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The Homemade collection is perfect for homely pictures. And what could be more homely than relaxing on the couch on a peaceful Sunday afternoon (unless, of course, someone decides to get the camera out and start taking pictures)…

For this layout I used the fabulous Homemade paper collection to reflect the cosy, warm subject of the photo. I added buttons, stitching and lace as well as cutting out images of scrabble tiles, cross-stitch and a cuckoo clock from the papers.

To give the photo a more homely feel I used Picasa’s “warmify” option when printing out the photo – I think it works really well. Wamify is just one of many great effects available in Picasa and similar image manipulation software – sepia, saturation, glow and soft focus can all be used to add a twist to your photos and make them really stand out on your layout.

Here is a list of the products used on this layout:

• P568 Simple Stitches paper (Homemade collection)
• P569 Friendly Family paper (Homemade collection)
• P573 Warm Welcome paper (Homemade collection)
• P574 Comfy Corner paper (Homemade collection)
• RB879 Brown Rub-ons (Homemade collection)
• RB880 Colour Rub-ons (Homemade collection)
• EM936 Embellishment Pack – Buttons (Homemade collection)
• PL504 Chocolate Pearl Strips
• CL-01802 Crystal Lacquer Set
• MA503 Chocolate/White Mini Alpha Stickers
• EM927 Cream Lace Pack

I was over the moon when I first saw the lovely Homemade papers and embellishments since I have loads of photo’s that fit with the colour and theme of this collection. Here is a layout using Homemade and some other Kaisercraft products.

As well as the Homemade papers I have also used a paper and the stamp set from the gorgeous Secret Bird Society collection. The photo’s were taken on a family holiday to the Lake district where we had a lovely little cabin by the waters edge – the colour of the water and of the distant hills perfectly matched the blues in the Homemade papers.

The “Treasure these Memories” words are stamped using one of Kaisercrafts new mini stamps (stamped onto acetate and layered over paper for extra effect). The background paper is one of the fabulous stitched papers from the Homemade collection.

Here is a list of the products used on this layout:

• PS119 Lovely Lace stitched paper (Homemade collection)
• P568 Simple Stitches paper (Homemade collection)
• P571 Rustic Recipe paper (Homemade collection)
• P573 Warm Welcome paper (Homemade collection)
• P548 Undercover paper (Secret Bird Society collection)
• CS748 Clear Stamps (Secret Bird Society collection)
• PL504 Chocolate Pearl Strips
• CL-01802 Crystal Lacquer Set
• CS937 Treasured Memories Mini Stamp

The fun and girly Hey Birdie Collection from Kaisercraft fitted perfectly with this picture of my daughter on her birthday so I got out my scissors and foam tape and created a layout to remind me of that special moment.

At the moment this photo was taken my daughters best friends had just showered her in streamers from party poppers and started singing to her making her smile in a beautifully reserved way. It was a special moment that I wanted to capture in a fun layout which somehow reflected her happiness on that sunny Summer day. Kaisercraft’s Hey Birdie Collection matched both the theme and the colour of the photo and gave the layout a bright and happy look.

I used Bazzill Tortilla cardstock (T8-824) as a background, added strips cut from the Hightail paper (P510) as a base for the picture and cut out and layered some of the cute coloured birds on the strip in the lower left corner of the page. Once the photo was stuck down I outlined it (above and on the right) with some of the Hey Birdie Brown Rub-ons (RB859). The trees, flowers and birds on either side of the photo are cut out from the Wing It paper (P508). The words in the bottom right corner and three of the butterflies in the top left corner are from the brown rub-ons while the fourth layered butterfly is cut from the Wing It paper.

The Precious Moments words are a ScrapFX chipboard wordlet (2008272) that I have coloured using a Kaisercraft Brown Ink Pad (IP708) and decorated with another cut out and layered flower from the Wing It paper.

I’ve embellished the layout with Kaisercraft Hot Pink Pearls (SB787) on the flowers and the round tree and Crystal Lacquer on many of the layered birds, flowers and trees. I’ve finished the layout by sewing around the edge with matching pink thread and adding a single button detail to the bottom right corner.

I think the layout perfectly captures this particular precious moment – a fun and very sweet moment in time on a lovely Summer afternoon.