Decorated small matchbox ornament in red and gold

I decorated a small cardboard matchbox the size is 11/2 inches by 21/4 inches.

To start I painted the outside of the matchbox and both sides of the drawer with white gesso, then I used a red ink pad and coloured the matchbox and both of the front sides of the drawer.

The red patterned paper and the image was printed onto white photo paper. As I did not have a bottle cap in the colour I wanted I used alcohol ink to colour it so it would look like brass. Using a one-inch round punch to cut the image out I adhered it to the inside middle of the bottle cap and then used a clear sticky backed plastic disc on top to protect the image.

I papered the outside of the matchbox and the two ends of the drawer. The bottle cap with the image inside was adhered to the matchbox.

The beaded trim that I used was white so I coloured some strips in gold and in red. For the gold, I used gold gilding paste and when dry I then used gold acrylic paint and buffed it up with a paper towel. For the other beaded trim, I used red acrylic paint. Then I adhered the trims around the top and bottom edges front and back.

I punched a hole through one end of the drawer and used a pretty gold coloured elastic so I can hang it either onto an ornament hanger or a Christmas tree, I then glued the elastic inside the drawer and secured it. For the bottom of the matchbox, I used a crystal effect clear bead dangle that I had coloured with red alcohol ink to match the whole project. Finally, I added glitter glue over the red beaded trim on the front of the matchbox and when dry it really sparkles

The digital images are from the Gecko Galz they are from

Peppermint Lane ATC Collection 

St Nicholas

I want to join the White Christmas Challenge for November 2020 on the Gecko Galz Blog

http://geckogalzscrapbooking.blogspot.com/2020/11/white-christmas-challenge.html

Decorated small matchbox ornament in blue and white

I decorated a small cardboard matchbox the size is 11/2 inches by 21/4 inches.

To start I painted the outside of the matchbox and both sides of the drawer with white gesso. When dry I coloured over the white gesso with a blue ink pad and again when dry I papered the outside of the matchbox and both sides of the drawer.

The image was printed onto photo paper and then given a light coat of multi-medium to protect it.  I punched a hole through one end of the drawer and used a pretty silver coloured ribbon so I can hang it either onto an ornament hanger or a Christmas tree, I then glued the ribbon inside the drawer and secured it.

The image was adhered to the matchbox using multi-medium. t. Then I adhered pearl trim and rhinestone trim around the image and pearl trim down both sides of the matchbox and on the back. Finally, I adhered crystal effect bead dangle to the underside of the matchbox

The digital images to print out are from the Gecko Galz

Winter Wonderland

St Nicholas

I want to join the White Christmas Challenge November 2020 on the Gecko Galz Blog

http://geckogalzscrapbooking.blogspot.com/2020/11/white-christmas-challenge.html

Christmas theme large decorated matchbox

To start I assembled the matchbox that was part of a kit using glue and waited for it to dry. I then gave the outside of the matchbox a coat of white Gesso and also the front two sides of the drawer, then I used blue acrylic paint. When dry I papered the outside of the matchbox and the inside of the drawer with pretty blue and white snowflake paper

The image has been printed on photo paper and I brushed a light coat of multimedia matt over the image to protect it. For the frame, I coloured it in silver paint and then gave it a coat of silver glitter paste.

The paper poinsettias are hand made and painted white and the paper leaves were painted silver. To finish off the look of the top of the matchbox I dry brushed around the edges with white gesso and added little rhinestone flowers to the centre of the poinsettias and then I added small rhinestones onto the frame around the image.

To finish the whole look of the matchbox on both sides of the I used white pearl trim to give it a finished look.

