Showing posts with label Patti Senter. Show all posts
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19 May, 2017

White Flowers on Green Leftovers to Cards

Hello, it's Patti here finishing up my Guest Spot on the Design Team with my leftovers share.  You've probably already seen my Mini Album made with Meg's White Flowers on Green.  With the bits I had leftover I made six greeting cards I'll be sharing with you.


I always like the challenge of what to do with the leftovers.  Lately they've been used to fill up my empty greeting card coffers.  I had enough to make the six 4" x 5 1/2" cards and was happy with how they all turned out.  I found it amazing that I was able to emphasize not only the white flowers on green, as the collection name implies, but also pink, purple and blues.  

You can see on the card above  I used this darling fussy cut girl as the focal point with one of those Dollar Store heart stick ons my friend Paula had sent me, what a find.  Roughing up some scraps of the paper creates the perfect background for the ticket and girl.  (The flourish of leaves wasn't cut from the paper but sure blended in perfectly didn't it?)


A couple of the cards I let the image pretty much speak for itself, like this gorgeous rose.  I always want to add more and more and more instead of just letting simplicity shine.


So for both the cards above I tried to let the paper speak for itself and only add a few elements.  The ribbon in the top card is dyed seam binding which I scrunched and let dry.  I love doing this it gives it that real wrinkled oldy look.  I simply added the purple flower on the second card popping some of the petals higher to let it lift from the card base and give some dimension, but not so  much I can't pop it in the post with basic postage (something I rarely find I'm able to do).  I used Wink of Stella in clear to accent to butterflies.


By changing the direction of the card from landscape to portrait you get a much different feel.  The hearts that were included in the collection make perfect greeting card embellishments.  I edged this one with Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam in Rust then covered the entire surface with Versamark and clear embossing powder.  


Here's the other fussy cut heart, in blues this time.  See how different the card looks when you rotate it 90 degrees into landscape?  I added a border punched with an EK Success punch called Graceful Heart, added Glossy Accents to the Cherish, poked a hole in the heart for the seam binding bow. This isn't one of Meg's gorgeous acetate butterflies (although I used a lot of hers on my mini) but instead one I was gifted by a crafty friend,


The last of my cards showcases this wonderful word art Meg created and one of her acetate butterflies (you must check the butterfly transparency sheet out in the store, it's a must have for your crafty stash).  Again the leaves are not part of the collection but some I had stuck back.  I like to cut up a bunch of die cuts and just have them available to tuck in here and there when making cards.


 

 

I'm a card maker that always likes the insides to have something so I'll give you just a snippet of the insides and share the rest of the detail of this and the backs on the video. Today's video will include lots of information on techniques and products.  Thanks so much for sharing your time with me and please check out the wonderful items Meg has in her store.

Patti's Video:
 https://youtu.be/WqhHNdoj658


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Collection - White Flowers on Green 

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16 May, 2017

Guest DT post - Mini Album using White Flowers on Green

Hello everyone, it's Patti here coming back for a guest spot on the Design Team.  Meg kindly shipped me off her new collection White Flowers on Green.  It evolved into a lovely mini that I'm just dying to share with you today.


I've added a few bits and bobs from my stash that coordinated well with Meg's papers, like the Eiffel Tower and the metal flowers.  The fan is fussy cut from the paper, pleated and inked on the creases with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.  I also used Rustic Glimmer Glam from Tattered Angels on the outer edge.


The clock and lady are both from the collection and I also tucked a butterfly from the butterfly transparency sheet Meg sells in the store .  I love these butterflies!


This is a 6 1/2" x 8 1/2" book with a 2 3/4" spine.  The book itself is created using chipboard with four cardstock pages each sporting a side pocket which holds a tuck in mat measuring 5 1/4"x 7" So lots of room for even your larger photos this time.


There are lots of pockets with tags and mats to house numerous photos and memorabilia.  On the right I've taken the center out of this gorgeous frame from the paper and replaced it with acetate.  I slipped a little place holder behind to show where to put your photo and adorned the space around with lots of fussy cut pieces from the collection. 

 
Butterflies seem to pop out all over these papers from the large one fussy cut from the paper on the left belly band to the acetate on on the right hovering on the frame.  


The mats are all cut from a cream cardstock from Spellbinders.  I used Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists in shades of  Olive Vine, Sun Sisters, Crushed Shells and Baby Girl pink, spritzing until I got the look I liked.  All these colors lend themselves to the gorgeous shades in Meg's papers.  To give the mats a little more eye candy until photos are placed I stamped them with and old flourish stamp from a collection from Kaisercraft called Magic Happens.  Once the photos are down I know you'll only see the borders but it makes it mighty pretty until them or a great background for any spots that are going to just house journaled thoughts.


Because of shipping costs from Australia to the US Meg and I decided to just have her send the papers and not embellishments.  As hard as it was for me not to not get my fingers on some of her store lovelies I did discover I had a whole boat load of embellies tucked away that went well with her collection.  Imagine that I already had things on hand!!!  So here you'll see from my personal hoard, oh I mean stash, I added some Prima flowers, a Webster's resin flower in the middle and a Prima butterfly.  On the opposite page I had found these cool butterfly paper clips.


