Fall Paper Crafting Ideas!

I hope you are having a super week & enjoying some beautiful fall weather where ever you are?

With the richness of fall leaves & trees heavy with color, it goes without saying that it would be the perfect place to go to for crafty inspiration! 

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This is a fun project I worked on last year for Fancy pants Designs, but never posted it here on my blog. I just love this wall-art...especially all those cute letterpress/ printed leaves using the +Fiskars FUSE, letterpress & die cutting system, and thought you might find it inspiring for your fall decor. 

Autumn Wall-Art by +Kim Watson 

You will need the following supplies:

•    Happy Go Lucky 6x6 Paper Pad
•    Happy Go Lucky Ephemera Pack
•    Leaf & Flower dies
•    Die-cutting machine (I used the FUSE from my friends at Fiskars)
•    Ink (if you are letter pressing your shapes)
•    A dried Twig
•    Brown & cream twine
•    Fishing gut
•    Glue 
•    Tape

Whilst I was busy making leaves, I made a whole bunch extra, enabling me to create this fall page too :)

FALL by +Kim Watson 

 A mixture of Letterpress & die-cut and ephemera shapes layered together to create a fall leaf border for my enlarged photograph. Fal

So glad you stopped by! Have a super Thursday!

It's the last day!

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NOTE: It's that time again! Do you want a chance to win a super #prize & a chance to be the #featureddesigner in November's #newsletter? Then you have until midnight, tonight. Monday 10th November, to get your #sketch entries in. 

Here is a reminder of the #sketch you must use together with some of the newer #fancypantsdesigns products! If you take a look in the October Newsletter, you'll find some amazing sketch support from some our#designers to inspire you.

This is my take on the sketch....I am excited to see what you create!

Be Happy by +Kim Watson 

Supplies: All products from +Fancy Pants Designs (True Friend collection), Mist: +Studio Calico ; Metal Dies: +TechniqueTuesday; Die-cutting machine: +Fiskars FUSE; Electronic machine: +Silhouette America ; Adhesives: +Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L ; +TombowUSA

Tell me the word 'HAPPY' isn't just adorable in gold foil??? Many thanks to +Technique Tuesday for the die :)

So I encourage you to get your entries in to Fancy pants ASAP. Either post to their Facebook wall or Instagram using the hashtag #fancypantsdesigns. 

Have a super crafty day friends!

Fancy pants Designs & Tombow team up!

Are you getting ready for the Holidays?? What are you talking about woman, you are probably asking right about..now??!

Let me give you heart failure...........                

Erm...I'm nasty aren't I? :)

8 weeks friends....8 weeks.....could someone please resuscitate my crafters heart!

Well in light of that jolt...shall we get cracking with some Christmas crafting ideas?

Today I have a few projects + a tutorial to get you in the holiday mood.

Seasons Greetings by Kim Watson 

Supplies- Cardstock: +AmericanCrafts; Patterned papers, Die-cuts, Tags, Vellum paper, Foil Paper, Tickets, Stickers, Mini trees, Sequins, Buttons: +Fancy Pants Designs; Wood Veneer: +Studio Calico; Adhesive: +TombowUSA; Glitter: +Martha Stewart; Metal Die: +TechniqueTuesday; Cutting Machine: +Silhouette America

*Glitter Chevron tutorial

  

Oh! Deer from +Fancy Pants Designs 

    Adhesives by +TombowUSA 

 STEP #1:

 Using Tombow adhesive tape, create a chevron shape directly onto your base page.

 STEP #2:

 Remove backing tape & sprinkle liberally with fine silver glitter.

 Press glitter well into sticky tape & tap off any loose glitter.

STEP #3:

 Using Tombow foam tabs, I raised die cuts & small items, adding dimension.

STEP #4:

 Using Tombow power tabs, attach your cute little bottle brush tree!

STEP #5:

 Tombow Mono glue rocks my world for all those hard to reach places!

 Now for a cute Snow Owl for your Christmas mantel!

To make this littl' cutie, simply cut +Fancy Pants Designs corrugated cardstock into strips & roll ém up. Create a teent top hat from patterned paper, add little feet & die-cuts...& voila! All done!

Supplies- Cardstock: +AmericanCrafts; Patterned papers, Die-cuts, Corrugated cardstock, Stickers, Buttons: +Fancy Pants Designs; Adhesive: +TombowUSA

We like to Chill by Kim Watson 

 Supplies- Cardstock: +AmericanCrafts; Patterned papers, Die-cuts, Tags, Vellum paper, Foil Paper, Tickets, Stickers, Mini trees, Sequins, Buttons, Flair: +Fancy Pants Designs; Adhesive & Marker: +TombowUSA; Ink: +Tattered Angels; Metal Circle Dies: +TechniqueTuesday; Cutting Machine: +Silhouette America

Layered clustered elements with a mixture of textures, raising them with foam squares for dimension & height.

