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I changed my mind a few times on how I wanted to decorate this new Kaisercraft Trinket Chest but in the end I chose to use the lovely (and also new) Velvet Ensemble papers.

After painting the chest in Antique White Kaisercolour paint I covered the whole chest (drawers, sides and back) in the costume paper and inked round all the edges to give an aged look. I cut the mask on the lid from the ‘Stage Show’ paper and added a few little embellishments – a feather, a flower and some rhinestones – to it. The Black Organza bow finishes the chest off.

I wanted the feel of the chest to be one of opulence and I hope I have achieved it.

I used the following products to make the chest:

• SB2109 – Kaisercraft BTP Trinket Chest
• P674 – Costume, Velvet Ensemble 12 x 12 paper
• P678 – Stage Show, Velvet Ensemble 12 x 12 paper
• P675 – Performance, Velvet Ensemble 12 x 12 paper
• KC002 – Antique White, Kaisercolour paint
• PL514 – Pearl Flourishes, Black
• RI613 – Organza Ribbon pack, Natural
• KG-024003 – Red Kindyglitz Glitter Glue (for the Red lipstick)
• KG-021552 – Silver Kindyglitz Glitter Glue (on the flower)
• Crystal Lacquer Set
• Glue Stick
• Brown Ink Pad

I started this project just before we went to the Scrapaholix/Kaisercraft Retreat and managed to get some quality time at the Retreat to finish it off. I have used the new (and absolutely gorgeous) Chapter One Collection to cover the lovely Storage Unit and some of Kaisercraft’s beautiful Blooms to decorate it.

For some time I’ve been wanting to make some storage to hold all my Kaisercraft flowers and Blooms and this unit is perfect since its a good size and I can simply empty out all my half used packets of flowers and Blooms into the drawers.

I used a single sheet of the Chapter One Motivate paper to cover all three drawers. I wanted the design to continue all the way up the drawer fronts and I think it has worked quite well. I used the reverse of the Afresh paper to cover the sides and some black Bazzill cardstock to cover the top. I wanted to keep the unit clean and simple to show off the gorgeous design of the paper so just added a few Kaisercraft Blooms, a Rhinestone flourish and some Wood Flourish Leaves to the top and three Blooms and a rub-on to the bottom drawer.

I used the following products to make the storage unit:

• SB2105 – Beyond-the-Page Storage Unit
• P670 – Motivate 12 x 12 paper, Chapter One Collection
• P665 – Afresh 12 x 12 paper, Chapter One Collection
• KC031 – Black Kaisercolour Paint
• FL301 – Wood Flourishes, Leaves
• F631 – Paper Blooms, Sea Breeze
• F632 – Paper Blooms, Sage
• RB920 – Chapter One Rub-ons
• RS459 – Rhinestone Flourishes, Elegant, Island Lagoon
• Crystal Lacquer Set
• Green Ink Pads

While I was tidying up a bedroom recently I decided we needed something to keep a few bits of jewellery neat and tidy and had a crazy idea of making the Kaisercraft Advent Calendar / Bits’n pieces drawers into a Jewellery Box.

I decided to use the After Five collection as this will match the new colour scheme in the bedroom. I could not find any colour matched fancy hooks to hang the necklaces and bracelets on so decided to cut up some wood flourishes and fix them to the inside of the unit using Crystal Lacquer (which makes a very effective glue). I really like the end result – they are perfect for my little bits of jewellery.

The drawers are perfect for rings and larger heavier necklaces and brooches – I’ve covered the outside of each one in a strip of paper from the After Five collection and added pearls to decorate them. I left the inside of the drawers plain but you could line them with felt to protect your jewellery if preferred.

I added strips of the Debutante flocked paper from the After Five collection around the edges of the unit and a small vanity mirror in the corner (if you prefer you could add a larger mirror to cover the full size of the inside panel of the unit).

Here is a list of the products used in this project:

• SB2066 Advent Calendar
• After Five Paper Collection
• RB883 After Five Border Rub-ons
• KC031 Black Kaisercolour Paint
• SB721 Wood Flourishes Border
• SB793 Black Pearls
• CL-01802 Crystal Lacquer Set
• T301 Kaisercraft Glue Stick
• Wood Glue

I know it’s a bit early but I’ve decided to get into the spirit of Christmas, so my first Christmassy project this year just had to be the Holly Wreath made with some of the papers from the Be Merry Collection.

