Golden Moments

 

I love so much about Autumn: the cooler days and nights, the seasonal produce, the holidays of Halloween and Thanksgiving; most of all, I love the beautiful colors that appear in the Fall. Inspired by this month’s Mood Board, I’ve used the November Scrapbook Kit, loaded with 49 and Market papers and ephemera, along with packages of flowers from Prima, to scrap this photo of two of my grandchildren taken six years ago.   

Here is the Mood Board; I’ve kept to the twist of “Fall Colors”, and I’ve included the pumpkins in the top right image in my layout.

I began by adding “stitches” here and there around the border of the base sheet, using an old Prima stamp. I added more around a large piece of ephemera that I had selected to go under the photo. The photo itself is matted with a piece of corrugate to reflect the image on that piece. I began to select more pieces of ephemera to go under and around the piece, forming a cluster of layers. Before gluing everything down, I decided to add the paper that I had torn off the corrugate; I think it blend in perfectly.

Once the focal point was set, I began to add flowers and more flowers until I was satisfied. Next came the butterflies: the large one is from the ephemera pack, the smaller two are included in the cut-apart sheets from the paper pack.

I wanted to fill in some gaps, so I grabbed a jar of glass beads from my stash and began to apply them using gel medium as an adhesive. I liked the look, so I scattered some small clusters here and there around the page.

I finished my layout by adding the title piece: another bit of ephemera backed with a small piece of the paper left from stripping the corrugate.

 

****Did You Know?****

The Mood Board Challenge is open to everyone! – you don’t have to be a subscriber to Tres Jolie. If the November Mood Board has inspired you, why not play along? Here’s a link to the blog post; just scroll down to the bottom for details.

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*****Supplies*****

***Très Jolie Scrapbook Kit***

49 and Market – Vintage Artistry – In the Leaves Collection – 12 x 12 Collection Pack #VAL-35113

Prima – Diamond Collection – Flower Embellishments – Courage #653200

Prima – Diamond Collection – Flower Embellishments – Love Wins #653279

49 and Market – Vintage Artistry – In the Leaves – Ephemera Bits #VAL-35137

***Other***

Prima – Cling Mounted Stamp – Stitch Lines #570514

Prima – Art Ingredients – Glass Beads – Butter #961701

***Mediums***

Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink Pad – Walnut Stain

Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink Pad – Ground Espresso

Liquitex – Professional – Acrylic Medium – Matte Gel

 

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Today Is a Good Day

 

I’m so in love with Craft O’Clock’s Blooming Retreat collection that came in the October Scrapbooking Kit from Tres Jolie that I decided to create a third layout featuring a heritage photo of several of my mother’s uncles.

Lots of layering going on here: corrugate and paper scraps, all with torn edges and several groups of tags, fussy cut, lightly distressed and then inked. But!!!! that bottom layer is an illusion; it’s actually the pattern of the paper… The minute I saw it, I just knew that it would be perfect for the image I wanted to use.

The pattern and the layers make for a very busy design, so I kept the rest of my layout simple. I framed the photo with chipboard from the September kit and added a few sprigs and a butterfly from the remains of a package of flowers that came in the November 2018 kit.

Here are a few closeups:

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 *****Supplies*****

***Très Jolie October Kit***

Craft O’Clock – Blooming Retreat – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Sheet 2 #CC-BLR-MM09-02

Craft O’Clock – Blooming Retreat – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Sheet 4 #CC-BLR-MM09-04

Craft O’Clock – Blooming Retreat – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Cover Sheet #CC-ZD-BLR-MM09

***Other***

Tres Jolie – Laser Cut Chipboard – Circle in Circle

49 and Market – Handmade Flowers – Vintage Shades – Yellow Cluster #VS-85991

Corrugate

***Mediums***

Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink Pad – Mini – Ground Espresso

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Age of Technology

 

The June Kits from Tres Jolie are all about Steampunk and I’ve been having a lot of fun creating my projects!

First up is a layout following this month’s Mood Board, featuring a photo I took in North Carolina back in 2012.

And here is the Mood Board that inspired it, full of gears and gears and more gears!

The Scrapbook Kit comes with a fantastic paper collection from Craft O’Clock, along with Metal Castings from MitForm and a selection of chipboard border pieces from Tres Jolie.

The patterned paper is full of colors and images both subtle and bold and I decided that it should stand on its own without any stamping or stenciling. Any use of mixed media would be confined to a few matting layers and two of the wonderful chipboard pieces that came in the kit.

I pulled out some of my Prima waxes and a stipple brush and went to work on the chipboard borders, adding layer upon layer until they blended with the background.

Next, I cut a 4” x 6” piece from the Decorative Cards sheet and distressed the edges. (I’ve used the reverse side of the paper here; I wanted to take advantage of the colors and pattern.) The next layer under the photo is from a paper pack of corrugated cardstock; I’ve selected a rust-colored sheet that perfectly matches the Mood Board. The top layer of matting is from a mailing box that I stripped down to the corrugate. I altered both pieces by rubbing in various waxes, blending them here and there as I went along.

All four layers (the patterned paper, the corrugates, and the photo) were backed with packaging for more dimension as I adhered them to the base.

When that was done, I glued the chipboard piece along the side.

I’ve embellished the lower corner with a few of the MitForm gears (along with a couple of smaller pieces from my stash) and a few of the flowers from the kit and added a circle cut from one of the Extras sheets.

For the upper corner, I simply filled in the gap along the edge of the corrugate with another small gear and a few more flowers.

I created a title piece using another cut-out, the words on the UPC strip and a few Ingvild Bolme metals that I’ve been hoarding for ages.

I scattered a few more circles and three Steampunk butterflies, all fussy cut from the Extras sheets and finished up by placing that amazing MitForm Airship in the corner.

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 *****Supplies*****

 ***Très Jolie June Scrapbook Kit***

Craft O’Clock – Age of Technology Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – 05 #CC-AT-F7-05

Craft O’Clock – Age of Technology – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Decorative Cards #CC-PL-AT-F7

Craft O’Clock – Age of Technology – 12 x 12 Paper – Extras to Cut I #CC-DOD-1-AT-F7

Craft O’Clock – Age of Technology – 12 x 12 Paper – Extras to Cut II #CC-DOD-2-AT-F7

Tres Jolie – Laser Cut Chipboard – Steampunk Arrows – Black

49 and Market – Handmade Paper Flowers – Royal Posies – Midnight #RP-34062

49 and Market – Handmade Paper Flowers – Royal Spray – Ocean Jade #RS-34031

Prima – Golden Desert Collection – Flower Embellishments – Cholla #650872

MitForm – Metal Casting – Gear Assortment

MitForm – Metal Casting – Steampunk Airship

 

***Other***

Die Cuts with a View – The Corrugate Stack #MS-019-00002

Prima – Ingvild Bolme – Tiny Junkyard Findings – Screw Heads #891633

Small Metal Gears

 

***Mediums***

Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink Pad – Mini – Ground Espresso

Prima – Art Alchemy – Matte Wax Paste – Charcoal Black #967901

Prima – Art Alchemy – Matte Wax Paste – Sage Leaves #968717

Prima – Art Alchemy – Matte Wax Paste – Rusty Red #967895

Prima – Art Alchemy – Matte Wax Paste – Rusty Brown #967888

Prima – Art Alchemy – Metallique Wax – Bronze Age #964023

 

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