Friday, 1 February 2019

February 2019 - Good reads challenge!


Hello Krafters!


And Hello February!

"I love books. I love that moment when you open one and sink into it you can escape from the world, into a story that's way more interesting than yours will ever be."
- Elizabeth Scott
 
I hope you can sink into this month’s gorgeous challenge...seriously, where would we be, without a GOOD READ! 
I personally have Book Club tonight ;)

If you are a reader, there is nothing like getting lost in a book. This month we want you to scrap about books and all things reading. Maybe you can be inspired to scrap about a favourite book of yours or the kids, perhaps you can simply use book pages to decorate, or maybe you can journal about your relationship with reading. Go on...tell us your story!



We welcome all kinds of Kraft entries for our challenges, from a traditional layout, cards, digital layouts, art journal and tags etc., just please remember that it is all about the Kraft!!!
You can share your K+ creations with us either in our
OR via the inlinkz tool in the sidebar


The Kraft Plus Design Team...



 I have randomly torn and layered book page pieces for the background on my card and added a personal touch by drawing and colouring the flowers.



 My Feb page... book paper, letter stencil and text stamping and a photo of book week! I had so many ideas for this challenge.. but just ran out of time.... 


I was inspired by the vintage feel to the image, and found this postcard image to use for my layout. I used old book pages, and handmade paper using old book pages. I also added a Charms Creations bookpage map marker.




 This is wasn't what I had planned for this challenge, but it was one of those 'happy' creations. It actually started as a 'warm up' page before creating the layout I had planned, clearly I had this challenge in mind as I played. This was done on my final kraft page in my Dina Wakley journal...time for a new journal


I love books! And was blessed to visit the USA home of Louisa M Alcott, author of “Little Women” in 2018. Because of all the photos, I’ve created a Project Life style page as my layout. Have you ever done this? Why not give it a try this month!




I did the first page in my new Kraft Journal 😍
I introduced my kids to the wonderful world of books and libraries from the moment they were born and I just love their appreciation for books and reading. Here is my boy, when he was a little tacker, all set up in the toy room, with his sippy cup and a big tub of books nearby 😍 I've used old book pages as a background.


 Hi.Here is my layout for the February Book Inspiration challenge.. I have used old book paper on the back ground as well as die cut elements and I just had to pop a Charms Creations book paper heart on my page too.. TFL!


 ‘Elmer’s Day’-i was inspired by the colours and tiled design of Elmer the elephant’s skin.Do miss reading these books to Samuel.For us,now a memory


I have used book paper in my layers on my background and also for the word "Potterheads" in my title. The stars were cut from left over's from cutting my title. AND I'm documenting one of my family's favourite books/series.





My inspiration came from these Halloween photos of my daughter and her friend, and I thought it was a slightly different twist on the challenge. I used some text washi tape on card to hand cut my title and also some other text patterned paper tucked in among the layers also for some extra "book feel".


Such gorgeous creations from the Design Team ladies, I always enjoy putting the blog together.

The Kraft Plus Guest Designers

Again, we are lucky enough to have two Guest Designers to inspire you this month, starting with...



Hello, my name is Theresa Kamp and I am an addicted paper crafter who likes to scrapbook, make cards and dabble in the mixed media messy stuff as well. I am married to my sweetheart with 3 grown children and 2 beautiful grand daughters. I have been creating with paper for over 25 years. My passion started with paper when my children were younger and as they grew older so did my paper obsession as well as the size of my crafting stash, eventually taking over their playroom as my personal crafting space. I do not create with any particular style or technique, I like to be prompted by the mediums I have to work with as well as my work environment, my mood and of course the music I am listening to. Happy Creating !
You'll find Theresa and her blog...HERE

And International Guest Designer...

Lisa Marie Watling



 When it comes to challenges, I sometimes like to think outside of the box and not go with the seemingly obvious. For this challenge, I used book print or script background papers and I chose a title that hinted at books. This title, I feel, speaks volumes!!
You'll find Lisa Marie on Facebook, at Scrap Paper Scissors and her blog, HERE.


Thank you so much ladies for joining us this month, it's been a pleasure to have you join us! 

That's it for February, we do hope you have fun with this GOOD READS challenge...looking forward to seeing them all! 

