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6 Cards in 60 Minutes

Teresa Collins Tis the Season Christmas Cards

Teresa Collins is one of my favourite designers and I absolutely love this Christmas line she did! These cards were so quick and easy to pull together and you can easily make all six in under 60 minutes.  I used Tis the Season Tags as a base for all of the cards.  They measure about 8cm x 14cm and are the perfect fit for pre-made blank cards that are 10.5cm x 14.9cm. Other papers I used were Tis the Season Christmas Notes, the flip side of Tis the Season Checklist and the flip side of Teresa Collins Travelogue Compass.  I made my own Christmas tree template which measures 3cm wide x 9cm high for the green tree and 3cm x 8.5cm for the black tree.  I used a punch for the star and if you don’t have one you can create your own with Publisher or search for a clipart star on the internet.  Print up your own Merry Christmas and 2008 words and you’re done!

You can find the Teresa Collins Tis the Season papers here and the Teresa Collins Travelogue papers here.

Merry Christmas everyone!  Kim Allard

Kim’s 2009 Calendar Kit

My calendar is a little different to Wendy’s (also using Daisy Bucket - In the Meadows papers), but would also make a great Christmas gift that is very personalised.

If you are using the ‘Kim’s Calendar Kit’ from KSK everything you need should be in your kit. Your cardboard bases will be pre-cut to 15cm x 15cm and you will need to cut all your patterned papers into 15cm squares. If you are not using the kit you will need 13 squares of heavy weight cardboard or chipboard (ordinary cardstock won’t be thick enough to support the weight of the calendar) and 7 sheets of 12×12 patterned paper…you can PM me if you want the calendar and I will email it to you.

I apologise that there are no progress photos…I took them as I made the calendar and my darling husband somehow lost them.

I painted the outside edges of my chipboard squares…it’s up to you whether you can be bothered with that. You will need two holes on one edge and one on the opposite edge of each piece of board.  The two holes will appear at the top of the calendar page and the bottom of your photo/decorated pages. Depending on the type of punch you are using you may want to adhere your patterned sheets to your cardstock before punching. I used an ordinary two hole punch (the one you use to punch holes into papers for folders) and I found the cardboard and paper together were too thick to fit in the punch. If you need to punch them separately use each individual cardboard base as a template for the sheet that you will be adhering to it. Line up your paper on your cardboard and draw your holes on so that you know where to punch.

Your calendar months should be pre-printed in your kit. Months start with January at the top left and go across, then down, across, etc.  January to June on one sheet and July to December on the other.  Mark the backs of each month before you cut them up (if it hasn’t already been done by Karen).  I used a corner rounder punch to get the rounded corners. The ‘notes’ section on your calendar is printed on the green cardstock.  Create a text box that is 3.7cm wide by 12.2cm long and add lines.  For those with A4 printers you will fit 10 ‘notes’ sections on an A4  sheet of cardstock and you will need to print your remaining two on the left over strip of cardstock.

On your white cardstock you will print your month titles and important dates.  I included public holidays, school term dates and family birthdays in my important dates for each month.  The text box for your important dates needs to be as wide as your calendar months.  The text boxes for the month titles are 1.2cm high and varying widths.  You can find public holiday dates and school terms dates for your state by doing a search on the internet. 

I inked the edges of all pieces before going onto the calendar. Decorate your top pages as you wish with photos or quotes.  Join your calendar pages with rings or ribbons.

I think that’s it!  If you have any questions feel free to private message me via the KSK forum (username IthinkthereforeIscrap).

Kim Allard

Ed’s note:  You can find Kim’s gorgeous Calendar Kit instore here.

Calendars

Calendars are a fun and functional Christmas gift idea.  I’ve used Daisy Bucket In the Meadow papers and Wendy’s calendar. 

Teacher’s Gifts

Each page has 4 photos from the school class photo.  I used chipboard tags and decorated them with BG Recess papers & rubons.

Ed’s Note: - try this tag book you’ll find instore @ KSK [& it’s only $3!!] & you’ll find the absolutely gorgeous  Basic Grey Recess collection instore, here.

