Vintage flower tags by Sue Smyth

Vintage Flower tags 

By Sue Smyth 

Hi Bloggers

I love a sampler, and this time I wanted to use shipping tags,

along with the Forgotten Meadows papers.

A sampler is a great way of making a lot of

mis matched and left over papers 

work together. It is also a good 

way to use up left overs or card packs. 

The pink rose tag did not need too much to embellish,  I have 

added Dimensional magic to the edges of the rose petals

and sprinkled over with white glitter to frost the edges.

I always adhere my paper butterflies to white cardstock

for strength and this time I have added a little glitter to the wings.

Trim the extra leaves off the lacy flower, ( use on another tag)  and adhere tiny

adhesive pearls to the stamens in the centre for 

a little depth and shine.

To get nice colour on the Azalea, simply draw a line

down each petal and spots around the petals with a Tombow or water

soluble pen, then spritz with water and dry off with 

a heat gun.

Of course I have added a faux cameo, by die cutting a 

gorgeous vintage lady, cupping it over a mouse pad

with a stylus and adhering to a glittered scalloped 

oval with 3 D foam tape. Add small pearls one at

a time to achieve that gentle oval curve.

These tags are large shipping tags I have

 cut down to fit on the page nicely.

And I have inked all of the edges with Distress ink.

Apply a small amount of white gesso over the 

silver plastic trim to soften the harsh silver sheen.

It looks way more vintage then too.

Again add a little gesso to the bracket and trim for 

an aged vintage look.

Add pearls and bling for shine.

Adhere each tag to the background with 3 D foam tape.

Or like me use scraps of chipboard to raise them 

up nicely.

Add a small rhinestone to the centres of the 

silver plastic trim, after you have added

a little gesso. It looks just like a mini

brooch then.

Add some fussy cut flowers, again cup the centres for a 

dimensional look and add small 2mm rhinestones for 

the centres.

Rub gesso over the wings of the blue bird to pick up the 

detail.

Megs Garden Materials 

Megs Garden Forgotten meadows collection

Megs Garden Forgotten Meadows mini pack

Megs Garden paper Azalea and roses

Megs Garden velvet dusty pink flower

Megs Garden metal blue bird

Megs Garden metal bee

Megs Garden Key and trinkets

Megs Garden tassel trim

Megs Garden organza lace flower

Megs Garden lace

Happy Crafting 

Adore Layout By Sue Smyth

Adore Layout 

By Sue Smyth 

Hi Bloggers 

Today I am sharing a gentle little layout using Butterfly Garden papers 

The soft blues work perfectly with a red or orange as a contrast.

But first I wanted to alter the paper, not much but just 

to add icing to the cake!

After randomly punching the edges,

the first step is to dry brush gesso over a stencil around the paper

and create 3 tears in the sides of the paper.

When dry spray over a turquoise and Denim blue spray ink. and dry off 

with a heat gun.

Curl the tears with your fingers to give a good shape. 

Flick over white, turquoise and black spray inks

for a random splatted look.

Next whip out that gesso brush and add some more, add it to the trinkets and flowers.

Gesso gives a flat white substance for any water based spray to 

soak into and colour.

To do my butterflies, I always like to glue them to scrap

cardstock first. Then fussy cut them. This gives the

wings a bit of strength. 

I have then carefully outlined the wings of the butterflies

and dipped them in fine black glitter.

To glam up the silver trim, first coat with gesso to lessen 

the brassy shine. I have then placed a drop of good 

gel glue in each and popped in a turquoise glass bead. 

One way to use up those seed beads!

When dry it looks nicely antique and great!

The over all effect is cool, with a shabby chic look.

Add a cluster of flowers. I have layered up my flowers

with trinkets and smaller blooms.

You might also notice I have cut a trinket in half and placed it 

either side of the photo, this gives a cohesive look and is 

one way to make embellishments go further.

Tuck glass beads and a generous bow from seam binding.

Take ordinary white binding and spritz with water, when damp

spray over the colour ink you like to match the layout.

This metal trinket is vamped up by adding gesso to the wings, then 

spray with a soft pale blue ink. 

Then apply a line of Dimensional magic to the centre

and apply black pearl seed beads, for a textured 

rich look.

Add a small title, you don't have to have a large title 

to have impact. Because there are words already

on the paper, it  dosn't need many more

and  this small metallic blue title stands out

superbly.

Megs Garden Materials

Megs Garden The Butterfly Collection.
Megs Garden Temptations in blue
Megs Garden Cherry Blossoms
Megs Garden Azalea's
Megs Garden Lace



Happy Crafting 

Sue Smyth 

Petite Parfum Potion Book By Sue Smyth

Petite Parfum Potion Book

 by Sue Smyth 

Hi Bloggers

Today I am sharing a special little project, that I just love.

It is a mini book featuring The Butterfly Garden Collection 

I took my cue from one of the labels in the set

Parfum Camia

which I gather means flower perfume, so I made this little 

book. I imagined another time when a well to do 

young lady would make notes in this book of her 

favourite flowers or perfumes.

