Choose happiness layout

Working with the specialty papers with a gloss pattern, is really fun. Adding mists, sprays or ink to them creates nice pattern on the background paper. This layout was created for Kaisercraft for my monthly post.

The photo was taken a few years ago, with sunset over Uluru. I have also used the embossing folder EF229 Postmarks on the paper under the photo.

Kaisercraft materials:  Paper: P2077 Framed | P2073 Crochet | P2071 Welcome | P2076 Quilt | PS449 Lace -Gloss | CT854 Collectables - Cottage Rose | EF229 Embossing folder Postmarks | SB793 Black Pearls. Paper Blooms: F662 Coral | F667 Mini paper blooms – Coral | ST910 Epoxy Stickers Sunshine | ST928 Clear stickers Life | DD902 Decor Frames and quotes Stamps | Inkpads: IP719 Black | IP724 Bark | IP721 Gum Leaf | IP733 Green | Kaisermists: KM111 White | KM115 Candy | KM101 Charcole | KM108 Orange.

The 1870s paper dress with the cottage rose collection

This dress was created for CHA - spring 2016. I have shown a tutorial for the roses in Kaisercraft's blogpost this month. I have also added the rose tutorial further down in this blogpost. The dress is created over a dress form, with an underskirt and a crinoline over the underskirt. The ruffles are fixed to the crinoline. The dress also has a bustle, which was typical for dresses in the periode from the 1870s to the 1890s.

The pattern for the dress was created over a weekend from copy paper, and the dress itself was created over one evening.

The ruffles and the bustle can be shown from the side and back of the dress.

The orchids have been created from CD101 Coconut Weave cardstock. The petals have been cut and coloured with ink from Kaisercraft's inkpads.

This dress has also traveled around the world. It was sent from Norway to Kaisercraft in Australia by post. Then, it was sent to California in the US to go to CHA. I picked the dress up from CHA, when it was over and brought it back with me to Norway in the hand luggage on the airplane.

Kaisercraft materials: P2070 Floral Bouquet  | P2072 Wallpaper  | p2073 Crochet | P2074 Garden | P2075 Weatherboards | P2076 Quilt | P2077 Framed | P2078 Fragrant | SS311 Sticker Sheet | CT Cottage Rose Collectables | IP731 Ink Pad Berry | IP728 Ink Pad Safron.

Other: Dress form

Rose tutorial:

The dress shown at CHA - spring 2016

 The dress was shown at Kaisercraft's stand in Anaheim in California. I went to CHA this year, and was able to see the dress and bring it home with me.

The dress was shown together with other OTP items with the Cottage Rose collection.

Flower tutorials with the Cottage rose collection

This month, I have created a lot of home made flowers for my layouts and beyond the page items with the Cottage Rose collection. This pink collection, is full of vintage and roses. I have created three kind of flowers for this months sketch challenge layout. Two kind of roses and one pansy. This month, I have done a tutorial for the flowers for Kaisercraft.

Kaisercraft materials:  P2071 Welcome | P0275 Weatherboards | CT854 Collectables | SS311 Sticker sheet | PP995 Paper Pad | DD373 Pansy flowers.

Other: Corrugated cardboard | Cotton string |Acrylic paint | gesso.

Rose tutorial:

You will need flower die cuts and a hot glue gun.

Pansy tutorial:

You will need DD373 Decorative Die - Pansy flower,

hot glue gun and acrylic paint.

Enjoy creating flowers for your own work.

Minialbum in an old style compass box with working paper binoculars

Hobbykunst has got one of my favourite Prima collections this spring, French Riviera. I have created a minialbum in a small box with this collection. 

Compass box with working binoculars

This collection is a "maritime" collection, so I created an old style compass box for the album. I have also created a small pair of binoculars, which is decorating the top of the box. 

The box has been made from scratch, with two compartments, one compartment for the compass and one for the minialbum. The locks for the boxes has been created with Kaisercraft's drawer nobs and rubber bands from Tim Holtz. The handles are from an old drawer. The corner at the top, are from Kaisercraft. 

The window in the compass box has been created with half an acrylic ornament from Rayher. The flowers in the lid are from Prima - Vieille ville, fra French riviera. The letters at the top of the box and at the side, is cut out with a Silhouette from double sided sticky sheets, and then I added Thermoweb's decofoil over it.  

The "antique" binoculars are created from bazzill and golden foil. These are my own design. 

I added some larger glass pebbles at the front of the binoculars, as lenses. This makes it possible for the binoculars to work. 

