'A Few Shades of Blue' - Cards by Margaret Mifsud

Hello everyone and welcome to Meg's Garden.  So lovely that you could drop in for a visit.

For my projects this month I have created some cards to share with you.

CARD # 1

The first card is made with papers from the Correspondence Collection.  These papers are stunning!!  With their lovely neutral shading and gorgeous textures they are the perfect background for any colour or embellishment that you may wish to incorporate.

The papers chosen are Mademoiselle Louise and Letter from Tucson and they are from the 12" x 12" sheets. 

  

 

After sewing the two layers together, I created a band across the card with some of the stunning lace that Meg has in the shop.  This became the base for my flower cluster.  Once the lace was glued down I sprayed the left side of the card with 'Peacock Feathers' Distress Spray Stain and also with 'Afraid of the Dark' Glimmermist.

Added some twine (from my stash), some gorgeous blue and green beads from the 'Green Bundle' and a small butterfly from the Transparency sheet.  The lovely little fabric flower was originally Ivory.  I simply sprayed it with Afraid of the Dark Glimmermist and was so pleased with the result.  Not only is it now the perfect colour but it also has a lovely shimmer to it in real life.

The inside was decorated with some Border Punched strips from the Correspondence Mini Paper Pack.

 Instead of adding leaves to my cluster I thought it would be fun to add a couple of metal gears.  A little touch of steampunk amongst the shabby chic.  LOL!!

Megs Garden Products used

Papers

Flowers

Ribbon, Lace and Beads

CARD #2

My next card uses some of the left over papers from my Butterfly Book Kit as well as some of the same products from the previous card.
Megs Garden Book Kits are chock full of yummy paper goodies that you can use in so many different ways.   There are beautifully designed papers as well as lots of ephemera and various graphic images which would be suitable to use not just in your Mini Albums but for all of your paper crafting projects.   

I've used several strips left over from when I made my Butterfly Booklet and simply inserted some different laces in between.

The chippie is a Card Word Circle from 2Crafty Chipboard.  I painted it with Stormy Sky Distress Paint and, while it was still wet, I sprinkled it with clear glitter.

The bright green buds are from Magnolia Ink  but the rest of flowers in this cluster are all from Megs Garden.  The large bloom was mainly white but I have altered it by spraying it with Peacock Feathers Distress Spray Stain.

The inside was decorated with border punched strips from the Book Kit.

Megs Garden Products used


Papers

Flowers

 Ribbon, Lace, Fibres and Beads

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my two cards and that you have gained some inspiration here.  Megs Garden has loads of gorgeous and interesting products in store so why not take a look for yourself. HERE is the link.
Also, while you're here, why not take a stroll around the Garden and look at some of the stunning projects created by the rest of the Team.

Thank you so much for visiting and do enjoy the rest of your day!!
Take care and God Bless.
oxox Marg

INSPIRE .. journal by Annette

Hi All

Today I'm sharing the little journal I made with
the beautiful French Garden collection of papers available on Meg's Garden 

These can be bought in 12x12,a mini pack or as a book kit  or can be downloaded & printed

INSPIRE 

I've had this beautiful piece of lace forever so left the cover plain to show it off

the rose just tucks into the tied ribbon

which is glued down with a beautiful metal embellishment on the spine 

inside cover & face page with title 

fussy cut flowers &  frame for title enhanced by cherry blossoms & metal butterfly 

pink ribbon with flat bow completes the page 

 all pages are inked in khaki versamark

pgs 1 & 2 

' SIT AWHILE

in peaceful surroundings'

page2 has a pocket holding tags & mounted card for photo or journaling

pgs 3 & 4 

'BUTTERFLIES are self propelled flowers fluttering by to bring you JOY' 

the pocket on pg 3 holds this little concertina album

the back is plain cardstock for pics if desired

pg 5 & 6 

'BEAUTY is all around us ... Believe'

pg 5 : neutral chantilly lace, cotton lace, ribbon, large flower, hand, gold butterfly & jewelled hat pin 

pg 6: fussy cut flowers, metal flower, gold bee form this page 

which also has an opening flap revealing tags & a journaling spot

pgs 7 & 8

' NOTHING is impossible' 

cherry blossoms, bows, chantilly lace & music flair,

pgs 9 & 10

' Never let go of your DREAM... Cherish' 

more cherry blossoms, seam binding, chantilly lace, pearl brad & music flair

pg 11 & inside back cover

'this is not the END it is the beginning' 

lace, ribbon, fabric flower & cherry blossoms to complete

I hope you agree these papers are ideal for this feminine inspirational journal 

MEGS GARDEN PRODUCTS 

The French Garden book Kit   

metal butterfly

Filigree Flower

extra long filigree

seam binding

gold butterfly 

ladies hand

All other products used are from my stash 

Check out MEGS GARDEN BLOGSPOT 

for inspirational creations from the design team ladies 

& MEGS GARDEN STORE 

for these fantastic products and many more

Thanks for calling by 

Happy Scrapping 

Hugz Annette

'Correspondence' Booklet from Marg

Hello everyone and welcome to Meg's Garden.
Margaret here to share a Mini Booklet created with the wonderful new 'Correspondence' Mini Paper Pack and I've also used a few items from the 'Green Bundle' that Meg sells in the store.  This little booklet was made as a small  gift for my Granddaughter, she loves flowers and butterflies.  Usually she would want everything in pink but she tells me she's growing up (she's 11) and is getting too old for pink!!  LOL

 Here is the cover.  As stated before, the papers are from the Mini Paper Pack.  I've created a few layers here although they are not too easy to see.  The ribbon used to close the booklet is from the Bundle pack.  There are quite a lot of ribbons in the pack and it was difficult to chose as they are all so pretty but I think the green stripe suits this little booklet perfectly.  

 The heart diamante strip is also from the Bundle as is the gorgeous green heart gem.  As well as lots of ribbon, there are also lots of beautiful gems in this Bundle.  I loved going through it when it first arrived.  It was like getting a little Birthday present,  didn't know what was going to come out next.  If you'd like to see for yourself exactly what is in this Bundle of goodies HERE is the link.

Did some stencilling on the front with Crushed Olive  Distress Ink, although that ended up being mostly covered but here you can see some of the layers a bit more clearly.  Love the different scripts on these papers ... gorgeous!!

The first double page which I also stenciled lightly with Crushed Olive Distress Ink.  The small green paper flower is also out of the Bundle packet.  See what I mean about the script??  Love it!!

The second double page, again with more script.  I guess that's why this collection is called "Correspondence'.  LOL!  Some more stenciling, this time with Fired Brick Distress Ink.  These papers take the ink very well.

These pages have a little bit of stamping and, of course, butterflies.  Looooove butterflies!!

 More stamping and some more ribbon  from the Bundle Pack ... 

... and more Butterflies!!!  

 These pages are coloured  with Distress Ink and stamped as well ...

 ... and more stenciling here.

The back cover was stenciled as well, and I'd like to thank my Dragon babies for holding the pages open for me.  Great job guys!!

I do hope you liked my little booklet, I certainly had a great time creating it.  These papers are so lovely to work with and they take the stamping and inking very well. The items from the Temptations Bundle came in so handy and were perfect for this project, and I still have heaps of it left!!  Woo!! Hoo!!

Products from Meg's Garden

Correspondence Mini Paper Pack - S133
Temptations in Green - green bundle

Thank you for visiting and for any comments you may care to leave.
Hope you enjoy the rest of your day.  Take care and God Bless.

oxox Marg

Thanks Marg - great little book - well done

Bye for now
Meg
www.megsgarden.com