Just Believe Cards

Simple Cards, Simply Done ... using the Just Believe Collection. I've seen some STUNNING Christmas cards on the Kaisercraft Blog lately, full and creative, but I'm here today to represent the other side of the card coin... simple cards ... I have about a billion people on my Christmas card list so there is no way I'm spending more than 5mins making any individual cards ... LOL.

My goal with card making is always the same, what can I make that will be simple classic and use up my leftovers or least the most economical amount of supplies?

Today I feel really good about the cards I've made using the Just believe collection. All 9 card fronts came from one sheet of paper and the simple decorations on the front hopefully compliment without over crowding. I was VERY satisfied with the results and thrilled to pump out another 9 cards for just a couple of hours of work! 

I'm pretty much done with my Christmas cards now ... how have you been going? 

I can't wait to send them out at the end of next month!

Cheers from Kel.

Just Believe Layout

Today I have MORE Christmas papers from Kaisercraft to show you! The Just Believe Collection is so much more than just Christmas though ... these beautiful Red Rose themed papers are classic and would be comfortable used on a layout any time of the year with any theme! 

I have stuck to the traditional here though and done another Christmas Layout ... as you can tell, I'm having a bit of a love affair with brass embellishments at the moment! 

The other Hero of this page is those gorgeous sprays of red pearls. I did try using a pearl pen, but in the end I discovered nothing says Christmas like some shiny metallic finish pearls!

Thanks for looking.

Smiles from Kel.

          

Turtle Dove Layout

This layout made with the Turtle Dove Collection is my favourite Christmas page so far this year... the photo is a silly disorganised one, but precious to me none the less and I loved the special feel that these papers and embellishments brought to my layout. 

This is also the the very thing I adore most about scrapbooking ... you truly don't need the best photos in the world to bring to life the best memories in your life, you can build that yourself buy adding colour, texture and movement ... if scrapbooking were a person I would be hugging them right now!

Thanks for dropping by, 

Smiles from Kel.

    

Turtle Dove Cards

Today I have some cards made using the divine Turtle Dove Collection ... I love this traditional Christmas collection... it reminds me of all the old English Christmas cards I grew up with!! LOL

Pearls and ribbons are of course the perfect companion to these papers... the only difficulty I encountered in making these cards was that I was constantly tempted to go over the top and decorate them to death!! I only wanted to make simple cards and sticking to that manifesto was an effort with such gorgeous coordinating embellishments.... it's good problem to have! LOL

Have a great day...

Smiles from Kel.

     

Sat. Sketch #3 Sep. 2012

For this weeks Saturday Sketch I have used the beautiful new Turtle Dove Collection... How divine these rich traditional colours are... this particular collection embodies everything I love about Christmas. It has a bit of the modern mixed with a touch of the traditional English Christmas. 

For this layout I knew I was going to have to make something a bit special as this photo of my little one is soooo bad ... its a bit fuzzy, the top of her head is missing and the flash has over exposed the whole thing ... but I LOVED this photo, I remember how fascinated my little girl was with the angles on the Christmas tree, so I was determined to use it!

 I call this technique

 'Making a Mountain out of a Molehill'! 

My theory here is that it doesn't matter how bad your original photo is if you build the feel of the theme you are presenting with your layout then then the photo will look fabulous anyway....

I'll let you know how that theory works out LOL...

Have a great weekend

This is the Sketch the layout was based on.

 

       

Mint Twist Layout

I couldn't resist one final Layout using the Mint Twist Collection... this time a soft girly one that is actually about Christmas! This was a very simple page to make... There's a few bits of patterned paper but mostly the border punces are the heros of this layout. A few of the matching embellishments and some of Kaisercraft's beautiful Ribbon Roses completes the whole thing. It's been fun doing all these bright  Christmas projects, but I'm looking forward to getting into the more traditional tones of the Turtle Dove Collection now! 

Have a great day, Kel.

Mint Twist Christmas Stocking

The Mint Twist Collection was just too bright and fun not to have a bit of a play with ... I don't usually do a lot of Beyond the Page projects, but I couldn't resist this gorgeous Christmas stocking ... it was a bit of fun to make and in the end all I used to decorate all 5 stockings was the collectables pack, the paper pad and some bling!

Now I have cards, layouts and decorations made for Christmas 2012 ... I feel like I'm definitely going to  be prepared this Christmas for a change !! LOL

Cheers from Kel.

Sat. Sketch #2 Sep 2012

Well the Saturday Sketch for this week was a hard one ... lots of stripes!! And to make it just that bit harder on myself I was determined to use another of the Christmas ranges to create a non Christmas layout!!!???[rolls eyes at self] LOL

So for this NON-CHRISTMAS  layout I have used the 'Mint Twist' Collection  ... And I'm not afraid to say I found this a real challenge! But I'm happy with the results, so I guess alls well that ends well.

Here is the sketch its all based on...

Mint Twist Cards

Well today I'm back with more Christmas cards ... this time made from the Mint Twist Collection These are very basic cards that were quick and easy to put together ( Just the way Christmas cards should be!!) using the Paper Pad and the Collectables from this fun collection. Of course I added the obligatory Christmas Bling and some ribbons here and there, but mostly the papers and collectables did all the work for me! LOL

I hope you have been gearing up for the up and coming silly season... I'm thrilled to have made over 20 cards already and feeling like I'll actually be organised this year! 

Have a great day, smiles from Kel.

       

Twig and Berry Cards

  

Well I'm back with more Twig and Berry Collection ... this time it's cards ... you can NEVER start to early when it comes to Christmas Cards!! 

This would have to be my favourite collection this year, with the rich reds and greens I love in Christmas but not too European or American in it's themes either!

I had quite a go at that Tim Holtz rosette die as you can see from these cards and my previous layout... thats because I think these concertina flowers are the perfect compromise for flowers at Christmas!

These were incredibly easy cards to put together as they are just made fron one piece of paper for the back grounds and some collectables raised up on 3D tape, add a little bit of ribbon or bling and there you have it!

Thanks for dropping by for a look... Smiles from Kel : )