Megan's July Projects

Hi Everyone,

Today I have three projects to share with you, two layouts and an OTP project, and Ive used three different collections.

Autumn is one of my favourite times of year because of all the abundance of colour in changing leaves.  We had a photo shoot with our dogs in autumn and this photo is one of my favourites from the shoot.

My background paper is from the Wanderlust collection.  I have inked around the edges with oxide ink and also used that same ink to use on a stencil in the background.

To alter my chipboard Checker Bits, Ive used the new embossing powder Napa Valley - the photos do not do this embossing powder justice, it is simply stunning!

For the Circle Groups chipboard I have embossed it with Ivory and then stamped lightly with stazon ink and then inked around the edges.  Ive also used the negative pieces throughout the layout as well which makes this particular chipboard set very versatile! You might also be able to see some random stamping in the background as well.

The chipboard here originally said "I love you more" and was all joined together.  I removed the 'more' from the title to use at a later date and I was left with "I love you".  I have painted this set white and then inked half of it with the same oxide ink from earlier.

Products Used

Patterned Paper:

Wanderlust - Lakeside

Chipboard:

Circle Groups

Checker Bits

I Love you More

Embossing Powder:

Ivory

Napa Valley

Stamps:

Tattered Newsprint

For the Birds

Seedlings:

Twig

Flowers:

Wanderlust Lillies

My second layout uses the gorgeous floral Blush collection.  I love the fussy cut-ability of this paper collection!

I left my base piece of paper plain, just inking round the edges with an oxide ink - I felt that all my fussy cutting together with the graphics of the paper provided enough detail, and I didn't want to detract from that.  Ive tucked some additional chipboard into my cluster at both ends.  I added another piece of chipboard in the top corner to draw the eye across the page and gave this piece a two tone effect with two embossing powders.

To add to the detail of the graphics on my paper I added a few tiny rosebuds which helps that wee cluster look more dimensional and gives it a little pop!

To help add some dimension to the page I have layered the two different fussy cut pieces onto scrap chipboard - in total there are three layers to this page.

My chipboard word was part of butterfly circle, I just removed the piece I wanted from the whole piece and then embossed it.

Products Used

Patterned Paper:

Blush - Key to My Heart, Sweetheart

Chipboard:

Bird Ornaments

Butterfly Circle

Embossing Powder:

Green Ivory

Pink dust

Pink Peppermint

My final project today uses my all time favourite paper collection HomeSpun.  Theres something about this collection that just makes me sigh with delight!

I had found this frame in a sale and it was the perfect colour for what I wanted, I just sanded it to give me a distressed look.  

I chose this piece of paper because it made me think of those picture/pin up boards you can make with fabric on the background and then ribbon that goes across the board in both directions with pins where the ribbon intersects??  Well I wanted to recreate that look.

I added brads to the joins of my paper ribbon.  I cut into the sides of my paper ribbon to allow me to tuck my bit and pieces into it.  And then I fussy cut in to the paper and moved that fussy cut piece to sit on top of my base paper so that it fit inside my frame.

I have decorated the top with a chipboard flourish piece - embossed white - and a cluster of flowers.

I picked some of my favourite pieces of cut aparts, from various collections and tucked them into my pin board.

Products Used

Patterned Paper:

HomeSpun - Picturesque

Flowers:

Wanderlust Lillies

Embossing Powder:

Snow

Thats three quite different projects for you today, I hope theres been something there to give you some inspiration!  see you next month :)

Tattered Walls - Layouts by Jessica

"Make Your Own Path"

Hi everyone!  I hope you are having a nice month so far.  I have three layouts featuring the beautiful Tattered Walls Collection to share with you for June.  My first one is "Make Your Own Path".  The background paper is Suite 204 from the Tattered Walls Collection.  Using matte gel, I used the Tattered Walls Ephemera in areas around the picture then lightly covered them with gesso to blend them into the background.  I love the new For the Birds Stamp in the Tattered Walls Collection.  I used the music notes from the stamp set on my background.

