December Festive Kraft it Up challenge

here we are with the final Kraft it up challenge for 2013  CLICK HERE  for more details  This month your challenge is to create a layout, "Christmas Themed" using one of the following non traditional colour schemes...

AQUA/KRAFT/WHITE/SILVER

OR

PINK/KRAFT/WHITE/GOLD

I chose Pink/kraft/white /gold

'Celebrate'

 Masking is one of my fave techniques of late
I think you may have guessed ?

  metal hanging objects

this was so much fun to create. 

I rarely do Christmas layouts 

AND 

this month I have done 2 !!

some more xmas cards coming in a few days too.

thanks for popping by and leaving me some love

until next time  

case file #100 ready to solve

WOW !

celebrating 100 case files .. woohoo !!

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to find more info 

' Dressed to the 9's '

EVIDENCE

number, glossy accents, frames, border .

TESTIMONY 

I journaled using the word picture.

This picture I found on Pinterest from free Printables

reminded me of one of Dad’s sisters.

Auntie Phylis was born in the early 1900’s

and was an air-hostess with the airlines.

Back in those days it was essential for the girls

to look their best at all times .

Aunty Phil was always beautifully groomed

 and Dressed to the 9’s.

I was totally fascinated spending time with her.

Watching her do her nails, hair and makeup .

I have such fond memories of Aunty Phil and she

would Spend hours telling us lots of stories about her travels and work .

She died in 1990 at age 70 ,

Thanks for being you Aunty Phil.

 I miss you xoxo 

love these colors  hope you find time to play with our 100th case file  thanks for popping by  until next time.

Published layout in Scrap365

As a Design team member  our brief was to create a layout about Weather  I chose a Summer /Beachy scene .

'Treasure' 

I had fun with all this texture . 

Gesso, muslin , shells, chippies and paint.

My layout is created on the  7Dots Studio paper /Dreamer collection.

 Perfect texture for a summer beachy  theme.  

The Australian beach with beautiful soft silky white sands and clear blue ocean,  is a fave place we have family fun with our Grand daughter .  I added texture and elements to mimic the beach .

The hexagon shapes represent the sand castles Ella loves to build.

The tiny shells are placed  among the muslin which represents  seaweed.

The wooden heart is a symbol of the love Ella has for the beach.

My color scheme  is white washed /monochromatic  with the contrast of pink and yellow in the photo . 

MATERIALS:

PAPER:

Prima – Printery collection, 7 Dots Studio – Dreamer collection, MaJa designs – Vintage Summer  Basics.

EMBELLISHMENTS:

Tim Holtz - metal name plate ,  Prima - wooden heart ,Green Tara -beige roses, Prima - Metal number , Vintage charms – Brads, 2Crafty –chipboard/hexagon shapes. 

STAMPS:

Hero Arts -Treasure , .Hero arts – circle dots, Kaisercraft acrylic stamp – bubbles, Prima acrylic-trellis .

OTHER:

Muslin- tea dyed, shells –found item , versa color ink – black/rose/Khaki,   Cottage cutz-leafy foliage, Golden - White gesso , memory box die cut – Arboscello Tree , Tim Holtz clear crackle paint .

thanks for popping by and looking at my work,

 and also for taking the time to leave me some love 

You make my day 

until next time 

Celebrate

Hello my friends, 

 today I am showcasing  a festive layout .

I love to use pink on my Christmas pages and this collection of papers blends beautifully with pale pink and deep pink ….. I began with a foundation of white cardstock .

I sprayed ink on my mat and laid the mask over the berry ink, lifted and laid it on my white card
to create random shapes.
wash and  Dry the mask .

Next I laid the same mask over my work and applied fibre paste on the top left and bottom right corner.

I mounted my photo on white card and then began layering with the beautiful rich and velvety Christmas papers .

“ Christmas Berries and Christmas greetings”

I used my leafy die cut to create a cluster with altered metal elements , flower, bling, heart and tag .

I like to build up my clusters to make a focal point on my page and create texture and interest .

 I JOURNALED ABOUT MY PHOTO

“My Famous Berry Icecream Pudding

Which we enjoy every Christmas

I love the rich colors and flavours.”

The recipe is at the bottom of this post .

 Another view of my cluster.

I balanced my design by adding muslin along the left side of my photo , and tied string to the photo with hanging elements .

A small element is placed on the top right hand corner , with a brad and tissue tape .

I cut a half inch from each side of the white card and stitched this to the Christmas Greetings paper, showing the gorgeous skeleton white leaves on the rich burgundy paper, peeping from each edge of  my layout.

Megs Garden Items used

Christmas Greetings

P6361

Christmas Cherries

P6363

Azaleas - paper

Azalea

Leafy Foliage

CC012

Thanks for popping by and I hope I have inspired you to create some Christmas pages .

Bye for now, see you next month .

