Tres Jolie Kit Club-August 2020 Sketch-“This Beautiful Life”

August 20, 2020August 12, 2020 | Corner Scraps

Hey, all! Welcome back to my little corner!

This week I am bringing you a layout I created for the Tres Jolie Kit Club’s August 2020 sketch challenge using the August 2020 Scrapbooking Kit! This kit includes the scrumptious “Diva” papers from A.B. Studio, some beautiful Prima flowers and ephemera, chipboard from Dusty Attic and Scrapaholics, and a pack of resin pieces from Scrapberry.

I just adore the “Diva” Collection, and it took me a little while to figure out exactly what I was going to do with it, and to tell the truth, the large cut out bonus piece in the pack did a lot of the work for me! Check out the sketch this month, then look below it to see my process video!

August 2020 Tres Jolie Sketch:

Process Video:

To add a little texture to the background I did some water distressing along the edge of the blue-grey paper and added some light stenciling, using an Art Anthology stencil and some texture paste from my stash, where it would peek out from behind my layers.

Even though fussy cutting isn’t my most favorite part of crafting, I just had to add in some of the black & white flowers and foliage from the cut apart sheet in the “Diva” collection. For my chipboard keys and ornaments I pulled out a couple of Prima Fluid Chalks (that came in previous Tres Jolie kits) and just dabbed them on!

Those Prima flowers were the perfect complement to the “Diva” papers, and the pack of “Darcelle” ephemera gave me the piece I needed for the perfect title.

If you haven’t checked out my video yet, that photo is of my grandmother and mother, which I edited and added that sparkle filter to.

Thank you for joining us here at Tres Jolie! I hope my layout and take on this month’s sketch inspired you and gave you some ideas for your next project!

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August 2020 Scrapbooking Kit:

In addition to items from this month’s Scrapbooking Kit (*from previous Tres Jolie kits), I used:

Prima/Ingvild Bolme Quick Dry Fluid Chalk Ink *“Faded Jeans” and *“Tin Can,” Art Anthology 6×9 Stencil “Lotus,” The Crafters Workshop Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste, Liquitex Matte Super Heavy Gel, Art Glitter Glue

Tres Jolie Kit Club-July Mixed Media Kit-Use Your Wings

July 23, 2020July 19, 2020 | Corner Scraps

Hey, all!

Welcome back to my blog. Today I’m bringing you my final project for this month using the second transparent gear from A.B. Studio that came in the Tres Jolie Kit Club’s July Mixed Media kit, along with the alcohol inks from the kit and some items from my stash.

For this project I really wanted to showcase the transparent nature of that A.B. Studio gear so I used a gel medium to add some texture while retaining the transparency. Check out the video below to see the whole process as I was doing it!

Video:

I really wanted a ton of texture on my gear, so in addition to the stenciling I have some sisel and some texture beads.

I used the “Sunshine Yellow,” and “Sunset Orange” alcohol inks in the area where I would be placing the cluster.

I used clear embossing power on some of the cut-out pieces, then used the “Purple Twilight” alcohol ink and the “Snow Cap” Mixative to add some color to the mushroom tops and some of the flower clusters. When I sprayed the ink with some rubbing alcohol I just let it bleed out how it wanted. I didn’t dry to clean it up or move it.

On a few of the other embossed, cut-out pieces I used some of the “Snow Cap” Mixative.

I think the olive green on the butterfly and words was the perfect complementary color to use with the three colors of alcohol inks that came in this month’s kit.

Thank you for joining us here at Tres Jolie, I hope you enjoyed this project and that it gave you some ideas of what can be done with items from this month’s Mixed Media kit. I hope to see you again soon!

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July Mixed Media Kit:

In addition to items from this month’s kit (*from previous Tres Jolie kits), I used:

*Prima Stencil Item #564278, *A.B. Studio “Vintage Elements 3,” Tim Holtz Alcohol Blending Solution, 70% Isopropyl Alcohol (AKA Rubbing Alcohol), Ranger Extra Thick Embossing Powder – Clear, Ranger Blending Tool, Ranger/Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Applicator Felt, Brea Reese Texture Pebbles, JudiKins Diamond Glaze, Liquitex Gloss Super Heavy Gel, Sisal, Ranger Heat It Craft Tool, Ranger Mini Mister

Tres Jolie Kit Club-July 2020 Moodboard-Scrapbooking Kit

July 16, 2020July 15, 2020 | Corner Scraps

Hey, all! Welcome back to my blog!

