Meg's Garden Blog

Victorian Era from Sandie

2012-03-18T10:52:00.000+10:30

Hi
Sandie has taken us into the Victorian era with a gorgeous Memory Canvas wall hanging, framed Victorian Flowers & a Victorian Tri-fold Tag Card.

Sandie says: 'The Victorian Era (1847 – 1901 with the reign of Queen Victoria) was a time in history when many new beginnings unfolded, and individuals described the era a time of ‘enlightenment’. It was an era of change, and those who were in the middle class and upwards lived, surrounded in opulence. Women created beautiful ornate embroideries, tapestries and wore beautiful gowns, their waists tiny, from the tight capture of a corset.

My creations were inspired by this era, rich and opulent, ornate and delicate.....'

Victorian Memory Canvas

Meg’s Garden Products

Tassels, Paper Roses & Rose Buds, Lace Organza Flower, Pins of Jewels, Paper Leaves, Boxboard Frame

Ribbon, Gardenia Flower

Other Products:

Braid, Prima Flowers, Birdcage & Stamp, Imaginarium Designs chipboard ‘Cherish & Adore’, Texture Paste, Paint, Tim Holtz Crackle Medium ‘Rock Candy’, Beaded Fringe.

Framed Victorian Flowers

Meg’s Garden Products:

Lace, Velvet Pansy ‘Cherry Magenta’, Primrose Posy,Forget-Me-Nots ‘Pale Pink’ & ‘Antique Blue’

Green Paper Leaves, Pearls, Lace (6.3cm ‘Off White’)

Paper Remnants from various leftovers

Other Products:

Black Cardstock, Prima Flowers, Hand-Dyed Lace Motifs, Bee Charms, Martha Stewart ‘Frond’ punch, McGill ‘Fern’ punch, Urn.

Victorian Tri-Fold Tag Card

Meg’s Garden Products:

Clocks Paper, Tags, Paper Doily, Tim Holtz ‘Tattered Florals Die’, Ivory Paper Roses
Forget-Me-Nots ‘Pale Pink’, Paper Elements from ‘Travel Mini Pack’, 4 X 12” ‘French Garden’, Lace, Ribbon

Pearls, Butterfly Transparency

Other Products:

Old Book Pages, Distress Ink ‘Walnut Stain,’ Chipboard Piece, Bad & Eyelets ,Glimmer Mist ‘Taupe’, Tulle.

Fabulous details Sandie - well done

Bye for now

Meg
http://www.megsgarden.com/

The Forget Me Not Collection

2012-03-16T13:32:00.000+10:30

Hi
Denise Ann has designed some beautiful new papers- The Forget Me Not Collection.

It is a stunning range of papers in elegant shades of blues, cream & greys.

Perfect to embellish with lace & flowers; a round doily or some of the new German Glass Glitters in Robins Egg Blue or the Cameo. The new Paper Gardenias distressed with Broken China or Antique Linen inks are fabulous as are the Blue & White apple blossom flowers; do not forget the velvet vintage Forget me Nots in Cream & Antique Blue or the fringe tassels in Champagne & Silver Blue. The Butterfly transparency (Tr015) is also great for cutting butterflies for embellishing.

It is only fitting that her projects start the ball rolling with the new Design Team.

She has done 2 fabulous cards
The first is a beautiful easel card highlighted with glass glitter

The second card is a masterpiece of folds, die cuts & died ribbon - absolutely gorgeous.

Well done Denise - you have set the level for projects using your new papers - The Forget Me Not Collection.

The papers have been sent to the new Design Team & I am really excited about the projects they are going to show you. I am sure you will be as well.

You can find the Collection at http://www.megsgarden.com/ under the 'What's New & Exciting' category

Bye for now
Meg
http://www.megsgarden.com/
info@megsgarden.com

Victorian

2012-03-07T16:54:00.000+10:30

Hello
Eila Sandberg from Sweden presents her first project as a DT member & it is extremely beautiful & very Victorian.

