Friday, November 27, 2015

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 :)

Friday, November 20, 2015

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 :)

Sunday, November 15, 2015

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
Petaloo – Grape Leaf Vines
Kaisercraft Wooden Flourishes – Dec 25th, Merry Christmas
Other:  glitter berries, flowers, lace flowers

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

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 :)

Friday, November 6, 2015

The Scrapbook Store - Lemoncraft Christmas Greetings Collection

Hi Everyone,

I can't believe it's only 7 weeks until Christmas, and with that in mind, this month for my Design Team proejcts for The Scrapbook Store I get to create with the gorgeous new Lemoncraft "Christmas Greetings" Collection.  This range has a beautiful vintage feel with a traditional colour palette in green, crimson and cream hues.  There is also a basics range set of papers which ties in beautifully with this fabulous Christmas Collection.

"Believe" Layout

To make the crimson tones of the pp's really pop I used American Crafts white cardstock for my background, which I masked with White Croco Crackling and the new Kaisercraft Geo Tiles Template.   Once the crackle medium was totally dried, I spritzed with water then applied the Lindy's Edleweiss Moss Green Mist with a brush, dried this off, then applied the Cest La Vie Cerise from the Lindys Tres Chic Magicals Set by mixing with water on a craft sheet, then applying with a brush to background.  I stamped little snowflakes from the Prima Victorian Christmas Stamp Set with Carnation Red Archival Ink randomly over the masking and topped the snowflakes with Kaisercraft split pea rhinestones to add a little sparkle.


The bauble was fussy cut from the reverse side of the Let Your Dreams Come True pp which has lovely christmas tags, labels and christmas accents.  I sanded the edges of the bauble and added stamped accents with the Prima Victorian Christmas Stamp Set.  I have used one of the Blue Fern Chipboard Flutter Page Dangles to hang my bauble and embellished the dangle with Green Tara flowers, berries and Tim Holtz Festive Brads, then topped with a Snug Hug binding ribbon bow in moss green.




Product List
MME Christmas Stamp Set
Other:  glitter berries, washi tape

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Kaisercraft - November Sketch Challenge

Hi everyone,
I have this month new challenge for Kaisercraft to share, which is another fabulous Sketch Challenge, designed by Adriana Bolzon and inspired by a layout created by Amanda-Jayne Baldwin.

Thank you to all who entered in the last month’s challenge, such amazing and wonderful creations, the judges are looking through all the entries and the Winners will be announced on Saturday 7th November.

Just create a layout using the following Sketch as inspiration, with at least 80% Kaisercraft Products from any Kaisercraft paper collection. The Sketch board is inspired by the wonderful and creative Amanda Baldwin’s layout, with the latest release “Provincial” paper collection.  For rules and challenge details click HERE

KAISERCRAFT NOVEMBER 2015 CHALLENGE
Layout by Amanda-Jayne Baldwin


Here is my take on the sketch also using this month's new release "Provincial" Collection.

Love Life Always


  Kaisercraft Product:  Provincial – Paper – P1971 Hydrangea, P1973 Mail, P1974 Hampton, P1977 Porcelain, P1979 Willow | CT843 Collectables | SS299 12×12 Sticker Sheet | DD504 Decorative Die – Doilies | T621 Template – Damask Quarters | KM106 Kaisermist – Denim | | Ink Pad – IP733 Vine, IP726 Island | T331 Sanding Block | T303 Foam Tape | KC001 Kaisercolour Paint – White | Other Product: DM-1MM2M32 Derivan Matisse Light Modelling Paste, archival ink

I have another layout created with the Provincial Collection to share.  The Design Team were challenged to use the matching Provincial Stamp Set with the latest release Postmarks Embossing Folder.

Love Life
I have created a textured border strip with the Postmarks embossing folder down the left hand side of my layout.  The postmarks stamp from the Stamp Set was used on my background and the lace stamp from the set was used on torn strip underneath my photo.


Kaisercraft Product:  Provincial Collection – Paper – P1971 Hydrangea, P1973 Mail, P1977 Porcelain, P1978 Cobblestone, P1979 Willow | CS243 Stamp Set | CT843 Collectables | SS299 12×12 Sticker Sheet | EF229 Embossing Folder – Postmarks | DD500 Decorative Die – Script Words | KM106 Kaisermist – Denim | EM933 Pearl Brads – Soft Blue | EM926 Lace Pack – White | EM403 Tag Pack – Lacy | IP733 Ink Pad – Vine | T331 Sanding Block | T303 Foam Tape | KC001 Kaisercolour Paint – White | Other Product:  archival ink

Thanks so much for stopping by :)