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weekend inspiration: crate paper

 

 

Georgia combined paper from Crate Paper's Random range with embellishments from the Farmhouse range. The ranges compliment each other perfectly and look fabulous together. This layout is a perfect example of how a range with a strong theme can be used for just about any sort of project. The papers and embellishments of the Farmhouse range largely have to do with have cooking and fresh produce and yet Georgia has used them to create a fun and funky layout about herself.

Georgia has backed the two chipboard frames with lined paper from her daughter's exercise book, placing a layer of foam tape between them to give them some added dimension. She has used more foam tape to raise the rest of the embellishments at various heights to make them really leap off the page. The ink splatters and pieces of kitchen string give Georgia's otherwise clean layout a bit of a messy feel.

 

Christmas photos tend to be very busy and Kim has dealt with that well by using a single quite neutral paper from the Crate Paper Peppermint range and then finishing the layout with clusters of chipboard and sticker embellishments. To give the hanging ornaments a more realistic look, Kim has added twine hanging down from the top of the page and tucking it under the ornament.

 

Danielle created this eye catching page using Crate Paper’s Portrait range and turned it into something uniquely hers.  The 'Something Blue' patterned paper formed the background for her own hand drawn vinyl design, which was easily transferred using the Silhouette's transfer paper technique.  She added Crate’s chipboard accents and eclectic buttons to finish off this keepsake page of their travels.

 

Nicole Nowosad has created this absolutely stunning project using Crate Paper's Random range. Nicole has combined the chipboard elements with the sticker sheet containing he same designs to fabulous effect. The little details such as the stitching over the title, the white paint and the string around the photo give the whole layout a really fun, quirky look.

 

 

Stila has created a beautiful, fresh page using Crate Paper's Emma's Shoppe range. The simple grid design of the photos on the bright, cheerful background is lovely and offset perfectly by the fun little embellishments scattered around the page.

 

Geralyn has done an amazing job using the Random range for this layout. We loved how she has fussy cut the pink flowers and layered them around the bottom and right of her photo. Geralyn has also created an eye catching cluster to the top right of her photo by layering die cuts, patterned paper and dimensional stickers.

 

 

Finally, Geralyn has also used the Farmhouse collection to scrap a pending arrival of a baby - what a great use for this range and Geralyn has done it beautifully. We loved how she created  the clsuter of embellishments next to the photo and then how the little butterfly and its trail leads our eye from the photo to the title.

2012 cha release: crate paper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

new years resolutions: suzanne

 

 

Sue's New Year's Resolution is to 'choose joy'. It's a phrase that means a lot to Sue and whenever she finds herself in a difficult situation, she needs to remind herself to 'choose joy', instead of dwelling on things she can't change or that simply don't matter. Sue is determined to remember the important things and forget about the others. Sue used the gorgeous Farmhouse range from Crate Paper to create her page.

She wanted to keep her journaling hidden so has made a little pocket that is tied with twine.

year in review: danielle

 

When Danielle reflected on the year that was, one storyline stood out in her mind. She decided to scrap in the style of reviewing the year's developments in the life of her cousin and close friend, as the constant contact between them was a real feature of the year for her. Danielle enjoyed the focussed style of the journaling-heavy page and would like to scrapbook similar 'year in review' style pages for all the members of her family.

From a style perspective, Danielle kept her page simple and freestyle, with plenty of room for her handwritten journaling. Layered elements appear randomly placed but have been carefully selected to lead the eye around the page from the photo, across the title and down the journaling block. Subtle ink splatters add interest to the otherwise plain background.

weekend inspiration: crate paper

 

Crate Paper’s Toy Box collection is one of the best boy lines that Kathie has seen. It is versatile, colourful and the images contained within it are totally spot on for busy little boys. Even for little superheroes!

As the photos of Jamie dressed in his Batman costume (with a Ben10 undershirt!) were so precious, Kathie chose to keep the embellishment on her layout to a minimum so that the photos really shine on the page. She’s used the Border Stickers and Trims to add some colour above and below the photos, then added some Chipboard Accents. The bats were cut from black cardstock.

 

The Neighbourhood collection is among Iris' most loved lines from Crate Paper. Iris cut apart the border stickers to create a fun and funky edge. A bit of misting, layering of embellishments and the addition of brads in the edges of the layout results in a page where you find so many details to look at. Crate always comes up with gorgeous and fun designs which makes designing this page seem like a breeze for Iris.