What a fabulous start as a new DT member - great work Eila - love the details, flowers & embellies. Well done

If you have not visited http://www.megsgarden.com/ since mid this afternoon (Wed 7 Mar) you will not have seen the new papers - The Forget Me Not Collection designed by Denise Ann has just been posted. 8 gorgeous 12x12" + 4x12" strip, a mini pack of papers & 2 A4 Elements papers. They are at the printer & expected to be in stock in a couple of days. You can find them under 'What's New & Exciting'. There are also some new Prima embellishments & new Tim Holtz.

Bye for now
Meg
info@megsgarden.com

Bonjour Paris

2012-03-02T14:48:00.000+10:30

Hi
Adriana has us all visiting Paris in her time travel adventure - we have saved fares & hotels because she has presented us with the best of Vintage Paris.

Two absolutely beautiful 'Bonjour Paris' cards & the most awesome book.

The Bonjour Paris Collection

2 cards

Front cover of the Book

Back cover of book

Adriana describes her project:

"Bonjour Paris"

'I wanted to create a theme around Paris.

Paris is such a magical city, which one day I would love to visit.

I created an 2 cards and a book cover which holds an accordion set of pages about vintage Paris. This is a keepsake that holds a memento of a time in Paris when the Eiffel Tower was built for the World Fair in early 1889. It was to hard to bring it down so they left it there.

120 years on and it is the very symbol of Paris. A great work of Art.

This book is cover on the front and back, inside this is a folded accordion pages decorated with vintage paris pictures and vintage french ladies.

I hope I have taken you on a trip to Paris in the early 1900's.

Meg's Garden materials are:

Le Belle Jardin 6x6 papers and French Garden paper collections.

Ribbons, lace, paris charms, chipboard frame, velvet and paper flowers german scrap, gold charm little frame embellishment, small doilies, transparency bird cage and french pot, vintage french ladies collage.

The accordion pages are just black card stock with patterned papers on top, just showing a little of the black card stock around creating a border. Then the photos have a border of cream stock card, then black stock card and that's all it is all flat.'

How fantastic are these projects?

Beautifully done Adriana - love the layering in the book; so many elements to amaze

Bye for now

Meg

Winner for Design Team Challenge Theme

2012-02-29T11:37:00.000+10:30

Hi
Having chosen the new DT & had some wonderful comments on the quality of the Design Team, how do you challenge such talent?

The 1st two challenges for me were easy - Christmas using the Christmas Collection & then Summer - holidays, by the sea etc. Then we sponsored The Color Room & used Denise Anne's new Collection - Le Belle Jardin - that was January & the layouts produced by the DT & by all at The Color Room were fantastic & very inspiring.

For the 4th challenge I was going to CHA, had to get it done before I left & be ready for when I got back - so I asked the girls to choose their own using 'Vintage ..., Victorian... or Parisian...' as the theme - this is always a great topic; and for this last challenge, the same theme was on the board but they should use a different one than used in the 4th challenge.

This is the 6th challenge for the original members of the DT. The projects that have been presented in each of the challenges have been incredibly awesome!!! & I now have to challenge them again - they have done cards, layouts, tryptichs, little books, boxes & more BUT they have not done an accordion book & I just happen to have a kit in my Garden - Done!! - Challenge decided!!.

The new members of the DT start their term in April & I have been looking at the previous Collections for inspiration. I also need to remember that some of the new members of the DT do not have any Meg's Garden stash & that they live Upover (the opposite of Downunder) & that the mail takes a while so 'you know who' has to be very organised - challenges known in advance, dates set, stash provided & themes to inspire. New drawing Board to be set up.

Does anyone have any ideas?? Would love to hear them. Any DT girls have any ideas??
Please Help!! A special RAK to the winners

Bye for now
Meg

Vintage Gentleman

2012-02-29T11:03:00.000+10:30

Hello

Gayle presents 2 projects using her 'Vintage Gentleman' Theme.

