October Challenge Winners!
Thanks everyone for joining in the fun challenges this month.


We have a series of winners to announce and want to thank Jenni Bowlin for donating the generous prizes this month. We've enjoyed featuring Jenni Bowlin Designs this month as part of CentreStage. The theme was Vintage and Eclectic Ephemera and it's been great to see how everyone has interpreted it.



Sketch Winner
Congrats to Shiree Arnold! We LOVED this take on the sketch that was supplied by Jenni Bowlin Designs.
Shiree writes: "This is a photo of my little girl, Blake at playcentre. She pretty much covers herself in paint every session. I was searching through our local hospice shop and just about had kittens when I found an old Playschool book, and I just had to use it on this page, I think it is rather appropriate."



First Time Entrant Winner
Congrats to Karen! Karen is a local who attends our Midnight Madness sessions. This is her first time entering the challenges. She's created a canvas with vintage collectables from Kaisercraft's Turtle Dove collection and serviettes. We love it!


Overall Challenge Winner
Congrats to Tania Hinton! Tania used the sketch for inspiration, but also submitted according to the Vintage theme. She's used a great range of papers that can be used for old photos, or more contemporary ones. We love how she's adjusted the photo to black and white tonings. Beautiful work!



Many thanks to all of you who entered. We LOVE seeing the variety. There is ONE more prize to be won. It's the commenting prize! You have ONE week to make a comment on any of the projects submitted to the Gallery this month to be in the draw to win a set of Jenni Bowlin Magpie papers (shown below). Head to the Gallery now and be sure to comment before midnight Wednesday 5th November.

Hiya! It's Teresa, back with another Rosarian card and ATC set. You can see the first set here.

Again, I have used a piece from the Bocella sheet of paper as the centrepiece of the card. I have embellished it with a button, some ribbon and some paper flowers:


How about the next time you make a card, you use up the little scraps to make a tag or ATC? It will make the recipient feel extra special, I'm sure ;)

Artfull Craft's range of Prima Rosarian products can be found here in the online shop. Happy crafting!

3) How do you get your creative juices flowing. What inspires you? A trip to Anthropologie or the antique store always does the trick!

Hi there! Teresa here :)

I belong to a little group of crafters and we get together once a month to make and swap ATCs. (For those who don't know what ATCs are: they are little 2 ½ x 3 ½ inch works of art that are swapped or given away but never sold).

Throughout the year, when it's someone's birthday, we give them a card and a few of us make matching ATCs.

Here's the latest card I made using the Bocella sheet of paper:

Hi everyone
Here at Artfull Crafts we've been busy creating kits. We have about 12 waiting in the back room to be finished and loaded online! This one is based on a sketch and I (Liz) have created a  layout and a card using some summery photos.

Here's my layout based on the sketch. Evey year we go camping in Nelson (I've been since I was 3 years old and still LOVE it!). A few years ago we started inviting friends to join us for a week or two - and this year there are six extra families coming. There are a few MUST DO activities and one of them is blowing up the tubes and heading down to the back beach to wait for the Estuary. Then we pull the kids along (and maybe each other too...). Here is Clarissa being the horse with her two kids.



 Included in the kit is some fun cardboard with foam on top - perfect for the fluffy clouds, and some tags and an envelope. It's always important to document the activities that are important to you and your family. 


I also created a card based on the sketch with the leftovers. I love Mini Alpha stickers as they are so versatile.

Secondly, I put together this card with the kit..... such a cute summer picture, I added the tag behind the photo so that it could be used as an invite to the beach or pools.

If you want the kit (with piccies of the 2 layouts and 2 cards) then click here and purchase it. There are only a few kits available - so don't delay!!

