Friday, December 26, 2008

Fanny and Rachel- **KAISERCRAFT**

We have just one more Christmas related project to share from Fanny. She altered a KaiserCraft tree to hold photos of her and her family. The project following this one comes from Rachel and it uses the trifold mini (also from Kaiser).


KaiserCraft Christmas Tree
by Fanny Delobel
SUPPLIES
Papers:Scrapworks (paper season collection)
KaiserCraft christmas tree
Glitter: stickles gold
Glimmer mist from Tattered angels: gold and red velvet
buttons: daisy D's
chipboards: Warehouse art (diamond)

HOW TO
Take Kaiser craft "christmas tree" and glimmer mist. Put two sort of glimmer mist on the "tree" (red and gold).
Take your paper and cut a lot of circles. Ink the circles and score them.
Adhere circles on left parts of the tree (there are 4 parts)
Mat your photos and adhere pics on the right parts.
Add embellishments on the top of the tree (chipboard from warehouse art), buttons and glitters and garlands (these are cut papers).
You can add glimmer mist on papers.
Add strips of paper on the edges of the tree. and then ink them.




Hope is My Middle Name
by Rachel Burgess

SUPPLIES
Kaisercraft Altered Tri fold laced album
Kaisercraft - Hideaway Collection 12x12 papers
Kaisercraft Paper Flowers - Large - Mint
Kaisercraft Paper flowers large dusty pink
Kaisercraft Paper Flowers - Small - Blue
Kaisercraft Peace Flourishes
Kaisercraft Rhinestones - mint green
Kaisercraft Wooden Curls Flourishes
Making Memories Scrapbook Colors Honeydew
Nail file/ sanding block
Doodlebug white glitter
Buttons
Ranger Glossy Accents
American crafts Thickers – Jewellery box black
Black pen
Thick elastic (anything you like the look of – this was from a local haberdashery)

HOW TO
Paint the wooden flourishes you wish to use with the green paint and set aside to dry
Cover the 2 front flaps of the book with patterned paper. Sand down the edges with a small sanding block or nail file to get a neat finish and poke the holes through from front to back.
Paint the backs (or insides) of the front flaps with the green paint and set aside to dry.
Cover the inside leaf of the album with patterned paper and poke the holes through as with the front flaps.
Attach a photograph to the inside and add glitter to the edges. Decorate with the wooden flourishes, rhinestones and flowers. Add a button the centre of the large flower and attach a rhinestone in the centre of the button. Cover the exposed part of the button with glossy accents and sprinkle with glitter.
Decorate the painted sides of the two side flaps using patterned paper, rhinestones and flowers. Add the title using the thickers and decorate the centre of the flower in the same way as the large flower on the previous piece. Add journaling using a black pen.
Decorate the fronts of the side flaps with the rhinestones and wooded word. Cover the word carefully with glossy accents and sprinkle with glitter.
Once all pieces have dried and glossy accents has set, lace the sections of the album together using the elastic.

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