You can also see I created my own matting for the picture using Blue Fern Studios Stamps: London Chronicles Stamp and Journaling Cards Stamp then distressed the papers.  The white flowers you see are from the Spring Blooms set and the pink flowers are from the Summer Blooms set.

I love the new colors of seedlings for this collection!  For my layout, I used the Lavender seedlings and Lemonade seedlings lightly spread across my page.  I really love how the Lemonade seedlings are slightly transparent - they really add softness to a page.  You can also see the pretty new glitter Gilded Rose.  The frame on this side of the picture is actually a piece of the Tattered Walls Ephemera embossed twice with Napa Valley Embossing Powder.

The two pieces of chipboard shown below are from the Classic Mini Frames set in the Tattered Walls Collection.  They are both embossed with the new Napa Valley Embossing Powder.

Products Used:

Paper

Tattered Walls - Suite 204

Tattered Walls - Ephemera

Chipboard

Classic Mini Frames

Flowers

Spring Blooms

Summer Blooms

Embossing Powder

Napa Valley

Seedlings

Lavender

Lemonade

Glitter

Gilded Rose

Stamps

London Chronicles

Journaling Cards

For the Birds

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"Today"

My second layout also features the Tatted Walls Collection.  My background paper is The Carpet.  I adhered the Tattered Walls Ephemera with matte gel to the background paper and added areas of gesso over them.  In addition, I used the Tattered Newsprint Stamp randomly on my background.

I created the matting behind the pictures using Blue Fern Studios stamps: London Chronicle Stamp and the new Flutter Music Stamp.  I love the new Embellished Frame Chipboard piece that I used behind my pictures.  I cut it in two pieces then embossed it with the gorgeous Sparkling Navy Embossing Powder.  Then I used the Crackle Texture Stamp and embossed the design with the Ivory Embossing Powder.

The white flowers on my layout are from the Spring Blooms set, while the blue flowers are part of the Heartland Blossoms set.  Here you can see a piece of the Lace 7B behind the flowers.  The green seedlings are Fir Tree and the purple are the new Lavender Seedlings.

The purple berries piece behind the flowers are from the Spring Peony and Berries flowers set.  Finally, here is a closer look at the bottom half of the Embellished Frame Chipboard piece with Sparkling Navy and Ivory Embossing Powders.

Products Used:

Paper

Tattered Walls - The Carpet

Tattered Walls - Ephemera

Chipboard

Embellished Frame

Flowers

Spring Blooms

Heartland Blossoms
Spring Peony and Berries

Embossing Powder

Sparkling Navy
Ivory

Seedlings

Lavender

Fir Tree

Stamps

London Chronicles

Tattered Newsprint

For the Birds
Crackle Texture

Lace
Lace 7B

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"Creating Yourself"

My final layout for June uses the Tattered Walls Collection in a dramatic way!  At the end of this post I added an outline of how I created my background.  The paper is the back side of the Suite 204 paper.  The butterflies on my background are from the Flutter Music stamp.  I cut Tattered Walls The Reading Room Paper into strips and used Tattered Walls Ephemera as a base for my background.  You can also see I ripped The Reading Room paper and used it as matting behind my picture.

The chain designs are from the For the Birds Stamp set and I embossed them with Napa Valley Embossing Powder.  The Tattered Newsprint Stamp was also used with black solvent ink randomly on my layout.  The pink seedlings on my background are the new Maroon Seedlings.  I also added small amounts of Gilded Rose Glitter in areas on my background.

I cut the Briella's Mini Frame Chipboard into two pieces for the left side of the picture.  For the chipboard on my page, I applied two coats of gesso first.  Then I used the Crackle Texture Stamp with Napa Valley Embossing Powder to emboss the design.  I then painted over it with black watercolor paint.

