Storage box for the Fuse tool with Prima products

Some time ago, I bought the Fuse Tool  from Hobbykunst. The Fuse tool is a fantastic invention to create your own pockets in plastic sheets. You can use it to divide pockets in PL album pages. It can also be used to create pockets for beads and other bits and bobs, that can be "locked" inside a plastic pocket. 

The box I have used here, has been made from scratch to get it to the right size. The measurements have been taken from the Fuse tool. The box has been built in cardboard. 

The box has been covered with apers from Prima's French Riviera collection. 

The box has got some simple legs added to it.

The flowers and leaves are from Prima. Some of these are new collections and some are old. 

I have used Prima's Blooms sprays on the paper, before I decorated it with flowers. 

Behind the leaves, I have used Finnabair's microbeads and glass glitter. The diecut in the background is from Tim Holtz  - Frameworks die Honeycomb. I have also used brown Cricles from Rayher on the background. 

I have used a simple locking in the lid, to make a box, where the lid i stable on the box, when the box is closed. 

Products used: 

I am entering these challenges:

• Prima - PPP June
• Mixed media place - May Mood Board
• Picture and scrap - Altered
• Altered eclectics - Anything goes
• Hjerteboden - Sommer
• Hobbygarasjen - Alt er lov
• Kreativscrapping - Sommer og sol

Bon Voyage layout

We are showing the "Just Landed collection" with wooden flourishes in kaisercraft's blog today.

I have created a mixed media layout with mists, stencils, collectables and the wooden flourishes.

FL576 Wooden Flourishes Travel

The background has been created with orange Kaisermists, stencils, gesso and black ink.

The city scene has been created with a stamp and black embossing powder.

I have used coloured car polishing wool, sewing thread, die cuts and papers i layers. The plane has been coloured with black embossing powder. The compass has been coloured with orange Kaiserink. The words has been cut out from an orange foam board.

Kaisercraft Products: Just Landed Collection | P2097 Just Landed | P2102 Subway | CT857 Collectables | CS265 Clear Stamps | FL576 Wooden Flourishes Travel | DD547 Decorative Die Circle Vines | IT 911 Mixed Media Designer Template | KM108 Kaiser Mist Orange | DD711 Travel Word Pack | IP729  Ink Pad Tangello | IP719 Ink Pad Black | CD603 Premium cardstock Black.

Mixed media canvas with Finnabair's Rust Paste

This is a 12x12 mixed media canvas, using Finnabair's Rust Paste and one of her paper pads.

Last January, I went to CHA and some of the people I meet was Keren Tamir and Finnabair. I have wanted to do a mixed media layout or canvas out of the picture for some time. Now that I managed to get hold of Finnabair's Rust Paste and one of her paper pads, this was the right time to create something with the photo.

Using Finnabair's Rust Paste

To use the Rust Paste, create your mixed media item, gluing the different pieces together on the canvas or your altered project. Paint everything black with acrylic paint. Covering the item with Finnabair's Gesso first, will make the acrylic paint stick, even to metal. (PS: Almost nothing sticks to hard plastic, but these items can be covered with decoupage glue and a thin layer of a serviette before they are painted)

The pastes has a thick sandy texture. Start with painting the canvas or altered item with  the dark brown paste. You don't need to cover everything. The black paint is supposed to show in all the nooks and crannies, giving impression of shadows. Add some of the lighter brown paste i some places. Add the yellow paste with a sponge in a few places.

On this canvas, I have also painted black gear paper die cuts with the Rust Pastes.

Finnabairs tutorial:

Details:

I have used an old lace table cloth, layered it with ruffles, and glued it on the canvas using fabric hardener.  I have also used pieces from an old sewing machine and gear diescuts.

The ruffles shows better on the right side of the canvas.

I have added flowers from Prima and Wild Orchid craft.

The words Imagine, are wooden, and painted to match the photo.

I am entering these challenges:

• More than words challenge - Imagine and get messy
• Prima  - June Build a Page
• Creative artiste mixed media - Anything goes
• Picture and scrap - Altered (Sewing machine and table cloth)
• Hobbygarasjen - Alt er lov

Boho dreams tricycle

It is time for a new challenge in Kaisercraft's blog. I have created a tricycle, using Kaisercraft dies and straws. 

