It's challenge time! Let's have some fun over the months of June and July with an "anything goes" approach.  There are plenty of ways to win so we encourage you to join in and see if you can win some prizes...

June/July Theme - Anything Goes

Yip that's right. There's no overall challenge theme for June or July. So just load up anything you've been working on into our gallery so we can enjoy it! 

Alternatively, you can use colours from the pallete below and design a card, project or layout based on them. Failing that, use the sketch below as inspiration. So many options!

Colour Challenge

Sketch Challenge

Sketches in Thyme have teamed with Artfull Crafts and have provided a sketch that you may want to use for inspiration. You don't have to stick to the monthly theme if you use these. Sketches are great for cards or layouts - and are perfect for the time-poor crafter, or for late at night when inspiration is lacking...

Prizes

From Kaisercraft's new Into the Wild collection, we will create a mixed pack of papers and embellishments for each of the winners from the categories below:

1) Overall Challenge Winner
2) Colour Challenge Winner
3) Sketch Winner
4) First Time Entrant

How to Enter

Entry is SIMPLE!! Click here, upload your image, include a sentence or two and voila - you're entered! Your entry will NOT appear immediately. We will have to activate it from our end - which may take a day or two.

Alternatively, from our website homepage, you can find the challenges and enter by clicking the Gallery Tab along the top menu bar, then click into Competitions. They are all listed there for you to view and enter.

We look forward to being inspired by your work!
Entries close midnight Thursday 30th July
Maximum of 3 entries per person 

THANKS to everyone who entered the May Challenge - Toilet Paper Rolls. We enjoyed looking at the variety of entries and are pleased to announce the winners for this month. (Judging was TOUGH work this month!)

Please head to the Gallery to check out the fabulous entries and leave comments to encourage the crafters. We all love positive feedback.

Hi there, Christine S. here.  How was your long weekend? A new month means new Kaiser collections at Artfull Crafts, & I'll be starting the month off with Into The Wild.  Yes, better get those safari/jungle/zoo pictures out! I have a particular photo that I've finally scrapped, thanks to this collection. I had a holiday in Brisbane, Australia & went to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary.  Then I got myself a tourist shot (I had to, lol) holding an eagle from their Birds of Prey experience.  Man, it was quite heavy! I was trying my best to pull off a smile while the beautiful big eagle was on my left arm. 

The round die cut specialty paper here was used as is.  I usually "misuse" the specialty die cut papers...cutting them in half, thirds, quarters, etc.  But for this layout I decided to use them whole, with distressed & folded edges.

3 different strips from the bottom of each 12x12 paper were put to good use here, they're very good for scrapping.

A Prima stencil was used here in 2 ways: first with texture paste, then with the Bo Bunny Copper glitter paste.  Some splash of Dragonfly Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist was added around the photo, then a couple of stamping & strips of Little B washi tape was added.  It's all finished off by adding some leaves, die cut pieces from the collectables, stickers from the sticker sheet, & cork tile letters for the title

Do check out the Into the Wild collection here.  You get a 20% off discount if you purchase the whole collection.  Also, the May Toilet Roll Challenge has been extended! So you still have time to load your entries until tomorrow here.  I'll be back next week for something not-so-wild.

Cheers,

Christine S.

Hi everyone Bev here - I have not shared for awhile! Today I am showcasing an album I created using the Scrapyard Collection by Kaisercraft and fitting with the theme of the month the base of the album is toilet rolls!

First you need to collect your toilet rolls which did not take me long in our house of five! I then flattened them as much as I could with a scorer tool. Another idea would be to flatten them under a heavy object for a few days. I then covered both flattened sides with cardstock and Scrapyard patterned paper. Then I added my embellishments.  These include Tim Holtz idea-ology items, charms, doily, twine and more. The Inkling I used was the Steam punk one that is so cool. I coloured it with a water brush dipped in ink.

I created the tags that fitted into the flattened rolls with matching cardstock and Scrapyard patterned paper. I then inked the edges with Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress ink. The album is held together with a binding ring decorated with ribbon.

Here is the cover:



Here are the decorated pages:


I really enjoyed this album and love this collection by Kaisercraft.  Thanks for looking!
Have a great weekend!

Hi Louise here with you today to share a card made with one of the recent Wild Rose Studio stamp additions to the Artfull Crafts shop, "Raining Roses"

I am so stoked to be back on the team here at Artfull Crafts and I had so much fun making this card to share with you.

Hi there, how's it going? Christine S. here posting 3 cards featuring different Kaiser collections, from the new to not so new.  Let's start with the not so new, earthy colors of the Wanderlust collection.  This travel card was inspired by a song I heard from the radio, London Calling.  When I heard it playing, it inspired me to get crafty & this is what I came up with:


Looking at this card makes me want to travel to London! Check out the Wanderlust collection here.

