A Little Bit Grungy and A Little Bit Lacy

Good Morning from the beautiful Redwoods!!  I have several projects to share with you today.

The first one is a little bit grunge.

Materials Used:
7Dots Studio "Dreamer" Collection papers
G45 Staples-Metal Flower
Prima Vintage Trinkets Collection-Flowers (Mix)
Prima Tiny Treasures-Flowers and Heart
Tim Holtz Advantus-Film Strip Ribbon
Tim Holtz Sissix-Texture Fades-Damask and Regal Flourishes Set
Tim Holtz Distress Inks-Spiced Marmalade, Vintage Photo, and Black Soot

The Imaginarium Designs Chipboard were first painted with white gesso and then I inked the edges with some Tim Holtz Black Soot

IDW 0023 Friends

IDA 0006 Small Alphas

And Now For A Little Lace

Materials Used:
Donna Salazar's Bontanique Collection
Prima Wooden Clocks
I Am Roses for the Rosebuds
Molding Paste
Gesso
Cheesecloth
Prima Stencil

To alter the corners for this project I first painted the chipboard with white Gesso and let that dry.  Then I used moulding paste on the pieces and then applied some Shimmerz Paints "Enamalz" "Molten Metal" and added a few pinches of Tim Holtz  Embossing Powder (Tattered Rose) and set it with a heat tool.  For the fence I painted it with white Gesso first and then appliec some TH White Picket Fence Distress Crackle Paint.  I also used some Gesso with a piece of sponge and dabbed the grapevine and flowers with it.

 Heart Fence IDB0005

Swirl Corners IDC0004

And A Little More Grunge

Materials Used:
Bo Bunny's Weekend Market Collection
Authentique's Genuine Collection
Webster's Pages Glorious Day Collection
Tim Holtz Tattered Floras Die Cut with Vagabond
Shimmerz Paints Enamelz "Molten Metal"
Stampa Rosa "Detail Copper" Embossing Powder
Liquid Leaf "Florentine Gold"
Tattered Angels "Sapphire" Glimmer Mist

To alter the chipboard pieces I first painted them all with white Gesso and let that dry.  I then used some Stampa Rosa "Detail Copper" Embossing Powder and used my heating tool to "melt" them.  After that dried I painted all the pieces with some Liquid Gold Leaf and let that dry completely.  When everything was nice and dry I used some Tattered Angels "Sapphire" Glimmer Mist in a random fashion, with some thicker drops here and there.  It really looks like rusty cooper in real life!!

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Thanks for letting me share my projects with you and I hope you enjoy them!!
And don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win some awesome chipboard!!

To see more of my work you can go to my blog:
Lost Coast Scrapper

Karen & Lady Grace ....

Hello Everyone

Today I have some  sweet layouts to share with you.
The design team always send me the most amazing layouts and it is such a thrill getting these projetcs in our inbox.

I have chosen some lovely layouts in pastel colours to show off to you today.
First up is one from Lady Grace.
Lady Grace's layout is so soft and pretty, she has used a white background and added colours in splotches of inks and cut elements.
 

 

I love the way she has placed her photo and elements together and it is a beautiful photo.

"To get a full coating of white paint, I simply dipped the chipboards directly to my gesso container. The effect is so beautiful. The chipboard will look as if it was made of clay because of the thickness of the coating. Allow it to dry for a few hours".

Gesso is one of the easiest ways to get your chipboard white. You can paint it on or as Lady Graces says dip your chipboard into it. I use my gesso in a spray can, this is one of the easiest and least messy ways to do it.

 

IDP0023 You and Me

IDS0013 Embellishment 4

 

Products Used: Bazzill Cardstock, Masking Tape, MME patterned papers and embellishments, Pebbles brad, Kaisercraft rubon, Shimmerz and October Afternoon Mists, and Gesso acrylic paint.

Lady Grace's layout is so simple and  so elegantly  done.

The perfect layout for her beautiful photo.

To see more of Lady Grace's lovely work visit her blog.

Lady Grace Belarmino



 

Next up is a sweetlayout from Karen, and isn't it beautiful.

Karen is a master at layouts and I love the one she has to share today.

 



Just look at all the beautiful pieces she has chosen to put on her page. The colours look amazing together

Karen has painted her chipboard and randomly dabbed them with another colour over the top.
The effect is fabulous and so very pretty.

IDPW Compass with Travel

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Brackets on oval frame

Embellishment 4 (6 on board)

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Karen has used paper doilys inked and layered over each other.
The perfect background for her chipboard.
To see more of Karen's work visit her blog ... KAREN

Altered Art Projects from our Design Team

Today I am sharing some Altered Art Projects for you. These are pieces that will hang on a wall or stand on an easle. I love this style of scrapbooking and the three pieces I have to share today are just beautiful. Each one is different from the other ones, but each one is very special.

First up is one from Adriana. She has called hers Home Sweet Home.

