Hi everyone, hope you are having a wonderful month. Today I have a frame I picked up at the Dollar Store and altered it to suit one of my favorite photos of my little furry boy Bubba. This is such an easy project how you can take something inexpensive and customize it for yourself.
Merry Christmas everyone, it's one of my favorite times of year and this year is especially important because of all we have been through in 2020. It's a blessing to remember what this season is all about and that is LOVE... we love because HE loved us first. Every year I make certain specific cookies for Christmas that are a family favorite. I thought it would be fun to create a little mini album to hold these memorable recipes and give it to my daughter so she will always have the recipes of the cookies that filled her tummy during this time of year. The box to hold them is a Graphic 45 ATC Book Box and I decorated it with some festive Christmas cardstock.
I also hung a charm I created off the side of the album, and this included Reneabouquets Tea Time Trinkets which were painted with black gesso and then white gold Finnabair wax was rubbed on top to give it a brass finish.
If you would like a better closeup of the entire project I have provided you a video below so you can see each and every Christmas goodie used from Reneabouquets store. Wishing you a magical Christmas season, filled with health, peace and joy. xoxo
Hi everyone, it's time to get a head start on your Christmas crafts and today I have a fun idea to use for those inexpensive paper bags. Let's put your own creative spin on some of them. Let's get started.
I purchased these bags at the Dollar Store and decided to add some artwork to the front of them. Reneabouquets store is plump full of beautiful Christmas ornate goodies to add to your projects. I started with both by adding some texture with a some stamping with embossing powder and then stenciled using texture paste. In the video below you can watch my creative process. The bag on the right I used Printed Beautiful Board Small Holly And Berry Corners With Tuck Ins and also Beautiful Words Small Merry And Bright Laser Cut Chipboard . The flowers used are listed below.
It's party time!!!! It's celebration time at Reneabouquets because it is Beautiful Board's 3rd Birthday. What's a party without a cake, therefore I decided to create an explosion box with cake inside.
Loaded with many places to add your photos and fun interactive pages. But RB Beautiful Board puts the icing on the cake when decorating your projects. It just puts it over the top a bit. The Happy Birthday Laser Cut Chipboardwas embossed with gold glitter. The precious butterfly I chose to adorn the top of this package is the Tiny Treasures Darling Coral Butterfly
The box measures 6"x 6" and the insert is 5" x 5".
Thank you for taking the time to stop by and I hope you enjoyed this project. Below is a video of the explosion box in detail and I will be posting Part 1 and Part 2 of tutorial on this explosion box in the next couple days to stay tuned. xoxo
Here is a photo of the reverse side pocket which I simply made some tags to hold more photos. I embellished the pocket holder with the same flowers as listed above as well as some of Reneabouquets one of a kind butterflies. The ones that I chose are these sweet tiny Magical Miniatures Watercolor Spun Sugar Butterflies. I took a couple of the Beautiful Board Small Pretty Ivy Pattern and painted it a pale green and then adhered Reneabouquets No Hole Fern Green Glass Microbeads to the top of the beautiful board ivy using glossy accents.
I hope you were inspired by this project If you are interested in tutorials for both the Tree of Life Loaded Card as well as the waterfall folio then I have provided you a video below for your pleasure. Wishing you a day filled with peace and joy... xoxo
Hello to our Reneabouquet family and friends. Every month RB hosts a swap that you can participate in and it's a great way to make new creative friends and share your love for paper crafts with another. This month's swap was to create an altered paint brush, here is my take on it.
I purchased a brush from Dollar Store 3" wide which provided a nice amount of space to create on. Below I have a video tutorial so you can watch the different mixed media techniques that I used to get this effect... very easy to do.
The main focal point on the brush was the sweet RB shadow box. They are so much fun to work with and so versatile. I decided to add some fairy lights just for effect. If you haven't worked with these shadow boxes you need to get your hands on them especially with the holidays approaching. They are so much fun to create with.
