Kraft Supplies 4 U Christmas Cards 2

Good morning,

Today I am sharing a set of 4 Christmas cards that I made using supplies in my October Design Team kit from Kraft Supplies 4 U.

All of the stamped images are from a Recollections Christmas stamp set that was in the kit.

All of the greetings (except one) are from a computer generated sheet with a selection of greetings in assorted fonts and sizes.

All of the papers have their edges inked with a VersaColour Black ink cube.

There is a video and you will find it here. 

Card No 1

The card base for this first card is 5 1/4" square.

The layers of paper from the bottom up are 5" square, 4 1/2" square and 4 1/4" square. The strip of patterned paper just in from the left hand edge of the blue patterned paper is 3/8" x 4 1/4".

The Santa image is heat embossed using Ranger Embossing Antiquities Cobalt embossing powder. Once it was fussy cut I attached it to the card front using foam tape.

Card No. 2

This card base is also 5 1/4" square.

The patterned papers decrease in size from the bottom layer. The sizes are 5"square, 4 3/4" square,  and 4 1/2" square.

The lime strip that goes across the front of the card is 5" x 2 3/4"

The baubles were fussy cut from patterned paper.

I used EK Success Dimensional Stickers-Scallop Dotted Icing Borders across the top of the lime panel.

Using a black fine pen I drew lines from the sticker to the baubles and then attached the baubles to the card using chipboard off cuts.

This is the only card that uses a different greeting, this greeting was on the branding strip of the patterned paper I was using.

I gave the baubles two coats of Clear Wink of Stella and a dab of gold Stickles on each up section of the sticker.

Card 3

This card is a Z fold card that is 5 1/4" square. I cut the card 10 1/2" x 5 1/4" and scored at 2 5/8" and 5 1/4". Fold the card in half at the 5 1/4" score mark and then fold the top section back on itself at the 2 5/8" score mark.

The red patterned paper is cut to 5" square and 2 pieces 2 3/8" x 5". The front green panel is made using 2 x 4" squares that are then attached to each other with d/sided tape.

I added a strip of patterned paper to the inside of the card. This piece measures 5" x 2"

I have distressed the edges of all of the patterned papers with my Prima distressing tool before inking

The images have been heat embossed with Gold Superfine embossing powder. To colour the images I used my water brush and Distress inks in Fired Brick, Festive Berry & Black Soot. I also used Encore Gold ink for some of the smaller details.

Card 4

This is the only card that is not square. I have cut an A4 sheet of cardstock in half creating a card that measures 4 1/8" x 5 7/8"

The paper layers measure 3 7/8" x 5 5/8", 3 5/8" x 5 3/8" and the green strip is 2" x 5 3/8"

The reindeer was heat embossed with black Stamp-It Superfine Detail embossing powder. This was then fussy cut and attached to the card using foam tape. 

To finish the reindeer off I added a heart shaped sequin to the nose.

I hope you have enjoyed reading about my cards today.

Don't forget to check out the video on my YouTube channel

Check out all the beautiful embellishments at KS4U. You will find them here.

www.ks4u.net
https://marketplace.zibbet.com/kraft-supplies-4-u
https://www.facebook.com/groups/636533936411533

Thanks for dropping by

Until next time

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Julie

Kraft Supplies 4 U October Design Team project

 Hi

Today I want to share with you three Christmas cards I have created using some of the products I got in my October DT kit from Kraft Supplies 4 U

As usual there is a process video which you can see here.

All of the patterned papers are from Kaisercraft's Starry Night 6 1/2" paper pad.

This first card is one of the slimline cards that are so popular at the moment. It is 4" x 8 1/4" 

I used two Christmas Baubles from Kaisercraft's Merry Christmas stamp set and VersaMark ink to stamp on to white cardstock. Then I heat embossed the baubles with Ranger's Antiquities embossing powder in Cobalt.

