October Swirlydoos Kit and the first of the Wedding Layouts

Hi Guys, 

Well it seems that i have actually had a good a whole good week of days blocked together for a change and during that time I have managed to play with the October Swirlydoos Kit - Belle Chanson and the Amazing wedding photographs from my fathers recent marriage and taken by the enormously talented and long time family friend Rhiannon Taylor. 

 

Using the reverse of the beautiful Teresa Collins Vintage Finds Music Paper (which came in the October Kit) as a background this page came together reasonably quickly. The beautiful black and white photograph of my father and his bride, is surrounded by the new number *5 Prima door embellishments which i have turned upside down, as it seemed to look and match much better with this layout as the yellow tended to muddy the rest of the colours on the layout. Four teal Petaloo flowers have then been topped with the Kaisercraft roses creating the corner cluster.   

 

Above is a close up of the flower cluster made from a combination of Petaloo flowers, a gorgeous prima diamond dusted rose from the simply irresistible kit a year or so back, and three teal Kaisercraft mini roses. hiding underneath the the cluster is a white Prima SIIC set.  

The corner flags are further embellished with Kaisercraft pearls and miniroses, and again are completed with the addition of one of those gorgeous Prima diamond dusted roses that i have had hanging out in my stash for just the perfect layout.  The Prima Resist Canvas triangle banner pieces have been alternatively coloured with a combination of Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers, and then lightly topped off with Viva Decor Inka Gold Metallics in Metallic Green. A product which was later used on the Fab Scraps header.

 

Martha Stewart punches have also provided a bit of extra design around the edges of the paper and also has been used to highlight the bottom part of the photograph. 

 

Now the most challenging part of the layout and a part which i'm not entirely happy with the way it turned out was the Fab Scraps heading piece - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. The chipboard piece was covered in in a light coating of Viva Decor's Metallic Silver Ferro which when dry was rubbed and coated in different places with Inka Gold Metallics in Green, Blue and a Metallic Purple. Unfortunately i was unable to get a really nice shine from the Inka Gold colours on the chipboard like that of on the canvas which i had previously trialled it on. The chipboard has a rather gritty feel and look to it, which to my liking is perhaps just that little bit too much for the beauty and more elegant feel of this page.

 

Finally to finish the page off i have added a few extra Prima Trinkets both hanging and the lovely new ceramic lady just as a final highlight. 

Well as you can see there is just so much yummy goodness to play with in the October kit from Swirlydoos. And if you look closely i have only actually used one of the gorgeous pieces of paper included this month. This means at this rate i have tonnes more paper and embellies to use on the rest of the wedding photos. It is simply amazing just how versatile, and how far these kits can stretch. 

Thanks for dropping by to take a bit of a look....

Finished Kaisercraft Advent Calendar

Well hello again, bet you didn't think I'd be back for a while.... Well not surprising really given my track record of late.

So the good news is my kaisercraft advent calendar is finally finished! Yay!! Now it did take a bit of time doing it in between this and that, but it really was just so much fun to do... And it has used up quite a few of my supplies that I was having a little trouble getting around to using.

The majority of the unit is covered in Kaisercraft Christmas edition papers from not only this year but also going back to last year and 2010. There is also a lot of new latest release kaisercraft chipboard ornaments and decorations, along with petaloo, prima, and kaiser flowers. Unfortunately the photo (taken on the iPad) just doesn't show how much glitter has been poured over this project but let's just say that even if nothing else is ready for Christmas this year at least I could be mistaken for a sparkling decoration instead.....

The centre of the unit is actually a Christmas scene of a living room all decked out and waiting for santa to arrive. It includes Melissa Frances moulded christmas tree ornaments, moulded picture frames and miniature Christmas trees, alongside new release Prima moulded ornament ceiling rose and hanging chandelier. The little presents in the centre are of course Kaisercraft again, and the table i actually asked my father to knock together out of some scraps of Sassafras timber he happened to be working on the other day. Now my main idea was to be able to use this unit for many christmas's to come so I have made the internal scene on a backing of cardstock rather than directly onto the wood. Meaning next christmas if i want to change the centre image to something else i can just slide out the cardstock and begin again.

So there it is ladies and gents. Not the greatest photos but i will try and take a few more over the next few days with the real camera! 

Now two quick things before i go, firstly i'd like to thank Kaisercraft for  putting out such a great little Christmas project, that was so easy to work with, and that coordinates 100% with their beautiful new release christmas lines. If you haven't seen their christmas collections you simply must pop on over to their website and have a look. And guys they really do look better in person when you have them in your hot little hands. 

And the second thing Krissy over at Swirlydoos has released her christmas add ons to subscribers and all i can say is woweee you really cant afford to miss out on such a gorgeous all inclusive kit. But the extra special announcement this month Krissy herself will be teaching a tutorial on just how to make this very advent calendar with all the latest techniques and products (including moulding paste and viva decor ferro) from CHA just in time for Christmas. So please pop on over to Swirlydoos and check out her tutorial class offering. Honestly you wont be disappointed. 

if you have any questions or want any close ups just drop me a comment and i will bs only too happy to try help out. 

Thanks for stopping by!! 

Kaisercraft Advent Calendar

 These Kaisercraft Advent Draws pictured below are the Kaisercraft 2012 release for the Christmas season.

Given that this one is a little smaller than past editions (the center measuring 5 inch by 5.5 inch) This year i found myself compelled to have a go at it. So far I haven't managed to get very far but u have managed to paint the outsides and pattern paper the draws.

There is still lots to do until it is finished however i am currently well on my way.

Below are some progress pictures of my attempt......

So far i have found this kit so easy to put together, it holds really well with Helmar glue.  I also found that the back can be left unglued and removed during the decorating process to aid in getting into some of the smaller areas, and then simply added later on when the project is complete. And i must admit it has so far come in handy a few times!!! 

The Draws fold up well and again hold well with helmar glue when covered with  a piece of patterned paper in the dimensions 4cm tall by 18cm in length. Just to plug Kaisercraft again, their new range of Christmas papers "Turtle Dove", "Just Believe", "Twig and Berry" and some from last years collection, make absolutely fantastic material for the base of the advent calendar. 

So now while i leave you all to have a bit of a look at the Kaisercraft Website and drool over the Christmas talent over there, im off to try and get a little more done on this Project which i hope will become a Christmas Tradition Piece in itself. 

Thanks for joining me.... 

Tammy     

Sept Swirlydoos Kit and Werribee Zoo

So I know i promised to try and keep this blog a little more up to date but once again i've been a bit slack (well ok not quite slack more sick again).

In between times I have managed to do a little bit of scrapping in the meantime. Starting with the lovely September Inspiration Kit from Krissy over at Swirlydoos, I have put together this layout "Pride of Africa" based upon the lions out at the Werribee Open Range Zoo.

 Sorry for the patchy picture the light has been terrible to photograph this week! 

The green title letters, PRIDE, are made from the Martha Stewart Clay Kit and the MS Alphabet Mould. The little lion cameo is also made from the MS clay mould round frame then filled with one f my favourite new products so far "Ice Resin" to form the domed cameo on the left.

The backing paper is the wonderful Core'dinations Hermit Clocks paper, which has been sanded in differing spots to represent the dusty plains of Africa. I also had a lot of fun playing with the new release blooms from Dusty Attic in the green colour and the new release Prima flower collection.

So thanks again to swirlydoos for an amazing kit to get all the inspiration flowing! Looking forward to the arrival of the next one!! 

Thanks for stopping by!!