Basic Grey Tea Garden & Kaisercraft Fiesta! - by Linda Eggleton

Hello there & welcome.

Today I have another layout to share using the lovely

Basic Grey Tea Garden collection.

This time I've used some travel photos & gone for papers that suited - mostly greens,

which shows that this really is quite a versatile collection :)

"Lough Caragh"

I have used the Green Tea paper as my base, and I've added a small amount of stenciled texture to it using a Teresa Collins stencil & modelling paste.  I also used the Mint paper to add the 

white border to the page. 

I've grouped together a few different Green Tara flowers & leaves, as well as a few stickers from the Elements sticker sheet to create a cluster....and you can also see some of the stencil work here.

I added another smaller cluster at the upper left of the photos, again Green Tara flowers, Element sticker & a cute Flutterby flair....and just below that I've included some yummy 2Crafty Chevron Bits that I've coloured lime green with my Gelatos - these are one of my favourite 2Crafty pieces, as they are super versatile & can be added to any type of layout & they ALWAYS look fabulous!

More Chevron bits on the opposite side of the photos....and the title is using the alpha stickers, which has 3 different sized & styles of alpha stickers, which makes it awesome value!

Across the bottom of the photos I've added a border sticker from the Element sticker sheet....I wanted to add some blue to the page, to pick up the blue in the water & sky in the photos.
A list of products with links to the AAS store can be seen at the bottom of this post.


Next I have some of my Kaisercraft DT work to share with you all,using the bright & funky  Fiesta! collection.   The name of this collection describes it to a T!
I was a little pushed for time creating for this month, so I have only managed to create a set of cards. "Thinking of You"

I started by picking out a few of my favourite papers & have layered them up & finished off with a centre piece that I've stamped using the Fiesta stamp set - this is a super cool stamp set, I tell ya!

& a cluster of blooms, collectables & some cotton thread.

The centre circular piece was cut using the full circle piece of the Circle Card Flip die that was released this month.

There are a few stamps that come with this collection - called Aztec & Geo

I have used the Aztec stamp on all 3 cards....it is a set of super cool geometric strips.

I've added some veneer brackets that I've painted white for a little bit of contrast.

Kaisercraft products – Arriba P1862, Paper Pad PP971, Collectables CT829, Fiesta clear stamp set CS226, Aztec Texture stamp CS219, Sunset paper bloom F634, Hot Pink paper bloom F663, Sea Breeze mini paper bloom F648, Hot Pink Rhinestone SB702, Circle Card Flip Die DD111

Other – Cotton thread,  Button, Bracket veneers, Foam tape, Butterfly punches,  Archival Ink

  "You Make Me Happy"

Again, very similar design...with layers of PP & a circular centre piece.

All 3 cards also have a little clump of messy cotton & some stamping using the Aztec stamp set.

Kaisercraft products – Sombrero P1860,  Paper Pad PP971,  Collectables CT829,  Fiesta clear stamp set CS226,  Aztec texture stamp CS219,  Sea Breeze paper bloom F631,  Hot Pink mini paper bloom F668,  Berry Vine decorative die DD522,  Circle Card Flip Die DD111

Other – Butterfly veneer, Flair button,  Cotton thread,  Foam tape,  Archival Ink

"Hello Beautiful"

The third card is pretty much similar to the first 2 in design principle

just to tie them all together as a set.

Kaisercraft products – Pinata P1856,  Paper Pad PP971,  Collectables CT829,  Fiesta clear stamp set CS226,  Aztec texture stamp CS219,  Sea Breeze paper bloom F631,  Hot Pink mini paper bloom F668,  Yellow pearls SB797,  Circle Card Flip Die DD111

Other – Scalloped circle veneer,  Butterfly punches,  Cotton thread,  Foam tape,  Archival Ink

Thank you so much for taking the time to see my creations,

I do hope you have been inspired by both collections :)

