Kaisercraft December DT Creations

Hi Everyone,

Today I am sharing my projects created with this month's 2 beautiful new collections.

First up we have the fun and vibrant "My Year, My Story" Collection which is designed to tie in with the fabulous newly released Journal Planners.

“Shine Bright” Layout

When I saw the vibrant yellow pp's from this range I was drawn to create this pretty layout.  Daisies are one of my favourite flowers, they are like a little bit of sunshine!!

Kaisercraft Product: My Year My Story - Paper – P2001 Shine, P2005 Allsorts | SS302 12x12 Sticker Sheet | CD101 Cardstock Weave – Coconut | T623 Template – Christmas Quarters | KM103 Kaisermist – Yellow | CS120 Texture Stamp – Lattice | SB797 Pearls - Yellow | IP730 Ink Pad – Avocado | T303 Foam Tape | Other Product:  DM-1MM2M32 Derivan Matisse Light Modelling Paste, seed beads, leaves, lace

I created a couple of quick and easy cards combined with the new glitter tapes for a touch of sparkle!!

”Lovely” Card

Kaisercraft Product: My Year My Story - Paper – P1999 Raspberry | CD102 Cardstock Weave – Licorice | CT845 Collectables | PT225 Glitter Tape - Silver | IP719 Ink Pad – Black | CD511 C6 Card Pack – White | Other Product: microbeads

”There Is Much to Celebrate” Card

Kaisercraft Product: My Year My Story - Paper – P2002 Lilac | PP986 6” x 8” Paper Pad | SS301 12x12 Sticker Sheet – Months | CD102 Cardstock Weave – Licorice | PT225 Glitter Tape - Silver | KM120 Kaisermist – Wisteria | CS198 Stamp Set - Pop | IP719 Ink Pad – Black | CD511 C6 Card Pack – White | Other Product: fineliner pen

Altered Standing Pineapple
This sweet OTP standing pineapple arrived in my parcel of goodies. Sunny yellow contrasted with fresh minty green... too cute!!

Kaisercraft Product: My Year My Story - Paper – P1998 Minty, P2001 Shine, P2005 Allsorts | EM406 String Natural | KC043 Kaisercolour – Sea Breeze | T322 PVA Craft Glue 125ml

My Year My Story Collection

The second December release, is the gorgeous vintage inspired "Treasured Moments" Collection.  A truly beautiful range full of old world charm accented with pretty roses and butterflies!

“You Are Beautiful” Layout
I love black and white mixed in with one other colour.  Here I have contrasted the black and white with a touch of pink to create a delicate softness.

The new release oval ornate frame Decorative Die goes beautifully with this vintage range.

Kaisercraft Product: – Treasured Moments – Paper – P2007 Memory, P2008 Recollection, P2009 Wonder, P2010 Flashback, P2015 Ponder | PP987 6.5” Paper Pad | CT846 Collectables | SS303 12x12 Sticker Sheet | DD349 Decorative Die – Oval Ornate Frame | T611 Template – Diamonds | KM110 Kaisermist – Pink | PT226 Glitter Tape – Steel | ST929 Clear Stickers – Inspirational | CS890 Texture Stamps – Dictionary Words | RS409 Sparklets – Ebony | IP731 Ink Pad - Berry | T331 Sanding Block | T303 Foam Tape | Other Product:  DM-1MM2M32 Derivan Matisse Light Modelling Paste

Altered BTP Captured Moments Storage
Just in time for Christmas, this beautiful BTP set of drawers will be a gift for one of my nieces

Accented with the metal drawer pulls and corners for a bit of vintage flair.

Kaisercraft Product: – Treasured Moments – Paper –P2008 Recollection, P2009 Wonder | SS303 12x12 Sticker Sheet | SB2340 BTP Captured Moments Storage | TM806 Treasures Label Pulls – Brass | TM808 Treasures Corners – Brass | KC001 Kaisercolour – White | T322 PVA Craft Glue 125ml

I have created 2 cards, one pretty and feminine and one masculine to show you that pretty girly paper collections don't always have to be used for girly projects.