The snowflake paper and the image are from the Gecko Galz that have been printed out onto white photo paper. They are from the

Winter Wonderland

Cuties At Christmas

I want to enter the

White Christmas Challenge 

November 2020

http://geckogalzscrapbooking.blogspot.com/2020/11/white-christmas-challenge.html

Mixed Media Canvas

Autumn theme decorated plaque

I have made this plaque for the Autumn Calling Challenge for September 2020 on the Gecko Galz Blog. I am also entering the Celebrate Autumn/Fall Challenge 2020 and the Colour Shades of Autumn Challenge 2020 on the Gecko Galz Papercrafting Challenge Group on Facebook

To start I used a 6 x 6 inch square MDF plaque. The digital image is from the Gecko Galz on Etsy. I sized the image to fit in the centre of the plaque on my computer and then printed the image out onto photo paper.

Then I painted the plaque with white gesso to give a good base to work with. I used a scroll stencil and laid it onto the plaque that I had to do in stages as the stencil was smaller than the plaque and then I added texture paste over the stencil, then gently lifting off the stencil that left a raised design on the plaque. I made sure that I had left enough space in the middle of the plaque for the image and the wooden frame, then I put the plaque on one side to dry.

 

When the plaque was dry I painted over the raised embossed background with light brown and green acrylic paint in different areas of the plaque, when dry I went over the whole of the background with gold gilding paste and then I buffed with a paper towel to bring the shine out. For the image, I gave it a coat of Distress Glaze and when dry I adhered the image down to the centre of the plaque.

 

I made a frame out of bamboo skewers using three sticks for each of the four sections, then I painted them with brown acrylic paint leaving some of the natural wood showing. When dry I glued light brown twine in two places on each section and I tied a knot to make a rustic look. I then adhered each of the bamboo skewer sections down around the image to make a frame.

 

For the white fabric leaves, I coloured them with orange and light green acrylic paint and then I used the Vintage Photo Distress Oxide ink pad and a sponge to add colour. I used a punch and cut the flower shapes out of white card stock. To get the colours that I wanted for the flowers I used two colours of Distress Oxide dabbed onto a glass mat and lightly sprayed with water, then I dabbed the card stock into that mixture and dried that with a craft heat gun.

 

For the base of the image I added sisal to decorate. I then adhered the leaves around the frame and arranged the flowers using the two different sizes to add more decoration. I then adhered orange gems to the centre of each flower. To finish I coloured around all four edges of the plaque with gold gilding paste and then I adhered a brown piece of card to the back of the plaque so that it would look nice from the front and the back

The image is from the Gecko Galz us from

 Spring into Nature Collage Sheet

I want to enter the Autumn Calling Challenge 2020  on the Gecko Galz Blog

http://geckogalzscrapbooking.blogspot.com/2020/09/autumn-calling-september-challenge.html

Decorated Tag

A decorated tag that I have made for the Summer Love Challenge on the Gecko Galz Blog August 2020.

The size of the tag is 8 inches long by 4 inches wide.

To start I edged the tag with gold gilding paste, then I papered the front of the tag with a pretty patterned paper from the Gecko Galz Etsy store, and the image of the couple is also from the Gecko Galz.

For behind the frame I cut a lace trim into sections and layered that so it is larger than the framed image. I then used a die cut frame in purple. The image of the couple was glued on top of the lace and then the frame layered over that to make it the focal point of the tag. I then arranged the paper flowers in white, ivory and purple into a spray and some sisal and then arranged it around the bottom right hand corner of the frame, also on the top left of the frame I added three pearls.

At the base of the tag I added an ivory coloured lace trim and some small flower embellishments and for the top of the tag I added a small ivory coloured lace flower and a small flower embellishment

The digital images used from the Gecko Galz on Etsy are 

Springs Song Paper Pack

J'Taime Collage Set

I want to enter the Gecko Galz Summer Love Challenge 2020 Gecko Galz

Vintage style decorated envelope
 
This is made out of a large envelope. I used a pretty shop bought floral paper to decorate the envelope and the image on the front is from the Gecko Galz Etsy store

 For the front of the envelope I used one sheet of the same design and cut it so when the cover is closed the pattern matches. The frame around the image is from Tim Holtz. I used an image of a frame from My Porch Prints and I added the word 'dream' to that, then I added a small section of cheesecloth and a paper butterfly.