The challenge this time, is crating any kind of Kaisercraft based papercraft with the inspiration from the Mood Board.

I got inspired by the bike, and wanted to create a bike based on diecuts made from Kaisercraft dies. 

The frame of the bike, is made from straws, covered with paper.

The basket in the front has got small paint brushes, glitter tape, a small pair of 

scissors, flowers and a few small sheets of patterned paper.

The front wheel is made from DD547 Decorative Die Circle Vine and DD706 Decorative Dies Cogs. The little flag at the back is from the collectables.

Kaisercraft materials: Boho dreams: P2107 Feathers | PP998 Paper Pad | CT858 Collectables | SS315 Sticker Sheet | FL576 Flourish Travel Pack | F667 Paper miniature Blooms Coral | F648 Paper miniature Blooms Sea Breeze | F662 Coral Paper Blooms | DD369 Decorative Die Oval Vintage Frame | DD547 Decorative Die Circle Vine | DD706 Decorative Dies Cogs | 

Birthday shaker card with Olaf and Sven.

A lot of kids really appreciate hand made cards. The cards can be quite simple.

Hobbykunst has got the the fantastic new papers with Minions and Frozen figures. Here, I have created a simple shaker card for a boy with Olaf and Sven.

Arket er tatt fra Disney's Frozen blogg.

Frozen paper pad

This paper is one of two paper sheets chosen from the Frozen paper pad.  You can find what I created with the girl paper pad in this blogpost.

A lot of boys do like the Frozen film, and would really like a card with some of the figures from the film. Although they would often like the card in a more masculine cersion, without any princesses. Olaf and Svein are super as figures on a card for a boy.

It is very popular to create shaker cards, but often crafters don't want to make complicated cards for a kids birthday. This shaker card is simple to make. 

Creating the shaker card

Here, the cellophane bag and the patterned paper, has decided the size of the card. The piece of paper has been added inside the card. Then, the snowflakes and beads has been added to the bag. The bag has been locked in the top, and a piece of bazzill has been added to the top. The bazzill has been scored and folded after 2cm, and folded to create the back of the card.

Decorating all the sides of the card?

It is not always you want to decorate all pages of the card. However, I think it is nice when all the pages are decorated, and the card seems more "finished". 

This paper has a cute back side. This paper shows inside the cellophane envelope. The rest of the inside of the card has been decorated with left overs from the paper. I have also used a diecut, created with a die from Papirdesign. Olaf, inside the circle, has been cut out of white felt.. I have used googly eyes. Arm, mouth and eyebrows has been created with Cotton thread.

There was not enough paper for a complete panel on the back. Therefore, I have used two pieces with a paper band, created from the paper, in between. 

Fun times layout, a tutorial with Kaisermists

This week, Kaisercraft is showing all their fantastic Kaisermists. I have created a layout with tutorial, using Kaisermists and the Always and Forever collection. The background paper is one of Kaisercraft's fantastic speciality paper with a glossy embossed pattern, perfect for working with Kaisermists.

17th of May is our national day in Norway, we celebrate that our constitution was signed in 1814. We celebrate our national day with kids parades, national costumes and bands. The national costumes we use are different, depending on which region they are from, and they are often inherited from one generation to the other. This is my daughter, when she was little, in the national costume that was made for her great grandmother, almost 100 years ago. All the girls in the family has used it.

For this layout, I have used the specialty paper from the Always and Forever collection and Kaisermists. 

I have used a lot of different sprays and mists, but I must say that Kaisermists is my favourite. The colour does not bleed, when it is dry, and it does not colour gesso, if you add gesso to dry mists. You may also use the mists to colour gesso, if you add the mists to the gesso.

I have added a tutorial to show how I have used the mists:

Kaisercraft products: Always and Forever collection: Crochet Doilies-Gloss, CD102 | P2095 Commitment | PP997 Paper Pad | GC105 Champagne glitter card stock |  KM111 Kaisermist White | KM116 Kaisermist Aqua | KM106 Kaisermist Denim |  KM101 Kaisermist Charcoal | DD755 Decorative Die Lace Boarder | DD504 Decorative Dies Doilies | DD547 Decorative Die Circle Vines | DD748 Decorative Die Summer Words | LDB1055 Wooden shapes Flowers | LDB1053  Wooden Shapes Butterfly | SB710 Rhinestone  Orange | F644 Mini Paper Blooms Coconut | F647 Mini Paper Blooms Iceberg | F632 Paper Blooms Sage | F627 Paper Blooms Coconut.

