Friendly card

Hello everyone :) 

Hope you are staying nice and warm, 

very cold here at the moment in Australia!!

but it is a great time to craft

I have created this card for a special friend

using the new papers released from Kasiercraft this month

"Mademoiselle"

Papers from Kaisercraft Mademoiselle paper collection & Collectables.

Be sure to visit my blog here later this week with more projects using these wonderful paper collections.

Until then, bye for now :)

Cheers Adriana XX

Altered Book - A Vintage Journey challenge

Hello Everyone and Welcome to my blog

Hope you are all doing good and have enjoyed a great week.

I have missed joining in on challenges over the past few years, due to Design Team commitments and with hectic life in general, I guess you can't do everything!!!

There is one challenge site that I have been eager to join in on the fun, it is called A Vintage Journey

To all the peeps that know me, well I love anything Vintage, and 

the Lovely Astrid is the host for this month challenge at A Vintage Journey

and her chosen challenge is

'Embossing Pastes/ Texture

This is what she says :

'Use any kind of texture paste, homemade, crackle, coloured or plain on your project . There is an endless variety available so play, have fun and apply it to your hearts content. Use it through stencils, randomly or in whatever way you want but remember it should be in one of the vintage, shabby, mixed media, art journaling industrial or steampunk styles that we favour. Put on your mixed media hat and create some magic.'

What a fabulous Challenge and looking at all the inspirational designers and entries projects inspired me to join in.

So here is my project for the challenge, An altered book, 
I just spread some Texture Paste through a stencil.

I love to alter old books, this was an old book I bought from an op shop for $1. I cut out the pages and used the cover, back and left the spine intact.

Front cover of altered book

Back cover of altered book

I coated the whole of the outside of book with Gesso, then

Using a Kaisercraft stencil (T602 Damask ) and spreading the Texture Paste over the stencil pattern, directly on to the book cover front and back.

 I left it to dry for a couple of days.

Detail of metal embellishments and texture paste with stencil

I then glued some lace, calico die cuts, metal embellishments from my stash

 (it feels so good to to be able to use some of my stash that has been in my craft room for years)

Front Cover of book 

Adhering Tim Holtz metal elements & some other Metal embellishments, I glued them on to the cover and back of book. I also applied another coat of gesso here and there.

I then painted the whole book with Distress Paints, (Broken China, Rusty Hinge, & Wild Honey) while the paint is still wet I sprayed water on to the paints to spread it around on all of the textures.

I left it to dry for a day and then added some

Couture Creations Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue - Crystallina

on to the Metal Dragonfly. (this looks so so pretty and glittery)

So I hope you like my Altered Vintage Book,

now I have to make the pages for the inside and

decorate them, I might make it a Art journal book.

Challenge site - A Vintage Journey

Thanks for looking

Cheers and Big hugsXX

Adriana XX

Kaisercraft - Story Book collection

Hi everyone and thanks for stopping by, I created some layouts and cards with the New Release March collections "StoryBook".

I love the vintage feel and rustic colours in the "Story Book" paper collection.
Very masculine collection and truly a great collection for any book lover too.

Here are 2 more layouts created with this wonderful paper collection. The first layout is my DD outside the Harry Potter Bookshop at Movieworld in the Gold Coast. 

"A Lifetime of Memories" layout by Adriana Bolzon

"The more you read, the more that you learn, the more things you know, the more places you'll go"  - I think this is such a great quote.:)

Kaisercraft materials: Storybook paper collection - P2061 Books, P2065 Library Card, P2066 Typewriter, P2062 Pages, P2069 Read, PS445 Trinkets, SS309 Sticker sheet, CS257 clear stamp- Background script, Template IT901 Cobblestone, other Texture paste, vintage inks, paints

"Tresure" layout by Adriana Bolzon

This photo was captured at St Mark's Square in Venice.

Kaisercraft materials: Storybook paper collection -  P2063 Borrow, P2065 Library Card, P2066 Typewriter, P2062 Pages, P2069 Read, CT852 Collectables, SS309 Sticker sheet, CS257 clear stamp- Background script, paper blooms F645 Honey, F649 Sage, Kaisercraft dies - DD312 Leaves, Other materials:  white paint, vintage inks

Thanks for looking, Tomorrow I will share some of my Kaisercraft  
"StoryBook Cards"

Cheers Adriana XX  :)

Kaisercraft March Workshop Free Magazine

Hi everyone, just a very quick post sharing some projects created with Kaisercraft "Story Book" paper collections.

Be sure to grab your copy of the latest Kaisercraft

Workshop Magazine March 2016 

at your local scrapbooking store, 
it's filled with many more inspirational projects 
with this month's Kaisercraft paper collections,
"Story Book"
and
"Finders Keepers"

or

you can view it  HERE

I created this layout and is featured in the Free March Workshop magazine featuring the "Story Book" paper collection

"LOVE" layout

This layout and the others below were all created for Kaisercraft and featured at the

CHA 2016 in January.

"Family - Smile" layout using Story Book paper collections

This paper collection have some great quotes, which
are fabulous for cards..

Thanks for looking

Cheers Adriana XX

Kaisercraft March Challenge

Hi there everyone… We have had another wonderful response to the kaisercraft Challenge’s and this month's challenge is a sketch board.

Just create a layout using the following sketch as inspiration, with at least 80% Kaisercraft products from any Kaisercraft paper collection. 