Mix vellum & foil, creating the feeling of a chilly, snow flake filled page. 

Use a large die-cut snowflake with ink splatters & sequins, adding further 'chill-treatment'.

 Ok... now that I have  shocked you...not only with my friendly Christmas reminder, but x3 posts in one. LOL. What can I say, some strong motivation behinds the scenes got me in the mood. (Watch this space).

I love that you stopped by!
Happy Thursday!

Channelling your scrappy heros!

You have scrappy heros right? I know I have plenty!

Today I wanted to show you how one can successfully lift/ channel someone without a direct copy. For this page I incorporated x2 lifts into one page, with fun results. I used inspiration both from layout, accents placement, color & photo layout ideas.

Many thanks to the very inspirational designers who's pages I used for this demonstration.

Wilna Furstenberg

Yuki Shimada 

 The Things You Do by Kim Watson

You can clearly see evidence of both pages in my final page above. 

Supplies used: +Fancy Pants Designs-Me-ology collection, +Echoparkpaper-Basics patterned papers, +Thermoweb adhesives, +TombowUSA adhesives, +Ranger Ink inks. 

 I used the idea of paint strips like Wilna did & added die cut numbers, with ombre paper underneath for interest. 

Using multiple dies I created a selection of custom made badges as accents on the page. 

All dies from +MFTstamps, check out their on-line store, where you can purchase any of the dies shown below. 

Die-namics High Rise numbers

Die-namics LLD Accent It - World Traveler

Die-namics Pinking Edge Circle STAX

Die-namics Happy Hellos

 Thanks for stopping by!

I [heart] sketches by #fancypantsdesigns!

Yes...it is almost time again, for us at #fancypantsdesigns to select a winner for the #August sketch #contest as seen in our August newsletter!

Need a little inspiration?

This is the amazing August sketch by the talented Jenny Evans. 

My take on the sketch...interpreted into a 8.5"x11"version!

Collection used: Me-ology by Fancy Pants Designs.

Hello Cut-file: Fancy Pants Designs can be purchased in the Silhouette online store. 

Collection used: Me-ology by Fancy Pants Designs, Vellum Paper by Fancy Pants Designs, +Thermoweb , +Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, +TombowUSA adhesive and watercolor crayons, Veneer by +Studio Calico, Other: #Homemade Enamel dots. 

So hurry...you have 5 days to get your entries in. I can't wait to see your awesome work!

Thanks for stopping by!

The beauty of the hand Inked font.

I designed this page for the class Process Play for Masterful Scrapbooking.

When planning this page, I thought I’d tackle it from a different angle. I knew I wanted to use a large, show-stopping hand painted title I’d seen on Pinterest by Kal Barteski. Her distinctive hand painted quotes have been trending in the art world for some time now. 

Being dominant and larger than my usual title sizes, it determined and influenced the division of the page and how I incorporated the other page elements, as well as the overall composition.

There is something to organic and authentic about the hand font in black like this to create a focal point. 

Do Incredible Things by Kim Watson

Do Incredible Things by Kim Watson | Supplies: Cardstock by +Stampin' Up!; Patterned paper, Flair by American Crafts, Decorative Envelope, Vellum paper by Fancy Pants Designs; Cork Accents, Vellum Die Cuts, Wood veneer by +Studio Calico, Enamel dots by Close to my Heart; Wire house by Maya Road; Cork paper by +DCWV Inc.; Stamps, Journal card by +Technique Tuesday; Ink by Close to My Heart; Spray Ink by Tattered Angels; Pen & Adhesive: +TombowUSA; Adhesive by +Thermoweb & 3L, Sewing machine, Die cutting machine by +Silhouette America; Digital brush by Ali Edwards; Other: Neon Construction paper.

For a more in depth look at my creative process behind the page, check out the Masterful Scrapbooking class. 

Scrapbooking with faux chalkboard techniques

During a recent interview with +Debbie Hodge  over at #MasterfulScrapbooking, we were discussing a faux chalkboard technique on my page Wild Child created for the Process Play article, where I used a white gel to transform plain black alphas.

As promised this is the other page I mentioned featuring a few #fauxchalkboard techniques I used for an assignment for the +Papercrafts&Scrapbooking May 2014 issue seen on page 44.

