Michele- Bo Bunny

“A Gift of Love”
by Michele Beck

SUPPLIES
Patterned papers: Bo Bunny collection “Alissa” (Twirls-adorable-spunky)
Alphabet and stickers: Bo Bunny Combo stickers “Alissa”
Cardstock stickers Bo Bunny “a true Princess”
Stickles Ranger
Crystal Kaisercraft
Stapler

HOW TO
Cut a circle on the “twirls”papers and scratch the edges.
Then, cut some strips of 2/30cm on the “adorable” paper, and staple it directly on the circle.
Cut a circle (24cm) on the “spunky” paper, and cut another one inside (18cm).
Scratch the edges, and adhere it on the page.
Add some circle in sewing.
Add the stickers (flowers) on the page to make a mat for the photo.
Cut the photo in circle, scratch the edges and adhere it by top of the stickers.
Add the title, crystal and stickles to make the layout shine
Outline the elements with a white pen.

Zarah- October Afternoon

This layout is about how the apple sometimes is VERY happy to be falling pretty close to the tree...

My mother was a very special person, and the journaling says:

"If all I ever succeed in, in life, is to be a bit like you... Then I've reached my goal!"

SUPPLIES
White and black (and a TINY bit of brown) Bazzill

October Afternoon papers, from the gorgeous Cherry Hill collection
Alphas from Musterd Moon and Making Memories
Grungeboard by Tim Holtz/Ranger
Flowers & leaves from Prima The black blower that I stamped on the cream Prima, is by American Crafts, the Thanks-set
Apple chipboard from American Crafts. I've altered it slightly, adding a small rose leaf that I cut up and a stem of brown Bazzill
Wing ghostshapes made with white ink on regular overlays, and the stamps are from Heidi Swapp
Other, random stuff from my drawers:
Scrappy Floss by Karen Foster, no name buttons and pins, black brads, red staplers, lace, black raindrop and one KaiserCraft pearl.


HOW TO
The layout is basically just made with layers of the wonderful 8x8-papers from October Afternoon. With the squared one, I've cut it off beneath the apple-patterned paper and used the strip to make it seem longer than it really is.

All the edges are scraped with a pair of scissors, and then inked.

The dictionary print paper is torn on one edge, and scalloped on another. I've used a piece od scallop edges Bazzill to get that shape. I just traced, and then cut it out.

The tag is just a piece of white Bazzill that I've rounded the corners of, and stamped with a stamp from the Thanks-collection by American Crafts.

The arrow is simply a piece of a spinner from Cosmo Cricket. You can easily make your own by cutting one from Bazzill and mounting it on 3d-dots for height, adding a push-button to the center. (Or layer Bazzill to get faux chipboard.)

For the frame, I stamped a 3x3 Wedding Frame by American Crafts on a piece of overlay plastic, and cut it out.

I marked the text below with a green Memory Marker, that's also made by American Crafts.

The silver heart is just a raw piece of grungeboard with two layers of glue and "white" glitter by Making Memories.

Mireille- BasicGrey

My son was born on the 7th of April 2007 - 07/04/07 .. so because of that date my friends neatly pointed out after he was born that my child was a Boeing 747. I new I had to make an airplane layout for him one of these days.. now he is two and loves his airplanes so much.. that I thought this was the time.

Dream Big Fly High
by Mireille Divjak

SUPPLIES
Cardstock: Bazzil bling metallic
PP: Basic Grey - Archaic Line ( *rusty, * dirty * time worn* primitive * rock * Bygone plaid * primal)
Pen: sakura gelly roll fine
file set : Basic Grey
Chipboard: Maya Road - heart & home
Transparency - Heidi Swapp package
Black pearl: Kaiser
alpha stickers: carolee's creations
big chipboard alpha's: Heidi Swapp
Metallic pen: Verona Silver
xyron wishblade

HOW TO
adhere the little houses to your patterned paper and cut with your x-acto knife. I used different types of patterned paper for the house itself and for the roofs. A small strip of paper for the windows. I sanded the edges and outlined everything with a black pen.
I cut the patterned paper clouds using the wishblade and an airplane using oval shapes in wordart and printing that directly onto the metallic cardstock. the offwhite clouds are made using wordart and the little birds are clipart drawings.
the cockpit was made of hard plastic comin from a Heidi Swapp package.
Cut it by hand and outlined it with a silver marker and the inner line is black pen.

