Monday, August 17, 2020

All My Heart Album

I'm happy to be sharing my new album using the Heartland collection. I wanted to create a project using this love inspired paper that had an everyday feel, and I am so pleased with how it turned out.


I love piecing, layering, and adding small details to be able to use all the papers. I dyed a little piece of cloth to add texture and found the perfect pink feather to tuck in with the flowers!


I have a passion for die cutting and filled the pages with lots of frames, trellises, fences and gates to give the album a garden theme, adding flowers here and there for texture and color.



I slipped in a couple of half pages to have some added tuck spots and to give the album a little variety

 

 

I love small books and projects filled with details. It gives me a chance to rummage through my stash for just the right embellishment, ribbons and flowers!   

Thanks for stopping by the blog today to take a look! 

See you next time! 

Merlene

Collection used



Friday, August 14, 2020

Radiance - Summer Treats Layout

The light bright beauty of Radiance was the perfect 

collection with it's subtle patterns to capture this 

sweet summertime photo. 

 

The Luminescence paper was just the right choice for the background. I added some light stenciling to give depth.


I love to add layers to my layouts using snippets of the papers to accent the photo. I used embossing powders to alter the chipboard to coordinate with the paper and highlight the photo.


 Using the ephemera and bits of lace gives me the opportunity to add more layers! The lace adds a delicate embellishment with texture and design.


To balance the large focal image I've added a cluster of flowers and some ephemera and placed a little bling here and there for some sparkle!

 Products used:
Radiance Paper Collection/Flourish Frame
Ornate Flourish Corner/Radiance Ephemera
Thank you for stopping by!
Ann







Spring Parade Thinking Of You Card

 Today I am sharing a card I made using the  "Spring Parade" collection. I am hooked on this collection because it is filled with beautiful flowers as well as seasonal images with so many choices to design with!

 


 
I love layers and for me that means lots of fussy cutting! I cut the flower from the "Susie's Garden" and "Joyful" papers, adding a layer of flower images and die cuts to the outer layer 
along with some dimensional flowers from the
Remnants Blooms flower pack.


I then popped up the layering piece adding more fussy cut flowers, die cut leaves and dimensional flowers from the Spring Florals flower pack.
 
 
And of course I wanted to finish the inside by adding a little layering and a place to write a sweet sentiment to a special friend!

 
Thank you for stopping by the blog today. I hope your enjoyed the project! Check back soon and see what's new.
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Happy Crafting,
Susan
 

Saturday, August 1, 2020

Garden Memories

Hello! I must start by apologizing for my absence. I was quite ill and in hospital for awhile and am only now finding my feet again (not Covid!). Today I would like to share a layout done with the vibrant and very gorgeous Glory of the Garden papers.
I fussy cut the circular wreath from the An Evening Hour paper and mounted it on Floral Splendor for contrast.
I fussy cut several floral bouquets from the A Flower Gathering paper and distressed the edges then followed with some ground espresso ink on the edges. I used foam dots to pop up the cutouts and tucked some flowers from the Remnants collection in between. 

I used the fence chipboard from the Garden Memories pack and primed it with gesso then heat embossed some Pearl embossing powder on it to match the fence in the photo.
I used the Regal Frame and repeated the process with it. This time I heat embossed it with the gorgeous Fuchsia embossing powder. 
 For my title I used the Garden Memories word pack again. I primed the words with gesso then applied copious amounts of glue (I am still figuring out glitter) and covered it with Marine Glitter. When I noticed that my glitter was falling off too much I broke out the hairspray and sprayed it thoroughly and viola it sticks!! 

I hope you like this project. It is kind of different for me. I hope to be back in full swing soon! In the meantime head on over to the Blue Fern store and get your Glory of the Garden collection! See you soon!

All the best! :)

Products Used:

Papers
Floral Splendor
An Evening Hour
A Flower Gathering
Flower Market


Chipboard
Regal Frame
Garden Memories

Embossing Powder
Fuchsia
Pearl

Glitter
Marine

Flowers
Remnant Collection





Friday, July 17, 2020

That's right!
Jane's Memoirs
designed by Jen Bishop
is back in stock and she brought some new 
"Bits and Bobs" with her!
Inspired by the historical figure Jane Austen this collection
celebrates the writing life of women. Images of vintage fabrics abound across each page, joined by fashionable ladies, delicate penned and colored flowers and snippets of typography bring the beauty of the era to life. 


 Being away brings out the best in a person...gives us time to ponder, be idle and creative and Jane is no exception!
Presenting the
"Bits and Bobs" Journal Pack
Filled with romantic flowers, calling cards, mini frames and pockets makes it the perfect accent for you to put that finishing touch to all of your projects. Each set has twelve 4x6 double-sided card stock papers with easy cut ephemera on one side and a floral print on the back for you to mix and match til your heart's content! 

 Paper Collection


Ephemera Collection



Stamp Collection
Chipboard Collection
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Jane is shipping now to a store near you.
Thanks for visiting with us today! 





Tuesday, June 30, 2020

 Glory of the Garden Tuxedo



I created this little "tuxedo pocket" from the beautiful 
Glory of the Garden collection.  
Maybe the little flaps remind you of a garden gate?  


I used ephemera from the ephemera pack to decorate 
the pockets and created tags to tuck in. 


 The intricate, beautiful stamps from the collection were perfect for creating 
a little extra something on the notepad and tag.  


A cut off "scrap" was used to make the big tag tucked in the back pocket.  
Such a gorgeous kit with which to work!!


 Here's the link to the video:  

Thanks for dropping by the blog today!
Gayle

Products used in this project:






Tuesday, June 23, 2020


Jane's Memoirs Junk Journal

The definition of stunning...Jane's Memoirs paper collection!
Every piece of this journal as it came together made me gasp

The design is just so beautiful, it's impossible to 
go wrong creating with it!


 I used all elements of the collection in this journal, lace, ephemera and stamps. 





This collection by Jen Bishop is one of my all time favorites!  And the journal design credit goes to Jen's Mom! 


 This journal will sit front and center in my craft room, 
so I can admire the beautiful paper collection! 

Thank you Jen, Jen's Mom and Blue Fern Studio 
for inspiring me with this gorgeous collection!

here is the link for the flip through video on YouTube

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!
Gayle
Products used in this project