It's a marvellous Monday with Alison Bevis

Welcome to a new day and a new week,

There is a LOVE theme happening on the blog this month...
it's Valentine's Day this week!!

...so you'll see some extra Hearts and Love on my projects today.

"Amazing Day"

Last year we drove to Newcastle to watch our fabulous friends get married, it was an Amazing Day!! Our daughter, Emily took this family (minus Tim) selfie on our way into the ceremony.

I chose a sheet of blue cardstock as a base to match Katelyn's dress - the rest of the photo is fairly neutral - then proceeded to stamp and dribble crackle paint along an upward line. Adding some chipboard stars, rhinestones, stickers and flowers in white, silver, blue and black to keep it simple.

I love how the crackle paint looks on the chipboard!!

It's easy to add some hidden journalling behind the photo - it's so important to write the story that can be seen in the photo!!

"Love that you're so cheeky"

I came across this photo of my husband and his sister... as you do... 

created a background on some patterned paper, a bit grungy but a few flowers too..

Chipboard coloured with a shimmery mist,

Title pieces inked with brown and black.

"Love you Mum" Tag

It is fast approaching my Mum's birthday - and really Mother's Day is just around the corner too!!

To create a tag to add to a gift bag, I added some of the mixed media supplies from the previous layout to the front of the tag, before adding a simple floral cluster, before adhering that great chipboard title on top!

A giant pearl brad at the top and a piece of dangling trim adhered along the bottom finishes the tag off, ready for the gift bag - you could also add the tag to a layout or card front?

My Mum prefers more neutral tones so I think she will like this one!

"So Love this"

Family photo shoot - 3 and a half?

Added all of the chipboard piece inked black as a contrast to all the pretty 'pastelly' patterned papers (Say that fast 3 times? lol)

A little bit of fussy cutting, beautiful flowers and some fabulous chipboard is my perfect combination!!

"25th Wedding Anniversary" card

We recently returned from a little adventure around the Gulf of Thailand with our 3 children to celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary, and yes, I carried this card in our luggage to give to Anthony on the 1st of February - it was a little 'shabby' by then, but he could still read my words on the inside!!

The chipboard hearts were painted with glaze - the background with a coat of crackle paint (it is seriously my 'new' favourite thing lately!!)

The frame also was gifted a coat of crackle and when it finally dried (it takes too long for my patience?) I randomly rubbed a little black ink.

The numbers are such a good size for cards - think personalised birthdays, retirements or most other celebrations requiring a date! I already have a Christmas card in my head..

"Happy Birthday" card 

Started by stamping onto some watercolour paper I tore off the spiral (it's like bonus edging?) Sprinkled some 'paint powder' onto the background and also the 3 'flowers' before covering them in a seed & micro bead mixture, flakes and 'prills'.

While the Flowers were still wet I shaped them to look more 'flowery' and let them dry naturally to retain the shape.

"Happy Birthday" Card

If you know me, you'll know I love Christmas!! Love all the bells and whistles, but particularly the packaging part - always like our gifts to be presented so they are 'cute' - but also when we receive gifts how I can reuse and alter them to recycle. This year we received a gift card in this fancy pull out holder, so I've adhered some patterned paper under an Imaginarium Designs backing card (I really love adding these as layers to my projects!)

Chipboard had a treatment of 'Concrete Paint' and a little spray gesso.

Made some little flags to put the mini cogs onto.

When the card is opened out, you can see a place to add a gift card and then write your sentiment on the other side - done!!

I have created the projects above with all of these designs below -

3" Clock face

9 cogs

Stars

Isobel Numbers Board

Love You - Mum

Love This

Long Swirly flourish

Kerri Flourish (Large)

Kerri Flourish (Small) - 2 per pack

Denise's Artdeco Embellishment 1

Nats Hearts 1

Loolabelle's Piechart and Hearts Embellishments

Nats Hand Drawn Leaves (5 on a board)

Wendy Frame

Have you been to visit the Imaginarium Designs website lately?

You'll be amazed at how many different Titles and the variety of chipboard designs you will find!!

Thank you for visiting the Imaginarium Designs blog today,

Alison x

December Creations & Farewell from Amanda Baldwin

Hi Everyone!

