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Posted by Rachelle Sigurdson

3 April, 2013 - , ,

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Hello,I am here to share with you a LO I did using the beautiful Vintage Spring Basics Collection,I just love this collection!!!!!83f7a560-8d60-457d-9582-e3a7468f10a2_zpsa5baa0bd

From the Vintage Spring Basics Collection, I used the1st of March,7th of May,7th of May bs,7th of April &6th of May. The chippies are from Scrap Fx & the blooms are from I Am Roses. I have decided to do a photo Tut on this LO,as garden season is just around the corner. After the Tut,I will show closeups of detail………………

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I start with a distressed layer of cardstock.This is my first layer using 7th of April,because I will be stitching it down later. I used very little glue to attach it & never go close to the outside edge with the glue so that I can distress more once I have completed my stitching….

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My next distressed layer using 7th of May……..

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I glued down 1st of March in the center.I only used 1 drop of liquid accents as it dries so fast.So this is why I like to use LA as my glue because of the instant staying power. I have glued 7th of May to 7th of May bs, making sure that I did not go to the outside edges…..

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This is the next layer,from what I did in the photo above this one…..

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Here are the next layers.  I have I ripped 2 pieces of 7th of May ,then distressed them & attached them to the upper right hand and lower left corner…….

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I curled up a couple of corners, Islipped in pieces of paper &  then glued them to the cardstock….

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With a paper pierce, I poked holes for my hand stitching…..

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I decided to cut holes in the 1st of March,then I glued behind that 7th of May bs & attached chicken wire with glue……..

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Holes are pierced,ready for stitching……

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Stitching is done,but I find that my LO’s bend from all of  this stitching..Thanks to a large stock of paper that I refuse to throw out, I glue this onto  a piece of the recycled paper using mod podge. I then put heavy books on top until it dries & flattens…………….

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Flattened out LO….

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Now using my fingers ,I lift & distress the edges more….

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After I did more distressing with my fingers….

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I never throw away my old chipboard or scraps, I save them to raise the photo, or whatever I want to raise, so this is glued down & the photo will be glued on top, leaving space so that I can add detail under or over the photo…

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I matted the photo with 7th of May,then glued on the scribble rectangle.  I then glued it on to the piece of chipboard on the LO,now for the detail……

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Not sure of what I should use.  So  I got all of these Scrap Fx pieces ready by first painting them with white picket fence crackle .When they dried, I rubbed in a dark brown chalk &  inked the edges to make them look more vintage..

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For the little cone shaped planters,I cut out circles out of cardstock,then painted them with white picket fence crackle. When that dried, I rubbed in chalk,inked the edges and cut a v into the circle. . Then I rolled and glued them with liguid accents,holding it until it dried,then I rapped string around them. Here are some close ups of detail……

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I added some of the chipboard pieces into this area,then some blooms & a butterfly I cut out from the 6th of May.

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On the top right hand corner is the back of the label, I. also ripped a piece of 1st of March, then inked the edgesand glued it under the photo.

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My cute little planters,filled with I Am Roses.

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My garden is mostly in the purple and orange tones,so I found this photo on pinininterest,, But  this Months Mood Board & the Vintage Spring Basics Collection has inspired me to plant this secret little garden spot in the Vintage Shabby Chic way,can’t wait until the snow goes!!!!!

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Thank you so much for taking the time to look…..Rachelle

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