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Emma- Making Memories

Snow Amazing
by Emma Trout

Supplies list:
Bazzill cardstock (White)
Patterned papers- Making Memories ‘I do’: die cut varnish brocade, glitter dot, tuxedo stripe. Basic Grey pink.
Overlay- Making Memories ‘I do’ Acetate swirl
Alphas- (Making Memories) ‘I do’ pearl alpha, tiny alpha white
Ribbon slides- Making Memories ‘I do’
Brads- Making Memories Love Notes
Gems and Pearls- Heidi Swapp, Kaisercraft and other.
Tags and Frames- Making Memories.
Other: acrylic paint and snowflake confetti

How to:
Cut Bazzill cardstock to 7.5” x 11” and pink paper to 8.5” x 11”.
Cut out ‘leafy’ patterns from Varnish Brocade and arrange around the Bazzill. Use a sewing machine to add a stitched border. Glue into position then adhere the Bazzill onto the pink paper leaving a ½” border.
Cut frames and matt onto white/pink or black card. Use patterned paper or overlay to fill the centre of frames. Arrange on centre of layout with circular photos. Mark the position and dry brush cream acrylic paint onto Bazzill around pencil marks. When dry, adhere frames and photos in previously marked position.
Cut swirls from the overlay and glue into the corners with Diamond Glaze.
Make paper rolls and glue onto layout under the bottom photo.
Add matted title and journaling in book plates cut from patterned paper.
Finish by adding pearls, snowflake confetti and gems. Add a ribbon slide with three strings of pearls threaded through. Enjoy!

Mireille- They Fill My Heart

They Fill My Heart
by Mireille Divjak

SUPPLIES
Mini Album: Creative Imaginations Bare Elements - beverly
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey - Bittersweet collection
Pen: American Crafts + Sakura
Alpha's: American Crafts
Dimensional Pearls: Ranger
Heart shaped Mirror: Heidi Swapp
Stamp: Prima Marketing Inc.
Ink : Colorbox and Archival
Fiscar punch
Pearls: Kaiser Craft
small flower punch
Bind it all
Paper lace: Creative Imaginations
mini alphabet: Carolee's Creations

HOW TO

I used the same layout for each page.
I separated all the hearts in the album.
because my mini albums are bulky most of the time I figured the bind it all would give it a little more space
I traced all the hearts on the patterned paper
cut the hearts on 1/3 of the heart.. and matched the pages (the small part on the right page goes with the large part of the heart on the left page
I created borders with the fiscar border punch and filled the holes with dimensional pearls
I used bazzill stitch templates.. punched holes in the paper and traced it first with a black pen( galaxy marker) and then with a white sakura.
The hearts were traced with the Heidi Swapp Mirror's used as a template
I stamped a little image on the heart shaped mirror on the cover.

Carole- BASICGREY BITTERSWEET

Unique

by Carole Maurin

SUPPLIES

papers and brads: basic grey collection "bittersweet"

die cuts: bazzill

label: jenni bowlin studio

self ahesive rhinestones: kaiser craft

HOW TO

The idea is to cut the paisley on the paper and to use it as an embellishment around the pictures. Also use the brads to carry on the die cuts lines that you put under and above the pictures to make a kind of frame.

Mireille- Amber Divjak Year in Review

Amber Divjak 2008 - A year in review

by Mireillie Divjak

SUPPLIES
CS: Bazzill Bling
PP: Kaisercraft - Flutterby Collection
*longwing *spring Azure * Monarch
Alphas : American Crafts - Prancer
3D Paint: tulip
Dimensional Pearls: Ranger
Paint: Ranger
Stamps: Fancy Pants Designs - Create a Calendar
pen: American Crafts

HOW TO

cut out the butterflies, create a flight pattern with the white 3D paint, add glitter to the wings with glitter glue.
for the rest: see Noah Divjak 2008- A year in review

Mireille- A Year in Review

As 2008 draws to an end, the designers would like to give you some more inspiration to bring the new year in with a bang. Mireille starts us off with a "Year in Review" double layout of her son, Noah.

Noah Divjak 2008 - A year in review
by Mireille Divjak

SUPPLIES
CS: Bazzill and Bazzill Bling
Patterned Paper:
Kaisercraft - Cabbage Patch line
*Spring Greens
*white
* Tender heart
* Savoy
Stamps: Fancy Pants - Create a calendar
Ink: Archival
Dimensional Pearls: Ranger
Pens: American Crafts
Stickles: Ranger
Alpha's : American Crafts

Coluzzle
2 inch square punch
ranger distressing tool

HOW TO
Cut a mat from 20 x 30 cm (8 x 12 inches), you will need 2.
Use your square punch (2 inch) and punch out 48 squares.
Distress all the edges with your paper distresser.
Cut circles out of white bazzill (I used a coluzzle) outline them with a black marker.
Cut your pictures with the square punch.
Outline them with a white marker.
Stamp with the calendar stamp the names of the months and journaling blocks.
Now stack the squares, add picture with circle and once you adhered everything, make little dots with the dimensional pearls.
Write the highlights of each month on your journaling block and add a strip with the coordinating month.
Adhere them to your page.

