May Shares for 2Crafty Chipboard - #1

 Hello everyone and welcome my Blog.  So glad you could drop by and hope you are having a wonderful day.

I am here to share the first of my May projects for 2Crafty Chipboard.
This month I have created two cards and a cover for a small Journal I am working on and, in this post, I am sharing the first of the cards.


FEMININE CARD

The papers used are from Megs Garden's Forgotten Meadows Book Kit.

2Crafty Chipboard used

 Card Word Circles - Happy Birthday

 Foliage Set 1

 Decorative Rod Set 2

 Stitched Lace Border

Pretty Flowers

All the chippies were treated in the same manner.  Firstly painted with white acrylic paint and then lightly daubed or swiped with orange.

I had already used a small piece from one of the lengths of the Decorative Rod Set 2 on a previous 2Crafty project (HERE) so I simply cut out the centre section from the leftovers and inserted it between the paper layers. 

I also cut a piece from the Stitched Lace Border and inserted that between the layers at the bottom of the card.  I really love these decorative strips.  You can easily colour them to match your project and they are a great alternative to lace or ribbon.  I think they look fabulous.
You can just see one of the Pretty Flowers peeking out from underneath the cluster.

The Card Word Circles are such a great way to add your greeting.  Again, it is so easy to colour them to suit your project and adding a touch of glitter, as I have done here, makes them look really special.

As I said at the beginning, this is the first of my 2Crafty projects for May.  I will be sharing the rest over the next few days.  Hope you can come back to take a look.
In the meantime, why not pop over to the 2Crafty Blog and look at all the fabulous creations made by my Teamies.  You will love them I'm sure.  HERE is the link.

Thank you so much for visiting and do enjoy the rest of your day.

Take care and God Bless

Megs Garden - Forgotten Meadows Concertina Card

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog, I hope you are having a lovely day.

Megs Garden has a new paper Collection called ' Forgotten Meadows'.  Designed by Kerry-Jean Watson.  It is soft and romantic and absolutely beautiful.  The card I am sharing with you today is decorated with this collection and I must say I am totally in love with these papers.

This one is a Concertina Card, at least, that's what I'm calling it.   I saw a tutorial on how to make it but, unfortunately (although I thought I had it pinned) I cannot find it again.  My card is actually made a bit differently from the one I saw and so I decided to share a short step by step as well.

The original was made from one sheet of 12 x 12 designer paper and it was simply folded but I wanted mine to be a bit wider and so I have actually made it with cardstock.  I only had A4 cardstock in the colour I wanted and I used three sheets.   The height of the card is 6" and the finished width is 3.5".  Of course, you can make it any size you like but this template only works for that size.  

Cut your cardstock to a depth of 6" and then score according to the photo.  I have added the small .25" gussets so that I could add some embellies and still close the card properly.

As the A4 cardstock isn't long enough for the whole card, you will need to cut another piece at 6" x 3.5" to attach to the end.

Use double sided tape or any kind of wet glue and attach the extra piece close to the last score line being careful not to overlap the score line otherwise it won't fold properly.

Fold the card as shown.

This is how it should look.
To add the pockets, cut 3 pieces of cardstock 6" long and only 3.4" wide  (they need to be a tiny bit narrower so the pocket fits in between the folds) and cut another piece 6" x 3".

On the 6" x 3" pocket punch a small half circle on the  left hand side and on one of the 6" x 3.4" pockets punch a similar half circle at the top.
 

The other two pockets could be folded as shown above or you can simply leave them as full length pockets as well.

Place the first two pockets on the left hand panels as shown ...

... and the other two on the right hand panels.

This is how the inside of the card should look.  As I was sewing my paper onto the card I actually didn't glue the pockets down until after they had been decorated and found it was a lot easier that way.  Once they were done I simply ran a thin line of glue around the edges (except for the open side of course) and stuck them down.

OK.  Now that the step by step is done, I'll show you the details of my finished card.

The papers are all from the Mini Paper Pack.  I created the background on the front of my card with some texture paste and a stencil and then sprayed lighty with some Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays.

