Sublime LO by Vicky

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Vicky has also chosen the same paper as Ulrika for her last project with us on the DT.

'I am back with a final layout for my year term served on Meg's Garden design team. On this project I have used a combination of beautiful papers from the The Spring Paisley and Ode to a Summer's Day collections. These collections blend together so seamlessly. I also cut a gorgeous square doily (from Meg's shop) and tucked it behind to reveal it in a few curled back areas. Next, I added some fabulous Dusty Attic chipboard and Prima flowers as well as Prima resin shutters to polish things off and frame the photo. I just adore the soft floral graphics in the papers - perfectly vintage to suit this layout of my mom on her wedding day (and my grandparents in the background).

I would just like take this opportunity to thank Meg for letting me serve on this wonderful design team for the past year, it has been a true pleasure!'

Buds of May paper P6335

Lace doily 25cm square

Gorgeous layout Vicky - well done.  It has been a pleasure to have you on the DT.

Bye for now

Meg

www.megsgarden.com

A Birthday Box & Card from Ulrika

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Ulrika has retired from the Design Team with this project being her last but she is going out on a high:

'First I must say Thank You Meg! Thank you for this opportunity to create with your beautiful papers.

This will be my last project as a DT for Meg´s garden. I have loved every second of it but now it´s time

to say Good Bye. But I hate Good Byes so we say See you later Alligator instead ;)

My last project is a box with a card inside. I used the large image for the lid and the small image for the card.

I think it feels very luxurious to have a box for the card and this will even fit for a wedding. On the card I also  used

the square 10cm doily. In the shop you can find really beautiful chipboard frames. I painted mine with Crackle

paint and put the image inside of it. Use your sewing machine and many layers to get the same effect as me.

For my box and card I used Ode to a Summer´s Day Collection – Buds of May.

Big Hugs from Ulrika aka LillBlomman!'

Thank you for this gorgeous project Ulrika - fabulous & well done.  We will miss you.  
Love the colours in the flowers& ribbons that you used - the perfect shades for the sage & lemon of the papers.  Very simple & extremely elegant.

Bye for now
Meg
www.megsgarden.com

Buds of May P6335
Small Victorian Laser cut Frame

Denise does a LO using Finnabair's techniques

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Today we have a LO from Denise Ann using 2 of her papers from the Ode to a Summer's Day Collection.

She explains:

'After doing a class with Finnabair in early March this year, I really wanted to make a page using her technique, but make it my own. So before adhering it together, I sprayed the background card stock and the embellishments with Glimmer-mist  etc. I have become very fond of the filigree brass embellishments and am gathering a nice collection.'

 The papers I used are:

 

Dream Believe P6338

Summer's Dance P6337

Finnabair would be very proud of you Denise - well done. It is so great to see Finnabair's techniques used on your papers; and also to see how they really work using the brass embellishments along with flowers, laces & fussy cutting.

Bye for now

Meg 

www.megsgarden.com

 

Elena shows us how to decorate a Flowers

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Elena shows us how she decorates a flower:

Supplies needed:

Flowers

Beads

Heart-shaped chipboard

Ribbon

Glimmer Glaze

Glossy Accents

Step One: Heavily cover three chipboard pieces with Glimmer Glaze

Add Glossy Accents while they're still wet 

Sprinkle beads over the chipboard while they're still wet, which will serve as your glue.

Add Glimmer Glaze and Glossy Accents over the beads and let them dry.

Add a few drops of Glimmer Glaze onto the bottom flower

Remove the stems from the smaller flower, thread the ribbon through the bead and then through the flower

Adhere the beaded chipboard pieces to the flower, create the loops of the ribbon and adhere the edges under the smaller flower. Decorate the petals with larger beads.

Very beautiful Elena - well done. Great idea

Bye for now
Meg
www.megsgarden.com

An Apple Recipe Book by Sylvie

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Sylvie enchants us with another of her little books:


'this is my recipes mini album which only contains apple recipes.. I used papers from Ode to a Summer's Day Collection ( apple blossom and a summer day).  They are perfect for this project , is not it?  The apple-shaped cover is from a set of table...I just  reproduced the shape on  these so cute papers..'

