Best Bed Ever!

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 | Corner Scraps

Hey, all! Welcome back to my corner!

For my final project for the month of April, I have a layout that will (most likely) be getting mounted in a shadow box. I couldn’t resist turning this photo of my husband & our granddaughter into a star filled project! This project is full of dreamy blues for the Creative Embellishments April 2021 Challenge – Monochrome & Washi (I have Tim Holtz Tissue Tape along the edges!).

Check out my video to see how this came together!

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I used a sheet of Fabrika Decoru Golden Mini Drops Mysterious Garden Sky 12×12 paper as my base for my starry sky. Then added some stenciled stars and some “Unicorn’s Hair” Sparks splatters for even more of a dreamy, starry sky.

Under and around the photo I have resin pieces from the Finnabair Stars & Moons Mould, chipboard and flair/buttons from Creative Embellishments, white gardenias from ASC Supplies, dusty blue and white roses from ReneaBouquets, and some glass glitter from Darice. All working with a variety of paints from Finnabair, some Old White Matte Wax, and Nuvo gold gilding flakes.

Thank you for joining me here in my corner! I hope you enjoyed this project and it inspired you to go get your craft on!

Red heart C.J.

Products:

Creative Embellishments Music Note Borders & Music Bar Flair; ReneaBouquets Mini Dusty Blue & Ivory Roses; Hip Kit Club Stars Stencil; ASC Supplies White Gardenia’s; Prima-Finnabair Stars & Moons Mould, Clear Gesso, Matte Wax “Old White,” Metallique Paint “Royal Blue,” Opal Magic Paint “Yellow-Blue,” Sparks Paint “Unicorn’s Hair,” Fabrika Decoru Golden Mini Drops Mysterious Garden Sky (UAH 18); Ranger-Tim Holtz Distress Oxide “Weathered Wood;” Ranger Dina Wakley Media Black Gesso; Ranger Blending Tool; Ranger Sticky Embossing Powder; Nuvo “Radiant Gold” Gilding Flakes; idea-ology – Tim Holtz Tissue Tape “Symphony;” Darice Glass Glitter “Vintage Gold;” LineCo PVA Glue, JudiKins Diamond Glaze, Liquitex Matte Super Heavy Gel, Amazing Cast Resin (White); Pro Marine Supply Epoxy (Clear)

Spring Perfect-April 2021 MTW Main Challenge

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 | Corner Scraps

Hey, all! Welcome back to my little corner!

Today I’m bringing you a layout I did for the April 2021 More Than Words Challenge, “Perfect & Sketch.”

To create this layout I used Mintay’s “Secret Place” paper pack, a perfect fit for a soft, spring layout! Spring is one of my favorite seasons, the flowers bloom, birds are singing, and the Earth is waking up. Plus, it’s not too hot or cold! I love this photo, courtesy Fielder Photography. I think it captures spring perfectly with the fresh green and new flowers blooming. Check out my video below to see what I did.

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April 2021 MTW Challenge

To create the stitched background rectangle seen on the sketch, I used my “Ornate Lace” Finnabair stencil, some TCW texture paste, and Tim Holtz’s “Kitsch Flamingo” Embossing Glaze, then added stitching using a gold metallic thread.

In the photo on the left, you can see some of the splattering I did using Tim Holtz’s “Kitsch Flamingo” & “Shabby Shutters” Distress Oxide Sprays. The photo on the right gives a nice close up of the various elements I used in my clusters; cut apart pieces from the paper pack, printed beautiful board from ReneaBouquets, some gold Thickers leaves, and some beads.

I didn’t “plan” where my beads were going to be glued down, I just sprinkled them on, let them roll into place, and then went back and glued them down; maybe only fine-tuning them a bit. For my title I cracked open a couple of alpha packages I’ve had FOR-EV-ER! and stuck them down into place. I really love overlapping title words when I get the chance!

I must say, I am very happy with how this layout came together and I hope you enjoyed checking it out as much as I enjoyed making it!

Thank you for joining me here in my little corner! See you again soon!

C.J.