KAISERCRAFT  March  2016 CHALLENGE

more details HERE

So here is my take on the Sketch using the paper collection
"Story Book"

"Dream" layout for March Sketch Challenge

"The world is a book and those who do not travel only read one page"

I hope you have time to enter the challenge,  
for more details visit the Kaisercraft blog HERE  
Thanks for looking, Cheers Adriana XXX 

Stamp & Die-sets - new release with Kaisercraft

Hi there everyone…today over on the Kaisercraft blog, a few of the Design Team members have created some wonderful cards using some new stamp set and Diecut sets. These stamp sets have the exact die cut to use over the stamped images. I have created with the Die & Stamp set DD913 from Kaisercraft called Watercolour Friends, teamed up with Kaisercraft ink pads. 

and here are my cards, I love the sentiments that go with these cards

and the lovely layers you can create with them.

I think I will be making a more few of these to give to friends.

all the materials list and products are on the kaisercraft blog - HERE

thanks for looking Cheers Adriana XX

Kaisercraft projects for December

Hi there everyone, in case you missed my blog post at the Kaisercraft Blog here it is….I am super excited about this month's Kaisecraft paper collection, so let's kick off today with some of my creations with 

"My Year, My story" & "Treasured Moments"

At the end of this post,  I have another tutorial

using some new products from Kaisercraft and Treasured Moments paper collection.

"My Year My story"

I am just loving all the wonderful Design team creations, using this wonderful and unique paper collections. 

They go so fabulously well with the new Kaisercraft Planners.

I decided to do something a little different to show you how versatile these papers are. I created a cover page, which will go so nicely in the front of a Scrapbook album and also I have created a project life pocket page.

In this "My Year, My story" PP986 paper pad are some white embossed papers together with some added spraying and misting with awesome Kaiser MISTS.

You can create a variety of unique papers to compliment 

your projects.

I sprayed a little blue and yellow Kaiser mists in the centre

paper "live every moment"

and sprayed misted the honeycomb design paper with Orange & yellow Kaiser mists.

Adding some fun and funky paper collectables CT845 around the edges.

This is the first page cover for my next scrapbook album. 

"live every moment love everyday"

Kaisercraft materials used : My Year, My story PP986 paper pad, CT845 Collectables, Kaisercraft Mists KM108 Orange, KM103 Yellow, KM106 Denim.

My next creation is a Project Life type page using the same paper collection. This is a little bit out of my comfort zone, I don't do project life, but I thought I go it a go. Using also the new Glitter Tape

Wow, I am in love with this glitter tape!!!!

Here is my project life type page - reflecting on our family holiday - a week in Paris

 Everyday we saw something different.

"Monday to Sunday - A week in Paris"

Using the glitter tape underneath the Days of week - Diecut - DD734 Day Tabs

Kaisercraft materials : DD734 Day Tabs, Glitter tape - PT230 Lilac, PT228 Mint, P2002 Lilac paper, P1998 Minty, P1200 Cactus, P2001 Shine. CT845 Collectables, SS301 sticker sheet, SS302 sticker sheet.

I hope you like my projects with this collection. Now, on to the next awesome collection. I love "Treasured Moments", a very vintage themed collection of papers, with butterflies and flowers. I think it is a very romantic paper collection.

Here is a page I created.

I love the gold frame - it's a great way to place a photo inside the frame and place it on the page. 

"BE YOU" layout by Adriana Bolzon

Kaisercraft materials: P2014 Nostalgia, P2015 Ponder,P2009 Wonder,  CT846 Collectables, CS752 Script, CS876 Crackle, Cs246 Clear stamps - Treasured Moments, DD735 Uppercase alphabet.

Here is another page that I have created which includes a tutorial on how to create my lovely page.

This is quite an easy and soft layered layout. 

"Cherish the Times" layout by Adriana Bolzon

Using a couple of new released dies cuts from Kaisercraft and two new papers  from "Treasured Moments" paper collection. 

Here is the Material list to create this layout.

 Following the photo below - with a die cut manual machine and the above die cuts cut the following, as shown. Stamp the images of butterflies and leaves as well.

Please note : With the new release Die and stamp set DD901 Rose - once you cut out your stamped image leaves, keep the negative die cut for using as a stencil over the page.

Using the negative die cut of leaf (DD901 Rose die and stamp set)

and vintage ink pad.

Ink the stencilled leaf on your page, several times around the page,

 as shown in the photo below.

Stamp the edges of your page with leaf stamp from the die (DD901).

 Stamp butterflies & words from the CS246 Treasured Moments - clear stamp set.

Colour Butterflies with watercolour pencils or copics.

Cut your photo to fit inside the circle of the Vine die cut DD547, 

Layer all three die cuts on top of the photo.

Arrange flowers, butterflies and all stamped and die cuts leaves around the flowers and underneath the photo, added some twine underneath the flower cluster, as shown.

I hope you like my projects for this month.

big hugs
thanks for looking :)

Cheers Adriana 

XXX

Fiesta papers - Kaisercraft

Hi everyone… 
My latest projects that I have created for Kaisercraft 
using another one of the June collections has been published on
their blog. Today's paper collection is called,
 "Fiesta" as the name suggests it is a very bright, fun and happy paper collection.


Go to the Kaisercraft blog for more inspirational ideas from
the rest of the awesome Design Team projects this week.

I created a layout and some cards
Hope you like them…. 
"Live the Moment"
This photo was taken at Paris Disneyland, they had a street parade and it was a Halloween theme Parade, it was so much fun and colour day that day. 
Great memories.

Using the paper pad and collectables with this collection for the cards.

Until next time, thanks for looking and for your lovely comments,
I truly appreciate them so much :)
Have a great day

Cheers xx :) Adriana