Outline the edge of your paper with a black pen. Cut flowers from your patterned paper and adhere them to the upper line.
Highlight parts of the flowers with stickles.
Adhere the title at the bottom.

Mireille- **KAISERCRAFT**

Princess Castle
by Mireille Divjak

SUPPLIES
Album: Kaiser Craft - Fairy Castle
Cardstock: Chenille Cardstock- Doodlebug, bazzill
Patterned Paper: Imaginisce - Fairest of them all line * Be back by midnight *sweet Satin Ribbons *crowning Moment
Bling: Heidi Swapp and Imaginisce
Stickles: Ranger (fruit punch and Stardust)
Rubons: Dream come ture - Imaginisce / Narratives - Creative Imaginations
Glimmer mist - Tattered Angels
Stamps: Imaginisce - Fairest of them all ; catslife press
Pencils: Colorsoft Derwent
pen : american Craft
ink: Stazon
Flowers and brads: Imaginisce
chipboard figures: Imaginisce
Bind It All
Figure Scissors- fiskars

HOW TO
It's very important that you trace all that you need to trace on the backside of your patterned paper before you start adhering.
The scallop border for example is used on every page but is actually only completely visible on the second page of your album.
same goes for the towers on the last page of your album, you will need to trace those on the third place of your album.
I put the bare wood album pages in the bind it all to punch holes befóre adhering my paper to it.
then I cut out the paper and put the bottom parts in the bind it all to punch holes..
then I adhered the paper to the wooden pages.
If you adhere first and then try to punch holes it will be too thick to go through.


I traced the towers, the scalloped borders and the outlinings on the windows on the chenille cardstock. Then I used the patterned paper for the towers and the building.
I outlined everything with stickles. Added bling at the bottom line of the towers and the scalloped borders
I used white bazzill for journaling and sprayed it with glimmer mist.
I stamped on white bazzill and colored it with derwent colorsoft.
I outlined my pictures and journaling with an american crafts pen.
on the bottom of every page are Imaginisce rubons.
I used the flowers and chipboard for decoration. Decorate as you like.

Fanny and Rachel- **KAISERCRAFT**

We have just one more Christmas related project to share from Fanny. She altered a KaiserCraft tree to hold photos of her and her family. The project following this one comes from Rachel and it uses the trifold mini (also from Kaiser).

KaiserCraft Christmas Tree

by Fanny Delobel

SUPPLIES

Papers:Scrapworks (paper season collection)
KaiserCraft christmas tree
Glitter: stickles gold
Glimmer mist from Tattered angels: gold and red velvet
buttons: daisy D's
chipboards: Warehouse art (diamond)

HOW TO

Take Kaiser craft "christmas tree" and glimmer mist. Put two sort of glimmer mist on the "tree" (red and gold).
Take your paper and cut a lot of circles. Ink the circles and score them.
Adhere circles on left parts of the tree (there are 4 parts)
Mat your photos and adhere pics on the right parts.
Add embellishments on the top of the tree (chipboard from warehouse art), buttons and glitters and garlands (these are cut papers).
You can add glimmer mist on papers.
Add strips of paper on the edges of the tree. and then ink them.

Hope is My Middle Name

by Rachel Burgess

SUPPLIES
Kaisercraft Altered Tri fold laced album
Kaisercraft - Hideaway Collection 12x12 papers
Kaisercraft Paper Flowers - Large - Mint
Kaisercraft Paper flowers large dusty pink
Kaisercraft Paper Flowers - Small - Blue
Kaisercraft Peace Flourishes
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - mint green
Kaisercraft Wooden Curls Flourishes
Making Memories Scrapbook Colors Honeydew
Nail file/ sanding block
Doodlebug white glitter
Buttons
Ranger Glossy Accents
American crafts Thickers – Jewellery box black
Black pen
Thick elastic (anything you like the look of – this was from a local haberdashery)

