Winter Woodland Card

I am here today excited to share a wintery project with all of you.  It is really hot here in the South, so dreaming about cooler temperatures and snow, inspired me to make this card.  This creation came together in no time with the amazing products from ScraPerfect, I hope you like it!

I started out with a craft paper card and used the Best Glue Ever to adhere some striped craft wrapping paper as part of the background.  Then I used glue dots in the center of some burlap (where I knew it would be covered) made from the Best Glue Ever.  Distress ink was swiped around all four edges of the card too.

I wanted to use a wonderful piece of chipboard from my stash for this project, but wanted to give it some extra dimension so decided to heat emboss it.  I went over the chipboard with the Perfect Crafting Pouch, tapping lightly. This works great to prevent static and embossing powder ending up where you don't want it.
After embossing, I turned the chipboard over and applied tiny, thin lines of the Best Glue Ever before securing it on the center of me card.  The Best Glue Ever, combined with the No Clog Writing Cap, was the only adhesive that would get this job done because of how skinny the birch trees are.

Snow paste was added to various parts of the trees with a small brush and left to dry.  I then got out my glitter and the Best Glue Ever and went to town.  I painted a thin coat of glue on another piece of chipboard with a brush, waited about 2 minutes for it to cure, and then covered it with glitter. I also added some snow and glitter to the moose wood piece that I added to the die cut.

I finished off the sentiment chipboard piece by adhering a piece of white ribbon across it with the
Best Glue Ever.  Then I added another smaller matching piece of chipboard that was also heat embossed and glued down the words "embrace the journey" with the Best Glue Ever.

I love the way  this card evoked memories of snowy winters spent up North in my childhood.  I had fun making this and the ScraPerfect family of products made it possible!

Thank you for stopping by today, please leave a comment and be sure to subscribe to this blog for inspiration and check out ScraPerfect to purchase these amazing products.

Kim 

Dollar Tree Mirror Shabby Voilet Upcycle

Hello everyone!  Today I am sharing an upcycled project made with a simple, plastic mirror from the Dollar Tree.  I really enjoyed transforming this into a shabby chic masterpiece with the amazing products from ScraPerfect. I hope you like what I created:

The mirror was silver, so I started out by covering it with a layer of gesso and then paint.  To make the scrolled details pop, I used an ink blending tool and lightly hit them with a dark plum ink. I love the result!

To add some interest to the actual mirror, I used my Embellie Gellie to perfectly place ivory flat back pearls all around it.  This pick up tool is the best and made these pearls completely line up where I wanted them.

After that, I started adding embellishments to the handle of the mirror.  For this, I used the Best Glue Ever, it will make anything stick and stay put!  I have the No Clog Writing Cap on my BGE, it helps with control and ensures you don't use too much glue.  I added a silk lavender rosette, then some mulberry flowers from my stash, and a lovely piece of bling.  I also added some ivory and lavender seam binding and lavender lace under the flowers for dimension.  As I always do, once finished, I sprayed a bit of the Best Cleaner Ever on my hands to get cleaned up fast.

I had so much fun decorating this mirror, that I am going to get more since I think they would make great gifts and are so easy to customize. If you are making one for a crafty friend, why not include the wonderful products needed from ScraPerfect:  the Best Cleaner Ever, the Best Glue Ever, Embellie Gellie, and the 

No Clog Writing Cap.

Here's a final look at my project: this mirror will be on display in my purple craft room.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, please be sure to leave a comment and subscribe to this blog for daily inspiration and information about the ScraPerfect family.

Kim 

Transfer Foils and Art Journaling, So Easy and Fun!

Hi Crafters!  I am  here today to share with you my first experiment using Transfer Foils from ScraPerfect.  I am a beginner at art journaling and decided to play around with a page that I drew with watercolor pencils and went over for blending with a water brush.    Here is how it turned out:

The steps to using the foils are simple, after creating my basic page, here is what I did:

1. Using the Best Glue Ever with the No Clog Writing Cap, apply a LIGHT coat of the glue where you want the foil to be.  Think of it as you are drawing with the glue bottle.