On the inside section on the right hand side I added a fold out flap and then added a pocket onto that and for the middle section I also added a pocket. Then for the middle section at the top I added a flap that flips upwards and I added a pocket to that

On the middle section on the flap I made an oblong embellishment decorated with patterned paper, cheesecloth and a butterfly

On  the flap at the bottom right I used a pretty postcard. To finish off the look I added lace, cheesecloth and small paper butterfly

All of the tags are cut out of kraft card for the base. I decorated all of the tags with collage of different scraps of patterned paper. On some of the tags I added small images, lace, cheesecloth and small paper butterflies, I also added a word to each tag. To finish I added a crochet trim for the top of each tag and tied them with string

On the back of the envelope I added a large pocket that it can be used for extra storage

A large tag 

I have decorated a large MDF tag for the Gecko Galz monthly Image Challenge July 2020 on their Blog. To enter your project click on the monthly Image Challenge on their Blog and enter it via the Linky.

The tag size is 10 inches long by 5 inches wide. I coloured the edge of the whole tag with gold gilding paste. I papered the back of the tag as I want the tag to look nice from both sides. Then I papered the front of the tag using pretty patterned paper.

For the image of the lady, I printed it out using an inkjet printer onto photo paper and gave it a coat of Ranger Distress Collage Medium to stop the image becoming scratched. I do this to make sure this does not happen.

A pretty metal cutting die has been used to cut out the frame using orange card stock. I then cut around the image to make it an oval shape and adhered it onto the tag, then I  lightly glued in areas on the back of the frame and adhered that to the tag to frame the image.

For the bottom of the tag, I did not have a lace trim in the colour that I wanted to match the tag, so I dyed it using Ranger Distress Oxide spray in abandoned coral and also a Distress Oxide ink pad in fired brick. I also used a gold trim and then the pearl trim was also coloured using copper paint.I adhered the lace to the tag so that the lace is slightly draping over the bottom of the tag.

Finally, I added the paper leaves and also the flowers were coloured to match the tag. To finish the look I added yellow and red rhinestones to match the whole project and a small fabric daisy that I had dyed and I used a small red rhinestone in the centre to cover the hole at the top of the tag

I want to enter the Monthly Image Challenge July 2020

Gecko Galz Image Challenge

Vintage style ATCs

I made the ATCs using white card 300Gsm in weight. The backgrounds on all of the ATCs are made using an A4 stamp No 55 from AAll & Create designed by Tracy Evans.

First I stamped the whole image in permanent black ink onto the white card A4 in size. I then cut up the card into 21/2 inches by 31/2 inches pieces.

The backgrounds were coloured with a sponge using Ranger Distress Oxide in spiced marinade and fossilised amber.

I decorated each ATC with different scraps of patterned paper, corrugated card and ephemera. On some of the ATCs I added circles in white card and shaded them to match the background.

The Tim Holtz paper dolls were adhered to each ATC card making sure that each image is grounded. I then added a word for each ATC and adhered them onto the ATC cards. Finally, I went around each image with a fine nibbed pen in black to make the paper dolls stand out from the background

Alice in Wonderland Flag Book

I made the Flag book for the Gecko Galz Welcome to Wonderland Blog Challenge for July 2020 and also for July 2020 Keys and Keyholes Challenge and the Colour Me Fantastic Challenge July 2020 on the Gecko Galz Papercrafting group on Facebook

I made this book using black cardstock, the size of the book is 43/4 inches by 33/4 inches. All of the images and background papers are from the Gecko Galz on their Etsy store.

I learnt how to make a Flag book from a workshop by Tracy Evans who also designs stamps for AAll & Create, Tracy Evans is also on youtube.

