'Dream today' with Chantily Cream by Katrina Thompson

Hello everyone. Today I have created a layered card using the Chantilly Cream Papercrafter Pack. This collection of prints will give you all such an amazing assortment of images to create with. I love the neutrals and earthy tones as well as the pops of colour that you can work into your projects. A step by step guide follows. Please enjoy! Katrina x

Select an assortment of images, background papers and flowers that coordinate.



Start playing with your layering. When you've found a good combination, trim,

ink and attach your layers. I found the Antique linen and dried marigold inks

both worked well to blend & enhance the image and background.

The flower is a combination of the leaves and base of the organza lace with diamante flowers 

together with a large petal from the Carabella Roses and a paper rose in the center.

The cardstock you choose will also change the look of your card. I have chosen to stay with

neutral colours and now select from an assortment of smaller flowers for the clusters.

I originally had lace on the top and bottom of the 'Dream' word but found when attaching it

that just having it on the base was enough and then it also didn't cover too much of the image.

I've taken the base petal from the cornsilk flowers to wrap around the paper flower and have used some of the stamens from the cornsilk flower to tuck off to the side.

The finished bottom cluster.

Thanks for looking, until next time,  - 'Dream today' & Happy Creating!! K x



Chantilly Cream - 'Love' by Katrina Thompson

Hello everyone!! I have some more Chantilly Cream goodness today on the blog, to hopefully inspire you all. I have used the Chantilly Cream Papercrafter pack and with a few flowers to embellish you will find the endless combination of images from this pack can give you so many variations for whatever project you may wish to adapt to. I hope you enjoy! K x

Select your combination of images and background papers. Notice I have sliced the

cream  rectangle. I really wanted to use it but it wasn't as long as I needed so by splitting

 it and hiding the split under the other layers, we've instantly made it longer.

Create your own frame by cutting the center from this

amazing flourish and using it to frame the flowers.

Arrange your layers to gauge the fit before inking and attaching.

The flowers are a combination of the Carabella rose, the organza lace flower with diamante,

an open paper rose and the small flowers from the cornsilk flowers.

All layered with the flowers, some muslin and the Tattered net trim to embellish.

I have inked with Scattered Straw and Dried Marigold.

The cornsilk flower is tucked into a paper petal.

Use your 3D tape between your layers to give you depth.

Thankyou.... and until next time, Happy Creating! K x

Chantilly Cream Trio of Cards

Hello everyone, Patti here sharing a trio of cards I've made with the gorgeous Chantilly Cream collection from Meg's store.  I may have a bit or bob here or there from one of the previous lines but it's primarily Chantilly Cream. 

This first card is the largest at 5" x 7" on a cream cardstock base.  I love the purples!  I even changed up  the cream colored Gardenias from the store and tipped them with Tim Holtz Distress ink in the new Wilted Violet so they'd blend better with the rest.

This card has 3 layers and each layer is matted with a solid purple mat.  I've distressed each one with the Tim Holtz distressor. I tucked some bits of purple lace that my friend Manuela made for me between the layers and ended with the Dream tag from a previous collection.

The bottom of the card is wrapped with purple ribbon from the store and slipped behind it is a little tuck in for a special message.  I finished it off with this gorgeous butterfly that has just a hint of sparkle from Diamond Stickles.

Card two is a 6" x 5" card using the same cream cardstock (Spellbinders Celebra'tions Cuddle Cream cardstock).  I rounded the card base corners with my 1/2" Corner Chomper and used the Scallop Chomper on the mats.  Everything was inked with Tim Holtz Distress ink in the oldie but goodie Vintage Photo.  

I was so taken with these lovely polka dotted flowers which are called Powder Puff Lychee, I clustered one with some bits of lace tucked behind along with loops of burlap and the gauze ribbon. Wrapped along the side of the one mat is Ivory Jute Ribbon

My inside journaling mat has been pushed and shoved here and there from a collection several times back, I had bent the bottom of it and just couldn't find the right spot to place it.  Well it worked perfectly for the inside, and the bottom that was bent?  I fold it under and glued it to the back, perfect, looks like that's what I'd planned all along! So as I always say, what doesn't work today may be just the thing for the next project!

The last of the trio is a standard A2 sized card, 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" on a Kraft cardbase.  This has lots of layers of strips of paper torn and inked.  The focal image, the flowers was taken from one of the Chantilly Cream cut aparts.  I used two of them layering the buds and blossoms on top of one another to give dimension.  All but the scalloped lace are from Meg's store.

I ran the lace through the openings on my tag and tied it in the front and then tied a strip of coffee stained seam binding around that.  Love all the little pieces of lace and ribbon on this card.

Inside I added a mat topped with the Botanical strip from the collection.  Along the bottom I added a butterfly I'd saved from a prior collection.

I hope you've enjoyed my trio of cards and will join me on the video for a more in depth look at them. Be sure and check out Meg's store for a delightful array of papers, laces, flowers and what nots. Wonderful embellishments for your next project.  And don't forget you can also download the paper in digital format to have and print instantly at home.

all supplies from

Meg's Garden of Papercraft Delight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmU15ETp9DM

Upcycling with Chantilly Cream...