Hi Everyone in Scrappy Land
Robbi here again with another new "favorite" (they just keep coming!!!)
this time its the Kaisercraft Full Collection Periwinkle...
when will they stop putting out such wonderful collections!
...well hopefully NEVER, because we are definitely the winners when it comes to being spoilt for choice.
Anyway this layout is very special as Our 2nd Son has just proposed to his wonderful Girlfriend and she said "YES" so I had been hunting for some photos to put with these gorgeous papers and the what do you know I now have a heap to play with. So here is the Layout I have not long completed but you will have to wait for the next one as its not quite done yet.
Liz was kind enough to send me quite a bundle of goodies in this range and I still have a few ideas up my sleeve to complete yet using the collection, so keep watching...

Here is the layout so far

Hi there- Christine here, Centre Stage at Artfull Crafts this month is showcasing Jenni Bowlin Studio!
I have a couple of Layouts to show you today using the Wren Collection...

 This Layout is of my Dad at 100 years old holding this gorgeous Baby, Onyu, who is 100 days old. It is quite the thing for my Dad to have his photo taken with babies after Church on a Sunday!! He could get a job as Father Christmas at the local Mall!!!

Hi Everyone.

Today we welcome Karine Cazenave-Tapie from the Jenni Bowlin Design Team. She is sharing some great layouts!

"I’m really proud and honored to be a part of the talented Jenni Bowlin Mercantile team! I’m so happy and honored to be able to have fun with the products that I’ve been fond of for so long! So for my first post on the blog, here are two pages realized with the Stencils paper. I fell in love with these papers, they can be used in so different manners, and I definitely love them"

Let me show you how I realized these layouts step by step.


1- Place your Stencil paper on a white cardstock and spray ink (choose your colour).
2- Peel off your paper delicately and let it dry. We’ll need it for our second page as well.
3- Work on your background now: create shades on the edges with Vintage Photo Distress ink and create shapes with a "text" stencil.


Then glue your picture and embellish! I placed some Flags Tags Kraft around my picture as well as stickers and hexagon chipboards for more volume.


Mix alphabets for your title "Fall in Love" and add masking tape.

Now the second layout - your stencils page should be dry by now.
Glue it on a light-coloured cardstock and embellish it using similar elements than in the first page.


 Add a pretty paper feather and the title "Write your story".


Thanks Karine - we love your projects!

Be sure to check out all the Jenni Bowlin products in the store right now AND see below for details on winning some goodies!

TO WIN

Leave a comment on this post telling us what your favorite Jenni Bowlin product is and how you would use it!
HERE"S A CLUE - you can see all of ours in the shop here!

You have until 6:00pm NZ time on Thursday October 25th to enter. Winner will be announced on October 26th.
Don't forget to check out the latest challenge here.

Hi everyone! Liz here with a tutorial for you.

There's been lots of interest in the box I created in card class last week. So many of the locals have asked for information on how I designed it. I was just inspired by the pizza box in front of me - so I can't exactly say it's original! The box was supposed to hold the card that we were going to make in class, but then I had a bright idea and decided to put the card on top of the box and leave the inside for choccies....!!

The box is really simple. So join in any time! Here's a ROUGH template I've just thrown together before I head out the door for the long weekend!



Cut card to 8" x 12" and lay longways. Score down at 1" and 7"
Turn card sideways and score at 7/8", 1", 6.5" and 7.5.
Cut as shown in the diagram.
Now cut 7/8" off the left and right edges of the flaps, and cut a triangle off each of the four flaps. This will help you close the box easier.

Fold up the box and make sure that it's going to behave!! Make any adjustments before you add tape! Now add tape onto the outer flap and on the back sides of the small flaps and fold up the box.

Now create the card using a 12' x 4" piece of Kraft Cardstock. Fold in half and ink around the edges. Cut patterned paper 5.25" x 3.75" then wet, roll and ink the edges and add centrally. (I've used paper from the new Simple Stories Handmade Holiday range for this box).


Cut 2 Mini Fanciful Flourish dies from green cardstock (I LOVE this die!!) and adhere them as shown in the picture.

