DT Project #3 by Minxy, Featuring

Kaisercraft Base Coat Collection

So here I am with my 3rd and final piece of the week

I was searching on utube and I came across another variation on the 1 sheet mini book so decided to give it a go.

I used the 'whitewash' paper and followed instructions via utube {just search 1 sheet mini}

Once I had stuck all my pages together I stamped the 'memory' clear stamp in 'coffee' archival ink randomly on the lower pockets, and over the front and back cover.

I distressed some tags with distress ink and stamped words from the 'secret admirer- definitions' clear stamps also in 'coffee' archival ink.

I used a tando creative small chipboard compass inked with 'vintage photo' distress ink to hold in place some twine for the closure.

You could make these into very cool little note carriers or photo holders, the possibilities are endless.

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So this concludes my week of kaisercraft fun, I hope you have enjoyed my projects this week.

Astrid will be along on monday with more wonderful projects, along with Hels the following week so plenty more ideas for these scrummy papers.

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Take Care and Stay Inky

DT Project #2 by Minxy, Featuring:

Kaisercraft Base Coat Collection

Here I am as promised with my second offering using the Base Coat papers.

I opted for a scrapbook layout as I am on a shabby chic kick ATM and felt the papers really lent themselves well to it.

I started by using 'raindrops' prima stencil and gloss gel on the 'weathered' sheet.

When dry I spritzed some 'patina' cosmic shimmer vintage mist all over the page.

I stamped in white stazon using the 'memory' kaisercraft clear stamp randomly over the page.

Next I cut several strips from the 'Distressed' paper and mounted them onto some card to give them a bit more dimension, like little planks of wood. I also used the 'distressed' paper to back small slits I had torn and rolled on the outer edges of the page.

I arranged the mini planks into a frame and stuck in place with stix2 ultra clear tape.

I used some cheap photo corners to hold the pic in place, covering them with some fancy moulded corners I made from clay.

I then set about embellishing the page with other bits from my stash like the 7 Dot studio 'dreamer elements' and prima flowers, oh and some gauze kindly given to me by my teamie Gillian xo
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Well that's another piece done.. only 1 more project to see on friday,
Hope you'll be back, Don't forget after leaving a comment for me to leave another HERE for your chance to win the random comment prize.
Till Friday... Stay Inky

DT Project #1 by Minxy, Featuring:

Kaisercraft Base Coat Collection

Hay Snazzy fans. 

Hope everyone is enjoying the nice summery spell we have been having here in the UK.

So as you know we are working with the very cool kaisercraft base coat papers and some of their clear stamps too.

My first project is using the 'Bark' sheet.

I started by giving a blank wooden box {from Snazzy's} a coat of cream eco green acrylic paint but only on the edges as I knew most of it would be covered with papers.

I then measured and cut out the paper to fit each side and the top and stuck it all down with cosmic shimmer glue.

I diecut a butterfly and some swirls from the same paper and from some manilla card.

I then stamped the box using the 'perfume' clear stamp for the top, the 'journal' clear stamp for the sides, along with one of the words from the 'secret admire-definitions' clear stamp set for the front.

I used a prima 'engraver collection' flower coloured with a bit of distress ink to match the paper and the die-cut pieces to embellish the top. A brad for the faux knob and some old bingo chips painted black for the feet.

I hope today's project has been to your liking, I'll be back again with a nice shabby scrapbook layout on wednesday, 

so till then Stay Inky

Design Team Project #1 featuring Kaisercraft Base Coat Collection (by Lesley)

Good Morning Snazzy's visitors!

As you know the DT have some fabulous papers from Kaisercraft in our kit this month called The Base Coat Collection together with some very, very nice stamps which I haven't had time to make full use of yet :-(.  The paper designs are all depictions of building materials such as bricks, wood panelling, concrete, stone, etc., all with a weathered look to them and they are gorgeous.

Many moons ago almost at the beginning of my paper/ink/painty obsession I found a Maya Road house box kit in a craft shop bargain bin somewhere, brought it home and promptly left it to languish in a cupboard waiting for just the right 'stuff' to decorate it with.  As soon as these papers arrived I remembered my house box (the roof comes off to stash a memory book/album) and decided to make a little 'holiday cabin'.

I began by painting all edges, corners and under the roof eaves with concrete coloured acrylic paint and then cut three different paper designs to cover the cabin, Brick for the ends, Distressed for the sides and Corrugated Iron for the roof.  I distressed all the edges and inked with Vintage Photo Distress Ink before sticking the papers to the walls of the cabin.  I dry brushed a few more weather streaks down the roof paper using acrylic paints then stuck it on.  I found the self adhesive metal ridge cover in my stash and then used a border punch to make the fascias in a co-ordinating colour card.  The chimney came as a separate piece so I used the Brick design to cover this before sticking it in place.

I painted the door with acrylic paint, then crackle medium and another coat of paint and then used a wood panel effect stamp (from a PaperArtsy plate) and Coffee Archival ink to stamp over the top, finally adding and Ideology brad to make the handle.  I painted the wooden banner with acrylic paint and then stamped 'Cherish' from the Secret Admirer - Definitions stamp set with black Archival ink.  Because the stamps are clear acrylic I could gently curve the word to fit the shape of the banner ..... very handy!  I stuck this on with 3D foam pads.  The heart which was in the 'cabin' kit was given the same paint treatment and stamped with Coffee Archival using the Laugh stamp from the kit.  Before I stuck all the bits on this end I spread texture paste through a stencil (Snazzy's have a selection) to make the plants growing either side the door and when dry inked them with Evergreen Bough and Shabby Shutters DI.

