Altered Tin #2

Just a little something I made using an old gift card box.

Yet another card

My most recent card..... I love monkeys !! This card was made using the Kaisercraft Hopscotch paper collection, Monkey Sizzix Die and Do Crafts prefolded cards with matching envelopes!

Layouts, time to do something for me

This weekend I did some page layouts. It not often I get to scrap pages these days as i've always got something off the page going on. This is a layout using the new kaisercraft paper range "needle and thread". I used a number of papers I bought in the paper pack plus collectables. I also used some Kaisercraft cardstock and my Sizzix Tim Holtz Alteration "word play" apha die to create the title.
I think this page reminded me how much I still enjoy making layouts....

Reminding friends they are special

It's a while since i've made a "just because" card. Mostly birthday and anniversary cards are made last minute these days as I don't get the same enjoyment from them. This card was different as the Hopscotch paper range from Kaisercraft really lent themselves to an easy card with lots of impact.
I used one of the papers as a background but the card was mostly made up of the collectables. I arranged them all first till I was happy then took a photo. I then used foam tape to make all the different pieces different heights, this gave a really cool 3d effect. As I took pieces off to apply foam tape I used the photo I had take to get the placement and angle right when sticking them back down.

off the page and yummy papers

At the moment Kaisercraft are retiring many of their paper ranges. One of my (many many) favourite Kaiser paper collections is pickled pear. I have made this off the page 3 drawer peg shelf over 2 nights this week and I love it!
The unit itself is also from Kaisercraft. I started by putting the unit together and painting it with Kaisercraft Sage paint. I used many of the Pickled Pear papers from the paper pack and co-ordinating 12 x 12' sticker page. Rather than using the matching collectables I cut some of the images out of the papers as they seemed bigger. Once all stuck down I used Tom Holtz Distress ink in Bundled Sage around the edges of everything (quite liberally especially around the drawer edges). I love this paper range and will definately be making some more "off the page" items with my leftover papers.

My style? What is it?

I have entered a crafty type competition recently. The project wasn't hard but the question " what is your creative style" really got me......
I love anything with cogs, wheels and metal embellishments like keys and clocks.
But I also really enjoy making my own flowers, and really bright bold colours too.. How do cogs, clocks, metal and flowers go together?

Crafty Carly

These are a couple of completed canvas projects. One was for my mother in law and the other for my mum. They were based on a project I did a couple of years ago as part of a class at A Scrappe Angels Heaven taught by the very talented CarlyAnn Lewis.
Carly is a good friend of mine and you can see more of her work on her blog: http://crafty-carly.blogspot.com.au