As always, RB never disappoints when it comes to their beautiful flowers and Beautiful Board. I will leave a list of all supplies used from the store below with their links for easy access. I invite you to participate in our swaps. I get so excited when I receive my package in the mail from a fellow crafter that I know has specifically created something just for me. Give it a try... Until next time, xoxo
Hi everyone, and happy Monday ! Today I have a new project filled with Reneabouquets goodies and I'm so excited to share it with you.
Reneabouquets has such a gorgeous selection of beautiful board, flowers, laces and trinkets, not to mention her handmade butterflies, that can take your mini album over to the next level. Sometimes I really have a difficult time not adding too much, because everything is so pretty to work with.
On the front I added some gorgeous lace from the store and embellished it with several different handmade mulberry flowers and RB Salted Caramel butterfly. All the beautiful board used was embossed with Brass embossing powder. And what about that brooch...isn't it gorgeous.
The handle on the top of the album is actually a door handle which I whitewashed it and then lightly embossed it also with the brass EP.
To open, you lift the top and the sides come down (almost like an explosion box). And inside I have waterfalls, accordion pages, as well as tags, and hidden pockets. You can actually see all of this more in detail in the video below where I will take to page by page and share details of the album.
Here are a couple pages of the album featuring on the right, a waterfall section and on the left and accordion fold out tiny mini album.
This is another photo of a couple pages just to show you how pretty also is Reneabouquets chunky glitter glass that she carries, also in several beautiful colors. Oh and did I mention trinkets??? The charm I created on the left has some of the beautiful board dangling as well as a Fairy Princess Crown and on the left I have the Queen Bee Clock Charm. And this month Reneabouquets is offering a coupon for trinkets in the store.
You can take 15% off your purchase of RB Trinkets with coupon code: TRINKETS
The code is good for the Reneabouquets.com website only.
Code Must be ALL CAPS
Coupon Codes Do Not Combine. Only 1 Coupon Code per order please.
***BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE CLEARANCE SECTION OF THE SHOP!! ALL BLUE FERN STUDIOS CHIPBOARD IS NOW 30% OFF AND OLDER PAPER COLLECTIONS ARE 15% OFF ! NO COUPON NECESSARY, PRICES REFLECT DISCOUNT. ***
I hope you enjoyed this project for below are all the products and their websites that were used.... Happy creating !
Hi everyone, hope you are having a spectacular month! Today I have a mixed media layout I created using several pretty pieces from Reneabouquets store. Let's get started !
I love dimension in my layouts so for the foundation I took some cardstock and ran it through a Sizzix embossing folder "wood grain" and also inked the embossing folder to give the texture an old wood appeal. Then I cut the cardstock in strips and distressed the edges. To create dimension, every other strip of cardstock I applied cardboard to the back and that raised up those strips on my layout. This provided a "shiplap" look. The photo used really provided my color palette for the layout, so I kept it pretty neutral with pops of red and black shades provided by Reneabouquets pretty mulberry flowers. All supplies are listed below.
I did use several beautiful board pieces from Reneabouquets and they are gorgeous in their natural state, but I gave each one a little different mixed media touch. The bottom corner is the NEW Wrought Iron Panel.... gorgeous !!!!! I sponged on some green and brown paints and allowed to dry then went over it with Deco Art Crackle Varnish. For the Fancy Fall Tuckins I gave a coat of the crackle varnish and then added a bit of bronze shimmer wax here and there.
The Clockwork gears I painted with black gesso, then crackle varnish and topped also with bronze shimmer wax. The Feather Set I embossed with bronze EP. Then to finish off the layout I included one of Reneabouquets handmade Delicate Beauty Glitter Glass Butterflies. I hope you will give your layouts a sense of dimension by trying out this simple technique... Wishing you a week plump full of goodness and "lazy daze"... hugs
Also, this month take advantage of the wonderful coupon going on for all those extra add-ons for your project with Reneabouquets Trinkets. You can take 15% off your purchase of Reneabouquets trinkets with coupon code: TRINKETS. The code is good for the Reneabouquets.com website only.