“Thinking of You” Card

Kaisercraft Product: Treasured Moments - PP987 6.5” Paper Pad | DD906 Decorative Die and Stamp – Card Frames | Inks - IP719 Black, IP725 Petal Pink | SB786 Pearls – Rose | CD507 Card Pack Square – Baby Pink | T303 Foam Tape

 “Celebrate Your Day” Card – Masculine Card

Kaisercraft Product: Treasured Moments - PP987 6.5” Paper Pad | CT846 Collectables | PT226 Glitter Tape – Steel | CS876 Texture Stamp – Crackle | IP719 Ink – Black | CD511 C6 Card Pack – White | T303 Foam Tape Other: Charms

Treasured Moments Collection

 I would like to thank you for all the wonderful comments you have left for me throughout the year... it means so much to me. :) xx

The Scrapbook Store - Maja Designs Enjoying Outdoors Layout

Hi Everyone,

Thought I would get a post in before all the Christmas and New Year festitives take over, so today I am sharing a layout I created for The Scrapbook Store with the beautiful Maja Designs "Enjoying Outdoor's" Collection.

This collection has a lovely Spring feel to it in mauve and green tones with pretty florals and a variety of patterns... so many beautiful designs to choose from and all double-sided!

Picture Perfect

I chose the pretty and delicate "Picking Flowers" paper for this layout and framed it with the purple side of the "Time for Reflection" paper.

How gorgeous is the 2Crafty Hibiscus Frame!!  I trimmed it down, cut off the trailing vine section from the bottom and coated with Faber-Castell gesso, then painted the flowers with Lindy's French Lilac Starburst Mist and highlighted the stamen tips with Tim Holtz shabby shutters distress glitter, to create a frame for my silhouetted photo.

The background was stenciled with the woodgrain section from the Kaisercraft Floral Quarters Template and Faber-Castell whipped spackle, using the chipboard frame as a guide for masking placement.  Once dry I misted with Lindy's Sea Mint Green Starburst Mist.

The frame was prettified with Kaisercraft and Green Tara flowers with fussy cut leaves stamped with Bo Bunny Falling Leaves stamp set in Watering Can Archival Ink and some pretty mauve berry picks.

To finish off I stamped around the flowers with the IndigoBlu Peony Posy stamp and Fern Green Archival Ink.

Maja Designs Enjoying Outdoors Collection

TSS Products Used:

Maja Design - Enjoying Outdoors - Picking Flowers

Maja Design - Enjoying Outdoors - Time For Reflection

2 Crafty Chipboard - 11" Hibiscus Frame

Blue Fern Studios - Chipboard Wordlets - Chunky Words

Bo Bunny - 4"x6" Stamp Sets - Falling Leaves

Kaisercraft - Paper Blooms – Olive

Green Tara - 2cm Mini Roses - Ivory - 10 Pieces

Green Tara - 3cm Mini Roses - Ivory - 10 Pieces

Kaisercraft - 12" x 12" Templates - Flora Quarters

Lindys Stamp Gang - Starburst Mist - French Lilac Violet

Lindys Stamp Gang - Starburst Mist - Sea Mint Green

IndigoBlu Rubber Stamps - Peony Posey

Ranger - Archival Ink Pad - Wendy Vecchi Designer Series - Leaf Green

Ranger - Archival Ink Pad - Wendy Vecchi Designer Series - Watering Can

Stampendous - Embossing Powder – Clear

Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Glitter - Shabby Shutters

Faber-Castell - Whipped Spackle 100ml

Faber-Castell - Gesso 100ml

Other:  Border Punch,  Prima Say it in Crystals, Alpha Stickers, berry picks

Wishing you all a Fabulous Festive Season and a Happy New Year xoxo

Thanks so much for stopping by :) 

Kaisercraft - Treasured Moments Specialty Diecut Layout & Dec Card Sketch Challenge

Hi everyone,

This week the Kaisercraft Design Team were asked to create a layout with the new Treasured Moments Specialty Diecut Frame.

Here is my take using this beautiful vintage style frame.  Make sure to check out the Blog to see all the gorgeous creations from our talented Design Team.

