FRIDAY FAVOURITES - Guest Designer; Jodie King

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Hello, Happy Friday, and welcome to Friday Favourites! It's Jodie with you today with my third project using the gorgeous January Cupcake Kit.

Does anyone else have trouble getting their man in front of a camera? Mine really does not like his photo being taken, and so rarely makes it into any of my scrapbook pages. I snapped this pic while we were at lunch on a recent holiday and I think it's kinda cool. So he finally gets to have a layout (probably the first ever) featuring just him, hence the title Hello Handsome.

Some of my very favourite pieces from this kit are the woodgrain and navy striped papers, the navy embellishments ('best ever' and 'that was so fun' tags), the gorgeous flair buttons, the cloud die cut, and the die cut shields. I've also saved the scraps of my favourite yellow polka dot paper from my last project, and seriously, who doesn't love a turquoise doily!

Hello 2015 is one of my favourite digi files from the Digital Shop January Releases and I've used it both as part of my title and as a background layer for my layout.

I duplicated the word 'hello' from the digital file into a grid pattern on a Silhouette Studio page, and cut it on my Cameo from white cardstock. After trimming it to size I adhered it to another piece of white cardstock and machine stitched the edge in white thread. By using all white products it adds visual texture to the background without becoming too busy for the other bright colours used in the layout.

There are quite a few black & white doodling elements to the My Minds Eye Jubilee Tangerine collection, including this smaller shield. To cut back on some of the busyness of the geometric lines, I've used my Mango Gelato from the kit with a watercolour brush to colour parts of it in.

The antler flair is just delicious and I've used it to reinforce the masculine feel to this page.

To build the title I've used one of the 'hello' scripted words that was left over from creating the background, and simply recoloured it.

One of my favourite things to do on a layout is to fussy cut.. I'm always looking through patterned papers to see what I can cut out. Once I had tucked in the cute cloud die cut, of course I needed to cut some hot air balloons from one of the 6x6 papers.

Even after three separate projects there's still so much product in my Cupcake Kit. The only things in this layout not included in the kit are white and blue cardstock, a few enamel dots, some twine and a tag that was a piece of memorabilia from our weekend away.

And that brings to an end the sharing of my Guest Designer projects at A Piece of Cake Designs. I'm so thrilled to have been creating with the Cupcake Kit this month, and can't thank Raquel enough for having me along.

The kits are always perfectly coordinated and have such a great mix of papers, embellishments and exclusive flair. Can't wait to see the February kit sneaks!

Jodie

THOUGHTFUL THURSDAY - Guest Designer Jodie King

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Every now and then you'll come across someone who makes your day with their thoughtfulness. While we were setting our DS up in his unit recently, we came across a lounge suite on Gumtree that was free. The owners wouldn't accept any payment for it, they just wanted to help someone out that needed some furniture. And you know what? It's a really great lounge suite!

I knew straight away that I would send these lovely people a card and some Instant Scratch-its as a small measure of our thanks.

I've been playing with the gorgeous January Cupcake Kit again, and I've pulled more of the bright and happy colours from the My Mind's Eye Jubilee Tangerine collection for this card.

The background came together with some basic paper piecing. I cut multiple 4 x 4cm squares in two different patterned papers and then cut each square in half on the diagonal. I arranged them so that each triangle became part of a larger diagonal line. I then stitched each straight and diagonal line on my sewing machine to give a quilted look.



I've used the Hello 2015 design by Polka Dot Creative from the Digital Store, love Jodie's scripting! I've cut the heart in white cardstock on my Cameo, then coloured it using the Mango Gelato from the kit. I've adhered it to the card base and then stitched around it a couple of times in orange thread. Because there are some fine areas on the heart, it stitches more easily when it's adhered to a solid base.

To pretty up my little parcel I used patterned papers from the kit to add a liner to the envelope, and a gift card holder to house the Instant Scratch-Its.

You'll find a bunch of envelope liner tutorials on Pinterest, and they are really quite simple to do but add that extra personal touch. I used a corner rounder at the top to get a clean, straight curve without any stray scissor cuts.

You'll also find plenty of gift card holder templates on Pinterest. I found one that I liked and resized it so that it fit my Instant Scratch-Its perfectly.

A couple of embellishments and a sentiment using the Webster's Pages woodgrain Little Letter Stickers from the kit and it looks as cute as a button!

Now I just need to write a message of thanks in my card, pop in a photo I snapped of the three boys on their new lounge suite, and send this little parcel off in the post!