Code must be ALL CAPS. Coupon codes DO NOT COMBINE . Only 1 Coupon Code per order please.
*******Also, be sure to check out the clearance section of the shop!!!! All Blue Fern Studios Chipboard is now 30% off and older paper collections are 15% off! No coupon necessary, prices reflect discount. *******
Hi everyone.... happy 1st day of Fall to everyone in the U.S. Today I have a layout for you featuring some pretty RB Beautiful Board and other products from the store. This month we are celebrating Reneabouquets Beautiful Board 2nd Birthday and at the end of this post I will share a wonderful coupon you can take advantage of this month... But first, here is some photos of my project.
I have had this 8x10 shadow box frame for quite some time and decided I wanted to put it to good use. I removed the glass on the frame and decorated it with beautiful lace from Reneabouquets store. I couldn't think of a more fitting frame than this Beautiful Board Medium Tree Frame to go with this photo.
And the Tiny Treasure Innocence Butterflies couldn't have coordinated with the layout better. Reneabouquets has so many different options not just with the Beautiful Board, but all the different styles and colors of butterflies as well as flowers and also laces that go perfectly with any project you are working on.
Below I have included a video tutorial for your viewing and I hope you take advantage of this awesome coupon for Beautiful Board. All supplies used are in the video description below. Wishing you cooler days ahead this beautiful fall season !
Reneabouquets Beautiful Board Just Turned 2 And To Celebrate Here Is A Coupon For You!!You can take 15% off Your purchase of Reneabouquets Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard (does not include Printed Beautiful Board) WithCoupon Code: BBOARDBIRTHDAY
The code is good for the Reneabouquets.com website only.
Code Must Be ALL CAPS
Coupon Codes Do Not Combine. Only 1 Coupon Code per order please. Just use your coupon (must be ALL CAPS) in the Coupon Box at checkout and 15% will be taken off your purchase of Reneabouquets Beautiful Board (Does Not Include Printed Beautiful Board Laser Cut Chipboard). No quantity limits.
Only one coupon per order, please. Coupon Codes can not be combined.
Coupon Code: BBOARDBIRTHDAY
Hi everyone, I'm up on the blog today with a fun swap project. This month at Reneabouquets we had an embellishment book box. We were to create a box that looked like a book and fill it with pretty embellishments for our swap partner. Here is what I came up with.
The box on the right is the "Embellishment Book Box" and the other one is just a box I made to fill up with more creative goodies for my partner.
The front of the book box was decorated with many Reneabouquets items from the store which will be listed below.
And for your pleasure I have provided a video tutorial below. This book box is very easy to create and another fun way to send off happy mail to your crafty friends. I hope you would consider getting involved in our swaps we have monthly. It is a wonderful way to meet new crafty friends !
Happy Thursday everyone, and this month we are celebrating Reneabouquets Beautiful Board 2nd birthday. If you have never seen beautiful board then you are really missing out. Let me give you a quick little history of it.
Beautiful Board, or B Board for short, was created with both Artists and their environment in mind. Each design was drawn from scratch with details that true artists crave in their products. B Board is manufactured in house, using 100% virgin pulp that gives it over twice as many fibers as regular chipboard for amazing durability, and because it is virgin pulp, not recycled pulp there are no chemicals, or additives that the artist or their environment can be exposed to. All Beautiful Board Designs are a Reneabouquets Original Design which means: The product is designed, drawn and brought to life by Renea Harrison. Original art work, not someone else's clipart. Nor will it ever be, a product created in another country that Renea puts her name on and then pretends that it is hers like some large companies do.
For my canvas I decided I wanted to create using BB brand "NEW" Beautiful Box Mini Round Shadow Box Laser Cut Chipboard.
These sweet shadow boxes are the perfect way to create a little diorama or scene type project. Assembly is so very easy and the ideas that went through my head while playing with these is endless. I can already see many of this boxes hanging on my Christmas tree this holiday season.