After separating and lightly sanding down all the pieces of the Kaisercraft Holly Wreath (SB2078) I arranged all the Holly leaves on the circle frame and, once I was happy with the layout of them, I then thought about which papers to use on the leaves. I decided that I wanted to use more than one colour of paper on the wreath and that I definitely wanted to incorporate the very cute reindeer from the fabulous Chirpy paper.

I used the back of the Chirpy paper (P559) to cover the largest of the three pronged leaves and then used a brown ink pad (IP708) to stamp with the Script Background stamp (CS752) over them. On the smaller three pronged leaves I used the Cheer paper (P558) and on the large long leaves with the berries I used the green side of the Happy paper (P560). I finished the edges of the all of the leaves using a brown ink pad. I then cut out some berries, approximately 25mm across, from a scrap of red card and used Crystal Lacquer on them. I also cut out two large Reindeer, two smaller reindeer and one Christmas Tree from the Chirpy paper, finished them all with a coat of Crystal Lacquer and then added some red Rhinestones (SB711) for a little sparkle.

The next bit may seem a little obsessive but its a great way of making sure you are happy with the final effect. Once all the pieces were decorated I rearranged them back onto the wooden inner circle and took a photo of the finished wreath. I then took a couple more photos removing a few pieces each time. I then used the pictures I had taken to reassemble the wreath, gluing each piece with PVA adhesive. Once all the leaves were glued down I used foam pads to attach the Reindeer and the Christmas Tree.

The finished wreath is a modern looking take on the traditional Holly Wreath. For a slightly different look, here is the Kaisercraft Star Wreath (SB2064) I made last year using the papers of the Belle Collection.

After a recent holiday to Italy to visit relatives and learn more about my Italian ancestors I was inspired to make the Kaisercraft Family Tree as a way to display images of past generations of my family.

I wanted a fairly traditional, slightly European look for my Family Tree so chose the Duchess collection highlighted with stamped elements from the Peachy Keen collection.

Once all the MDF pieces of the Family Tree (SB2059) were separated and sanded down I painted the trunk and branches of the tree in Kaisercolour Raw Umber acrylic paint (KC032). I covered the front and back of the tree canopy with the Empire paper (DS204) from the Duchess Collection (the tree is fairly large so one sheet is needed for each side). I then randomly stamped the canopy using the Script background stamp (CS752) and the Flourishes clear stamps (CS721) and inked round the edge of the canopy with a Brown ink pad (IP708).

I am loving using the Peachy Keen Clear Stamps (CS739) at the moment, so decided to use the cute little birds and leaves on the Family Tree. I stamped about 10 of the leaves using the Kaisercraft Forest and Sepia Ink Pads and then cut them out. I also stamped the little birds in various colours and then cut out the wings and body separately and layered them to give the birds different coloured body parts.

Once I had chosen my family photos, printed them, cut them out and stuck them on the cameos, I used the frames from the Heiress paper (DS201) to finish of the cameos. I also added three small Chocolate Pearls (SB792) to the bottom of each cameo. For the centre of the tree I cut out a frame shape from a piece of scrap card and added the word “Family” in the middle.

Finally I arranged the leaves and birds on the tree and stuck them all down using foam tape ensuring that they neatly framed the cameos on the tree.

My Italian themed Family Tree now provides a long-lasting reminder of my trip to meet my relatives and my Italian family heritage.

Beyond-the-page offers a great way to match bits of home decor with the colour theme in your house. These coasters where made to coordinate with the scheme in a chocolate and cream coloured room.

I’ve used the Kaisercraft Round Coaster Pack (SB2056) and painted all the edges and the base in Kaisercraft Raw Umber Acrylic Paint (KC032). I’ve then just used circles of the Pine Arbour (P445) and Elm Point (P442) papers from the Prairie Lane collection. I’ve finished some of the coasters using a stamp from the Prairie Lane Clear Stamp set (CS732). By the way, each coaster has different colours on each side so that I can mix and match them.

I’ve finished the edge of the base with a strip of Prairie Lane paper and a few bronze rhinestones (SB776).

A project like this is a great way to start out with beyond-the-page – it’s quick and easy and you cannot really go far wrong.