I papered the front and back covers using a pretty backing paper. The main image is matt and layered on black cardstock. The keyhole I made out of paper clay and I painted it black and highlighted the design with silver coloured guilding paste

I decorated the inside front cover and the back cover with a lovely image and mounted these on black card stock

The inside of the book is made as card flaps that fold flat when the book is closed. I added four small tags to the edge on the back page and decorated using patterned paper

These are the images and background paper that I have used

Wonderland 1 and 2

Wonderful Wonderland 1 and 2

Wonderland Dominoes

Wonderland ATCS 1 and 3

Looking Glass

I want to enter 

Welcome to Wonderland Challenge 1 - 29th July 2020

Gecko Galz

Altered metal tin and mini book

I made these so I can enter the June Image Challenge 2020 and the Colour of Summer Challenge 2020 on the Gecko Galz blog.

To start I used a plain gold coloured tin and gave the outside sides and the lid of the tin a coat of Clear Gesso. When dry I painted the lid and the sides of the tin and the base of the tin with blue emulsion paint. I then papered the inside of the lid of the tin and the inside base of the tin and also the outside base of the tin

The image of the seahorse has some touches of gold in the design so to highlight this I coloured a strip of pearls with Gold Treasure Gilding Polish and left to dry and then added some highlights on the tin using the same colour Gilding Polish.

The image of the sea horse was printed onto white photo paper and sized to fit the project. I gave it a coat of Ranger Distress Collage medium to seal and protect the image

To decorate the tin I made shells using a mould and paper clay. I then put them to one side to dry overnight. The following day I painted the shells using two different colours of blue Paper Artsy Fresco Paint and when dry I highlighted each shell using the gold-coloured Gilding polish. I glued the gold-coloured pearl trim to the sides of the base of the tin using Ranger Distress Collage medium and put it to one side to dry. I glued the sea horse image onto the top of the lid using Beacon 3 in 1 glue and arranged the shells around the image again using the same glue.

I made a small folding mini-book for inside the tin. The images I used are from the Gecko Galz Summer Seas Collage sheet 1 and 2. The images fit nicely onto each page of the book. I then hand-stamped some words and I also used the Charming Words Collage Sheet set 1 and 2 and added those to the pages on the front of the mini book and on the back of the pages of the book, I made the mini book to fit inside the tin

I want to enter the June 2020 Image Challenge and the Colour of Summer Challenge 2020 on the Gecko Galz Blog

Vintage style decorated notebook

I made the notebook for the Gecko Galz Monthly Image Challenge May 2020. The Challenge is to create a craft project using this image and then post it on the Gecko Galz blog using the Linky by the 29th May 2020

To start I took apart a notebook and made my own cover out of Kraft card. For the background, I used a patterned paper that I cut to size and coloured around the edges with Distress ink, then I cut out two different layers of paper, staggering the size of each piece one is of patterned paper from the Sunday Times by the Gecko Galz and then I also used tea-dyed paper and hand-stamped a design on the top right and the bottom left corners to balance it.

The image has been resized to make it the focal point on the front of the notebook. I layered the patterned and the hand-stamped paper on top of each other and then added the image on top of that, before glueing these all down I added a selection of lace trims around the edges of the bottom layered pieced of paper.

For the decoration on the front of the notebook, I added a burlap trim on the top and the bottom. Finally, I added two fabric appliques that I have hand-dyed on the top left and the bottom right of the image and then added the paper flowers.

I want to take part in the Gecko Galz Monthly Image Challenge May 2020

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Vintage style Nature themed pocket

The size of the pocket is 51/2 by 73/4 inches. I made this for the Nature prompt May 2020 on The Mixed Media Emporium with Nina Ribena and Kylie Coo on Facebook

The pretty bird image is from Vintagebyme on Etsy. The pocket is made out of a manilla file folder that I cut to size. On the fold of the pocket, I added Tyvek to strengthen it and then I glued down both sides to make a pocket.