All the flowers came from Megs Garden.  The fabric heirloom flower was originally plain white.  I coloured the edges of it with a VersaColor pad.  The ribbon was lightly coloured with Spun Sugar Distress Ink.

Here you can see some of the texture.   As a base for my flower cluster I fussy cut one of the flower images from the Cut & Create page.  I only glued the fussy cut image on each end as I wanted to close the card with ribbon and didn't wish to tie it over the flower cluster.  By leaving the cut image free in the middle I could thread the ribbon through behind the cluster.

The Card Word Circle is a 2Crafty Chipboard piece.  I coloured it with acrylic paint and, while it was still wet, I sprinkled it with clear glitter.

Those lovely daisies at the bottom on the left are part of the paper.  Didn't I tell you this Collection was beautiful? 

Added a little stamping, some washi tape and some seed beads.  The tickets are also from the Cut & Create Page. The butterfly is from the More Butterflies Transparency Sheet.

This is the tag inside the pocket on the first panel.  Stitched on some washi tape and scraps of paper for embellishment.   A little technique I picked up from Heather Jacob.  Thank you Heather, I love how it looks.
 

The second panel has some metal embellies that I covered in gesso and inked with Spun Sugar Distress Ink.  It was a single piece that I cut in half.  The chippy is again from 2Crafty Chipboard and was treated the same as the Word Circle on the front of the card.  The large blue flower is from my stash but the small roses and rose buds are from Megs Garden.  I won't show you the tag inside this pocket as it has a personal message on it.
   

I decided to do the diagonal fold on the pockets of the third and fourth panel.  Love how it showcases more of the lovely graphics on these papers and it gave me an excuse to use those pretty vintage brads to hold them down. (not that I needed an excuse but it sounds good. LOL!!)

 

The tag from this pocket ...

... and the tag from this pocket.

The back of the card.  I did glue the ribbon down on the back before adding the paper as this end does not need to move.

The inside of the card when open ...

... and the back.

Well, we are finally at the end.  I hope you enjoyed this post and that the step by step makes sense to you.   Why not go over to Megs Garden and check out the stunning creations made by the rest of the Team.  I'm sure you will be inspired.  HERE is the link.
To take a look at all the fabulous products Megs Garden has in store just click HERE .

Megs Garden products used

Forgotten Meadows Mini Paper Pack
Forgotten Meadows Cut & Create
Filigree Long Oval
White Heirloom Flower
Puffy Paper Flower
Velvet Primrose
More Butterflies Transparency
2cm Off White Lace
Seam Binding
Mini Rosebuds
Small White Roses

Thank you so much for visiting and do enjoy the rest of your day.
Take care and God Bless.
oxox
Marg

"A Few Shades of BLue" #2 - Megs Garden

Hello Everyone and welcome to  my blog.

This is part two of this months projects for Megs Garden.
This card uses some of the left over papers from my Butterfly Book Kit as well as some of Meg's gorgeous laces and flowers.
Megs Garden Book Kits are chock full of yummy paper goodies that you can use in so many different ways.   There are beautifully designed papers as well as lots of ephemera and various graphic images which would be suitable to use not just in your Mini Albums but for all of your paper crafting projects.   

I've used several strips left over from when I made my Butterfly Booklet and simply inserted some different laces in between.

The chippie is a Card Word Circle from 2Crafty Chipboard.  I painted it with Stormy Sky Distress Paint and, while it was still wet, I sprinkled it with clear glitter.

The bright green buds are from Magnolia Ink  but the rest of flowers in this cluster are all from Megs Garden.  The large bloom was mainly white but I have altered it by spraying it with Peacock Feathers Distress Spray Stain.

The inside was decorated with border punched strips from the Book Kit.

Megs Garden Products used

Papers

Ribbon, Lace, Fibre and Beads

Flowers

I hope you have enjoyed this post and that you have gained some inspiration here.  Megs Garden has tons of gorgeous and interesting products in store so why not take a look for yourself. HERE is the link.
Why not also take a stroll around the 'Garden' and look at some of the stunning projects created by the rest of the Team.  HERE is that link.

Thank you so much for visiting and do enjoy the rest of your day!!
Take care and God Bless.
oxox Marg