These were then fussy cut, a piece of crochet cotton threaded through the hole in the top and attached with a piece of cardboard behind them to the piece of silver paper that I had cut to 3 1/2" x 7 3/4"

The silver paper was then attached to a piece of Navy cardstock that measures 8" x 3 3/4". This was attached to the card base with foam tape.

The greeting is a stamp from Kaisercraft's Doodled Christmas stamp set which I have heat embossed with the same embossing powder that I used for the baubles.

I have used Stampendous Frantage Pearlized Mica Fragments to create the focal embellishments for the second card.

One of the protective papers was removed from half a sheet of Jac paper (double sided sticky sheet). I used my fingers to firmly rub the flakes onto the sticky sheet. 

Once the sheet was covered I used my Christmas tree die (brand unknown) to cut the three trees I wanted to attach to the card.

My Big Shot did not have any problem cutting through the flakes.

The card base was cut 5 1/4" x 10 1/2" from Kaisercraft Navy cardstock and folded in half to create a 5 1/4" square card.

The layer of light coloured patterned paper is 5" square and the dark patterned paper is 4 3/4" square.

The silver panel that goes across the card is 5 1/4" x 3" and the Navy panel is 5 1/4" x 2 3/4"

All of the edges of the layers have been distressed and inked.

The two bottom layers of the card are attached using double sided tape, the silver layer is mounted on cardboard before being added to the card and the navy piece and the Christmas trees are attached using glue.

The greeting is a Rub On from Kaisercraft's Merry Christmas rub on set. I attached it to a piece of white cardstock and then attached that to the card with a piece of cardboard behind it

For the last card I have used a couple of Glass Bubbles. To help these clear glass bubbles stand out I applied a solid layer of Gold Ranger Stickles to the back of them and set them aside to dry.

The card base is 5 1/4" square, the dark layer (navy cardstock) is 5" square and the light patterned paper is 4 3/4" square.

The navy for the centre panel is 5 1/4" x 1 1/2" and the white strip is 5 1/4" x 1 1/4"

The edges of all of the layers have been distressed and inked.

The navy at the bottom of the layers was attached to cardboard before it was attached to the card base, the light layer was attached to the navy layer with double sided tape. There is a layer of cardboard between the panel layers and the card front.

I fussy cut the flowers from one of the patterned papers in the pad and attached them so they looked as though they were coming out from behind the panel.

The greeting is from the paper pad and is attached with glue and the glass bubbles were also attached with glue.

Here is a link to Kraft Supplies 4 U so you can check out their beautiful things. They have two stores so check them out.

www.ks4u.net

https://marketplace.zibbet.com/kraft-supplies-4-u

Don't forget to have a look at the video.

Thanks for dropping by today and spending some of your day here with me.

Till next time

Stay safe

Hugs

Julie

Mystical Scrapbooks October Cyber Crop

Good morning paper crafting friends

Today I am sharing my layout for Mystical Scrapbooks October Cyber Crop.

Here is a link to the Cyber Crop if you would like to join in. You could win a prize.

The theme for October is Sketch Plus and the challenge that this layout is for is Sketch plus Punches

The sketch is by me, my first. I used Photoshop Elements to create it.

This is my layout. You will find a process video here

and here is the sketch

The photos were taken last year while the family was on a cruise in the South Pacific.

I have used Simple Stories Hello Summer paper range.

You will find the papers here.

Oh Happy Day

Peace, Love & Pineapples
Life is good
Catching Rays
Kraft – Light
Memory Maze – Arrow Words- Kiss Sweet

Thank you for spending part of your day here with me today.

Till next time

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Julie

The Pyramids Layout for Mystical Scrapbooks October Challenge

 Good morning friends

Today I am sharing a layout I have created for Louise's challenge over at Mystical Scrapbooks.

You will find the challenge here.

There is a process video, you will find it here.

The sketch is for a double page layout but I decided to only do the left hand side of the sketch. Both sides of the sketch were the same layout but reversed.

I have gutted the light kraft cardstock and used the middle to mat my photos.