2. WAIT!!!!  This is crucial, you must wait (I waited 10 minutes) before placing the foil down.  If you put foils over glue that hasn't cured, it doesn't come out well and wastes supplies.

3. Place a piece of the foil (only the size you need) over the cured glue

4. Burnish (or rub) over top of the foils to make sure they stick, I used my bone folder for this.

5.  Take off your foil pieces, and you have transferred them to your page!

Here are some more detailed views of my page:

I embellished my page a little by adding a caption and border with marker and I used the Best Glue Ever to adhere two cute little bows to a couple of the flower stems. For a subtle background, I used a pale yellow spritz spray from my stash.

I hope you like my art journal page and will give the Transfer Foils a chance, they were so much fun and easy to to create with!  To find Best Glue Ever and all of the other amazing products go to ScraPerfect.  Thanks for stopping by, please take a moment to comment, and visit us again soon.

Until Next Time,

Kim Lippincott

How to Create An Elegant And Shabby Chic Dream Catcher with ScraPerfect

I started with a metal ring, placed a dot of the Best Glue Ever on the top of the ring, and then wrapped pink seam binding around the entire ring and glued the bottom down as well.  I left a loop at the top for hanging. Perfect way to camouflage the ring, you could also use ribbon or a long piece of fabric for this.

Next, I got a large crocheted doily, cut out the center so the dreams could get through, and the used the
Best Glue Ever to secure the doily to the back side of the ring. I also cut the center out of a battenburg doily band used the Best Glue Ever to adhere it to the top of the crocheted doily and then added pink pearls.

Next, I started working on the tails for the bottom of  the dream catcher.  I used pieces of seam binding, ribbon, laces, pearl trim, and tassels for this.  I adhered them all to the bottom of the ring with glue dots of the Best Glue Ever.

Now it is time to get out the Embellie Gellie and start embellishing. I added teeny tiny pearls around the battenburg doily. On the top of my dream catcher, I added a decorative wood button and perfectly placed a tiny flower on top of it.  I would not have been able to get that placement without Embellie Gellie!

Here are some photos of the finished dream catcher, I hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment and subscribe to my blog.  See you soon!

Kim

Using Lace and Tea to Give Your Layouts a Warm Vintage Feel

Hello everyone, I am here today to share my latest project for ScraPerfect with you.  This one was a challenge given to me by DT Penny...she asked me to create a shabby chic scrapbook layout, something I've never done.  I decided to use a precious old photograph that I found of my Grandparents, so it ended up more vintage themed and I love the way it turned out!

This project required some important prep work in order to achieve the vintage feel.  I selected a doily, seam binding, and some laces and tea dyed them, rinsed, and let them dry before using them on this page.

I also gave the blank page a subtle spritz of an antique gold spray.  Then I got out the Best Glue Ever and started layering and attaching the laces to the page.  I made a header with some tea dyed lace mesh, a chipboard word that I covered with Rusty Paper and a layered handmade flower.  For all of this, I made glue dots in various sizes with the Best Glue Ever (depending on the weight of the lace), let them dry for a few minutes and then used them to secure the lace to the paper.

Here is a close up of the handmade flower I created using tea dyed lace, tulle, seam binding, a crocheted doily, and a bling center for sparkle.

The center of my layout is devoted to this amazing photo I found of my Grandparents holding my Uncle when he was a baby.  The pure joy radiating off of their faces touched me heart.  To embellish the photo I used Best Glue Ever to attach small loose rhinestones to my Grandmother's hat and coat.  Of course I used my Embellie Gellie for quick and easy placement.

I intend to hang this page up in my craft room, so wanted some lace to dangle off the page for interest.  For the bottom of the page, I used more of the Best Glue Ever to adhere some tea dyed dangle lace layered under some gorgeous beaded bridal trim.  I also added a lace bow and some flat back pearl trim from my stash.  To finish off the page, I gave it a few more spritzes of the antique gold spray for some subtle shimmer.

