Beautiful albums

Hello, everyone!

Veronika here to share with you my new albums for Meg's Garden with amazing and tender papers from The Forgotten Meadows Collection  from Meg's Garden.

The size of albums A4

 

 

 And the other one

Вот список всех материалов, которые можно найти в магазинчике Meg's Garden

  List of materials available from Meg's Garden
The Forgotten Meadows Collection

Paper flowers and leaves
Open Paper Roses
Silver Diamante Trim Embellishments
Laser Cut Frame
Meg's Bundles of goodies 

Please check out all the wonderful products on

Megs Garden Website

Thanks for looking, Veronika

French Garden Card Set by Cathi

Hello my crafty friends!! Cathi here again! Today I'd love to show you some cards I've made featuring the gorgeous 6x6 Meg's Garden French Garden Collection. I've used lots of products from Meg's Garden to complete my cards and I hope that you enjoy the final products!!

For my first cards above on the left, I used the gorgeous Small Rectangular Parisian Frame to frame one of my images from the Meg's Garden French Garden Cut and Create page. All of the images I used for my card come from this page.  I painted the Laser Frame in pink to tone in with the gorgeous flowers on the page. I added a Paper Lily, Pale Pink Heirloom Flower, and Hot Air Balloon Vintage Trinket. For a finishing touch I added some pink stitching.

For the second card above used another image from the French Garden Cut and Create page. I added some Paper Doily Strips under the image then a gorgeous Pink and Cream Open Paper Rose and a buttefly from the A4 Butterflies Transparency. The ribbon comes from the Temptations in Green package of goodies and I finshed off the card with black stitching.

For my next two cards above I used more of the gorgeous 6x6 Meg's Garden French Garden Collection and images from the French Garden Cut and Create.  I love the vintage dress on the lady in the first card! I layered the image on a 10 cm Paper Doily. I inked the whole card and the Paper Lily with Spiced Marmelade Distress Ink to tone in with the image. I added a gorgeous Butterfly Vintage Trinket, some 5cm Green Leaves and a lovely little Ivory Small Rose.

My second card above again uses a vintage image from the collection, some lovely gold ribbon from the Temptations in cream, camel, copper & brown and two gorgeous butterflies from the A4 Butterflies Transparency. I finished off both cards with more black stitching.

I love the way my vintage cards turned out and hope you do too!! This is my last project for Meg's Garden as I will be stepping down from the team, thank you so much Meg for the wonderful opportunity to design with your gorgeous papers and products!

Thank you for stopping by!!

Supplies from Meg's Garden:

French Garden Collection

Small Rectangular Parisian Frame

Paper Lilies

Pale Pink Heirloom Flower

Ivory Small Rose

Pink and Cream Open Paper Roses

5cm Green Leaves

10 cm Paper Doily

Paper Doily Strips

Temptations in Green

Temptations in cream, camel, copper & brown

A4 Butterflies Transparency

Butterfly Vintage Trinket

Hot Air Balloon Vintage Trinket

Supplies from Stash:

Thread

Distress Ink

a French Garden Mini Album

Hi everyone, Patti here, sharing my newest mini album using the stunning new collection, The French Garden, designed exclusively for Meg's Garden

I created this book using chipboard for the covers and spine, covered with white cardstock (which I mod-podged several times for stability) and covered with decorative papers from the collection.  I added a selection of flowers and elements from the store for the front cover. There are six pages each with an outer pocket on the right side.  The outside measures 8" square with a 3" spine and the pages are slightly smaller. 

I used my decorative scallop corner chomper on all the pages. After fussy cutting around the chair above & backing it with some solid pink cardstock I adhered it to the inside front cover forming a nice tuck in pocket to accommodate this oversized mat and several smaller ones. The opposite page has a horizontal belly band with a decorative half circle stopper on the bottom.  The stoppers are nice to use with the bands to stop the mats from slipping out of the book.

Incorporating the decorative lace frame from my stash creates the perfect spot for a special photo.  The pink back acts as a place-card for the photo and helps the owner determine the best sized photo to slip inside.  The acetate butterfly is attached with a thin strip cut from the sheet, glued to the back of the butterfly and tucked behind the flower. When the page is opened the butterfly flutters about and closes without harm as the page is turned or the book shut.

More fussy cutting on both pages, this collection just lends itself to trimming to show off all the gorgeous flowers and elements.  Here I've stretched the buds of the flowers from the one page to the other to tie the two together.  The frame on the right has acetate (from a recycled embellishment folder) to slip the photo behind.

