Butterfly Bay Window

Hello my crafty friends.

When I received my Slide Mailers from Meg's Garden, I really loved the shape of the windows.
I had so many thoughts and ideas rolling around on how to use these little beauties, I just had to use one.
These are obviously designed to hold securely your glass slides for postage,
but I had a different purpose in mind.
Coupled with some beautiful paper from the Correspondence Collection

designed by Kerry-Jean Watson and some butterfly images, I created myself a little bay window scene.

Can you tell that recently I have been on a bit of a canvas and Mixed Media kick.

For this project I carefully separated the pieces of a Quad Slide Mailer, and slightly curved
the windows to create my bay window.
I then cut my sheet of Distressed Letter paper into little bricks.
To allow the bay window to pop, I dry brushed my brick background with a little Gesso.
I also die cut the leaves and flowers from paper from the Gentleman Collection.

Meg's Garden Products Used

Distressed Letter Paper
A Gentleman's Bike Paper
A Travelling Gentleman Paper
A Gentleman's Ephemera - Cut and Create Paper
Fairyland 12" Collage Paper
Old World Time Transparency
Butterflies & Nature's Wonders Stamps
Doily Strips
1cm Off White Lace
Cottage Cutz Leafy Foliage Die
Temptations in Dusty Pink
Filigree Strip

Other Products Used

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

6" x 8" Canvas

Matisse Turquoise Background Paint
Gesso

Flower Die

I thought this might make a wonderful gift to a special someone.
So as a bonus project, I created a handmade card to accompany it.

Meg's Garden Products Used

Distressed Letter Paper
A Gentleman's Bike Paper
A Travelling Gentleman Paper
Cottage Cutz Leafy Foliage Die
Temptations in Dusty Pink

Other Products Used

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Leathergrain White Cardstock
Cardstock Scarps for Matts

Cheesecloth Offcut

Gesso

Flower Die
Doohickey Die
Chocolate Kaisercraft Pearls

Thankyou all for stopping by and happy crafting to all.

A Mother's Love

Hello lovely crafters.

 

Here is another lovely project to help celebrate the changing of the seasons.

This is also my first Design Team Project for The Mirror Crack'd.

 

 

For this piece I used a shadow photo frame, but I removed the glass before staining the front and sides (with the help of my 3 year old).

The back, inside back, and inside sides a covered with inked Prima Meadowlark papers.

The back is then covered with homemade texture paste in random areas using a stencil.

There is a chipboard frame and a number of meaning ephemera pieces.

I have cut out a mannequin from BoBunny's Cest le Vie line, and printed, cut and assembled a vintage needle case. There is a combination of May Arts and Websters Pages ribbons and trims, and a variety of Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts flowers.

There are even some Prima Resist canvas pieces in amongst the flowers.

I have used Kaisercraft Rub-ons in several places including the quote.

To finish, I used a variety of glimmer mists.

 

Please pop over to the Mirror Crack'd to view other inspiring pieces.

We are a new Mixed Media Challenge blog with having monthly challenges. 

So come on, grab a paintbrush and get messy with us.

Ballerina en Pointe

Hello Everybody.

 

September is upon us, and in Australia, the 1st of September is the first day of Spring.

 

What better way to celebrate than to bring you my very first

Not Just Cards (NJC) Design Team project.

Not only is this my first project, it is Not Just Cards (NJC) first challenge.

 

For this canvas I wanted lots of flowers, elegant lines and a light airy feel that was still striking.

I found this beautiful Aurora Wings ballerina image just perfect. So soft and feminine

with long beautiful lines (and flowers of course). 

After colouring her with my Promarkers, I added shimmer to her dress

(and shoes), her wings and her flowers.

I also added shimmer to all the die cuts and a little to the background.

I hope you love her as much as I do. 

Aurora Wings Image

Marie Taglioni Ballerina Pointe

So please come and join the NJC Challenge.

