Saturday Sketch #1 Sep 2012

For this Sat. Sketch I have given the 'Twig and Berry' Collection another try ... this time I was keen to try my hand at using a Christmas collection to make a non-Christmas page! I'm quite happy with how it all worked out too ... I love the earthy greens in this particular range and couldn't resist leaning towards them when I found this Sketch. It's a great Sketch ... I stuck quite closely to it as I thought that the paper-inside-the-same-paper effect was a brilliant one! The big metal piece on the page was just something I picked up on e-bay one day that I thought looked cool ... I love the hidden treasures that you can find on e-bay! LOL

Thanks for stopping by for a look. Cheers from Kel.

This is the Sketch it was based on ...

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 : )

   

   

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.

Saturday Sketch #4 August 2012

For this Saturday Sketch I've used the Timeless Collection from Kaisercraft . It is based on this sketch:

This was a GREAT sketch ... I really liked the format! But if the truth were to be told about the REAL inspiration for this layout I would have to confess that I had just been at a Craft Fair where I made 3 exciting purchases ... 

The first was the Martha Stauart round the page punch you can see here, the second was the Tim Holtz die cut plate that cut all the flowers and leaf embellishments on this page and the last was a simple tool that makes tying the perfect bow a breeze... so as you can see this whole page was totally driven by my over whelming need to play with my new toys LOL

I LOVE scrapbooking!

Smiles from Kel.

Sear & Son Fathers Day Gift

I just thought I would pop by with a very quick gift idea using the Sears & Son Collection and a memo frame. These memo frames actually came with a 2009 calendar attached, but I've tossed the calendar and poped in a memo pad instead ... something that will be much more useful for my husband! I've got the memo frame on sale for $2.00 each so this is a great little inexpensive gift idea for Fathers Day!

Even kids could knock up a gift like this one for dad in no time at all , just paint and stick embellishments on ... too easy!

I hope you have all enjoyed pulling together something special for the men in your lives!

Cheers from Kel.

Sat. Sketch Aug #3 2012

So this week I'm sticking with the Sears & Son Collection for the Sketch ... I also added in a bit of paper from the Hunt & Gather Collection just to give it that 'bush' feel since I was doing this funny photo of the kids in a giant ceramic snake. You can't see it very well from the photos but the title above the snake and kids in the photo says ... 'Get Closer' ... and thats where my title for the page ties in!

Here is the sketch it was based on...

Thanks so much for visiting folks...

Cheers from Kel.

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.