Next up features All That Glitters collection which came out a couple of months ago, which has soft pretty colors.  I was originally going to make a simple card.  Let's just say that didn't go to plan (lol!). 

Gold foil, gold glitter, mint green & pink...so feminine & on trend! Check out the All That Glitters collection here.

Last but definitely not the least is the latest Say Aloha collection.  Bright & colorful, you'll definitely take notice just like a hot pink flamingo!

A card that will definitely brighten up someone's day.  Do check out the Say Aloha collection here.
Only a couple of months away until SENZ...woohoo! There's heaps of awesome classes and crafty shopping on offer.  Artfull Crafts has different classes which can be booked online here.  Both album & card classes look amazing, so make sure to have a good look.

Don't forget about our May toilet roll challenge here.  We're loving all the entries so far.  Thanks for popping in & enjoy the rest of your month.

Cheers,

Christine S.

Good morning to all.

Gorjuss has arrived at Artfull Crafts and she is so cute. Juanita and I think so anyway and I guarantee you will also fall in love with her. Today I am sharing cards made using the stamps, then colouring in using my Kaiserfusion Alcohol Pens. Must say, I'm not up to the expert's standard, but one just does one's best!! What's your thoughts ladies.




The stamps come with a number of different elements, one being the oval frame. The outside frame I have cut using Spellbinders, Majestic Labels 25.



Spellbinders, 5 X 7 Reflective Moments was used to cut the outside border on this card. Artfull Crafts have got some rather pretty flowers in stock at the moment, which I couldn't resist adding. They sure don't last long, so do check out the website.

Things are starting to get exciting at Artfull Crafts, as we are preparing for the big SENZ Expo which is in Auckland again, this year.  Liz and I are both doing classes, so I am really looking forward to that - it is great to catch up on all the lovely ladies we have previously met and become friends with. For my card class, we are going to use the gorgeous BETSY'S COUTURE collection, which I am so proud of. Thanks goes again to Kaisercraft, for naming this range of fabulous papers after me. I do feel very honoured.

The week before, Liz, Graham and I are heading to Australia for the Kaisercraft's Retailers Days in Geelong, which we thoroughly enjoy. We have made so many friends over there and it is always great to see them again. Look out Australia, here we come!

Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting all and many blessings,

Betsy.

Hi there Christine here, I am back with a small mini album today, using Kaisercraft's Back To Basic Papers......

Hello! :) Lisa here, with a quick post sharing a couple of layouts featuring one of last month's Kaisercraft releases- the lovely Chase Rainbows. The collection has lots of colour and pattern, so is pretty versatile.

I've used black cardstock as a base for my first layout-- the black helps anchor the mix of colours and helps them to pop off the page. I decided to use a black and white photo as well, so it wouldn't end up competing against the variety of colours in the papers and embellishments.


I punched circles from several of the papers to get a good mix of designs and patterns, then added some of the Collectables , a couple of border die cuts from the paper pad, some bling and a lime green doily (to echo the doilies from the collectables used along the edge of the photograph.)

My second layout has white cardstock as a base, upon which I've used some Marion Smith Color Lab pigment paint with a Tim Holtz stencil on the left. This was an experiment which turned out surprisingly well, and I'm happy with the result. (isn't it great when that happens?!) I matched the teal/blue colour of the pigment paint with a similar coloured piece of patterned paper from the small paper pad, hand-cut to show off the curves in the design. I backed the photograph with two different patterned papers from the range, layered on top of each other.


Some splashes and splatters of indian ink, some bling, a few butterflies fussy-cut from one of the speciality sheets, along with a collectable and some floral washi tape finish it all off. :)

You can find the Chase Rainbows collection instore or online here. 

As always, thanks for looking, and I'll see you again soon.

Cheers,
 Lisa :)

This die cut from the Collectables was also perfect for this page.


Here is a close up of that die cut!


The "These Moments"title is from a leftover piece of paper that isn't from the collection, but was suitable for the colours and photo.


All die cuts are either from the collectables, or from the punch-outs at the back of the 6x6 paper pad.  I love that Kaisercraft include these in their pads.


I layered up die cuts and some special embellishments around the photo.


I outlined all of my label die cuts, and the edge of the white cardstock.  The background paper is an old piece of Echo Park Paper from my stash.


My daughter had specifically told me she wanted the large silver bling embellishment on her page.



I added some watercolours in complimentary colours around the layout, and added some stamping at the end.  Of course I had to add some India ink to tie the page together.