Christmas Gifts

Hello everyone. I hope that you are well. Today I am sharing a layout that I have created using Kaisercraft's Starry Night Collection. It has wonderful foil elements and deep blue papers which are a beautiful combination.

To compliment my photos and papers, I created some art foam flowers using some rich, deep colours, accented with gold stamens. I also took advantage of using the glitter cardstock and die cut some leaves as well.

To balance the sentiment of my layout, I selected a navy/gold poinsettia from the collectables and cut it half and used it as an embellishment beneath one of my photos. I always place the mounting foam  in the centre of my photo mats so that I can tuck in any embellishments.

I was really drawn to this sentiment which features on RADIANT along with other inspirational quotes and sentiments. I added a start from the collectables and used mounting foam to make it 'pop.'

PAPERS: Starry Night Collection – P2828 Radiant, P2825 Glowing, P2823 Magic, GC107 Golden Glitter Cardstock

KC PRODUCTS: CT970 Starry Night Collectables, Art Foam Sheets: SF916 Navy, SF902 Ivory and SF915 Swine, Decorative Dies: DD811 3D Layered Peony, SS493 Flora Leaves, DD484 Flora Pansy, IP756 Gold Ink Pad, SB712 Deep Yellow Rhinestones

OTHER: Stamens.

To purchase any of the products used, please stop by your local stockist or go online to the Kaisercraft store. 

Please stop by the Kaisercraft blog for full step by step instructions for this layout. 

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Shaker Fun at Christmas

Hello everyone! I hope that you having a great week. Today I am sharing two projects which have been inspired by one paper design. I was really drawn to the cottages/houses on the COMBI CHRISTMAS reverse paper which is part of the Peppermint Collection this month. I fussy cut some out and used them to create a card plus two shaker ornaments.

I created a snow globe, and used the cottages as part of the scene. I kept the design fairy simple, so that if someone wanted to make these in bulk, it would be manageable.

My second use of the cottages was using them to create shaker ornaments. I created my ornaments by combining Kaisercraft nested circle dies to create a large round shape in order to create a Christmas scene. I selected trees from the collectables and used white cardstock to create a snowy hillside.

I also stamped a sentiment on the back, so these could also be used a gift tag at Christmas time.

To make these shaker ornaments, watch the tutorial below.

If you would like to find more information about these projects, stop by the Kaisercraft blog.

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DIY Advent Calendar

Hello everyone! I hope that you are having a wonderful weekend. This month, Kaisercraft have launched two exciting Christmas collections, Starry Night and Peppermint Kisses. To assist in excitement of the launch, the creative DT Lisa Amiet is hosting the Kaisercraft Challenge for this fortnight.

I created a DIY advent calendar by die cutting pockets out of kraft cardstock and adhered the  numbers from Marvellous from the Starry Night Collection. I also heat embossed the wooden elements from flourish packs using gold embossing powder.

To play along, add your entry to the Kaisercraft challenge 7 folder over at Kaisercraft Corner at Facebook.

Supplies:

Kaisercraft Products: Starry Night Collection P2826 Marvellous, CD615 Kraft Cardstock, Flourish Pack: FL657 Starry Night, FL656 Peppermint Kisses, FL622 Amazing and FL603 Dream, DD807 Mini Card Pocket Decorative Die

Other: Versamark Ink, Gold Embossing Powder, Gold Trim, Gold Sparkle Pegs, Frame, Acetate

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