Kaisercraft Blue Bay by Fiona Johnstone

  Hello everyone   Continuing on with the Kaisercraft ranges for this month. This week I am creating with Blue Bay collection. This range is beautiful with lots of subdued colours in shades of green, navy, creams and browns.    Loving these Moments  

      I've used strips of a variety of the papers to create todays page, which i have either torn or distressed. Then I have combined them with some gauze, doilies and stickers to add texture.     The Kaisercraft flowers always go well with the paper collections. I have used sea breeze and  coconut paper blooms to create a small flower cluster, adding some leaves from my stash, threads from the gauze and a wood veneer heart I inked in pinecone.  

  I love all the quotes and sayings that come on the sticker sheet for this collection, and I have used one of these as a feature on my layout. You can also see some of the different texture layers I have tucked under the paper.

And last close-up is of my title. I have used a piece of 2Crafty chipboard which I have inked  in a couple of different colours - pinecone, seafoam and white inks to create this cool effect:

Thanks for stopping by Till next week Fiona x           Product List:   Kaisercraft Blue Bay Paper -Baltic Kaisercraft Blue Bay Paper -Lagoon Kaisercraft Blue Bay Paper - Placid Kaisercraft Blue Bay Paper - Sky Blue Kaisercraft Blue Bay Paper - Sea Breeze Kaisercraft Blue Bay Paper- Shimmer Kaisercraft Blue Bay Collectibles Kaisercraft Blue Bay Sticker Sheet Kaisercraft Paper Blooms- Coconut Kaisercraft Paper Blooms - Sea Breeze Kaisercraft Mini Paper Blooms - Sea Breeze 2Crafty Chipboard Title - Loving These Moments Studio Calico Wood Veneer Brown Leaves Kaisercraft Stamp - Tiny Dots Bo Bunny Text stamp Gauze Paper Doily inks      

Prima Epiphany - By Linda Eggleton

Hello everyone & welcome.

 

Today I'm back to share another page created with Prima Marketing Epiphany collection, this time using one of the papers that has some gorgeous colours through it.

 

 

"The Secret Grotto"

 

This time I've used the "Clear as day" paper for my background, which has these gorgeous subtle golden autumn tones, so I didn't need to add any colour to the background for this one, as these colours suited my photo perfectly :)  I have added some textured stencilling using one of Prima's Flourish stencils & some modelling paste.  I have trimmed a small amount off the outer edges of the Clear as day paper & then mounted it onto the black "Divine exposure"

paper, giving it a thin black border.

 

 

Here I've used another of the Ephiphany flowers along with some beautiful Green Tara flowers from my stash to form a cluster, with a 2Crafty Berry Branch that I cut into 2 pieces and branched out either side of the cluster.  I lightly inked the Berry Branch in Kaisercraft Vintage ink.

 

 

I've added a few cut up strips of mesh tape that I coloured with Mr Huey's Pumpkin Spice mist by painting it on with a small brush.

 

 

I have used more pieces from the Ephimera pack in & around the page...the butterfly that I've placed partly under the corner of the photo & the little card that you can see poking out of both sides of the photo - I cut this in half & placed at both ends.

 

Hopefully you can also see the flourish stencil work on the background here.

 

 

For my paper layers, I cut a variety of rectangle shapes & layered them under & over each other until I was happy with the design....I then outlined each with a brown journal pen & also stamped some patterns on some of the plainer papers, before adding the photo & embellishments.

 

And here's more of the stencil work on the background.....plus some of the gorgeous gold sequin's that come in the Ephemera pack <3

 

 

 And here's a close up of the main area of the page....I forgot to mention earlier that the little fob watch in the cluster is from the Wood Icon's pack.   Thanks so much for taking the time to check out my work...I hope you have been inspired :) xx     Products used:  Prima Marketing - Epiphany paper - Clear as Day Prima Marketing - Epiphany paper - Words to live by Prima Marketing - Epiphany paper - Manifestation of love Prima Marketing - Epiphany paper - At this moment Prima Marketing - Epiphany paper - Divine exposure Prima Marketing - Epiphany flowers - Manifest Prima Marketing - Epiphany - Ephemera pack Prima Marketing - Epiphany - Wood Icons 2Crafty - Chipboard - Berry Branch Petaloo - Darjeeling Mini Blossoms - White Kaisercraft - Mini Paper Blooms - Honey Green Tara - Organza Flowers - Ivory & Latte Kaisercraft - Alpha Stickers - Natural Fancy Pants - Alpha Stickers Prima Marketing - Stencil - Flourish Kaisercraft - Stamp - Tiny Dots Kaisercraft - Stamp - Crackle Kaisercraft - Stamp - Script Mr Huey's - Colour Mist - Pumpkin Spice Mesh Tape Modelling Paste Staedler - Journaling Pen - Brown  

