Two Cards using Shabby Chic Backgrounds

Hi Bloggers

With new dies & new papers on my work table, what does a girl do?

She just has to try some of them out - just to make sure they are OK to sell of course! Not just for fun!

 The first card is in pastel dusty pinks:

• Pale pink Spotted paper on ivory cardstock with pink matting
• pink antique nylon ribbon is wrapped around the inside of the card & tied into a bow on the front - I use clear clue dots to keep the lace in place & to anchor the ties where I want them
• white puffy rose is inserted through a rose die (m356) with its edges tinged with my blusher, pale pink rosebuds, rose leaves, cherry blossoms, pink tassel & pale pink satin ribbon
• waterfall 1 die (m376) with blush pearl highlights

• inside the card shows the ribbon wrap with tags for sentiments
• pale pink rose, a clock from cut & create sheet of Shabby Chic Backgrounds foam mounted on pink cardstock & a white doily

 The second card uses green as a highlight color:

• Silver grey damask on ivory cardstock
• Champagne organza ribbon in a bow with a hatpin, pearl & green bead is pinned through the bow
• green paper leaves, cherry blossoms & an apple blossom flower on the side of foam mounted oval frame die (p6745) with cut & create ephemera flower

• the oval (from the same die on the front of the card) is foam mounted with a small embellishment
• the green die cut is from die m242 - Elegant Lines
• the other inside is a panel from the same patterned paper with a die cut flower from the same paper - this die is an old one from my stash

Hope the 2 cards give you some ideas for your 'card ideas file' as well as showing some of the die cuts in action

Bye for now

Meg

Pencil Tins by meredith Hilly

Hello everyone.

The project I wanted to share with you is some pencil tins I made. There so many sized tinned food items at your local supermarket that there will be a size to suit everyone.

After empting the contents wash and let dry. You can spray the inside if you wish with a colour.

I liked the rose gold trim and white insides so I did not spray paint mine.



I even decorated the bottom of my tins.

Hope this gave you an idea of recycling your used tins before throwing them.

There is so much to choose from at Megs garden that any décor you have can be found so you pencil tin will match your desk.

Bye for now.

MEGS GARDEN

Flowers

Ribbon

Tassel

Metal embellishments

Sherlock Journal Vol.ll

MY STASH

Glimmer gel

Black lace



Old Times Book by Meredith Hilly

Hello everyone. I had a fun time using the Sherlock Journal Vol.ll papers. Recently at a garage sale I found some old hard cover books with beautiful gold gilded covers. The actual book pages and binding was damaged. So I removed the pages and replaced them with the Sherlock papers.

I cut the paper to fit inside the book and then distressed the edges to make them look worn. Using a walnut stain ink and then Versa Colour 171 Pinecone on the paper edges to achieve an aged look. 

The binding of the book was to far gone to repair so I found some matching card stock. Using gold embossing and stamping it with a similar pattern I matched the rest of the book.

I attached a clip onto the top of the book binding with which I hung a key on.

Most of the pages I fussy cut out to embellish the book pages with.

The old hard covered books use to have there own ribbon book marks sew into the binding.

I was able to keep this one and use it.

My good old Guinea fowl donated a lovely feather to be used with the metal quill on the page.

This book is the perfect size for a small keepsake album. Now you can go find some hard bound covers of unloved books and transform them with Megs papers into a classy project.

 Thanks for having a look at my latest creation.

Megs Garden

Sherlock Journal Vol.ll

Metal embellishments

Ribbons

Tassels

From my stash

Hard cover old book

Gold diamonds

Inks

The Embellished Tassel

Hello Bloggers

I saw that Prima had some embellished tassels in their product line so I decided to do one.

I took this beautiful tassel to another  level & another genre to do artistic things with. 

Dusty Pink Tassels - code ft68

1.  Unravel the binding & tie a knot in the loose threads so that the bead does not fall off.  I used 1 tassel - you could use more.

2.  I glued the large pink bead (from my stash) onto the top of the loose threads.  A large pearl would also look fab.

3.  The added the pink ribbon bow with a velvet flower - Pink Carabella Roses posy.

4.  The Paper Butterfly:  before you do anything with it glue some wire to its back horizontally so that the butterfly can fly.  I used wire from the stem of a paper flower cut to just a little smaller than the width of the butterfly.  Let it dry before going further.  I did not do this &, as a result, the painting & decorating of the butterfly suffered.

5.  Spray or paint the butterfly - I used Dusty Pink acrylic paint & then added Platinum Stickles that I rubbed on with my finger.  You could use glitter, flitter flakes or any other product that suits you.  Distress ink could also be used.

6.  Add some pearls or small beads to the antennae & the body.

7. When everything is dry you can attach the butterfly & bend the wings up to fly.

8.  I also added a tiny key chain - not sure why!

9.  A shabby chic project must have some lace - I used the new Flower lace & cut it apart lengthwise & just added it to the tails.

Of course you could do something simpler but I think this is probably one of the ultimate shabby chic embellishments.

