Spooky Halloween

Hi everybody, 

Halloween is just around the corner 

and my newest project is Halloween related....

... and of course with a hint of shabby:

I've prepared a color palette for you :

Supplies:

     

and also some PTI dies and a Melissa Frances Shabby Frame.

And just a quick remind about my current challenge:

where you can win MSD prize :)

I'd love to hear from you my friends :)

Thank you for stopping by today!

xoxo

Aneta

My Treasure Chest: Before and After

Hello, hello

Today I want to share my latest project with you,

which is a shabby Altered Box for Marion Smith Designs.

You probably know that I love to change

ordinary things into something special and beautiful.

That was also this time:

Before:

... and AFTER:

For this project I used vintage scraps from these collections :

Mad Tea Party 

Nirvana:

Motley:

 

and:

You can see some similar project HERE :)

Do not forget do add a lot of gesso or acrylic, white paint 

for a more shabby look.

Just a quick reminder about my challenge.

It's still time to win this fantastic prize:)

That's it for now my dear friends.

Hope you've enjoyed it.

Have a nice weekend everybody!

xoxo

Aneta

"Motley" Paper Bag Mini Album by Peggy Lee

Hello everyone on this rainy Sunday morning!!

It's Peggy Lee sharing with you all my 

"Motley" Paper Bag Mini Album"

I just love this paper collection by Marion Smith!!

This would be a perfect gift for Mother's Day, 

which is fast upon us soon.

While unpacking a few boxes I stumbled across a paper bag mini

album I had all sewn together and the edges inked...

I grabbed it and said this is perfect for Marion's papers!

I decided upon her Motley paper collection...love the vintage tones in this line.

Mini Tutorial

3-paper bags folded and sewn together

Inked the edges of the paper bags.

Picked out papers, cut 6x6 sizes, tore all the edges and inked.

Adhered to each page.

Inserts-Kraft card stock to fit the inside of paper bags (each bag size will be different)

punched tabs, added more torn papers and inked them all.

Then the fun begins Embellishing!!

Here are some of the inside pages to the paper bag mini!

With the inserts pages there is a ton of space

for adding photos!

I just love the cover...this is my favorite flower image that I fussy cut 

out from one of the papers....great for a card front, mini album cover

and project life albums!!

The other day while out shopping I picked up some pink crochet string...

I sat down and started crocheting my own flower embellishment!!

It works fabulous with Marion's Junque & Gems

and Resin pieces!!!

Thanks for stopping by today,

Hugs & Happy Mother's Day

to all...

Peggy Lee

Altered Easter Egg Decor by Peggy Lee Baker

Hello everyone, it's Peggy Lee here 

sharing with you all my little

 Altered Easter Egg Decoration!!

With Easter next weekend this is going to come in handy,

as my table center piece! I just love to make

my own holiday decor...don't get me wrong I love store bought too...

but there is a JOY that fills my heart to make my own.

I started with a plastic egg from the dollar store....I glued the two pieces

together...gesso the egg, added a layer of crackle medium, then 

the top coat with was the pretty Folk Art Paint-Jamaican Sea! 

Marion Smith Designs Clear Stamps-Garden Rose

 I used the seal, butterfly and chicken wire image.

Adding even more texture (I didn't stamp 

perfectly either to add to the distress look) see photo below.

The other day I had created these beautiful handmade flowers using

Marion Smith Designs-Diecut Bloom Impressions Peony Petal Dies 

and Leaves & Stamens Dies.

I cut the peony petals and leaves out of crinkled up tracing paper, 

glued into a flower, adding distress ink in spun sugar and water to give

the flower a water color look...leaves I used Prima teal damask ink and water.

The last touch was the beautiful and fabulous gem center....LOVE!

Tucked a Marion Smith Designs-paper doily under the peony flowers,

resin flowers and Junque & Gems...paired with Petaloo Printed Darjeeling 

wild mini blooms in white, aqua and pink.

The egg topper is another dollar store find, glittered bunny rabbit

that I painted the Jamaican Sea, crackled and topped with gesso...looks vintage!

love the little bunny...

The Marion Smith Designs papers I used were from her

Motley Collection....I cut the pink layer at 3 inches twice punched a doily 

pattern on the edges...then I cut the next paper layer at 2 1/2 then tore the edges off...

adding some lace to the edges of the paper layers...giving a shabby feel.

Hope this finds you in the mood to create your own holiday decor,

Happy Easter 

to everyone may it be a bright and cheerful one...

hugs,

Peggy Lee