Happy New Year!!!! Today I am going to share with you a card I made & some LO’s I did for the year 2014,using the Beautiful Maja Design Collections……
From the Vintage Autumn Basics Collection I Used:no.XIX,no.XIX-BS,no.XXI,no.XXIII.no.XIII-BS,no.VII-BS,no.XX,& Heritage
The Chipboard used is from Dusty Attic
Thank you so much for taking the time to look,& all the Best to You & Yours for the Year 2015! Happy New Year….Rachelle
Merry Christmas!!! Today I am going to share with you, a Christmas stocking card that I made for a very special lady in Sweden, Marie. Marie is the Designer, of all the Beautiful Maja Design Collections. This is going to be a long post, as I did a tut on the stocking,plus added another couple projects, I did using Maja Design…..
I have a longer supply list on this post, as I decided to do a tut. It may be confusing (LOL),but I took the photo’s in the order as I was working on this,missing a few here & there!!! I used the Vintage Frost Basics Collection
I used:6th of December,21st of December-BS,8th of December,20th of December-BS,Christmas diecuts & BS’s of labels
The Dusty Attic Chipboard used:Vintage Frame,Holly #1 2pk,ATC Frame #1,Lace Border #2 ,Mini Holly #2,All I want for Christmas,Marrakesh Trellis Small,mini heart buttons,Flourish #5,mini Lamp Posts,mini script ABC
Other products: Petaloo:Penny lane-forget me-robin egg blue,Burlap Poinsettias-Ivory,Spring Berry Clusters-Pink,IamRoses:Ivory semi open buds, Prima Marketing:Texture Paste- White Sand,Prima-Clear Crackle,Prima White Crackle,shabby chic treasures-door locks,& Audrey Flowers,Tim Holtz:Distress Glitter,Clear Rock Candy,Frosted Film,Pebbles chalk,Earth tones,Viva:modelling cream,pearl,Etsy ArtwearElements:Vintage White/Ivory Sari Silk recycled ribbon,Burlap,ribbon,pearls
Now,I will do a Tut on how I made this stocking….
I started off by drawing & cutting out the top & bottom, of the stocking on white cardstock. You can use any old paper,as you don’t see it…..
One of the pieces of Dusty Attic I wanted to use is this Vintage Frame,so that is one of my starting points,of designing around the frame….
I then traced &cut out the lower part of the stocking onto the piece of Maja Paper. I glued it onto the cardstock. I use 2 layers,because of my hand stitching. If you are not stitching,you will not need as many layers or backings….
I will first go through my scraps to see what I will use on the stocking…
I traced & cut out the toe & heal of the stocking…
I distressed the edges, & decided to use the Marrakesh Trellis
I glued the Trellis under the heel & toe,then trimmed off the excess…
I glued the Santa onto Dec 20th-BS, cut it out then distressed the edges..
I will also hand stitch this…
Theses hearts are the hearts that are dangling from the ribbon, I glued 2 hearts together with a piece of chain in between.
Then I clamped them together until the glue dried…..
I have now stitched the outside edges of the Santa. I covered the inside part of the Vintage frame with 21st of Dec. I covered the top part of the stocking, I glued some lace on,then hand stitched the top & bottom,leaving the sides until I stitch the stocking together…The piece of chipboard is a piece of the lace border,left over from a project I did before this…
The BS of the top part of the stocking….
Now that I have the top just about done, I placed it on top of the lower part of the stocking,to decide what else I wanted to add….
So, this is what I decided on….
I painted the Frame with white crackle,then once the crackle dried I brushed on some brown chalk,to bring out the cracks,then inked the edges,using a brown ink pad….
I decided to do the frame, as I did the lace,I painted on a thick coat of clear crackle,onto the paper,then attached it to the BS of the frame, (the crackle will act as the glue) then sprinkled on glass glitter & TH glitter while the crackle was still wet….
I used the TH frosted film over top the images….
I glued the BS’s of the label, onto this piece of paper,then cut them out & distressed the edges….