And well, what can I say about the gorgeous Beautiful Board Large Stackable Honey Bee Pattern. I added some of Reneabouquets microbeads to the bees for pretty texture and bling (of course). Creating with Beautiful Board brings your creativity to another level and is so much fun to create with. But the store also is filled with laces, flowers, & glitters, so many beautiful items that Renea herself has lovingly chose to provide for your project needs.
In honor of BB's 2nd Birthday I am offering this canvas as well as a box of other fun goodies for a GIVEAWAY ! You actually have two ways you can win. Either go to Reneabouquets Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/ArtistsWithAnEdge/ and locate the post regarding this canvas and Share the post with your friends and leave us a comment telling us what your favorite BB product is. .... or you can go to my Youtube channel here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4cVzgBg0nA&t=559s and leave a comment and subscribe to my channel and I will be drawing someone's name on 9/15. U.S.A. residents only please. I hope you were inspired and here's wishing you a very happy week..... hugs
Hi everyone, and welcome to my creative blog. Today I have for you a project I created for my swap partner Sherrie. This month Reneabouquets hosted a swap for an altered embroidery hoop. For this month also Reneabouquets and Crafty City have been collaborating together to provide you some amazing papers and Treasure Boxes filled with creative products.
The name of the collaborations is "Paradise In August" and so with that theme in mind I decided I was going to go with a pretty shabby chic Paradise themed dream catcher.
I have been working out of Treasure Box #2 all month, and have actually made 5 projects with this box.
Below I have also prepared a video tutorial so you can watch my creative process.
There is still time to grab yourself one of the treasure boxes available. There is a photo below of Treasure Box #2 (which is the one I designed out of ) and a list also of what the kit includes. All highlighted items are what I actually used in this box for this project.
Want to take an additional 10% off your Reneabouquets Treasure Box on top of the already Discounted Price? Use Coupon Code: PARADISETONI (must be ALL CAPS) Copy and Paste the Coupon Code into the Promo Code Box at checkout and 10% will be taken off your Treasure Box. Only one coupon per order, please. Treasure Boxes are available on the Reneabouquets Website Only. Coupon Codes can not be combines.
Coupon Code: PARADISETONI
You can also get 10% off your Mintay "Paradise" paper collection or anything in the entire store at craftycity.com by using coupon code GoldSand
Welcome to the "Paradise In August" Collaboration with Reneabouquets & Crafty City. This month Reneabouquets is partnering up with Crafty City to bring you two different Treasure Boxes filled with yummy goodies. I will be working out of Treasure Box #2 for my project.
My daughter will be soon taking a fantastic vacation to Croatia where she's going to spend lots of time on the beach, so I thought this is the perfect time to use my Treasure Box filled with goodies to create an explosion box to hold her photos.
The box closes up with a lid and then when you remove the lid it drops down into a fun interactive photo album.
I had so much fun fussy cutting the Mintay "Paradise" paper collection. The colors are so soft and gentle but really allows for pretty seaside themed projects. Reneabouquets store has so many fabulous items that fit right in with the beach theme as well.
Reneabouquets Sand Chunky Glitter Glass was perfect when sprinkled on wet texture paste around the 3D center. I hope you were inspired to grab one of these Treasure Boxes and join in on the fun with us this month.
There is a photo below of Treasure Box #2 (which is the one I designed out of ) and a list also of what the kit includes. All highlighted items are what I actually used in this box for this project.
Want to take an additional 10% off your Reneabouquets Treasure Box on top of the already Discounted Price? Use Coupon Code: PARADISETONI (must be ALL CAPS) Copy and Paste the Coupon Code into the Promo Code Box at checkout and 10% will be taken off your Treasure Box. Only one coupon per order, please. Treasure Boxes are available on the Reneabouquets Website Only. Coupon Codes can not be combines.
Coupon Code: PARADISETONI
You can also get 10% off your Mintay "Paradise" paper collection or anything in the entire store at craftycity.com by using coupon code GoldSand
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