This page pops by using black mats to contrast with the pink.  The ornate frame has been colored with Silk Acrylic Glaze in Grapefruit thinned with Matte Medium.  On the right I've again fussy cut the flowers and tucked the mats behind.

As a crafter you know the album is made to house photos and memories and as a lover of gorgeous decorative papers you sometimes find it hard to cover everything up! Here I accomplished both by creating a waterfall of twelve pages housing 24 photos up to 3" x 5" and left the gorgeous paper speak for itself on the right.  There's lots of room below the birdhouse to add a special photo and tuck a note behind.

I found a Kaisercraft wooden birdhouse in my stash and painted it with that same Grapefruit Silk glaze, added some pearls for the hanger and decoration and tucked my mats behind.  It's hard for you to see here but the video will give a much better perspective of the corners on the page on the right.  After I had matted my cardstock I cut out the corner with the same paper and placed it over top to create a tuck in pocket and added a flower on the bottom edge to create the adjacent lower pocket.  

The last page and back cover share these luscious greens from the collection.  Again fussy cutting around the bird bath to create a pocket and placing a doily behind a die cut to form a frame.  Adding a couple more of these acrylic butterflies just finishes the pages.

So there's my mini album.  I hope you'll join me on the video I have lots more photos to show you and I'd love a chance to tell you how and why I did certain things.  Be sure and check out the supply links below and get some of this yummy French Garden paper to play with yourself

Thanks so much for joining my mini album tour,

Patti

You can visit me on my blog - A Soul's Heartbeat - YouTube - Facebook

Supplies from Meg's Garden

The French Garden Collection

single sheets and book form

Temptations in Pink and Green

Paper Doily and Strip

White Lace - L2902

Laser cut Frame - FR005

Carabella Rose Posy - Fairy Pink

Paper Lillies

Pink/Cream open Paper Roses

Organza lace flower - Mocha

Scalloped borders in iridescent white and gold

  

Heart & Soul LO & French Garden Card by Nicole Doiron

Welcome to the Meg's Garden Blog!

Nicole here and today it's my turn to share some of my creations using Meg's Garden products.

I have created this very elegant and romantic layout with The French Garden collection

and a variety of other nice products available in the Meg's Garden Store.

Using the "Le Jardin" pattern paper as my base, I added a fancy stencil design with molding paste and some painted corrugated cardboard, that looks like pleated ribbon, along the right edge.

 

My flower cluster includes lots of flowers available at Meg's Garden, including the pretty Ivory poppy.

I love the German Scrap doily strips.

Next, let's take a look at a card I made, using papers from the Cardmaker Mini Pack.

Again, you see strips of German Scrap scallop border

as well as a beautiful vintage lady image and a fussy cut butterfly, 

both from The French Garden "Cut & Create" paper.

I added a tint of red to the brass metal trinket with Ranger alcohol ink.

Another great time creating with Meg's Garden!

If you want to see more of my creations, visit my blog at

http://scrap-utopia.blogspot.com

Products used from Meg's Garden Store:

The French Garden Collection 12x12 papers

The French Garden Collection Mini Pack

Vintage Charms & Brass Trinkets

Paper Flowers & Leaves:

Rose Leaves; Green Leaves
Mini Ivory Rosebuds;Cherry Blossoms;Azaleas

Fabric Flowers
Ivory Poppy; Pale Pink Heirloom; White Heirloom
Laser Cut Frames, Scrolls & Corners
German Scrap Border Strips

Rosemary: A Heritage Layout by Cathi O'Neill

Hi friends!! Cathi here again, back in Ireland, getting ready for the start of another school year for my girls.  I love taking photos of them, but I am also grateful that I have an aunt on my mom's side that has kept track of an amazing wealth of ancestral photos for our family. I am using another one this month for my layout, this time my own maternal grandmother, Rosemary Jones. This is her First Communion photo, I just love the big bow and ringlets in her hair, such a great photo!! I focused on the Correspondence Collection this time, using the gorgeous Correspondence Collection - A French Account 12 x 12 sheet, the Correspondence Collection - Mademoiselle Louise and Correspondence Collection - Cut & Create Correspondence 4x12 sheets. I love how you can use the smaller bonus sheets to build up layers on your projects!

Here you can see the flower cluster I created featuring the Chocolate Small Roses, Dusty Pink Poppy and Paper Lilies.  I added a fun Tim Holtz Pen Nib to the cluster to tie in with the cut out images I used from the Correspondence Collection - Cut & Create Correspondence sheet.

I love how this Large Rectangular Laser Frame looks after I have covered it in gesso for a base coat and then used my Walnut Stain and Victorian Velvet Distress Inks to color it. I wanted to have an aged look but also pick up the color of the Dusty Pink Poppy. I finished off the frame with a favorite script stamp in my stash.