She describes it as:

'An altered box...a gift box for a bloke. In it you could put....a Bunnings voucher, theatre or Fringe tickets, small pewter hip flask, pen or calligraphy set, a new iphone ?.

Paper used was Graphic45 Communique Collection Pen in Hand & ATC A4 Rulers.'

Gayle is renowned for her boxes! and this one is awesome.

Her layout is fabulous - the person of interest is her father in 1946 - a very handsome gentleman - he would love your work.

Well done Gayle
Bye for now
Meg

Vintage Gentleman

2012-02-27T09:50:00.001+10:30

Gayle continues with her Vintage Gentleman theme.

My second project is a card. Because Feb is the month of "love" and because my theme is "Vintage Gentleman", I've done a card that could be given to the man in your life.

I have used Meg's Garden ATC A4 paper......."Vintage French Couples" and A4 Collage Paper......." Suitcases For Travelling". I've added lace, a "Vintaj Brass" Scrolled Ornate Corner, beautiful satin ribbon, and gorgeous " Garnet Forget Me Not " velvet flowers, ALL FROM MEG'S GARDEN.

Beautifully done Gayle - a fabulous departure from the browns & greys that seem to be the norm with cards for men.

Bye for now
Meg

New Design team members announced

2012-02-26T12:36:00.001+10:30

Hi

It was an extremely difficult task to select the new members of the Design Team. Thank you so much to the many applicants.

The new members who are joining the existing team are:

Eila Sandberg   http://dollopsofscrap.blogspot.com.au/

Heather Jacob from Australia    http://heatherartandlife.blogspot.com.au/

Yuka Hino from Japan    http://nsnlso.blogspot.com/

Gabrielle Pollacco from Canada    http://gabriellepollacco.blogspot.com/

Vickie Alberto from Canada    http://simplypaperandcreativity.blogspot.com

Cathy Cafun from Australia      http://cathycafun.blogspot.com

These applicants have their work cut out for them - the current DT have done some fabulous projects & have left a hard road for them.

Please have a look at their blogs, become a follower & cheer them on

Welcome ladies to Meg's Garden Design Team - the garden of papercraft delights

Bye for now

Meg

Microscope Slide Mailer

2012-02-26T11:46:00.000+10:30

Good morning

Gayle's theme for February is 'Vintage Gentleman' & she starts by creating an unique Glass Slide Mailer.

According to Gayle "GLASS SLIDE MAILER :

I had never seen glass slides before, except in Biology at school, or "the mailer", and had no idea what to do with them. Anyway, "the mailer" is a very sturdy chipboard folder with a recessed area inside that holds the glass slide and so protects it in the mail. ( Meg has a slide show on the shop site that demos these ). This little "folder" is very cute, very robust and like a ready made little book, just waiting to be painted, inked, papered, embossed and decorated. The thing I love about it is how strong it is, and how it can support heavy duty metal embellishments."

Firstly I wet embossed the inside of "the mailer" with a B Line stamp.......Postmark Collage, and embossed it with walnut stain Distress Powder. Next I covered the inside recessed area and the front and the back. I used Meg's Garden A4 Collage Papers for this......Travel Labels and Suitcases For Travelling. After inking all the edges I wrapped very fine black wire around the spine and attached a couple of metal charms and made a rustic, ruffled flower with a metal centre for the front. On the inside I added a metal corner and little metal clock face.

The Glass slides & Mailers can be found at Glass Slides & Mailers

The mailer is truly fantastic Gayle - totally love it - well done

Bye for now

Meg

Green Toile

2012-02-24T10:28:00.000+10:30

Denise designs a layout using the paper she designed called 'Green Toile' - one of the papers in Le Belle Jardin Collection.

She has used a word from the Le Belle Jardin Labels transparency #Tr1081 & a label from the Label sheet #1081; mini paper rosebuds & apple blossom flowers.