In amongst all the other goodies I'd stashed away I found these wonderful stickers that my friend Paul DiGiovanni had sent me.  They are the most marvelous find.  They are kind of rubbery and seem to melt into the page and give a wonderful dimension.  I asked here where she'd found them, wait for it, are you ready, yep you guessed it the Dollar Store.  Trust me I'll start looking again but I've never found anything like this at any Dollar Store I've been in.  I love how Meg combined the luscious greens with the pinks and whites such pretty pretty colors to play with.


I hope you'll come join me on the video since there is so much more to show you and I want to share how I did the outside of the book as well.  It was one of those OHHH OHHH moments when I pressed too hard and cracked the spine.  I then had to figure out how to save the book itself. Sometimes mistakes lead to the most wonderful solutions as was the case this time.  I'll share the details on the video.  Thanks for letting me share with you today, and thank you Meg for letting me play with your papers!

Patti's Video: https://youtu.be/jTOBRodX3Zw




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12 May, 2016

Rose Quartz Card Duo

Hello everyone, it's Patti here with a card duo for you today.  I've taken pieces from the new Meg's Garden Rose Quartz Papercrafter and Cardmaker collections to create two cards for you.  Both will be shared, start to finish, on the video so I do hope you join me there.  All supplies will be listed directly below the video.


My first card is this gorgeous lady fussy cut from the Meg's Garden Rose Quartz Papercrafter collection.  I removed the middle from a paper doily and arched a section of it behind and in front of her on the left side.  Adding a piece of crocheted lace, with a pink ribbon woven through, across the bottom.


In her hair I've attached one of the pink antique brads.  These cards are 5" x 7' and have been built upon a white card base (Spellbinders Celebra'tions Whirl White cardstock).


To finish this card I wove two of the pieces I'd fussy cut from the paper together. I also backed them with pink to create just a tiny border around each.  I placed the cluster in the lower left.


The second card is the same size and has the same white card base.  For this one I focused on a middle cluster strip.  This consists of a strip of paper doily on the right, a folded piece of the antique pink lace on the left with a strip from the paper atop both in the middle.  I completed the cluster with a spray of the flowers, again fussy cut and backed with pink.  Tucked behind is a pearl spray, also from Meg's Garden store.  


To give the front a little pop I took a piece of the pink/brown ribbon and tied it into a small bow placing it atop my front sentiment.  The sentiments are from JustRite Stampers Sympathy Handwritten Sentiments.  


Here is the inside sentiment, again from the JustRite Stampers collection.  I cut the mat to house the sentiment from Spellbinders Nestabilites Decorative Accents Labels Forty-One.  I actually had to do this because I had first stamped directly to the paper and the impression was scattered, it didn't stamp well in some spots.  I restamped and die cut it and placed it atop the first impression.  Problem solved and the bottom mat saved.  

Please join me on the video where I'll show you how I make both cards start to finish.  Check out Meg's Garden for all the loveliness you see on my cards to create them for yourselves at home.  Don't forget that the paper is not only available cut and shipped but also instantly as a digital download.


Supplies from Meg's Garden

Supplies from my stash
Spellbinders Celebra'tions Whirl White cardstock
Spellbinders Celebra'tions Decorative Accents Labels Forty-One
JustRite Stampers Sympathy Handwritten Sentiments
Tim Holtz Tattered Rose Distress Ink
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Dazzling Diamonds


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03 May, 2016

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
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18 March, 2016

Chantilly Cream Greeting Card

Hello my crafty friends, this is Patti back with you using up some of my leftover Chantilly Cream bits and bobs.


I hope you'll join me on todays video where I even reveal my messy desk!  I'll share how my 'mind' process works on creating a card with bits and pieces.  Such a fun project, I just love doing this and seeing what evolves.  I've used mainly Meg's Garden Chantilly Cream collection, there may be a stray item or two from another collection or my stash.  I've used a 6" square card base today, using Spellbinders Celebra'tions Cuddle Cream cardstock, one of my favs.


I've layered this gorgeous Gardenia flower with a few of the Copper Paper leaves and tucked in some tiny flowers here and then.  I went back off camera and scrunched and tucked in some tiny pieces of lace I'd been saving, just what the flower cluster needed for depth.


On the right side I cut a doily in half and pleated it in the middle.  A small staple holds the pleats together until I get it glued in just the right spot.  I added a tiny bow of dyed seam binding in the lower right and even though you don't see it in this photo I used my Scallop Corner Chomper on the outside corners of the card base.


After I finished filming I thought this upper right corner was a little naked so I went back hunting for a sentiment and found this Live Today snippet.  I fussy cut it out and backed it with a couple of layers of packaging scraps.  The antenna are the left over piece I snipped off the pearl spray that's tucked into the flower cluster.  I went over the antenna with Diamond Stickles to give them a little sparkle. The layers are distressed with my Tim Hotlz distressor and then tucked between are little pieces of lace.