Live Life by Kim Watson

Supplies: Cardstock: +Bazzill Basics Paper ; Patterned paper, Decorative Bag, Buttons, Stickers, Die Cuts: (Memories Captured) +Fancy Pants Designs; Metal Flair: Evalicious; Clear stamps: Autumn Leaves (live Life- old), My Minds Eye (and), +MFT Stamps (enjoy the awesome journey, stars, triangle border), +Hero Art Stamps (speech bubbles), +Technique Tuesday (arrows), Cocoa Daisy Designs (arrows, chevron); Date stamp: American Crafts; Ink: Close to my Heart, +Close To My Heart; Stampin’Up; Embossing Powder: Stampin’Up; Color media: (pencils) Tombow, (white gel pen) Sakura; Adhesive: Tombow, Thermo web; Twine: +Close To My Heart; Tools: (mat, trimmer, scissors, punch) Fiskars American, (acrylic blocks, paper piercer, sewing kit) Close to My Heart, (heat gun) American Crafts, Sewing Machine

Idea #1:

Draw a double line border around your page & hand-write your journalinhg using a white gel pen. For an authentic chlakboard feel, shave actual chalk dust onto the page & gently rub it in in areas around the page, giving a chalky smudged effect. 

Idea #2:

Stamp speech bubble images onto black cardstock then emboss with white embossing powder for crisp white images. 

Idea #3: 

Create a chalkboard style conversational title using a mixture of fonts & sentiment stamps. Emboss with white embossing powder for crisper images. Using soft colored pencil crayons like the ones I used from +TombowUSA, work into your design using a crosshatching & rubbing technique for an authentic chalkboard vibe. 

I hope you feel inspired to try some techniques of your own....it is a fun creative technique to try!

Happy crafty Tuesday friends!

Christmas Mason Jar Mini album + Win some Tombow

Hi crafty friends! 
Welcome to the Tombow blog hop. As most of you know, I LOVE Tombow products, so am thrilled to be joining their talented DT today. I am happy to tell you that not only do you have a chance to WIN some fabulous adhesive goodies on this hop but you will get to see some super cute projects on each persons blog. 

I have a Mini book tutorial to share with you using some of the brand NEW 'Merry Little Christmas from Fancy Pants Designs' & some of Tombow's super range of adhesives. 

These are the supplies you'll need to grab:

• 6x6 Patterned paper pad
• Stickers sheet
• Alpha stickers sheet
• Tickets
• Small decorative tags
• Ephemera
• Buttons
• Wooden sentiment
• Cork adhesive label
• Mini Christmas Trees
• Mason Jar
• Piece of Tinsel
• A mini snowman
• Colored twine

Cover the surface of the cork label with Mono Adhesive Power Bond & firmly press your 'tinsel snow' onto it, making sure the surface is covered. Using Mono Aqua Liquid Glue, adhere all other decorative goodies to create a little snow scene. Aren't the Fancy Pants Designs mini trees cute!!  

Remove the cork label adhesive backing & slip into the bottom of the mason jar, pressing firmly to adhere to the glass. 

Cut to the size of your jar, a variety of pages for the mini book. Decorate the cover page with 3D elements adhering them with Mono Multi Liquid Glue & Foam Tabs. Stitch the pages together for strength & crafty interest. 

Cut paper gussets, 2"x the width of your mini book, decorative circles for the top of the jar lid & inside lid, and x2 slightly wider gussets to adhere the mini book to the lid. 

Using Mono Multi Liquid Glue, stick the pages together with your paper gussets & the x2 wider ones on the front & back pages. Rounding the corners will make it easier to fit inside the circle lid. 

Power tabs are the perfect way to make sure the booklet is completely secure under the lid of the jar, & will easily withstand repeated use :) Cover the inside of the lid with a patterned paper circle split in half. This not only adds strength but finishes off the lid nicely. Layer a combination of wooden sentiment, tags & die cuts into a hanging embellishment for the outside of the jar. Colored twine adds a great finishing touch! 

Christmas Mason Jar Mini Book by Kim Watson

Once slipped inside, the little book becomes the backdrop for the snowman scene, all cute & Christmas-y. The perfect accompaniment to any Christmas mantel decor you might have planned.  

Here is this week’s blog hop line-up:
Tombow Blog
Debbie
Melissa
Jennie
Marie
               Kim Watson >> this is ME!
Tombow Blog

(NB: In order to win you have to leave a comment on every blog included in the blog hop!)

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