Rustic Book Ends

I have been looking forward to sharing these bookends, I hope you love 

them as much as I do.

There is so much to see and the detail is what makes this project

so interesting. I tried to use texture to add to this creation.

A closer view of each bookend. If I had to choose this one would be 

my favourite.

But I love them both.

Front facing view gives a great opportunity to sweet the detail.

Some close ups.

Please share your thoughts and come back and have a look at my other 

posts both past and present.

Happy Paper Crafting

Andrew

Bo Bunny Suit Case Mini Album

Bo Bunny is a company I have an increasing desire to create with.

This collection called " The Avenues " is one I really love and I decided to create this

Suit case mini Album.

The case is constructed using a couple of spare lids from my tim holtz 

configuration boxes. I hinged them together and created closures using swivel clasps.

   

The case bands and handles were created using grunge paper. The straps were inked and 

the handles were made to look like faux leather by over heating embossing powder.

To complete the case's appearance I added some braid and metal 

box corners and brads. 

I then turned to the Bo bunny paper and embellished both sides of the case.

For this side I used an image from the collection and a cluster of 

flowers with metallic finish chipboard cogs and a banner heat embossed with 

the same colour as the handles.   

This is a Close up.

The other side I created a faux clock. Again using a collection of metallic finish 

chipboard cogs and further Clusters of flowers. The clock face itself is cut from 

the paper collection.

These are some Close ups.

The inside holds a simple mini album, but it still has great visual appeal as the papers are so lovely.

The cover has a cluster of Petaloo flowers, cogs and bakers twine. with a image from the 

collection to act as the back ground. 

These are some close ups.

A few pages from inside the album.

I hope to create some more projects using bo bunny soon I have a couple of older collections in my stash that I am yet to design with so stay tuned.

Please leave me your thoughts in the comments section. I appreciate the feed back

Happy Paper crafting 

Andrew

Trio of Vintage Charm

Vintage old world charm is an inspiring theme. I love the images and colours of this 

genre.  I have chosen to make my projects for this blog post with a vintage 

flair. I steered away from altered art for my first two projects, of course it would 

not be me if I didn't incorporate something altered.

 

Secret Garden Tag
I love the whimsical feel of this tag. Secret Garden has lovely images
and this one seemed to work well with the
window chipboard frame.
This coupled with the other fussy cut images and paper flowers gives a
feminine feel as well.

A couple of close ups :

Vintage Bliss Tag

Vintage colours are some of my favorites. I especially love the brown tones and 

these were used in this tag. The texture also adds to the old world 

feel. The floral components give a splash of colour

and contribute to the dimensionality of the whole design. 

A couple of close ups :

French Country Charm

this project has a lot of country charm with a vintage overtone. I have utilised 

a lot of fussy cutting from the paper 

collection : french country by graphic 45. I have incorporated a lot of

layering to create depth and the min stamp tray has also allowed for more dimensionality.

I am inspired by the colours of this project and they add to the vintage style .

A couple of close ups :

Thanks for stopping by and I would love to hear what you think in the 

comments section. What do you love about vintage project ? Which one of 

these three is your favourite ?

Thanks for stopping by and Happy paper crafting.

Andrew

Graphic 45 2014 / 2015 Design Team Introductions

There has been so much change in my scrap journey lately I have forgotten to 

share with every one  that graphic 45 has commenced the introductory posts for there the new design team. They started with yours truly and I hope you will go over and have a look if 

you have not already. The link is :

Andrew Roberts Graphic 45 Design Team Introduction

They have also had there more introductions over the last couple of days the links are :

Annette Green Graphic 45 Design Team Introduction

 

Donna Espiritu Graphic 45 Design Team Introduction

Ginger Ropp Graphic 45 Design Team Introduction

Stay tuned for more introductions and displays of the fabulous creations
from my fellow team mates

I  hope you can gain some inspiration from the wonderful graphic 45 products

Happy paper crafting

Andrew  

Sweet sentiments jewellery box

Well as you have noticed I have been making a few new projects and I hope you 

have enjoyed the sneak peaks in my last post. 

It is now time to reveal the first of the projects in full. 

For this creation have used the sweet sentiments collection by graphic 45.

This range of papers is very pretty and the colours are so feminine.

I decided to make a hexagonal shaped jewellery box.

I love the cherubs and children found on these papers and they make wonderful fussy 

cut images. Graphic 45 have again done a fabulous job of maintaining 

their vintage style.

There are so many wonderful floral images on the papers and they coordinate 

beautifully with the mulberry paper roses. I have incorporated

quite a few flowers but I love to embellish my projects.

The accent inking was achieved using Distress Ink : Pumice Stone.

I love this colour against the colour palette 

of the paper collection. The braid and accent pearls give a slight lift to the overall project.

The other accent that works well on this creation are the antique vintage door

pulls that were used on each side of the box.

Finally I have made some trays for the inside in papers from the collection to hold the 

trinkets and jewellery in side the box.

These were made from chipboard as was the entire box construction.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my sweet sentiments jewellery box and hope you will 

leave some feedback . Also I would ask you come back in the coming 

weeks to see more of my latest creations. 

Happy Papercrafting

Andrew