Giant Shabby Vintage Tag

I've got a new tag to share today created with the Scraps of Elegance August Kit "By the Sea"

Our kits and add ons can be found here

This tag is one of the Ranger measuring about 5 1/4 x 10 1/4. It is a nice big surface that will hold a lot of media and layering! 

I used Blue Fern Seaside Cottage as my base layer then added the "Notes From The Sea" cut out from the French Riviera collection. 

I have an affinity for these vintage images especially on tags and altered items. This one is Lucy by Kristin Hubick for RetroCafeArt. I like to buy my images unless I can be sure they are copyright free. I never use any from pinterest unless they come from a copyright free source.  

The layers are stitched on a sewing machine. I used the beautiful chipboard piece from Blue Fern Studios called the "Seashell Frame". This was found in the Elements Add On you can find it here. 

I covered the chipboard in a layer of gesso then I used some crackle mediums on it. I think I applied it improperly though or was too impatient. I ended up without much in the way of crackles but lots of lumpy texture. It's ok because then I painted it with Art Alchemy in Opal Magic Pink Blue. Then I random stamped it and embossed it with Blue Fern embossing powder in Coral. The embossing powder was in the Color Add On found here.

The Creativity Add On contained Blue Fern Studios Seaside Treasures Chipboard found here.

 I embossed the starfish with a combination of encrusted jewels and blue fern embossing powders.

We received some beautiful shells in our kit and I painted the once again with with Art Alchemy paint. I used some mica flakes mixed with glitter to spread in the background. 

We always get a great selection of florals in the add on here. I usually pile the flowers on. I can't help myself. Then I finish off the bottom with book page fringe!

Thanks a bunch for stopping by!

Clay Mermaid Canvas Scraps of Elegance By The Sea

Hello Friends-

Today I am sharing a canvas I created for the Scraps of Elegance Design Team using the August Kit "By The Sea"

If you did not have a chance to see our kit on facebook you can find it here on the website

I was inspired by the kit to use the fabulous Gabrielle Pollacco's youtube video tutorial "Imagine" canvas to create the clay mermaid.  You can find that tutorial here. I used polymer clay following Gabi's tutorial and then I went ahead and did my own thing to her. 

I used a flat  10 x 10 canvas found in the Creativity Add On and covered it in Tim Holtz tissue paper adhering it with Modge Podge. I then coated it in white gesso and wiped some off although there was a lot of print on the tissue you really can't see it now. The texture of the wrinkles was what I was going after.  I smeared Art Extravagance Texture Paste in White Crackle on the background- more along the edges and some in the middle and let it dry overnight.  In this months kit we received Art Alchemy acrylic paint in Opal Magic Yellow Blue. This was in the Creativity Add On you can find it here. I used that as my first coat of paint on the background. We also received Inka Gold in Apricot in the same add on. I began layering color by water down the inka gold and randomly painting that with a variety of other colors. I used a mix of acrylic art alchemy paints and some Shimmerz. The background has a nice effect of varying blues, purples and gold.

In the same add on we received Blue Fern Studios Seaside Treasures Chipboard. I broke mine apart, painted in with coral paint then embossed it with Blue Fern's embossing powder in Coral. The powder was in the Color Add On here. 

The mermaid was painted in a variety of blues and golds. I used a Shimmerz Tarnished Treasure, layered in some Art Alchemy in Deep Waters found in the color add on and some gold Inka Gold. The hair was painted in a brown Lumiere paint. I then embossed the hair and the Mermaid. I used my favorite gold encrusted jewels found in our store here - and some Seaglass WOW embossing powder also by Stampendous and found in our Main Kit.

I had some chipboard Ferns from when I designed for "Ginas Designs"  and I painted them in various shades of green and brown for a natural effect. I love Lumiere Paint and used them for the ferns. I then embossed them in gold encrusted jewels again. Also found in the Creativity were some beautiful freshwater and glass beads. I mixed those in. 

My title is a chipboard piece from the French Riviera collection. We received a pack of those in the Main Kit. I embellished it with some copper mico beads and deep waters paint. 

I added some French Riviera Say It in Crystals I had on hand along with some seed beads. I used a bit of green prills and sprayed some cheesecloth with Lindys mist in a bronze color to give a sea weed effect within the ferns.

Thanks so much for stopping in and a million thanks to Gabi for sharing her talents so generously. I'm hooked on clay sculpting now thanks to her!

