Megs Garden Tags

Hi There!

Just wanted to quickly pop in & share my project for Meg's Garden. I am still away so I'm sorry I haven't been leaving much love lately but I promise to catch up soon.

Thankyou to everyone that has left a little love for me lately. I really appreciate it XXXX

For some more closeups & details of products used check out the Meg's Garden blog

Thanks for looking!
Cheers

Sassy Scrappers- Step Card Tutorial

Hi There!
It's my turn on the Sassy Scrappers blog today with a tutorial on how to make a Step Card. If you are a fanatical embellisher or love to layer then you will enjoy making this type of card!
Here is one that I just finished for one of my Best Friends that turns 30 this week! I used the new Graphic 45 collection Secret Garden which I think is completely DROOL WORTHY! I am a purple fan & it has gorgeous lavenders mixed with a bit of apricot, green & blue. There are soooooo many beautiful vintage images to fussy cut throughout this collection too!

Step Card Tutorial

You will need for the base

X1 sheet cardstock (or pattern paper)

something to score the cardstock (if you don't have a proper scoring tool then try the corner of a wooden ruler)

Cutter to measure out inches

1. Cut the cardstock to measure 10.5 X 5 inches

2. Score at 1.25, 2.5, 4.25, 6 & 8.25 inches

3. Fold each score mark like an accordian. Make sure that the very first fold is folded down

3. Cut a piece 6X5 inches from the leftover cardstock. Stick this piece onto the larger size fold at the back

The card is now ready to decorate! The sky's the limit on how you want to decorate but if you would like to follow my card here is what I did
You will need Tape Graphic 45 Secret Garden chipboard Graphic 45 Secret Garden Alphabet Stickers Graphic 45 Secret Garden Meadow Lark paper Graphic 45 Secret Garden May Flowers paper Graphic 45 Secret Garden Springtime paper Graphic 45 Secret Garden Secret Garden paper Kaisercraft Wooden Flourishes Iron Gate Kaisercraft Mini Blooms Iceberg loopy style border punch scissors gesso Impasto Shimmerz Periwinkle Foam Brush Liquid pearls yellow Pearls X3 in green Foam Tape Glue Ribbon (purple)
1. Fussy cut the left side of the fence from  the Secret Garden paper. Stick this to the first small flap of the base. 2. Use the reverse side of the Secret Garden paper. Cut 5X6 inches. Distress the edges. Stick this to the larges back flap of the base 3. Cut a piece 2X5 inches from the Meadow Lark paper using the green/white pattern side. Punch a loopy style border along the top. Stick this to the second flap on the base 4. To decorate the gate first paint with a coat of gesso. Make a mixture of gesso/impasto. A small blob of each with slightly more Impasto than gesso. Use a foam brush to mix it together. The mixture needs to be fairly thick. If it is runny you will not get a textured look. Use the foam brush & dab/sponge the mixture onto the gate. The texture should be lumpy & uneven. Once this is dry use the foam brush (or a paint brush) to apply Shimmerz in Periwinkle. Roughly dab/paint the shimmerz on so the coverage is uneven. Put it aside to dry. 5. Fussy cut the rectangle box from the May Flowers paper of the image of the little girl. Distress the edges 6. Make a small pocket at the back of the May Flowers piece with some cardstock approx 4X3 inches. Stick the pocket to the back of the May Flowers piece on 3 sides only. Do not stick the top of the pocket. I used a fine bead of glue on the 3 sides so that I could slide another sheet of paper up & down. You could also use a very thin piece of tape 7. Fussy cut the rectangle with flowers along the top & the butterfly stamp at the bottom.Cut right up to the green border so that it measure approx 3.5 X 5.5 inches. Distress the edges. Sick a chipboard tab along the top. Slide it in the May Flowers pocket 8. Stick the May Flowers piece (with the pocket & insert) onto the large flap at the back of the base. Stick it to the left hand side 9. Fussy cut the bird,flowers & cage from the Springtime paper (top left image) Stick on back flap of base with foam tape. Stick the chipbaord sunshine piece with glue so it partially covers the cage & flowers. Place a pearl on the chipboard piece 10. Make a small bow from ribbon. Stick this on the back flap of base at the bottom of the cage. Stick X2 mini blooms around bow 11. Take X2 purple squares from chipboard. Stick on back flap of base on left hand side. 12. Take the gate which should now be dry. Glue on second flap of base 13. Take a chipboard Tab. Use mini green alphas from alphabet sticker sheet & words Friendship (snip the hip off) & Flowers. Spell out If Friends were flowers Id pick you. Use Foam tape to stick on Friends & Flowers 14. Use glue to stick chipboard Tab onto centre of gate. Stick X 2 green pearls either side of Tab. 15. Use some yellow liquid pearls to decorate centres of flowers throughout 
Here are some closeups of the card

