Kaisercraft Silver Bells - White Christmas Layout

This Layout is featured over at the Kaisercraft Blog today.  The task was to create a Shabby Chic White Christmas Layout.  I used a beautiful photo from my friend Kelly.  Kelly takes amazing photos of her girls.  I really love this one : )

If you look closely at the base paper you can see I did a bit of stamping of snowflakes in pink and blue ink.  (I am in love with the colours of these inks.)  I had fun trying to make this layout look really girly and a bit distressed.

These roses are in the Collectables and they are just gorgeous!  I thought they complimented the corners of the photo.  I layered the photo onto the Specialty paper wreath.  Using this paper made the layout really simple to put together.  It fills up the space nicely.

I added some more words from the Collectables and a little bit of doily.  I framed the photo with lace stickers from the sticker sheet to create a Shabby Chic feeling.

I added some pink ribbon.  I haven/t seen a lot of ribbon on layouts lately, more often you see it on cards.  But I felt it fitted in with the Christmas theme.

I cut some snowflake dies and layered with snowflake collectables and pearls.
I like the way this one turned out..what are your thoughts?

Kaisercraft Products Used: P1926 – Good Tidings

P1929 Wonderland

PS427 Wreath

SS293 Sticker Sheet

CT837 Collectables

EM405 Doily

DD318 Card Creations Snowflake Card Flip

BRB606 Organza Colours

SB786 Rose

SB713 Pearl

P725 Petal Pink

IP726 Island

CS237 Clear Stamps

 This collection is very popular.  Are you adding it to your craft room?

Kaisercraft September Mood Board Challenge

Each month Kaisercraft has a Challenge!  For September it is a Mood Board Challenge.

To enter you need to create a layout using this Mood Board as inspiration, with at least 80% Kaisercraft Products from any Kaisercraft paper collection. This month's mood board is inspired by the latest release paper collection,

"Home for Christmas"

I used a cute little photo I took of my nephews on Christmas day a couple of years ago.  Sometimes the whole day can pass and these little photo opportunities can slip by.  This year we managed to snap this photo.

This Layout was fun to put together.  I used lots of layering and some of Kaisercraft's new clear stickers.

Why don't you have a go??
Head on over here to enter and see the other amazing inspiration from the Kaisercraft Design Team.

The prizes are: 1st PLACE: One of Kaisercraft’s New collections (voted as the best layout)
2nd PLACE: One of Kaisercraft Paper Pack. (Random draw winner - every entry is eligible)

Winners will be announced at the beginning of October.

Kaisercraft Products I Used: 

P1935 Poinsettia 

P1936 Sugar Plum

P1943 Laurel

PP980 Paper Pad
 

CT838 Collectables

EM426 Tag Pack

EM405 Paper Doilies

CD101 12x12 Card - Coconut 

ST909 Epoxy Stickers - Natural

ST920 Clear Sticker - Merry Christmas

ST921 Clear Sticker - Seasons Greetings

Other items used: Gold mini peg, stapler, star punch.

Thanks for stopping by,

Kaisercraft Time Machine - Specialty Paper Layout

Over at the Kaisercraft Blog today the Design Team have been asked to make a Layout using one or both of the specialty papers that go with the Time Machine Collection.

The two papers are:

PS425 - Time Machine Time Acetate Specialty

PS426 - Time Machine Hour Gloss Specialty

You should see the AMAZING way the ladies have used these two papers to make beautiful layouts.

I did a bit of an experimental layout...a clean and simple one.

I am a big fan of the clean and simple look and white space.  I really wanted the photo to be the star of this page.

I used this gorgeous photo taken by my friend Kelly.  (She is an amazing photographer.)  I thought I would let her photo and the specialty paper do the work here.  I simply added a quote using the Sticker Sheet and a couple of clock stickers.  The specialty paper actually reminded me a bit of a sandy beach.  I like the colour combination of the white, the cream and the warm brown/black.

I'd be very much interested in your thoughts on this layout...Do you think this is too simple???
The Kaisercraft products I used are:
CD101 12×12 Weave – Coconut| PS426 - Time Machine Hour Gloss Specialty | SS292 - Sticker Sheet
Thanks for stopping by today : )

The Meaning of Christmas - Kaisercraft Holy Night

The post over at the Kaisercraft Blog today is all about the Meaning of Christmas.

My fondest memories of Christmas are from when I was a child.  Once you get older Christmas can become more about logistics, finances and preparation.  For me Christmas is meant for the children; the excitement, the joy, the anticipation.  It is a holiday the kids love the best...to see Christmas through the eyes of child is the most magical way.  The adults that enjoy Christmas the most don't let the details worry them.  They breathe in the excitement, have fun and don't sweat the small stuff.  Spending time with family and in gratitude is most important for me, and trying to see Christmas from a kid's perspective is the way to enjoy it the most : )

This photo is of my two beautiful nieces opening a present on Christmas day last year.  I love the captivated looks of anticipation on their faces.  I love these two beautiful girls very much and am grateful I get to see them at Christmas time and share these moments with them : )

The Holy Night Collection from Kaisercraft is perfect for scrapping your Christmas memories.

 The Kaisercraft Products Used are:

P1910 Baby Jesus 

P1909 Glory

 P1916 Star

 SS291 Sticker Sheet 

|EM424 Tag Pack 

 PP977 Paper Pad 

SB789 Chino

IP734 - Red

CB109 - Alpha #3

AS251 - Ebony

What does Christmas mean to you?

Pop on over the the Kaisercraft blog today to see what Christmas means to the other ladies on the team and to be inspired by their beautiful layouts.