Until next time...Happy Scrapping!  xx

Basic Grey - Tea Garden - Green Tea paper
Basic Grey - Tea Garden - Mint paper
Basic Grey - Tea Garden - English Breakfast paper
Basic Grey - Tea Garden - Chamomile paper
Basic Grey - Tea Garden - Element Sticker Sheet
Basic Grey - Tea Garden - Alphabet Sticker Sheet
2Crafty Chipboard - Chevron Bits
Green Tara - Apple Blossoms - White/Turquoise
Green Tara - Apple Blossoms - Ivory
Green Tara - Cherry Blossoms - Cream
Green Tara - Cherry Blossoms - Blue
Green Tara - Leaves
Flutterby Designs - Flair - Design 223
Teresa Collins - Basically Essential Stencil - Remember & Thanks


Kaisercraft Fiesta! collection

More Pink Paislee Atlas by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone   Back again with another travel themed layout using the fabulous  Pink Paislee Atlas collection.  A bit in love with how versatile this collection is, it has so many colours,  yet they all work together so well.   My layout I'm sharing with you today is View from the Top    

This is another one of those photos I have sitting around waiting for the right paper or inspiration! I think the blues in this collection won me over, they really go nice with the sky and water in this photo, with the lighter blue and darker blue patterned papers. Orange highlights for the touches of colour in the view and bringing in the teal towards the bottom of the layout that compliments the closer buildings.  

   I've created a background in the co-ordinating blue and orange combo using watered down Distress Stain and stamping in navy.   I've utilised the fabulous embellishments from the Atlas Collection once again - my all time favourite tags and the ephemera, combined with a couple of other embellishments from recent travel themed ranges; the wood veneer from MME and some Jillibean soup stickers:  

A close-up of the other side, more MME wood veneer and a cute October Afternoon Tin Pin.

Thanks for stopping by, make sure you head over and check out the new look store!!   Till next week Fiona x  Products Used: Pink Paislee Atlas Paper - Globe Trotter Pink Paislee Atlas Paper - Here and There Pink Paislee Atlas Paper - Latitude Pink Paislee Atlas Paper - Souvenir Pink Paislee Atlas Paper - Wheels Up Pink Paislee Atlas Tags Pink Paislee Atlas Ephemera MME Hello World All Aboard Wood Veneer Shapes OA Travel Girl Tin Pins Jillibean Soup Sightseeing Stew Label Stickers OA Mini Market Stickers Studio Calico Alphas Distress Stain - Broken China Distress Stain - Faded Jeans Distress Stain - Barn Door Kaisercraft Texture Stamp - Tiny Dots Bo Bunny Stamp White Cardstock Cotton Twine    

Basic Grey Tea Garden & Kaisercraft Secret Garden - By Linda Eggleton

Good morning scrappers
Today I am back to share another layout using Basic Grey - Tea Garden collection. This collection has quite a mix of colours & patterns....some of which are quite bold.  If you're not into using such bold colours/patterns, you will find that the reverse side of the paper is usually quite different & perhaps more to your liking....so don't let papers like this scare you off using them!
I also have my Kaisercraft DT work with another very pretty collection, Secret Garden, which is at the end of the post.

"Missing You"

I have used the reverse side of the Rose Hip paper - I love the soft yellow in this paper & the patterns are gorgeous too.  I have left the background as is, firstly because I like it as is, and secondly, time was short this week! lol

I have cut my patterned papers into varying sizes & layered up behind the photo & have included a 2Crafty Polaroid Frame in amongst the layers...I cut the frame into 2 pieces & have placed them at different sides & directions on the page.  There's also some element stickers & 

a paper doily in the mix as well.

I've used Green Tara & Petaloo flowers in my cluster, with one of the gorgeous Petaloo Darjeerling white paper butterflies, and a MME wooden button from my stash.

I also added another smaller cluster at the opposite corner of the photo....and have included a little bird that I fussy cut from the reverse side of the Chai paper {there's also lots of gorgeous roses on this paper that would be great for cutting out & using to embellish}.

Here's a close up of one of the pieces of the 2Crafty Polaroid frame that I've coated in gesso & then coloured with Gelatos.....plus there's a few element & alpha stickers for the title.

Some more 2Crafty - I love these beautiful flying birds!

These have been coloured the same way & have some Kaisercraft Rhinestones added for their eyes.  You can also see the 2nd half of the Polaroid frame at the top of the paper layers that I've also coloured with a different coloured Gelato.

The thin strips running across the centre of the page were cut from the English Breakfast paper.

