A Decorative Folio

Hello everyone & welcome
Today I would like to share with you a decorative folio that I have created. This would make a lovely gift and could be used for writing or drawing.

The outer cover is made from chipboard, and has been covered with patterned paper and pieces from  cut & create sheets which are available from Meg's Garden online store.

The cover has also been embellished with die cut shapes, ribbon, lace, cheesecloth, a button & metal charm, seed beads, paper flowers, self-adhesive pearls as well as punched out paper shapes. There is lots of paper distressing using a paper distressing tool. I have inked the edges of the patterned papers with distress ink called walnut stain & Inka Gold: Gold was used on the edges of the chipboard cover for a touch of elegance.  

Inside the cover there is a tea-stained envelope that has been embellished with a paper doily, lace, die cut & punched out shapes as well as pieces from the cut & create sheets.

With some handmade paper ready for writing or drawing this whole bundle of paper can be easily removed or individual sheets can be removed one at a time.

A decorated card with a tuck & a tag sit happily inside the envelope.

The back cover of the folio.

I hope I have inspired you to give this project a go.

Until next time.
Thank you so much for stopping by.
Have a wonderful day & happy creating.
Leanne

With Love

Hello everyone & welcome!

Today I would love to share a very pretty card made in some of my favorite colours of pink and green. These pretty papers are from the Vintage Journal Card series called Vintage flowers and the A4 watercolour papers which are available from Meg's Garden online store.

To create my card I first die cut an oval shape in the watercolour paper.
Next insert the Vintage flower card image behind the raised die cut oval shape. All papers have been inked in a soft shade of green.
To finish I added a cluster of paper roses, a stamped sentiment, an organza bow, a metal charm, a large self-adhesive pearl and a touch of glitter.

Until next time.
I hope you all have a wonderful & happy creating.
Leanne

Boys will be boys

Hello everyone & welcome,

I have created a vintage style layout using the very latest patterned paper collection called
Sherlock lll - A New Case.

I have used the following:-
12"x12" patterned papers with 4"x12" strips
Cut & create papers
Check out Meg's Garden online store for these new papers & so much more.

Until next time.
Have a wonderful day & happy creating.
Leanne

A tribute to our Fur Baby

Hello everyone,
Leanne here to present to you my latest project.
I have created a layout of our very much loved little Jack Russell dog called Jasmine. Jasmine sadly passed away on Saturday the 14th April, 2018 at the grand old age of 18 1/2 years old.
I have created my layout using Shades of green A4 sheet paper & Cut and create ephemera sheets. This simple & easy layout sits proudly on display in a 8"x10" gold frame.
My layout page has been embellished with lace, a metal charm, enamel dots (green), flowers & die-cut shapes & glimmer paste.

I have used the following metal dies:
Frames-stitched ovals die (p6551)
Wildflowers die (m3136)
I enjoy creating & I hope I have inspired you to take some time out to create & preserve those special memories. 
Until next time.
Happy creating.
Leanne 

A touch of Glam...

Hello everyone,
Leanne here with you today to share some cards that I have created with the new gorgeous patterned papers called Shades of Green. I have fussy cut some images from the Ephemera sheets & I have die cut some shapes using the following metal dies: M3129 Edge with curls & M3136 Wildflower die.
Stop by Meg's Garden online store to check out these gorgeous new patterned papers, wonderful dies & so much more.

Until next time.
Have a wonderful day & happy creating.
Leanne

Shabby Chic Card set No.3 by Leanne

Hello everyone,
I would like to share my 3rd set of cards made from the Shabby Chic Background collection of patterned papers. As with the previous sets of cards I have once again embellished with lace, ribbon, fussy cut images & metal charms. I have also created a circle step card & a Z fold card just for something a little bit different. Both are easy to create.

Until next time,

Keep creating beautiful things to inspire & share.

Leanne

Shabby Chic Card set No.2 by Leanne

Hello everyone,
I would like to share with you my 2nd set of cards that I have created from the beautiful Shabby Chic Background collection of patterned papers. I have embellished my cards with lace, ribbon, fussy cut images, a metal charm & a die cut paper feature.

New to Meg's Garden are metal dies & beautiful stamp sets which are now available for purchased in the

Meg's Garden online store.

Until next time,

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Have a wonderful day & happy creating.

Leanne

Art Journal Album

Hello everyone,
Leanne here to share my latest project an Art Journal Album. I have created this Album from scratch using Alchemy 101 patterned papers & black cardstock. I have kept this project fairly simple. Each page is also a large pocket allowing me to tuck away photos or art project pieces. My album measures 22 x 28.5cm. I have also left a couple of the pages blank, so I can add photos at a later date.

Until next time.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Have a wonderful day & happy creating.
Leanne

Cutting Of The Cake by Leanne

Hello everyone,
I would like to share with you today my latest creation, a single layout using the gorgeous patterned papers from " In the watercolour garden collection".
I chose this sheet from the range of patterned papers because the colours matched perfectly to that of my photo & the flowers are similar to the bridal bouquet.

I have added some extra details to my layout with some stamping & stencilled areas using texture paste.
Highlights of distress ink in shades of yellow & brown were added to the stamped & stencilled areas.
Shabby embossing enamel was applied to the metal charm & chipboard pieces.
I have embellished my layout with paper flowers, pearl trim, self-adhesive pearls, muslin & die cut & punched out leaves.

Please stop by Meg's Garden online store for all of your patterned paper & craft supplies.

Until next time.
Thanks for stopping by,
Have a wonderful day & happy creating.
Leanne

IN THE WATERCOLOUR GARDEN - SIGNATURE ALBUM

Hello Bloggers,

Welcome again and thanks for joining us on Meg's Garden new collection 'In the watercolour Garden'.

Meg has outdone herself once again with this beautiful collection, which you can view in full HERE.

Today I have made a 70th Album for a dear friend, who has this special birthday coming up in a couple of months time.

 These papers are so soft and team well with all of Meg's ribbons, pearls and embellishments. Following you can see more pages of this Signature Album.

I then used some of the Spring Pastels Collection to make up some Signature Cards.

 I hope you will visit Meg's Garden to see all the goodies with this lovely collection 'In the Watercolour Garden.

Thanks for taking the time to look and see you next time......Happy Creating......Liz