Other: White acrylic paint, straw, string and embossing powder.

Frozen birthday party

Hobbykunst has papers with Minions and the Frozen figures. These figures are always popular among the kids

Here I have created some Frozen birthday inspiration for Hobbykunst.

Hobbykunst has got two paper pads with the Frozen figures. I have used one paper from this paper pad: 

Frozen paper pad.

I chose two papers from the Frozen paper pad, One paper for a girl's birthday party and one paper for a boy's birthday party.

 IIn this blogpost. I am showing products created with the Anna and Elsa paper. 

Castle gift wrap

This git wrap has been created with an old Pringles box. The paper has been glued onto the box with double sided tape. I have also created a lid that looks like the roof on a castle tower. This type o box can also be created for boys, decorating it as a rocket or a masculine castle.

The box can be filled with whatever you want. For a 5-6 year old, craft things are always popular. I have added some examples of gift fillings from Hobbykunst:  Colouring pencils, markers, colouring pad, paint, glue, scissors, clay, beads, glitter, hand dolls, clear acrylic hearts, some sheets from the Frozen paper pad, or something to create Frozen cupcakes.

The papers are really cute as they are, and you don't really need a lot of extra decoration. Here, I have used some white flowers, and white leaves, dies out from Kaisercraft's glitter cardstock. 

The number 5, is a Kaisercraft dies. I have used white foam board and Kaisercraft's glitter cardstock to create the number.. 

"De beste gratulasjoner" is a dies from Papirdesign, it had been created with glitter card stock..

The top of the box has been created as a cone. The bottom of the cone, has been created 2 cm larger in diameter, than the box. This makes the cone hang one cm out of the edge of the Pringles box. To create the lid and the cone, the easiest thing is to create the circle at the base of the cone. Then create a cone from paper, and cut it to fit the circle you created. Glue the cone to the circle with a glue gun. Then, cover the cone with the glitter card stock.

The inside of the lid, has been created in the same way as I created the lid for these boxes.. Take measurements of the Pringles box inside, and create the circle in the lid about 4mm smaller in diameter, than the inside of the pringles box. I decorated the inside of the lid with silver cardstock to make fit the inside of the Pringles box. The roof / lid has been decorated with a snowflake, created with a Rayher snowflake dies and some white flowers.

Place cards

Here, I have created a place card. The paper is left overs from the paper on the box, but I have used the back side of the paper. The snow flake has been created with Rayher snowflake dies. The base for the card, has been created with a styrofoam ball. It has been divided in two, and created a slot for the tag in the top of the ball. The snowman and the small snowballs has been created with tiny styrofoam beads. The name has been made with Sticy letters.

Gift bags with home made glitter play dough

A lot of kids get a small treat bag, to bring home after birthdays. I often think, the kids get enough sugar during the birthday party, and a treat bag with home made glitter clay, can be more then welcome as a treat. It is not dangerous to eat a little bit of the clay, but it contains a lot of salt and will not taste good. 

Glitter clay recipe

3 dl flour

1 dl salt

1,5 dl water

1 table spoon cooking oil

Mix the ingredients, heat it in a pot, until it has the consistency of clay. 

Cool and mix in the food colouring and glitter

Dark blue food colouring

Light blue food colouring

White food colouring

Glitter

The clear plastic bag has been a bag I have got for cardmaking. The topper has been created with the last bit of the Frozen paper. The branch has been cut from brown cardstock.  The pine branches and the cones has been cut with pine branch and cone dies from Rayher. The snow flake has been cut with a Snow flake dies Rayher. The snow on branches and cones has been made with a snowpen from Rayher  with white glitter sprinkles over it, before it has dried. This is a fantastic simple way o creating detailed snow effect, easier than using snowpaint and a paint brush. 

Do you need more Frozen inspiration?

Hobbykunst has a lot of  Frozen things for parties.

Have a good birthday celebration

I am entering these challenges:

• Card and scrap - Blomster
• Hjerteboden - Bruk blomster
• Kreativ scrapping - blomster
• Kaboks - Finn barnet i deg
• Scrappelyst - Favorittfarger (blå)