Beautiful layout Denise - well done

Bye for now
Meg

Fairy Garden

2012-02-22T10:05:00.000+10:30

Good morning

It is a beautiful sunny day in the Adelaide Hills.

Adriana sent this gorgeous surprise to me this morning - A Magical Fairy Garden.

What a wonderful way to say Good Morning

Thank you so much Adriana - love the blues, mauves & lavender

Well done

Bye for now

Meg

2012-02-18T11:57:00.000+10:30

Hello
Today we are featuring a talented Guest designer from Canada. Keren has come to us via The Color Room - http://thecolorroom.ning.com/ where she saw the papers, then went to Meg's Garden & purchased some of the new collection - Le Belle Jardin. She then created a beautiful LO, sent me pics & here she is:

My name is Keren Tamir and I'm 37 years old. I am a wife to a wonderful husband who is very supportive of my scrapbooking hobby and a mother of two amazing kids; a 10 year old boy and a 5 years old girl. I've been scrapbooking for 8 years and I mainly scrapbook about my family. I love to create and experiment with many different mediums and techniques.

I believe my style is shabby chic vintage with a hint of whimsy. I love designing with flowers, butterflies, doilies and lace. I scrapbook mainly layouts however I do love making mini-albums and just recently I began making different altered projects. Every once in a while I like getting a little grungy and distressing my pages with many paints, mists and inks. My style is always evolving and that’s one of the things I love about this hobby.

One of the main reasons why I started scrapbooking was to preserve memories and photos for my children and grandchildren. However in this past year, I’ve started to enjoy another aspect of scrapbooking. I love the artistic outlet that it gives me. It has become an obsession, a healthy addiction which helps me relax in life. I love it so much and I hope to scrapbook for many years to come!!

I’m honoured that my layout is being featured at Meg’s Garden!!

Enjoy,

Keren

http://kerentamir.blogspot.com/

Enjoyed featuring you Keren - a beautiful layout

Bye for now

Meg

PS We love to have Guest Designers - please email pics of your work using our papers

info@megsgarden.com

Vintage Memories Book

2012-02-18T10:20:00.000+10:30

Hi
Sandie has done a Vintage Book - 'done' is the understatement in blogging world
How vintage, elegant & gorgeous!!!

“Vintage Memory Book”

Created using a Kaisercraft wood album, painted with Gesso, and aged using various mediums. I have left the pages blank to show the gorgeous detail in each of the papers. The papers used come from several different card makers, paper packs. Envelopes were added, which would be perfect for holding memorabilia, photographs or journaling. Paper doilies were used to decorate, as well as, beautiful guipure lace and fussy cut elements from various Meg’s Garden papers. A range of flowers were used, and other trinkets.

Products Used:

Various Papers from Meg's Garden Card Makers Sets

Several Laces

Various Ribbons

Tassels

Chipboard Frame (aged via crackle medium, paint and inks)

Vintage Images

Transparency

Paper Doilies

Tim Holtz Tickets

Pearl Strand

Well done Sandie, a challenge & inspiration for us all. Love the envelopes with doilies & embellishments

Bye for now

Meg

Happy Valentines Day

2012-02-13T13:23:00.001+10:30

The latest challenge for the Design Team is to have a choice of 'Vintage, Parisian or Victorian' in the title of their projects.

Adriana said:"I decided that because February is the month of LOVE I named my projects "Vintage Valentine".

I have created a "Vintage Valentine Frame", "Vintage Valentine Mini Book" & a Tag".

and she has done extremely beautiful & very vintage projects for the month of LOVE. Happy Valentines Day to all

Adriana's 3 projects

Vintage Valentine Frame

Happy Valentines Day Book cover

Inside pages of book

Back & front covers of the book

Tag

These are so feminine & vintage - an inspiration to us all

Thanks Adriana

Bye for now Meg

Back from CHA

2012-02-06T15:38:00.000+10:30

Hi
Back from CHA - it was fabulous - every year it shrinks a bit more & it has become so expensive that the smaller companies have decided not to participate. It is a great pity because there have to be some great products, papers & ideas in that area.

