October Sincerely

 October is such a wonderful time of year!  After a long, hot summer, the cooler temps in October and the wonderful changing colors get me really excited for the upcoming holidays....including Halloween!  So this month for Sincerely, we're focusing on Halloween cards.  

Designed by Debbie Budge

We have a lot of fun Halloween ideas and cards in our blog already and on our Facebook page, so I tried to think outside the box and come up with more fun ways to use our Designer Templates!  This card measures 8 by 5 1/2 inches.  I wanted to focus on a witch's hat and broom, and it turned out really cute!  I made the border using Mini Strips and Mini Abbie.  For the witch's hat I used the Tiny Shapes set...the larger oval and rounded triangle, trimmed with some ribbon.  Super easy to do!  Then I really wanted to make a witch's broom, and the Tiny Tags worked great!  I used the Tiny Tags 6T for the body of the broom, clipped to make it look like bristles.  I wanted a crooked stick feel for the handle, so I used Happy Trails 1B and traced it twice to get the size handle I was looking for.  Then I wound some string around the handle just where it joined the broom.  It turned out really cute and took no time at all to do!

Designed by Debbie Budge

Next I used some Halloween paper from my stash to make this card.  I was messing around with the maple leaf template from the Tiny Holiday set and realized I could make a different kind of ghost from it.  Remember when your little ones would put a sheet over their heads and pretend to be ghosts?  That's the feeling I was looking for and the maple leaf was perfect, with the addition of some googly eyes...so cute!  I tucked a tiny pumpkin right up next to the ghost from the Tiny Holiday set also and added a Halloween strip over the top of them.  Behind the pumpkin and ghost I tucked a border from the Sentiments card border set.  

Designed by Gail Owens

Gail Owens, one of our wonderful design team members, created the next two cards for us this month.  

This card measures 5 x 7 inches and uses the following supplies:

Templates

Holiday 4T, 5T

Spook 1A

Shapes 7T, 37

Celebrate 5

Wacky 2T 

PAPER AMERICAN CRAFTS

Pearls doodlebug

twine- lily belles paperie on etsy

Designed by Gail Owens

4x6 card

Paper American Crafts paper and brads

ink-Ranger

twine-lilly Belles Paperie on etsy

templates

spook alley 1a

holiday 5t

Both Gail and I had a lot of fun designing our Halloween Cards.  What can you come up with?  We'd love to see!  Be sure to share your own creations with us on our Facebook page.  

October Calendar Topper

The Holidays are coming...and this month is one of my favorites!  I love everything that comes with Halloween and after 8 kids, we're getting pretty good at it!  Now I have a whole bunch of grandkids to enjoy as they decorate their homes and porches with pumpkins and witches and ghosts and webs...and as they decide what they want to be for Halloween.  So, of course, for my October Calendar topper, I picked Halloween as my theme!

This Calendar was so fun to design!  I used some Halloween paper that I had left over from last year - My Mind's Eye - and it worked great!  I used the following designer template sets in my design:

Spook Alley, Strips, Halloween, Adventure, Tags, Tiny Tags, Tiny Holiday, Tiny Nature and Photos.

I had a lot of fun with the pumpkins from the Halloween and Tiny Holiday Accessory sets.  I used a crimper to add some texture to the larger pumpkin and then layered them together, adding leaves and a star to go with the star theme in the paper.  

Next I used two tags that reminded me of tombstones, one from the Tags set and one from the Tiny Tags set.  It's a simple embellishment, but really added a fun touch to this design!  

I pulled the same paper down to the Month space and added some punch-out stars from the paper line and Thickers letters for OCTOBER...in a really cute green color, which pops!

It all came together beautifully and the family photo from one Halloween was the perfect finishing touch!  I hope you'll take the time to create your own Halloween Calendar!  

Designed by Debbie Budge

New DT Check List

Looking for a way to keep track of your Designer Templates you own? Or would you like to make a wish list? Here is a check list for your personal use. Also a great way to let your loved ones know what sets you would like for either Mothers Day/Birthday/Christmas or any other special occasion. Just check the boxes next to the Designer Templates you want and give the list to someone who loves you. You can go to www.kiwilane.com for pricing and ordering.

Here is the new DT Check List for those of you that would like the up-dated version.

Just click on the picture Go up to File and then print.

If that does not work make a right click and then save image to your documents and then print from there. If you would like a copy e-mailed to you just e-mail us at customerservice@kiwilane.com

Framing

 To see a complete demo of "Framing" please watch our demo video on our homepage of our website at kiwilane.com

 Step 1: Visualize

 Step 2: Trace, Cut, Replace

Step 3: Cherish

The Process is Simple, The inspiration in Endless! 

before and after

Storing your Designer Templates

NEW DT Working Tray: Perfect to help with clutter on your table and it even helps make designing a layout even easier! I



We have come up with a few ways of storing your Designer Templates. Provided in each package is a ring to keep your set of templates together. One of our favorite ways to store the designer templates is to hang them from hooks on a shelf, or ribbion pole. They also hang nicely on a "clip it up" as well. Hanging them keeps them within arms reach and out where you can see them. (see pictures)...a ring to hang them with comes with each set.

If you find other ways of storing your Designer Templates and would like to share, please leave us a comment. These plastic templates are pretty durable and will last a long time if taken care of.

Easy to slide back and forth to get the set you need.

In hand reach and ready to use.

Put them with all your other embellishments and tools. Right were you can see them.

Designer Templates

All of the Designer Template Lines work together which will give you endless possibilties for scrapbooking layout designs!

Designer Templates are the latest scrapbooking tools available. They were created to help simplify the designing process, save you time and money, and facilitate your creativity. Here at Kiwi Lane, we believe that there is a designer within us all, and that all we need sometimes is a creative nudge to begin truly unlocking our designing potential. Just place the templates on your paper, move them around and watch as unique and professional designs spring to life before your eyes! The options are endless! Combine sets and try layering templates for added depth and style. See demo video on our homepage of our website at kiwilane.com

12" Border Sets:

 Each package contains 6 Designer Templates in 3 sets and comes with a ring to keep them together. Each set contains a side A and a side B.

Accessory sets: As an alternative to expensive embellishments, try our Designer Template Accessory Sets. They are a wonderful way to fill in some of the empty spaces on any layout for less, and allow you to take advantage of the beautiful patterns and color combinations within the paper that you have chosen. And the best part of this is that these embellishments will coordinate perfectly with the rest of your page!

Each set consists a variety of designer templates for either tugging behind the borders or as accents on your page. (See Tutorial)

Tiny Accessory Sets:

Designing gorgeous cards has never been easier! Whether you are a card-making newbie or a seasoned professional, these Tiny Templates will convey your love in layers to all your friends and family! We’re sure that they will agree that the best things really are Tiny! And Tiny Templates coordinate perfectly with all of our Designer Templates, so feel free to incorporate these adorable accents into the design of your cards and scrapbooking pages.

Each Card Set consists of a variety of Designer Templates ranging from 1T to 6T (T for Tiny!) and come with a ring to keep the sets together.

You will also find that the Tiny Accessories not only work for making cards, 12x12 layouts but they are also PERFECT for mini albums as well.

8" Mini Borders

Sometimes the best things come in small packages! And now this is true of Designer Templates too! DT minis™ bring the inspirational elegance of Designer Templates™ to all of your mini album projects. Many of the sets that you have come to love now come in sizes perfect for any 8x8 album! Whether you are designing a mini album for yourself, a gift or just don’t have the time or money for traditional 12x12 scrapbooking, the newest addition to our family of Designer Templates will make it easy for you to go mini!

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