Christmas Jewel Publication Layout with Instructions

Hi Crafty Friends,

Just popping in to share a Layout that was published in the Kaisercraft Magazine for August.  Download your copy here.

Papers:

Kaisercraft Christmas Jewel

P2368 Holiday Wishes

KaiserCraft Product:

CT887 Collectables, PP1025 Paper Pad, Decorative Dies – DD757 Large Flourishes, DD793 Ornate Pack 1, DD720 Layered Poinsettia, KC051 Metallic Silver Paint, KM101 Kaiser Mist – Charcoal, SS344 Sticker Sheet, FL606 Flourish Pack – Fancy Christmas, CL104 Gel Pens 48 Pk, SB700 Rhinestones – Silver,

LDB1120 Foil Doilies, GC 103 Glitter Card Stock - Platinum.

Instructions:

Splatter Silver Paint and Charcoal Kaiser Mist onto HOLIDAY WISHES.  Adhere stickers from the Sticker Sheet horizontally across the middle of HOLIDAY WISHES.

Choose music note paper and purple swirl paper from the Paper pad and layer underneath your photograph with mounting tape.  Use Collectables, a Silver Doily, and die cuts from the back of the paper pad to create layers underneath the photograph.

Die Cut Two Large Flourishes, Two Corners, One Rectangular Frame and One Border from Ornate pack 1 and Two Flower centers from Layered Poinsettia from Platinum Glitter Card Stock.  Die Cut two large flowers and two small flowers from purple papers from the Paper Pad.

Position the layered photograph into the middle of the page and embellish with decorative Die Cuts in a diagonal fashion from corner to corner of the layout.

Colour three Wooden Flourishes with a metallic silver pen and add to the page.  Embellish with Silver Rhinestones.

Thanks for stopping by,

Kaisercraft Wandering Ivy Publication Layout and Cards Class

Class Information: Saturday 9th December Cards 11:30am $30 Layout 2pm $30 16-18 Beverley Avenue, Rochedale, Brisbane.

Hello Crafty Friends! Have you seen the latest Kaisercraft Workshop Magazine? Download it for free by clicking on the magazine below if you havent read it yet.

I am so honoured to say that inside this magazine, in the Wandering Ivy section there are two pages featuring my work.  On one page is this layout:

And on another page is this set of Four Cards:

I'm super excited to let you know I am teaching these projects this Saturday at The Crafty Chain in Rochedale, Brisbane. I would LOVE you to come along!!

To join in the fun and reserve your spot contact the very beautiful and kind Alison and Shelley at The Crafty Chain on (07) 33410060.  If you have a sewing machine bring it along because in the Layout we make a "patchwork quilt" out of paper, along with your basic tool kit for our crafty day.  It is going to be lovely! Don't forget to let me know you are coming so I can look forward to seeing you in person.

Thank you

Stay tuned for any updates on my Facebook Page here.

Memory Keeping Questions - Island Life Layout

Hello Crafty Friends,

The job over at the Kaisercraft Blog was all about Memory Keeping Questions this week.

Are you a Memory Keeper?  Do you Scrapbook to record precious moments in life?  

For me, Scrapbooking is mainly about Creative Expression.  I scrapbook for fun basically...I have to be honest the recording of everything overwhelms me.  I have done Project Life in the last six years or so...up until this year...I just never started.  So I do not claim to master the Memory Keeping thing of all the moments of every week for the whole year.  I love the idea of it, I just havent succeeded every year.  This year I think I will just make a photo book of memories with no words...just to get those pictures in a book for the boys to look through.

The side of Scrapbooking that I really love is just scrapping random pictures in a random order and just playing with pretty Kaisercraft papers and products.  I dont stress about what photos I am using or what moments I am documenting.  I just enjoy the creative process.

So when Kylie, Social Media and Promotions Coordinator at Kaisercraft, set some Memory Keeping Questions for the Blog Post they really got me thinking...

Where were you 10 Years Ago?
A quote to live by?
What was the last thing you celebrated?
What is the most important thing in your life?
What is something you are proud of?
What are you thankful/grateful for?

The Design Team was asked to choose one question and use it as inspiration for their layouts.

Funnily enough every single Design Team member chose the same question: "What are you grateful for?"...that question obviously spoke to everyone.  

I loved creating this layout.  I wanted to use some journalling which I rarely do on my layouts and because of this I changed the whole way I approached the layout.  It was really refreshing for me to try something different.

I love this little photo of our boys I took at Hamilton Island this year.  It was a special moment for me.  Getting to Hamilton Island was a real dream come true.  I just loved it.  I am grateful for these two gorgeous boys every single day.  And I loved how Scrapbooking this moment made me remember that.  Which got me thinking about memory keeping and how I approach it....
One day I'll come up with some sort of solution for that...but for now, maybe, while life is busy, I'll just concentrate on enjoying the moments. xxx
Kaisercraft Products: CD101 12x12 Weave Card Stock - Coconut | P2418 Swell | P2423 Sunseeker | FL612 Flourish Pack - Summertime | SS350 Sticker Sheet | IP727 Ink Pad - Lagoon | SB704 Rhinestones - Dark Blue | Other: Sparklets | Stars | Blue Misting Spray |

Kaisercraft Romantique Layout

Are you loving the Romantique Collection as much as I am?
There are lots of lovely pastel colours in this collection, but today I picked out the more natural tones to suit my photograph.

This collection has a beautiful page of butterflies.  I adore butterflies and I love to use them in my projects.  They make creating so easy.  I fussy cut some from this paper and then used them in my Layout.

P2426 Primrose

Templates

I also wanted to use a new Template:

IT455 6x6 Designer Template - Fleur Damask
and one of my old favourites:

IT001 Designer Templates - Cherry Blossom

I filmed a Process Video of how I made the layout if you would like to take a look...

