Far From Perfect!!

Here is a home decor item I made using Lilac Avenue from KaiserCraft. Used the corner of a failed layout - well seriously unfinished because I wasn't happy with it. Just painted and glossed the letters, stuck on some flowers and stuck it to the background. The off the page was a double frame I just didn't use the frame section. Easy. It is not even close to perfect, the paper is a bit wrinkled because I stuck the letters to it before I stuck it to the backing board but never mind! Love this quote too!
Work at the Kaiser Outlet is going great! Really enjoying it, apart from the blisters my shoes are giving me! Ha ha. But they should be better soon. I spent my whole first pay check in one day though - oops!!!! We bought a Wii and I did a serious shop which exceeded the budget by 2.5 times! But we are stocked up on food for a while now!

I love Kaisercraft...

And you want to know why?? I got a job working in their Geelong Outlet!!! I am so extremely excited! I start tomorrow and I cannot wait!

I have been missing for a while but not because I haven't been scrapping - just haven't been inspired to blog... I'll have to take photos of the rest of my sister's 21st scrapbook before I give it to her on the weekend so I should post those soon.

I also have another order for cards so I've got to make those soon too! Will have to purchase the new Utopia collection from Kaisercraft because I LOVE LOVE LOVE it. Green purple and blue - what could be better????

This has to be my favourite collection from Basic Grey. I still have a heap but I just love it more and more every time I use it. I've used it here in my favourite layout for cards, it works time and time again. Just a busy background piece and two plainer pieces, some letter stickers and it's done! Never Fails!
Love these birds! These chipboard letters from Basic Grey are just fabulous - they never seem to end no matter how much you use them. Except I always run out of 'y's. Guess it's from happY birthdaY.

More pretty papers. And my fail safe colour combo - aqua, yellow and black! These letter stickers are such a fun font and they are glittery too! So me!!

I made this last card long ago but the rub on came off slightly and looked terrible but I finally got around to fixing it! Just cut another piece of aqua, stuck on the letter stickers, and mounted it over the original sentiment. Easy fixed!

If your new to card making you should try this design, you can't go wrong

Sarah xxx

Card Mania

I have been making a heap of cards lately for an order. An absolutely lovely lady who is a client of my Dad's who buys heaps of cards off me, lends me card making books for inspiration and has never even met me. How wonderful! Usually I have quite a few cards already in my stash that match my orders but this time I had none, so I've been going crazy thinking up new ideas. I like to make a mix of cards, which is difficult when you want to use your new favourite paper pad over and over. But I like to think I've done a fairly good job. I'll show you a few cards over the next few days but I thought I'd start with these...
35 thank you cards in the order so that's what most of these are. This first one uses an older paper range from Kaiser, one of their rubbons, and stickers from Sass Lass. I just love their little embelishment stickers, I buy every set even if I don't by any of the papers! The rubbon didn't come out perfectly so I've gone over it with a black fine liner. And I've used one button from the stash.

This is made with an old range by Basic Grey. Ambrosia, I ordered the collection pack and got a heap of stickers and papers free with it so I am still working my way through it!! I am recently loving these letter stickers again!

This butterfly is from Heidi Swapp and I have been wanting to get these butterflies for ages and ages but for whatever reason put it off because I thought I wouldn't use them. Well I ended up getting them on sale and have used abouut half of them so far. So was definately worth the purchase! I've used some Indian Summer papers by Basic Grey and this stamp is from heidi grace - a sentiment set - that is my absolute favourite!!

Well that's enough from me for now.

Sarah xxx

365 Cards - Day 3

A brand new year at my favourite card comp blog. Today was to make a card using string art. I thought it would be really cute to make little flowers using my scallop circle punch. They were super easy and fun!
Thanks for stopping by
Sarah

Kaisercraft Freebies

Here are some cards I made with the freebies in the Q3 magazine. I entered the card comp but had no luck. Am happy with the results anyway.
These chipboard letters by basic grey are just fabulous! Love them to bits - they are a bit pricey at about $14 but they go so far. They just keep going and going!
Have just finished making 25 thank you cards for an order and will hopefully post some of them soon. And have a couple of layouts to show too. Have just been too lazy to post... :(

Scooters Vacation

Check out these awesome new products from Imaginese - I am totally in love with the red camera paper!!! Samantha is having a giveaway on her blog and if you want to be in the draw just head over there to see how to be in it!
Even if you're not into these products you should deffinately head over there - Sam is one awesome scrapbooker and I just lover what she comes up with! I never miss one of her posts!
Remember - you've got to be in it to win it

Boot Camp - Layout 2

Here's some more layouts - I made this first one back in the New Year. It's about all the things I got up to in 2009. Looking back I actually did quite a bit. I've used one of the Kaiser Q2 ranges. Just love the die cuts!
I've also used glimmer mist for the 2009, was my first attempt at a layout using it and I'm quite impressed. Will have to play around a bit more to see what else I can come up with. Below you can see that the photo flips down to reveal some journalling. I think it's the first time I've done that too.

