Store News: July's Sale night!

Hey everyone

A quick update from me to let you know that our sale date for July has been announced.

Did you see the sneaks on our Facebook pages? Here they are again incase you missed them :)

Raquel x

Thoughtful Thursday ... with Natalie May

My best friends daughter had a birthday on Australia Day 

and I needed a quick and easy little gift tag to attach to her gift.

Looking through my stash, I decided to use one of 

the APOCD Exclusive Wood Veneers for the tag  ... 

these are super cute and only .75cents each in store!

I had a few little extras left over from my  

November Cupcake kit (which is now down to $13.97) too so 

I used the flower die cuts from the Heidi Swapp Ephemera along 

with a couple of circle digi cuts left over from Teen Embellishments Cut Files and Brushes - Set 2

 

The Flair from the Mr & Mrs Chalk set finished it off nicely!

Hope your day is going great!

Natalie May

Best day ever!!

Hi everyone! 

Once again i am using the August cupcake kit.

While I was playing with the papers in the kit I came up with , unintentionally, a christmassy 

combo of colours! So I thought why not show how versatile these kits are and show you a christmas themed layout!?

So here you have it....

My children for the first time ever, adopted an Elf on the shelf!

It was so adorable!!! 

But I was yet to scrap any of the photos! 

This kit allowed me to scrap this precious moment. The last day before our elf "Tinsel" as we named her , was to head back to the North pole til next Christmas. This meant the children who had been unable to touch her til now as the fear her magic would disappear, were able to give her a cuddle goodbye! So it was a sad day but also the best day at the same time!

I loved the mixed bag of embellishments by MME and this title was perfect!!

I have used a mix of papers that contained reds, green and even some yellow.

I used my sewing machine and some masks to create an interesting background on masking tape.

My background paper is by 7 Dots studio.

Now I have to add I have used a special veneer that was released last year!

It was a special Elf on the shelf set and I had been holding onto it do these kind of layouts!

Thanks for stopping by, Eb xx

Designer Inspiration - Gina Rodgers - Escape..

Hi everyone, I'm sharing a page today using a couple of cool APOCD products along with some items from my stash.. Firstly I've created the background using gesso, mists and watercolour, then layered a few paper scraps on top. I've used a frame from the Insta-Lovin wood veneer set and stapled straight through to attach the photo..

I've also used a flair along with some messy thread and buttons... finishing off with a title and stamping..

Thanks for stopping by, wishing you a fun and creative weekend ahead!

Gina x

She loves to read and tell a story too:)

Hi again everyone,

I am back to share another layout using the June Cupcake kit.

This layout is a photo of my daughter who LOVES

to read!! She is also a great, animated story teller and I really

wanted to document this aspect of her life. 

Often when we go shopping and if she has some pocket money , more 

often than not she goes straight for the book sections

in the stores.

I have like the last layout,

used a tag from the kit to highlight and frame my 

Instagram photo.

I have used lots of different strips of the papers,

as well as the sticker sheet in the kit.

I have added some of my own washi tapes and a past kit flair.

I LOVE this mask so I used a yellow Faber Castell

gelato to add these words to my page. 

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you are enjoying your kit , Eb x

It's completely up to you...

Hi everyone!!

I am back to share a layout created using the latest cupcake kit!

I know I say it all the time but this kit is my favourite!!!!

I LOVE all the papers in it, the mask is my all time favourite and

the Lindy's Stamp gang mist is totally AWESOME!!

This is my first layout to share! 

As always stitching and a mixed media type background onto

white cardstock. 

I used the Dina Wakely mask with grey 

Faber Castell gelatos as a feature on my background.

I then used the "NOTED" tag as the main feature

to highlight and frame my photo.

I have cut strips from the papers as well as small words

and used stickers from the sticker sheet to embellish 

my layout. 

And I LOVE the cherry fair!!!!!

I will be back again next week with another creation

to share! Thanks , Eb xx

Mid Week Inspiration - Friends of APOCD

Hey everyone,

Today I thought I would blog and share some gorgeous creations I have seen around the web using APOCD goodies.

The first is a lovely layout from our March Guest Designer Lisa Oxley. Lisa created this one using the March Main kit. You can see more of Lisa's gorgeous work on her blog here

The second is a layout from my friend Michelle. Michelle is a big help to me at APOCD and supports me without fail to pack your scrumptious kits. She also is an avid project lifer but of late has rekindled her love of traditional scrapping. She created this layout using our March Cupcake kit. You can see more of her gorgeous work on here blog here

Michelle also created 2 cool layouts using the April Cupcake kit, which had a lot of Heidi in it and also some gouache and a sumo brush :)

And this one using one of my favourite kits, the May Main kit.