 

 

 

Here is another layout from Iris this time using the Emma's Shoppe line. Iris added a bit of stamping to the background to further emphasize the vintage and shabby chic look and feel of this sweet page about her daughter.

 

 

This next layout is by Georgia Keays, Perth. Georgia has used Toy Box with a little bit of Emma’s Shoppe thrown in. We loved her title treatment – the clustering, the mixture of fonts and colours. Can you see that she's curled the letters on the title words so they bend up off the page. Isn't it effective!

 

This is another page by Georgia Keays. We loved the title of this page, and just had to know more. Georgia tells us that the page is all about how you can tell how naughty her son is being from listening to the pet name she chooses to call him. Toy Box papers and embellishments are paired here with a neutral kraft background, twine and frayed fabric, giving a delightful worn and textured feel. Thanks Georgia!

2011 cha summer: crate paper

Three stunning, slightly eclectic collections from Crate Paper in this release.  Click here for details.

 

weekend inspiration: crate paper

 

When Sue first saw the Emma’s Shoppe range, she couldn’t believe how lucky she was to be able to design with it. Sue says it is even more gorgeous in real life. The colours in the range are quite varied which means that you can easily design several layouts from the range and end up with quite different looks. Sue decided to team the range with gorgeous photos of her daughter Lily when she was only 9 months old, playing with a hose in her Nana’s garden.

Sue loved the frilly ribbons in the collection and they worked perfectly with Lily’s frilly hat in the photos. Although the colour scheme in the layout consists mainly of pinks, Sue used some of the aqua chipboard and the aqua lettering stickers to create a contrast. If you have never used Crate Paper products before, you must check out the chipboard sets in the collections.

They are unbelievably great value as they are a 12x12 inch set and contain many pieces. You can definitely design quite a few layouts using the chipboard as embellishments. By layering the pieces of chipboard together, you can achieve lovely dimension on your page. Sue finished off her layout by sewing on a few pretty sequins and beads to add a handmade touch.

 

Kathie’s used the Toy Box line to create this page about a recent visit of the fire brigade to Jamie’s playgroup. The die-cut chipboard includes a little fire-engine and a spotted dog, which lend themselves beautifully for this theme. Kathie scattered blocks from the Accent Cuts paper across the neutral background to give spots of colour on which to place her photos.

 

Christine Middlecamp, in Minnesota, designed this layout which also features the Toy Box collection. Christine told us that her Crate Paper layout exemplifies one of her son’s grand adventures outside after a routine trip to the park. She says “In using Toy Box, I developed a playful, lively set-up of patterned paper squares and action ridden planes. Both appeal to the excitement of the moment attributed to my son's backyard adventure!”

 

Kaori Watanabe, Japan, is a member of the Crate Paper design team and we love what she does with Crate Paper product. In the layout we are sharing here today, she has used the Toy Box collection to create a fun, colourful boy page. Look how she appears to have strung the chipboard frames along the entwined ribbons. And the helicopter hovering overhead is such a great boy touch.

 

These stunning cards were created by the very talented Sarah Parker. This first card has been made using the Emma's Shoppe collection. Sarah designed the card to showcase the versatile colour palette of the collection. We love all of the delicious layers Sarah as added to the card.

 

This beautiful card was designed by Sarah for her daughter Sydney. Sydney loves all thing girly, but can sometimes be tough and a bit rough around the edges... So with that in mind, Sarah loved being able to add some rustic elements to the card, like the beautiful wood grain paper from Emma's Shoppe, and some jute twine.

 

 

This card features one of the most beautiful collections of paper and embellishments that Sarah has seen in a very long time...The Portrait collection. Sarah loves the soft elegance of the papers, mixed with tasteful, trendy flares of teals, yellows and reds.

Sarah added some lace from the collection just to take the elegance up a notch, and the rest just came together so easily. The Crate Paper embellishments are really lovely and make the card making process very enjoyable.

 

Sarah loved the fun chipboard elements in the Toy Box set, the number references popped out at her as the most fun. So with that Sarah created this fun little boy's birthday card also showcasing the delicious buttons that Crate Paper has introduced with this Winter release. Again Sarah has created a stunning card with lots of gorgeous layers.

