Shabby Chic Greetings Cards...

Hello all, 

This month I had the card kit from Tres Jolie Kits to play with.... I am not a regular card maker but I have to say I really enjoyed creating these!

I have made two sets of cards, the second I will show you later in the month.

The card kit features Prima Amelia Rose, beautiful papers, with embellishments from Prima, 49 & Market, Darice and Creative Embellishments.

Here are some photos of the cards

Now I will show a step by step process for creating them.

Use the white blank cards from the Card kit...…

I chose 4 different patterned papers from the Amelia Rose paper pad. 

I trimmed the first paper to fit the front of the card making it very slightly smaller then the card size.

Each paper layer after that I made lightly  smaller then the previous to create the different layers.

I distressed all the edges and the final layer I tore into to really distress it!

Stick the first two layers onto the front of the card

And the third....

The fourth layer I wrapped the seam binding around it length ways and tied into a bow...….

….and then glue it on top of the other layers.

I wanted to create a  decoupage effect with some fussy cutting from the papers. I cut four pieces of similar  flower clusters from the floral paper.

With my starting point in place with my chosen main flower I then started adding my decoupage layers next to it, with the use of tiny small foam pads.

If you are layering up amongst flowers you may need to double pads up at one end to get the piece to sit flat. 

I then added the next decoupage layer in order of size on top of the first.....

I added a third layer.....

At this point I also started to add more small flowers and the leaves.

The last paper decoupage layer was added...

...along with another small flower and leaf.

I added  a couple of single fussy cut flowers to the background before adding my title greeting.

The chipboard titles were embossed with white embossing powder.

Here are the products used on these cards

* Prima Amelia Rose A4 paper pad

* 49 & Market Garden Seeds Watermelon

* Creative embellishments chipboard - Sentimental Words

* Darice Cards & Envelopes

* Tres Jolie Seam Binding

And some close ups...…

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Thanks for stopping by today

Happy scrapping

Ginny   :)

This is Me - Sketch Layout Tres Jolie Kit Club

Hi all, today I'm sharing my layout I created based on this months challenge sketch.

Kim has created another lovely sketch which fits the August kit perfectly.

I just loved the gorgeous papers in the kit this month, some soft and then some bright and bold.
A lot of these papers were perfect for fussy cutting, creating more elements to use on your layouts and to help create depth.
As usual the kit has been put together with perfectly coordinated embellishments there are flowers rom 48 & Market and Prima. I nice selection of chippies and resin to feature on your pages.
What I love about these kits is the amount of paper you get! If like me you like layers and lots of them then these kits are perfect with lots of coordinated papers included.


So on to my sketch layout. This layout I used the Santorini papers but the softer sides. I kept it quite pink, soft and girlie.

This is the sketch. A lovely sketch open to interpretation but perfect with this kit. 

Now I will show you a few close ups and a few notes on what I did with some items from the kit. 

This month I have tried very hard to only use August kit products, with only the use of inks, gesso and embossing powders added. We will see how well I did at this as the month goes on! LOL

The music score chipboard piece I cut in half and embossed with a white embossing powder. I then slotted it into my torn paper layers.

We had a lovely pack of gems in some gorgeous colours. The pink ones were perfect for this page. I used them in groups of 3 around the layout. I always use the 'rule of 3', things just seem more balanced this way! 

I used several different coordinated papers and tore them to get my rough shabby edges, I am not very good with cut edges! 

I have then layered them up, showing a little bit of each paper from underneath the one on top. 

I then layered some of the beautiful white flower lace in these paper layers as well. It looks so feminine and soft.

I did some faux stitching on this layout with a Distress Marker pen, oopps from my stash..

I drew the dashes around several edges of my paper layers, this is another very easy way to add a little detail to your layouts and perfect if you dont have a sowing machine or cant bare to actually sow on your papers!!

I used a combination of the 49 & Market flower, which are the bigger pink ones and then some smaller Prima flowers. You can see other places I have added the flower lace too.

I also used a punch in odd random places on the edge of my layers to add a little more detail.

Products used on this layout:

From the kit:

* Prima: Santorin Collection: Enjoying the Sun

*Prima: Santorini Collection: Mix & Match

*Prima: Santorini Collection: Summer is around the Corner

* Creative Embellishments: Chipboard: Music Score

* White Flower Lace

* 49& Market Flowers: Shimmer & Shine Blush Jardin Secret

* Prima Flowers: #631994

* Prima: Shabby Chic Treasures: resins: Garden Treasures #892463

* Prima; Say it in Crystals: Santorini: #994280

Other products used:

* Martha Stewart Punch

* Stampendous: Embossing Powder: Detail White

* Tim Holtz: Distress Marker Pen: Hickory Smoke

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