August Scraps of Elegance Design Team Reveal

Our August Kit is out and it's a beauty as they all are!

"By The Sea Kit"

You can find our kits here and all the add ons here

I was inspired to create a Tri Fold Mini Album following a tutorial for the base on YouTube by Papercrafter 45. You can find it here. I used the French Riviera Collection found in the Coordinating Paper Add On here to create the base for my album. 

The Seaside Lilies Flowers by Blue Fern Studios are in the Main Kit and I used them along with the French Riviera Flowers found in the Floral Add to embellish the front of my album. I tucked in French Riviera Chipboard and some Dusty Attic Chippies. Our beautiful color add on included Art Alchemy Deep Waters Metallic Paint and I used it along with Stampendous embossing powders in gold to treat my chipboard. You can find the art alchemy paint here and the embossing powder here.

This is a side view tied with some beautiful dark blue seam binding with a jewel dangle.

This is what the mini album looks like opened up.  I created lots of tags with both the Seaside Cottage and French Riviera collections.

I used some fussy cut pieces from the French Riviera collection and added a little wooden embellishment that I had on hand. I also did a little stenciling in the background and added splatters.

A little close up of the fussy cut pieces.

A little close up of the ribbon closure and dangle. 

This is the back of the album. I love the print of this French Riviera papers contrasted with the stenciling and splatters.

You can see the depth of this album with the ribbon tied.

I used a Spellbinders Die for the base then layered my papers and florals over it. Love that lily flower from Blue Fern! You can see my little starfish embossed- a Dusty Attic chippie. 

One more look and another little shell from Dusty Attic!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Scraps of Elegance Mixed Media Canvas

Hello Friends-

Today I have a fun canvas project to share. I created this project with the July Scraps of Elegance Kit "Sunshine and Sweet Tea"

If you missed seeing the kit on my blog or facebook you can hop over to our online store and find it HERE

I used a flat canvas as my base and covered it in gesso, then applied Tim Holtz Tissue paper torn and modge podged randomly throughout the background. I then unwound string and placed it all over the background, covering it in gesso then a layer of Opal Magic Pink-Blue Art Alchemy found in the main kit this month. I then went over different areas with Gelatos in Raspberry and Metallic Blueberry. We have a wide variety of Gelatos in our shop you can find the colors I used HERE.

I used Primas Art Extravagance White Crackle paste on the edges before applying the gelatos and paint.

We carry Heartfelt Creations Daisy Patch Flower Stamps in the shop HERE.  I stamped them on papers in the Main Kit and then added color with Gelatos. I also colored some of the Minnie Pearl Prills found in white then colored them with Lindys Mist in California Poppy Gold. You can find the prills I used HERE.

I was inspired by my friend Lisa Gregory to emboss my Prima Forest Leaves dies with Lindys. I used Midnight Gold, Cosmic Blue Violet, Hyacinth Blue Jade, Merry Go Round Green and Desert Moon Turqoise. I basically just pressed each leaf onto an embossing pad then sprinkled different colors on them to mix them together.

The center jar is a Blue Fern Studios Floral Jars Chipboard found in the Elements Add On HERE. I embossed this as well with my favorite Stampendous Encrusted Jewels in Purple. If you have not tried these embossing powders I highly recommend them. You can find some HERE. I also used some glass beads and prills to fill up the jar. 

The bird is from the BoBunny Butterfly Kisses Printed Chipboard found in the Main Kit. I covered it in Prills and Watermelon Glitter from Blue Fern Studios Imagine Ink. This glitter was found in our Elements Add On as well. Everything was edged in Tea Dye Distress Ink found in the Color Add On HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!

Scraps of Elegance Sunshine and Sweet Tea Reveal

Hey Everyone!

 I've got another design team layout to share with you created with the July Sunshine and Sweet Tea Kit for Scraps of Elegance found in our online store HERE. I'm loving how the BoBunny Butterfly Kisses mixes so easily with Blue Ferns Courtship Lane. 

I used a lot of products from the Elements Add On to add details to my page. You can find this add on HERE.

Beneath the photo I layered a soft pink doily from DoCrafts Bright Spot Paper Doilies. I also used some stamping with embossing- the Prima Salvage District Stamps with the Blue Fern Studio Imagine Ink Embossing Powder (the embossing powder is found in the color add on.)

Also found in the Elements Add On are Prima Wooden Embellishments from Salvage District. I used the keys and broke them up to place in different areas on the page.