HOW TO
Paint the wooden flourishes you wish to use with the green paint and set aside to dry
Cover the 2 front flaps of the book with patterned paper. Sand down the edges with a small sanding block or nail file to get a neat finish and poke the holes through from front to back.
Paint the backs (or insides) of the front flaps with the green paint and set aside to dry.
Cover the inside leaf of the album with patterned paper and poke the holes through as with the front flaps.
Attach a photograph to the inside and add glitter to the edges. Decorate with the wooden flourishes, rhinestones and flowers. Add a button the centre of the large flower and attach a rhinestone in the centre of the button. Cover the exposed part of the button with glossy accents and sprinkle with glitter.
Decorate the painted sides of the two side flaps using patterned paper, rhinestones and flowers. Add the title using the thickers and decorate the centre of the flower in the same way as the large flower on the previous piece. Add journaling using a black pen.
Decorate the fronts of the side flaps with the rhinestones and wooded word. Cover the word carefully with glossy accents and sprinkle with glitter.
Once all pieces have dried and glossy accents has set, lace the sections of the album together using the elastic.

Jess- **KAISERCRAFT**

Merry Christmas everyone!!

KaiserCraft Advent Calendar

by Jessica Summers

SUPPLIES

KaiserCraft Advent Tree

Papers: KI Memories "Festive"- Gift Wrap, Holly Jolly, Snowfall, Baubles, Trimmings, Secret Santa

Paint- Blonde Moments

Letters- American Crafts, Chatterbox, Making Memories

Velvet Flower- Prima

Border Punch- Fiskars

Other: Dimensional Glue Dots, Glitter, Sequins

HOW TO

First cut various pieces of your patterned paper into squares ranging from 1 inch to 1.5 inches.

Trace your tree onto a scrap sheet of paper and connect each section of the tree like this:

Cut each section out and begin to glue your squares, leaving about 2 cm of overhang on the bottom. Use the Fiskars border punch on the overhang and glue each section into it's designated spot. Use sequins for the garland. I alternated between paint and paper when covering the number plates. The "ornaments" are dimensional glue dots covered with turqouise glitter.

Carole- **KAISERCRAFT**

On this Christmas Eve, we have two KaiserCraft projects from Carole. First is a project made mostly with Cctober Afternoon and American Crafts products. This is an album with lot of texture and material; papers of course but also fabrics, foams, vinyl, chipboards, felt and wood also.

Play

by Carole Maurin

SUPPLIES

Wood mini album: KaiserCraft

Papers: Cctober Afternoon

Die cuts: October Afternoon, Jenni Bowlin Studio

Felt: Prima

Clip: Making Memories

Chipboard: American Crafts

Vinyl alphabet and embellishments: American Crafts

Foam Embellishements: American Crafts

Stamps: October Afternoon, Hampton Arts

buttons, ribbons

HOW TO

Use one page as a template, then cut another template using this one a little bit smaller than the original. Use it to cut all your pages in the October Afternoon papers. Ink all theses pages in black. Decorate all pages with pictures, die cuts, stamps and foam, vinyl, felt and chipboard embellishements. Just play with texture. Add some ribbons to the rings.

"Excursion"
by Carole Maurin

SUPPLIES
Acrylic Transparent mini album: KaiserCraft
Rub on: Making Memories, Hambly Screen Prints

HOW TO
This is such a simple album, very quick to do. The main idea is to keep most of the transparency so all the pictures are adhered under one another on each side of the page. Just decorate all the pages with one or two rub ons: hambly's one are perfect because they are colored on both sides.

Emma- **KAISERCRAFT**

Kaisercraft SB114 Christmas hanger

by Emma Trout

SUPPLIES
Patterned papers: Making Memories Fa La la- Glittered Poinsettia
Scenic Route- blue grid on white background
October Afternoon- Falling Snow
Teresa Collins ‘Tis the season- Gift tags
Teresa Collins Damask- Stationery
Kaisercraft wooden flourishes and snowflakes
Tim Holtz Grungeboard flourishes
Scenic Route chipboard birds
Glitter rub-ons- Imaginisce
Pom-pom trim- Fancy Pants
Felt pocket- KI Memories
Making Memories tiny alpha black
Basic Grey chipboard alpha
Glimmer Mist (Tattered Angels) - Red Velvet
Rangers Stickles (Icicle)
Rangers Distress Inks- Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint.
Heidi Swapp chandelier gems.
Other:
Embossing powder (silver and white), Ribbons, trims, gems, beads, jump rings, felt and embroidery threads.

