Design Team Project by Lesley Featuring Kaisercraft

Good Morning Visitors,

It's the start of another week and my turn to show you my November project. This month the DT pack contained a lovely 6.5" x 6.5" Kaisercraft Paperpad called Vintage Timeless and their Duchess Collection clear stamps. The paper pad is really lovely and has some beautiful designs with a choices for both feminine and masculine projects. The neutral colours of the Vintage collection are so easy to combine with other colours or add highlights of ink to pick out shades in the designs. They take ink really well too, either blended or stamped.

Anyway, I decided to decorate an Hexagonal Box which I received in my very first DT pack from Snazzys and apart from a little lacy doily I frilled behind the clock face and the die cut leaves, everything else used can be obtained from Snazzys.

I covered the box with a selection of the papers enhancing the colours by blending Adirondack Ink in Salmon and Distress Ink in Bundled Sage and used the lacy border stamp from the set to stamp and emboss the lacy edging.

I stamped and embossed the clock face, cut it out and then blended a little of the ink colours. I took the middle from the small lacy doily and pleated the outer edge onto the back of the clock face with double sided tape before attaching it to the box lid at an angle. I used a very small flower punch (which I've had since I first started crafting) to create the roses which are about the size of a 5p piece and are again from papers in the pad with the colours deepened with the inks before painting them with a glaze.

I cut the butterflies from one of the papers and enhanced the colours with the inks and Coloursoft pencils, shaped the wings and coated them with the glaze. I attached three of the resting butterflies to the bottom piece of the box.

I then arranged the flying butterflies, roses and die cut leaves around the clock face to decorate the top and finally cut the letters from yet another of the papers to spell the word 'TIMELESS' attaching them with foam pads.

I hope this gives you some idea of the versatility of these products and there will be lots more inspiration from the rest of the Design Team throughout the month. I'll be back later in the week with a simple card so hope you'll drop by then.

Have a good week.

Hugs
Lesley Xx

DT Project 2 By Gillian .... Featuring Kaisercraft

Good morning everyone ... I'm back with my 2nd DT project using more elements from the Kaisercraft "Timeless" Paper Pad and Kaisercraft Clear Stamps (Duchess Collection). I created this Vintage Canvas Hanging by cutting a piece of mountboard to size, then covered it using a scrap piece of Claudine Hellmuths Sticky Back Canvas which was inked with Distress Inks (Old Paper & Walnut Stain) and frayed around the edges. I used various papers from the paper pad which were given a light coat of white acrylic paint, then torn and distressed further using Distress Inks (Vintage Photo & Walnut Stain). The digital image is from my own personal stash, the edges have been distressed further using the Tim Holtz Paper Distresser and inked in Walnut Stain. The stamped images were inked using Archival Ink (Coffee). I added a torn piece of lace to the bottom. The embellishments are from Tim Holtz's Ideaology Collection.

Thanks again for stopping by, Lesley will be showing your her DT projects next week.

Design Team Project By Gillian .... Featuring Kaisercraft

Good morning everyone .... the beginning of a new month sees some more projects from the Design Team, again featuring Kaisercraft goodies.

For this project I started out by using an Art Frame (size 20x16cm) available from Snazzys. To achieve the "Peeled Paint" effect ....

1. I applied a base layer of Burnt Umber Acrylic Paint, allow paint to dry fully (I used a heat gun to speed things along).
2. I then painted a thick layer of PVA glue (you can also use Vaseline) for this technique.

3. I then painted another layer of Acrylic Paint this time using Buff Titanium, to speed things along I used a heat gun but you can equally leave it to air dry.

4. Remove the PVA glue by using a soft cloth (I used a baby wipe), this will also remove the second colour of paint and give you the "Peeled Paint" effect, you can choose to remove as little or as much as you like.

5. I then used Distress Inks in Walnut Stain to highlight the edges of the frame and the centre insert.

6. I then tore strips of paper from the Timeless Paper Pad (this pad is available in Vintage or Black & White) again inking with Walnut Stain, adhere strips to frame using Claudine Hellmuths Matte Medium.

7. For the insert I used a Tim Holtz Texture Fade on cardstock, highlighting the crackle effect with Distress Inks Vintage Photo, trim to size and adhere to insert stand.