Today I’m bringing you a rather thick junk journal I created for the Tres Jolie Kit Club using the papers, frames, tag, and resin pieces that came in this month’s scrapbooking kit.

I was inspired by Wendy’s Journal Adventure’s “The Caring Gardner Botanical Journal.” I don’t even know what I was looking for when I came across the video, but I loved how the first and last signatures were dedicated to pockets and flip-outs with the middle signatures dedicated to the pages to write on; I had always seen journals with the pocket and flip-out pages intermingled with the writing pages. I also loved the corrugated cardboard she used on the inside covers, which reminded me I had some KaiserCraft Corrugated Sheets from the October 2019 Tres Jolie Scrapbooking Kit. Check out a few photos, found below the flip-through video, to see how some of the pages are laid out.

Flip-Through Video:

The inside of the front cover & first page.

July 2020 Moodboard


Look at all those pages to write on!	One of the envelope flip pockets.

A doily my mom made!	A pocket page & some of the lighter paper from the kit that can be used for journaling.

I hope you enjoyed this junk journal and that it gave you some ideas of what can be done with this month’s kit!

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In addition to the Scrapbooking Kit (*from previous Tres Jolie kits), I used:

Printables from The Graphics Fairy & Mrs. Cog’s Crafts, Some images are from the Public Domain library of rawpixel.com, Some ephemera & pages from Memoires Parisiennes, I found the sheet music on Amazon from a 3rd party seller out of the UK, the tea dyed paper I made from various printer papers, Library pockets created with standard manila folders & Silhouette Design Store ID# 1169, StazOn “Olive Green,” Creative Embellishments “Ledger Stencil,” *Prima Stencil Item# 564278, ReneaBouquets “Shabby Dream Pink Cotton Crochet Lace,” Vine Trim from a swap, *KaiserCraft Corrugated Sheets, LineCo PVA Glue, Recollections Value Pack Cards & Envelopes, EK Tools Scoreboard, We R Memory Keepers 3-Way Corner Punch, We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper, Recollections 2.5in (6.35cm) Circle Punch, Brown Twine, Leaf/Vine Trim from a swap, The Paper Studio Canvas Ribbon (from a swap), Upcycled Pants!

Tres Jolie Kit Club-June 2020 Sketch Challenge

June 5, 2020June 2, 2020 | Corner Scraps

Hey, all! Welcome back to my blog!

Today I’m bringing you the project I did for the Tres Jolie Kit Club’s monthly challenge (sketch image below the video)! I love A.B. Studio papers, and I almost always think they should be turned into some kind of notebook or journal! Maybe it’s because they are all so awesome I just want to see them all at once! And with Tres Jolie Kits, I get to see a lot of A.B. Studio!

I didn’t entirely think up this project on my own, I knew I wanted to do a journal, but I didn’t necessarily want to do a full junk journal. The A.B. Studio Instagram solved my problem when I saw an accordion fold mini album on a post (using the same paper line, none the less)!

Check out my video below!

Original Sketch	Mirrored Sketch

I used the mirrored sketch as my journal cover, and included the tag and clock elements! Sketches don’t always have to be for layouts!

I’ve included images of the inside of my journal if you’d like to see it closer!

Here’s a little something that I didn’t think of until after the video was done:

Front of paperclips	Back of paperclips

I just grabbed up a couple jumbo paperclips, some of the same burlap I used in the journal, a couple of the typewriter tiles from the kit, and glued them together with some E6000.

I hope you enjoyed this project and that it gave you some ideas of what can be done with this month’s scrapbooking kit! Don’t forget to join our sketch challenge over in the Tres Jolie Kit Club Café!

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June 2020 Scrapbooking Kit:

In addition to items from this month’s Scrapbooking Kit (from previous Tres Jolie Kits), I used:

Country Craft Creations Black Artisan Linen Cardstock, *13@rts White Gesso, Various laces, burlap, & twine, We R Memory Keepers Crop A Dile, Corner Chomper, & 3-way Corner Punch, EK Tools Score Board, Ranger Brayer, *Tim Holtz THMS118 Stencil, Tiny Attacher, Mini Snips, & Edge Distresser, LineCo PVA Glue, Art Glitter Glue, Black Thread, E6000, BEST 1/4” Double Sided Tape, LineCo 1.25” Linen Hinging Tape

Tres Jolie Kit Club–March 2020 Moodboard– “Emerald Queen” Junk Journal

March 26, 2020March 24, 2020 | Corner Scraps

Hey everyone! Welcome back to my blog!

