White with One - Marine Green - July 2019

Hello!!

It's been too long since I had some SPARE time to create...

Usually takes me about an hour to create a challenge page... but I fiddle for a couple of hours at The Crafty Chain's all day crop yesterday... must be a bit rusty!!

Anyway, I found out what the colour was this month at White with One

MARINE GREEN

A lovely deep teal-ly green shade 

and there is a Mood board too!!

I liked the sole palm tree im the bottom right corner, 

it reminded me of a photo of Adrian and his Grandad,

enjoying the sun in the garden..

I first chose a sheet of Kaisercraft paper from the recent Morning Dew collection, that had a lovely print in the exact shade... perfect!! By cutting out the middle you create a border for white cardstock and then a piece to use both sides as part of the layers - good budgetting!!

Starting with a sheet of white I swiped some ink across the background - swiped some crackle onto a set of 7 dots chipboard (old!!) - added some paper behind the frames and some photos too - then just layered it... done!!

I love how Kaisercraft have titles or sentiments along the barcode strip.. always come in handy!!

Finnabairs Patina Butterflies were a lovely tone for Marine Green,

You don't need a ton of products to create a layout, this layout has one sheet of patterned paper, one sheet of cardstock, one 6' square of chipboard pieces, 2 metal butterflies, 2 white tags, a scoop of crackle paste, a swipe on ink on the background and the chipboard pieces and some adhesive to attach everything - easy!!  

Plenty of room for a bit of journalling about the memory from these photos..

Thank you for visiting,

Alison xx

Kraft Plus challenge - January 2019

Kraft Plus challeneg - January 2019

You are my Sunshine

Starting with a sheet of Kraft... of course!!
Chose a Kaisercraft hexagon stencil - I like it for the random design - sponged a few different greens and browns... then spotted over some white dots to represent the Indigenous Art component of this months challenge :)

Our friend Jenny is the distributor for Celebr8 Australia - when she came to visit The Crafty Chain we loved the 'Beautiful Life' collection... I created this layout and another layout from the cut apart page and the diecut sheet - super easy!!
Thank you Jenny, you're so lovely!!

A little muslin, a couple of wood flourish pieces and some wired twine from the Happy Jig finish this layout of our sweet little girl Katelyn a few years (about 18 to be more precise!!) in a handmade outfit - I've always loved handmade items, whether I've made it or to support someone else's creativity. This one gifted to Katelyn by my Aunt & Uncle..

Thank you for visiting,
Love,
Alison xx

Kraft Plus - September challenge 2017

Hello Kraft Plus!!

It's been so long since I had some spare time to participate in the challenge,

and then I saw the September 

"What's the Buzz"

challenge, 

the hexagons, bees and a hint of yellow

I picked up some bits and pieces from here and there,

and created a layout!!

It's a good one, hey?

Kraft, hexagons, my BEAutiful family (well, minus Tim) and a hint of yellow - 

A cute D-lish Scraps Glitter bow in gold

I love how the Decoart crackle paste soaks up the spray colour from underneath - beautiful effect?

Have you participated in the Kraft Plus challenge?

if not... why not give it a go this month!!

Alison xx

Sketchy Boards challenge - March 2017

I found a little spare time while Ex-cyclone Debbie gave everything a good soaking - we didn't have water damage to anything in our home, just a couple of temporary waterfalls... the frogs however, are loving the rain!!

Sketchy Boards has a sketch

and an inspiration image

while I was shuffling papers...

I found a sheet with cute little chickens with red umbrellas -

I think perhaps I had planned an Easter project but the umbrellas from the image was a lovely match, don't you think?

My Cheeky Grin

I have roughly followed the sketch with a horizontal band through the  centre of the page.

The title is a couple of pieces of Imaginarium Designs chipboard inked with Kaisercraft 'Red' ink.

A little floristry with the beautiful 49 & Market flowers (Purchased from Bella Paperie)

Photo is our Katelyn in Preschool at Boyne Island... about a dozen years ago - she will celebrate 17 in August!!

Alison xx

Kaisercraft - Little One - Modern baby layouts - Thursday 16th July

It's so easy to create a baby layout with the new LITTLE ONE collection,

....with the prints of elephants, Hot Air Balloons and Owls!

When I saw we were to create a 'modern' layout, I was initially thinking a minimalistic style, with a few strategic items placed here and there, so I created this....

"Little Boy" layout by Alison Bevis

Kaisercraft products - P1884 Mia, P1886 Noah, P1887 Harry, P1882 Jack, CT832 Collectables, SS287 Sticker Sheet 'Boy', Ip701 Teal.

