Summer Stroll

Hello Everyone,

It's Monday again and that means it's time for my LLC DT card and this week the team are concentrating on the theme of "Birds".  I have chosen a Sarah Kay image, soooo adore these images.  She's looking over the fence but peeping at her just on the right are two birds flying in.  These were cut from the Pion Design Almas Images 12x12 sheet.

I have used the gorgeous new REPRINT paper Rose Garden, edged with a little gesso.  It's beautiful.  The numbers are from Marianne Designs March Release collectables. They come with two stamps. I used versatile ink and white embossing powder and chose the dotty background stamp for this card.

I have also used the edging strip from the Maya Design Sofiero Rose Path, along with some of the new pink Reinette lace, OMG I loved the cream and now I have pink to love too.  I also added a strip of the Moulin Rouge lace too, another firm favourite.

You will notice a sprinkline of shabby blue frantage around the image too and a little shabby heart of the right hand side.

Have you seen the new Kort and Godt curly roses.  Oh my I love them.  I got them in 3 of the colours and my sister came round and then I was left with half packets, how does that work, lol.  I have used a couple of the blue ones on the arrangement, all links at the bottom.

Have a good week everyone.

Hugs Tracy x

Reprint - My Rose Garden	Maja Design - Sofiero Limited Edition - Strolling Down The Rose Path	Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gesso	Kitchen Craft Cheese Cloth	Lace "Reinette" (40mm)
Lace " Moulin Rouge" (27mm)	Shabby Blossom Flower Sprays	Melissa Frances Resin Embellishment - Beautiful Butterflies	Shabby Bark Hearts (30mm)	WOC Cosmos Daisies
WOC Open Roses, 20mm	WOC Open Roses, 10mm	Flower Sprays	Foam Flower Buds	Prima Fabric Flowers "Chantelle Medallion"

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It's Spring and a Frantage Video Tutorial

Morning Crafters,

Warning - Long Post, grab a coffee, sit back and chill

I am a little excited today and a little nervous, well actually a lot nervous, lol.  Sandy and the Team have been receiving quite a few emails about the frantage that we have all been using, so I have made a little tutorial.  It's my first video, so please go easy on me, although I would really love to read your thoughts on it, but before you do I would like to show you my DT card for this week's theme with is "Spring". This to me means daffodils so I have done my card in yellow and added some blue for the bluebells.

I have used the new Maja Designs Spring Basics 12x12 and the little calendar is from the Maja Designs Spring Basics 6x6 pad. I have used an image from one of my favourite artists, Sarah Kay, I just love Sarah's images, and yes I have have frantaged this card too, lol. All products used on my card and on the video are on the thumbnails at the bottom of the post, just click and you'll be directed to the product within the Live and Love Crafts Store.

Here's a close up of the floral display and you can just see in the corner one of the metal corners which I have also frantaged along with the beads, check them out, they are sooooo cool, well not at first when you melt them, lol.  Isn't the Penny Farthing just awesome, I absolutely love it!

You can see that I have cut out a magnolia corner and also added a little frantage.  The little peg had a dose of gesso, another favourite of mine. All the edges have been distressed with walnut stain distress ink.  Again, you can see the beads clearly in this image.

And wow look at this wooden butterfly that I have frantaged and the beautiful mottley effect that it gives.  Love, love, love it.

 Lastly a close up of the image, coloured in distress inks.

O.K. now it's time to show you how I made all these embellishments using the FRANTAGE. Hope you enjoy it and I'd love to hear what you think of my first video.

If you have made it to the end then thank you.  The time just flew.  Just for a recap for you I have put some of the colours below.

And here's the products, all frantaged in their glory.  You will see in the bottom right hand corner one of the new prima clocks, doesn't it look fab frantaged, lol.

 Hope I have inspired you.

Hugs Tracy x

 

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-
ABC - L for Lovely Lace
Cute and Girly - Vintage
Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - Spring is in the air