Hi, Kelly-ann Oosterbeek here today with a little upcycling project 

decorated using the gorgeous Chantilly Cream Paper Pack. 

And of course some of the beautiful embellishments that are also 

available over at Meg's online shop :)

This is the box I started with - a KFC Family Feast box!

I used this fabulous mix of papers from the Chantilly Cream paper pack and some of Meg's beautiful embellishments...

And this how it ended up ... as a vintage writing set chest :)

You can see the step-by-step guide of how it was made by clicking on THIS LINK.

Of course you could use any old box as an upcycling object,

shoes boxes are particularly perfect for this kind of project :)

Thanks for visiting the blog today,

Cheers from Kelly-ann.

"CHANTILLY CREAM" WEDDING PLANNER 3in1

"CHANTILLY CREAM" WEDDING PLANNER 3in1

Hello everybody

I have such a great news! I became to be Designer yeeey! I became to be a designer for amazing artistic shop "MEG'S GARDEN".I think many of you already know beautiful papers from this australian shop.Also another craft supplies you can buy there.If you are far a way from Australia and you wanna buy papers only is there great offer to purchase Digital collection, so you can print out your papers few minutes after your payment is done as I did with "Sherlock Holmes by Watson"collection.Isn't it great?

But today I am going to share with you my project I made using such romantic CHANTILLY CREAM collection. Immediately after my DT package arrived I knew I am going to make something about Love.Those lovely designed papers simply belong to love. So here is my Wedding planner with a drawer for Bride's First Aid :D and with a phonecase...

I wanted to make edges nice and rich,so I used Tim Holtz Distress inks Vintage Photo and Wild Honey and inked all the edges with those first.Then followed this up by lightly going around in Ground Espresso.I really like vintage look of all those papers.

I also wanted to use some beautiful laces Meg sent us, so one ,which is perfectly well keeping shape I used as the closer for a planner and my favorite, which I think is perfect for any mixed media projects and any romantic coze is really lovely I used in my small layout..

On the end just few tips.When you will go to visit Meg's shop don't forget to find, in Mini Book Kits section, that Sherlock by Watson book kit.There is a link for a video with art journal.Believe me it's worth to see it.Also if you would like to see a bit more about my Wedding Planner, I am only happy to give you video here

Wedding Planner Video

Well,that is my share for you today,I will be very happy if you got some inspiration.Thank you so much for joining me and don't forget to check out what is new and some great deals at Meg's garden...
Have a great time..
Hugs Eva xx

CREATING PRETTY MAIL WITH CHANTILLY CREAM

Hello Mary here with my second post for Megs Garden.

Pocket Letters and Snail Mail are very popular at the moment and I thought I would like to create my pen friend a fold out Mail letter using the gorgeous Chantilly Cream range that I had left over from my kit.
I will take you through step by step on the construction of my folder
Firstly I used my envelope maker to create a 6 x 4 and 1/2 envelope from the left over paper Chantilly Cream 2  in my 12 x 12 kit
and for the folder itself I have used Chantilly Cream 03 . If you do not have a envelope maker , do not worry , just use any envelope you have at home in a suitable size as a template

Next I placed my envelope in the centre of the Chantilly Cream 3 Patter Paper and
Marked 4 equal squares . Using my envelope as a starting guide to measure from .  This will create the folds for your folder to encase your envelope.

Next cut away the four corners and ink all the edges

Now for the fun part , decorating the folder
Because the back of the folder is plain , I am using the 4 inch  Chantilly Cream strips in my kit to decorate it with

The Chantilly Cream Cut and Create are perfect for these types of projects. Pocket letters, tags, cards, the possibilities are endless  . I have made two little tags and tucked in the side of pockets The tags are made with the Cut and Create images as are the pockets for them to slide into.  I have also made a larger tag that I fussy cut the butterfly from the Cut and Create sheet , this tag will go in the envelope with my letter.

This is the Chantilly Cream Cut and Create Sheet  You can purchase at Megs Garden ~ so many gorgeous images

So now my folder is already to send once I have added my letter. I have used white satin seam binding on my tag and envelope flap , I sprayed the satin seam binding with Gold Glimmer mist to give it an aged look

So to fold it up and send it on its way ~ the inside

Side flaps folded in

It doesn't show up very well here, but I have used the wide cream ribbon to place the die cut hearts on at the top

The Back ~ I  love the girl image and I have placed a vintage trinket  in the centre of  a little frame from the Cut and Create Chantilly Cream sheet
A little lace along the bottom and tied up with cream narrow ribbon, all available at Meg Garden Shop

and the front ~ I have used a image from the Cut and Create sheet , Pearl spray, narrow cream ribbon and cream Organza satin edged ribbon

I hope I have inspired you to create  some pretty mail for someone special ,and you can get all you need to create that special mail over at Megs Garden
Until next time, happy creating.

Mary