I have cut 2 chipboard covers measuring 9 x 7cm and 

covered them with patterned paper and lace

For the book cut 8 panels measuring 14 x 9cm and score 

and fold at 7 cm.

Adhere all folded panels together back to back,

ink edges and adhere ribbon

over to top panel and bottom panel

before gluing the covers over

the top.

Fill a small glass vial with seed beads and swipe 

cork and glass with gesso for a shabby look.

Trim blue flowers from the ribbon they are

adhered to.

Use a heat gun to melt a little, this 

will straighten the petals and make them 

flatter and easier to work with.

Refer to my previous post to find out 

how to create a tinsy butterfly like mine.

Trim an element from lace and

adhere to bottom of oval frame.

Add a gemstone to the centre as 

pictured.

Dont forget to add the hardware handle,

which I have swiped with a little gesso.

Trim an element from the silver trim

dry brush with gesso and drop

a small amount of gel glue 

to the centre, add a clear or pearl glass bead.

Wrap fibres around frame and decorate with more flowers

and a trimmed Parfum Camia 

panel altered to form a scroll. Also 

fussy cut the perfume bottle and tuck

beside the vial.

I hope you have a go at making this, it was such fun 

and so small it will not take up lots of room 

in your craft space.

It also makes a beautiful gift

Megs Garden Materials 

Meg's Garden The Butterfly Collection papers

Megs Garden Mini Bottle/vial

Megs Garden tinsy roses

Megs Garden Lace 

Megs Garden Hardware handle Knob

Happy Crafting 

Pyramid Card by Sue Smyth

Pyramid Card by 

Sue Smyth 

Hi Bloggers

Today I want to share with you one of my favourite 

ways to make a card.

This is a pyramid card which I have adapted it to

cut out an oval window.

Then decorate the sides and front with 

Megs's Garden papers, flowers, Trinkets and ribbons 

I  have altered the butterfly trinket by 

coating it in embossing solution and sprinkle

with aged rose powder. Heat to melt

but be careful do not pick it up

straight away as it will be hot!

Step 1

Cut 3 12 x 12 cm squares and fold down the diagonal.

You can make this card any size, it does not

have to be 12 x 12 cm just has to be a square

Step 2

Layer one square over the other and adhere in place.

Step 3

Line up oval die on the front panel

(this is the panels that overlap each other) and die cut.

this will just fit through a Cuttlebug or use a Bigshot for a better fit.

Or you can just make your squares smaller at 11 x 11 cm

Step 4

Fold along your previously folded diagonal lines.

Step 5 

Adhere third square along side front panel. 

Step 6

And overlap two panels at the back,

adhere in place.

Use the sides to make a template to trim 

out patterned paper to a slightly smaller size. Then

decorate as desired.

Meg's Garden materials 

Meg's Garden paper cherry blossom flowers

Meg,s Garden Pink and Mauve tassels

Meg'sgarden lace

metal trinkets

Meg's Garden French Garden mini pack

Happy Crafting all 

Christmas Card by Sue Smyth

Merry Christmas Card

by Sue Smyth 

Hi Bloggers 

Today I am sharing a Christmas card, with a mini tutorial to make the 

awesome sugared roses I have used.

I have also used a trinket/finding to create a 

metal tree topper, just pop a shiny

rhinestone in the centre for added bling..

I love to cut a window in a card the easiest way to do 

this is with Nesting dies.

First adhere the paper to the card front and cut 

an oval shape from the front.

Then create a frame.

In this case I have a scalloped version and plain 

version, oval die. Just cut the scalloped one first and 

then the plain one.

I just line mine up by eye and then cut to make 

a delicate frame that can be adhered over the 

card window.

Once you have cut the frame, cover 

with white enamel accents. 

Then  

sprinkle with white glitter for a 

white snowy glittery look.

To Decorate the card 

I love to make these sugared roses and use them

on cards and layouts all the time. 

Step one.

Take a small rose or flower and open

out the petals a little 

Step 2 

Spray with Spray adhesive all over.

Step 3

Dip into a tub of white glitter 

Step 4

Take out of glitter and shake off excess.

use on a card or layout as desired

Megs Garden Products 

Megs Garden Mini paper pack A musical Christmas

Meg's Garden white cherry blossom flowers

Red Christmas Vines

Meg's Garden filigree scroll trinket

Happy Crafting all 

Sue Smyth 

Sue Smyth October post

Meg's Garden 

Mini Diary 

By Sue Smyth 

Hi All 

Here is my take on the Sherlock album kit. Just to 

show you can covert it to a feminine look too.

I have used trinkets from the kit and

added a cheap gold frame. 

To make the pages I have adhered all of the journal pages

to a trimmed down manila folder. I have distressed the edges and

rubbed gold paint on the outsides, like the old

leather bound books.

I have then adhered all of the pages together on the manila

folder side. I have trimmed sturdy chipboard to fit the 

front and back and covered it with paper for the covers.

Then adhere a piece of ribbon over

the folded book before you affix 

the covers.

Materials List 

The Sherlock Book Kit Designed by Watson

Megs Garden White flowers

faux lock

trinkets and metal

german scrap

ATC Vintage ladies with flowers

Happy Crafting