For the background I made a spray using a mixture of Distress Oxide ink in Vintage photo and Distress ink in Vintage Photo and added these to a small amount of water in a spray bottle and mixed them together, then sprayed the mixture over the folder and heat set it. When dry I gave the pocket a light coat of white Gesso this not only gives the option of being hand stamped on when dry it also adds strength to the pocket, I used a script stamp and randomly stamped that over the pocket.

Using pretty paper I hand-stamped in one corner to match the printed design on the other corner so it looked balanced. I then layered with a brown piece of patterned paper and then the bird image distressing the edges with scissors on all of these to give a shabby look. I added more cheesecloth around the edge of the layers and then glued everything down to the front of the pocket.

The paper flowers that I used were blue and purple as I did not have anything to match the project. I painted the flowers with copper paint so that they will match the rest of the project.

I used burlap fabric, cheesecloth and funky fibre yarn all in similar colours and arranged them so that they would look nice on the bottom right and top left of the image. I added die cut leaves that I had distressed with ink and glued those to the bottom right and the top left of the image. Then when the flowers had dried I glued those down on top of these.

Finally, I added lace trim to the top of the pocket and on the bottom of the pocket

Vintage style bookmarks

I made these for a Nature Challenge with an optional twist of vintage on the Gecko Galz Papercrafting Challenge group on Facebook and I am also entering the Gecko Galz blog May Customer Challenge called Vintage Botanicals.

The background paper and the images are all from the Gecko Galz

To start I cut brown kraft card to the size I wanted. I papered each bookmark using different paper designs that I tore into random pieces and glued these onto each bookmark. Then I resized an array of different collage sheets in a program on my computer and then printed them out, I wanted the images to be small enough for me to cut each image out to make a collage on each bookmark.

 I made each bookmark in its own colour scheme. When I had fussy the images out I arranged them on each bookmark so that there was no focal point as when finished I wanted to make each one interesting to look at. Finally, I added lace to each bookmark and a lace tab at the top of each one

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Vintage Botanicals May 2020 Customer Challenge

Gecko Galz

Beautiful Blooms May 2020 Challenge

A Vintage Journey

Shabby Chic style tag with a pocket and a small tag

I made this for the May 2020 Technique mask/stencil Challenge on the Gecko Galz Papercrafting Challenge Group on Facebook.

To start I made a large tag out of good quality thick white card and cut it to the size, then I papered the background. Then I stencilled over the background using a Distress Oxide ink pad in Vintage Photo. I lightly went around the edges of the tag and over parts of the design with white gesso to give it a shabby look. 

I made a pocket using the same background paper and lightly shaded through the stencil again with the Distress Oxide in Vintage Photo to give it the same design as I used on the large tag. I then added the image of the bird and decorated the pocket using cheesecloth, lace trim and a small paper flower. Finally, I added a large flat back pearl to the top of the tag.

 

For the smaller tag, I used the same background paper and lightly shaded through the same stencil over the tag with the same colour of  Distress Oxide. I cut a piece of kraft card to size and layered on top of that with cheesecloth and the butterfly image. I added lace to the bottom of the tag and to finish the whole look of the tag I added sari silk tied with string at the top

Images used are from Gecko Galz on Etsy, they are Sunday Times Mini Paper pack, Birds of a feather 2 and Butterfly Dreams 2

Vintage style altered file folder with pockets

I entered this into a Portrait Challenge in April 2020 on the Gecko Galz Papercrafting Challenge Group on Facebook. The image is from Gecko Galz Sweet Little Cuties on Etsy.

I watched a tutorial on youtube by Robin Dudley Howes on how to make an altered folder.

To start I used a file folder and made it to the size that I wanted. I use Tyvek to strengthen the folds on the folder. I made a pocket for the front and also added two strips of card cut and folded in half and then glued one on each side to give more room inside the pocket

I sprayed the file folder with two types of ink to give the folder a vintage look and when dry lightly went over the top of some areas using Gesso. Then I hand stamped onto the folder using a script stamp in different areas to give it some interest.