The large flower is from the Spring Peony & Berries Set.  I took apart the flower in the set and made a smaller version of the flower from the top three sections of petals.  The other teal flower is actually a set of petals from a flower in the Summer Blooms Set.  I took apart the flower and folded it to make it look like a little rose bud.  The white flower here is from the Homespun Blooms Set.  I added Gilded Rose Glitter on the white flower and Marine Glitter on the teal flowers.

In this picture, I used the Elegant Flourish Chipboard piece and cut it into three different pieces to use on the right side of my picture.  The white flower is from the Apricot Blooms set and I made another teal rosebud for the right side of my picture from the Summer Blooms set.

Background Creation - Outline: 

To begin, I chose the Tattered Walls Suite 204 paper, covered it with clear gesso, then used the Flutter Music Stamp with a black solvent ink pad to add the butterflies on the background.  To soften the butterflies, I applied diluted gesso on my background.

I cut the Tattered Walls The Reading Room paper into strips and adhered them and some Tattered Walls Ephemera with matte gel.  After that, I used a pallet knife and randomly added gesso over the strips of paper.

Next I chose a stencil with modeling paste to add more texture.  Using several shades of pink and purple mists, I outlined parts of the strips of paper and spritzed it with water to let the ink run a bit.  I let it air dry then used a pink mist to splatter over my page and I let the splatters air dry.  To soften some of the splatters, you can spritz water on them while wet.

Then I used the Tattered Newsprint Stamp with a black solvent ink pad in several places on my background.  Finally, using the chain from the stamp set For the Birds, I embossed the design up and down the page with the new Napa Valley Embossing Powder.

Products Used:

Paper

Tattered Walls - Suite 204
Tattered Walls - The Reading Room

Tattered Walls - Ephemera

Chipboard

Elegant Flourish
Briella's Mini Frames

Flowers

Summer Blooms

Homespun Blossoms
Spring Peony and Berries
Apricot Blooms

Embossing Powder

Napa Valley

Seedlings

Maroon

Stamps

Tattered Newsprint

For the Birds
Crackle Texture
Flutter Music

Glitter
Gilded Rose
Marine

I hope I gave you some inspiration for this gorgeous new Tattered Walls Collection! Have fun creating!

~Jessica

Tattered Walls by Tartine Peluche

Hello sweeties!
I'm back to share with you my inspiratons using the new BFS collection '' Tattered Walls ''.
I really love the loo of this one, neutral and polyvalent ...
YOU MUST HAVE this collection! :D

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*Move mountain...*

The Chipboard '' CHAIN '' is embossed with TAUPE

Pink lilies from DARK TROPC LILIES.
Whites flower from FRESH FLORALS.
Seedling Maroon and Glitter Gilded Rose in the white flower.

Feathers , birdcage and the bird are stamped with FOR THE BIRD STAMP.
Tag come from the EPHEMERA Kit.


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Blue Fern Studios products used

Papier: Suite 204
Chipboards: - Love this moment
- Glam Frame
Ephemera Tattered Walls
Embossing Powder: - Snow
- Napa Valley
- Taupe
Glitter: Gilded Rose
Flowers: -Spring Blooms
- Fresh Florals
- Dark Tropic Lilies
Stamps: - For The Bird
- Tattered Newsprint
Seedlings: Maroon
Laces: Lace 7B White
Lace 1

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*In The Moment*

The blue flowers in the Spring Blooms kit are so beautiful!!
They have a touch of purple on some petals ... I love!

 LOOK AT THIS COLOR !!! I ADORE the new embossing powder SPARKLING NAVY.
Metallic color with glitter LOVE this so much !

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Blue Fern Studios Used:
Paper: - The Reading Room
- Apartment B
Chipboards: - Classic Mini Frames
- A Spring Day
- Embellished  frames
- Shabby Brick Bits
Embossing Powder:  - Azul
-Sparkling Navy
- Snow
Flowers: Spring Blooms
Seedlings: - Lavender
- Aquamarine
- Red Grape
Lace: 11

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I hope you have enjoyed my projects.

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you a very crafty month!
See you soon ...
Tartine xoxo