Products:

Mintay “Secret Place,” Ranger-Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Spray “Kitsch Flamingo” & “Shabby Shutters” and Distress Embossing Powder “Kitsch Flamingo,” TCW Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste, ReneaBouquets Printed Beautiful Board Small Tuck It In “Sweet Daisy,” Prima-Finnabair Clear Gesso, “Ornate Lace” Stencil, AC Thickers “Recollection,” Unknown Thickers, Hip Kit Club Alpha – White, Liquitex Matte Super Heavy Gel, Fabri-Tac, JudiKins Diamond Glaze, Art Glitter Glue, Unbranded Beads

Spring Butterfly Canvas-March 2021 MMP Mood Board Challenge

April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 | Corner Scraps

Hey, all! Look at me, I’m back! After having to take a little bit of a hiatus, I have managed to put a project together! It felt good to get paint stuck to me again. And, if we’re being honest, I really missed the smell of my Finnabair waxes!

For my first project to bring me back into the fray, I have a Spring Butterfly Canvas for the March 2021 Mixed Media Place Challenge. The canvas and doily are from a couple of years ago that was originally supposed to be something Christmas-y, but it failed. After the failure, I decided to coat the whole thing in Kilz spray primer and set the canvas aside until inspiration struck. That inspiration finally struck, over two years later! LOL!

I was worried I would have somehow forgotten everything I’ve learned over the years during my hiatus, but I’m happy to report I was able to access the creative storage in my brain and get this put together. Check out my process in the video below:

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Check out this beautiful mood board for the challenge! It really got me in the mood for spring!

Now, how about some close-ups!

Here you can see I added some shine to the green lily using some of my Unicorn’s Hair Sparks paint. I didn’t add the Sparks to all of the flowers, I kept it to the green, white, & off-white flowers.

Here you can see how those gold microbeads really set off the wing! I love how my butterfly came out! So many layers of paint and wax! I was worried I wasn’t going to get it “just right,” until I came across my beads!

Here is the whole butterfly! You can see how the color changes depending on the light. Even though this photo was taken straight on, with the light coming from the right, the left wing shows up as more purple, and the shine really stands out!

Look at those beautiful glass beads! I didn’t need a lot and I love how they give an almost magical look to the piece!

Thank you for joining me here in my little corner! Hopefully, it won’t be too long before I have another project up for you!

C.J.

Products:

ASC Supplies: White & Green Lily’s, Unknown: Flowers (off-white) from a swap, Unbranded Yellow Roses Large & Small, Darice: Yellow Roses, Prima: “Life Time Collection” Flowers (purple), Resin Frame “Montchamp Imperial, Prima-Finnabair: Clear Gesso, Heavy White Gesso, Metallique Paint “Ancient Coin,” Opal Magic Paint “Green-Gold,” Sparks Paint “Unicorn’s Hair,” Opal Magic Waxes “Royal Robes” & “Green Brocade,” Metallique Waxes “Heather Hills” & “Vintage Gold,” “Spark” Stencil (on the original attempt, but it still shows so I’m listing it!), Ranger-Tim Holtz: Distress Paint “Rustic Wilderness,” ReneaBouquets: Glass Beautiful Beads “Dark Purple,” JudiKins Diamond Glaze, Liquitex Gloss Gel & Super Heavy Matte Gel, Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush, Ranger Heat-It Craft Tool, Unknown Gold Microbeads, Upcycled Butterfly & doily, Unknown canvas, texture paste & crackle paste on the original attempt, Kilz Original Spray Primer

Tres Jolie Kit Club-November 2020 Mixed Media Kit-Altered Embroidery Hoop

November 26, 2020November 21, 2020 | Corner Scraps

Hey, all! Welcome back to my corner!

For my final November project, I’m bringing you an altered hoop using items from my stash with items found in this month’s Mixed Media Kit from Tres Jolie Kit Club.

I used an old embroidery hoop from my stash and upcycled some aluminum screen for this Autumn Butterfly piece! Check out the video below to see how I did it! (My husbands hands even make their Internet debut!)

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Now, how about a few close-ups?

