Sears and Son Layout

Today I'm sharing another layout with the Sears & Son Collection. I'm really enjoying being able to get though some of my mountains of boy photos!! LOL

This time I was challenged to use a 'steam punk' theme ... something difficult for one so in love with all things shabby chic... but I gave it my best hit and put all the cogs I could on the page in the spirit of true steam punk style. Truthfully it's not really as grungy as true steam punk would dictate, but it's a pretty good marriage of steam punk and MY style! 

The acetate clocks were the easiest part of the whole page, Kaisercraft have a whole sheet of them consisting of different size clocks so all you have to do is cut them out and stick them in where ever you want ... too easy! 

With the chipboard wood flourishes I spray painted them with mat black paint and then embossed with clear crystals over the top of that to give them that shiny look.

Finally I have more of those cute little playing cards scattered about the place ... what do they represent? what are they about? whats make them so popular at the moment? Who knows ... but I like them, I think they are so cute I've used them on every project I've done for the last two weeks!! LOL

Anyway, thanks for looking, I hope you have a very creative day yourself!
Smiles from Kel.

Class with Melissa Kennedy...

While I was down in Melbourne last month I had the privilege of doing a class with the fabulous Melissa Kennedy from Kaisercraft and this is the layout we created with the Sears & Son Collection.

I came home with most of it finished and then added a few bits and pieces as I tend to do ... like the acetate clocks - they were a add in after the fact!

This new mens range is really earthy and gentle, it's great to play with and will suit and kind of vintage or heritage themes a person might want to work with.

On a personal note ... I can fully vouch that the handsome man in these photos really is the greatest dad ever!! LOL

Have a great day.

Smiles from Kel.

Saturday Sketch #4 July 2012

So I just couldn't making this layout using the last bits of my Attitude kit ... I was dying to use this acetate over lay on SOMETHING!! LOL  

The Acetate sheet made making this page INSANELY easy ... everything underneath is flat and simple, but with the over lay it just really pops. 

Kaisercraft have a few of these 12x12 Acetate sheets... I haven't used them much in the past but I'm planning to change that in the future!!

So this is the sketch that the LO was based on ... tipped the right once...

As a mother of 6 this saying has got to be my all time favourite!!! LOL

Check-In Cards

Well there was no getting around the 'travel' nature of the Check-In collection when it came to making cards with these fun new papers and embellishments ... fortunately for me I know LOTS of people who travel these days so a few 'Bon Voyage' cards will never go astray in my card box! LOL.

Once again the Acetate embellishments were the heros here, 

making designing all these cards SUPER easy!!

Thanks for dropping by for a look...

Smiles from Kel.

Check-In Layout

This layout made using the new 'Check-In' paper collection came as a bit of a surprise to me ... when I first saw the collection I was struggling with what to do with it ... I don't travel ... with 6 kids in tow all I do is cook and clean!! 

But I was trilled to find many of the quotes in the collection had generic meanings and could be used even in non-travel related subjects ... so as it turns out this was one of the easiest pages I've had the pleasure of putting together in ages! And thanks to all the acetate embellishments it all fell together without much effort on my part at all! LOL

Thanks for stopping by for a look. Smiles from Kel xo.

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.

These Days Layout

My first Layout using the beautiful 'These Days' Collection from kaisercraft ... Oh how I adore the subtle and excited tones in this new collection ... the browns and oragnes are just so different to the usual colours you find in rosey paper collections. I've also used one of the Kaisercraft Acetate clocks on this page that are just too easy to slap on a page!!LOL I can't wait to do more work with this collection!