 

Sarah fell in love with all of the texture and boyish elements in the Toy Box collection the moment she laid eyes on it. Crate Paper has managed to incorporate everything any little boy could hope for in this collection, and Sarah wanted to represent as much of it as she could on her card. Sarah had so much fun making his card as she just adored all of the little elements of the collection.  Thank you Sarah for sharing your gorgeous cards. Each one is a work of art and we are sure they would be loved by any recipient.

weekend inspiration: crate paper

 

In this School themed LO, Janine decided to have some fun with the gorgeous range of Crate Paper by picking out the fun die-cuts to accent her page and using several layers of distressed paper to compliment her fun photos of her children at the beginning of the school term.

She added more dimension by creating a strip of rolled paper pieces, (Janine has been wanting to use this technique from the moment she saw Tracie Hudson create a page with rolled strips of paper) and a school page is the perfect place for them.

 

 

With her new found resolution to do more double page layouts, use more photos, and tell more stories, Suz found the Crate Paper Restoration line the perfect accompaniment to this layout.  With its rich, deep hues it adds just the right touches to the page without overwhelming it. 

 

  

Sue Tonga created this layout for the sketch challenge last year, but it’s such a great use of the Restoration line that we thought it was worth including again.  We love the incredible attention to detail she has shown, from cutting and out and layering all those circles to the stitching round the chipboard elements.

 

 

 

Speaking of details, we couldn’t go past sharing this one from the master of details (and of Crate Paper!) herself – Christine Middlecamp.  She defined the Restoration line with this wonderful layout, contained in its matted square, but bursting with inspiration from within.  Thanks Christine – we love being able to showcase your work.

 

 

This LO by Cindy Stevens caught my eye immediately! I love the yellow background using the Restoration line and then she has teamed it up with the School Days line using wonderful design element of the circle. I also loved the way she embellished with just a few items that reinforce the school theme. Thanks so much for sharing this LO with us Cindy!

cha winter 2011: crate paper

This CHA Show marks Crate Paper’s fifth birthday and they are celebrating by bringing out four of the most beautiful lines…

 

 

 

 

weekend inspiration: crate paper

Sue is a huge fan of the Crate Paper Collections. This last release has been one of her favourites. The Pink Plum collection was the perfect colour palette for scrapping these gorgeous photos of her daughter Lily. Lily recently celebrated her 6th birthday and one of her presents was a spunkerella pettiskirt. Which of course presented the perfect opportunity for a little photoshoot! The chipboard sets that are available with each of the Crate Paper collections are fantastic value for money.

They contain two sheets of chipboard embellishments which really provide all you need to create many layouts. Or you could even use some of the left-overs to create gorgeous cards. Sue often layers the chipboard elements to add more interest. Although it is hard to photograph, many of the elements on this page have been sprayed with Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist to add that extra sparkle.

Caz adores this photo of Jesse and two of his best mates taken recently on his 9th Birthday. The absolute joy of being a boy surrounded by your mates just shines through. She then remembered a photo she took 2 years ago of the 3 so decided to include it on the page as well to show just how much they had all grown-up. Caz created a photo mat to encompass both of the photos by cutting squares from the lovely muted Brook collection and sticking them down in a slightly haphazard fashion.

Christine Middlecamp is an enduring inspiration and nobody rocks the Crate Paper quite like her!  We love this wonderful example she has created using the Pink Plum range.

Suzanne Sergi has kindly allowed us to share her beautiful layout, 'Isn't She Lovely'. The photo captures her daughter Maci's playful nature and the pinks and oranges in the Pink Plum range, set it off beautifully. We love the cute butterfly Suzanne created from scalloped circles and chipboard and die-cut embellishments from the range. Thanks so much Suzanne.

 

 

Zoe from Canada was happy to allow us to share the above two gorgeous layouts with you. The first one using the Brook Collection. Such a wonderful reminder of just laying in the grass and chilling out when we were kids. The second one uses the sweet Paper Doll collection. How cute are those little girls in the photo? Thanks so much for allowing us to share with our readers, Zoe.

 

A big thanks to Alyssa from Indiana for letting us share with you her layout using the Pink Plum Collection. The clever use of the arrows as compass points ties in perfectly with the title. And how cute is that photo?

cha july 2010: crate paper

Three very different but very beautiful lines from Crate Paper…

 

weekend inspiration: crate paper

 

The turquoise and lime colour palette of the Brook collection made this range irresistible to Suz, and with accents of brown she could see it just as easily on boy pages or girls – or as in this one – both.  Suz loved mixing up the embellishments on this page – the flowers and the brads, the handy little journalling die cuts and the fab rubons all combined to bring this page together quickly and easily.