Thanks for dropping by today,

Jodie

January Releases Guest Designer - Jodie King

Hello everyone,

Raquel here with a quick post to introduce you to a Guest Designer we have working with our Cupcake kit in January.

I'd love to welcome Jodie King to our blog this January/February. Jodie has been creating with this lovely Cupcake kit.

I was drawn to Jodie's gorgeous layered style through her work on the Papercut Labs. You can visit Jodie's blog here to see some of her gorgeous creations

Here is a bit about Jodie in her own words:

My name is Jodie King and I live on Queensland's beautiful Sunshine Coast. I’ve been scrapbooking for 6 years, and love to create project life spreads, traditional layouts and cards. I’m a bit of an eclectic scrapper, and often switch between clean and simple layouts and something with more texture. Aside from being a scrapbooker I’m a mum to two awesome almost grown kids and loving life with my hubby of 20 years.

Thanks for visiting the blog today, stay tuned for a post from Nat May tomorrow and creations from our design team and guest Jodie :)

Raquel x

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

GUEST DESIGNER - Lisa Oxley - Rise and Shine

Hey everyone! I am back again today sharing a gorgeous page from Lisa our Guest designer using our March Main Cake kit. 

Lisa has created this gorgeous page titled 'Rise & Shine' for us all to be inspired by. 

Here is a little bit about the layout in Lisa's own words:

I am a sucker for getting up with the sparrows , as my workday starts at 5 am , so any opportunity to get up and out of the house during the week is something i love to do .
Dawn walks along the beach, which I live very close too, are a ritual on off days.

My girlfriend in these photos is now living in Shanghai and this was our last beach walk together before she returned to China.

I love this blue piece of Pattern paper from the APOCD kit,it was calling me to use it .. so out came the house paint again,plus some white embossing powder to highlight the drips across the page .

Washi tape ,some chevron and heart cut outs from a couple of pieces of pattern paper from the kit and a little of my own tissue paper stash added some extra embellishment.

I detailed with my trusty black pen and this layout came together very easily .

Some detailed shots which really showcase the texture and dimension Lisa creates on her pages:

Stay tuned for some more inspiration coming from our designers Lisa and Natalie :)

SPECIAL GUEST - Stephanie Buice

I'm SO EXCITED to announce this next lovely lady as our special guest who has been busily working with some of our Cherry Flair designs, Stephanie Buice. 

I have admired Stephanie's work on Instagram for a while now and was so pleased that she agreed to be a guest with us. 

Here is a little bit about Stephanie in her own words. 

Hi, I'm Stephanie! I live in Alabama with my husband and sweet baby boy, I love being a mommy.

I also love to create, and I love to create with color. Scrapping is my passion so if I'm not running around

with the baby or changing diapers you can usually find me in my craft room. I currently serve on three

manufacturers DT's and couldn't be enjoying life more. Thanks for having me here A Piece Of Cake Designs.

You can check out Stephanie's gorgeous pages at her blog here

Congrats Stephanie for recently becoming a Crate Paper Gal! Go you!

Stay tuned to our blog for Stephanie's first share and more shares from the awesome APOCD girls!

GUEST DESIGNER - Amanda Reddicliffe - Love our Time

Today I am here to share Amanda's last layout as a guest designer with APOCD. We have loved having you as a guest Amanda! Thank you so much for creating and sharing your scrapping with our APOCD followers :)

Amanda also used flair from our new release 'Everyday Pop' pack.

Here is what Amanda had to say about her layout:

To add depth to my layers I used a contrasting watercolour paint to the papers, and scattered sequins over these areas to draw the eye in. I also pulled out some stamps from Stampin' Up! and Technique Tuesday to create a visual triangle in blank ink.

Our Cherry Flair are available in our store here 

http://apieceofcakedesigns.com.au/category_10/Cherry-Flair-Buttons.htm

Thanks again Amanda! 

Raquel, xxx

GUEST DESIGNER - Amanda Reddicliffe - Naughty or Nice

I am back today to share another layout created by Amanda using our December Main Cake kit :) 

Don't forget we still have a couple of these kits available for purchase in our store. 

Here is what Amanda had to say about her layout:

More layering of the beautiful papers from the December kit. Its taken a while, but chalk papers are really growing on me! I sponged the edges of the papers with brown ink to add obvious depth to the layers, and also made a pocket with some left over paper to the right of my photo to keep journalling and keepsakes from Christmas Day (the pink paper crown in now safely secured here!)

Amanda has used the exclusive flair from both the main and the cupcake kits in December on this layout :)

Amanda takes such gorgeous photos of her kiddies too! I can't wait to share her last layout with you all :)

Raquel, xxx