The pic is of my Granny in Ireland <3 & I will be adding more journaling to the back of the page.

Next I have my Kaisercraft DT work using the first new release collection for June - Secret Garden.

Again, this is another pretty one!

"Florist on Grafton"

I've used the reverse side of the Wildflower paper for my background...which has a soft pretty pink text all over it <3.

I've layered a few papers that I cut into banner shapes in under the photo & then created a little cluster using paper blooms & collectables pieces.

And also added a few of the stickers from the sticker sheet.

More diecut collectables pieces...up on some foam tape, and one of the border stickers from the sticker sheet across the top of the torn pieces of PP.

The pink & white alpha stickers are Kaisercraft...with some more collectables & strip journaling.

I've also splashed a bit of Lime Green KaiserMIST randomly on the page :)

The pic was taken on Dublin's most famous street for shopping - Grafton Street (which is actually more of a pedestrian mall...although does have vehicle access for deliveries etc).  This little florist stall was so bright & colourful & really gave the area a major lift.

Kaisercraft products – Wildflower P1846, Posy P1847, Forget-Me-Not P1851, Paper Pad PP970,  Collectables CT828, Sticker Sheet SS283, Coconut paper bloom F627, Fairy Floss mini paper bloom F657, Iceberg mini paper bloom F647, Coral alpha stickers AS256, White alpha stickers AS252, Lime Green KaiserMIST KM104,  

Other – Border punch, Alpha stickers

Next is a card....

And it's a little different to my normally plain cards!

This one I have used one of the new Kaisercraft Card Creations Dies - Circle Card Flip!

"Make a Wish"

So as you can see, it's not a normal flat card.  Just by using the Circle Card Flip die....your card transforms into more of a 3D pop up card!

This is the die set -

Which consists of 3 pieces - a full circle, half circle & a smaller half circle.

By using the smaller half circle on what would normally be the inside/back of your card, it creates a little round tab that the front cover of the card can slot into to stand/display your pop-up card.

And the larger half circle, I've used on the front folded edge of the card to create a half circle that pops up from the rest of the card.  I then added a circular collectables piece to it, rather than using the full circle die....hope that all makes sense!

I've added a small cluster of paper blooms & punched leaves.

This pic is with the card closed.

And also some punched butterflies.

Kaisercraft products – Posy P1847,  Paper Pad PP970,  Collectables CT828,  Sticker Sheet SS283,  Circle Card Flip Die DD111,  Iceberg paper bloom F630,  Fiary Floss mini paper blooms F652, White premium cardstock CD601, Ice Blue rhinestone SB774

Other –  Butterfly & Leaf punches, foam tape.

Thank you so much for taking the time to get through to the bottom of this post! I do hope you have enjoyed your visit & I also hope you have been inspired :)
Until next time....Happy Scrapping!  xx

Products used:

Basic Grey - Tea Garden - Rose Hip paper

Basic Grey - Tea Garden - English Breakfast paper

Basic Grey - Tea Garden - Journal Cards paper

Basic Grey - Tea Garden - Camomile paper

Basic Grey - Tea Garden - Earl Grey paper

Basic Grey - Tea Garden - Elements sticker sheet

Basic Grey - Tea Garden - Alphabet sticker sheet

2Crafty Chipboard -  Polaroid Frame

2Crafty Chipboard - Flying Birds

Green Tara - Gardenia - Pale Pink

Green Tara - Apple Blossom - Ivory

Green Tara - Cherry Blossom - Pale Pink

Petaloo - Darjeeling Mini Blossoms - Aqua

Petaloo - Darjeeling Wild Butterfly - White

Kaisercraft - Rhinestones - Aqua

Basic Grey - Brads

My Minds Eye - Wood & Chip Buttons

Faber-Castell - Gelatos

Paper Doily

Gesso

Kaisercraft Secret Garden by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone   This week I am sharing some pages created with one of the new releases for the month from Kaisercraft: Secret Garden. This collection is a very pretty, soft range with pinks, deep reds, blues and greys. 
I loved the colours in this range, perfect for this outdoors photo of my kids with their cousins with them in pinks, reds and greys. There are touches of Autumn in my photo which inspired my falling leaves design.   