(This pic shows the Insert that slides up & down. You can write your message on this piece)

Products From Sassy Scrappers

Graphic 45 Secret Garden chipboard Graphic 45 Secret Garden Alphabet Stickers Graphic 45 Secret Garden Meadow Lark paper Graphic 45 Secret Garden May Flowers paper Graphic 45 Secret Garden Springtime paper Graphic 45 Secret Garden Secret Garden paper Kaisercraft Wooden Flourishes Iron Gate Kaisercraft Mini Blooms Iceberg Shimmerz Periwinkle
You can find Graphic 45 Secret Garden in the shop here. Check out the new look of the shop with easy to use categories shopping by Brand or product type!
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. If you decide to have a go at this I'd love to see it. Make sure you post your work on the Sassy Scrappers FB page. Or you can enter our Show us your stuff competition every Wednesday on our Blog (link your project on the side bar)

Thanks for looking Cheers!

Imaginarium Designs/ Happy Easter

Hi There!

Here's wishing you & your family a very Happy Easter! I hope you have had a fun & relaxing long weekend!
I'm sending this post out as I sit enjoying the sunshine from our caravan in Marlo, Victoria!

While enjoying the last few moments of sunshine in Victoria I have been inspired to create with bold fun colours!

This photo of my 3 kidlets is 2 years old now but it it is the first official portrait taken of the 3 of them together so I like to pull it out every now & then & scrap it again!

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To decorate the border I first painted with gesso. I then used Prima chalk fluid ink in Teal Damask & lightly/randomly inked along the border. I wanted to add some colour but I still wanted the gesso to show through

To alter the branch & leaves I painted with gesso. I then mixed a it of gesso & Impasto in a bowl. Using a foam brush I sponged the mixture on.This dried leaving a textured look. I finished the look with a dot of yellow liquid pearls.

For teh title I wanted a bold colour to make it really stand out. I painted a coat of Shimmerz in Sunny. To add a textured look I sponged some more of my Impasto/gesso mixture n while the Shimmerz was still wet. While doing it wet this allowed the colour to still strongly show through

The frame was altered using the Impasto/gesso mixture again. This closeup shows the lovely textured look

I have used lot's of Imaginarium Design goodies on this page.

Anna Frame IDFR0013

Branch & Leaves IDDN0014

Circle Border IDB0007

Family Memories Phrase IDP0062

Other products Used

My Creative Scrapbook March Limited Edition Kit

Kaisercraft Secret Admirer Papers

Websters Pages Modern Romance Papers

Prima Flowers

Prima Chalk Fluid Ink Teal Damask

Shimmerz Sunny

Gesso 

Impasto

Viva Pearl Pen Yellow

This is my happy smiley Kayla. Wishing you Happy Days is a perfect title for her as she is just such a Happy go lucky kid!

Because the page was so busy I wanted my chippies to stand out so I decided to use a solid colour for my pieces. The phrase was painted with Shimmerz in Magenta

The flourish was also painted with Shimmerz Magenta. I also applied some Helmar 450 glue then sprinkled some Shimmerz Enamelz in sparklicious. I then used my heat gun to set the Enamelz to get that sugared look

I first used gesso as a base coat the I heavily applied Prima chalk fluis Ink in Teal Damask all over. I then randomly applied Helmars 450 glue sprinkling Shimmerz Enamels Sparklicious on top. Using my heat gun to set it. Liquid Pearls in silver was used to decorate

The border was painted with Shimmer Magenta. I then randomly smudges gesso with my fingers to soften the colour