Kaisercraft 2 Cool 4 School by Fiona Johnstone

  Hello and Happy New Year to you all   I hope you all had a lovely break over Christmas and the New Year and managed to get some scrappy time! This month I am creating with the latest releases from Kaisercraft, and the first range I will be sharing with you is the school collection: 2 Cool 4 School. 
Obviously this range is very suited to school photos and I do love to get these ones scrapped, and the range is perfect with lots of brights and some black to go with most school uniform colours. But because of the bright colours, it will work perfect with lots of other photos too.    My first layout is: Year 3     

  This background chalkboard paper is so cool, I love the chalk duster marks that are already on it. All I have added to the background is a small amount of stamping which I did lightly in white ink so it replicated the chalk style.  I've used Kaisercrafts Number stamp and the Bo Bunny text stamp.    Close up of some of my embellishments. The cute book stack with an apple and the documented tag are from the Kaisercratt Collectibles pack, as always they have the perfect complimentary embellishments. I have added this cute light bulb button from Jillibean Soup.  You can also see a bit more detail of the stamping - the number stamp at the bottom and the text stamp alongside the text paper.  

  On the other side, some film strip from my stash, a Flutterby Designs flair button , Maya Road Camera and more Collectibles. I love the cute pencil!!  

  My second layout is: Year 3 Artwork

 Loved this painting that Zane bought home from school amongst all his end of year stuff and it currently has pride of place on our fridge. I was inspired by all the pencils and other arty stuff on the patterned papers to scrap his artwork, so I photographed it and here it is. I splashed some paints around to correspond with the primary colours in his painting. Some close-ups:
A clusters of a variety of embellishments, sticking to the primary colours theme with the pops of black!

Once again I have used the 2Crafty word "Year" from the Mini School Year Titles pack, combined with a Jillibean button and some alpha stickers to create my title.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you are inspired to scrap both those school photos and non traditional school photos with this range.
Till next week Fiona x   Products Used:   Year 3   Kaisercraft 2 Cool 4 School Paper - Art
Kaisercraft 2 Cool 4 School  Paper - English Kaisercraft 2 Cool 4 School  Paper - Mathematics Kaisercraft 2 Cool 4 School Paper - Science Kaisercraft 2 Cool 4 School Paper - Social Kaisercraft 2 Cool 4 School  Collectibles Kaisercraft 2 Cool 4 School Sticker Sheet Jillibean Soup Wooden Nickels - Journal Maya Road Metal Vintage Trinkets Camera 2Crafty Mini School Year Titles  Flutterby Design 1" Flair - Design 162  Studio Calico Wood Veneer Bo Bunny Stamp Kaisercraft Texture Stamp - Numbers White Ink   Year 3 Artwork   Kaisercraft 2 Cool 4 School  Paper - English Kaisercraft 2 Cool 4 School  Paper - Mathematics Kaisercraft 2 Cool 4 School Paper - Science Kaisercraft 2 Cool 4 School Paper - Drama Kaisercraft 2 Cool 4 School  Collectibles Jillibean Soup Wooden Nickels - Travel Jillibean Soup - Soup Labels Simple Stories DIT Boutique Insta Clear Stickers 2Crafty Mini School Year Titles   Heidi Swapp Hello Today Cardstock Stickers - U Rock  Heidi Swapp Alpha Stickers Kaisercraft Overlay  Teresa Collins Santa's List Enamel Dots Black Cardstock Paints
     

Prima Epiphany - By Linda Eggleton

Hello everyone & Happy New Year!!! I hope everyone has had an amazing Christmas & wish you all a safe & happy 2015.     Today I have a layout to share using the stunning Epiphany collection from Prima, and I have to say, that it has been a joy to work with these beautiful papers & patterns. Sometimes these kinds of papers scare me...lol!  I don't know what it is, perhaps it's the patterns of the papers, or that there's not much of a variety of colours?  I don't know exactly what it is, but I have been pleasantly surprised and loving my finished pages so far....and I think I may have started to overcome my fear of them & have learnt that it is easy enough to add your own colours in both background work & embellishments.  These types of papers are really just like a blank canvas for us to add our own little touch to :)     " Fun Lovin' "  

I have used the reverse side of the "words to live by" paper - which is a fairly plain paper, but has a soft subtle dusty pink flourishy kind of pattern over it.  It also has a kind of white-wash effect that covers some of the pattern.  It is a really beautiful paper, hence the reason

I've used it for my background :) 

 

I added some light random stamping to compliment the colours in the photo - Kaisercraft Morocco stamp used with a Blueberry Gelato.  Then I mixed some Butter Cream Gelato with water & used some scrunched up gladwrap to randomly dab it around the page, and also splashed a few drops of different colours mists around as well, before adding a bit of texture with one of the new Memory Box stencil's - Scraped Paint.  I love the soft subtle effect this stencil gives.

