More Twinking Christmas Cards ~ Meg's Garden

Hello everyone! I hope that your week has been a good one. It is hard to believe that Christmas is just around the corner and if you are like me, I am always worried that I haven't made enough! My friends and family are always waiting for my handmade cards so today I hope to share some ideas that I hope you may use for your own cardmaking.

I love regular shaped cards but for Christmas, I do like shaped cards. I used the largest die from Sizzix Ornaments Round die set to create my card base and die cut it again using patterned paper from A Twinkling Christmas from Meg's Garden. I used lots of flowers and die cut foliage to embellish as well as using a chipboard flourish from Scrapinec.

To add to my twinkling theme, I die cut my sentiment using glitter paper and added some rhinestones.

My second card also uses paper from A Twinkling Christmas. Again, I used lots of flowers to embellish  as well as some straws to add to the festive feel of the card.

I used some music paper from my stash to compliment the vintage feel of the paper and used a stamp from Kaisercraft as my sentiment.

Supplies:

A Twinkling Christmas Card Artist Pack

gold leaves and white leaves

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Forever Friends ~ Kaisercraft

Hello everyone! I hope that you are having a wonderful week so far. Today's post is a short one. I am sharing a layout that I made using Kaisercraft's Romatique Collection. It is featured in this months magazine. You can download the instructions on how to create it from the Kaisercraft website.

Supplies:

PAPERS: Romantique Collection – P2427 Eiffel Fish, P2425 Boudoir, P2431 Symphony

KC PRODUCTS: CT894 Romantique Collectables, FL600 Flourish Pack- Garden, DD504 Decorative Die – Doily, CS752 Clear Stamp -Script, Ink Pads- IP724 Bark and IP719 Black, KC001 Paint- White, T303 Foam Tape

OTHER: Distress ink, Copy Paper

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Summer Splash Collection ~ Kaisercraft

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. I have been so incredibly busy. Tonight I have taken the night off school work as I have been busy writing my school reports for the last six weeks. I have made my first deadline and so I ma having a little rest before the proofreading begins. I am sharing two cards that I have made using Kaisercraft's Summer Splash Collection.

Both of these cards feature in the Kaisercraft November Magazine. All of the instructions plus all of the supplies are listed.

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With Sympathy

Hello everyone! It's Cathy here today, sharing my latest card idea on the Kaisercraft blog. I have selected papers and products from the Romantique Collection for my card and also set myself a challenge. With each release, Kaisercraft produce embossing folders and I decided that I would incorporate embossing into my card design in some way. I also plan to share my design process, with you so that it may assist you in your own cardmaking.

As I have already created a pink card with this collection, I decided that I would make a blue one this time. I start by selecting any papers from the paper pad that I would like to work with and place them in front of me and pair up possible combinations together.

This is the embossing folder folder that coordinates with the Romantique Collection. I decided that I would fussy cut it out and use the frame like a mat.

Once I have my major elements created, I play BEFORE I glue. I was having difficulty with the white elements on the card....should I change the frame to a patterned paper frame?.....the sentiment isn't working.....I changed the frames position many times but decided that it should remain horizontal. The striped die cut frame, was actually die cut from my base mat! If you are running short on paper and you know that it is going to be covered up, try this tip to save on paper.

To add dimension to my cards, I use a combination of craft glue and mounting foam to adhere my papers and elements to my cards. This helps to showcase the pretty patterned papers and also the beautiful elements that have been selected.

Inking your papers and embellishments with an ink also makes them pop! This can be applied with a sponge dauber or an ink blending tool.

Kaisercraft Products: PP1032 Romantique Paper Pad |CT894 Collectables|CD101 Coconut | Decorative Dies DD805 Perfume Bottles and DD466 Sentiments Sympathy| EF277 Embossing Folder Baroque Frame| F628 Paper Blooms Honey | F647 Mini Paper Blooms Iceberg|SB782 Pearls Denim| T321 Craft Glue| T302 Mounting Foam

I hope that my design tips were helpful to you and can assist you in your own cardmaking.

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Ways To Incorporate Stamps Into Your Cards

Hello everyone! I hope that you are having a wonderful day. This month, Kaisercraft are releasing two exciting paper collections...one is a vintage shabby chic collection called Romantique and the second a beach, summery themed collection named Summer Splash. In today's post, I am sharing two cards using both collections and how I have used their coordinating stamps.

Using some left over paper from the centre section of my card, I die cut an oval frame and stamped my sentiment on it. I also stamped two butterflies from the stamp set and fussy cut them out to frame the vintage oval frame. I absolutely adore this collection!

My second card transformed several times during its construction. I got carried away with my stamping and had to take away my embellishments that I created as it over cluttered my card. I used the bubbles from the stamp set and stamped them repeatedly using white ink over the ombre papers. I also selected a sentiment and heat embossed it using embossing powder.

Both collections have wonderful complimentary products to work with. Stop by the Kaisercraft blog to view other inspiration from the Design Team.

Supplies:

Kindness

Kaisercraft Products: PP1032 Romantique Paper Pad | CS315 Romantique Clear Stamps|Kaisercard CD142 Ballet, CD101 Coconut and CD118 Fern| Decorative Dies DD179 Lacetopper, DD369 Oval Vintage Frame and  DD508 Nesting Oval|F641 Paper Blooms| F658 Mini Paper Blooms|

Other: Lace | Flat Back Pearl | Hemp| Distress Ink | Leaf Die|

Wish You Were Here

Kaisercraft Products: PP1031 Summer Splash Paper Pad |CS314 Summer Splash Clear Stamps |Kaisercard  CD101 Coconut and CD153 Denim |DD793 Circle Vines | SB774 Ice Blue |

Other: White Embossing Powder| Versamark| Scalloped Scissors| Flowers| White Pigment Ink|

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