Prima has the mose extensive range of flowers you have ever seen.
Tim Holtz has great new inks, pencils etc & is still the master of demonstrating.
Graphic 45 had a fabulous stand with the most amazing projects on it - the staff were all dressed in vintage & looked great.
A lot of companies are being merged or purchased so seem to be disappearing

Lot of vinatge papers, lots of flowers, lots of beaded swirls & embellishments. Martha Stewart stand was a quarter of 1 stand & there appeared to be noone there - quite odd.

My goal for being there was to see how my papers stood up against the ones there; see what new products were out, trends in colours & products etc. My goals were met.

Since I have been back I have allowed myself a couple of days of dejetlagging (is that a word?), pampering my little dog (she does not think I am done), getting orders out (not totally done yet) & replying to emails (did not take a laptop with me- next time I will).

I now need to decide on the new DT; the next Challenge & a whole bunch more

Can now say that my Blog is up to date - hehe & LOL!!

Bye for now
Meg

Palette #95 Pale Pink w Flowers

2012-01-26T09:12:00.041+10:30

Hello
Palette 95 at The Color Room is an elegant pale pink
These are Sandie's projects - beautiful - love the use of the embellishments.

Very pretty card Sandie

Adriana's layout titled Venus - gorgeous work Adriana - the embellishments are beautiful; love the use of the distressed green & the flowers. The navy ribbon is a great highlight.

There are more to come but by the time you read this I will be at the Craft & Hobby Show in Anaheim, CA where I am looking for some fabulous ideas, new trends, colour combinations (although I think my Design Team has found them all) & products.

Will post when I return

Thanks to The Color Room for having us this month - has been great fun & we look forward to coming back. Thanks Eila & Lydell.

My Design Team has their next challenge - 'Parisian, Victorian, Vintage' - they need to use one of these in their title - should be some really gorgeous projects - I have seen what they have chosen from the website.

Bye for now

Meg

Bye for now

More projects using 'Green Toile'

2012-01-24T09:12:00.000+10:30

Hi
Have more projects to show you using this paper.
The 1st 2 are from Adriana - she loves Tags & they love her - a very elegant tag

Tag by Adriana

This ia a fabulous layout using Green Toile by Adriana

Sandie's layout is also very beautiful - she has done a fabulous cut out of the paper. The colours of the paper & the flowere are a beautiful accent for the baby photo.

The following pics of projects using Green Toile have been done by the Design Team members at the Color Room - all are totally fabulous

How amazing - the totally different use of 1 paper!

Bye for now

Meg

Green Toile - palette #94 TCR

2012-01-20T14:57:00.000+10:30

Hello
The palette this week at The Color Room uses Green Toile P6295 as the colors of the challenge.
Gayle is the Guest Designer for this week & this is her beautiful project:

This is a really beautiful use of this very elegant pale green paper.
Well done Gayle

Bye for now
Meg

Design Team Call Out

2012-01-19T08:51:00.000+10:30

Hi

Att: Papercraft Artists

We are looking for a few awesome Papercraft Artists who can showcase Meg’s Garden/Designs Galore products!!

If you LOVE Paper crafts and lots of embellishments and use it on layouts, cards & off the page projects then show us what you love to do!!

We are looking for talented artists who inspire others to create.

What’s expected of a Meg’s Garden/Designs Galore Design Team Member?

· The ability to showcase our products!

· Take good photos or scans of projects

The Details –

· Design Team is for 6 months from 1 March, 2012 – 1 September, 2012.

· Create a minimum of 1 layout/project per month posting on both your blog and the Meg’s Garden Blog – dates will be given when team in picked.