Today I am sharing my final projects for Imaginarium Designs. 

I have been on this amazing DT for 2 years now, and have loved every minute of it!

With an enormous 2017 ahead of me though, it's sadly time to say goodbye! 

So before I get all sentimental & misty eyed, here's my December creations.....

First up, I am sharing this pretty layout, 

"You Are Amazing"

Prettiness overload! 

I have used the stunning new Pink Paislee collection, 'Moonstruck' and combined it with our favourite chippies to achieve this delicate and girly page!

So soft and dreamy!

Here's a closer look.....

SO many elegant and pretty chippies here! 

My sweet butterflies have been treated with Faber-Castell Gelatos in white and cotton candy pink, I blended them together a little to get colour variations in each one. 

Those intricate flourishes have been coated in white Gelatos too! I have layered them over a couple leaf stencils adding more texture, depth and interest.  

I adore the precision cut words and phrases, and this title is just exquisite! 

I've coated mine in a classic, matte Gold ink - here's another view.....

It really is divine, huh?! 

The gold also adds warmth to the right hand side of the page, and completes the rule of three triangle with the orange watercolour in the base paper. 

Here's another view of the butterflies.....

So very pretty, indeed!

A gorgeously girly page for my darling daughter!

Imaginarium Designs Products:

9 Butterflies in a board

Kerri Flourish Small

You Are Amazing

My next project is quite different from my usual style, and serves as a bit of a thankyou to the team at Imaginarium Designs for helping me to grow.....

"Grow" Sentiment Tag 

Wow! Told you it wasn't my 'usual' style ;)

Very shabby, and quite a bit edgy for me! 

Lots of awesome chipboard and techniques to share too! 

First up, I coated my large size chipboard backing tag in Lindy's Stamp Gang: Starburst Spray in Golden Oats, then while it was still wet, I rubbed some Lindy's Screamin' Black Banshee Magicals all over.

It looked just like my intricate butterfly......

I left the butterfly with the Gold & Black treatment - it really looks amazing, don't you think?!

I then coated my backing tag in a rough coat of gesso, and once dry I ran it through a bricks pattern embossing file.

 My tag was then roughly sanded back to reveal some of the Lindy's treatment, as well as a few raw sections too! 

The final treatment for my large tag was a good splattering of black ink!

Next up, I added the window frame - which is just treated with black Archival Ink, as are my sentiment words.  

Then embellished with the butterfly, leaves, and blooms.......

Such a gorgeous little off the page number!

Imaginarium Designs Products:

Backing Tag - Set of 2

Window Frame - with Lattice Shutters

Intricate Butterfly

Love Grow Hello words

And there you have it! 

My final DT projects for Imaginarium Designs!

Thankyou to Jane, Natalie, the team & to you our loyal supporters, 

Much love,

 Have a wonderful Christmas & Best wishes for 2017, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Guest Designer - Adriana Bolzon

Hello everyone,

Adriana Bolzon  here today again and excited to share another with project for this month, as Guest Designer for Imaginarium Designs, today I have created a tag and decorated a cover of an old recycled book, using some of the 
fabulous chipboards from "Imaginarium Designs"…. 


Using the following chipboards
IDDD001 Denise Art Deco shapes
IDFR0005 Oval Frame

I painted all the chipboards with white gesso first, then added white embossing powder and embossing ink pad. A sprinkle of gold mica here and there on the base of the tag.

For my last project this month, I used some of the Imaginarium Designs chipboards to decorate a recycled old book cover.

"LOVE" art journal by Adriana Bolzon

Using the following chipboards
IDDL0007 Criss Cross Frame 1
IDFR0005 Oval Frame
Flowers & Birds IDS0026

I painted all the chipboard firstly with white gesso, then added some prills, once  they were all dry, I sprayed some mists of glorious colour. Dabbing gently, other metallic paints here and there.

with the two frames chipboards I used gold embossing and dabbed a a bit of metallic green.

here are all the Imaginarium Designs chipboards that I used for my projects today.

Until next time, Thanks for looking :) 

Thanks for having me here, as Guest Designer this month 


Until next time, Cheers Adriana Bolzon XXX