Kaiser Love

I love how Kaiser release ranges regularly and how working with their matching products makes creating so easy.   I have worked with quite a few of their ranges over time and was excited to see that they were putting out a call for next years design team.  So here is my post to apply for that position.  Fingers crossed!!

Scrapbooking pages

Rewind Collection

 Shaken Not Stirred 

Chanteuse

Mini Album

Pina Colada

Inside detail

Off The Page

Up, Up & Away

 Advent Calendar

 Close up detail

Cards

Up, Up & Away

Thanks for stopping by,

Easter Gifts to Show

So I finished all my Easter gifts in the eleventh hour as I always do!  I apologise for the photos, but they were taken late at night before they were all excitedly handed out by little boys.

For the ladies who visited (ie, Nanna, Grandma, Auntie and her friend).  I sewed these little hessian bags and glued on the vintage Easter images that I purchased from Made by Janet on Etsy.  Then I filled them with homemade rocky road in cello bags.  Yum!

For Anthony and Grandpa.  These are Papertrey Ink stamp boxes that I have dressed up with paper and ribbon, along with bunny tags I purchased from Bed, Bath & Table last year in the sale.  (I just love the after celebration sales where everything is heavily discounted!)

For Uncle Pete.  Again I used a vintage image from Made by Janet and stuck it straight on the front of an egg.  Made a box, filled it with shredded vintage music paper and added a bow.

And my sweet treat to the boys with their pyjamas (they ALWAYS get pyjamas for Easter, I think I always used to as a child too.  Gotta love a tradition).  These are tubes that I purchased from Papertrey Ink with a simple ribbon and tag.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you had a lovely break.
Cheers

Stamp-a-Stack Workshop

The school holidays are coming to an end this week (after the Easter festivities are over) and I am holding a Stamp-a-Stack Card Workshop on Thursday 28th April at 10.30am.  In this SAS you will create 10 cards (multiples of three designs as pictured) to add to your card stash for birthdays and other occasions.

I would love to have you join me this coming Thursday, so contact me at scrapalley@gmail.com to book your spot.  We will be using some fun items, like Papertrey Ink dies, felt, core'dinations paper and embossing folders.  I only have a couple of spots left, so be quick.

Cheers

Kaiser Chanteuse Projects

Michelle from Scrapbook Divas asked me recently to create some projects with the new Kaiser range called Chanteuse.  Of course I said YES, cause I love any reason to create!!  And this range is just divine to work with.  You can get it over at Michelles store HERE and guess what???  It is all on special for between 20% to 50% off!!  Can you believe it?  Make sure you head on over after you visit here.

On this page I used my wedding photo.  It is our wedding anniversary next week, can't quite believe that it has been 14 years!!  I look so young!!

I love the Posy flower stems.

And this photo is of my Mother-in-law and her twin sister.  I love how this range works great with older photos.

I know the crochet doilies have been around awhile, but I just love them.

Then I had the need for some Mothers Day cards as that is coming up really soon.  And this range has heaps of "Mother" references to use.  PERFECT!  On this one I cut up the rubon so that it would work with the chipboard element.

Then I made a special box for a really dear friend of mine.

This range is so versatile.  I just love it.  Remember, pop over to Scrapbook Divas to get some for yourself.  And thanks so much Michelle for letting me play with it, I still have more so after my Easter projects are over I will create some more.  So check back when all the Easter Eggs are distributed to see what else I can come up with.

Cheers

Easter Treats

And the making of Easter gifts begins!!  I kind of took a break from Easter gifts after my workshop a couple of weeks ago.  The kids took the little baskets and boxes we made in the Easter Egg-stravaganza workshop and gave them to their teachers at school.  Then school holidays started and we have been flat out having fun and keeping busy.

So it's time to get off my butt and start on my Easter gifts because...................Easter is only 4 sleeps away after all!!!!!  So here is my first one:

I made this for my dear friend as she was off overseas today, so she received it yesterday.  And I made this after her suggestion so it was a treat to give her this.  I have used the packaging from my last Papertrey Ink stamp set purchase.  The acetate boxes are perfect for housing some chocolate goodness.  Add a doily, a scalloped circle and a We Are Memory Keepers easter tag and voila!!

Am off to work on some more gifts that involve gorgeous vintage images and hessian.  Check back to see what I come up with.

Thanks for stopping by,

Scrapbooking Retreat Announcement!!

Yes, that's right.  A Scrapbooking Retreat!!  That is my exciting news and I could just squeal with delight!!  I am so excited to be organising a scrap retreat here on the Central Coast.  A FULL weekend of uninterrupted scrapping with no curfews, no kids, no cooking and a whole lot of great company.  All for only $175pp.  Interested???  Check out the Scrap Alley Retreat blog over HERE and register your details at scrapalley@gmail.com

CAN YOU TELL I AM EXCITED!?!?!?!?!?!?!?  If you are local or willing to travel, I would LOVE to have you come along.

Now I am off to work on the other little project I have going on.  Details here soon.  Very exciting!!

Cheers

Exciting Invite Coming Soon and a sweet 6 year old

I have been working on something really exciting (with a little help from my friend) and I am going to share it with you all really soon.   Those of you that are on my Craft Mailing List have already received your invitation and have first dibs at choosing to join in.  If you would like to join that mailing list, then please email me and I am only too happy to add you to it.  You will then be first to know about all my workshops, events and happenings. But more about that in the next day or so.

Yesterday most of my family went off to the football and I was left home (happily) with my littlest guy.  He perched himself up beside me at my craft table and we got busy.  I promised him I would share his creation here on my blog (he was beside himself with happiness as I photographed it, knowing that it was going on "the internet").  So here it is:

Pretty cute for a 6 year old I think.  Don't you?

Thanks for stopping by and keep your eye on her for an announcement soon.

Cheers