Beautiful Tags

Tag Making is a favourite crafting past time I have always enjoyed.

The two tags I have created for this post are a tweak on the traditional Autumn / Fall

colours that most of us are use to.

I have chosen to take the softer more pastel side of the Fall colour palette.

Reneabouquets has a lovely selection of embellishments and adornments that complements

and accent any Fall / Autumn themed project.

The products I have used are as follows and the links to the

Reneabouquets shop are below for each individual item.

beautiful-board-medium-elegant-accents-chipboard

beautiful-board-medium-april-in-paris-adornment-pattern

beautiful-board-beautiful-bits-rose-leaf-laser-cut-chipboard

beautiful-board-beautiful-bits-wildflower-laser-cut-chipboard

beautiful-board-medium-grid-elements-laser-cut-chipboard

buttercream-chunky-glitter-glass

beautiful-beads-candy-choose-color-flatback-pearls toffee

beautiful-beads-candy-choose-color-flatback-pearls cream

aurora-borealis-in-blue-premium-paper-glitter-glass-butterflies

harmony-butterflies

fall-leaf-butterflies

tangerine-quartz-roses-and-leaves-mulberry-paper-flowers

honey-curly-roses-mulberry-paper-flower-set

mulberry-paper-large-leaves-set-of-25-individual-leaf-pieces-with-stems

paper blue-fern-studios-amber-apricot-full-collection

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Reneabouquets facebook page

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Creative Future

It has been a long time since I have done regular creating not to mention posting to my blog.

Creativity has been smouldering, but not something that has been in the fore 

front of my daily life like was in the past.

I have recently felt the crafting bug begin to bite again and I have some projects that have allowed me to rejoin the crafting community that I have enjoyed in the past.

I have missed the creative process and sharing my creative side with those who share similar

interests. I Hope you will rejoin my journey and enjoy the projects that I will share.

My returning post is a simple project but one I have enjoyed making in the past and see my self always enjoying this style of creating. The type of project I am referring to is tag making.

Th paper collection I have used for this tag is Graphic 45 Worlds Fair.

I chose this collection because it contained a really great quote that said a lot and 

contributed toward my creative new beginning. 

The particular Graphic 45 Worlds Fair products that I used were as follows :

Journalling and Ephemera cards

Chipboard 1

Chipboard 2

8 x 8 Paper pad

The background for the tag before I embellished was in a mixed media style.

The kraft cardstock was cut at 5 x 101/4 inches. I then used a brayer to gesso the 

surface, using stencils I then took two stencils from my stash and ranger texture paste to create dimension in the background.

tim holtz distress paints were used to add colour and blending and then I concluded with 

heat embossing powders in coordinating colours.

The Layered flowers were created using die cuts from the graphic 45 worlds fair papers and simple mulberry paper daisies. The flower centres were achieved by using 

brads and chipboard accents. 

I also fussy cut images from the paper and used assorted metal embellishments to create further accents on the tag. I also die cut leaf sprigs and added a few gems strips to highlight the edges

of the quote.

This was an enjoyable project to create and I love this colour combination. It has an autumn feel and I love fall projects. I think the embellishments are not to complicated but still give enough detail with out over riding the central quote.

Creativity is something that has benefits to self worth and esteem and provides an outlet to communicate. I hope your creative journey is as rewarding.

Cheers Andrew

Creative Return

Just a quick post to let everyone know I will be posting new projects and more of my creations in the new year please come and check them out.

Happy paper crafting until then

Cheers Andrew

Taking a break

This post is to let my followers know that I will be having a break from papercraft. I have been receiving nasty messages through social media in relation to my work and as a result of this I am quite discouraged and will be having an extended break. I hope in the future I will create again and post on my blog.

Thank you to my followers and I hope your creative journeys continue.

Andrew

Scrapmatts July

July is almost half way through  but there has been some awesome projects so 

far from the scrapmatts design team

My july post has rolled around so fast and I have done two very different projects.

I have made a card for the first project and it has very vintage style.

I love the colours and the scrapmatts chip board have made great accent points.

The second project is an up cycled tube that I have turned into a storage for my paint brushes.

Did you know that scrapmatts chipboard is so versatile that you can adhere it 

to a curved surface. This makes a great technique for adding texture to a more unusual shape.

Thanks for stopping by 

Cheers Andrew

Graphic 45 Ambassador 2016 : Enchanted Forest Shield

Well I have finally got the time to blog and it will catch month this July. I have a few Graphic 45 projects to share over the next few days.

Firstly let get the best part done.

If you are not aware I have been made a Graphic 45 Ambassador.Click the link to go to the graphic 45 blog and check out my post and other awesome inspiration.

Graphic 45 Ambassadors

I thought I would also share my projects here as well.

Enchanted forest Shield

How many crafters have a multitude of photos on the computer. I have a box with lots of printed ones as well. I found a collection of photos of my son jacob and I wanted a display where I could change the picture from time to time. So made a slide frame and mounted the photos in pairs and of course there had to be a box on there somewhere. I also decided to try the same project with a few spare wedding photos. I really love the way every Graphic 45 collection can be used for my projects even if am replicating the same design.

Tip: Layer fussy cut images from the Graphic 45 papers vertically to create dimension and depth. Ensure there is a slight overlap to create uniformity of the images.

Supply List

Graphic 45 Enchanted Forest

Graphic 45 Enchanted Forest 12 x 12 Papers : Enchanted forest

: Sumptuous Floral

: Gilded Grandeur

: Dazzling Damsel

: Brilliant Gem

Graphic 45 Enchanted Forest Chipboard One

Graphic 45 Enchanted Forest Chipboard Two

Graphic 45 Enchanted Forest Journaling and Ephemera Cards

Graphic 45 Enchanted Forest 8 x 8 Paper Pad

Graphic 45 Enchanted Forest 6 x 6 Patterns and Solids

Graphic 45 Enchanted Forest Cardstock Stickers

Graphic 45 Altered Art Matchbook box

Graphic 45 Artist Trading Tags Black

Kraft Cardstock

Black cardstock

Metal findings

Cinch Wire

Chipboard

Graphic 45 Enchanted Forest Mini album Snapguide Tutorial

Thanks for Stopping by

Happy Crafting

Andrew

Steampunk with Scrapmatts and Graphic 45

Steampunk, a word that many not have heard and if you have this style can take many forms. 

It can be very quirky and definitely has and industrial feel to it. 

These projects have a touch of steampunk and incorporate one 

of my all-time favourite embellishments. I love to put cogs and gears on lots of projects.

PROJECT ONE : FILE FOLDER

This projects used Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante Deluxe Collectors edition. This collection is one of my favourites and I am thankful Graphic 45 re released it.

I worked so well with the chipboard embellishments I used. The colours 

are awesome in these papers.

Scrapmatts Packs used :

CB1072 Gears 01

CB1078 Gears 05

CB1233 Film Strips 06

CB5127 Diamond Mesh 03

PROJECT TWO : OCEAN TRAY

This Project used One of the newer Graphic 45 collections called Voyage Beneath the Sea.

It combines a little steampunk with beautiful ocean themed vintage images.

It has a lovely  coordinated colour pallette and plenty of fussy cutting opportunities.

I used the 8x8, 12x12 and 6x6 paper pads.

Scrapmatts Packs used :

CB1078 Gears 05

CB1226 Marine Life 01

CB1083 Key Holes 02

CB5131 Bubbles 01

CB5056 Twigs

CB5162 Printer Tray 07

 

I hope have gained some inspiration from these projects .

Thanks for visiting

Happy Crafting 

Andrew