Saturday Sketch #2 June 2012

My entry for this weeks Saturday Sketch was made using the 'Check-In' collection.  I don't really travel due to having lots of pretty young kids and  I'm amazed how versatile this collection is regardless of the photos that one chooses to use ... this isn't a travel photo at all,

 but the papers work beautifully with it none the less. 

I'm loving all the new wood flourishes that Kaisercraft have released lately also and as you can see I couldn't help myself in regards to them when it came to embellishing this LO!! My new favourite though would have to be those small hinges ... they are SUPER cute! 

Watching Tim Holtz demonstrate at the craft expo on the weekend was sooooo inspiring that I couldn't resist adding a few safety pins to finish things off ... thanks for all the cool ideas Tim!

Smiles from Kel.

Saturday Sketch #2 May

Well here we are with another Saturday Sketch ... This time I've used the new 'Rockpool' collection from Kaisercraft, I adore all the earthy tones in this paper collection, they even tie in with all the bright beach photos I have of all my kids ... in fact they seem to compliment the colours rather than compete for attention ... I think that is my favourite thing about the Rockpool papers. I have again fallen in love with Droplets it seems, after forgetting that they existed for a couple of years (LOL)... droplets are the little blue epoxy drops you can see all over this page .... rhinestones and pearls might be perfect for girly pages, but droplets are just the thing for boy pages!!

This is also my favourite Saturday Sketch by Kaisercraft so far ... I love that there wasn't too much on the sketch which ment I had more scope for making things up myself!! 

And here is a copy of the sketch:

 As you can see for my layout I flipped this sketch once to the right.

If anyone else would like to try out this Sketch and enter the Saturday Sketch comp over on the Kaisercraft Blog, then just follow THIS link. Good Luck and have a great week. 

Smiles from Kel.

  

Saturday Sketch #1 May

How wonderful it was to play with the new Magnolia Grove paper collection... oh these papers are soooo divine, I just adore all the colours! I've also used some 'Shrinky Dinks' to create the little butterflies you can see in this LO, that stuff is so much fun to play with, but I almost lost the wee little butterflies 100 times before I got them finally stuck on the page!! LOL I also hailed back to my flower making days with this sketch, the three roses at the bottom were made from a 5 petal flower punch!

So below you can see the sketch that this page was based on ... lucky it's an interpretation eh! LOL

Smiles from Kel xoxo

Charlotte's Dream & Wood Flourishes

I couldn't resist doing one more layout with the beautiful Charlotte's Dream Paper collection ... this time I also used some of the lovely wood flourishes that Kaisercraft are becoming famous for, a bit of stitching, stamping and a few stickers and here we are. Oh how this photo makes me laugh ... how young I was once!! Another thing that makes me laugh with this layout is the distinct missing 'r' from the word formal ... this is sooooo typical of me, I charge straight into it and completely miss important bits of the process ... usually I fix everything before I photograph or blog, but this one I didn't want to ... this one felt more honestly like me! LOL

Cheers from Kel.

Fine & Sunny Easter Layout

Well this Easter Layout is just a couple of weeks late but I must confess I had a ball using the fun new 'Fine and Sunny' papers ... they are sooooo cute!! LOL I've also had a good go at the new ribbon roses that Kaisercraft have just released ... they are AWESOME as they add so much dimension to a page yet still sit quite flat in an album ( thats a dream embellishment for me!!)

I was sticking to a classic pyramid design with this page which was something a bit different for me, but I think I like it, so I'll have to give it another go in the future. I love Easter ... probably because I LOVE chocolate!!! LOL Smiles from Kel.

Fine & Sunny Cards

So I'm kicking of my introductions of the new 'Fine & Sunny' collection from Kaisercraft with a card collection. These papers are so bright and fun to play with ... I had no trouble at all nocking up a dozen cards in a few short hours ... it makes ALL the difference to play time when you are REALLY enjoying your toys!! LOL 

I've also done stitching on all these cards this time, I think I'm in love with the effect on everything. The cards are pretty simple besides that, just paper from the paper pad and dies from the coordinating collectables pack, dd to that a couple of ribbons and some liquid pearls and there you have it...

Have a great day folks. 

Smiles from Kel.

Charoltte's Dream Masculine Layout

A bit more of a masculine layout this time, made again from the Charlotte's Dream collection. I must apologise for the poor quality of the photo here, I'm having issues with my camera and am currently negotiating with Nikon for a replacement, still not sure how that will work out, but in the mean time I'm stuck with these sub-standard photos!!

Anyway.... one of my fav. things about this LO is the background ... this is a piece of Gloss Varnish paper made by Kaisercraft and as you can see when you rub ink over the edges the gloss varnish patterns  resist the ink and creates this wonderful verigated colour effect on the normal paper ... it's a fabulous effect!! Smiles from Kel.

Tigerlilly Layout

Welcome to my new favourite collection from Kaisercraft.... 'Tigerlilly' .... pinks, reds, flourishes and butterflies - I'm in heaven!!!  And I must admit that the die cuts pack for this collection is extremely generous this time around ... there are more butterflies, flowers and flourishes than you can poke a stick at!! 

In this layout I have used lots of die cuts from the collectables pack as well as lace doilies, mini paper blooms, Rub-ons and the coordinating stamps. Yum!

Great Southern Land LO

A Layout done using the 'Great Southern Land' Paper collection by Kaisercraft. I tried to make this one very simple as the landscape in the picture is so rich and beautiful ... I enjoyed putting together the cluster of native Australian flowers... this special release collection has so much depth and honesty in the colours of the papers ... it's a wonderful Aussie collection. 

Thanks for visiting... smiles from Kel.

Tiny Woods Again...

One more layout using the 'Tiny Woods' collection ... I had a ball stitching everywhere on this page ... the photo, the layers and especially all those plastic green leaves. It's decorated quite simply with some of the die cut collectables and stickers from this collection. I haven't done a page this simple in ages, but I do love it ... this one is all about that gorgeous photo!!

Cheers from Kel.

Tiny Woods Layout

A layout made using the new 'Tiny Woods' paper collection ... oh this is such a cute little paper range, full of trees and owls and little woodlands animals!! he he he. This is the perfect range for boys, but I couldn't resist doing my daughter with her beloved dog ... Abby just loves all kinds of animals often kissing and cuddling them ( weather they like it or not!! LOL ) 

The die cut collectables are very generous in this pack, full of large lush images of animals and foliage. Bright an fun are the main themes of this collection so it thats your thing, I can highly recommend you try the 'Tiny Woods' paper collection.

Cheers from Kel.