Hi, just Eb checking back in to share another creation with you using the latest kit!
And yep it's a christmas layout! I'm loving it as I am actually scrapping my latest christmas photos and not waiting til next christmas when all the christmas challenges come out!!!
This one is of Will...........
Once again I have used some white cardstock as my background and used some mist to create the starry background. On top of that I have doodled in some black drawn stars and used a few splatters of paint.
I have used lots of the "Crate paper" tags on this one and just a tip. Don't look at the tag as a whole piece because sometimes you see them and they don't match your layouts design or colour scheme. What I usually do is look at the top and maybe the bottom half of the tags and just use those by hiding them behind photos or other papers on my layout to give the illusion that the are one whole tag. You can see I have done this with the minty green tag behind my photo. Its only the top and bottom pieces cut. By doing this it also makes the tag fit better under my photo as it appears longer than it really is. I have also only used the top of the red tag as seen here. So don't be afraid to chop them up and mix and match them to suit your page.
I have also used the totally awesome "cherry flair button", the wooden veneer "studio calico" trees, the "crate paper" border stickers and tabs and the adorable birdie washi tape. ( I have linked the shop so you can check out the other cherry flairs in the range however these were exclusive to this kit)
So I hope you are enjoying creating with this kit. Don't forget we have a facebook page so if you feel like sharing your creations with us we would love to see!
Eb xx
Tuesday, 15 January 2013
Tis the season to be jolly....falalalalala
Saturday, 12 January 2013
INSTA-TAG COMPETITION
Well I decided to run an Instagram tag game on Instagram to win packs of my 'Cherry Flair' available through 'A Piece of Cake Designs'.
You can visit my Instagram feed here
http://instagram.com/raquelp
Or follow me @raquelp
This is the pic you need to look for in my feed

Good luck :) Competition closes this Monday xxx
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You can visit my Instagram feed here
http://instagram.com/raquelp
Or follow me @raquelp
This is the pic you need to look for in my feed
Good luck :) Competition closes this Monday xxx
Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
January Kit Inspiration
Hi there! Happy New Year!!
I am so excited to back this year sharing some creativity with you using these gorgeous kits!
This months kit was like every month...AMAZING! Raquel does a brilliant job at selecting the perfect ingredients to these kits. So much so that this kit sold out in minutes!!! WOW!
Also now Raquel has been busy making one of my favourite embellishments, "Cherry Flair Buttons". How cool are they???/ LOVE them! And when you buy the kits you get three exclusive ones!
So to kickstart your creativity this year I want to share two layouts with you. One is christmas themed but the other is not.
I am not a person who likes to use traditional christmas products on a page so I love the variation of colours in this kit!
The first one is photos of my two cheeky children! I loved the different expressions on their faces. Will has a naughty look and Maya a sweet, nice look so that is where the title comes from!
The first thing I usually do is add some misting. I have used a contrasting yellow this time.
I have then used various strips of the patterned papers along with some ruled black pen lines to create a cool background on my cardstock. I have added a couple of strips of some washi tape that I had in my own stash and just used an arrow stamp of my own.
I loved the Crate paper tags. I used them on each layout, So easy, just cut them out and use as awesome photo matts or as cool additions to your page as I have done here.
I also used lots of the cute hearts on the Studio Calico sticker sheet. I then just highlighted them with my black pen.....easy embellishment and so effective. You could paint over them or mist them too if you wanted.
I have also
Speaking of misting you can see that my letters are not the same colour as in your kit. Well I decided I needed my title to be brighter so I grabbed some green and red mist and sprayed my letters! Just pop them in a misting box, spray your choice of mist colours and allow to dry.
Before I adhere them to my page I just drew a rough circle with black pen to make my title stand out.
There you have one simple layout!
This one is a non christmas themed layout because i wanted to show you how versatile this kit and all the kits can be.
I have based this layout on a challenge over at the 'Scrap the boys" site.
This month the challenge is to scrap a layout featuring your son's favourite holiday/summer activity and use that to inspire your layout
So here it is. I do apologise though as I struggled to get a good photo of it:/
You can see I have used all the bright coloured papers and cut them into strips once again.I have used a tag again and cut some stars with the papers.
I added some modelling paste and some stamping to the background for interest and used a lettering stencil with some paint. I have also used some left over cardstock that I used when I was cutting out some circles on my cricut and some arrows cut from scraps of black cardstock.
But you can see you are no limited to only creating christmas layouts!
Hope that kickstarts your year creatively! Eb x
I am so excited to back this year sharing some creativity with you using these gorgeous kits!
This months kit was like every month...AMAZING! Raquel does a brilliant job at selecting the perfect ingredients to these kits. So much so that this kit sold out in minutes!!! WOW!
Also now Raquel has been busy making one of my favourite embellishments, "Cherry Flair Buttons". How cool are they???/ LOVE them! And when you buy the kits you get three exclusive ones!
So to kickstart your creativity this year I want to share two layouts with you. One is christmas themed but the other is not.
I am not a person who likes to use traditional christmas products on a page so I love the variation of colours in this kit!
The first one is photos of my two cheeky children! I loved the different expressions on their faces. Will has a naughty look and Maya a sweet, nice look so that is where the title comes from!
The first thing I usually do is add some misting. I have used a contrasting yellow this time.
I have then used various strips of the patterned papers along with some ruled black pen lines to create a cool background on my cardstock. I have added a couple of strips of some washi tape that I had in my own stash and just used an arrow stamp of my own.
I loved the Crate paper tags. I used them on each layout, So easy, just cut them out and use as awesome photo matts or as cool additions to your page as I have done here.