Today I have an example project, a junk journal, for this months moodboard challenge for the Tres Jolie Kit Club!

I was in love with the “Emerald Queen” line by AB Studio that came in this months scrapbooking kit as soon as I saw the photos! And when I saw the books on the moodboard, I knew I’d be making a junk journal! And it was serendipitous that the green fabric image (above the clocks) fit with some sari silk I had already prepared for use! Below the moodboard image I have two video links, one is a flip-through of the completed journal and the other is a process video.

March 2020 Moodboard

“Emerald Queen” Junk Journal Flip-through

“Emerald Queen” Junk Journal Process

On the spine I let some of the fibers from The Paper Studio peek through the zipper, then added a Prima Vintage Trinket! I added some “Sage” Embossing Powder by Ranger to the chipboard from the kit and added it to the layers on my cover.

Here you can see the many various laces I used along the edges of the pages!

I layered some scraps of fabric, lace, and a zipper from an old jacket with items from this months kit on the cover, “holding” them in place with clips from my stash!

The band I used to hold the junk journal closed is a headband! I found packages of them on clearance one time and it suddenly dawned on me that they would be great for junk journals!

March 2020 Scrapbooking Kit

In addition to items from the kit (*From previous Tres Jolie Kits), I also used:

Heat n Bond Lite Iron-On Adhesive; Pellon 70 Peltex (Midweight – Heavyweight Fabric Stabilizer); Sari Silk; Scrap fabrics; Various Scrap Laces (*Some from previous Tres Jolie Kits); The Paper Studio Ivory Crochet Lace; 2” Book Binding Tape; 1” BEST Double Sided Tape; We R Memory Keepers 3 Way Corner Punch; LineCo PVA; FabriTac; Spellbinders Tool n One; LineCo Linen Hinging Tape 1.25”; Ranger “Sage” Embossing Powder; Simon Says Stamp Clear Embossing Ink; *Small Doilies; Tim Holtz Index Clips; Binder Clip; We R Memory Keepers Crop A Dile Corner Chomper; E6000; The Paper Studio Fibers; *Prima Vintage Trinkets

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Tres Jolie Kit Club–January Mood Board-Symphony of Love

January 30, 2020January 26, 2020 | Corner Scraps

Hey, all! Welcome back to my blog!

Today I am sharing with you a piece I created using the Tres Jolie Kit Club January Scrapbooking Kit, inspired by this months mood board! (See below!)

Symphony of Love

January Mood Board

Video:

In the above photos you can see where I added the “Daffodil” Shimmerz Creameez & “Milled Lavender” Distress Oxide Spray!

For the lattice behind the shutters I added some “Buttercup” Embossing Powder from my stash to one of the Creative Embellishment pieces found in this months kit! And the bird? One I had left from the December 2019 Scrapbooking Kit!

It doesn’t happen all the time, but sometimes I feel the need to add tons of flowers! Fortunately Kim makes sure there are flowers to spare in her kits, because two of the three additional flower packages I had saved from previous months! (In total I have five flower packs on here, two from this months kit, two from previous months, and one I actually bought myself!)

January Scrapbooking Kit:

In addition to items from the kit I used:

Items from previous Tres Jolie Kits: 49 & Market – Pale Lavender Garden Vine & Natural Blush Seaside Blooms; Prima Shabby Chic Treasures – Birds

The following products (with photos) contain affiliate links (Amazon) at no extra cost for you and NOT associated with Tres Jolie Kit Club. Thank you for your support!

Other Products Used:

Shimmerz Creameez – Daffodil;
Simon Says Stamp Clear Embossing Ink;
49 & Market – Pale Lavender Garden Blooms;
Standard Hole Punch;
idea-ology Tim Holtz Sanding Grip

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Believe (Mixed Media Project)

September 17, 2019 | Corner Scraps

My project “Believe” created for the August Challenge over at the Mixed Media Place blog.

Maybe it’s the fact that I feel like summer is never going to end where I live, but the second and third photo on the top row of the Mixed Media Place mood board, at first glance, looked like ice on the foliage. I’m not exactly a person who likes being cold, and I live in a southern state, but I’ve had it with summer this year! It’s the middle of September and we are still hitting the mid-90s! Which, according to the weather last night, is a full ten degrees above average! Too, too much I tell ya!

Beside the thought of ice, I really loved the colors in general on the mood board! It’s filled with most of my favorites! But once I had blue + white + ICE!! on my mind, I had to go with it! Below the mood board you will find a process video, some more photos, and a full product list.