Keepsake Box - by Brenda Caldow

Hello everyone and I would like to wish you a very warm welcome to the Meg's Garden Blog.

Today I would like to show you a Keepsake Box I have made for my Mum for Mother's Day crated out of the ' Forgotten Meadows' collection. 

I love the flowers on these papers so much. They are beautiful, pinks, mauve, creams and many more colours too. 

After placing the patterned paper on the top I decided to place some flowers over the top and let the flowers on the patterned paper flow out from behind them. The flowers I chose to use are the Velvet Pansy and leaves,  small paper white and cream roses, paper Azaleas and a white Heirloom flower. The picture of the lady is from the Vintage Beauties Strips and after I have cut out the two different sizes I have mounted them on some of the patterned paper.  Also on the top I placed a bronze flower.

I inked the edge of the patterned paper with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs. The stems for my flowers I twisted in glued them coming from behind the flowers. 

I used a pink Fusion to colour the edge of the box lid and the placed some off white lace around it.  I then fussy cut the butterflies from the patterned papers.

I hope you have enjoyed my post and while at Meg's Garden I hope you have the time to look at what some of the other ladies have been up to and that we can inspire you a little. 

Until my next post good health and happy crafting to you.
Brenda xxx

Meg's Garden Products Used

' Forgotten Meadows' collection

 Velvet Pansy and leaves

small paper white and cream roses 

paper Azaleas

Heirloom flower 

 Vintage Beauties Strips

bronze flower 

off white lace