 

This is such an adorable range to create a project with, Carole loved the "Paper Doll" Collection by Crate Paper and the colours to this range are just beautiful. The papers work so well together, so Carole decided to create a type of patchwork effect on her layout, with plenty of stitching. She also embellished the layout with the Journal and title stickers, and also the gorgeous Sparkle Chip Layered Chipboard.

 

Jana Eubank created this gorgeous vibrant layout using Crate Paper "Bliss" Collection with plenty of detail Jana has captured the beautiful contrasts to this range. Love how she has used the pattern paper by creating strips across the layout. Thank  you so much Jana for sharing this gorgeous layout with us.

 

Christine Middlecamp never fails to stun us with her innovation and impeccable design, and these two layouts are no exception.  We love the level of detail she has managed to incorporate here within a fabulously simple design, using the Pink Plum range.

 

And here we see her treatment of the Brook collection.  Just check out how many different layers and treatments she has incorporated within a single border in the detail photo, and the fabulous layering of the circles below it.  Thanks once again Christine for allowing us to show your layouts here.

 

Finally we ended with this delightful page from Jen Jockish, also using the Pink Plum collection.  We love the vertical elements incorporated within this design, and if you look closely you can find all kind of details popped in between from stitching to buttons to a journalling tag.  Just gorgeous – thanks Jen!

cha winter 2010: crate paper

 

 

countdown to christmas: crate paper

 

 

Carole created this very vibrant Christmas layout, using the gorgeous Crate Paper North Pole Collection. Carole loved all the gorgeous, Diecuts and stickers, which she layered and created cute elements with. Carole also used Crate Paper North Pole Brads and Basic Grey swirl gems for something a little extra, and to give the Christmas feel.

It’s all in the details with Carole’s layouts, so enjoy some of her close ups to appreciate them all.

weekend inspiration: crate paper

 

Carole created this layout using the very Funky Bliss Collection by Crate Paper, with its pop culture type papers, stickers and embellishments.

The fun shapes and funky flowers with cute sayings made this collection really enjoyable and easy to use. Lots of vibrant purples and pinks with a dash of lime, a real experience and so much fun.

     

Mel used the beautiful range of Cottage papers and embellishments to create this layout, a reminder of a 'daddy and daughter' date to the movies a few months ago. A centre strip (picket fence) was hand stitched onto the page with a ric-rac sticker (from the Cottage embellishments) positioned along the chocolate edge. Circles were then punched out from other patterned papers in the range and blanket stitched onto the background (Path) before adding a few brads to complete the page.

  

Another layout by Mel using the gorgeous Cottage range from Crate Paper. A sheet of Fireflies was used for the background and then various patterned papers from the range were handcut out to embellish around the photograph. The sweet softie in the photo was a weekend project created by Mel and her daughter, repurposing an old woolen glove to create a cuddly bear. The Art rubons in the Cottage range include elegant flowers and words, which were both perfect to complete the page.

Thanks so much to Petrina McDonald for sharing one of her layouts with us again. This sweet page showcases some patterned paper and stem stickers by the Lillian Range and the little bit of cuteness in the photograph is Petrina's niece, taking after her Mama and two Aunties with the camera on Christmas day. We loved the simplicity of the page and the sweet machine stitching around the photograph.

Lauren Rhodes created this very cute card with Crate Paper "Lemon Grass Collection", love all the sweet diecuts, thanks so much for the inspiration Lauren.

Jodi Dolbel created this fun double layout using Crate Paper Zoom Collection, with its gorgeous designs of planes, trains and automobiles, thanks so much for sharing this fun layout Jodi.

 

Tanya Tahir created this gorgeous card with Crate paper Lemon Grass pattern papers, anyone would be thrilled to receive this lovely card.

Tanya Tahir created this layout of herself using Crate Paper Prudence, using the gorgeous diecuts to create the beautiful embellishments.