“Live a Beautiful Life” 

Kaisercraft Product: – Treasured Moments – Paper PS437 Specialty Paper - Diecut Frame, P2008 Recollection, P2009 Wonder, P2012 Timeless | CT846 Collectables | SS303 12x12 Sticker Sheet | DD105 Decorative Die – Love Hearts | T623 Template – Christmas Quarters | KM110 Kaisermist – Pink | CS757 Texture Stamps – Sheet Music | EM931 Pearl Brads – Latte | IP719 Ink Pad - Black | T331 Sanding Block | T303 Foam Tape | KC001 Kaisercolour Paint – White | Other Product:  DM-1MM2M32 Derivan Matisse Light Modelling Paste, twine

December Card Sketch Challenge

Don't Forget to take part in our Card Sketch Challenge this month at Kaisercraft for your chance to win a fabulous Kaisercraft prize pack.  Click on the link HERE for challenge details and rules.

Just create a card using the following Sketch as inspiration, with at least 80% Kaisercraft Products from any Kaisercraft paper collection and you could WIN one of 4 prizes for this month!!

Here is my take on the Adriana's sketch using the "Treasured Moments" Collection.
Thank You Card

Kaisercraft Product: Treasured Moments - Paper – 2014 Nostalgia | PP987 6.5” Paper Pad | CD650 Cardstock - Smooth White | DD349 Decorative Dies – Oval Ornate Frame | ST918 Clear Stickers Lacey Borders | SB701 Rhinestones – Soft Pink | T331 Sanding Block | T303 Foam Tape

The deadline: Comments with linked entries for each monthly challenge will close on 31st December at 11.59pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time UTC +10/Daylight Savings Time UTC +11).  Winners will be announced at the beginning of January 2015.  Good Luck!!

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

The Scrapbook Store - Lemoncraft Christmas Greetings Layout

Hi Everyone,

Today I am sharing my final layout for the month at The Scrapbook Store using the beautiful Lemoncraft Christmas Greetings Collection.

Most Wonderful Time of the Year Layout
For this layout I decided to mix a bit of lime green and pink hues with the traditional colour palette of this collection to give it a more youthful look to tie in with this cute photo of Luke and Brittany when they were much younger, capturing the excitement of opening their presents on Christmas day. 

Lemoncraft - Christmas Greetings Collection

 The background was created by cutting up various sized sections of the cover sheet from the Lemoncraft Basics Collection which has a pattern on the reverse side, and sanding the edges with Kaisercraft sanding block, leaving you with a lovely crisp white borders.  I then overlapped and adhered the pieces to create a base for my photo.  

The layers were masked with Faber Castell whipped spackle and Tim Holtz flourish stencil, then randomly stamped with a cute snowflake image.  I mixed various flowers, red glittered berries and diecut pine sprigs to frame my photo, then added some pretty lime green sequins for a bit of sparkle and finished off by using a brush to flick the background with lime Kaisermist.

Green Tara - Mini Blossoms Rose

To alter the Blue Fern Santa's Sleigh chipboard piece, I coated with Faber-Castell whipped spackle then used a palette knife to create peaks by laying flat on the whipped spackle and lifting up the knife.  Whilst the whipped spackle is still wet I sprinkled with Zing leaf green embossing powder and set with a heat gun.

Blue Fern Studios Santa's Sleigh Chipboard

Product List

Lemon Craft - Christmas Greetings - 12"x12" Double Sided Patterned Paper - A Lot Of Hope

Lemon Craft - Christmas Greetings - 12"x12" Double Sided Patterned Paper - Let Your Dreams Come True

Lemon Craft - Christmas Greetings - 12"x12" Double Sided Patterned Paper – Basic Collection