I wasn’t overly worried about “clogging” some of the holes in the screen with the gesso, I think it adds a little something to the piece and makes it seem more connected to the hoop. You don’t have to coat your screen with gesso and wax, I like it better this way though because it cut out the shine from the aluminum. You can also see that I added some “Vintage Gold” wax to the hoop to add just a little shine to offset the matte.

I finished off two partial packs of flowers on this project and added some die cut leaves coated in “Vintage Gold” wax and sprinkled with some glass glitter for my cluster on the bottom of the hoop, bringing the gold of the butterflies to the outside as well.

Isn’t it beautiful with the light coming from behind? It makes me think of the setting sun at the end of an autumn day.

Thank you for joining us here at Tres Jolie! I hope you enjoyed this project and it gave you some ideas of what can be done with items found in this month’s Mixed Media Kit! I’ll see you again in December!

Stay Crafty, Friends!

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

*49 & Market Country Blooms “Ginger,” *Tres Jolie White Flowers, *Lindy’s Gang “Gossamer Gold” Moon Shadow Mist, *Little Birdie Black Gesso, *Darice “Vintage Gold” Glass Glitter, *Prima/Finnabair “Vintage Gold” Metallique Wax, Sizzix/Tim Holtz “Skeleton Leaves” Thinlits, ReneaBouquets “Elegant Gold Glitter Glass Wing Double Layer Premium Paper Butterflies,” smooth white cardstock, Grafix ® Computer Grafix Printable Transparent Plastic Sheets, Liquitex Clear Matte, Gloss, and Super Heavy Gloss Gel, E6000

Tres Jolie Kit Club-November 2020 Scrapbooking Kit -Color Board

November 24, 2020November 21, 2020 | Corner Scraps

Hey all! Welcome back to my corner!

Today I’m bringing you a purse-size calendar I created using the color inspiration (image below) and the papers and chipboard found in this month’s scrapbooking kit from Tres Jolie Kit Club.

Compared to other books/journals I’ve made, this one came together rather quickly! It doesn’t have a thick spine, so I couldn’t get carried away adding extra pages. Check out the video below to see how I did it.

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Isn’t this a beautiful color board? I love the look of purple and gold together! Keep scrolling down, there are some photos of the finished calendar below!!

I wanted to add a little something extra to the cover, but I also wanted it to hold up to use, so I opted for some Beautiful Board from ReneaBouquets and some stars I made using my “Stars & Moons” Mould, some tabletop epoxy, alcohol ink and Magical Shakers for color, and some mica flakes. Between you and me, those stars came out fabulously!

I couldn’t believe how lucky I was that I just happened to have a book cover in just the right shade of yellow-gold with the perfect title for a calendar! I don’t know what the book originally was, but I loved being able to repurpose the cover.

The next six photos are close-ups of the inside cover, pocket pages, and the calendar cover; you can also see those custom paper clips I made.

This little book calendar is now ready for 2021 to get here! The calendar has some space to write on, and there are a few pockets for lists and receipts to be tucked in.

Thank you for joining us here at Tres Jolie, I hope you enjoyed this project and it gave you an idea of how you can interpret the color board and of what can be done with the papers found in this month’s scrapbooking kit!

Stay Crafty, Friends!

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

ReneaBouquets Beautiful Board “Circuit Elements,” Lindy’s Gang Magical Shakers “Yodeling Yellow,” *“Glittering Gold,” & *“Grab A Guy Gold,” Prima/Finnabair “Gold Leaf” Mica Flakes, Ranger/Tim Holtz *“Sunshine Yellow” Alcohol Ink, Prima/Finnabair “Stars & Moons” Mould, idea-ology/Tim Holtz Trimmings Naturals-Black-Cream, 2” Book Binding Tape, Ranger Brayer, We R Memory Keepers Craft Knife, LineCo PVA Glue & 1.25” Linen Hinging Tape, Liquitex Matte Super Heavy Gel, Art Glitter Glue, Pro Marine Supplies Table Top Epoxy, grey thread, brown felt, hot glue gun, jumbo paperclips, 2021 Calendar from www.printablesandinspirations.com

Tres Jolie Kit Club-November Mixed Media Kit-Butterfly Panel

November 19, 2020November 17, 2020 | Corner Scraps

Hey, all! Welcome back to my corner!