I glued a piece of burlap, onto the top part of the stocking….
These are dry now,so I gave them a coat of cloudy blue paint,let that dry,then I applied a thick coat of clear crackle,sprinkling on the glass glitter & glitter as the crackle was still wet…These will have to dry,then I did the BS the same….
I punched in some eyelets,did some lace work,secured the door locks with brads. I also glued a piece of burlap on the BS of the stocking…
I am now gluing the top of the stocking on to the bottom….
I put weight on it as it dries…
I finished hand stitching the stocking,the glued it on to the 20th of Dec -BS,distressing the edges…I also added the frame & flourish’s. I did the same treatment to those as I did to the frame….
I used white sand texture & glitter on the outside edges….
I used the Viva on the flowers to tone them down,it also adds shine….
Here are some closeups of detail…
Now, for the final touches.On the left side,I made a bow using recycled ribbon,I love it,as it is already tattered & distressed.I then glued on the Petaloo burlap flower, the holly chipboard & the berry clusters..
I also used the Viva on the rose buds.My flower clusters consist of Prima Audrey Collection,Petaloo Penny Lane-robin egg blue,I am roses Ivory semi open buds & Dusty Attic Mini Holly….
I frayed the burlap that I was working with to mix in with the ribbon & to sting beads & tie on the dangling hearts. I also used the frayed burlap for the lacing…
I did the same treatment on the bottom part of the title. I used white sand texture
Added pearls to the Marrakesh Trellis
Here is a LO I did using “A Gift for You”
From “A Gift for You”,Made by Me-BS,Hand written postcard,My dear Friend-BS,from the Frojdefull Jul Collection I used Ringdans, Rindans-BS, The Chipboard used is from Dusty Attic….
Here are some closeups of detail…
For the “red” used on all the chipboard, I used red pepper alcohol ink,then applied a coat of crackle & sprinkled on glitter while the crackle was wet…. For the “white” used on all the chipboard I used Prima white sand texture, I sprinkled on rock candy glitter,or pearl glass glitter,while the texture paste was still wet….
The poinsettia’s are petalloo.I sprayed them with a clear,matte varnish,then sprinkled on glitter,then I applied the white sand texture to the outside edges….
The berry stems are Petalloo…
This is a Prima flower,that I altered. I applied the white sand texture to the outside edges,let dry. Then I sprayed it with varnish,& sprinkled on glass glitter,& rock candy glitter..
I had extra left over from my LO,so I decided to make a card…
The Maja Design used: A Gift for You Collection,Handwritten Post Card,My dear friend-BS,Die cut sheet, From Frojdefull Jul, I used Vavd lopare-BS, the chipboard used is from Dusty Attic
Here is another card I made using the Vintage Frost Basics Collection…
I used: 1st of Dec,1st of Dec-BS,3rd of Dec,&21st of Dec-BS,the chipboard is from Dusty Attic
Thank you so much for taking the time to look. Wishing you all a Very Merry Christmas & all the Best in the New Year…..Rachelle
Hello,today I am here to share with a few Christmas projects I did, here is the first one,a card using “A Gift for You Collection”…..
From Santa with Love
From Santa with love (BS)
wishing you peace & joy-BS
handwritten Post Card
Packed by Santas Elves-BS
wrapped in old newspaper
die-cut sheet & a BS of a label
The Chipboard used is from Dusty Attic
I dipped the poinsettia in water,then heat gunned it so that the petals would curl up.Then I applied 2 coats of red pepper color ink,then a thick coat of clear crackle.Once the crackle I dry brushed in some black chalk to bring out the cracks.I then applied Prima white sand texture,sprinkling on some glitter as the texture was still wet. I also traced the outer piece of the poinsettia,to make leaves under with the paper I was working with. I then glued all the pieces together,using tweezers,to hold it together & giving the glue time to dry…
I used 6th of Dec,7th of Dec,10th of Dec,19th of Dec-bs,2oth of Dec-BS & the Christmas die cut sheet
The Chipboard used is from Dusty Attic
I cut the Corner Flourish in half,then painted it with white crackle. Once the crackle dried I rubbed in brown chalk & inked the edges using a brown ink pad……
I used Shimmeringz (Baby’s Breath) on the page pebble,then inked the edges….