Kaisercraft - 12"x12" Textured Cardstock – Fern

Bazzill - Card Shoppe 12"x12" Heavy Weight Cardstock - Caramel Apple

Blue Fern Studios - Chipboard - Santas Sleigh

Green Tara - 2.8cm Mini Blossoms - Rose

The Scrapbook Store - 1.5cm Mini Flowers 10pk – Red/White

Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Fasteners - Yuletide

Tim Holtz - Layering Stencils – Flourish

Couture Creations - Christmas Emporium - 4x6" Stamp Set - Seasons Greetings

Sizzix - Tim Holtz Alterations Thinlits Dies – Holiday Greens

Kaisercraft - Kaiser Mists - Lime Green

Kaisercraft - Sanding Block 2 pack

American Crafts - Zing Embossing Powders - Opaque Leaf

Faber-Castell - Whipped Spackle 100ml

Ranger - Archival Ink Pad – Jet Black

Martha Stewart star border punch

Inkadinkado Christmas Characters Stamp Set

Other:  sequins, berries, flowers

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

The Scrapbook Store - Lemoncraft Christmas Greetings

Hi Everyone,

Today I am sharing my third project created for The Scrapbook Store using the beautiful Lemoncraft 'Christmas Greetings' Collection.  Pop into the store and grab this gorgeous Christmas Collection before it goes flying out the door!!

Merry Christmas

I have cut various pieces of pp and layered with foam tape to create to create a background for my silhouetted photo.

 Using the layers as a guide I masked the background pp with the Tim Holtz Snowflake stencil and Faber Castell Whipped Spackle, then dried with heat gun until the spackle puffed up a little.  I outlined the snowflakes with a fineliner pen to make them pop, and stamped over the masking with the Kaisercraft music texture stamp in carnation red ink.

I adhered the layers to my background leaving the edges free, so that I could tuck in some lace accents, then embellished the layers with Green Tara and Petaloo flower clusters and some pretty Scrapmatts pine sprig chipboard pieces which I altered by spraying with 2 different colours of green mist.

How yummy are the Prills!!  I have used the Heart of Gold Prills to add texture and sparkle to my layout by adding them around the lace and edges of my pp.  Finally, I covered my photo and flicked the background with Pearlex solar gold, Kaisercraft lime green and Lindys Sea Mint Green mists.

Products Used:

Lemon Craft - Christmas Greetings - 12"x12" Double Sided Patterned Paper - A Lot Of Faith

Lemon Craft - Christmas Greetings - 12"x12" Double Sided Patterned Paper - A Lot Of Joy

Lemon Craft - Christmas Greetings - 12"x12" Double Sided Patterned Paper - Let Your Dreams Come True

Green Tara - Fabric Vines - 19cm Green with White Blossoms

Petaloo - Mixed Textured Blossoms – Red

Petaloo - Wild Mini Blossoms - Soft Green

Tim Holtz - Idea-ology - Fasteners - Yuletide

Tim Holtz - Layering Stencils - Snowflakes

Lindys Stamp Gang - Starburst Mist - Sea Mint Green

Kaisercraft - Kaiser Mists - Lime Green

Kaisercraft - Textured Clear Stamps - Sheet Music

Jacquard - Pearlex Powdered Pigments - Solar Gold

Prills - Heart Of Gold

Faber-Castell - Whipped Spackle 100ml

Faber-Castell - Gesso 100ml

Ranger - Archival Ink Pad - Wendy Vecchi Designer Series - Carnation Red

Scrapmatts Pine Sprig Chipboard

Twine, bells, lace, ink

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

The Scrapbook Store - Lemoncraft Christmas Greeting Collection

Hi Everyone,

Today I have my second layout created for The Scrapbook Store using the beautiful new Lemoncraft Christmas Greetings Collection.

December 25th

 This beautiful collection has a lovely vintage feel to it in traditional Christmas colours, which I love as my children are young adults now, so for me, it's a bit of a challenge to use some of the cuter Christmas paper ranges.

To tie in with the vintage feel of this Collection I decided to grunge it up a little by tearing and layering my papers, then using the Prima gold crackle medium and random misting.

I have added a trailing flower cluster in Christmas colours, then highlighted the red flowers with solar gold Pearlex Powdered Pigment mixed with a little water and applied with a small brush to tie in with my gold crackle background and the sparkle elements.

