Remember & Cherish

I have already posted this layout back in January along with other layouts of the same theme, but i'm posting it again on its own today since it might be 1 of the 8 projects that i will soon be submitting to the KaiserCraft blog for my DT application. I have done many KaiserCraft-based projects throughout the years (a lot of them before i started this blog) and i had to debate long and hard on which ones were good enough to submit. I even made a few new ones for the DT call which i will share with you eventually, but even though this one is old, it is still one of my favorites. It was based on a design at my LSS.

Remember & Cherish

The paper used on this layout is one of my all-time favorite collections of KaiserCraft's, Le Chateau, a blend of black, brown and blue with patterns of vintage keys and bird cages. Absolutely stunning! It was perfect for these pictures of Yves and i's visit to Old Quebec in the Summer of 2006.
The wooden bird cage, which i painted with distress ink, is also from KaiserCraft and the bling is from Zva Creative. The bird was made with a punch.
The flowers are all from Prima and were coloured using Glimmer Mist. Unfortunately, i don't remember what shades. I just love how they glimmer! :)

So there you go, a very special layout to always 'remember and cherish' a very special trip!

Dreamer (April Prima BAP)

Ok, i think i've done it! After a few years of scrapbooking, i have just created my very FAVORITE layout so far. I was inspired by this adorable sketch for the Prima Build-A-Page challenge for April. It is for a single page layout as you can see, but i extended it to a double page. As you already know, i'm more accustomed to doing double-pages and i know a lot of scrappers who prefer them so i hope it can inspire you to let your inspiration go 'beyond the page' so to speak. :) (I just hope my love for double pages doesn't minimize my chances on winning challenges or being featured since the preference on most prominent blogs seem to be single pages.)

I had taken this beautiful picture of Yves last Spring, sitting on a park bench, lost in thought. I had it developed in sepia tones and was waiting for the perfect opportunity to use it on a layout. Then came Prima's Madeline collection! :)

Dreamer

I can't begin to tell you how much i love how this layout turned out! The Prima paper is so beautiful and the colors are simply exquisite. I just had to cut out and use as many as the butterflies on the paper called Skyward (what a pretty name for a page!) as i could. All Prima products used are: Madeline Skyward (842437), Parfait (842468), Rosalee (842406), Melody Arabesque (842574), Botanical Glittered Cardstock Stickers (545857), Sparkling Springs - Marri Collection (548582), Aberdeen Bella Notte Collection (547097), Fairy Tale Roses (538668), Mini Rose Mid Release Sunrise (535469), Lovely Fabric Leaves (547523).

The big fabric flower, the beige flowers like the one on the right and the small green ones are all handmade. A big THANK YOU goes to Wanda @ my LSS, Scrapbook Craze, for showing me how to do them! I'll do a tutorial at some point to show you how to make them as they are fairly easy to make!

All chipboard pieces are from the Dusty Attic. Check them out! All their laser-cut chippies are amazing!

The fancy strips and borders were done with Martha's Stewart punches.

Hope you were inspired to spend a little bit of the weekend scrapbooking! Take the time for a stroll in the park too... :)

The Paper Variety - Flower Challenge

There's a new challenge up at The Paper Variety blog and it's all about FLOWERS! I LOVE using flowers on my projects. In fact, it's pretty rare that you would find one of my layouts or cards without at least one flower, be it paper, silk, chipboard or handmade! I tend to go a little overboard too (which sometimes can be a bit hard on the wallet! hehe) Here is my entry for this challenge...

Adore Life

The flowers on this layout are mainly paper and chipboard which i painted with Adirondack acrylic paint dabbers. I added a few brads and some bows and there you go... a colorful and blooming page!  Hope you enjoy! And now that Spring has finally sprung, don't forget to take time every single day to stop and smell the flowers! :)

Owl Frame (KaiserCraft 'What a Hoot')

If you think owls are cute as much as i do and you find yourself purchasing every single owl-based paper or embellishment you find, then you MUST remember KaiserCraft's What A Hoot collection. It offered amazing shades of browns and greens and the most adorable little owls!  At the time of its release, i splurged on the paper and ended up with a lot of leftovers (much to my bliss as it makes terrific cards)! I recently decided to use some of those leftovers to alter a cheap frame i bought at the Dollarstore for just that purpose. Before i start, i must apologize for the poor quality of some of the pictures - Mr Sun hasn't properly shown his face for days in my neck of the woods. And the fact that i arrive home from work only at 5pm every day sure does not help! :(

The frame originally looked like this:

I started off by covering it with 2 coats of black KaiserColour paint. My intention was to then add some brown Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint, but much to my disappointment, i opened the not-so-old container only to find that the paint had totally dried up! I had to think up a plan B, so i decided to cover the entire frame (and the black Kaiser paint) with plain-coloured chipboard as i found it went well with the shades of the What A Hoot paper.  Then, with a handmade flower, a wooden button, some twine, a little bling, some KaiserCraft chipboard alphabet and wood flourishes and a HOOT of a good time, i ended up with this cute frame of which, needless to say, i am very proud...

Thank you for looking! I hope i have inspired you to take out your What A Hoot scraps to turn them into wooonderful projects!

My Dream Book - A Prima-based Project

I mostly do layouts, but i do enjoy working on other papercrafts like cards, mini-albums and altered objects. I just don't take as much time for those as i do with layouts. The last time i was out shopping i found these cool little chipboard-covered books for a very good deal and i decided to alter one as part of my Prima DT application projects. 

I started off with a quote i really like, "Dreams are free, so free your dreams" and decided to make a 'Dream Book' in which i can write all my dreams and aspirations for the future. 

There are 10 sturdy pages inside on which i can add, along the way, journaling, pictures and cut-outs, whatever i desire. 

Most of the products i used are from Prima: paper - Raspberry Tea Collection "Blueberry pie" (841256) & Flights of Fancy "Faith" (841508); flowers - Floret Collection Sunshine (548186), Fairy Tale Roses (538668), Craftable Flowers (543990), Mini Rose Mid Release Sunrise (535469); bling - SIIP Mixed Crystal Cream (530426); stamp - Fern (850739).  The larger chipboard alphabet is from Basic Grey and the word 'dream' as well as the corners and the butterflies are from Dusty Attic.


Hope you enjoyed! Now... dream away!