SUPER EXCITING - APOCD & Scrapbook Creations Blog Hop!

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BLOG HOP

Did you hear the amazing news!?!?

APOCD are teaming up with Scrapbook Creations Magazine and hosting a Blog Hop! It will be Scrapbook Creations first ever hop and ours too!!!! :)

The exciting thing about this hop is that YOU get a chance to be a part of it. 

If you love our Cherry Flair and create pages, cards, OTP, etc using them all you need to do is visit the post on the Scrapbook Creations blog here and add your blog link to the comments.

Cool huh!?!

Can't wait to get hopping!

Last layout share from Amanda Hall :)

We are so lucky at APOCD as the lovely Amanda Hall has shared another gorgeous layout with us using the August kit and the 'Chalkboard Cameras' Cherry Flair. 

Layout title: My Kind of Day

Paper : Glitz wild and free 'small hearts', MME Cut & Paste 'quoted', MME Cut & Paste 'Story', Teresa Collins 'Family Stories',
Cardstock : white
Alpha : Glitz Wild and Free number stickers
Other : MME Chalk Studio sticker, sequins, washi tape, flair badge,
Other not in kit : Typo clouds, Bella Boulvd chip clouds, enamel dots, Heidi Swapp card, buttons, October Afternoon date sticker, cotton thread, Kikki K heart sticker

Thank you so much for inspiring our followers with all your gorgeous creations Amanda! 

- Raquel x

Introducing our latest Guest Designers

Today I would like to introduce to you 2 new Guest Designers. The first guest will be creating with and sharing layouts with our October Main Cake kit. The second is a special guest from Poland who will be creating and sharing layouts with our Cherry Flair....

SO are you ready to meet them????

Our first Guest is the lovely Sharmaine Kruijver. She is working with our October Main Cake kit.

Here's a little bit about Sharmaine from the lady herself:

I’m Sharmaine, from Tasmania. My husband Dave and I have 4 girls who keep us very busy. I also work as a Teacher’s Assistant at least two days a week. I started scrapbooking in 2005, with the help of a friend, and I just love being able to breathe life into photos and stories. My pages are almost always full of life and colour, most are meaningful and some are funny. I’m currently fortunate enough to be able to create as a design team member for Cocoa Daisy, Scrapmatts, Jot Magazine, One Little Word, and X-Press It.

Welcome Sharmaine, thanks for being a guest at APOCD!

Here's a sneak of her first layout share - Sharmaine has used the 'Everyday Cork' Cherry Flair buttons set here too:

You can see more of Sharmaine's work on her blog here:

And our International Guest this month is the talented Magda Mizera from Poland.

I'm Magda. I'm 26 girl from Poland where I live with my beloved fiance.

I love scrapbooking since I've ever heard about it. My scrapbooking adventure has started on summer 2011 and takes up all my free time. I can easily describe my style: lots of white and drops of color here and there :)  I'm white thread addictted. I love to scrap about my everyday life, those who I love and things that happen from time to time.  In real life I'm a photographer running own business and it's beyond exciting! I can call photography the love of my life :)

You can see my pictures on the site: www.magdalenamizera.pl but all of my personal stuff and scrappy things I want to share you can find on my blog. Writing a blog has become my favourite thing across all the 'internet things'. Also, lately I discovered how fun it is filming and making short movies!
I'm so happy to be here, inspiring you to make beautiful things!


Magda is a lovely photographer, look at this gorgeous pic she has taken of our Cherry Flair! They just look so dreamy! I want all my pics to look like this :)

Here is a sneak of her first layout share!

You can see Magda's blog here:

I hope you are as excited as I am about our Special Guests this month! Plus I have one more share from our Guest Amanda Hall.....so lots of inspiration to come APOCD followers!

- Raquel x

October Kit Contents revealed...

Today I am here to list the contents of the kits which will be available tonight in the APOCD Store :)

Firstly, the October Cupcake Kit

Kit Contents 

Papers - The Cupcake Mix

• Eighteen 6"x6" Single Sided Patterned Papers from the American Crafts-Dear Lizzy 'Polka Dot Party' Range. 

Embellishments - The Filling

• 15cmx15cm 'Starry Love' Mask designed by APOCD
• American Crafts-Dear Lizzy 'Polka Dot Party' Accent and Phrase stickers.
• SEI Tumble Dye Spray - Turquoise
• 1 x 1.2m roll of American Crafts-Dear Lizzy 'Polka Dot Party' Ribbon (colour and design will vary)
• 1 x American Crafts-Dear Lizzy 'Polka Dot Party' Tag (colour and design will vary)
• 1 x American Crafts-Dear Lizzy 'Polka Dot Party' Peg (colour will vary)

Other - The Icing

• 1 x silver doily
• 2 x resin bows (colours will vary)
• 2 x lengths of washi tape wrapped around a manilla tag
• 1 x mini yellow peg
• Selection of blue cup and silver star sequins

The Cherry on top

• 1 x 7x9cm Love Polaroid designed by APOCD
• Packet of 2 'Cherry Flair' handmade by 'A Piece of Cake Designs' and exclusive to this kit.