This week I’m bringing you a grungy “Butterfly Panel” using the items from this month’s mixed media kit from Tres Jolie Kit Club!

All of those Mould pieces, butterflies, and beads came from my stash, as well as the MDF I used as the base, but I used the Decorative Paper, stencil, and Distress Paints from the kit to give the base some texture and to give it all some color. Check out the video to see how it all came together.

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Pretty straightforward, right? A lot of layers, a lot of different textures, and just working with the colors found in this month’s kit! Here are some close-up images for you to take a look at!

I’d been hanging on to these butterflies for a couple of years just waiting for the right project and inspiration to come along, and this month it came to me! The MDF I used as my base is nice and sturdy, so it was able to take all the weight from all those Mould pieces and those two butterflies. (That large butterfly is really pretty hefty!)

Here you can see how I have those pieces all layers working together. Make sure you have some heavy-duty adhesive to take all the moisture while you are working and the weight while you are done! I love using my super-heavy gel for projects like this, it is super-versatile. I can use it with stencils, I can mix paint into it, and I can use it as an adhesive.

In the photo on the left, you can see a close up of some of the Mould pieces topped with those texture pebbles and the finishing touch, those iridescent beads to offset the matte finish of the paints and wax. The photo on the right shows more of all those textures and layers, but also give a good view of the background. You can see the decorative paper gave some wrinkles, and the stenciling gave some lines!

This photo gives a good look at how “thick” this project is! Make sure you have someplace sturdy to display your masterpiece when you are done!

As always, thank you for joining us here at Tres Jolie. I hope you enjoyed this project and it gave you some ideas of what you can do with items found in this month’s mixed media kit!

Stay Crafty, Friends

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

ReneaBouquets “Midnight Magic” Iridescent Beautiful Beads, Prima/Finnabair “Mechanica” & “Stars & Moons” Moulds, Prima/Finnabair Heavy White Gesso & *Clear Gesso, Prima/Finnabair Mega Art Stones, Art Stones, & Mini Art Stones, *Prima “Papillon” Matte Resin Craft Blanks (942366), Liquitex Clear Gesso, Matte Gel, Gloss Gel, & Super Heavy Matte Gel, JudiKins Diamond Glaze, Ranger Heat-It Tool, Unbranded Black Microbeads

Tres Jolie Kit Club-November Mixed Media Kit-Autumn Cherubs

November 12, 2020November 11, 2020 | Corner Scraps

Hey, all! Welcome back to my corner!

Today I’m bringing you my first project of November using the Mixed Media Kit from Tres Jolie Kit Club and just a few staple items from my stash!

For this project, I have put together a follow-along video to accompany it. Maybe I should say I have made a video that tracks my thought process since I tend to think about my steps as I go along! I hope it makes sense to you though and inspires you to create your own project!

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I grabbed up a piece of scrap black cardstock to back the parts of the Decorative Paper I wanted to fussy cut-out, used my gel medium to adhere and coat everything, and added some of the paint for color.

I used the stencil on the background, first with some heavy gel for texture, then with some of the Matte Black Wax for contrast. I also added a butterfly to the clip and coated it all in the wax. You can also see where I added a final splatter of the Lucky Clover Distress Paint to the background.

I quickly created some rolled flowers to cut out of the watercolor paper I had added the two Distress Paints to, you’ll find a JPEG below for your own use if you so choose.

Rolled flowers for personal use:

I hope you enjoyed this project and it gave you some ideas of what can be done with the items found in this month’s Mixed Media Kit! Be sure to check out Tres Jolie all over social media (links below).

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November 2020 Mixed Media Kit:

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

*Little Birdie Black Gesso, Liquitex Matte Gel, Super Heavy Matte Gel, and clear gesso, scrap (abt. 5” x 12”) black cardstock, Canson XL Watercolor Paper (9” x 12”, 140 lb / 300 g), hot glue & hot glue gun

Tres Jolie Kit Club-September Mixed Media Kit-Spinel Panel

September 24, 2020September 23, 2020 | Corner Scraps

Hey, all! Welcome back to my corner!

