A Heritage Picnic from Kerry-Jean

Hello Bloggers

Kerry-Jean takes us on a Heritage Picnic

'I really wanted to work with the "Top Hat & Automobiles Collection" from Meg's Garden, I just had to find a suitable photo for the layout. I started going through photos of my grandparents from when they were young, the 1920/1930 and came across some pictures of a picnic.  

I felt the photo complimented the paper collection perfectly, especially that sepia tone. I used the Take a Roadster for a Spin P6357 page and fell in love with those floral arrangements on the edges. I wanted to extend that motif through the layout, so using some of Meg's Small White paper Roses I sprayed some of them a lovely deep red and worked out the arrangement with those gorgeous Green Paper Leaves that I bent and tweaked a little to give a more natural look.

  

I used the transparency Butterflies Tr015  and Old World Time TransparencyTr1037 also which I think are just fantastic to use. The tags used in behind the photo are from the Vintage Ornate Tags 1036  and Vintage Tags 1031. Some really great new papers are the French Ephemera Pack S130 which the music sheet is from. 

I feel I captured a wonderful moment of my grandparents life 50 years before I was even born.' 

This is so fantastic - well done Kerry-Jean. Love the layering & all the elements. The painted red roses really pull it all together. The photo of your grandparents is terrific.

Bye for now

Meg

www.megsgarden.com

New Collection - ART papers

Hello Bloggers

This is the 3rd collection & was inspired by what I saw at CHA in January.

Lots of  inks, sprayers, misters, masks, dies, canvas, burlap & more available.

Instead of using a blank canvas or cardstock, an interesting paper would be easier to design with.

Take your photo or a pic, decide on the colours to be added, embellishments to be chosen, masks to be used, burlap tapes or twine & you have an immediate mixed media project.

These papers are called ART 1 Collection:

all are interesting, some have colour to enhance or shade out with gesso or paint,  but all are totally ready for mixed media OR NOT as your mood or creative vibes dictate.

Corrugated Iron  3500

Freestyle in Apricot  3501

Light Brown Crackles  3502

Chalkboard  3503

Burlap  3504

White Burlap  3505

ART 1 Papers Mini Pack  S132


Click here to go to the ART 1 Collection

Bye for now
Meg
 www.megsgarden.com

New Collections - for the blokes

Hi Bloggers

This is the 2nd collection - also designed by Denise Boddey whose  son, Luke, is a bike enthusiast.  We have been asked for more papers like the Top Hat Collection that can be used for projects for men.  But that is not their only use - we have had some really extraordinary projects using the Top Hat Collection.  Both Heather & Kerry Jean have that collection as one of the current favourite.

This is The Bike Cogs Collection:

Cogs & a Compass  P6374

Green Design for a Bike  P6375

Cogs on Stripes  P6376

Travel with Cogs  P6377

Bikes  P6378

Blue Cogs  P6379

Bike Cogs Mini Pack S121

Click here to go to this Collection

Bye for now

Meg

www.megsgarden.com

New Collections - The Damask Garden Collection

Hello Bloggers

We have 3 new collections which will be sent in 3 blogs in order to showcase each one:

The 1st is designed by Denise Boddey.

It is an extremely elegant & beautiful collection of 9 papers in 12x12" with 4x12" strips as well as  a mini pack of 12 papers (2 of each design). 

The  Labels paper is designed for Project Life inserts but is certainly not exclusive for this purpose.

Each of the colours of the papers have been specifically chosen to be able to work together

This collection is going to be seen in some very gorgeous projects.  The DT have been waiting patiently.

The Damask Garden Collection

Blue & Cream Damask  P6368

Belle Jardiniere  P6369

Damask Birds & Bees  P6370

Framboise Fleur  P6371

Damask Garden  P6372

Damask in Shades of Green

Blue Belle Jardiniere  P6373

Gates into the Damask Garden  P6381

Damask Labels  P6382

Damask Mini Pack  S120

Pull out your laces, flowers, ribbons & die cuts for this set of papers

Click here to go to this Collection

There is also a new Butterfly Transparency - it was designed as an accompanying paper - greens & blues predominate on the transparency

More Butterflies TR004

Christmas prices are continuing  ie a 20% reduction in price for the large papers.

Bye for now
Meg
www.megsgarden.com

New Design Team

Hi Bloggers

The DT members are:

New & welcome to you:

Sue Smyth        http:// suesmyth06.blogspot.com

Nupur Patel      http://downthememorylane9008.blogspot.com.au

Leaving but enjoyed having you:

Sylvie

Stephanie

Helen Wallace

Transferring to Guest Designer status:

Linda Thompson

All the other fabulous ladies have been asked to stay on.

The new Team promises to be an outstanding group of ladies who have different talents & will bring those talents to tempt you & inspire you to create with our products.

Bye for now

Meg

www.megsgarden.com

Helen uses Dreaming in the Meadows

Hello Bloggers

Helen shows us her gorgeous LO & a card both using the Dreaming in Meadows Collection

'Pink and Green are two of my favourite colour combinations and I chose the gorgeous “Dreaming in Spearmint” from the Dreaming in Meadows collection for the 12x12 layout.

 

Meg’s Garden Products

Dreaming in Meadows collection, “Dreaming in Spearmint” P6350

Dreaming in Meadows collection, “Dreaming in Spearmint” P6350A (the extra strip)

Frames 3 (the black oval acetate frame) Tr003

Clock charm - c69.8

Lace - sold by the metre

Other products

cardstock - green, pink, blue & green

flowers and pearls'

'One of my favourite papers from the Dreaming in Meadows Collection is “Dreaming in Rose”.   The soft colours and dainty, romantic pattern were perfect to create a shabby chic card. 

I love that the papers are sturdy and are easy to distress.

 

Meg’s Garden Products

Dreaming in Meadows Collection is “Dreaming in Rose”  P6347

Seam Binding ribbon

Other products

Kaisercraft cardstock, 

Spellbinder dies

Martha Stewart Punch'

Beautiful projects Helen - well done. Gorgeous use of the papers

Bye for now

Meg

www.megsgarden.com

Vintage Romance cards by Adriana

Hello Bloggers

Adriana shares her Romance cards with us:

'Hi there everyone,

February is the month of romance so I created 2 Valentine Day's theme

cards to send to a secret admirer or to your loved one.
I love any vintage so I created 2 Vintage cards.

These cards have Vintage French collage images available from

MEG'S GARDEN website

"Je t'aime" I love you card

The cute cupid is covered with the Silver Glass Glitter.
It is a die cut from the Tim Holtz range.

All the flowers and lace trims are from Meg's Garden website

This is my other card  I have created ....."Bonjour Paris" card
PARIS is the city of love......

Materials used from Meg's Garden website

Heart & square shaped paper doily

Lace trimsOrganza lace trims

Silver Glass Glitter

German scrap border

Skeleton mesh

Flowers - paper and fabric

Vintage French couples & Collage images

Diamante cluster trim

Thanks for looking, till next time

Cheers Adriana XX'

Beautiful cards - well done Adriana. Some great ideas for that special day

Bye for now
Meg
www.megsgarden.com