The box has two different compartments. The top compartment, is the compass box itself. The compass arrows are from an old large wall clock. They do turn around. The diecut in the compass is created from Decorative die sailing collage (DD730). I have decorated with Prima flowers  and small diecuts from Prima's French Riviera watercolor pad. The moties has been coloured with watercolours before they were added as decoration. 

The largest compartment of the box reveals the minialbum.

Both the minialbum and the box, has been created from scratch wtih cardboard and bazzill. 

This minialbum has been created with five pages inside. This gives a lot of space for decoration and photos, since there is also a lot of flaps and tags. Several companies sell metacl corner like these. You can find similar ones from Rayher. 

Minialbum

I have also used Prima's French Riviera collection for the minialbum. There is a lot of mixed media on the pages. The photos are from California.

I have used several layers of papers, old background stamps from Prima and motives from Prima's watercolour pad

The photo is of  Long Beach, taken from Queen Mary. The papers has been added in layers, and there is decofoil on the background paper as an effect.

The blue wooden pattern is from the paper collection. The film is a piece of a washi tape. 

I have added simple tags in between some of the pages. 

The tag at the top, has a photo with sunset over Hollywood. The text on the tag is cut out with a silhoutette in golden paper. 

The star on the photo is from Hollywood boulevard. The stars on the street is full of names famous actors and actresses. I took a photo of a star without any names on it, so I could write my own text. The text here is written with dies on a sticky sheet, and with decofoil over the top.

A lot of the photos in this album, is art photos from the gardens of several artists in California.

On this page, I have created layers with papers, photo and flowers. The photo is from a street marked.

I have also added tags in between the pages.

I have also used small pieces of Rayher's glittertape on a lot of the pages. On this page, I have used white glittertape. The "No.1" sign is taken inside Queen Mary, in the engine room. 

"Enjoy the Journey" is a Tim Holtz dies. 

I have used several layers of paper on this page, decofoil and some of Finnabair's mixed media products. The flower is a cacti, that I found flowers in a park in Long Beach. 

The last page has also been built simmple, where the page is built up in layers.

Minialbum with compass box - film

This album has also been created, using some of the craft supplies I got from Thermoweb after the Blogger Event at CHA 2016.

I am entering these challenges:

• Prima - PPP April
• Kreativ scrapping - At least 3 colours
• Scrappelyst - Alt er lov
• Mixedmedia place - Dream on March
• Creative artiste mixed media - Anything goes (www.creativeartistemixedmedia.blogspot.com.au)

Family layout, Kaisercraft's April challenge

It is April, and we have a new challenge in Kaisercraft's blog. 

I have used Cottage rose collection for this layout. The flowers are hand made.

This is the sketch for the challenge.

The page is layered with corrugated paper between the layers of patterned paper.

Kaisercraft materials: Cottage Rose Collection: P2071 Welcome | P0275 Weatherboards | CT854 Collectables | SS311 Sticker sheet | PP995 Paper Pad | DD373 Pansy flowers.

Other: Corrugated cardboard | Cotton string |Acrylic paint | gesso.

Sea Breeze pop-up card

Sea Breeze is one of this months paper collections. I have created a pop up card in a box this time. The card has been made as a flower pot, filled with flowers and swirls.

The card has been made as an ordinary card in a box card (see link to description under).

Strips of paper has been added along the top, to create places to  fix flowers, leaves and swirls. Swirls has been stamped onto acetate. The swirls has been cut out and glued to the top of the box.

The box fold together, and is easy to send. I find that it is useful to add a small paperclip to the card in the post. This will stopp the fold from folding open during transport.

You can find the tutorial for the card in this blogpost. In this card, the flower pot has been created with a slightly slimmer bottom part of the pot. 

Kaisercraft materials: PP994 Paper Pad | CS253 Clear Stamp | CD 101 Coconut Weave cardstock.

Stay humble, work hard, be kind.

This is a simple layout crated for Kaisercraft for the design team takeover. I have used the Finders Keepers collection, and used one of the quotes for the collection.

I have also used the golden glitter tape. In plasses, I have added the tape to bazzill, and used a die to cut the bazzill with the tape. I have also cut chevrons from the glittert tape

Kaisercraft Products Used: Finders keepers collection. Paper: P1993 Treat | P1997 Medley. Cardstock: CD101 Coconut Weave cardstock. Die: DD731 Card creations. Kaisermists: KM103 Yellow | KM102 Antique Gold | KM111 White. hinestones: RS404 Champagne. Pearls: SB793 Black. Glitter tape: PT227 Gold.