 

(see list of products at the bottom of this post with links to each product in the AAS store)

 

 

The flowers that are part of this collection are truly beautiful!  I've used a couple on the page & have mixed them with some Green Tara flowers as well.  I cut one of the gorgeous birdcages from the "At this moment" paper to add into the cluster of flowers....and there's also one of the Epiphany wooden icons, which is a cute little bow.

 

 

I started off by cutting out some of the postcard type patterns from the same "Words to live by" paper (I'm lucky enough to have 2 of each paper, so I get to use both sides), and then layered them in under the photo and also added some other pieces, including the cut off strips from the bottom of the papers....plus there's some pieces from the Ephemera pack too.

 

It's a bit hard to see here, but hopefully you can see the effect of the scraped paint stencil on the background.

 

 

For the main cluster, again I've used Epiphany & Green Tara flowers, along with more of the wooden icons - the little birdcage, the key & the black circular frame.  The ephimera pack also comes with a few metal pieces, and I've used the little clock face that I've placed in the centre of the black frame.

 

Here is another view of the stamping & stencil work.

 

 

 

The beautiful heart frame is a 2Crafty piece - Hand-Drawn Heart Frame....and comes in a pack of 2.

I have used the larger one & have coated it with Gesso, then coloured it with

Kaisercraft Petal Pink ink.

 

 

This really is a BEAUTIFUL paper collection, and I hope you have been inspired by it.

Thanks so much for dropping by to see my work :)

 

Until next time....Happy Scrapping! xx

      Prima Marketing - Epiphany paper - Words to live by Prima Marketing - Epiphany paper - At this moment Prima Marketing - Epiphany paper - Manifestation of love Prima Marketing - Epiphany - Ephemera Prima Marketing - Epiphany Flowers - Paper Manifest Prima Marketing - Epiphany - Wood Icons Green Tara - Apple Blossoms - Ivory Green Tara - Gardenias - Pink Green Tara - Cherry Blossoms - Blue Green Tara - Cherry Blossoms - Pale pink 2Crafty - Chipboard - Hand-drawn Heart Frame Flutterby Designs - Flair - Design 200 Memory Box - Stencil - Texture Scraped Paint Kaisercraft - Texture Stamp - Morocco Tattered Angels - Glimmermists Prima Marketing - Chalk Ink - Pastel Blue Prima Marketing - Alpha Stickers Kaisercraft - Ink Pad - Petal Pink Modelling Paste Gesso Faber-Castell Gelatos Punchinella    

More Jillibean Soup Holly Berry Borscht by Fiona Johnstone

  Hello everyone   Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are looking forward to the start of a new year. 
To finish off the year I have one more Christmas page to share, using the Jillibean Soup Holly Berry Borscht range - I think this one is my favourite of all the Christmas ranges I have used this month.   I not Zane, I Elf  

  I created this layout using the leftover papers from previous layouts, and have pretty much used the papers  them as the size they came, and I've used the label stickers and pod parts from the range to co-ordinate with my page. 
This photo is a few years old and I had previously half scrapped it at the time. This time round it came together quickly thanks to these perfect papers! 
Here is a close up of my Christmas Tree from the 2Crafty Christmas Assortment. I've inked this, then used a copic marker to add the darker green detail before covering with a mix of enamel dots. 

Love the elf legs on this flair badge, they match!! I've surrounded it with matching stickers and bits from the Holly Berry Borscht collection.

My title is a quote from Zane the Elf himself and I have used a combo of Thickers and some Simple Stories stickers:

It was such fun to bring you a variety of our Christmas ranges this month. I hope you got some lovely photos over this holiday period and have been inspired to get scrapping with them. 
Till next month (and next year!!) Fiona x   Products Used:   Jillibean Soup Holly Berry Borscht Paper -  Pinch of Peppermint Jillibean Soup Holly Berry Borscht Paper -  3 Cups Presents Jillibean Soup Holly Berry Borscht Paper - 1 Cup Holly Berries Jillibean Soup Holly Berry Borscht Paper -  Bite Size Bits Jillibean Soup Holly Berry Borscht Paper -  2 Cups Ornaments Jillibean Soup Holly Berry Borscht Label Stickers Jillibean Soup Holly Berry Borscht Pea Pod Parts 2Crafty Christmas Assortment SS DIY Christmas Stickers - Letters and Words Misc Flair Badge American Crafts Thickers Assorted enamel dots, various collections here.