8. Apply Rock Candy Crackle Paint to top corners, allow to dry before highlighting areas with Distress Inks.

9. Stamp clock face from Kaisercraft Clear Stamps (Duchess Collection DS209) onto torn paper areas using Archival Ink Coffee.

10. Ink Kaisercraft Wooden Flourish (Roman Clock) with Distress Inks Walnut Stain, apply layer of Rock Candy Crackle Paint, set aside to dry. Adhere Ideaology Game Spinner and Hitch Fastener to clock then using Ranger Glossy Accents adhere to frame.

11. Tear quote "Time after Time" from above paper pad, ink with Distress Inks Vintage Photo and adhere to bottom left of frame.

12. Cut words from paper pad, ink with Vintage Photo and adhere to Ideaology Ornate Frame, adhere to wooden frame using Glossy Accents.

Thanks for stopping by and watch out for more projects throughout the month.

SECOND DT PROJECT BY ASTRID FEATURING KAISERCRAFT

Products used in this project and available from Snazzys
Kaisercraft Velvet Ensemble 12 x 12 Collection
Tim Holtz Ideology Craft resist 12 x 12 paper

For this project I cut out a large tag from a piece of TH Craft resist papers and sponged over it with Ranger Adirondack dye ink in Espresso to bring out the musical notes in the resist.. I then added a strip from one of the Velvet Ensemble papers and die cut some leaves from another scrap of one of the papers. I used an image from my stash and embellished with some words and a paper flower all made from scraps left over from the papers and voila, that was how I made my tag.

Well that’s it from me for this week . The Design Team will be back shortly with some more fabulous goodies.

DT Project by Astrid featuring Kaisercraft products

Materials used all available from Snazzy’s: Kaisercraft filmstrip Frame SB2108
Kaisercraft Clear Stamps Velvet Ensemble Collection SB778
Elements from Kaisercraft Velvet Ensemble 12 x 12 paper collection
Tim Holtz Ornate Plate

Well, here is the last of the DT project featuring these particular Kaisercraft products. Hope you are not too bored with them but will see just how versatile they are….
I started by painting the frame with sage green acrylic paint. I then added a glaze with Paine’s Grey paint and darkened the edges with vintage photo Distress ink. I then stamped the outside of the frame with two different stamps from the collection in Ranger’s archival black. Behind the small apertures I added strips from the paper collection. I found the three large apertures are just slightly smaller than ATC size, so I created 3 music themed ATCs using papers, stamps and elements cut from the papers and positioned them behind these apertures. As my vocal points I used vintage freebies from the internet.

The outside of the frame was further embellished by adding the word “Life”, using elements from the papers and some roses and butterflies from my stash. Finally I added a die cut label(using Spellbinders labels 4),from one of the papers, mounted it on board and added some paints to match the rest of the frame. I then added that to the top to give the illusion of a kind of tall arch or something and added the word “music” behind one of Tim’s ornate plates and covered it with Rangers Crackle Accents.

3rd DT Project by Paula Featuring Kaisercraft....

Materials used that can be purchased from Snazzy's are:

Kaisercraft 'Velvet Ensemble Collection' 12x12 papers; Opera, Interval and Stage Show

Tando Music Shape

Tim Holtz - Fractured Dolls

Tim Holtz - Adornments Regal

For this project Ive used a 'Woodware Scrapbook in a Tin', which is large enough to hold a DVD.

The base blue paper is the reverse of the 'Interval' paper and the red patterned is the front of that paper.

All the border strips are cut from the 'Opera' paper and the gramophone has been cut from the 'Stage Show' paper.All the papers have had the edges inked with Brushed Corduroy Distress ink.The Tando music note has been painted black.

2nd DT Project by Paula Featuring Kaisercraft....

Materials used which are available to purchase from Snazzy's are:

Kaisercraft 'Velvet Ensemble Collection' 12x12 papers; Interval, Opera and Stage Show

Tim Holtz Hitch Fasteners

Tim Holtz Locket Keys

Tm Holtz Foliage

Tim Holtz Stamp Set 'Papillon'

Ive covered a piece of mountboard (about 11.5x24.5cm's) in the the 'Interval' paper and coloured the edges with Brushed Corduroy Distress ink.

I then cut out the film strip and another border from the 'Opera' paper and used it across the mountboard, as shown.

The main printed sentiment has been cut from the 'Stage Show' paper.