Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone!!! Hope you all have a wonderful, festive time with your family and friends. Today, I have some advent calendars to share with you, and then we will be taking a break until the New Year...

See you next year!! :)

- Alanna

Forget-Me-Not Card

Hi everyone

Today I'm sharing my last project and blog for Kerry's Crafty Cards & Cuts Design Team.  I want to thank Kerry & Alanna for giving me the opportunity to be part of a Design Team and I have thoroughly enjoyed the last 6 months.  I have learnt so many new techniques and have made some lovely friends, and for that I'm very grateful. 

So, here it is....I made this card for a lovely friend of mine.  I used Kaisercrafts Forget-Me-Not Paper Collection, along with a plain paper doily that I sprayed with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist (Old Lace) and added some metallic embellishments.

To find all the materials you would need to make this card, please visit www.kerryscraftycardsandcuts.com.au/store/

Again, thanks to the whole Design Team and thanks to all of you for checking out my posts.

Take care and happy crafting

Sandra xo

Forget-me-not Layout

Hi everyone

Just wanted to share my layout for this month's Design Team Project.  This month I got to play with one of Kaisercraft's new paper collections, Forget-Me-Not.

I did find it a bit difficult to work with at first but I'm really happy with the end result.  The photo in this layout includes my favourite girls, my little one (at her 2nd Birthday party) with my two nieces.  This is one of my absolute favourite photos.  The only thing to make it perfect would be to have my little angel (Lara, now sleeping in heaven) included, so I added the little wooden flourish butterfly to symbolise her.

I hope this layout inspires you and remember for all of your scrapbooking, papercrafting needs, please visit www.kerryscraftycardsandcuts.com.au/store/  and I know that Kerry will be only to happy to help.

Thanks

S xx

2 of my favourite things......Copic Markers & La La Land Stamps

 Hi everyone,

This week I'm sharing two of my favourite things (for crafting that is), my Copic Ciao Markers and La La Land Stamps!!

I coloured this little cutie for my daughter's 2nd birthday invitations. 

Tag:  Ranger Craft Tags (size #8)

Paper:  Kaisercraft Miss Nelly

Stamp:  La La Land - Sugar n Spice Marci

Copics:  E33, E35, E37, E47, YR000, YR00, RV02, RV04, RV06, B02, B05, C5

Stickles:  Thistle

Copics are so much fun, I love how you can blend the colours to create shading and even make new colours.  I have to warn you though...they are very addictive!!  You can't stop at a few markers, before you know it, you'll want (need!!) them all!

Anyway, you can get all your copics, La La Land stamps and everything crafty over at www.kerryscraftycardsandcuts.com.au/store/

Happy colouring! 

S x

Magnolia Grove Gift Box & Card

Hi, Sandra here!  Just dropping in to say hi and share my project for this week.   

This week I got to play with one of my favourite Kaisercraft Collections, Magnolia Grove.  I love the subtle colours and the lovely floral patterns. 

I found a cute little box which was just the perfect size for a gift that I got for a friend of mine but it just looked a bit sad and plain....so, of course it got a make over!  I'm really happy with how its turned out.  Its so rewarding to take something really plain and ordinary and then by adding some of the gorgeous papers that are available, you can make something original and unique.

 I added one of Kaisercraft's Magical Butterfly Wooden Flourishes to the lid.

 With all the little offcuts, some lace and some collectables, I made a little gift card to match.

Magnolia Grove, as well as many other paper collections and goodies are available from www.kerryscraftycardsandcuts.com.au/store/ , make sure you pop by and say hi.

Have a great week!!

S xx



I love my Copics!!

Hi everyone,  I'm so excited that my DT project for this week is all about Copics!!  I first bought my copics last year and only had about 10 ciao markers....now my collection has slowly grown to 52.  And I've got a wish list a mile long. 

I love the flexibilty you get with using copics...they blend so well and the you can even make up your own colour combinations by blending different colours.

If you are new to Copics, I would suggest going on youtube and checking out the many tutorials etc and then you can get an idea of where to start with choosing your collection.  Just remember when colouring stamps with copics to use X-press blending card and Momento Tuxedo Black Ink.

The stamp I using this week is such a cutie....its 'Back to school Luka' from La La Land Stamps.  I decided to colour him and make a card for my nephew, who is turning 13 this week.

The photos below show the different stages of colouring and the also has which colours I used.

Here he is all finished and cut out, ready for placement on a card!

The orange shimmer card was from my stash but every thing else is available from http://www.kerryscraftycardsandcuts.com.au/store/

Materials used:

Kaisercraft's Sears and Son Collection

Kaisercrafts Mini alpha stickers

La La Land Stamps

Copic Ciao Markers

I also decided to make a little gift card envelope to add to his card.....

I hope he likes it and I hope this inspires you to get out your copics and have a colour!!  I find colouring so therapeutic and relaxing...so go on, have a go!
Thanks

S xx

Bo Bunny: Rejoice

Alanna here today to share a quick beyond the page project with Bo Bunny's Rejoice collection (find in Kerry's store here).

I used a BTP standing word from Kaisercraft and decorated simply with papers from the Rejoice paper pad and embellishments from Kaisercraft's Twig and Berry collection.

Materials Used: Kaisercraft BTP Standing Word: Joy; Kaisercolour (green); Bo Bunny Rejoice Collection: paper pad; Kaisercraft Twig and Berry collection: collectables; Kaisercraft Be Merry collection: stamps; Kaisercraft rhinestone strips (silver); Memento ink (tuxedo black).

Hope that's got you in the Christmas spirit a little... something insane like <10 weeks to go. Eek!!