This week I’m bringing you a little panel I created using items from the Tres Jolie Kit Club’s September Mixed Media Kit and items from my stash!

The script on my background is from the Finnabair “Read My Letter” stencil from my stash, but I did use the TCW Gel from this month’s kit with it.

This project went together rather quickly and easily, to see how it was done, check out my video!

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After I had all the parts I wanted glued down to my background (the TCW Gel from the kit makes a great glue!) I coated it all with some white gesso, then started adding on my mediums; starting with the Lindy’s Gang from the kit.

I mixed the beads from the kit with more of the TCW Gel and brushed them onto the Prima flower vine. It makes me think of water droplets on the petals!

As you saw in the video, I was able to use items from previous Tres Jolie Kits to put this panel together! I love the fact that at the “end” of my Mixed Media Kit I have mediums left to add into my stash and use at a later date!

I hope you enjoyed this project and it gave you some ideas of what can be done with items from this month’s Mixed Media Kit!

Stay Crafty, Friends

C.J.

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September Mixed Media Kit:

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

Prima/Finnabair “Read My Letter” Stencil, *Mechanicals “Flowers,” *Opal Magic Wax “Vintage Silk,” *Metallique Wax “Vintage Gold,” Heavy White Gesso, Tim Holtz 7” Scissors, a piece of scrap material that had been used as packing material!

Tres Jolie Kit Club-September Mixed Media Kit-ATCs

September 10, 2020September 9, 2020 | Corner Scraps

Hello, all! Welcome back to my corner!

This week I am bringing you my project using the Prima “Alphabet Cards” ATC pack that came in this month’s Mixed Media Kit (the cards are not shown in the kit photo) from the Tres Jolie Kit Club.

To start, I haphazardly brushed on some clear gesso to all of the cards, sprayed them with the Lindy’s Gang Moon Shadow Mist from the kit, then started building up my layers. Check out the video to see how it all came about!

I dug into my collections of mediums (many of which came from previous Tres Jolie kits), and just started decorating my cards! I added some stenciling using the gel medium and glitter from this month’s kit, and topped it with some stamping. I then added some quick flower sketches to some of the ATCs, some (more) stenciling, and some painting. Then I just grabbed up some black gesso and traced over the printed letters on the cards to bring those alphabet back to the front!

I really didn’t have any rhyme or reason when I put these cards together, I just went with what I was feeling like using at the time!

I hope you enjoyed this project and it gave you some ideas of what you can do with the ATC pack that came in this month’s Mixed Media Kit!

Thank you for joining us here at Tres Jolie!

Stay Crafty, Friends!

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Products:

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

Prima/Finnabair *Wax Cire Cera “Peacock,” *Opal Magic Wax “Turquoise Satin,” *Opal Magic Wax “Vintage Silk,” *Metallique Wax “Vintage Gold,” *“Passiflora” Stencil, “Flourish” Stencil, *Elementals Stamp “Messy,” Clear Stamps *“Secret Notes” & *“Love Potion,” *Prima Clear Stamp “Rosarian,” Prima/Art Philosophy *“Metallic Pastel Accents,” *Prima Waterbrush, *Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz Mini Layered Stencils Set# 39, *Cosmic Shimmer Metallic Gilding Polish “Silver Hessian,” StazOn “Olive Green,” Dina Wakley Media Scribble Stickes Set 1 & Set 2, *Little Birdie Black Gesso, Liquitex Clear Gesso

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Spring Perfect-April 2021 MTW Main Challenge

Spring Butterfly Canvas-March 2021 MMP Mood Board Challenge

Tres Jolie Kit Club-November 2020 Mixed Media Kit-Altered Embroidery Hoop

Tres Jolie Kit Club-November 2020 Scrapbooking Kit -Color Board

Tres Jolie Kit Club-November Mixed Media Kit-Butterfly Panel

Tres Jolie Kit Club-November Mixed Media Kit-Autumn Cherubs

Tres Jolie Kit Club-September Mixed Media Kit-Spinel Panel

Tres Jolie Kit Club-September Mixed Media Kit-ATCs