I also used lots of the cute hearts on the Studio Calico sticker sheet. I then just highlighted them with my black pen.....easy embellishment and so effective. You could paint over them or mist them too if you wanted.
I have also
Speaking of misting you can see that my letters are not the same colour as in your kit. Well I decided I needed my title to be brighter so I grabbed some green and red mist and sprayed my letters! Just pop them in a misting box, spray your choice of mist colours and allow to dry.
Before I adhere them to my page I just drew a rough circle with black pen to make my title stand out.
There you have one simple layout!
I have based this layout on a challenge over at the 'Scrap the boys" site.
This month the challenge is to scrap a layout featuring your son's favourite holiday/summer activity and use that to inspire your layout
So here it is. I do apologise though as I struggled to get a good photo of it:/
You can see I have used all the bright coloured papers and cut them into strips once again.I have used a tag again and cut some stars with the papers.
I added some modelling paste and some stamping to the background for interest and used a lettering stencil with some paint. I have also used some left over cardstock that I used when I was cutting out some circles on my cricut and some arrows cut from scraps of black cardstock.
But you can see you are no limited to only creating christmas layouts!
Hope that kickstarts your year creatively! Eb x
Saturday, 5 January 2013
January 2013 Kit Release Reveal
Todays post is the reveal of the kit due to be released next Monday.....
Want to know what is in it? Here it is
This kit is perfect and can be used for everyday layouts as well as documenting your Christmas and new year break as I'm sure some of you are starting to print photos now from those occasions.
Kit Contents
Papers - The Cake Mix:
- Crate Paper 'Sleigh Ride - Tags' Patterned Paper
- Crate Paper 'Sleigh Ride - Let it Snow' Patterned Paper
- Studio Calico 'Classic Calico - Architectural' Patterned Paper
- Studio Calico 'Yearbook - Roll Call' Patterned Paper
- Studio Calico 'Yearbook - Honor Roll' Patterned Paper
- American Crafts 'Soho Garden - Grande Street' Patterned Paper
- American Crafts 'Dear Lizzy 5th & Frolic - 6th and Maple' Patterned Paper
- 1 x Light Grey Cardstock
- 1 x White Cardstock
Embellishments - The Filling:
- American Crafts Thickers -'Bliss - Glitter Spray'
- Studio Calico - 'Take Note 6"X7" - Grey Mini Alphabet'
- Crate Paper - 'Sleigh Ride - Border Stickers'
- 1/2 Sheet - Studio Calico - Kraft heart stickers
Other - The Icing on the Cake:
- 1 x Birds on a Wire Washi Tape
- 1 length each of 'The Twinery' twine in aqua, red, grey and light green.
- 1 length of pink chevron ribbon
- Strip of red tickets
- Selection of Studio Calico Tree Wood Veneers
- 1 x Tree charm
- Selection of tree and star buttons
- 2 x red bingo pieces
The Cherry On Top:
- Packet of 3 'Cherry Flair' handmade by 'A Piece of Cake Designs' and exclusive to this kit
These Flair below will ONLY be available in the January APOCD kit and can not be purchased separately elsewhere.
Don't forget Monday also brings the release of our 'Cherry Flair' to our website :)
I am so excited about these and my mind is already swirling with design ideas for February's release!
So want to pick yourself up a kit or some 'Cherry Flair'? Log onto www.apieceofcakedesigns.com.au Monday night at 8pm (Melbourne time) to get yours :)
-Raquel x
Friday, 4 January 2013
PREORDERS for CHA - Due 15th Jan
Pre-orders for the CHA Winter releases are up on A Piece Of Cake Designs.
The preorders close 15th January.
Pre-ordering allows you to secure these awesome products for an awesome price!
10% off RRP when you pre-order :)
*Note: Elle's Studio items are excluded from the 10% discount.
Arrival on these items varies with the manufacturers, however, items are said to arrive late January. You will be notified of when a particular brand order has arrived either through email, our blog, or Facebook page.
*NOTE: Please place your pre-order separate to items in-stock (eg: monthly kits, kit extras or Cherry Flairs)
Payment must be made by the closing of orders on the 15th Jan :)
There are some stunning products up for preorder:
My Mind's Eye
Echo Park
Teresa Collins
Glitz Designs
Elle's Studio
CHECK THEM ALL OUT HERE
Thursday, 3 January 2013
January Cherry Flair Designs
I am pleased to share January's 'Cherry Flair' releases available on Monday the 7th at 8pm (Melbourne) time at
Hello 2013
Everyday Brights
Everyday Woodgrain
Kraft 2013
Australia Day
Hoping all our lovely followers like the designs.
- Raquel x
Tuesday, 1 January 2013
Introducing ... Cherry Flair
I am so happy to be able to announce our newest product at A Piece of Cake Designs 'Cherry Flair'
These gorgeous buttons are designed and handmade with love and care by us at APOCD.
Each month new designs will be released and available on our website at
Our monthly kit will also include an exclusive pack of Cherry Flair ONLY available with the purchase of our kit :) How cool is that!
Another awesome thing about our buttons are the flat backs -
This makes adhering them to your projects nice and easy as you can choose to either use regular adhesive or a foam tape for a more dimensional look.
We are running a sharing competition on our Facebook page, check it out by clicking the 'Facebook' link in our sidebar. The competition is open to followers worldwide until midnight Sunday 6th Jan.
So, to get yourself some of these babies, visit APOCD after 8pm on Monday the 7th Jan :)
- Raquel x
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