Couture Creations 2

Your Time to Shine Layout 

By Sue Smyth 

Hi Bloggers

Today I wanted to share a layout that demonstrates

that Magnolia lane can suit stronger colours.

Often we tend to stick with the paler pastels in the range

but quite deliberately I included some accents of stronger colour.

Like the rosehips for instance, they help bring bolder 

colours, this time I have used a burgundy/ pomegranate as my

main  colour...

I hope you give it a go, following the step by steps below.

I love the tassels, I have wanted a tassel die for 

years, so I had to include them in Magnolia lane.

Here I show you how you can use them for just

about any colour tassel.

The paper magnolias take on the strong colour

readily, sprinkle with a little glitter and they highlight

the rose hip perfectly.

Add a little Distress ink to the ends of the leaves

for a simple detail that just make the leaves pop!.

A wonderful Imaginarium Designs phrase, is painted with 

matt black paint.

The resins are great the way the are, but add

a small amount of gold paint for a burnished 

look.

The tassels are cut from white cardstock and then

double embossed with gold embossing powder.

Then colour the insert, whatever colour 

you like and replace inside the tassel.

Use a little dimensional magic to hold the 

both together.

To start cut 3cm strips of patterned paper, distress edges

 score both sides at .5 cm and fold to form a channel.

Cut all of your elements and layer then on the page to 

see if they are going to fit and the 

composition works.

Tear a V in the white cardstock, and then

flick with red or pomegranate glimmer mist.

Make sure some of the flicks radiate

out from the centre. 

When you are happy with this, adhere white 

cardstock to Floral Fancy patterned paper.

and add the trimmed paper strips to the 

page. Butt them up against each other to 

form a kind of pin tuck effect.

Spray paper magnolia with water.

Then dip into a puddle of burgundy or pomegranate mist,

rotating the petals until they have 

grabbed enough ink.

This will colour the outside petals only and 

is called wicking.

Spray a small amount of spray adhesive onto 

each of them, and sprinkle with white glitter.

When dry, colour stamens with a yellow copic.

Die cut leaves with Rose cutting die, in pale green

cardstock, add green Distress ink to the ends of the 

leaves

Smear gold paint over the resin element.

To finish, assemble all of your elements .

Happy Crafting

Ultimate Craft products 

Magnolia Lane products

Ult157489 Magnolia Lane Floral Fancy paper

ult157497 Magnolia Lane Poetical Labels

Ult157488 Magnolia Lane Rosehip memories patterned paper

Ult157 519 Magnolia Lane Tassles die

Ult157523 Magnolia Lane Rose Cutting die

Ult157508 Magnolia Lane Paper Magnolias

C0724633 Couture Creations Snow white 3 mm pearls

ult157501 Magnolia Lane Resin frames.

Imaginarium blog post 1

The Eyes Have it boxes,

and Metamorphosis Frame

by Sue Smyth 

Hi Bloggers

                                 One of the things I like to make most is little boxes,

 they are

great for storage, gifts and decoration.

This time I decided to make them a little spooky

so I can use them at Halloween too. But not 

too spooky so that I could have them on display all year.

They always look good in groups or pairs, so 

I have added this small tin box with a dragons eye trinket.

I have layered paper towel over the tin and adhered it 

in place with gel medium. Then simply decorated 

the box along the same lines as the tutorial below.

I have started with a purchased box and built

up a platform of tissue and gel medium

so I could insert 2  dolls eyes in to it.

Then I have added the small cogs around the sides and

adhered in place with gel medium

On the sides I have adhered plastic trim and chipboard.

Both of these are very light weight items so 

will not add to the weight of the box ..something to 

consider when making a project like this.

Paint all over with Black gesso, getting into the cracks and crevices. 

Rub over the entire box with Graphite Inka Gold when

the Black gesso is dry.

Then add layers of other colour, I have used

purple and turquoise, and even a little green.

Finally add gold paint over the raised areas

with your finger tip to give a brighter 

finish.

I have double embossed the bracket frame for the top

with Stampendous Aged Gold emboss powder.

Then added 2mm gemstones from Couture Creations.

This just nestles over the top of the eyes to frame

them and hide the rough edges.

Add metal feet and a keyhole trinket, also some pearls and rhinestones

as accents and you are done.

Imaginarium Chipboard 

Metamorphosis

My next project is a small deep sided frame. I have 

made a statement piece called Metamorphosis.

I wanted to illustrate that things change, people, times and ideas.

We often burst through our restraints and become free.

I have sprayed the frame with matt black spray paint 

and rubbed over inka gold metallic paints.

The chipboard girl has been sprayed black too, and I 

have used Mega Flakes and flitter glue to gild the 

shape. 

The cage over her is chicken wire which I have 

embossed with fine gold embossing powder.

I made a little wreath with small flowers and wired 

stems.

The back ground is simply chipboard covered 

in paper towel, adhered in place with gel medium.

I have roughly painted it with white gesso and added the ornate

corners.

Then smear the middle with texture paste and insert

chips of egg shell( this also adds to the metamorphosis theme)

When dry paint the egg shell with gesso and spray with 

inks, I have used green glimmer mist and chocolate 

dylusions on the corner.

Rub gold paint over the textured background to 

highlight the chipboard and egg shell.

Paint the butterflies with Matt black spray paint and rub

over with inka gold mediums of your choice.

Layer over each other 

Add girl shape and trinket. and place in the centre of the frame.

Then add trinkets above and below the butterfly 

and decorate with the wreath, small bird cage, and birds

nest trinkets as you like.

Imaginarium chipboard 

Happy Crafting