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Hi again.  This afternoon I am popping back to share with you the new Kaisercraft journal I have decorated using the stunning Gypsy Sisters collection.

I fell in love with this journal as soon as I saw it and the possibilities for it are endless.  The hardest decision I had to make was what range I was going to use for it.  In the end the gorgeous colours of Gypsy sisters won.

“Journal” by Renee Ludlow- Kaisercraft Journal, Gypsy Sisters collection, die-cut elements, alpha stickers, chipboard alpha #1, black rub-ons, rhinestones (wine), paint (white), ink pad (brown)

Below are a few steps to recreating this journal.

1. Paint the covers of the journal using white paint.  Ink around the edges using brown ink.

2. Cut a 13.5cm x 19.5cm piece from Nadia (reverse). Ink the edges. Position the front cover over the paper and trace the leaf design.  Very carefully using a sharp craft knife cut out the leaves and stem, the leaves will be used later on so be sure to out them aside. Adhere to the journal cover and sand any over-hanging pieces.

3. Cut a rounded piece from the Ella paper (I used a plate to get this shape, very technical I know).  Ink the edges.  As before trace the leaf shape onto the paper and cut out, sanding any excess away.  I also added a scalloped edge around this piece before adhering down.

4. Add some die-cut elements, rhinestones and rub-ons to embellish.  Also add the title at this point.

5. Finally take the leaf shapes you had cut away earlier.  Ink the edges and fold the leaves roughly in half with Nadia paper facing up.  Adhere these to the journal by placing a small amount of glue along the fold and then positioning in place. You could also leave the leaves flat if you are worried they will be squashed.  My journal will sit safely on my bedside table so I like the added dimension that the folded leaves gives. You can add as few or as many of these leaves as you want.

I hope this has inspired you to give these journals a go, I guarantee you won’t be disappointed!

Today I am showing you the Round Clock decorated with the Devonshire Collection.

I just love the intricate roses featured in this collection and I chose the reverse side of the “Wild Violets” paper to cover the front of the clock.  I used the “Sepia” inkpad to colour the chipboard numbers and I then applied some of the black and white and coloured rubons to decorate it before adding a few flowers and pearls to finish it off.  I have chosen minimal embellishments to keep it “flat” so that it doesn’t interfere with the clock mechanism.

Devonshire Round Clock by Tanya Tahir – Round Clock, Devonshire papers, rubons, embellishment pack, Sepia inkpad, pearls

The clock is a great gift idea for that special someone or even for yourself!

I just loved the Journal and Memo Block and knew straight away that I wanted to make them for my daughter.  She is crazy about writing little notes, and I’m always finding little drawings around the place too.  What could be more perfect for her than a special place for her to write her little notes? I knew that I wanted to cover them in the fun, bright papers of La Di Da, and I wanted to keep it pretty simple too, as they will be handled a lot. I also left plenty of space on the front cover for her to add her own drawings, so all I added was a bit of bling and ribbon.  The only problem was…once I finished it, I almost wanted to keep it for myself!

Journal and Memo Block by Samantha Hauzer – Journal SB2071, Memo Board SB2067, La Di Da papers, Embellishment Pack, Rhinestone Strips, Kaisercolour Paint – Pretty Pink.

I couldn’t resist using the beautiful Peachy Keen papers to decorate the Round Clock for my new scrap room! I love the little birdies in this collection and decided to keep my clock ultra-simple to show them off. I covered the face of the clock in the “Nifty paper” (there I go with the orange again!) and the section behind the cut outs in the “Dandy” paper (reverse), which I actually got from the 6×6″ paper pad – it fit perfectly without any need for cutting. My only decorations were the coloured rub ons , some quick sewing and the numbers that come with the clock. I painted those in Raw Umber Kaisercolour paint followed by a coat of dimensional magic. 

“Peachy Keen Round Clock” by Christine Rumley: SB2072 Round clock, Peachy keen papers, paper pad, coloured rub ons, IP708 brown ink, Raw Umber Kaisercolour paint.

Assembly instructions for the clock can be found here. These are actually for the previously released square clock, but the mechanism is the same.

This clock would make a lovely gift!

I’m a scrapbooker who loves to include lots of journalling on my pages.  I am constantly writing down little snippets of information about our daily lives and funny things the kids say.  I couldn’t wait to play with Kaisercraft’s new journal, it provides the perfect place for me to record all of these things until I’m ready to scrap them.  I love that the internal pages are lined on one side for me to record my notes, but blank on the other side leaving space for me doodle and draw sketches. 

I decorated mine using the Devonshire papers (I love that orange!).  I sewed the lace onto the paper before adhering it to the journal and then decorated it with coloured rub ons, which I chose because they won’t fall off with all the handling that this little journal will see! 

“Notes” by Christine Rumley: Journal SB2071, Devonshire papers, paper pad, embellishment pack, coloured rub ons, SB524 Lowercase Script rub ons, album rings.

“I too created an ideas journal to record and keep track of my scrappy comings and goings.  Like Christine, I love to write down the things my little people say, record the beautiful quotes and verses I come across and any sketch/page ideas I have.  I really loved the idea of also creating something that was just for me (not the usual gift items) and the gorgeous La Di Da Paper were just perfect.  As my journal will sit on my scrapping desk, I decorated the memo cube to match.”

“ideas journal ” by Nikki Antonello – Journal SB2071, Memo Cube SB2067, La Di Da Paper collection, Paper Pad, Embellishment pack, Rubon Type Alpha RB 821, Kasiercraft paint.