it would be perfect for pics I have from Brittany's Year 12 Formal.

The criteria for this challenge was to use the quote:

"A smile is the best makeup a girl can wear"

I silhouetted the photo of Brittany in her gown and hand wrote the quote around her face.  I am really enjoying playing around with the Viva Decor inka gold pastes which have a beautiful metallic shimmer.  I used the Lava Red Inka Gold which I mixed with some extra fine glitter before applying over a Prima mask.  A touch of the Silver Inka Gold was used to colour the butterfly and doily filigree charms as well as the metal button and then a little of the Rose Pink to highlight the tips of the butterfly charm. Nicole from Craft Queen has some colours available at her store.  Click HERE for the link.

The gorgeous handmade flower was made by Monica Brady and can be purchased from her store The Trinket Track.  The butterfly charm, and metal button also come from her fab store.  Check out the link HERE.

Materials Used:  Prima and Kaisercraft pp's, paper doily, Craft Queen pink washi tape, rhinestone brad, Lava Red, Silver, Rose Pink Viva Decor Inka Gold, Prima mask, The Trinket Track butterfly charm, handmade satin flower, metal button, Cheery Lynn doily die, recycled rhinestone necklace, Kaisercraft bling, D-Lish filigree doily charms, Lindy's Stamp Gang mist, Stampendous extra fine glitter.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Craft Queen - Pink Paislee Hope Chest

Hi Ladies,
I have 2 vintage inspired cards to share created with the Pink Paislee Hope Chest 6" paper pad, Kaisercraft On This Day Collectables and some beautiful ribbon and embellishments all available from Craft Queen.

Happy Day

 

Craft Queen Product
Pink Paislee Hope Chest 6" Paper Pad
Kaisercraft On This Day Collectables
Kaisercraft stamp
vintage labels washi tape
stickers - Life is Good
tiny twine natural
lace 3 circles
cream pearl ribbon large flower
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - tea dye


Thank You

Craft Queen Product
Pink Paislee Hope Chest 6" Paper Pad
Kaisercraft On This Day Collectables
lace oval open scallop
satin seam binding mint
wooden double flower button
cream pearl ribbon large flower
resin rose - pale turquoise
bronze decorative star charm
crochet flower cream 4cm
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - tea dye

Only just under 2 weeks until the Brisbane Scrapbook and Papercraft Expo. The Show dates are June 9 - 11.  So excited to be teaching 2 classes using fabulous products from Craft Queen and chipboard sponsored by Scrapmatts.  Click on the link HERE for class information and bookings. 

Room 4
Session 1: 9.30am – 11.30am
Romance Novel with Cathy Cafun
Skill level: Intermediate to advanced


Room 4
Session 2: 12noon – 2pm
Ribbon and Roses Tea Thyme Card Set with Cathy Cafun
Skill level: Intermediate to advanced

Thanks so much for stopping by. 

Scrap The Boys - May Challenge

Hi Ladies,
This LO was created for this month's Scrap The Boys Challenge which is:

TO CREATE A GRUNGY/ARTY/MESSY LAYOUT,

INSPIRATION IS TOTALLY UP TO YOU!!!

Today Life is Good
Loved this challenge and had a lot of fun creating the messy, grungy background.

Craft Queen Product:  Simple Stories 24/7 Collection pack,  Studio Calico chevron mask, Martha Stewart star border punch, hot air balloon charm, Viva Inka Gold paste, black number washi tape, grey and white chevron washi tape, red chevron ribbon,  black stitched ric rac, Prima mini stamp, Mr Hueys inky black mist,  Electric Blue Glimmer Mist,

Simple Stories 24/7 Collection pack

Studio Calico chevron mask

grey and white chevron washi tape

Other Product:  corrugated cardboard, Kaisercraft pp, Gel Medium, mesh tape, Luminarte Emperors Gold silk paint, metal star clip

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Bird is the Word Challenge - Moment

Hi Ladies,

I thought I would try something totally different whilst creating this LO.  Normally, I start creating with a photo in mind, then choose papers which I think will suit the photo I have selected and let my ideas flow from there.  This time around I started with one piece of pp and decided to just have fun playing with some mixed media on my background, then introduced another pp and layered a bit more mixed media.  Once I was happy with the background, I chose a photo, a few more pp's and some embellishments and trims from Craft Queen.

I checked out the current challenge at Bird is the Word and saw that this fortnight's word was Moment... a nice and easy word to incorporate into my LO.  On the bottom of my banner is the quote "Everything beautiful has its moment".

The mixed media background was created with a piece of MME pp which has a overall tiny blossom pattern.  I used some pva glue to adhere some tissue paper and paper doilies over the top of the pp.  Next, I spritzed and dripped some blue mist over the tissue layer.  When it was dry I fussy cut some Bo Bunny hexagon pp on the corners and smudged some gesso around the edges to soften.  Masks are one of my most favourite things to use at the moment.  I used a Crafter's workshop chicken wire mask randomly placed around the edges with some green ink and I have a new Christy Tomlinson doily mask which I have been dying to use, so I added another layer with the mask and some gesso, then applied the gesso around the edges of the paper with a few smudges here and there.  To finish off my background I splattered some glimmermist in lime and blue.  I really enjoyed the process of building up all the different mixed media layers... drying time takes a while, but it is totally worth it!!

Everything Beautiful Has Its Moment

Craft Queen Product:  white satin seam binding, turquoise check washi tape, white lge flower pearl trim, ivory narrow pearl ribbon, Pink Paislee doily mask, Chicken wire mask,  EK success abstract flower punch, Martha Stewart doily lace punch, Ranger gesso,

Other product used:  Bo Bunny, MME pp, paper doily, tissue paper, MME tag, Prima lace and flowers, Kaisercraft rubon quote, Tim Holtz butterfly stamp, Stampendous flower stamp, black Stazon ink, acetate, LYB canvas diecuts, Fancy That leaf flourish die, lime glimmermist, Lindys Stamp Gang blue mist, Versamagic tea leaves ink.

Thanks so much for stopping by.