Inside is a simple distressed mat of the Chantilly Cream striped paper with a trimmed flag of lace and a strip of Meg's lace over top.  Thanks so much for joining me today, I hope you'll stay and watch the video.  All supplies will be linked directly below the video.


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23 February, 2016

Chantilly Cream Folio Mini

Hello everyone it's Patti here today sharing a new folio mini I've made.  I'm wondering if you're like me.  Do you have things in your crafty cupboard that you've pulled out often only to put them back again because you just could visualize what to do with them?  That's been my case with the Tim Holtz small folio.  I couldn't wait to get it and then didn't know what to do with it once I had it.  Well that all changed with I received my last Design Team package from Meg's Garden.  I knew immediately that I had been saving that folio for the Chantilly Cream Collection.


I added the beautiful Organza Lace Flower over the top of the Jute and Mesh Ribbons and topped it off with a dragonfly charm.  On the right flap I added an oval trinket and glued a brad I had in my stash (prongs cut off) to match the one I'd added to the Wish at the bottom. I added some Faber-Castell Whipped Spackle which I had mixed with a Bronze Pearl X powder and applied it with the help of a 13 Arts stencil called Cozy Evening. To complete my front I misted the front cover of my Chantilly Cream dot paper with Tattered Angels Dazzling Diamonds and Candlelight Glimmer Mist. 


Because the folio expands out and up when opened it was a little trickier to get photos for you today that did it justice. When you watch the video walk through it will show you in much more depth how these pages interact.  


I simply adore the images in the Chantilly Cream Cut and Create ephemera papers including this little girl, in fact I used her image in a couple of spots in my folio including here on the front inside cover. After fussy cutting her out I backed her with Kraft cardstock and inked her heavily with Tim Holtz Distress ink in Ground Espresso.  I tucked flowers from the Fantasy Blooms Ochre pack into her hair and bodice.  Leaving her open on two sides allows my to tuck in my folded photo folder behind.


This shows the first flap of my folio and I've included this small photo of the folio before I started altering it.  The little flaps in the front are the ones in the photo above only turned vertically.  I added graduated pages to the strips which include my decorative pockets, embellishments and areas for tuck ins.  Above you can see I added a diagonal belly band across the bottom to act a stopper for the inserted mats.  Using the Mesh Ribbon over the Kraft Cardstock is a winning pair and then adorning it with the fussy cut butterfly completed my first flap.  I did leave an opening on the side for a tuck in mat.  The solid mats are all cut from the Kraft cardstock, inked with the Tim Holtz Distress ink in Ground Espresso and Corner Chomped with a combination of one or more of the Scallop and Cloud edges.  Notice at the top  you see how you can take just a small snippet from the paper (the stamp and botanical) and when fussy cut makes the perfect tuck under for your mat.  Using just one tassel cut from the strip was enough to finish it off the end of my band.


Here is the next flap in my folio. I created a clustered pocket with the little scraps I had left over. This is a fantastic way to use up little bits and bobs you have left.  Start with a solid base behind and then glue your bits on top until you get the look you like.  I do several practice runs just placing my little scraps here and there until I get a look that is pleasing to my eye and then begin gluing them down.  I trim away the excess to create the straight side and bottom and then ink the edges.   


Here is the front of the next flap, I cut the pre-made strip that came with the folio into two sections and removed the extra pieces so I could have the two swinging pockets. 


Here's the back side of those same pockets.  You can see where I've reused my cute little girl and fussy cut a panel from the paper to create the belly bands.


The next flap is placed toward the middle of the pre-made folio flap and then the excess top and bottom is cut away so you have a 5 1/2" square pocket (this is from the Cardmaker pack).  I again took a few of the cut and create pieces to make my stopper across the bottom. Shown on the small photo to the right is the back of this swinging pocket.  Using an element from the collection I created a wide belly band to tuck my photo booklet into (this is an 8" x 4" piece of inked Kraft, scored in the middle and then folded to house 4 photos.

As each of the folio strips advance I increased the width of my pockets so that you get larger and larger photo mats either tucked on the front as shown here or in the side pocket these areas are large enough to hold 5" x 7" photos.


I used the frames from the collection and extended them across the two pages to create bottom pockets.  The inserted mats are adorned with fussy cut butterflies.  I glued the back of the butterfly completely down on the back of the mat but left the bottom front of the butterfly loose to tuck the photo underneath.


Now that I'm almost to the end of the folio the page is really large allowing for a good sized mat in the pocket and under the belly band.  Again I've used snippets from the paper for embellishing the jute and lace band and adorned the side with one of the Fantasy Blooms.


You know that old saying, I saved the best for last?  That's how I feel about this page, I often say a project takes on a life of it's own and that's the feeling I had here.  I loved how the page flowed together with the lace, mesh ribbons, butterfly and pockets.

Please join me on the video where you'll see a much more in depth look at the page and pockets.  All supplies to Meg's Garden will be linked directly below the video.  I'd be most extremely if you visited me at A Soul's Heartbeat either on Blogger or Facebook.



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