Butterfly Configurations Box

Here is my latest DT project for Imagine If using some a configuration box and some of their gorgeous chipboard and I am warning everyone there is not a cog or gear in sight for a change.

I began by painting one of the configuration boxes from Imagine if with black gesso.

Then using a Kaisercraft die I cut out the brickwork which I glued into the individual boxes. I added some texure in random spots and on the edges of the box then I painted everything with the Finnabair Art Alchemy    paint. Then I used gel medium to adhere some red glass glitter from Finnabair and some green micro beads.

I then took the following pieces of chipboard and painted them all with black gesso.

Large Fern

I used Emerald Viva Inka Gold on the leaves.

Framed Fern Set

These two pieces are part of the framed fern set.

Square Frame Ornate

After this was painted black I then painted it with yellow acrylic paint.

The smaller frame was painted black then covered with Viva Inka Gold Orange

Upright Swirl Flourish

I cut off the top piece of the flourish, painted it black then covered it with Viva Inka Gold copper and did the same thing with the top of the butterfly/garden border piece.

I painted some chipboard letters with Old Paper crackle paint and glued the words into the configuration box and then I added in a couple of Prima embellishments to add some interest.

I initially layered the leaves and the frames on the top of the configuration box but it looked a bit bare so I decided to add the words.

I attached everything using gel medium and then I die cut a Tim Holtz butterfly, painted it using a mixture of the colours I had used in the other elements and then attached the butterfly in the middle of the piece.

I love the soft lacy look of the chipboard and the visual depth given by using the configuration box rather than a flat canvas.  I hope this little project inspires you to do something creative with some of the fabulous Imagine If chipboard.

Junk Journal

For the challenge at Southern Girls I am putting up my first junk journal which I made for a swap.  The cover is made out of a recycled cereal box and covered with old book pages and tissue from an old sewing pattern, then inked and collaged.  The papers inside were all coffee stained and I used lots of old book pages for tags and embellishments. I also used lined paper from exercise books, tracing paper and pages from an adult colouring book that I picked up at a $2 shop.  I used images that I had in my stash and other bits and pieces I had lying around.  

I sewed the signatures into the cover and added beads to the spine.

The closure was made from a piece of trim and a binder ring.

Here are some of the inside pages.

I look forward to seeing your projects so please pop over to Southern Girls and use the link to add your project.

Southern Girls Challenge - Layers

I have recently been involved in a tag swap with Lilian at Mystical Touch. We had to make three tags showcasing our current styles. Since I am playing around with various styles at the moment I decided to do one of each. Here are the three I sent to Lilian. These work well for the challenge at Southern Girls as each tag has multiple layers.  Pop over to the. Southern Girls blog and see what the rest of the design team have come up with.

These are the gorgeous tags I got back from Lilian.