Bag Tags

I was travelling to Chicago for CHA and picked up my suitcase at LA and exited customs.  I handed over my case for its onflight and the officer asked if I was going to Atlanta.  Um no I’m going to Chicago.  Then I realised I had the wrong suitcase!!!!  I couldn’t go back to get the right one but they paged the person who’s bag I had, and let them bring mine up.  Luckily I had plenty of time, but since then I put distinctive tags on my suitcase.

 Here are some ideas for your suitcase, handbag or school bags.

this one I use on Aimee’s suitcase when she goes to respite.

I used 2 pages from a scrapworks clear album and adhered them with pritt power gel.

This one is a mint tin and has a mini album inside.  I punched 2 holes in the top with my crop-a-dile and inserted a jump ring and then attached a hinged ring.

Materials:  Maya road travel keychain set 

This tag was created by Fran and uses Heidi Swapp packaging.

Ed’s note:  Here’s where you can find these wonderful products instore @ KSK ->

Maya Road Travel key chain is here;  Mint Tin is here;  Power Pritt Gel is here;

StazOn

StazOn is great to use on acrylic albums, plastic, glass and metal.  I’ve stamped the plastic shapes and tins with the Hero Arts paisley and flower stamp.

 Cindy has created this layout using plastic butterflies and borders.

Karen

Cuttlebug developments!

Check out Kelly’s use of the Cuttlebug Embossing Die in this LO - she has joined together three long strips of cardstock run through the Cuttlebug machine in order to create a custom made AWESOME background.

Simply cut your cardstock or patterned paper into 10cm wide strips and then run them through the Cuttlebug machine so that the embossing folder impresses one end. Then take the impressed end out, turn the paper around and run it through the machine again to impress the other end. Voila!

Kelly has then adhered the embossed paper onto the base cardstock and torn the edges for a textured effect.

You could ink the tops of the embossed ridges, or sand them back for a more rustic look.

Great page Kelly!

Have fun and happy scrapping girls,

Sares x

Combining MM and Cuttlebug

Combining the Cuttlebug Embossing folders with the Making Memories “Noteworthy” range works a treat. I am particularly in love with the “Words” embossing folders - either use the whole sheet or simply cut out the words you want to use on your layout.

Check out the Cuttlebug machine and Embossing folders in the KSK shop HERE.
In this LO “You Are Special”, I have combined the Noteworthy Paper with the Circle Scalloped Cardstock available in the KSK shop HERE. The scalloped card is so versatile! I have used it as a whole sheet, a half sheet, a quarter sheet and even thin strips. Well worth it for only $1.50, I reckon.

To add a whimsical feel to the LO and to keep within a “girly girl” theme I created some flower heads using some scrap card with some Making Memories Addie (Noteworthy II) real paper and fabric flowers, with ribbon as the stems.

Have fun and happy Scrapping girls!!

Sares x

Pink Paisley and Fiskars Rock!

The new Pink Paisley Office Lingo line is so versatile. I’ve used it on a little boy page here, but it’s colours and patterns are suited to pretty much any theme for boys and girls in any age group. I love the 12×12 die-cut sheet in this line. In this layout I’ve used an arrow and two die-cuts with text.

I’ve cracked open my brand spanking new Fiskars Threading Water border punch to use on this layout. It arrived today and I had to use it immediately! Boy is it easy to use! The punch does five scallops then you move the paper along, aligning the scallops with markings on the punch. You can continue punching a long line of scallops in this way. So easy. I’ve used it on Core dinations cardstock which I’ve then lightly sanded.

Here are a few design tips relating to my layout:

1. Use several small photos to create movement.

2. Apply a rub-on over a die-cut and the background to help anchor the die-cut to the layout design.

3. Create a long title with small rub-on letters.

4. Create an embellishment cluster by overlapping a few elements. Here I’ve used a paper frill, a bookplate, a die-cut and a chipboard shape.

 If you’d like to take a peek at the Pink Paisley range or the Fiskars Punches in the KSK skop, click HERE.

Love,
Yvette xx