Meg's Garden carries some amazing metal trinkets perfect for any project. Here you can see the Vintage Trinkets - Butterfly pieces I used to adorn the chipboard frame. I finished them off with a few pink pearls I had.

I hope you like heritage vintage layout I created. I think Meg's Garden papers and embellishments are perfect for heritage pages and beyond! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies from Meg's Garden:

Correspondence Collection - A French Account

Correspondence Collection - Mademoiselle Louise

Correspondence Collection - Cut & Create Correspondence

Chocolate Small Roses

Dusty Pink Poppy

Paper Lilies

10 cm Paper Doily

Vintage Trinkets - Butterfly

Pen Nibs

Large Rectangular Laser Frame

Two "Correspondance" Easel Cards by Suzanne Crowther

Hi Everyone its Suzanne Crowther here at Meg's Garden Blog. I have made Two projects using the "correspondence collection" designed by Kerry-Jean Watson for Meg's Garden. This is a stunning range of papers that are truly suited to most styles and most cards. They are also amazing to work with. I used the mini card pack.

My first project is a Twisted Easel card called "Miss Charlotte"

This is a 6x6 inch card. I have trimmed and torn the papers to fit, I like to use 2 inks on my edges, and I did not add any stamps or stencils as I think these papers do shine on their own.

I used the beautiful Laser cut small oval Victorian frame from Megs Garden which I painted with metallics. I placed an off cut piece of laser cut trim painted the same as the frame along the bottom of the card.                

I also added the vintage beauty picture No 019 from Megs Garden to the frame, before I fitted the beautiful picture and frame I added a piece of lace and ribbon. Then I fitted the frame and ran a piece of the stunning tattered net trim to only half the frame as I still wanted these stunning papers to feature.

To finish off the front I added the jewelled Duke Pin, white small rose, Velvet flower with a braid pink/purple all from Megs Garden. I did stamp a small sentiment onto the paper and added it to the front.

For the inside of the card I used a piece of “Correspondence” Paper that I distressed and inked I added a piece of beautiful double sided satin ribbon in lavender and mint from Megs Garden. I only stuck the bottom and both sides forming a pocket. I then added the most stunning open rose in off white with the velvet flower braid in pink/purple both from Megs Garden,

I added a few pearls in ivory for the tag and I used piece of card stock. I added small piece of “Correspondence” paper small frame the vintage picture, tattered net trim and whit rose all from Megs Garden. I did add a bit of gold metallic to the roses.

For my second project I have made another twisted easel card gotta love them I do.

This card is called “Grace”

Once again I used the stunning “Correspondence” collection mini pack. This is a 6x6 inch card. I used 2 papers I trimmed and distressed again with 2 inks I ran a piece of the beautiful double sided satin ribbon in mint and lavender and 1 small white rose all from Meg's Garden.

I also used a  doily  Mini Square from Megs Garden that I sewed with yellow and soft pink thread. I folded the square in a vintage style.

I also placed a beautiful metal flower from Meg's Garden on the folded doily.

The inside features a pocket using the “Correspondence” Collection stuck down along the bottom and both sides. I also added the ribbon the same as the front but I reversed it as it shows on the front mint with lavender Bow on the pocket. It shows Lavender with Green bow this ribbon is a fantastic quality all at Meg's Garden.

I also added some beautiful cornsilk flowers from Meg's Garden and then a sentiment

I made a small tag using the paper and cornsilk flower. I also added Lavender and Green ribbon with just a few pearls to finish off.

I do hope you like these cards please come over to Meg's Garden and have a look at all the wonderful products.

Products used for these projects from Meg's Garden

Correspondence collection mini card pack

Laser cut small oval Victorian frame

1 jewelled pin “Duke Pin”

Off white open rose

White small rose

Cornsilk Flowers

Metal flower

Tattered net trim

Velvet flower braid

Vintage beauties

Mini square doily

Double sided satin ribbon mint/lavender

Thank you so much for stopping by i hope i have inspired you today!!!

"Happy Day" Layout by Kaori Fujimoto

Hello everyone! Kaori here to share my layout using "Correspondence " collection.

I'm so excited because this is my first work as Design Team!

I think "Correspondence "collection is perfect for vintage and shabyshic projects.

I used the paper "Correspondence Collection" as the background.

Add a little brown ink ot give an aged look.

Chippies painted with Gesso and edged with brown ink.

Products used

Correspondence Collection

Flower

Paper Lace Doily

Vintage Trinket

Pearl Loop

Laser Cut Frame

Lace

Silver Trim Embellishment

Tassel