The papers I have used are Kaisercraft's Native Breeze Collection and the particular papers are Eucalyptus and Native Flock. I will add links to the papers, cardstock and sequins at the end of this post 

I also used some gold mica flakes to create the pyramids in the background of the layout. This is the first time I have used mica flakes and I found them so easy to work with. I am definitely going to be using these again.

The 28 Lilac Lane sequins, colour Velvet, added a bit of colour and whimsy to the page I thought.

The kraft coloured alpha stickers used for the title blended nicely with the kraft coloured cardstock used for the background and photo mats.

A scribbly black pen page border finished my layout off.

I hope you will pop over to my YouTube channel and watch the video. 

Here are the links to the papers:-

Eucalyptus
http://www.mysticalscrapbooks.com.au/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=86_473_991&products_id=6609
 
Native Flock
http://www.mysticalscrapbooks.com.au/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=86_473_991&products_id=6610
Kraft – Light
http://www.mysticalscrapbooks.com.au/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65_673&products_id=5327
 
Linen Cardstock – Bridal White
http://www.mysticalscrapbooks.com.au/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65_893&products_id=5859

Lilac Lane Premium Sequins - Velvet
http://www.mysticalscrapbooks.com.au/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=914&products_id=6985

Thanks for dropping by today

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Julie

Three cards same design

 Good morning.

Today I am sharing three cards that are created with the same design.

I have created one card using Christmas papers, one using masculine papers and one using feminine papers.

You will find a video showing the creation of these cards here

To create the card bases I have cut A4 sheets of 300gsm cardstock in half creating card bases that are 

5 7/8" x 4 1/8"

All of the papers are cut the same. The layers are:-

4" x 5 3/4"

3 3/4" x 5 1/2"

2 1/2" x 4"

2" x 1"

Pennants 3/4" wide and 2 1/4", 2" and 1 3/4" long

I have used Kaisercraft's Christmas Wishes for this first card.

I used a 3" square cut apart for the sentiment and a circular element to finish the card.

The second card was created using Ultimate Crafts - Gatsby

Kaisercraft's Secret Garden papers were used on this card

I have given the butterfly and flower cluster a coat of Uniquely Creatives glitter pen for a little sparkle

Hope you have enjoyed looking at my cards.

Don't forget to check out the video

Thanks for dropping by

Till next time

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Julie

Mystical Scrapbooks October Challenge

 Good morning,

Today I am sharing the layout I created as part of my DT work for Mystical Scrapbooks

The theme for the month (October 2020) is Sketch plus and my challenge is to use this sketch from PageMaps plus stitching

Here is my layout, you can see it follows the sketch very closely.

The photos were taken on one of my walks along the River Torrens here in Adelaide. I am very lucky to live so close to the beautiful walking track that follows both sides of the river. As you can see from the central photo I have even seen Koalas on my walk. Who would think this was in the middle of a city....

There is a process video here, so I am not going to go into detail here, on how I made the page. I hope you will visit my channel and watch the video if you would like to see how this page came together.

I have used Kaisercraft's Native Breeze papers for this layout.

Pink Protea

Flowering

Eucalyptus

 

Native Flock

Curios

 

Linen Cardstock – Bridal White

Here are a couple of closeups.

I used this sketch to create another layout in 2016. This one does not have any stitching but you might be able to draw some inspiration from it.

You will find the blog post for this layout here.

So pop on over to my YouTube channel and see how this page came together. The video is here.

Thank you for spending part of your day here with me today

Till next time
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Julie

Shaker cards using dies

 Hi there

Today I am sharing three shaker cards I have made using dies.

There is a process video here

Here are the cards

They are very simple to make. The shaker panel is the whole front of the card.

I found the tricky bits to be regulating the amount of glue I used and judging the correct amount of "fill" to put in the shaker.

I have used craft foam to create my "well" for the card with the rose, and three layers of cardstock for the other two cards.

Check out the video and you will find easy to follow instructions for making your own shaker card. You can use any of your dies for this technique.