· Be a part of one Blog Hop during the 6 months. Date given at a later date

· Promote Meg’s Garden/Designs Galore by posting the above layouts/projects on other online galleries and blogs with working links to the blog.

For further details please email info@megsgarden.com

Meg Foreman – Mgr Director Meg’s Garden P/L which owns Designs Galore

Thanks
Meg

'Constance' by Eila Sandberg

2012-01-16T16:46:00.000+10:30

This is the project submitted by Eila Sandberg to The Color Room for palette #92 using 'Articles de Paris' paper from Le Belle Jardin Collection.

I really loved the style of the LO, the embellishments & how she used the paper to its max. I went to Eila's blog to see more http//www.dollopsofscrap.blog.com. The detail of the LO was so gorgeous & exciting that I just had to share it with you. The top pic is her original LO for The Color Room.

The girl in the photo is not unknown, her name was Constance and she lived in Paris with her family during the Belle Epoque. In this pic from 1902 she is about 8 years old.

The following pics are the close ups done by Eila.

You can have a look at her blog for her descriptions.

While I was on her blog, I saw 2 other projects that I wanted to show you - the first one Eila says 'was done out of scraps' - some of the new collection & some of the French Garden Collection

The 2nd project I wanted to show you because of the unique use of the doily & also how German scrap & a Paper lace strip can be coloured to advantage.

Lots more to see & do in the hunt for 'create, inspire & challenge'

Bye for now

Meg

The Color Room Design Team use palette #93

2012-01-15T16:15:00.000+10:30

Hi
What is so amazing about the projects on this blog post is that the team used the same papers but look at the results - all so different! Absolutely fantastic & gorgeous. They used papers Rose Collage & Eau de Cologne.

'Capture' by Lindy Gillespie

'Follow your Heart' by Lindy

Thank you so much TCR Design Team ladies - you are all so talented & I appreciate your efforts on my papers

Bye for now

Meg

Rose Collage & Eau de Cologne by the Meg's Garden Design Team

2012-01-15T14:29:00.001+10:30

Hi
Gayle & Adriana used the above papers (P6292 & P6293) in creating these absolutely beautiful projects. Denise adds another project & Sandie is artistic with her 'Brush with Fame' layout.

Street Talk by Gayle

Tag by Adriana

In the Garden by Denise

'Brush with Fame' by Sandie

Beautifully done Ladies. What a fabulous Design Team.

Bye for now
Meg

2012-01-15T14:06:00.000+10:30

Hi

Palette #93 at The Color Room is featuring Denise Boddey (we know her as Denise Ann - our very talented Designer of these papers)

Denise Ann uses herself to star on her layout. She painted the flowers on the paper - just gorgeous. Love the layout - well done

Bye for now
Meg

Sandie uses 'Article de Paris' paper

2012-01-15T14:00:00.000+10:30

Hi
This is how Sandie created with the paper

Just gorgeous Sandie - thank you

Bye for now

Meg

Articles de Paris Layout by Gayle

2012-01-09T14:50:00.000+10:30

Articles de Paris P6294
2 tassles
1 white flower
1 lace flower with diamante

More fabulous projects using 'Articles de Paris' paper

2012-01-07T14:16:00.000+10:30

Hello
In this posting, I am showing you some more really beautiful projects using Le Belle Jardin Collection paper - 'Articles de Paris' - designed by Denise Ann.

The first 5 layouts are done by Denise Ann herself - just beautiful

Denise Ann - page 1

Denise Ann - page 2

Denise Ann - page 3

Denise Ann - page 4

Denise Ann - page 5

The following projects have been taken from The Color Room blog & have been done by the members of their Design Team who used the actual paper & not the palette of colours. The names of the artists are shown below each of the projects.