For the sides of the cabin I painted the window frames with concrete coloured acrylic paint then smeared on Rock Candy Crackle Paint.  When it was dry I added a little Vintage Photo and Evergreen Bough DI rubbed back with a wet wipe.  I stamped the Crafty Individuals images onto white card and added a hint of colour to the faces and adhered this to the back of the window frame before sticking it to the cabin.  The lintel was added on 3D foam pads and the wild flowers images from Chocolate Baroque were stamped with Olive Archival ink.

The other side was done in same way with different Crafty Individuals images from the same set.  I added some texture paste through a stencil and some metallic paste to areas of the roof and then I started on making my embellishments.

I stamped the Crafty Individuals butterflies onto some pearlescent card and cut them out.  I nearly always run a black pen round the edges as I don't like to see the stark white cut edge.  I die cut the leaf sprays and the flowers which I cut from the Concrete paper design (love the colours on this one both sides) and a few from old book pages.  I inked the tips of all the petals with Vintage Photo and Evergreen Bough DI, layered them with brads and set about arranging everything over the 'back' of my cabin and the roof.  I also did a couple more word banners.  I love these word stamps and the definitions you get in the set.

Finally, I cut a piece of chipboard an inch bigger all round than the house and cut 12 x 1" squares from each of the Concrete and Rock paper designs.  I stuck these to 24 x 1" Stampbord tiles, inked the edges with Vintage Photo DI and then stuck the tiles round the edge of the chipboard base alternating the paper designs so it looked like a paved path.

And there you have my little holiday cabin box, lol!

Don't forget to add a comment HERE if you want to be in with a chance of winning the DT kit in the Snazzy's monthly random draw.

Thanks for your visit today and until next time

Design Team Project #3 ... London To Paris

Happy Saturday everyone, hope you are all enjoying the weekend so far. Today I'm back with my final project of the week featuring the Base Coat Collection from Kaisercraft.

In conjunction with some Tim Holtz/Studio 490/Ranger goodies also available at Snazzy's. I'm not normally a "Green" person but these weathered shabby papers are lush. I started out by painting this Studio 490 Art Parts Five Panel Frame using Distress Paints (Mowed Lawn) then some (Bundled Sage) to tone it down a bit. I then added some Walnut Stain Distress Ink around the edges. Next I cut the "Weathered 12x12" cardstock to size. Using Archival Ink (Sepia), I then stamped the "Chicken Wire" design from Tim Holtz Mixed Media Set randonmly over the background. For the next layer of stamping I used Archival Ink (Jet Black) to stamp the "Collage" design from Tim Holtz Paris Memoir set.

I stamped further images from Tim Holtz Paris Memoir & London Sights stamp sets onto the "Distressed 12x12" cardstock from the Base Coat collection. The word "Journey" is from the Secret Admirer Definitions Clear Stamp Set from Kaisercraft.

And finally some more stamping on the outer panel and my favourite Ideaology embellies .... Hitch Fastners.

Don't forget to leave a comment HERE to be in with a chance of winning a Snazzy prize.  Lesley is up next on Monday with the most stinkin cool project featuring the Base Coat Collection.

Until next time ....

Design Team Project #2 Featuring Kaisercraft ....

Morning everyone, today I am back with my second project of the week featuring the gorgeous Base Coat Collection from Kaisercraft.

To create the tag background I started by using a Size 12 Black Tag from Ranger then mirroring a slightly smaller tag using the "Whitewash Cardstock" from the Base Coat Collection. I then added some stamping by using the Clear Flutter Stamp using Archival Ink (Jet Black).

I then layered a strip from the reverse side of the "Whitewash Cardstock" onto the inner tag. Next I die cut hearts using a Sizzix die, again using the "Whitewash Cardstock" and adhered with 3d foam to add some dimension.

The "Words" are Kaisercraft Secret Admirer Clear Stamps (also included in this months kit) which have been stamped using Archival Ink (Jet Black). I then mounted the tags onto some recycled  corrugated cardboard and randomly drybrushed Stone Fresco Paint.

I will be back over the weekend with another make using this collection. Until then ....

Design Team Project #1 Featuring Kaisercraft ....

Good morning everyone, today see's the design team kick off the week with a new set of goodies this month using a selection of Kaisercraft products from the Base Coat Collection.

But first we need to choose the Random Comment winner from last month ....

 

No 10 which corresponds with Judith Smith (Poppy Cottage) ... congratulations Judith please email Snazzys with your details.

For my first project I covered this decorative frame from the Fancy Oval Frame Art Parts Set using the 12x12 Concrete cardstock which was applied using Cosmic Shimmer Glue then sanded around the edges. The "Face" image is from Stampers Anonymous Classic #5 collection, again stamped on the above cardstock.

 I've used the clear Flutter stamp also by Kaisercraft using Archival Ink (Jet Black).

then adding some more layers by stamping the Journal Clear Stamp also in this months collection by Kaisercraft.

I then added extra splashes of colour by flicking some Dylusions Spray onto the background (Calypso Teal, White Linen & Black Marble).

 

The quote is also from the Classics #5 collection which I've cut down, coloured the edges using a Distress Marker (Black Soot) and used 3d foam pads to add extra dimension to some of the words.

I'll be back on Wednesday with another project using the Base Coat collection.  Until then ....

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