Shabby Chic Sleigh

Hi everyone and welcome back to my happy place!

 

Well Christmas is getting closer now so the Design Team are all working on some lovely ideas for you!  

 Jo over at Imagine if has all the laser cut chipboard and MDF in a huge range of shapes just perfect for your Christmas creations.

 

 

 

So you don't miss out on the other DT projects you can blog hop on over to Beth if you missed her and then off to Carol after here!

 

 

 

For my project this week I have created a "Shabby" style Sleigh to hold some truffles!

 

 



I have started by sanding and adding a gorgeous peach music paper, then using some white paint on the edges.

 



 

A few layers of lace trim in white and a soft peach. then a selection of flowers, pearl trim and a bow to finish off the embellishing.

 

 

I then went over the finished sleigh with white paint to tone down all the edges and embellishments to give the "Shabby Chic" look.

 

 

 

 



Haunted House Book Shelf

Hi everyone and welcome back!

This week Jo at Imagine if is having a blog hop so if you have joined in here you can go back for a look at what Carol has created

 

This weeks Design Team project for Imagine if is keeping with the theme of Halloween.

 

 

 

 

 

I used a chipboard house box from Imagine if and begun the process of staining all the edges then covering in Kaisercraft "Through the looking glass" paper.

 

 



I have left off one side so I could create a space for a few Halloween mini Junk Journals and added a draw to the top for storage and some interest!

 

 



The mini junk journals were created using packing card from Imagine if and little scraps of the papers from my stash.

 



For me the fun always begins in the embellishing! so I have added metal fittings for the draw handle and the legs. The spiders and skulls I rubbed with Viva Inka,a selection of flowers also Jo has these.

I have created an oval shape and glued bead around the edge to create a tray holding potions.

 









 

Finished off with some tea dyed trims and seam binding and draped black creepy cloth for more impact!

 

Happy Halloween!

 

 

 

Hop on over to see what Tash has created!

Halloween Card

Hi everybody and welcome back to my happy place!


This weeks design team project for Imagine if
 I've chosen to make a card using laser cut alphabets.

At our house we celebrate Halloween! ;)

 

Starting with my letters I only had one O so making do I cut the Q to make the second O.

I then painted them orange and inked the edges using distress ink after the paint had dried.




While those where set aside to dry fully I grabbed some black cardstock and cut to the size I wanted and embossed with a spider web. I then used a silver ink pad and highlighted the web which came out amazing!

After roughing up the edges I cut out a jack 'o' lantern face and placed a piece of orange paper behind to make it stand out .

Now I could place the letters :D
once they where firmly attached I decorated with a nice little bow and placed a metal spider on it giving it that cute but creepy look.

Happy Halloween everyone!












Christmas is coming

 

Hi everyone and welcome back to my happy place and this weeks Design Team creation for Imagine if!

This weeks theme is "Frames"

 

Christmas is only 12 weeks away and im not one for leaving it until the last minute to create gifts for family and friends, with that in mind I had some awesome chipboard embellishments in my kit along with these gorgeous weeny frames.

 

I had a plan to create wall hangers from old CDs  so I started covering with a collection of adorable Christmas themed papers, once dry I inked the edges.

 



 

Next I painted all the frames red, once dry I used a thick coat of mod podge and a good sprinkle of glitter then another coat of mod podge to seal it!  Lots of Christmas sparkle!



I next attached the frames just along the bottom so a photo can be added.

 



 

Next is my ever fun part... to embellish! with a selection of Christmas themed chip board pieces that I have used Di stress inks to add colour,some flowers and leaves.

 

 

Final touches are some lace trim and a hanger before covering the back with another CD and matching papers!

 

Pearls, bows, butterflies and sentiments complete!

 

 

I cut down a photo to fit in the small frame...Perfect!

 

Hope you enjoyed this early Christmas treat and thank you for stopping by!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nature theme Altered Journal

Hi everyone and welcome back to my happy place!

There is another Blog Hop on the go for Imagine if and this weeks Design Team project is to use all these gorjuss chipboard laser cuts and create a "Nature theme"

 

 

 

Its Spring here so as im getting into the gardens I wanted to create a journal I can use to record all the information associated with that.

 

 

I used the beautiful G45 Botanical Tea collection for this project! I have created the cover by painting it with a pale blue paint then adhering the paper and a mix of trims to complement it with one of my crochet flowers and a wee birdie in a nest (Imagine if has these) 

 

 

With a selection of chipboard, paper, inks, paints, washi tape, paper clips I have created my Gardening Journal

 

Lots of space for notes on what's happening in the garden

 



 

I added tuck spots for seed i will collect once the vegies are finished for next years planting!

 

 

 Wee envelope for special seeds.

 

 

As this is the Botanical Tea collection this cute chipboard cup works perfect as a tuck spot.

 

 

This is my favourite page using the fence, bird and swamp plant all laser cut chipboard pieces from Imagine if and i can tuck in behind the fence. 

 

 

I hope you enjoy the blog hop as much as I have enjoyed creating this project!

 

Start here at Imagine if

 here if you missed the project before me
 



 

 

 

Steam Punk Tag

Hi everyone and welcome back to my happy place!

 

This weeks Design Team Project is using these gorgeous "tags" from Imagine if

 

I knew I wanted to try my first Steam Punk project with these lovely tags!

The first thing to do was cover the front and back in a lovely paper from Graphic45.

Inked all edges with Vintage Photo to give the aged look!

 

After some thought on how I was going to do this (as my daughter was watching very closely on how I was going to execute "Steam Punk")

 

I chose a dress form and cogs from Imagine if,

 stained, inked and rubbed viva to achieve the effects I wanted.

Also have used the viva on all metal pieces to give them more dimension and interest!

 

 



After I attached all my pieces I decided to make a skirt from leftover bits of a bird cage id chopped for another project!

 



 

With a selection of fussy cut butterflies, a bodice, and sentiments I was pretty happy with how my tag was looking....but I felt like it needed something else!

 

Chains! it needed chains....I used a wee flower aged with viva to attach chain then caught it on the bottom of the cage skirt.

 





 

To complete this lovely I popped on a zipper top and threaded seam binding through it!

 

 

 

A very special thank you to my friend Jude for the gorjuss papers x

 

 

 

click on the Imagine if link above to arrive at the blog and check out the other "Tag" creations!

 

 

 

MDF scrap Album

 

This week Jo over at Imagine if is having a challenge for the Design Team Members.....
to create something with theses little leftovers from her laser cuts!

who ever gets the most comments on their blog wins a prize!


So take a look at all the awesome creations and leave a comment for your favourite.

 

Take a look at what the other Design Team Members have created starting here

 

 





 

Hi everyone and welcome to my new followers.
 

 

Perfect I thought to myself! I was moving house and wanted to make a gift for my niece who was helping me with the shift. Her favourite colours are green, pink and purple.

The first thing I did was to paint them with a pretty green from Kaisercraft and inked the edges with black soot.

 

Next I covered some pages with a black and white collection gifted to me by a lovely friend...another album! yes! I just love them!

 

I then glued down the little frames on all opposite pages then decorated the others with matching greens, pinks and purples.

 

I have used a selection of sentiments, words and laser cut embellishments from Imagine if

that I stained, painted or used inka.

 

 



The little pockets and envelopes can be used to hold extra photos or notes!

 

 

The cover I have used a selection of paper, fabric, metal, acrylic flowers, pearl spray.

 Tucked in an arrow with "adventure" from Imagine if 

 

 





Finished off with seam binding tied to the rings and a wee dangle made with charms chosen for her.



Off to the next Design Team Member