 Be inspired by fellow design team members.

They will also be having fantastic fortnightly challenges and will encourage you to think

out of the box when using your Digi Stamps.

 

Please stop by on Sunday to check out my next NJC project.

Thankyou and Happy Crafting.

 

 

The Sky's the Limit

Hello all my crafty friends.

Today I am bringing you my very first Design Team Project for Meg's Garden.

 

When I first received my papers from Meg's Garden I was so excited, the papers were gorgeous.

The only problem was, because I liked them, I didn't want to cut into any of them.

Well, that wasn't going to get me far was it.

So I took a pair of scissors, took a long deep breath, and cut into a sheet.

 

For this month's project I choose to work with The Gentleman's Collection

designed by Kerry-Jean Watson.

The papers are beautifully distressed and aged, and are perfect for masculine projects.
I thought this canvas would look great hanging in a gent's office for some inspiration when needed.

 This paper collection just called to me.

I love hot air balloons; I think they are majestic and awe inspiring.
I still remember around 17 years ago travelling to work at 5am and seeing their outlines
in a misty sky. Simply Beautiful.

For this project I wanted the look of a sunrise, so I cut 2 strips the size of my canvas.
I then cut both sheets at one time so the rays would line up.
I distressed and inked all my edges with Vintage Photo.
I also moulded each balloon and banner gently to give them a 3D look.
For the quote, I took the commonly used 'The sky's the limit' and added to it.
I really like how it turned out.

Meg's Garden Products Used

A Travelling Gentleman Paper
A Gentleman on Time Paper

A Gentleman's Bike Paper

A Gentleman's Ephemera - Cut and Create Paper

Other Products Used

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

4" x 12" Canvas

Matisse Turquoise Background Paint

Black Sharpie

But wait, there's more.
What did I do with all the leftover pieces of paper?
I made a card and a tag of course.

The first is quite a masculine tag.
I just loved playing with that starburst/sun ray pattern.

Meg's Garden Products Used

A Travelling Gentleman Paper
A Gentleman on Time Paper

A Gentleman's Bike Paper
A Gentleman's Automobile

A Gentleman's Ephemera - Cut and Create Paper
Old World Time Transparency
Jute Twine
 

Other Products Used

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Kraft Cardstock

Turquoise Brad

Yellow Leaf and Blue Flag
Recycled Packaging
 

For my tag however, I wanted to take the papers in a different direction.

I wanted to show the versatility of The Gentleman's Collection.
I created a feminine tag with lots of Meg's Garden embellishments.

 

 

  Meg's Garden Products Used

A Travelling Gentleman Paper

A Gentleman's Bike Paper

A Gentleman's Ephemera - Cut and Create Paper

Doily Strips

Design Elements Collage Stamp Set

Le Belle Jardin Labels Transparency

Old World Time Transparency

Cottage Cutz Leafy Foliage Die

Dodo Vine Wire

Round Silver Diamante Trim

Dusty Attic Celestial White Flowers

Small Lavender 1cm Roses

 

Other Products Used

Victorian Velvet Distress Ink

May Arts Sheer Ribbon

Gold Bottle Cap

Chocolate Kaisercraft Pearls

Recycled Packaging (used as Tag base).

Thankyou all for stopping by and happy crafting to all.

 

Explore

Good morning all.

Today I have a mixed media canvas for you.

I purchased a number of these little birds when they where on sale, and have been hoarding them ever since (they were on a really good sale, I just had to buy them - right?)

 

I have been seeing a lot of birdhouse inspired projects, and that got me thinking about these super cute little birds, but I also wanted something slightly different.

I actually came up with this idea at work, sitting at my computer.

A colleague saw me doing a quick sketch of the layout, and that began an interesting conversation.

 

 

I used a couple of recycled items (can you spot them) and some homemade texture paste.

I keep the background muted so it wouldn't take away from the bird, but added bursts of pink and black for interest.

 

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