What a fabulous little book & what a fantastic gift for a housewarming or shower - well done Sylvie.

You could not have chosen a better idea for these 2 papers - just wonderful

Bye for now

Meg

www.megsgarden.com

A Reverse Canvas by Sandrine

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Sandrine's reverse canvas is fantastic:

'I thought to create something a little bit different this month, I wanted to incorporate Meg’s gorgeous lace in there as well and a little bit of mixed media elements.

I turned my mini canvas around, covered the wood with masking tape and covered in Gesso, when dry I added some modeling paste through a stencil in the corners. The inside frame was created with lace that I glued and painted with Gesso, I love the texture it created.

“You”

Here you can see the layers of paper, border, chipboard and stitching:

A close up of top cluster

 A side view of my canvas, showing off the gorgeous textures of modeling paste, paper flowers!

MEG’S GARDEN PRODUCTS:

-       ROSE COLLAGE – LA BELLE JARDIN COLLETION - P6292

-       MA FLEUR ROSE – LA BELLE JARDIN COLLETION – P6296

-       LACE 3CM WHITE L2901

-       FRENCH WHITE OPEN ROSE

OTHER PRODUCTS USED:

-       IMAGINARIUM CHIPBOARD

-       WATERCOLOUR PAPER

-       TOOTHPICK

-       KITCHEN ROPE

-       GESSO, MODELING PASTE

-       BUTTONS, RHINESTONES

-       MARTHA STEWART BORDER PUNCH

-       KAISERCRAFT STAMS

-       BANDAGE MATERIAL, GAUZE, FOAM TAPE

I hope you like it! It was real fun to create! I love going off the page!

Have a great day!'

I love you going off the page Sandrine - well done.  Love all the elements, the layering & the soft colours.  You have seriously perfected the texture technique.

Bye for now

Meg

www.megsgarden.com

Heather's Card - Golden Days of Autumn

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Heather steps sideways this month & shows us her card talents which are as awesome as her LO's.

‘GOLDEN days of Autumn ‘ – Card By Heather .

'I decided to create a card this month … Autumn is always a busy time in my garden, and one of my very favourite times of the year. In April the first golden leaves appear on the deciduous trees, and it’s always a wonderful pleasure for me to drag my feet through the fallen leaves that carpet parts of my garden.

I adore watching  my little black kitten Raven , frollicking  and playing with delight .

This card reminds me of nature with the divine ‘Ode to a Summer’s Day collection ‘.

PROCESS

The papers are all mix and match so this card is a great way to utilise all your left over ‘scraps’ .

I used various Spellbinder die cuts – fancy tags and nested pennants, added some die cut leaves and a beautiful lacy bloom..

All on a base of ‘Ode to a Summers Day collection’.

When completed, I adhered this to pale green bazzill, toning in with the papers

Inside  I added some stamping, masking  and Tim Holtz tissue tape .

The two die cuts for the leaves are –

Cottage cutz/ leafy foliage, Memory Box /Cottage leaf .

Banner & flower on the card

Banner on the card

Inside view of the card

Megs Garden products used .

Ode to a Summer's Day Collection

Buds of May P6335

Summer Bouquet  P6336

Summers's Dance  P6337

Die cut - COTTAGE CUTZ/leafy foliage 

Thanks for popping by and do have a look at the website and look at all the beautiful papers and embellies … they are perfect for cards and tags … I give my cards with a gift and many of my friends say the card is a gift in itself …. That warms my heart .

Hugs to you all xoxo'

This is such a wonderful card & made with so much care - well done Heather - totally love it. It looks simple & elegant but I can see there are so many more elements than first glance sees.
 There are 2 sets of die cut leaves - 1 from cardstock highlighted with a black pen & another set from the background paper. There are 2 more die cut accents & then we get to the banner which is fabulous.  Love the inside of the card with its stencil elements, prose & TH tape.  

Ode to a Summer's Day papers
Fabric flowers

Lots of gorgeous ideas on this card

Bye for now
Meg
www.megsgarden.com