Stamp the Book Frame Stamp set from Heartfelt Creations onto 2 pieces of music paper and then cut out with the matching Spellbinder die from Labels Seven. We sold out of the stamp set after class and so we have made them available for pre-order online. We still have some Labels Seven left and the larger Bookframe set (which I think I will have to also add to my stash!)

Wet, distress and ink both books and stitch through the books using the Sew Easy Piercer and a thin piece of jute twine. Add mounting foam in between the book pages and shape so it looks like an open book. Add to the card on top of the flourishes.

Add label with Merry Christmas Sentiment and then cut the small Nested Poinsettia flower out twice from Crimson Card (sorry it's been deleted from Spellbinders!). Use a Paper Shaper to create a flower with dimension and then a brad to hold the flowers together.

Add the card on top of the box, and decorate the inside ready for you to write a heartfelt greeting to a friend.

 Now complete the box with by punching out a trim with the Doily Lace Trim Punch from Martha Stewart (my new favourite!). Cut it up the middle and wrap around the box to complete the look. Fill with chocolates and give away!!


Mmm I wonder where my choccies went....

Hi Everyone in Scrappy Land
Robbi here with the 2nd part to the Christmas Tag game I have been busy creating.
These tags are mostly all created using the Kaisercraft 61/2x61/2 Paper Pad Turtle Dove. Collection
The range of papers and colours in this little pad is totally amazing and it really didn't matter how often I flipped the pages I always saw something that caught my eye. Obviously there are other bits and bobs that have been used but predominantly they are all from the pad.


Anyway... here is the plan for the " Game" if you would like to try it.
Create your tags, add the numbers (you could even just do this for the 12 days of Christmas rather than the 25 and another idea is get the kiddies to help make them or maybe they could make their own for themselves, a teacher or friend) This really is just a different take on the Advent Calendars that are around, this way the Kiddie has to go on a Treasure Hunt
Make the little pockets for the back as shown on these tags and make some little treasure hunt papers to slip into the pockets...

The little treasure hunt papers are folded and held in with a paperclip.
REMEMBER:- to check what the next day's clue is though so you can pop the treat in place before the Kiddie gets there....otherwise you might have some grumpy Children on your hands! If you have more than one Child wanting to play, just make enough slips for each pocket but make them different and jumble them up a bit.
Here is all the happy little Chocolate Santa's waiting to be gobbled up, along with a couple of sample hints for the Treasure hunt.

Ok lets check out the 2nd lot of Tags
On the # 3 tag I have used a couple of Tim's dies and even a little resin bird, made by my friend Sharon which I coloured with numerous amounts of alcohol inks and metallic rubs. On tag 1 I used a little silver bell to make it look like a wee parcel.
 On tag 8 there is a lot of little internal tags hiding that could be used for gift tags, and I like
 the simplicity of tag 6.
The lamp post in tag 10 was cut using the Spellbinders die, and I covered it with some liquid applique to make it look like snow. In tag 9 I have used the Cricut cartridge Graphically Speaking (my fav!) to cut the "dream big" banner.
I am thinking out of all the tags so far these 2 are my favorites - the colours just "work".

On tag 14 I have used a little Scrapmatts chipboard hanging clock, which I covered in glossy accents and on tag 18, I have used some of the glitter music paper from the little pad.


I am hoping that with my 3 stockings on the stairs Santa is going to leave me some very special gifts! Or am I being greedy?
Last Tags, and I think the # 25 was the most fun to make! It has so many elements to it I wasn't sure if it was going to fit in the drawer but it did...............

Remember all these tags have been created using large luggage tags and the
Kaisercraft 61/2x61/2 Paper Pad TurtleDove

Thanks you for checking out what I have been up to lately and I hope to hear that you have tried making the little tags and that you were ready to play the game with your Kiddies (or big Kiddies) and that it was a heap of fun.
This drawer and contents will be available for closer inspection in the shop from the 1st December
Have a super fantastic scrappy week and take care
Robbi