Here's another layout of my little sis. She was such a cute little baby. I found a book that details her first words, and what date she walked on and her favourite toys and the like, so I've used some of that information for the jounalling. Just love these nutmeg papers from cosmo cricket. Can't wait to get my hands on the CHA releases from cosmo - they look fantastic!

And lastly we have my second layout for boot camp. I've used one of the Kaiser saturday sketches and I quite like the result. Another layout of my sister, her and her mates. A great photo!!

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Boot Camp - Layout 1

Here is my first layout for BootCamp! I took the sketch from day one and altered it to fit my photo. Just love these papers from my minds eye. A georgous valentines collection!! I've included the 3 requirements from out of the hat scrap challenge.
1. A four word title
2. Buttons and Bows
3. Include a butterfly somewhere
Here's a close up of the journalling
In other news I've recieved an order for 55 cards!!! So many - am going to have a blast making them. Will be a nice little pay packet to - it's going towards our wii that we are saving up for. Exciting!
See you all again soon

3 x Layouts

Some layouts I've made recently for my sister's 21st album. I've finally worked out how to take photos squarely so I can show the layouts flat. But still need a bit better deffinition. This first green paper has a small dot pattern to it but it looks just like plain cardstock. Not sure if I can fix this or if I need a better camera.
Anyway, made this with the fun fair range by Kaisercraft. Love this range, it's my all time favourite from them!
This I made using October afternoon. Not sure if I like it but it's a bit of a change which is always good I guess.

Love this valentines range from my minds eye. So awesome and cute. I've done a non-love themed page, but is still cute enough for a cuddle layout!

Just need to add journalling to it.

Thanks for stopping by.

Sarah

Card City

Having a bit of a card making frenzy at the moment! Made 14 in two days - using a kaiser paper pad - haven't photographed any of those yet though.
These first two are some I madeusing the extras from the Kaiser Q3 mag. Loving this range, cannot wait until it comes out for real. Bring on March 1
This bottom one is one I made using the green house collection from K&Co. It was for the year in cards class over at twopeas. The challenge was to make a love themed card - I love these little hearts and apples - and I went with hugs for the sentiment cause I think it's more versatile as a sentiment.

Have been making some layouts too! My sister's 21st is fast approaching and I am super excited about her 21st scrapbook. Boot Camp is coming up at blue bazaar and I am thinking I'll have a go. The aim is to make 25 layouts between 8th Feb and 31st March. (EDIT)

Hugs

Sarah

Out of the Hat

Out of the Hat Scrap Challenge
Requirements

• one word title
• stripped paper
• circles

Here's my take...

Loving the A4 format at the moment - gonna put some into my sister's 21st album which is what this layout is for...
However I've been more motivated to buy product than actually create at the moment so that's a bummer - but hopefully inspiration will strike - or I'll just power on through!
"Energy and persistence conquer all things." - Benjamin Franklin

A New Adventure

I'm Back!! (for explanation on absense scroll down...)
Here's a card I made for a friend of my mum's who's 50. Loving these papers!! I got them all for 50c each in a sale at BlueBazaar. So excited. I've used my brand new glimmer mist on the numbers... is so awesome!!! I can't believe it's taken me so long to discover this product. I'm loving it.
And on to other things...

I, like many others, have decided to undertake the challenge of project 365. I'm excited, but worried that I'll forget and get behind and it will fall in a big heap. But I think what I'll do is just scrap the photos for the days I take and then not worry about the days I miss. (Or not worry about the days when the photos come out completely horrible!) Instead of posting my photos everyday I'll probably do a weekly post with a collage of the photos - don't want to bore everyone out of their brain with photos of my life - ha ha.

New years resolution is to get sorted - so I've got to clean my house and it is scaring me!! Who would have now I had so much stuff??? But I'll get there in the end no doubt - maybe. :s

It appears that I haven't posted in ages but my excuse is I litterally haven't been home! I went to Darwin to visit my best friend, then spent time at my parent's house then my partner's parents house and then repeated both of those things! Lots and lots of visiting this time of year. So I haven't been home in almost a month!

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Day 283 - Pick 5

My 5: Rubons, ribbon, die-cuts, patterned paper & pen.
Check out this and other challenges at 365Cards.