Kaisercraft POP! by Linda Eggleton

Good Morning all, I hope everyone has had a wonderful Christmas spent with family & friends.

 

Today I am back to share the 3rd Kaisercraft release for December....and it is a bright, colourful & cheery one called POP! It would be perfect for birthday layouts, cards, invitations & the like.

But, me being me....I always like to do something outside of what a collection is themed for!

 

 

"The Dingle Coast"

 

I decided to do a travel page, from our holiday last year on the Dingle Coast in Ireland.

I picked out the blues & greens from the POP! collection to go with the gorgeous blues & greens in the photos. If you've ever wondered....yep, Ireland REALLY is THAT green!

 

I have used a couple of the Captured Moments 6x4 cards from the Sprinkles pack....which is designed to go with the POP! collection, layered in behind my photo. I know I've said this before....but these really do make layering on your page so, so quick & easy. I'm not a PL scrapper, so this is the perfect way for me to use these fab little gems :)

 

 

Of course, there are always the perfect coloured paper blooms to go with all of Kaisercraft's collections, as you can see here in my cluster. I've also added some punched & diecut leaves, butterflies & stamped windmills that come in the POP! - quotes clear stamp set, plus a few other bits from my stash.

 

 

More stamped windmills topped off with a KC rhinestone....and some stickers from the Sticker sheet.

 

 

I have swiped a bit of modelling paste around the outside area of the CM card layers, using a palette knife......just to help break up the repeated triangle pattern, plus to add a little texture to the page (although it is a bit hard to see from the photos)

 

 

 

The alpha stickers are Kaisercraft too...I have used the White alpha stickers, but they also come in a variety of different colours and you can find them in the AAS shop HERE

I find they are a great size...not too big & not too small either.

 

 

Kaisercraft Products - Pop! – Bunting paper P1687, Lollipop paper P1688, Sprinkles Captured Moments 6×4 cards CM320, Sticker Sheet SS265, White Alpha Stickers AS252, Sea Breeze paper blooms F631, Olive paper blooms F633, Pop! Quotes clear stamps CS198, Snow pearls SB794, Island Lagoon rhinestones RS402, Avocado Ink pad IP730

Other – Flower, Leaf die, Leaf punch, Butterfly punches, Cardstock, Mists, Modelling paste

 

 

 

Next I have created a couple of simple cards...

"Happy Birthday Card"

Again, I've used one of the CM 6x4 cards as the main piece on the card, which is on top of the yellow Party Time paper...then I've cut a few pieces from the Sugar paper & rolled them up to create the cute little candles....tieing them together with a piece of orange ribbon from my stash and adding a bit of twine into the centre for the candle wick.

 

 

I stamped the Happy Birthday using the POP! quotes stamp set and then cut it out & mounted it up on some small foam dots.

Kaisercraft products - Pop! – Party Time paper P1685, Sugar paper P1691, Sprinkles Captured Moments 6×4 cards CM320, Quotes clear stamps CS198, Tangello Ink Pad IP729, Foam Tape T303

Other – Ribbon, Twine, Card & Envelope

 

 

"There's much to celebrate card"

 

Again, I've covered my card with a piece of PP - Polka, and then used one of the CM 6x4 cards on top. The POP! collection comes with 2 stamp sets...Quotes & another called Treats. I have stamped the balloons using the cute little balloon stamps from the Treats set in a variety of colours, popped them up on some foam tape to form a nice bunch & then added some twine for the balloon strings :)

"There's much to celebrate" is another of the stamps from the Quotes stamp set.

As I said previously....there's so many stamps in these collections, making them perfect for B'day layouts, cards or invitations.

 

 

  Kaisercraft products - Pop! – Polka paper P1686, Sprinkles Captured Memories 6×4 cards CM320, Treats clear stamps CS197, Quotes clear stamps CS198, Tangello Ink pad IP729, Avocado ink pad IP730, Lagoon ink pad IP727, Saffron ink pad IP728, Berry ink pad IP731,

Petal Pink ink pad IP725, Foam tape T303

Other – Twine, Card & Envelope

 

 

You can find the POP! collection in the AAS store HERE

 

So that is all from me, not only for today, but also for 2014.