I used white crackle paint on the string & bows of the Christmas Banner. I painted the ornaments cloudy blue,then I applied a thick coat of clear crackle, sprinkling on clear glass glitter & rock candy glitter while the crackle was still wet…..
I painted the lace border, with white crackle,& rubbed in the chalk, once the crackle dried. I traced the lace border, on to a piece of paper, I was working with. I then cut it out, applied a thick coat of clear crackle on the paper,then placed the lace border on top of that. I then sprinkled on the glass glitter & rock candy glitter….
Here is a Christmas Stocking Card, using the Vintage Frost Basics Collection….
I used 1st of Dec,1st of Dec-BS,3rd of Dec,18th of Dec,Christmas die cuts & a BS of a label
The Chipboard used is from Dusty Attic
Here is a Christmas Stocking Card using, the Vintage Autumn Basics Collection….
I used:no.X111,no.X1V,no.XX111,no.XX1-BS,Heritage & a BS of a label, I also used 16th of Dec from Vintage Frost Basics
The chipboard used is from Dusty Attic
For my next post I will be doing a TUT,or should I say I will be trying to do a Tut (LOL). Thank you so much for taking the time to look….Rachelle
Hello,today I am here to share with you 3 stocking cards I made & a LO. Here is the first card using the Vintage Frost Basics Collection…..
I used: 1st of Dec,1st of Dec-BS,3rd of Dec,18th of Dec-BS,Christmas Diecuts
The Chipboard used is from Dusty Attic, here are some closeups of detail…..
Here is the next card,also using the Vintage Frost Basics Collection…
I used 6th of Dec,7th of Dec,18th of Dec,19th of Dec,Dayd of Dec-BS,Christmas Diecuts & a BS of a label. The chipboard used is from Dusty Attic. Here are some closeups of detail….
Used snowflakes as buttons on the stocking…
Here is another stocking using A Gift for You Collection….
I used:Sent with Love,Packed by Santa’s Elves-BS, My dear friend-BS,Given from the Heart,Die cut sheet & a BS of a label……
Here are some close ups of detail…
My last project for today,a LO,using the Walking in the Forrest Collection….
I used:Birdsong, Mountain Ash-BS,the colours of Fall-BS,
Other products used: Flowers Prima Luna Collection (Lyrical), Sunrise,sunset copper roses, Junkyard findings,metal embellishments,Petaloo flowers
Here are some close ups of detail:
I used Vintage Photo & Forrest Moss stain, on the rest of the chipboard. I also applied a thick coat of crackle & once the crackle dried, I rubbed in some brown chalk,to bring out the cracks. I also inked all the edges using a brown ink pad….Here are some more closeups…
Hello,today I am sharing with you a LO I did,using the first photo’s with snow Oct 2014!!! Garden season is over,but this year I made a couple winter gardens,using my purple flowering cabbage,& pine,so I was excited to get the snow to get my photo’s.
I used the “A gift for You Collection” with the Vintage Summer Basics Collection… I used: On Christmas Morning & Wrapped in old News Paper, I also used Vintage Summer Basics The Chipboard used is from Dusty Attic. Here are some closeups of detail…..
My dogs have been on my mind, with winter coming. We love the snow,but I worry about them when it turns really cold. So I guess that is why they ended up in my flower clusters…
The large flower is Bobunny. I used Tim Holtz Die,Festive Greenery,for most of the foliage used on this LO. I cut the pieces,applied rock candy crackle,then dry painted on gesso to bring out the cracks. I then applied MS white texture effects,& while the effects was wet,I sprinkled on some glitter. Milo’s nose was in the snow in the photo & now it is in the effects..
I painted the wagon wheel with rock candy crackle,rubbed in the brown chalk,then dry brushed on some gesso & applied texture effects…..
Thank you so much for taking the time to look….Rachelle