I really love the little butterflies floating out of the photo and on to the page. These were created with a really sweet American Crafts Knock Outs Mini Butterfly Punch found in the Main Kit.  I've surrounded the photo with lots of florals and fussy cut blossoms and leaves.

To add some subtle interest and mixed media effects I used a stencil and Distress Ink around the edges  and clustered near the other embellishments.

A little bit of acrylic bubbles in the jar with some fussy cut berries and florals.

For me no page is complete without florals and lots of them. You can find these in the Main Kit, Floral Add On and our shop. I have a vast stash of florals that I pull from collected from my kits. 

Scraps of Elegance Design Team Reveal Layout 2

Greetings!

(I'm reading this book "The Rosie Project" and the main character says "Greetings" instead of "Hello" or "Hey" or "Hi" and now I'm doing it too! LOL - By the way it is an excellent read. )

This is my second layout created with the gorgeous (and they are all gorgeous I kid you not) July Scraps of Elegance Kit "Sunshine and Sweet Tea." You can find this kit, all our kits and online store HERE.  

My background paper and layers are from the Blue Fern Courtship Lane Collection.  

I used the BoBunny Butterfly Kisses papers to fussy cut the blue florals. I also used lots of gorgeous flowers from Prima and Petaloo. We carry the Petaloo Botanica Brown Floral Ephemera in the online store here which I used to layer among the pink and blue. I also used a vintage photo which came on a digital collage sheet in a past Scraps of Darkness kit.

I had a wooden floral rose from Kaisercraft on hand and I painted it in pink Lindys mist then embossed it in pink and white encrusted jewels. More inking over it in green and brown. Encrusted jewels are my favorite embossing powders and you should try them out if you haven't yet. We have a variety and you can find them HERE.

You can see the effect of the embossing on the leaves.

I used a Finnabair stencil and colored some modeling paste before spreading it. Also layered in some stenciling in two and three tones.

Canvas Corp has a mesh ribbon that I love. I used some gel medium to adhere it to deli paper then embossed over it in purple encrusted jewels. I then tore it apart and tucked it in for more layering and texture.

Also added some misted cheesecloth. Just love cheesecloth!

Thanks a ton for stopping by. I would love to hear from you so leave a comment and share your thoughts. 

xo Lisa

Scraps of Elegance July Kit Design Team Reveal

Greetings!

Our July Scraps of Elegance Kit is here titled "Sunshine and Sweet Tea"

Beautiful name for a beautiful kit!

You can find our kits and all the add ons HERE

First up is the kit with all the add ons and my first project created with this kit follows.

Main Kit

This kit includes BoBunny -Butterfly Kisses and Blue Fern Studios- Courtship Lane Pattern Papers

Pattern Paper Add On

Coordinating Paper Add On

Elements Add On

Floral Add On

Color Add On

Creativity Add On

Kit Club Member Exclusive Off the Page Add On

Prima Relics and Artifacts Butterflies with Base

I created this layout using the Blue Fern Studios "Concert Hall" Paper as my base. I used BoBunny's Butterfly Kisses - Butterfly Kisses, Petals and Sunlit as my fussy cut embellishments.

My photo was framed with Dovecraft Serendipity Wood Frames found in the Main Kit. I  first painted mine with gold paint and then embossed it with my favorite Stampendous Encrusted jewels embossing powders in Gold. We have some in the Scraps of Darkness store found here. I also used a stamp with Versamark watermark ink and embossed with the encrusted jewels on the fussy cut florals. Also added some extra texture with micro beads.

Behind my design elements I added some water to the Art Alchemy Opal Magic Pink Blue Acrylic Paint and watercolored with it very subtly behind all the florals. There is some stamping around the design as well using the Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink found in the Color Add On.

You can see the detailing here of stamping, splatters, micro beads and embossing.

I added some Blue Fern Studios Spring Iris chipboard to the mix. First I inked it with a green Distress Ink  and then embossed it by layering some Distress Embossing powders with the Blue Fern Studios Imagine Ink Melon Embossing Powder.

Finally some chipboard elements from BoBunny. Included in the Main Kit is the Butterfly Kisses Collection Chipboard Stickers. I added this here and there with the "Make your Dreams Happen" some little flower chipboard pieces and butterflies.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Stay tuned I have another revealing very soon with this spectacular kit! 

xo Lisa