I really feel like I honored this cherished photo and hope you like my layout too!

Please be sure to leave me a comment and check out the entire line of amazing products at ScraPerfect.  Stop by this blog everyday to see more creative projects by the rest of this talented team too.   Looking forward to sharing more projects with you again soon.

Crafty Blessings,

Kim

Shabby Series- Altered Plate #3 Aqua "Unique and Special You"

Hello everyone, I am  here today to share my final altered paper mache plate in the series, I hope you have enjoyed them!  I have had so much fun shabbying them up and using ScraPerfect products.  This plate is a pretty shade of aqua and would make a great gift for someone special.  Here it is:

For this plate, I covered it with a coat of white gesso and then painted it with aqua chalk paint.  I then used a gray antiquing paint over the whole plate and removed the majority of it with a baby wipe while it was damp.  I then dry brushed some white paint to complete the antique look.  I got to work then tearing paper into pieces that I decoupaged collage style on the plate.  While it was still wet, I sprinkled mica flakes on the plate to give a shimmery effect.

For interest in the center of the plate, I decoupaged a white crocheted doilie.  I used the amazing
Best Glue Ever to adhere the metal embellishment to the middle of the doilie.  I then ran tiny beads of
Best Glue Ever around the middle edge of the plate and used it to adhere the rhinestone trim to for sparkle.
I also used the Best Glue Ever to glue the aqua organza ruffle trim around the back of the plate for a soft feel.

I also placed 2 pieces of paper in either corner of the plate which reads, "unique and special you".  I chose to add that since this will be a gift for someone special.

For this plate, rather than display it on a stand, I recycled a clear plastic hanger off the packaging of something else and attached it to the back of the plate with the Best Glue Ever as was suggested in a comment from a previous post.  It worked like a charm!

  As always, I finish with clean up, which includes a spritz or two of Best Cleaner Ever on my hands and my work area to take off any excess glue.  Here is another look at the finished plate:

Thank you for taking the time to follow my series of altered paper mache shabby chic plates!  Please leave a comment on this post and stop by ScraPerfect for information about all of the fabulous products, videos, the newsletter, and everything else you want to know.  To see more of my work, please check out my blog, 

Vintage Rose Creations by Kim.  I will be back at the end of the month with a vintage themed scrapbook layout, so please check back!

Until Then,

Kim 

Special Shabby Series- Altered Plate #2 "Blue China"

Hi everyone, I am here today to share with you the second altered paper mache plate of my series.  This one is shabby chic too, but incorporates a different color palette.  The inspiration for this project is my beloved Grandmother's antique dishes.  I will be displaying it proudly in her honor, I hope you like it.

 

I started by decoupaging the napkin onto the paper mache plate.  I then brushed some crackle medium over the entire plate and waited for 24 hours for it to cure.  This was to give it a bit of an antique feel.  Then I got out my Best Glue Ever and went to town!  First, I put glue dots on the back of the satin rose applique and waited until the glue was clear to attach it to the plate. I used the Best Glue Ever the same way to adhere the blue gimp trim around the plate, the white bow lace trim, and the sheer organdy trim around the outer edge.
I used a large dot of the Best Glue Ever in the center of the plate and when clear attached the blue acrylic flowers to the plate.  I used the same method to attach the large pearl flower.

Now I got out the pest pick up tool in the world, Embellie Gellie, and using the tiniest of glue gots, attached the micro pearls to the bow centers of the lace.  As always, when cleaning up, I used a few spritzes of the

Best Cleaner Ever on the Perfect Cleaning Cloth to get my hands clean in a flash.

I hope you are enjoying this series, I have one more plate to share with you soon and this one will have a hook on the back to hang on the wall.  Thank you for stopping by today and please leave a comment.  Be sure to check out the amazing products I've mentioned and the rest of the family at ScraPerfect.  If you would like to see more of my work, check out my blog Vintage Rose Creations by Kim.  Again, here is a look at the final project, enjoy!

Until Next Time,

Kim