Wishing you happy days Phrase IDP0070

Embellishment 1 border IDB0001

Edward Relief Small IDT0032

Flourish 1 IDFL0001

Jessica Flourish IDFL0014

Monarch Butterfly IDS0059

Other Products Used

My Creative Scrapbook March Limited Edition Kit

Kaisercraft Secret Admirer Papers

Prima Flowers

Kaisercraft Mini Blooms

Lace

Gesso

Shimmerz Magenta

Prima Chalk Fluid Ink Teal Damsk

Shimmerz Enamelz Sparklicious

Websters Pages Resin Birds Nest

Ranger Liquid Pearls Silver

I hope you enjoy what is left of the long weekend. Hopefully you were able to fit some scrappy time in!

Make sure you leave a comment on the blog to win a FAB Imaginarium Designs Chippie pack!

Thanks for looking!

Cheers

Sassy Scrappers- Prima Divine Kayla

Hi There!
Shell Carman here sharing my last Prima Divine Post for this month. If you are looking for a pretty/shabby chic collection then Prima Divine is for you!

This is an old photo of Kayla when she was just 10 weeks old. She is about to celebrate her 5th birthday in April. This photo to me sums up her personality in an instant. She looks so peaceful & serene in the photo even though she had a rough start to life spending her first 2 weeks in hospital in the special care nursery.

Products used

Prima Divine Ballade Paper

Prima Divine Couplet Paper

Prima Divine Canzone Paper

Prima Divine Fabric Flower Peach

Prima Divine Mini Rose Stems

Prima Divine Canvas Alphabet

Prima Divine Chipboard Stickers

Prima lace & crystal Border Strip

Kaisercraft Paper Blooms FairyFloss

Bo Bunny Doilies

You can find Prima Divine here

There is still time to enter our March sketch challenge. Just link up your entry in the sidebar on the Sassy Scrappers blog!

Thanks for looking!

Graphic 45 Design Team 2013 Audition

Hi There!

So this time last year something AMAZING happened................ I auditioned for Graphic 45 & I made the Top 30 finalists!!!! It's time to try out again for the 2013 team. I've been busy creating some new projects for the audition, photographing, re-photographing & editing! Hopefully you like them.

I feel even more nervous than last year. Making the Top 30 gave me a tiny glimpse into what it would be like to make the DT & I can tell you now I want this SOOOOOOOOOOOOO badly LOL!

Wish me luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love the elegance of A Ladies Diary Collection. It was perfect to use for my friends Wedding pictures. 

I always have a ton of Beach photos to scrap so Tropical Travelogue is one of my Fav collections. I love the contrast of the blue & green in this collection

Once Upon A Springtime is a sentimental favourite of mine. I am a huge fan of Beatrix Potter & I love the Peter Rabbit images in this collection

Another page using Tropical Travelogue. This was a DT project for Imaginarium Designs Chipboard. I love fussy cutting the flowers from this collection!

The colours in The Nutcracker Sweet collection are so rich & beautiful. The Royal Purple is a real standout for me. (I swear it was a happy coincidence and not planned that Kayla's outfit matched these papers LOL!) It's just a shame that Evie wouldn't have anything to do with poor Santa. When we asked her to sit on his knee she said No Way! Even Santa had a chuckle at her

This photo was taken at Marlo where we have a holiday van. It is such a gorgeous Beach spot. I always get lovely photos of the kids there! Using Tropical Travelogue again & fussy cutting those yummy flowers

A Card & tag set using A Christmas Past. The vintage Santa images are beautiful in this collection

This Bunting is hanging in Evie's room. I love the whimsical images in the Once Upon A Springtime collection & the peach colour is so pretty

This is a an Easel Card/Gift Box using The Nutcracker Sweet collection. The easel card is attached to to the box which has a little drawer that slides out. It is perfect for gift giving, so cute filled with candy canes or chocolates!

A pair of altered glass candle jars using A Ladies Diary

A Pop out 3D card using a little bit of A Ladies Diary collection mixed with other papers (Outside of card)

(Inside of card)

Thankyou for joining me on my Graphic 45 adventure! Please keep your fingers crossed for me

Cheers XX