Decorative Dies

I used two Decorative Dies in my Layout:

DD547 - Circle Vines
and my trusty favourite:

DD757 Large Flourishes
I wove these dies in and out of the butterflies in my diagonal design.

Wooden Flourishes

I painted some Wooden Flourishes with Gold paint and added them into the design.

FL613 Flourish Pack - Pretty

Mini Paper Blooms

I also added in some Mini Paper Blooms for added texture:

F645 - Honey
F644 - Coconut

I hope you like the layout.  I am in love with the Romantique Collection and I had a lovely time putting together my layout.
Have you visited my You Tube channel? If you love Kaisercraft products like me you might enjoy my videos.  See them all here.

Kaisercraft Products: P2426 Primrose | P2428 Boutique | P2425 Bourdoir | FL613 Flourish Pack - Pretty | DD547 Decorative Die - Circle Vines | DD757 Decorative Die - Large Flourishes | F645 Mini Paper Blooms - Honey | F644 Mini Paper Blooms - Coconut | CD110 12 x 12 Card Stock - Mocha | CB153 Corrugated Cardboard | KC050 Kaiser Colour - Metallic Gold Paint | IT455 6x6 Designer Template - Fleur Damask | IT001 Designer Templates - Cherry Blossom |

Romantique Publication Layout with Instructions

Hello Crafty Friends,

Life has been busy...I'm just hopping on to share a Publication Layout in this month's Kaisercraft Magazine.  I made this with the Romantique Collection.  I found a pink photo to scrap...me in a pink t-shirt! Ben took this of me out in the backyard one afternoon as he was taking photos of the boys.  I was sitting on the edge of the garden watching on.  Its kind of a contemplative photo and I thought it went well with the sticker title...which I guess is true and kind of scary at the same time!

"Every single moment you are writing the story of your life."

This Layout took me days to make, I'll admit it.  It sat on the kitchen bench for ages while I tweaked it.  Some come quicker than others, this was a slow one.

I have written instructions for this Layout that can be found on the Kaisercraft Blog here. Or you can read them here:

Papers:

Romantique Collection

P2424 Parisian, P2426 Primrose (x2), P2425 Bourdoir

KC Product:

PP1032 Paper Pad, CT894 Collectables, SS351 Sticker Sheet, Decorative Dies – DD312 Leaves and DD705 Swirl Flourish, IT026 Temple - Ornate, SB789 Pearls – Chino, CL104 Gel Pens 48 Pk, CS257 Background Script, IP719 Ink pad – Black, Paper Blooms – F629 Buttercream, F640 Fairy Floss and F658 Mini Paper Blooms – Dusty Pink, BRB606 Organza Ribbon.

Other: Cheese Cloth

Instructions:

Fussy cut bird picture from one PRIMROSE (Reverse) paper.  Fussy cut birdcage from BOURDOIR (Reverse).  Fussy cut floral clusters and yellow butterflies from PARISIAN.

Take second PRIMROSE (Reverse) as base of Layout.  Using Ornate Temple and Pink Gel Pen trace design in a diagonal fashion from top left-hand corner.  Ink Background Script with Black ink and stamp in places over the Template design in diagonal fashion.

Layer photograph onto several papers from the Paper Pad with foam tape.  Position in middle of diagonal.  Adhere bird cage underneath photograph and bird picture from bottom right-hand corner of the photo.

Die cut Flourishes and leaves in paper from the Paper Pad.  Add to diagonal pattern with fussy cut floral clusters, paper blooms, collectables, butterflies and organza ribbon bows.

Choose a quote sticker from Sticker Sheet and cut into small segments.  Position in diagonal fashion below embellishments.

Finally, decorate with Chino Pearls.

I hope your week is going well : ) Thanks for stopping by today.

Kaisercraft November Challenge

Hello Crafty Friends,
I'm just popping in to let you know about the November Challenge at Kaisercraft. It's time for another round of KaiserBINGO! Choose 4 words that run either up, down, horizontal or diagonal and create any paper craft project you like using your 4 words. For example, you might choose to create a layout featuring SQUARES, WHITE BACKGROUND ONLY, MIXED MEDIA and FAVOURITE PHOTO.

Your creation must feature at least 80% Kaisercraft products from any current or previous release Kaisercraft paper collection.

We’re looking forward to seeing your entries but first, some housekeeping for those who wish to play along…

1.  Feel free to enter as many times as you like!
2.  Your creation must feature at least 80% Kaisercraft products.
3.  You may use any current or previous release Kaisercraft paper collection.
4.  Link your finished project by creating a blog post on your personal blog or Facebook page, copy the link and add your name and link to the comments section on the Kaisercraft Blog. Alternatively, you can post your entry directly to our Facebook wall or send it directly through in a message or email sales@kaisercraft.com.au
   

Entries close Thursday 30th November at 11.59pm (Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time, UTC +11)
You could be one of two luck winners to receive a Kaisercraft goodie pack.
Winners will be announced Friday 8th December 2017.

For my Layout I chose:

FAVOURITE QUOTE | STITCHING | PRINTED PAPER ONLY | MIXED MEDIA

This Layout is also a Publication Layout in the November Kaisercraft Workshop Magazine.
Kaisercraft Products: P2415 Surfers |P2419 Sunkissed | P2418 Swell | P2421 Beach Huts| P2423 Sun Seeker | PP1031 Paper Pad, CT893 Collectables | SS350 Sticker Sheet | Decorative Dies – DD745 Fishing Net and DD705 Swirl Flourish | CD101 12x12 Card Stock – Coconut | CB153 Corrugated Cardboard | KM111 Kaiser Mist – White | SB744 Rhinestones – Ice Blue | Other: Cheese Cloth
Thanks for stopping by,