As always, the Kaisercrarft comes with lots of ephemera in their collectibles packs, I love the round circle doilies, great to tuck under papers.  

Close up of my falling leaves, using 2Crafty chipboard. 

      A little cluster of flowers, a flutterby design flair, some collectibles  and a Heidi Swapp transparent title.   

    Thanks for stopping by Till next week Fiona x

Basic Grey Tea Garden - By Linda Eggleton

Hello everyone...happy Friday & welcome to the start of a long weekend :)

This month I will be creating with Basic Grey - Tea Garden collection, 

with its gorgeous colours & patterns.  

My first layout is not tea or garden related at all....so I think this collection is going to be quite versatile.  I've created a page about my little great niece swinging on her swing <3

"Swing Time"

I decided to use the Chamomile paper for my background, as I love the crisp white & the daisy like pattern that it has.  I kept the background as is with nothing added whatsoever....the bit on the top left of the page that looks like torn tape, is part of the paper :)

I chose papers with colours that complimented the photos to layer in behind them.

And I've framed the photo on the right with one of the 2Crafty polaroid frames that I've coloured with Gelatos & then added some random stamping with Kaisercraft Triangles texture stamp.

I've also added a few stamped images to add a little extra embellishment to the page.

So I'm back to adding some flowers to my pages! lol

A sweet little cluster using a variety of Green Tara flowers, some punched butterflies & a few brads.

The small scalloped pieces in between the layers are cut from the throwaway strip at the bottom of each paper...waste not want not, I say!

The alphas are from the Tea Garden alpha sticker sheet, and it comes with 3 different style/sized alphas...plus a few little image & banner stickers too.  There is also an elements stickers sheet with this collection, which is full of gorgeous coordinating stickers :)

Here is a close up of the main photo area.  I have journaled around the bottom & right edge of the yellow Camomile paper (the reverse side of the background piece).

You can see a full list of products used at the bottom of this post.

Thanks so much for visiting today...I do hope you have been inspired :) 

xxx

Products Used:

Basic Grey - Tea Garden - Camomile paper

Basic Grey - Tea Garden - Earl Grey paper

Basic Grey - Tea Garden - English Breakfast paper

Basic Grey - Tea Garden - Chai paper

Basic Grey - Tea Garden - Elements sticker sheet

Basic Grey - Tea Garden - Alphabet sticker sheet

2Crafty Chipboard - Polaroid Frame

Green Tara - Azalea - White

Green Tara - Apple Blossom - Ivory

Green Tara - Cherry Blossom - Pale Pink

Flutterby Design Flair - Design 34

Echo Park - Jack & Jill - Brad
Kaisercraft Texture Stamp - Triangles

Basic Grey - Brad

Technique Tuesday - Stamps

EK Success & Creative Memories - Butterfly Punches

Pink Paislee Atlas Collection by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone   A new month and another new, amazing collection. I have the fabulous travel collection Atlas by Pink Paislee to play with this month. This is a very versatile travel collection with lots of great colours that will suit lots of different photos. 
My layout for today is Tower Bridge:  

  My background has been created using gelatos on a white cardstock background using the colours that compliment the colours in the patterned papers I have used - yellow, blue, pink and grey. My photo is predominantly blue and grey so I have used these colours on the outside and the contrasting pink and yellow in the centre, as well as secondary in my layering.   This range comes with some cool embellishments, particularly these tags I have used, from the Atlas Tags which contain 10 super cool baggage style tags to use.  I've also used some bits and pieces from the Ephemera pack.
Some close -ups:  

   Ephemera and Tags from the Atlas collection combined with some wood veneer and Flutterby Designs Flair.    And the other side;   

another of the fun shipping tags, a journaling pull out and finished off with a mix of Thickers for my title.  
Be sure to check this collection out in store now!
Till next week Fiona x Pink Paislee Atlas - Altitude Pink Paislee Atlas  - Souvenir Pink Paislee Atlas - Ticket to Ride Pink Paislee Atlas - Postcard Pink Paislee Atlas - Tags Pink Paislee Atlas - Ephemera Flutterby Flair Designs #145  Gelatos White Cardstock American Crafts Thickers Wood Veneer Arrow String