 My Kaisercraft wooden flourish was altered by first applying a coat of Faber-Castell gesso, then embossing with the Lindy's Weeping Willow embossing powder, giving it several coats by reheating each time to apply the embossing powder.  I reheated one last time, then whilst hot randomly applied some of the Prima microbeads.  Once cooled, I painted little touches of the solar gold Pearlex pigment. to add some highlights.  The Merry Christmas title was painted with gesso, then coated with Prima gold crackle medium.

Product List

Lemon Craft- Christmas Greetings - 12"x12" Double Sided Patterned Paper - A LotOf Kindness

Lemon Craft- Christmas Greetings - 12"x12" Double Sided Patterned Paper - LetYour Dreams Come True

Lemon Craft- Christmas Greetings - 12"x12" Double Sided Patterned Paper - A LotOf Love

Green Tara -6.5cm Heirloom Blooms - Single Flower – White

Green Tara -4cm Heirloom Blooms - White - 4 Pack

Dusty Attic- Dusty In Bloom Flower Pack - Grassy Knoll

Petaloo -Darjeeling Teastained Petites - Green

Petaloo – Grape Leaf Vines

Tim Holtz -Idea-ology - Fasteners - Yuletide

Tim Holtz -Layering Stencils - Latticework

Kaisercraft- Rhinestones – Red

Kaisercraft - Rhinestones - Mint Green

Kaisercraft - Sparklets - Fern

Kaisercraft- Kaiser Mists - Lime Green

Kaisercraft- Sanding Block 2 pack

Kaisercraft Wooden Flourishes – Dec 25^th, Merry Christmas

Prima Marketing - A Victorian Christmas - Clear Mini Stamp - 582654

PrimaMarketing - Art Ingredients - Micro Beads - Grass

Lindys StampGang - Embossing Powders - Weeping Willow Green Gold

Prima Marketing- Art Basics - Texture Paste - Gold Crackle

Jacquard -Pearlex Powdered Pigments - Solar Gold

Faber-Castell- Gesso 100ml

Ranger -Archival Ink Pad - Wendy Vecchi Designer Series - Carnation Red

Snug Hug - SeamBinding 1/2" - Melon

Other:  glitter berries, flowers, lace flowers

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

Kaisercraft DT Creations - Sailing Into Summer

Hi Everyone,

Today I am sharing my projects created with the 2 gorgeous New Release collections Provincial and Sail Away.

I adored working with both of these collections… Provincial which is the perfect range for me with its soft and dreamy shabby style mixed with beautiful rustic themed papers… the best of both worlds!!  Then you have the beautiful nautical styled Sail Away collection, just in time for Summer!!

 “You Are Beautiful” Layout

For those of you who are familiar with my work, you would know that I am in my element when it comes to creating with pretty feminine papers, so I was thrilled to see this range in my DT parcel.  It has a lovely old world rustic feel in pretty blues and greens with gorgeous florals, foliage and vintage elements.

I have pulled out my scissors to create this layout as the floral accents are perfect for fussy cutting.  I also used the large flower cluster on the sticker sheet and leafy collectables to frame my photo. 

How yummy is that cobblestone paper, again my scissors were drawn to fussy cut sections of this pp to create a couple of  border strips.

Kaisercraft Product: Provincial - Paper – P1971 Hydrangea, P1973 Mail, P1976 Toile, P1978 Cobblestone | CT843 Collectables | SS299 12x12 Sticker Sheet | Wooden Flourishes – FL526 Fancy Corners, FL305 Frames | ST929 Clear Stickers – Inspirational | CS853 Texture Stamp - Flutter | T331 Sanding Block | T303 Foam Tape | Other: ink, button, twine

 “Happy Birthday” Card

This card pretty pop up birthday card was created with one of the recently released Pop Up Dies called “Best Wishes”.

Kaisercraft Product: Provincial - Paper - P1971 Hydrangea | PP984 6.5” Paper Pad | SS299 12x12 Sticker Sheet | Decorative Dies – DD538 CC Best Wishes Pop Up, DD521 Die Cut Shapes, DD101 Lacey Borders | EF229 Embossing Folder – Postmarks | EM931 Pearl Brads – Latte | EM926 Lace Pack – White | IP733 Ink Pad - Vine | CD511 C6 Card Pack – White | T331 Sanding Block | T303 Foam Tape

 “Thankful” Card

I created this card using the blue tones from the Paper Pad for a monochromatic look.

