French Garden Canvas & Tag Set by Nicole Doiron

Hello everyone!

It's me, Nicole, and I'm back this month to share with you

some new projects created with Meg's Garden products.
I'm also sad to say that this will be my last post as Meg's Garden Designer.
I have enjoyed my stay with this amazing DT and am grateful to Meg for the opportunity.
Looking forward to come back and visit often! :)

This month, the DT is featuring once again the elegant and beautiful
 The French Garden collection designed by  Denise Boddey.

As my first share today, I decided to create this very soft and chic canvas.

The first thing I did was fussy cut that beautiful bird cage off the "Caged Damask" paper.

I wanted it to be the focal point of my canvas. 

 I adorned it with a gold butterfly trinket that I dabbed with white paint.

Obviously I had to add lots of paper flowers to my canvas. 

These large paper roses are my favorite.

I added texture to my canvas background by doing some fancy stenciling with molding paste.

I then used different shades of pink mists to add colour.

These pretty butterflies were fussy cut from a Transparencies Art Collage page.

Check out the end of my post for a complete list of products used

from the Meg's Garden Store.

Aside from this canvas, I created a set of mini tags, also using The French Garden.

Let's take a closer look at each tag.

All these lovely vintage images are from the "Cut & Create" paper.

I was provided with many metal charms along with my DT pack, 

including this adorable little air balloon.

And the last tag, possibly my favorite of the 3...

Thank you once again for joining me

and I hope that you were inspired by my creations.

Products used from Meg's Garden Store:

The French Garden Collection 12x12 papers

The French Garden Collection Mini Pack

Butterfly Transparency Art Collage

Paper Lace Doilies

Vintage Charms & Brass Trinkets

Pale Pink Jazz Fibre

Paper Flowers & Leaves:

Paper Lilies

Green Leaves

Puffy Paper Flowers

A Simple Correspondence Book - a visit to Vintage Paris

Hello Bloggers

This is a really simple mini book; it has no fancy hinged binding, no fancy 3 way flaps or anything else that is complicated - it is EASY!!!

The cover

I used the Correspondence Mini Pack - the papers are 145mm square so they work really well with the 6" cream cardstock pages.  The cover was cream 6x6" cardstock with a piece of black cardstock with 2 pieces of the collection which were distressed & torn.  Vintage photo distress ink was used throughout the mini book.  A vintage trinket knob completed the cover

Inside front cover & facing page

 The inside cover used the back of the cover as its page; a torn piece down the centre & pieces from Vintage Parisian Postcards #3376 added.  The facing page was some vintage writing with a trinket/. This facing page is actually the back of the next page.

Inside page 1 & facing page

 Page 1 was 11" wide & folded at 5" to create an additional page - a pocket with tags - Vintage Parisian Postcards were used on both pages

Page 3 & facing:  pockets were created, the pages were distressed & torn & tags inserted & more vintage trinkets.  Love the way the trinkets add texture & interest but do not stand out.

Page 4 is a double page

 Page 4 is made by adding an extra piece 5 1/4" to each side so that it opens up on each side. This pic shows the 2 flaps closed

Open flap 1 to see the inside

 I did use some  of the ephemera from Correspondence Collection - cut & create P6406 & from The French Cinema#1038

Inside flap 2

More postcards, a tiny key chain with a tag & another pocket 

page 4 & inside back cover

 Another pocket with tags; a vintage lady mounted on foam with a secret roll of writing tied with a bow - love these little packets & of course, another trinket.  I think the trinkets were just into the store when I made this book - hence my use of them throughout.

back cover with a postcard & trinket

Each of the pages was glued to the previous age or used the back of the previous page as its page.  The pages were completed & the ribbon attached before adding the front & back covers. 

This style of mini book could be used for any occasion. Instead of featuring Vintage French Postcards & ephemera you could use photos, instagrams, a holiday, a birthday or anniversary party - make sure you collect all the tickets, invites & all the fun 'stuff' so that when you go to make your book that you can add all of these little personal touches.

Corrrespondence Collection Mini pack S133 & cut & create P6406

The French Cinema 1038

French Writing Ephemera 3376 & Vintage French Postcards 3376

Vintage Trinkets

Bye for now 

Meg

Sister's Love Layout by Adriana

Hello Bloggers, today we have Adriana's layout using the new paper collection
Dreaming in Meadows, Adriana explains her layout .....

"Hi everyone

 I have created a layout for

my DT work for Meg's Garden.
Using the latest release papers
Dreaming in Meadows paper collection

Sister's LOVE- layout by Adriana Bolzon

The story behind the photo.

This photo is of my Great Aunties on my 
mother's side of the the family. 
Taken around 1937.

The one on the far left in the photo, is Iseta, 
she was getting married and was leaving the family 
to live in Roussillon in France with her new husband. 
So this was the last photo of them together, 
she is the only one still living, 
but she now lives in Italy, 
she is now in her 95th year. 
The other two sisters, married as well 
and migrated to Canada with their husbands.

The paper I have used for the background 
is the Dreaming in Willows paper 
from the new paper collection.
 I just love the soft greys and with 
touches of lavendar and white.
I used a leaf Stencil and soft ink on the background

Dreaming in Willows paper

Paper flowers

Large ladies hand charm

In the bottom right hand corner is a small collage tag the
Paris Effiel tower placed on a
Vintage tags and elements sheets tag, 
Elements paper and an old airmail envelope 
are tuck underneath the layout, 
depicting the many letters that were written to 
each other back in olden days.

Clusters of paper and velvet flowers and leaves.

German Scrap border

Green Medley Jazz fibres

Dreaming in Willows paper

Velvet flowers and leaves

Paper flowers

Transparencies Collage sheet in the
top right hand corner, creating a flourish around 
the photo and some Lace on the bottom of page. 

Check out all the wonderful products from

 Megs Garden Website

and see more inspirational work from

Meg's Garden Blog

Thanks for looking, Cheers Adriana XX :)

Very beautiful Adriana - well done.  It is so nice to see old photos & thank you for giving us some history of the 3 ladies.

Bye for now
Meg
www.megsgarden.com

A Birthday card from Adriana

Hello Bloggers

'Hi there everyone, it's Adriana here today on the Meg's Garden Blog.

I have created a quick and simple Happy Birthday card using the 

Meg's Garden Summer's day Collage sheet, these images are fabulous for journals, tags or cards.

With the Ode to a Summer's Day Paper paper for the background and

one of the images from A Summer's Day Collage 12 x 12 sheets.

 Check out all materials available from Meg's Garden website

Ode to a Summer's Day Collection

 A Summer's Day Collage sheet

Viola Pansy Burgundy

Jewel Pins

Fibres 

Check out all materials available from Meg's Garden website

Ode to a Summer's Day Collection

 A Summer's Day Collage sheet

Viola Pansy Burgundy

Jewel Pins

Fibres 

Thanks for looking, have a Happy Day, Cheers Adriana :)

Love the card Adriana - well done. You have put a collection of goodies together to create a very beautiful card.

Bye for now
Meg
www.megsgarden.com