Christmas Icecream pudding by Heather

2 tubs (2 litres) of Sara Lea icecream ( Vanilla ) 

2 almond Magnums

3tblsp rum

Strawberries ( sliced up into really small chunks)

Green glace cherries

Red glace cherries

1 pineapple ring (diced into small chunks)

Blanced almonds flakes

2 tbsp Golden syrup

Frozen berries and nuts for topping

Place chopped Cherries and pineapple in a screw top glass jar and cover with 3 tblsp of rum .

Leave for 2 days before making the pudding .

Process 

Spread an inch layer Sara Leah icecream into the base of a rectangle non stick baking tin

(line with greaseproof paper, leaving an overlap to enable yourself to pull 

the icecream pudding out , to cut it in slices )  

add a layer of 1 smashed almond magnum

drizzle golden syrup thinly 

add a layer of the cherry mixture

add a layer of the fresh strawberries

repeat these layers once more, finishing with an extra layer of icecream

top with frozen berries and flaked almonds ( or nuts )

place in feezer for at least 2 days before using.

Depending how large you want the pudding ( and how quickly your family eats it ) 

you can double the recipe or whatever you desire.

if you don’t want to do the layers, you can mix it all together in a bowl and then place in a lined baking tin. Top with a layer of frozen berries and blanced almond flakes . 

I have done it both ways , layers and mixed . both are yummo .

Really it is a flexible recipe which can be added to and changed to whatever you fancy at the time .

Enjoy and have fun xoox

see you soon 

GUEST DESIGNING at INKIDO

Sharing my love of Blooms and Texture in this layout .

I like to begin with a white background , adding texture and stamping.

next I create my focus around the photo.

lots of layering with dies and tags 

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to see the blog and inspiring designs by the design team 

'LOVE' 

 focusing on the pink and green theme today

with a textured background 

 layering with dies, tags and brads.

I like to blend my titles as part of my design. Here I added it to a tag .

 feast your eyes on these stunning papers. 

I used the greens and pinks in this layout x

THANKS FOR HAVING ME AT INKIDO I have thoroughly enjoyed my time creating with these divine paper collections  thanks again. bye for now 

Treasure these Memories

Case file #98 open and ready to solve for more info  CLICK HERE 

 I must say I struggled with this one . 

 I must say I struggled with this one .
I thought I would challenge myself and use more colors overall .
 Usually I choose a couple of colors to dominate ,
so this time I allowed a mix of all the colors
to flow over the layout .
not sure If I like it ? what do you think ?
EVIDENCE  Stripes, clock, book pages, frames.  TESTIMONY   Document a dream  Once upon a time .... there were two little girls who dreamed of being flower girls. The day came when Jessie was married. You had such fun dressing, having your hair done, photos etc.  You both loved every minute and you performed your duties with such perfection. You had the BEST day  We are so proud and love you both so much xoxox
thanks so much for popping by and leaving me some love  until next time 

YOU - nique case file #96

another beautiful CSI case open for solving  love these rich colors .  for more info  CLICK HERE 

'YOU-NIQUE'

EVIDENCE

clock, something transparent, rhinestones, frame, paint .

TESTIMONY 

for my journaling I used the inspiration word REMEMBER 

I journaled a note to my treasured GS x

'YOU-nique'

Dakota, I hope you always remember to be yourself.

keep your dreams alive. 

If you water yourself down to please people or fit in or not to offend anyone

you lose the power, the passion and the joy of being UNIQUELY YOU .

When you are being yourself and doing the THINGS you enjoy and love

It is much easier to love yourself .

I love you just the way you are .

Always and forever ... Love Ma Ma xoxoox

thanks for popping by 

hope you are inspired to have a play, for more info 

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bye for now

KRAFT IT UP .... Fun with Flairs ... and a BIRTHDAY CARD .

This month Kraft it up is having a DT call.
1. Create a layout for this months challenge
2. Email me the following:
- Your name and country
- Blog Link
- Link to your November Challenge
3. Have a FaceBook account

The DT Term is from February - July 2014, you will be required to create one layout a month based on the challenge criteria, comment on as many of our readers entries as you can and also vote, we have a Hidden FB DT page that will have all challenge details and conversations with myself and all the other DT girls so having a FB account is a must.

Please email Mel  - kraft.it.up@hotmail.com

Applications close 30th November 2013
now for the November challenge  create a layout using one of the following 

 Flair's

 Wood Veneer's

 Enamel Dot's

I used the two flairs one on each side of my layout and an altered wood veneer cog. 'LOVE' 

 a fun flair stacked on metal and lace 

a second flair clustered with metal and an altered wood veneer cog 

thanks for popping by  hope you are inspired to join in the fun this month  CLICK HERE  for more info  A birthday card for Helen 

I have posted some images on my 'ART and SOUL' blog  to see more of my card  CLICK HERE  thanks for taking the time to leave me some love  until next time