To cut a circle in your page, without fancy tools, just trace a plate? Then ink or even distress the edges if your cutting isn't 'perfect' - easy! You're then left with the outline which you can use for another layout - bonus!

A page for little Wayne's album...

Alison x

Kaisercraft - Alison's day - Marvellous Monday - 6th July 2015

It's JULY and that means we start our new term...have you seen all the fabulous new team!!

Did you know all the DT have our own day on the Kaisercraft blog!! 

How exciting!!

So far this month, you'll have seen Anita and Amanda's designs - aren't they clever!!

Just wait till you see what everyone else has done..

So, I had a giant box full of

 BOTANICA, 

LITTLE ONE 

& 

FLY FREE

...so many choices...what to do?

I created for the challenge days for the month and then made a little bit more!

FLY FREE

I loved the combination of Pink and the shades of Green!!

When our niece sent me a selection of photos with baby Sienna it was easy to choose this one to use with the Fly Free collection - How great are the Specialty papers with each collection, I've just trimmed this one into quarters and re-adhered into the corners!

There is also this fabulous Tangerine and Lime combination...

"Laughter" card by Alison Bevis

I love a 'Rectangular' card (CD511 card pack C6 White). I've only used one sheet of patterned paper, P1896 Confidante - by trimming the 'green circle' and off-setting it over the reverse you're able to only show 2 colours! I also chose a couple of Collectables (CT833) in those colours to layer and finished by setting a Fern Sparklet (RS419) as the flower centre. There was even enough leftover paper to line the envelope!

The so so beautiful BOTANICA was next to catch my eye...

"Beautiful" layout by Alison Bevis

I chose to cut 'P1872 Plant' almost in half, and reverse the green side to sit the opposite way. After adhering them back together, I sprayed KM104 'Lime Green' over the Flutter template (T607). By also using the images from the specialty paper (PS416 Vine), the Collectables (CT831) and the Sticker Sheet (SS286) you can gather a garden of leaves and herbal flowers to layer around your photo! Everything was inked with IP704 'Amethyst'. The paper blooms F643 'Amethyst' are the perfect shade and there is even a mini paper bloom (F661 Black). Finish by flicking a little Antique Gold (KM102) - the bottle is almost finished...it's such a great colour!!

...and TAGS are easy to create, so I did two!

'Two Tags' by Alison Bevis

I cut out some basic tag shapes from Smooth White cardstock (CD650) and then proceeded to layer patterned papers (P1878 Air, P1877 Stem, P1880) Distressed all the edges and inked them with IP732 Orchid. The Sticker sheet (SS286) has the tabs and more herbal images... finish by adding a couple of Paper Blooms in Amethyst (F643) and a little lace (EM928 Natural and EM926 White).

I love to make cards... the next 5 cards are made with ONLY  the Paper Pad (PP973)

and another couple...

and one with a little of that delicate shade of lavendar..

All five cards have different Square card bases (CD506 Olive, CD504 Brown, CD503 Black, CD505 Natural and CD501 White) and everything was inked with either IP702 Aubergine, IP732 Orchid or IP704 Amethyst - done!

The new baby range, LITTLE ONE has images of Hot Air Balloons...my favourites right now!

"Princess Sienna" layout by Alison Bevis

By covering some of the alphabet letters with P1884 Mia and keeping the 'S' from the specialty paper (PS417 ABC) I was able to include it in the title. Then it was time for a little spritzing... I already had the 'Flutter' template on my desk (T607) - must of had a thing for butterflies this month? - and then randomly sprayed KM104 'Lime Green', KM107 'Peach', KM106 'Orange' and Km110 'Pink' (the colours mix together, and I like that!) Add a little paper from the Paper Pad (PP974) and ink everything with IP712 'Rose'. To highlight the 'S' I added some Mini Paper Blooms in 'Fairy Floss' (F657) and the little flowers from the Sticker Sheet 'Girls' (SS288) - I couldn't go past the Title 'Princess', for this gorgeous girl, and added her name with White Alphas (AS252) - finished embellishing with a couple of Collectables (CT832)...and there is another page finished for her album!

I try to keep a few "Boy and Girl cards" in my stash as they always come in handy!!

These will be perfect for some upcoming 'first' birthdays...

Created with just the Paper Pad (PP974), Collectables (CT832), Square White cards (CD501) and a little ink IP701 'Teal' and IP712 'Rose' - easy!!