Thank you to all who joined in last month's INDIGENOUS ART challenge, we loved all the different interpretations :-)

 

Tuesday, 1 January 2019

January 2019...Inspired by Indigenous Art!


Hello Krafters!

Happy New Year and welcome to 2019!
I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and a lovely start to the New Year, however you celebrated it.
We are looking forward to a new year of challenges and inspiration, here at Kraft Plus! We do hope we can inspire you to join us!

Firstly, it’s with great sadness, that we say goodbye to...



We sincerely thank Agnus for her creativity and support during her time with us and wish her all the very best...it’s been a pleasure, you will be missed xo

On a happier note, it’s with great excitement and pleasure to introduce a new addition to the team...please make her feel welcome...

It's fabulous to have Tracey join the team, I'm a huge fan of her work and have been lucky enough to gawk over her shoulder at retreat and see her creations in real life...wow!

Now, onto this month’s very colourful challenge...


 This month we would like you to be inspired by INDIGENOUS ART. I hope you are inspired by these pieces from Raelene Stevens, Sally Clark, Tammy Mathews & Deborah Bonar.
As always, our stunning graphics was created by our one and only, Amanda Hall.

We welcome all kinds of Kraft entries for our challenges, from a traditional layout, cards, digital layouts, art journal and tags etc., just please remember that it is all about the Kraft!!!
You can share your K+ creations with us either in our
OR via the inlinkz tool in the sidebar


The Kraft Plus Design Team







A simple card with an Indigenous inspired pattern.



 My January challenge page



I have to confess, this layout was started and completed yesterday afternoon, so please don't get overwhelmed by this month's challenge. I've used a stencil and 3 paint colours to match my sunrise photo. I then added a few dots around a couple of the circles with 'posca pens'...super simple!




For this fabulous challenge I took inspiration from the wave-like pattern, top middle, & then remembered I had these photos from my son’s 30th. Voilà! Dots & waves! I hope this month’s challenge inspires YOU to get scrappy too😊



Had fun with this Art Journal page. Such an inspiring graphic. Very satisfying and meditative process, starting from a blank Kraft page, to the finished piece. All hand drawn background. I used Distress Oxide inks, paint pens, alcohol ink markers and journal pens.




 HI. Here is my layout for the January 2019 challenge. I was inspired by the top right picture of black and whtie and spots, so that is what I have used on my page.. TFL!!




 Hi ladies, I am in the midst of moving house, but I took some "me" time today to scrap, it was awesome. I cheated a little with this one and created a cut file with a single circle. I layered the cut Kraft over a piece of starburst patterned paper to match the colours on my niece's shirt. I couldn't get the title quite right, so free hand scripted the 'free' then scanned and cut it out. Love how the finished product looks.



Be Happy’-i was inspired by the dots and colours on this Months Challenge Board.I have used dots and circles in various forms here.Hope you can join in too.😀



It took a while but when inspiration struck I loved the bright colours and all the circles in the art work. And I also drew inspiration from the pops of black.


 Like most of the others, this challenge made me think! I was inspired by one image in particular, in the middle second from the top (in case you hadn't worked it out!) and this was where I started. After creating some detail like this I used some circle stamps in black ink and then finished off with white dots using a paint pen, I loved how it came out!


As always, these girls have amazed me with their creativity!

 The Kraft Plus Guest Designers

This month we are lucky enough to have two Guest Designers join us and wow, did they blow me away with their creations!

First up is, Kerry Wagstaff




  "I painted the painted the background and used Kaisercraft Australiana paper range"
You can find Kerry on Instagram @kerry2902


Also joining us is International Guest Designer, Apexa Nagar, who has completed two stunning creations for us!


This is certainly the most attractive home for your paint brushes!

Apexa has also done a tutorial for both her projects, Kraft dolls & Traditional House organiser, which you can find on her blog HERE. I would highly recommend checking them out!
You can also find Apexa on Instagram @artstudiobyapexaa

Thank you so much ladies for joining us this month, we really appreciate it!

That's it for the January challenge. I do hope you enjoy this month’s INDIGENOUS ART challenge.

Thank you to all of you who played along with our December, NEEDLES & PINS challenge, we love that you shared those with us!
We can't wait to see what you all come up with for this month :-)
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