Kaisercraft Product: Provincial - Paper - P1974 Hampton | PP984 6.5” Paper Pad | CT843 Collectables | SS299 12x12 Sticker Sheet | KM106 Kaisermist – Denim | EM933 Pearl Brads – Soft Blue | CD511 C6 Card Pack – White | KC001 Kaisercolour Paint – White | T331 Sanding Block | T303 Foam Tape

The Sail Away Collection, with its nautical theme has a masculine feel to it, which is great for those of you who struggle to find pp’s to scrap photos of the men/boys in your life, but this range also works just as well for feminine layouts.  Here, I have created one of each, to show you how versatile this collection is.

 “Adventure” Layout

Found this old photo of Luke aged 3 at Caloundra Beach… omg isn’t he so cute with his little spade!!  How perfect do the colours match this paper range!

I love using embossing folders to create texture on my layouts and have used the new Anchors Embossing Folder to frame the left-hand side of my photo. 

I have always used sandpaper to grunge up and distress my layouts an  I think I have mentioned before, that I adore the new sanding blocks and this tool has now become a firm favourite.  I love sanding back pp’s to reveal the core white colour to add contrast and dimension and have sanded back the embossed anchors to make them pop.  

I also like sanding the edges of my collectables and diecuts, to add a little dimension to my elements.

Kaisercraft Product: Sail Away - Paper – P1980 Ship, P1984 Lighthouse, P1985 Rope, P1986 Starfish, P1987 Cruise | CT844 Collectables | SS300 12x12 Sticker Sheet | CS244 Stamp Set | EF231 Embossing Folder – Anchors | DD104 Decorative Die – Anchor |  KM106  Kaisermist - Denim | CS153 Texture Stamp - Hessian |  T331 Sanding Block | T303 Foam Tape | Other Product:  archival ink

“Explore” Layout

 Another old photo from our beach holidays, this time it's Brittany playing in the sand at Mudjimba Beach... another perfect match for these papers… don’t you think!!  I am on a roll! 

I have used the newly released Nautical Quarters Template on my background by masking the compass with modelling paste and outlining with a blue fineliner pen.  To make the making pop I spritzed with water, then applied some red Kaisermist with a brush.  Once dry, I randomly stamped  around the masking with the Tiny Dot Texture Stamp.

Another new release this month are a range of gorgeous dies to accent both ranges.  On this page I have used the Anchors Decorative Die which comes with 2 cute anchors dangling on chains.  I cut it in navy pp to become part of my cluster underneath my photos.

Kaisercraft Product: Sail Away - Paper – P1980 Ship, P1982 Anchor, P1986 Starfish, P1987 Cruise | PP985 6.5” Paper Pad | CT844 Collectables | SS300 12x12 Sticker Sheet | DD341 Decorative Die – Anchors | T627 Template – Nautical Quarters | KM109 Kaisermist – Red | Wooden Flourishes FL543 -  Fancy Borders, FL419 Compass | CS151 Texture Stamp - Tiny Dot | T331 Sanding Block | T303 Foam Tape | Other Product:  DM-1MM2M32 Derivan Matisse Light Modelling Paste, archival ink

 “Anchors Away” Card

This card was created using matching Paper Pad and the new C6 Anchors Decorative Die.  I cut the die in smooth white cardstock for the background then cut in navy paper from the Paper Pad, to add the contrast anchors. I also used the new Anchors Decorative Die which I cut out in cork to add a bit of texture.

Kaisercraft Product: Sail Away - Paper - P1988 Map | PP985 6.5” Paper Pad | Decorative Dies – DD341 Anchors DD730 Anchors C6 | CB152 12x12 Cork Sheets | CS151 Texture Stamp - Tiny Dot |  CD650 Cardstock – Smooth White | CD512 C6 Card Pack – Kraft | T331 Sanding Block | T303 Foam Tape | Other Product: metal charm, ink

Thanks so much for stopping by… Happy Crafting :)