Kaisercraft Blog Projects for September 2013

Hi All, just sharing the projects that I made for the Kaisercraft Blog this month ... it was everything Christmas this month. I just LOVE getting into Christmas a bit earlier than usual... makes me feel like I'm on top of the Silly Season instead of that familiar feeling that it's on top of ME!

The Layout above and the one below was made from the Christmas Carol Collection ... this one was my favourite one out of all the Christmas collections this year.

Next we have the St. Nicholas Collection ... a rich earthy traditional Christmas collection that has been the most popular one in the shop this year...

I even made a Stocking hanger our of this collection ....

And finally there was the Santa's List Collection ...a bright vibrant collection full of fun festive images.

Below is a serving tray I made up using this range.

And this is one of the layouts I made using it ... who says Christmas papers have to make Christmas Layouts... the colours in this collection were perfect for bright school photos!

And of course last but not least I have a couple of Christmas cards... the first made with the FUSION pens ... they are so much fun to play with! LOL

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.

    

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.

Twig and Berry Layout

This layout made with the new Twig & Berry Collection is just the beginning of a wave of Christmas ideas coming our way over the next month!

I must admit I feel panic set in at the thought of Christmas being brought up already ... but then I console myself with the idea that if I get onto it now, I'll be more than ready by the time December the first rolls around! LOL

So with this layout I have used the die cut paper from the collection and made the rosettes from a Tim holtz die. most of the bits and bobs added to the page are from the collectables pack and I have used the lovely flourish stamp from this range to create the green swirls you can see in the background.

I have loads of Christmas photos and it's just one of my favourite times of the year so I'm looking forward to sharing loads more of these layouts with you in the next few weeks!

Cheers from Kelly-ann.