Finalist Entry Kaisercraft DT 2014/15

A huge hello everyone & welcome to my blog today :)

 

As some of you know, I recently applied for the 2014/15 Kaisercraft Design Team, and I would like to thank everyone for their encouraging & supportive comments left on my application post.....you are all just the best!

Well I have some amazing news to share..... 
 I am so super-duper excited that I have made it to the short list of the 2nd round!!
woohooo!!  Still pinching myself here :)))

 

So for the 2nd round I received a HEAP of papers from 2 not-yet-released-collections, to create at least 2 layouts with...and whatever was left, we were free to create what ever took our fancy.

 

I find it really hard to not use up all of what I receive for DT work...but it was impossible for me to use all that I received - there was just so much, and all of it was totally gorgeous! But I did have a good go at using what I could in the week that I had to create my entries.
I also enjoyed having the freedom of being able to use a sheet of both sides of the paper & not having to scrimp & save on papers that were fav's.

 

Here is my first layout.... I decided I would create a double page,
seeings I had so much paper to play with :)))

 

"The Beauty of Dunloe Gap" 



Aren't those colours & papers just gorgeous!?  This is another collection that I've added to my ever growing list of favourites from Kaisercraft....they have really outdone themselves with this one!  Although the collection has a vintage feel to it, as you can see, it is quite versatile for

other themed layouts besides vintage.

 

 

 

Here is a closer look at each page individually.....

I have added a bit of textured background work around the photo area of both pages.

 

The photos are from our trip to Ireland late last year, where we walked for miles to reach this amazing place called Dunloe Gap (or Gap of Dunloe) which is on the famous "Ring of Kerry" - it is such a beautiful spot & I really wish we could have had more time to

spend there...oh well, there's always next time :).

 

 

I have mirrored a few small clusters on both pages.

I just LOVE the colour & pattern in the paper that I've used for my base

in both pages...it is just gorgeous!

 

 

 

Here are some close ups from both pages.....

I love how Kaisercraft have such a wide variety of colours in their paper blooms

that always match their paper collections!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 I've included a die-cut flourish from one of the patterned papers

extending on from the flower clusters.

 

And some strip journaling on the right hand page.

 

 

 I love when a paper collection has little matching alpha stickers :)))

 

 

 

 

 

Next up I created a cover for an art/journal diary.

I've mostly seen these done using lots of mixed media products....but I love how this has turned out 

using only papers & embellishments :)

 

Such a lovely vintage feel to this...the papers are really beautiful <3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next is a little heart shaped trinket box

 

This was one of those paper maché type boxes from one of the cheap stores...amazing how something so cheap can be transformed into a real treasure with a few scraps of paper & gorgeous embellishments - all Kaisercraft.

 

 

Here is a view from the top

 

 

And a close up of the main cluster area

 

 

And a side on view

 

 

 

 

Next up is the 2nd collection of papers I received, which is a Christmas collection....

 

 

" 'Tis the Season"

 

If I was choosing a Christmas collection for myself?  This is exactly the type of collection I would choose....the style, colours & patterns are totally gorgeous & a little bit vintagey

(if there is such a word), which I absolutely love.

 

The photo is of my Mum & 2 of her sisters with Santa Claus back in approx. 1950 :)

 

 

Some clustering with paper blooms & a wooden flourish that I have heat embossed in gold...and a few fun stickers off to the side.

 

 

I have added some diecut leaves & a few buttons to the main cluster.

 

 

 

  

 

A few little banner shapes that I've cut & arranged in a layered cluster poking out from under my other paper layers.

 

 

Here is an overall view of the main area of the page....and as you can see I have distressed & inked all of the edges of the papers to help tie in with the vintage feel to the papers & layout.

 

 

 

 

I have also created a set of 3 Christmas cards with this gorgeous collection,

all very different from each other.

 

A few little squares of paper layered on top of each other with a few strips & a sticker at the bottom....very quick & simple to make :)

 

 

 

This one has a layered diecut flower that I scrunched the papers up before layering them together, with some more diecut leaves....all placed on top of some layered border stickers.

 

 

And this one I've used a cute little banner from the sticker sheet, along with a variety of papers & some diecut flowers with added pearls. 

 

 

So there you have my finalist entry :)

 

I am very pleased with what I have created & would be so thrilled, honoured & excited beyond words, if I was lucky enough to make it onto the Kaisercraft DT...it really would be a dream come true as I love their products & working with them is such a joy :)

 

I have been blessed & privileged to have been able to work with 1 of Kaisercraft's new releases each month since late last year through my DT work with All About Scrapbooks, and I have enjoyed the process immensely, including using collections that I wouldn't normally choose for myself...I do love the challenge of that side of it! I have also fallen in love with so many of the collections that I have been lucky enough to work with....hence my dream of being chosen to be on this fabulous DT!

 

My entries will be posted off to Kaisercraft tomorrow (with today being a public holiday)

to reach them by the end of the week.

So now I have to patiently wait to see the results ......with my fingers, toes & everything else crossed!

 

Wish me luck!

 

Until next time...happy scrapping! xx