Products:

Tassels

Paper Butterflies

Pink Carabella Velvet Roses

Flower Lace 18mm wide cut in half

Hope I have inspired you

Bye for now

 Meg

Sherlock Journal Vol. II mini album

Hello Bloggers

I'm not usually fond of grunge creating so it was with some concern that I took the latest paper collection -Sherlock Journal Vol. II - to my craft table.  I am much more comfortable with shabby chic - grab some ribbons, flowers, lace & pearls & have fun.

But I have had many requests for some more Sherlock so here is my attempt.

The paper collection pages are each 5x7.5".  I used black cardstock for all pages including the cover & spine.  You could also use kraft, cream, grey or dark brown depending on the look you want to achieve or your style of art.

The individual black cardstock pages for the inside of the journal are 10.5x7.5" with a 2/8 " gusset down the centre of each one.  The individual pages were cut since I wanted to do embellishing & have many pockets for journaling, photos & embellishing.  The 2.8" gusset was glued to the inside of the spine so that the pages would lie flat.

Using this style of page I then had 4 pages on each one - front, back & the 2 insides.

The cover is 6x8" with a 3" spine - chipboard for all 3 pieces & then covered with black cardstock - if you want to cover the corners you will need to add to this measurement. 

The front cover has kraft cardstock & one of the paper covers - both are distressed & torn.

Embellishments include vintage filigree corners, a knob, & a key tied to the knob with jute twine.  The other embellishments are from the ephemera papers attached with foam tape.

Inside the cover - a piece of the other cover paper.  Front of page 1:  The post card is attached on 1 side only so that pics, notes etc can be inserted.

Inside page 1: - ephemera from the sheets, vintage trinkets, a clock charm & tags tucked behind the 'ART' ephemera.  The majority of the ephemera were backed with black cardstock.

Back of page 1:- pocket for lined pages of journaling, tag for interest.
Front of page 2 is 1 of what I called 1 of the alternate pages.

Inside page 2 - more ephemera.
On the back of page 2 & front of page 3 there are pockets again for journaling papers.

Inside page 3: more ephemera , the vintage envelope is slit to allow insertion of papers, docs or pics. More charms & a key on key chain tucked into mini paper clip.  Thanks to Annette for the idea of slitting the envelope

Back of page 3 is a pocket for journaling pages attched with the same clip; the front of page 4 is decorated simply & both pages have vintage trinkets.

Inside of page 3:  the cabinet card opens to show a pic of a vintage gentleman; more vintage trinkets & some cream mesh ribbon to lightly soften the page

Back of page 3: ephemera distressed.  Front of page 4:  more journaling pages.

Inside page 4: ephemera

Back of page 4; ephemera distressed & attached with foam tape
Front of page 5: journaling pages

Inside page 5: more tags & another slit envelope

Back of page 5 - ephemera
Front of page 6; this page opens us with the faux lock

Inside the page is a journaling sheet - the other side opens to the following:

Both sides have journaling, the middle has simple ephemera & a tag

Back of page 6 is the other alternate page - the alternate pages could also be used on the front or back  covers of the journal 

The back cover of the journal: the other piece of the cover paper - distressed, torn & decorated with more ephemera, a vintage trinket with a clock charm

The spine of the journal: Covered with mesh ribbon & from a hardware charm hangs a key on jute twine & a little bottle of seed beads. A vintage trinket has a cream/gold tassle - a touch of elegance.

The video shows the slides:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DfQD3fCpoE

To be honest, I actually enjoyed making the mini album - it was a great exercise to see how the collection of papers & ephemera flowed together. 

  

Sherlock Journal Vol. III is definitely on the drawing board for mid year.

Bye for now 

Meg

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Paris Dreaming Layout

Hello there, and welcome to the Meg's Garden Blog!

Thanks for dropping by and joining me today as I share a layout I have created, using the Vintage Journal papers and the Vintage Ladies Ephemera papers. 

 "PARIS DREAMING"

I have always loved Paris - it's the home of couture fashion, mesmerising perfumes, exquisite cuisine, and wonderful, eye-opening art and culture. What's not to love? So when I found these photos online (I cannot take credit for them - they are not mine), I couldn't help but use them as the focus for a layout to represent the richness and beauty of Paris. 

I have layered the paper strip, lace and ribbon to create a focal strip on the page, and highlighted it with a row of rhinestones. The strip of paper has been decorated with a wide border punch. 

How gorgeous are these tassels? If I had things my way, I think I would use them on everything - and yes, they come in different colours and sizes. 

Have you tried the velvet flowers yet? Oh my, they are so rich and divine, and come in so many beautiful colours. I think I may have to stop myself from hoarding these - they are just so beautiful. But if you are not a fan of velvet flowers, that's alright, as Meg has paper flowers available too, and they are just as gorgeous. 

I have finished my layout with gold coated chipboard, and a butterfly cut from the Vintage Ladies Ephemera papers. All in all, I am thrilled with this layout and the rich beauty of the page. When I dream of Paris, this is exactly what I want to imagine.   

I hope you have enjoyed this project, and I look forward to my next opportunity to share with you. 

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Happy Scrapping,

Jules. xxx