What a year it has been....I have enjoyed working with so many amazing collections over the past 12 months & would like to thank Vanessa for being such a generous & easy going boss lady.

 

 

I shall be back in 2015 to share more of my work with everyone.

Until then...take care & enjoy the rest of your Christmas break :) xx

 

Echo Park Home for the Holidays by Fiona Johnstone

Hello everyone
This week I am sharing my recent class layout created for All About Scrapbooks December crop day. It was our final crop day for the year and we had a bit of a Christmas celebration,. So in keeping with the theme I created a Christmas layout and some cards using the gorgeous Echo Park Home for the Holidays Collection.    My layout: Santa's Helpers  

  I adore these Christmas papers so created a very paper based layout that complimented my photo.  The large 2Crafty frame is the focal point of my layout, it draws the focus to my large photo against the busyness of the patterned papers. I have painted the frame using gold and white paints and liberally sprinkled it in gold glitter. 

With the remaining papers & sticker sheet , I created 3 quick and easy Christmas cards.   

  Wishing you all the best for a very Merry Christmas, enjoy and stay safe. 
Till next week Fiona x Products Used: Echo Park Home for the Holidays Paper - Snowflakes Echo Park Home for the Holidays Paper - Holly Berries Echo Park Home for the Holidays Paper - Fa La La La Words Echo Park Home for the Holidays Element Sticker Sheet 2Crafty Chipboard - Whispy Christmas Page Frame 2Crafty Chipboard words (custom order) Gold Doily White Cardstock Gold Paint White Paint Gold Glitter Stickles

Kaisercraft Cherry Blossom by Linda Eggleton

Hi everyone & welcome.

 

Firstly, this will be my last post before Christmas...so I would like to wish everyone a safe, happy & enjoyable Christmas....I hope you have a fabulous day, not only giving & receiving presents, eating too much food, drinking your favourite beverages.....but most importantly,

spending time with those that are near & dear to you.

I hope you all have a beautiful day.....enjoy! xx

 

Now for some scrapping.....

 

Today I have some Kaisercraft projects to share using the super gorgeous

"Cherry Blossom" collection....this collection is so very pretty! Think cherry blossoms, Japanese themed....but of course you could create any themed layout with it.

 

First up I have a layout....and I've gone for a bit of a monochromatic theme, picking out all the pink coloured papers & embellishments from the Collectables pack, sticker sheet & paper pad.

There are other colours in this collection....soft teal/mint greens & soft mango/oranges along with a variety of shades of pink. As I said, it is really really pretty <3

 

"Hello Beautiful"

 

I have gone for a chevron paper for my background again...so as you can tell, they are my fav! As I tend to use my favourite papers as my backgrounds....this one is called "Fragrance"

 

 

The title I cut from the Sunrise paper and have mounted it up on some foam tape.

 

 

I love those gorgeous little lanterns from the Collectables pack....and I've also included some of the beautiful cherry blossom flowers, that are also in the Collectables pack. 

 

 

More Collectables pieces...including the little journal card.

And down below the photo I've used one of the new KC photo overlays - from the Love Life pack.

 

 

How gorgeous is the floral cherry blossom paper that I've cut into a banner shape? So so pretty <3

Pic is of my gorgeous little Great Niece....Olivia <3

 

 

Kaisercraft Products - Cherry Blossom – Fragrance paper P1720, Garden paper P1724, Sunrise paper P1728, Paper Pad PP958, Collectables CT816, Sticker Sheet SS269, Love Life photo overlay – white EM419, Foam Tape T303, White ink pad IP720

Other – Flower

 

 

Next up is a small OTP project

"Something to remember" Gift Box

I've prettied up a paper maché box with a variety of papers, blooms, Collectables pieces....and also some KC lace & some muslin.

 

 

I've added a bit of stencil work on the top with modelling paste, before adding the embellishments.

It is a cute little box & will be perfect for adding a small gift for someone :)

    Kaisercraft Products - Cherry Blossom – Peaceful paper P1727, Sunrise paper P1728, Serenity paper P1726, Paper Pad PP958, Collectables CT816, Sticker Sheet SS269, Sunset paper blooms F634, Hot Pink paper blooms F663, Sage paper blooms F632, Island Lagoon Rhinestones RS402, White Lace EM926, Lagoon ink pad IP727, Script Stamp CS757

Other – Butterfly punch, Muslin, Stencil, Modelling paste, Paper Maché box.

 

 

You can find the Cherry Blossom collection in the All About Scrapbooks online store HERE

 

Thank you so much for dropping by today....I hope you have been

inspired by this beautiful collection.

Until next time.... xx