After spraying the Flutter template (T607) from the layout above, I 'stamped' it onto my Kraft Journal page with all the residual ink - no waste!

and just stickers from the Sticker Sheet 'Girl' (SS288)...just a simple page to remind me that family is precious!

I still have a few projects upcoming, so keep an eye on the blog each day!!

Hope you find some time to create today!

Alison x

Kaisercraft - Botanica - Masculine layout - Thursday 9th July

Have you seen the lovely shades of greens, browns with a hint of lavendar that make up this beautiful collection - Botanica

With the images of flowers, herbs & patterns it is a great challenge to create a MASCULINE layout!!

I picked out the darkest green, brown...and here is what I created -

"My Brother" layout by Alison Bevis

Kaisercraft products -  P1873 Leaf, P1874 Pollen, P1875 Seed, PP973 Paper Pad, SS286 Sticker Sheet, T606 Bricks, KM102 Antique Gold, Black Ink, CB151 Lowercase Alphas, CB150 Uppercase Alphas.

The Kaisercraft blog has a more samples for Masculine layouts go check them out!!
Alison x

Kaisercraft - Fly Free - Tuesday 21st July

On the Kaisercraft blog today we are focussing on the Specialty papers - PS418 and PS419

Did you see them?

 Friendship PS418 and Bond PS419

"Let your dreams take flight" layout by Alison Bevis

Every butterfly was fussy cut from the Specialty paper - and then added a few extras from the Collectables!

Kaisercraft products - PS419 Bond | P1895 Gal Pal | CT833 Collectables | T607 Flutter template | KM110 Pink | TM802 Printed tape 'Black' | PT206 Pink Damask |

Yes, another page for Sienna's album this month!!

Alison x

Blue Fern Studios - June Challenge

Have you had a chance to check out the new SKETCH on the Blue Fern Studios blog yet?
Today is the last opportunity so get in quick!!

Michele Singh has created this fabulous sketch...

At first I really liked the opportunity of TWO photos but then I really enjoy creating a vertical cluster - it's always a great challenge, so this is what I created -



At the recent Brisbane Scrapbook and Papercraft Expo, I asked Debra the owner of Bella Paperie to choose a few random sheets of Blue Fern Studios papers - this is one of them!
Love Story 'Sweet Song' which I covered with the Kaisercraft template 'Bricks' and sprayed Prima Colour Bloom 'Worn Leather', flicked a little Lindy's Stamp Gang "Moonshadow" 'Buccaneer Bronze' and sprayed "Starburst" 'bells of Ireland Green' along the centre strip.
The Blue Fern Studios 'Daisies Collage' designed by Michele Singh was sprayed with Glimmermist 'Its' Red' and Memories Mist 'Red' and the title 'Happiness' from the Good Vibes pack designed by Michele Singh was covered with Dylusions 'White Linen' and sprinkled with a little red too!
Embellished with a few Manor House Creations and Prima flowers and my favourite Gardenia's, rose buds and felt heart in red from My2angels.

Photo is from 1974 and is ME!! Sitting down to a tea party at a cute little table and chairs - cute!
Alison x

Kaisercraft Design Team application!!!

Hello Bloggers, I'm excited to apply for the Kaisercraft Design Team 2014/2015 - have a look...


CRUISE Layout







Basecoat Layout - CRUISE
P1059 - Whitewash, P1057 Bricks, P1263 Cracked, CD650 White, CT773 Collectables, EM926 Lace pack - White, FL418 Globe, EM970 Blossom resin, RS408 Sparklets - Crystal, F627 Paper blooms - coconut, T605 template - Bubbles, RS466 Silver flourish, Printed tape
Extra - Texture paste


CHERISH Canvas (BTP)







CA208 Plain Rec Canvas, FL335 Wood Flourish - Mannequins, FL334 Hanging frame, FL389 Scissors, P1260 Wicker (Basecoat Collection), T401 Template - Doily, F627 Paper blooms - Coconut, FL319 - love & Cherish, Pearl Brad and strip runner - Pearl.
Other - Derivan - Matisse Structure - Metallic Silver, Dry medium - Mica flakes, glass beads 1.5mm & 5mm, Kindyglitz - Silver, Encore Silver ink, Perfect pearls mist, Multi medium, Coarse glitter.






Happy - Card











White Cardstock, P1259 - Lace, P1260 - Wicker, FL335 - Wood flourish - Mannequins, EM999 Ribbon pack - Timeless black, CD102 Licorice.


Thanks for looking... fingers crossed
Alison x