Using different digital paper patterns that I had printed out and tore these into different size pieces, then I coloured the edges with Distress ink and also lightly coloured some paper doilies. Then I layered the paper and doilies randomly on top of each other to get the look that I wanted and then glued them on to the front of the folder.

I had printed the image out onto photo paper so I glued that on top of the layers to make the image the focal point. Using a section of cheesecloth I put this behind a crochet flower that I had purchased in the past and stuck that down on the bottom right of the image of the girl

For the flap at the top, I cut a large fabric doily in half and glued one edge onto the back of the folder at the top and this allowed me to drape a part of it over the front of the folder. I then used an applique that I had previously dyed, a small section of cheesecloth and a smaller crochet flower on the top of that and glued those together. Then I glued these on the top left-hand side on to the crochet doily and then added two small tickets again digital images printed out placing them behind the large crochet flower at the bottom right to finish the look of the project

Shabby Chic style decorated paper bag

I made this for a Portrait Challenge, April 2020 on the Gecko Galz Papercrafting Challenge group on Facebook. 

To start I used a small brown paper bag and gave it a coat of Gesso front, back, the handles and just inside the bag at the top and back as I wanted a Shabby Chic look. I used white cardstock and stencilled over that using the colour Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide in an ink pad

As the stencil is only small and I could not make a continuous pattern for the back of the bag. I used a smaller section of the card that I stencilled using the same colour and design and layered it over the large piece of card, then went around the edges with lace to make it a focal point

The image was added to the front of the bag and a pocket added on the back of the bag.

I then decorated the bag using lace and added a pearl trim and lace to the pocket.

The tags are made using the same stencil design and colour, I then hand stamped rose images onto white card and used for the focal point on the tags.

Finally, I coloured seam binding and flowers using a Peacock feathers Distress Oxide spray and a Distress Oxide ink pad in Cracked Pistachio to match up the colours that I had already used. I then used the flowers and seam binding to decorate the bag

Vintage style faux front envelope

This is made out of a large envelope. The patterned paper and ephemera that I decorated with are digital images and printed out from My Porch Prints on Etsy and the butterfly tags inside are also digital images printed out from Romantic Letters on Etsy

I used a pretty die-cut frame around the image that I coloured with distress ink to make it stand out from the background and make it a focal point and added little fabric roses that I cut from a fabric trim. The front is in two sections and matched up to make it look like one complete piece when closed

Inside left I added a tuck spot., then in the centre I made a fold-down flap that I decorated using a pretty die-cut frame coloured with distress ink to match the frame on the front cover. On the inside centre section, I made a pocket using the pretty paper and added lace. On the right-hand side, I made a fold-out flap and added a pocket and three tags and lace.

The flap in the centre lifts up, I made a pocket on this and added lace. Tags and ephemera are added to decorate. To finish I used a pretty butterfly image and a label to match 

Shabby Chic style file folder journal and Traveler's notebook

I decorated the cover front and back using lace and I made the closure out of a fabric trim and a button The journal can be taken out of the folder as I used a narrow elastic band on the spine of the folio so that the journal slots underneath this and makes the journal more useful so when full it can be taken out easily and replaced

I followed a tutorial on youtube by Re Hatched Designs to make the folio. The majority of the folio is made using digital kits from MedievalMirage on Etsy that I printed out using an inkjet printer onto photo paper, the name of the kits are Baroque Beauties

I used oblong kraft envelopes and decorated inside each one with pattern paper from the same digital kit and added lace around the top edges of each envelope. I attached the envelopes together using double-sided tape to make a concertina so that they fold flat when the journal is shut, these can be used for storage of ephemera or anything that is to be kept safe inside the folio

Vintage Style Card

The patterned paper and the image are from digital printable sets that I have purchased in the past from My Porch Prints on Etsy

To start I used Kraft card and cut and folded to size. I printed two different patterned sheets and an image onto matt photo paper and cut to size to fit the front of the card. Then I inked around the patterned paper with Vintage Photo Distress ink and around the edges of the image. As the image was very light I went over it lightly with distress ink in Vintage Photo. The frame is cut using a metal cutting die in a pretty design and as this was also white I coloured it with two colours of distress ink in Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain. I layered the frame to give it more strength.