I would love to see your shaker cards so I hope you will share them with me

Thank you for spending part of your day here with me today

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Julie

Vintage layout

 Good afternoon

Today I would like to share a layout I created using DCWV Scripts and Music Notes paper pad.

The photo was taken at my Grandmother's 60th birthday celebrations. She is in the middle with all of her children (including my mother) surrounding her.

It is a very economical way to create a layout. I have used one sheet of patterned paper and one sheet of white cardstock to create the base of the layout. I cut a 9 1/2" square from the centre of a piece of patterned paper and a 10" square from the centre of a piece of white cardstock and used them as my layers.

So the base is the 2" white cardstock frame, topped with the frame of patterned paper, next is the 10" square of white cardstock and then the 9 1/2" square of patterned paper.

All of the papers have been distressed and inked.

The photo is 6" x 4" and I have used an emery board to file around the edges to give it a distressed look. I then matted the photo on a piece of white cardstock that had been distressed and inked. This assembly was then added to the layout with craft foam behind it to give some added dimension.

The flowers were hand made using Couture Creations CO724161 flower die.

The chipboard corner and leaves were given a coat of white acrylic paint.

A half doily, white rose ribbon and some resin hearts completed the embellishments used on the page.

The title was cut from patterned paper using Kaisercraft's DD700 Alphabet Upper Case die 

I hope you have enjoyed reading about my layout today.

I have not made a video for this layout so if you have any questions please leave them in the comments below and I will answer them for you.

Thanks for dropping by
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Julie

Glimmermist Background Technique

 Hi there.

A very quick post today to share one of my favourite background techniques.

All you need to make this is a few sprays, I used Glimmermists, and some Gladwrap (plastic wrap).

There is a descriptive video for you here.

The longest part of this procedure is waiting for the sprays to dry.

Pop over to my YouTube channel and see how it is done. Very easy and such beautiful results.

Thanks for dropping by today

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Julie

Off The Rails Scrapbooking September 2020 Mood Board

 Good morning friends

Today I am sharing a set of three cards that I have created s part of my DT work for Off the Rails Scrapbooking.

This is their September 2020 Moodboard

And here are my cards

For all the details and measurements you will find the process video here.

I have used papers from two Anco paper pads I purchased from Kmart. One is called Mono Metallic and the other is Marble.

This first card uses a black card base.

The white marble paper on the background of this card is 5" square and the black & white stripe is 4 1/2" square.

The white cardstock strip is 5" x 1 1/2" and the black cardstock is 5" x 1 1/4", both have one of their long edges punched using a Martha Stewart Scalloped punch.

The greeting is from a 13@rts sticker sheet called his & hers remastered.

The black and red flowers are a ribbon that was popular 5 or so years ago. I have just cut one of the flowers off to stand alone. Some mesh, gauze and sequins finish the card off

For the second card I have used a white card base.

I have used some Modelling Paste through a Kaisercraft stencil.

The layers are:-

            Black cardstock 5" square, white lined paper 4 3/4" square, the Modelling Paste piece is 4 1/2"                     square.

            The two strips are white lined paper 1 1/4" x 4 3/4" and black cardstock 1" x 4 3/4".

The lace is from Finnabair and the flower was made by stamping and heat embossing Heartfelt Creations Posy Patch flowers.

The greeting was printed from my computer and attached to the card using foam tape.

The last card is a shaker card. 

I have used a white card base.

A piece of black cardstock is 5" square and is a backdrop for the shaker.

Using my Spellbinders S6-026 Squares die I made the frame, I used an offcut from a laminating pouch

as my clear piece. The filling in my shaker is a fine red glitter.

The silk flower is a Prima I think. I have also added a black lace bow. The greeting is also computer generated and foam mounted.

You could pop over to Off the Rails Scrapbooking and check out their mood board challenge. You can make a scrapbooking layout or cards if you want to play along.

You can also watch my video here.

Thank you for spending part of your day here with me today

Till next time

Stay safe

Hugs

Julie