"Be Curious" Mixed Media Layout for Reneabouquets

Hi everyone, hope you all are staying safe and healthy. Today I have for you a layout filled with mixed media layers and textures. 

I first started by adding some machine stitching around the perimeter of the layout then I wanted to add some texture to the base of the layout utilizing some textured crackle paste through different stencils. I chose the Beautiful Board pieces I wanted to use and gave them all a coat of Rock Candy Crackle Paint. 

The Beautiful Board pieces I chose were Beautiful board Large April In Paris Adornment Pattern,  Beautiful Board Deco Gears Set of 4 Laser Cut Chipboard,  Beautiful Board April In Paris Doily #2 Set of 3 (I used the largest doily).  I then decided to create a little book out of vintage stained papers which I took about 7 and sewed down the middle to create pages. Then ran it through a texture fade with the alphabet and distressed the pages with distress oxide ink.

For a pretty vintage feel I used Reneabouquets White Wide Floral Embroidered Lace.  The Butterfly I used on this layout is the Salted Caramel Premium Paper Glitter Glass Butterflies.   

It was now time to add the flowers, The flowers I chose are Dark Brown Roses Mulberry Paper Flower Set, Soft Peach Roses And Leaves Mulberry Paper Flower Set, Mini Soft Peach Mulberry Paper Flower Set, Antique Linen Roses, Gardenia And Leaves Flower Set and Peach Roses And Leaves Mulberry Paper Flower Set. 

To compliment the layout I added some sparkle utilizing Reneabouquets Gawdie Girl Diamond Chunky German Glitter Glass. I hope you enjoyed this layout and now for your pleasure I have added a video of me creating this layout below. Hope you enjoy ..... blessings. 

Entering this layout in the following inspirational challenges: 

We Love To Create Mixed Media -Anything Goes 

Simon Says Monday Challenge-Add A Quote 

Springtime Tag Swap

Hi all, can you believe how fast this year is flying by. I am involved in a Springtime Tag Swap @ Scrapbook.com. On the tag we were to use items from Reneabouquets store.  I decided to create for my partner a Shaker Tag. 

I created the tag out of chipboard so that it would be sturdy. I then covered it with Stamperia "House of Roses" paper collection. I then created my shaker filling it with many shaker items from Reneabouquets store. I used: Beautiful Board Beautiful Bits Tiny Hearts, Beautiful Board Beautiful Bits Tweet, No Hole Pink Glass Microbeads, Gawdie Girl Diamond Chunky German Glitter Glass, Hand Tinted Pale Pink Gawdie Girl Chunky Glitter Glass.  

 

The frame I used around the outside of the shaker is the Printed Beautiful Board Small Bird Nest Laser Cut Chipboard. On the top of the daisies I used Perfect Pearls in Lemon Chiffon

At the bottom of the tag I completed it with a tiny vial filled with Reneabouquets Itty Bitty Blossoms and Leaves Pink and White Mulberry Paper Flowers and then surrounded it with the Mini Pink Sorbet Mulberry Paper Roses & Leaves. Around the perimeter of the frame for the flowers I applied Perfect Pearls in Ballerina. 

Hope you were inspired by this project and I would encourage you to get involved with monthly swaps. It is a wonderful way to get to know other crafters and create for one another. Have a week filled with blessings .... xoxo

I will be entering this tag in the following wonderful challenges: 

Creative Artiste - #70 Anything Goes Mixed Media 

We Love To Create - #4 Anything Goes Mixed Media

Mix It Up - #48 Anything Goes, No Stamping

SSS-Not A Card

Country View Challenge- More Birds And Bees 

WOYWW #619 Working on some Pokey Tools for Happy Mail AKA Blinged Up Craft Picks

Yep Yep Yep, I've jumped on the "Pokey Tool" train. Can you all say ADDICTIVE with me !!!!   I've received several comments asking, what the heck is a pokey tool... so I came back to update my post with that information. It's just the tool that you use to remove the back of the tape, or remove your excess pieces from your die cuts etc. such as the Tonic Studio Tim Holtz Craft Pick. Or it can be used for weeding your vinyl projects from your Cricut, Siloutte etc. You know us crafters have to have everything pretty and over the top... well I do anyways. 

These are super easy and sometimes you just need to sit and do something that doesn't take alot of effort. Creating something like this really gets my creative mojo going because it helps warm up my hands and brain cells to get creative. 

There are a ton of YouTube videos on line for this project but it is basically this: I purchased these turkey skewers on Amazon HERE. 

Then get out your large bubblegum beads. I purchased mine at HOBBY LOBBY. They are normally $9.99 but this week they are 50% off. You really need large beads, or beads that have a large hole in them to fit the skewers. Then using E6000 glue I added a dot of this between each bead on the skewer. 

Then for added charm... (lol pun intended) I added a bit of chain from the top and attached some charms and wire wrapped beads that I created. I think these will be a nice to addition to any Happy Mail I may send out to one of my creative friends. Oh yes.... and FYI I also add a little plastic earring stopper to the ends before mailing out as to not harm the recipient. Give this a try and have a wonderful Wednesday !

"Cute As A Bunny" Mixed Media Canvas

Hi everyone, today I have a little canvas I created for a new friend for a swap hosted by Reneabouquets. 

The background paper is from Stamperia "Provence" collection and then I covered it with beautiful lace from Reneabouquets store. The frame is a beautiful board piece from RB store as well and I embossed it. 

The little bunny and eggs are styrofoam and purchased at the Dollar store then covered with Wiltons Foil Candy Wrappers. The egg wrappers were stained with Alcohol Inks. The precious itty bitty flowers are from Reneabouquets. I finished the project off with tying an Ideology Token around the bunny's nect with jute. Wishing you a beautiful month of April. 

Entering this piece in the following challenges: 

TIOT-Hello Spring

Mix It Up Challenge-Anything Goes-No Stamping

Love To Craft Challenge-#57 Anything Goes 

Creative Artiste-#70 Anything Goes Mixed Media

SSS-Layer It