On the front of the card I added  the papers, a pretty rose paper at the top and the stripe paper on the bottom and added lace where the papers met, then I glued the frame onto the front of the card and then the image on top of that.

I arranged the flowers on the frame on two of the corners and added little pearls to decorate the frame. For the greeting I stamped on white card and went over it lightly with Old Paper Distress Ink. I mounted the greeting onto a piece of white card that I inked using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and added a pearl either side to finish.

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*February Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore #72

Large mixed media tag

 The tag is 8 inches long by 51/4 inches wide. I made the tag for two separate Challenges for February 2020 on the Gecko Galz Papercrafting Challenge Group on Facebook. They are to make a project on the theme of water and the other Challenge is to make a project using any or all of these colours, aqua, teal, green, blue and gold.

To start I used a sheet of Lavinia Stanps Multifarious card in white that I cut to the size that I wanted and then I sprinkled Brusho Crystal Colour in purple, torquoise and ultramarine onto the card placing each colour seperately, I also used Brusho SprinkleIT in gold. Then I sprayed over the Brusho using plain water to activate the colours.

The ornate frame that is lightweight wood I coloured using Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Polish in Rich Red and Gold Treasure.

The beautiful image I purchased from the Gecko Galz on Etsy it is part of a sheet of digital images called Colorful Memaids. I cut an oval shape around the image to fit inside the frame.

The lace borders are from the Sizzix Thinlit Die set called Crochet Lace by Tim Holtz.

 I coloured both lace borders for the top and bottom of the tag with the Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Polish in Rich Red. The flowers in two different colours are from 49 and Market which I arranged around the frame. To finish I coloured some ivory pearls with an alcohol pen in yellow and placed them on the lace borders

LAVINIA STAMPS PICTURE

I used a six inch square piece of white Lavinia Stamps Mulifarious card. I really like the quality of the card as stamped images look crisp and sharp and do not bleed into the card. I recently purchased a Gel plate and I followed a video tutorial.

I started with Stampin’ Up dye ink pads in two colours that I brayered separately onto the Gel plate. Then using Brusho in only two colours and a fan brush I mixed each of the Brusho’s with water and flicked the colours over the top. I then pressed the white card onto the Gel plate to lift off the background image.

All stamped images are from Lavinia Stamps. I used VersaFine Clair in Nocturne and stamped the Fairy Chain near the centre of the card, then at the top I stamped the Whimsical Whisps and at the bottom of the card I stamped the Fir Trees. 

To ground the fairy image so that it does not look like they are floating in mid air, I tore a piece of paper and on the torn edge and on the fairies feet I shaded using a smoothie and a VersaFine ink pad in Monarch. I stamped around the edges of the card with a Fairy Words verse in VersaFine Nocturne. To shade around the edges of the card I used a smoothie and the VersaFine Monarch. Using liquid pearls in white I dotted around the fairies and on different sections of the vines at the top of the card and then sprinkled holographic glitter over these to add some highlights to the picture

Shabby Chic style pocket and tags

I made the pocket and tags for the Blushing Roses Challenge January 2020 on the Gecko Galz Papercrafting Challenge Group on Facebook.

The pocket I created using pink spotted double sided paper. I decorated the front with cream lace and around the edges of the pocket and then I added pearl trim. To finish I used a lace butterfly on the front, pink bows and a pearl on either side of the front of the pocket.

The tags I distressed around the edges and I printed out the digital images from the  Lovely Little Valentines 2 set that I purchased from the Gecko Galz Etsy store.

I cut out and mounted each image onto plain pink card and distressed around the edges. I added lace to the tags and little pink lace flowers with pearl centres and pink bows as decoration. Finally I added pink seam binding to the top of each tag