The October Main Cake Kit 

Kit Contents 

Papers 12"x12" - The Cake Mix

• American Crafts Amy Tangerine - Cut & Paste 'A-Lister' Patterned Paper
• American Crafts Amy Tangerine - Cut & Paste 'Envelope' Patterned Paper
• American Crafts Amy Tangerine - Cut & Paste 'Taylor's Favorite' Patterned Paper
• American Crafts Dear Lizzy - Polka Dot Party 'Sparkling Stars' Patterned Paper
• Crate Paper Flea Market 'Found' Patterned Paper
• Crate Paper Flea Market 'Treasure' Patterned Paper
• Crate Paper Flea Market Vellum Speciality Paper
• 1 x Kraft Cardstock
• 1 x Black Cardstock

Embellishments - The Filling

• Doodlebug Design Inc. Jack and Jill Alphabet Sticker - Bubblegum
• American Crafts Amy Tangerine - Cut & Paste 'Harper' Transparent Alphabet Sticker
• American Crafts Amy Tangerine - Cut & Paste 'Typed' Transparent Sticker
• 1 x American Crafts Amy Tangerine - Cut & Paste 'Stitching Tag' Transparent Sticker (designs will vary)
• 1 x 1.2m roll of American Crafts Amy Tangerine - Cut & Paste Ribbon (colour and designs will vary) 

Other - The Icing

• Selection of Studio Calico 'Tiny Hearts' wood veneer
• 3 x Resin Flowers (colours will vary)
• 1 x Roll of striped washi tape
• Selection of transparent sequins - green, pink and purple
• 1 x length of green and blue twine
• 1 x Manilla Tag

The Cherry on top

• 1 x 3"x4" 'Love This' Wood Veneer card
• Packet of 3 'Cherry Flair' handmade by 'A Piece of Cake Designs' and exclusive to this kit.

See you tonight in the store :)

October Flair and Exclusive Items

Before I begin sharing Flair images and some exciting news, just a reminder that our sale date is confirmed!

This is 8pm EST at www.apieceofcakedesigns.com.au

Here are some sneaks for you of this months kits! 

Apologies that these photos are not the best, its dark here at the moment. But these kits are to die for!

October Cupcake kit sneak:

October Main Cake kit sneak: 

Here are the Cherry Flair sets which will be available for sale this coming Monday. I am trialling a new product image this month, which is purely in digital form - this means that the colours may vary slightly in the Flair due to them being a handmade item. 

I am SO SO SO EXCITED to share the newest additions to the APOCD store - the introduction of masks and wood veneer products designed exclusively by me for APOCD! These items will be included in the October Main Cake Kit and October Cupcake kit this month.

The masks and veneer will not be a regular inclusion in all APOCD kits however, they will be present occasionally within a kit. The hope is that I will start to develop my own mask and veneer products which will be available as extras in the store, just like the Cherry Flair are :) EXCITING HEY!?!

Firstly, our 'Starry Love' Mask, this is 15cm x 15cm in size and will be included in our October Cupcake Kit.

Our LOVE Polaroid which is 7cm x 9cm and will fit a 2.5"x2.5" instagram photo - This is also included in the October Cupcake kit and is cut on 1.5mm veneer. 

Our 3"x4" 'Love This' Wood Veneer Card is included in the October Main Cake Kit. The fantastic thing about these cards is that they are cut and engraved on 1mm thick veneer, which means they are so easy to staple into to attach photos, embellishments etc.

I hope you enjoyed checking out the sneaks, new Flair images and our exclusive items. So many exciting things happening at APOCD! 

I will be back soon with more sneaks and introducing our newest designers :)

-Raquel x

 

 

SPECIAL GUEST - Stephanie Bryan - & October Sale Date Announced

Today I am here with a share from our special guest, the lovely Stephanie Bryan. Each of Stephanie's creations always just blow me away with their dreamy feel. So gorgeous! Stephanie has been creating up a storm with our Flair and today I have 3 layouts to share with you. 

The first layout features a Cherry Flair available from the 'Everyday Sea' pack. 

I love how the flair coordinates beautifully as Stephanie has added touches of Blue in the embellishments she has chosen. 

The theme Stephanie followed for this project was 'A Day in your Life'. She used coin pockets to document her day. Such a unique idea! She has also used a Cherry Flair from the 'Everyday Sea' pack on this one :)

I love, love, love this next share! The vellum pocket, the mist drops, the sequins, buttons, journaling and of course my Flair! :)

Stephanie has used Cherry Flair from both the 'Everyday Sea' and 'Sweet Love' packs

Thank you so very much for sharing your gorgeous creations with our followers Stephanie!

Stay tuned for our last share from our Guest Amanda Hall, before the October sneaks and announcements begin!

Before I forget - our October Sale date is this coming Monday the 14th October at 8pm (Melb Time).

GUEST DESIGNER - Amanda Hall - The story of Us

I am here to share with you the fourth gorgeous layout that Amanda has created with our last Main Cake kit release. 

I am love, love loving everything about this layout. The bright colour combo with the pops of black, the resin stars and of course the super smart little mini that Amanda has create to hold extra journaling. Too clever, and compliments the page beautifully, without looking out of place. 

The banner that runs along the bottom of the photo was cut from the washi tape included in the kit by My Minds Eye. 

Here is a close up of the mini tags, I love how she has pieces together her scraps to create a pie chart look. 

Amanda has used the exclusive flair which was released with this kit and combined it with the chalk frame, chalk 'and' sticker and the gorgeous Glitz designs alphas. 

Thanks for sharing another fabulous layout with us Amanda!

I have one more layout from Amanda to share this week and a share from our Special Guest Stephanie,  before I reveal sneaks of our October kits, two new exclusive product reveals and some clues about our next Guest Designers. Exciting times here at APOCD!

Take care,
Raquel xx