HOW TO
Cover the top and third section with grid paper. Spray the right side with Glimmer Mist. Add inked Grungeboard swirls to the left side finishing with Stickles and gems.
Cover the second and fourth section with Making Memories paper. Add Kaisercraft flourishes to the right side that has been embossed with white glitter powder.
Decorate and embellish each section to suit your own taste. I added a felt heart, paper ‘straws’ buttons, alphas, a red bird with silver rub-on detail, trims, beads and tags.
Join together each section with ribbons or jump rings.
Triple emboss a snowflake with silver powder and stamp whilst still warm. Add to the top of the tree and add a ribbon to hang.
Finish by trimming and adding a KI Memories felt pocket to the bottom using book rings.
Then you have an alternative to a Christmas stocking….a hanging Christmas tree complete with pocket.

Kirs- **KAISERCRAFT**

The Family Mini

by Kirs de ven-Smit

SUPPLIES
Paper: Imaginisce-Twitterpatted collection: Lady Bug Ball - Hey Foxy -Critter Chatter .
Also from Imaginisce: clear stamps - rub-ons - foxy's flowers - ribbon - bumble brads
Album : Flip album Kaiser Craft

HOW TO
I've worked with this album all the above products. The die cuts are created with the Slice from Making Memories. Many scrap fun!

Carole- **KAISERCRAFT**

Kaiser Craft Clock

by Carole Maurin

SUPPLIES

Wood Clock: Kaiser Craft

Papers: My Mind's Eye, Crate Paper

Thickers Numbers: American Crafts

Die Cut: My Mind's Eye

Buttons

HOW TO

Here is a clock from Kaiser Craft. I have changed a little bit from the original project because there were 3 big wood "flowers" which were supposed to be hung together. I just put the little flower in the middle of the big one.

First, use the flowers as a template to cut your front papers and adhere it. Decorate the little flower with die cut"feelings" and some buttons in all the petals. Decorate the big flower with a piece of the Crate Paper flowers. Cut some circles and add it in the petals then put a different number on each circle. Adhere the little flower in the middle of the big one with strong glue. Put on the hands of the clock last.

Lucy- **KAISERCRAFT**

For the next week, we have a company from Australia that specializes in using real wood for their albums and embellishments. Their lines are constantly expanding and the designers have a week full of gorgeous projects to showcase a few things they have to offer.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

by Lucy Folch

SUPPLIES
Kaisercraft crown album
Kaisercraft patterned papers skull girl collection
Kaisercraft self adhesive crystals and pearls
Kaisercraft paper flowers
Kaiser craft brads
Tim Holtz grunge board
Buttons
sharpie
thread
MM acrylic paint
Gel stickers
stickles

HOW TO
Start painting all the pages of your album after it's dry you can sand the edges taking away some paint if you like.
And then the main thing is just to have bits and pieces to decorate as you wish.
For the skulls I painted in white and with a brown stamp pad I just made it looks a little distressed.
There really are no secrets on this one.
Just play around with your Kaiser supplies and have tons of fun :)

Mireille- TATTERED ANGELS

Today's mini album from Mireille combines a few different techniques using Glimmer Mist. Please read her how to to find out more!

Summer Memories

by Mireille Divjak

SUPPLIES
Album: Kaisercraft Scallop planner
Glimmer mist: Tattered Angels * Pink Bubblegum * Fully Purple
Flowers: Prima Marketing Inc.
Ribbon: Lace from stack
Glimmer Glass: Tattered Angels
Glimmer chips: Tattered Angels
Stickers: 7 gypsies & Adorn it, Carolee's creations
Dimensional Pearls: Ranger
Jewel Brads: Royal jewels Imaginisce
Bling Brads: Fairy Dust Brads - Imaginisce
Paper Lace: Creative Imaginations
Paper Frills: Doodlebug
Pen: American Crafts
Glossy Accents : Ranger

HOW TO

Spray the pink glimmer mist on the wood pages. Let dry. Use your stencils then spray the purple glimmer mist over the pages.
The chipboard pieces are sprayed with both pink and purple glimmermist. So are the paperfrills and the white paper flowers.
Then your craftsheet will be filled with glimmermist. I used it all by dragging my white ribbon through it. Now I have ribbon in matching colors.
For the glimmer glass I sprayed both pink and purple glimmer mist in a glass bowl. I used my heatgun to make the water disappear. Now you will be left with the glimmer pigment.
Mix it with glossy accents and paint it onto the backside of the glass.
I used it on my pages sometimes with the correct side up and sometimes just the backside.. just how I thought it looked better.
Decorate to your own liking.