 

Crate Paper Lemon Grass Collection was the perfect choice for this gorgeous layout, capturing the feel of the outdoors, such a lovely layout Tanya and thank you so much for sharing your beautiful creations with us.

cha: crate paper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

design team picks: carole

One of Carole’s favourite things to work with are die cuts where all the cutting out work is done for you, and she said she nearly flipped when she discovered these new releases from Crate Paper.

Carole used Crate Paper Little Sprout Collection - 12 x 12 and Glitter Diecuts as you can see they are just adorable, teamed with the Little Sprout pattern papers, so vibrant, yet very sweet for little sprouts such as her baby photos of Chaise.  The diecuts worked perfectly for Carole's design, using the 12 x 12 mushroom tree as the main feature and embellishing with the gorgeous Glitter Diecuts.

  

Carole created this second Project also using Little Sprout Collection 12 x 12 and Glitter diecuts. She created this cute little flip up Layout, it does lay down to go into your protector to fit into your album, but when you stand the top of the layout up it pops up.

Well who doesn't like a good Rocket and Alien Layout lol !! This gorgeous "Orbit Collection" by Crate Paper is just adorable, with its very cute Glitter Diecuts of Aliens and rockets, and also the very versatile 12 x 12 Diecut, which can be cut up or used as full piece to create your design for your individual layouts.

Carole really enjoyed creating this layout of her Son Chaise, and Chaise loved it too !!

weekend inspiration: crate paper

 

The Mia range from Crate Paper combines Nic's favourite colours all in the one gorgeous set of papers and embellishments. Divine deep purple, olive green, raspberry red, chocolate brown and more!

Here Nicole combines the Mia papers and embellishments with a Jenni Bowlin button and tag and flowers by Heidi Swapp and Little Yellow Bicycle to create this gorgeous layout of her daughter Madeleine walking their new kitten on a lead.
The colours are warm yet earthy, the patterns decorative yet understated and the lovely Crate Paper texture adds warmth to the page.

Chris's friend Leisa recently gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. When Chris saw the Lillian range she decided to create this lovely layout featuring Leisa and her new little boy Samuel. The die cuts in this range were the perfect accent for a baby layout and all the colours tie in beautifully together.

 

The new Orbit range is ful lof spaceships, cute monsters and alien like creatures, however, the papers and diecuts are suitable for a really wide range of themes and layouts. For this page Mel has used the Asteroids die cut sheet of paper as her background and then added a cluster of photos and a few simple embellishments (Orbit glitter diecuts and glitter borders) to complete the page.

 

The computer game 'Spore' has become an addiction for Mel's son James and the Orbit range seemed perfect for recording this memory on paper. The large diecut has been machine stitched onto the page (Transmit die cut) and then a few of the embellishments added with foam mounting tape to help lift them off the layout and create a few different layers.

A big thank you to Gina Rodgers for sharing this gorgeous layout with us. Gina has used a lovely mix of Crate paper die cuts combined with Cosmo Cricket products and a splash of Basic Grey buttons. We loved the sweet photo and the pretty flower clusters scattered across the page.

   

Another beautiful layout by Gina Rodgers. For this page Gina has has used a Crate Paper die cut for the pretty scalloped edge on the lower half of the layout and added a cluster of Crate dies to the right hand side of the photo. The mixed alphabet title completes the page perfectly. Thanks so much for sharing Gina!

Gracing the walls at CHA recently were these 3 wonderful layouts by Christine Middlecamp. Christine has the pleasure of being the first person to create with the 3 new Crate Paper ranges and has done a marvelous job! Many thanks for sharing these layouts with us Christine.  Shown here - Lillian Collection

Shown here - Little Sprout Collection - by Christine Middlecamp

Shown here - Orbit Collection - by Christine Middlecamp.  Thanks Christine!

We are very happy to be able to share this divine layout by Antonia Krajicek.

Antonia has used the "Sparkle" paper from the Mia collection as her background. The subtle, yet decorative pattern and colours make the perfect backdrop for this series of fun wedding guest photos. We love the finishing touches of felt, buttons and the gorgeous flourishes. Thanks Antonia.

This delicious layout comes from Jenn Emch and utilises the Mia range beautifully! Jenn has used the die-cut paper "Hooked" as her base and embellished with little pieces of pattern from the same range. Thank you for letting us show your sweet layout Jenn.

cha winter 09: crate paper

Crate Paper are turning to the 'just plain fun' with these three wonderfully energetic ranges.

 

  

       

cha summer 2008: crate paper