Another friend of APOCD is the super talented Charmane Koch. She has her own online store Charms Creations, where she sells handmade felt/doily embellishments. She created this page for the April white with one challenge, but also used some *bits* from March Cupcake Kit - heart stencil, chipboard stars, paper plane flair & sequins.

Kristie-Anne, is a long time subscriber and supporter of APOCD. It is so nice to see Kristie sharing her creations on our Facebook page with us. Thanks so much for sharing Kristie! She created this layout with the March kit and using inspiration from Mercy Tiara's scrapping videos on you tube. 

Our next layout is from another subber to APOCD and a super scrapper, Rikki Graziani. I do not know how this lady keeps up with all her awesome commitments and retains such a high standard of scrapping. This one was created for a Scrapbooking top 50 cyber challenge, where the challenge was to scrapbook a celebrity scrapper. In this case the celebrity scrapper was me, lol, I do by no means consider myself a celebrity but it was flattering to be asked nonetheless :) She has used the February Main kit. You can see her blog here.

Our last share for today is a Project Life style share from Manda Moore. Manda has recently taken a love to creating Scrapbooking Process videos and has her own You Tube channel which she updates regularly. She used bits and pieces from the March Cupcake kit to create this bright and fun layout. She even made a process video using it.

I hope you have enjoyed this post today, for something fun and different and jam packed with inspiration!

Incase you were thinking about it we only have one left of both the June Main Kit and Cupcake kit available in our store. So head there now if you do not want to miss out.

www.apieceofcakedesigns.com.au

Jot Pockets Class with Jot Magazine

Hey everyone,

Raquel hère today with some info about an awesome class we are sponsoring at APOCD.

Being a former Jot Girl, I am all for everything that this awesome mag stands for. It is the perfect magazine for the modern day memory keeper and what is super awesome is that it the mag is free :)

Want to know more about this awesome little class run by Kim and the Jot girls?

Designed by Jot founder Kim Archer, this six week powerhouse course will take you through not only the

basics of Project Life/pocket scrapbooking but guide you step by step in a supportive environment that will
soon have you creating your pocket pages with pure confidence.

This class has been created to take the over thinking out of the process.

This workshop includes:

• 6 weeks of lessons to get you started in pocket scrapbooking or to move you forward if you’ve been feeling stuck.
• Access to our new Jot Workshops classroom space.
• Beautifully designed handouts. You know how pretty the pages of Jot Magazine are – our handouts are just as pretty.
• Content delivered a variety of ways – video, downloadable handouts and step by step photos and instructions.
• Access to our private Jot Pockets show and tell gallery
• The chance to win some great lucky door prizes from our sponsors.
• The opportunity to interact with our Jot Girls plus Kim, your tutor and your class mates in our private message boards
• Email notifications from Kim each time the classroom has been updated – so you don’t miss a thing.
• Not just inspiration and ideas for your Project Life pages but actual step by step, detailed guidance taking you from the very start to the finish of each week’s spread.
• Bonus mini projects.
• Weekly lesson uploads
• Contributions from some of our Jot Girls
• A supportive, nurturing environment where we will each support each other throughout this 6 week journey.
• A welcome video message from Kim

Registration is now open for the class so you can head over here to join in and sign up

Hope to see you in the classroom too :)

Designer Inspiration - Lisa Pate - the little bits

Hello Everyone!!

Back again with another layout share using supplies from May's Full Kit.  Which was FULL to the brim with lots and lots of lovely little embellishments and details.

I have been lucky enough to be away all weekend at a creative retreat, and took my kit with me.  I started with a fun background that I sprayed with mist and then doodled shapes and lines over the spray.

Then I just couldn't find the perfect photo!!  Wanting to finish the layout anyway, I ended up creating the layout WITHOUT the photo.  I simply grouped lots of little embellishments to each side and left plenty of space to add the photo later.

Once home, I added both the wood veneer and my photo.

I love how it turned out.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Lisa

Its a Boyish layout....

Hi everyone! I wanted to share with you this grungy, boyish, fun layout today using the contents from the main kit this month.

The  kraft cardstock was my base to begin with and using lot's of different strips of the various papers I created a background for this photo of Will taken a few years ago!
To add a grungey feel I used a sewing machine to add in some messy black stitching and added a layer or some white gesso over the background using an old credit card.

Once again I loved using the film strip stickers and this time used the basic grey scrabble letters as my title.
I painted some of the cute veneer shapes to match my circular panel.
I have added some circular panels by 2 Crafty to add some dimension to my page.
As I always do I used various stamps to add interest to my layout!

I hope you are enjoying your kit as much as I am! See you again soon, Eb x