 

Here is what Adriana had to say about her project

" When I received this “Emma Frame” IDTFR0012, it reminded of my days when I did quilting and stitching. With the small rectangles and squares with the gorgeous flourish on top and inside the frames. I decided to make a mini quilt hanging piece, and have called this project,  “Home Sweet Home”.

First I painted the Emma frame with brown paint, then embossed ink all over the frame, sprinkled Vintage photo distress embossing powder by Tim Holtz. Heated the frame with my heating gun. The finished effect is like a soft suede mat look with a vintage distress look.

IDFR0012 Emma Frame 139mmx 169mm

Then I cut a piece of chipboard slightly bigger than the frame covered with it paper, inked the edges then added lace & ribbon on bottom.  I then cut out pieces of paper, placed on the underside on each opening. Inked the Letters, flourishes and tinies. Arranged embellishments. Attached clips to hold the frame on top, tied with beautiful seam binding. Then attached the finished frame on to the covered chipboard square.

IDS0015 Embellishments 8 Small (4 on Board)

IDT0003 Flourish 1 and Variations

IDT0019 Bird Cages Small

Materials Used

Papers

Kasiercraft - 6x6 paper pad - "These Days"

Kaisercraft resins bloggoms

Various metal embeslishments, clock face

Inks, seam binding, ribbon and mini flowers

How special is this wall art piece, Adriana makes it all sound so simple. I love all the bits and pieces whe has added to her frame.

If you would like to see more of Adriana's work visit her blog

Adriana Bolzon

Next up is Karen

Again she has created a wall hanger and in true Karen style it is full of detail with lots of little bits and pieces. You could spend a hour looking at this and still see more and more.

Karen has used Tim Holtz configurations boxes to make this piece of art.

This photo shows the inking and stamping Karen has added to the chipboard flourish.

IDFL0011 Long Swirly Flourish Small

So many little bits and piece to take in, here it is the pearls she has used to great effect.

IDFR0002 Photo Frame 1

Karen has used BoBunny papers, and cut and punched lots of butterflies. Karen has inked her chipboard then stamped over the top for a beautiful effect.

Each little compartment is a complete work of art.  You can tell this project has taken quite a lot of time. So much attention to detail and beautifully done. Karen is quite the master at this form of scrapbooking.
To see more of Karen's work visit her blog
Karen Zuegar
Last up I have a wall art piece from Hilde. Hilde does amazing work and it is always detailed with beautiful colours.  This project is a perfect example of Hilde's work, its just perfect and I love all the photo's.

 She has used some of Imaginarium's chipboard words, inked them and added them to her wall art.

Materials used

My Mind's Eye Papers

Marieanne Design Frame

Flowers from Petaloo and Prima

Tim Holtz crackle Paint

Glimmermist.

What a perfect little keepsake, with so detail to catch the eye,  who would not love to have one of these hanging on the wall.

to see more of Hilde's work visit her blog

Hilde Janbroers

What a great start to the week, don't forget to leave a comment to go into the draw to win some of our wonderful chipboard.

Have a great week.

Jane



Our little Children Layouts

Today I have some layouts for little people.

First is one from Karen and its perfect for the little lady in your life.

I love the softness of this layout. All the little details Karen has use on this page, all add to the delicateness of this beautiful layout. I love the way she has used a chipboard fence to match the one in her photo!

IDP00025 Our Little Girl

To alter the ID chipboard pieces Karen first painted the chipboard with white gesso. She then inked and embossed with Tim Hotlz Seafoam White and added some Tattered Rose distressing ink.

IDB0005 Heart Top Fence

Again another pretty layout from Karen, with lots of little details to capture ones attention.

Materials used.

Prima Papers and chipboard from Pixie Glenn

Seafoam embossing powder

Tattered Rose Embossing Powder.

Imaginarium Designs Chipboard

To see more of Karen's work visit her blog

Karen Zuegar

The next layout is for the little man in your life.

Carole has done a lovely fresh layout, in yellows and blues.

It is perfect and the photo is just gorgeous. Again all the elements on this layout come together beautifully. So much detail to look at, fussy cutting, pearls, flowers and a metal embellishment all add to the charm of this page.

IDP0004 Our little Man

Carole applied blue acrylic paint all over the chipboard. Then, with a brush, she applied a touch of white acrylic paint on the edges.

Carole has done another simple but lovely layout, which is perfect for the little man in your life. I love the way she constructs her pages. They are always look simple but with lots of details and elements.

Materials used

Chipboard: Imaginarium designs

Our Little Man (Code:IDP0004)

Simple stories: paper

My mind’s eye: paper

Kaisercraft: paper

Flowers: zva creative

Pearls: zva creative

Brads: my mind’s eye

Punches: Martha Stewart

Tags: Maya road

Borders: crate paper, my little yellow bicycle

Acrylic paint

To see more of Carole's work visit her blog.

Carole Maurin

Thanks so much Karen and Carole for sharing your work with us today.

Dont forget to leave a comment to go into the draw to win some chipboard!