They are all so exquisite
Hoping you enjoy them - head over to http:www.thecolorroom.ning.com to see more

Next week we are using another paper from Le Belle Jardin Collection from http:www.megsgarden.com

Chat later
Bye for now
Meg

Articles de Paris

2012-01-06T16:45:00.000+10:30

Hi
This is the 1st blog on the new Collection by Denise Ann - Le Belle Jardin (The Beautiful Garden). Adriana
was the 1st of the Design Team to present her projects using the above paper on The Color Room & they are presented to you here - they are just beautiful & elegant. The colours & embellishments that Adriana used really work tremendously well with the paper. Well done Adriana

Layout - Dream

Best Wishes Card

Adriana Bolzon’s project for TCR#92

MEG'S GARDEN DT

When I first saw the palette colours for this week on “The Color Room”, I just love them. So vintage, whimsical and gorgeous.

I created the Layout using the 12x12 & 4”x12 “Articles de Paris” paper.

I dyed “Meg’s Garden” flowers, lace and German Scrap.

HINT: If you have so many flowers and lace that are white or cream, you can change the colour of them to suit your layouts and cards with Glimmermist sprays and inks.

I had this old antique frame which was originally brown and gold.

So I painted it white and inked it with blue ink.

Layout – Dream

“MEG’S GARDEN” Materials used:

Papers from Le Belle Jardin Collection

Articles de Paris 12”x12”, 4”x12” papers

Flowers, ribbons. Lace, tassels,

German scrap & Transparences.

Other materials:

Glimmermists, inks, cardstock, antique small frame.

“Imaginarium Designs” chipboard – LOVE. Resin bird.

Card – Best Wishes

“MEG’S GARDEN” Materials used:

Papers from Le Belle Jardin Collection

Articles de Paris 6”x6” paper

Flowers, ribbons. Lace, Lace dyed flower, tassels,

Silver heart, Pearl drop pins, Vintage collage lady image,

German scrap & Transparencies, ATC collage music sheet.

Other materials:

Glimmermists spray, inks, cardstock, feather.

Have a look at the other projects from the DT at The Color Room using this weekly palette based on Article de Paris Paper - some of the DT used the paper while others used the palette colours - all of them are gorgeous.

Have a look

http://www.thecolorroom.ning.com/

Bye for now

Meg

An Exciting Start to the New Year

2012-01-02T11:56:00.001+10:30

Hello
Welcome to a Fabulous, Happy & Creative New Year.

We are starting this year of 2012 on an exciting journey & Denise Ann has started it for us - she has done it again - her new collection is Le Belle Jardin Collection of Papers.

This Beautiful Garden is the latest Collection from Denise Ann. It is simply gorgeous - pale elegant pastels that will inspire you to create some really beautiful papercraft projects. There are 6 designs available in our traditional size of 12x12" with a 4x12" strip; these same 6 designs are available in the Mini Pack with the designs reduced to 144mm square which are ideal for smaller projects - cards, OTP, little books. Also part of the Collection is an A4 which has been printed on transparency & also on cardstock - ideal for die cutting,

The Collection is being featured on The Color Room in January. Each week 1 of the Meg's Garden Design Team will feature one of the papers; the Color Room Design Team will also be doing projects with the papers. This is a fabulous opportunity to see many different styles of artistic work using the papers.
Have a look: http://www.thecolorroom.ning.com

Rose Collage

Articles de Paris

Eau de Cologne

Green Toile

Ma Fleur Rose

French Bird House

Le Belle Jardin - A4 transparency & A4 cardstock

This is a really exciting & creative start to the New Year. I know you will love this Collection.

Enjoy!!!!

Bye for now

Meg

PS. I have been asked why we do a 12x12" with a 4x12" strip. It is basically because papers in Australia are not available in 12x12" & scrapbook papers are 12x12".
The printer uses A3 paper (we design on the A3) & it is then cut into the 2 pieces.

If we did just a 12x12" the rest of the paper would be thrown away - why do this? The strip is fabulous for cards, inside cards, part of a scrapbook page, an OTP project & lots more.... Would love to hear about more uses for the strip

Merry Christmas & the new Collection

2011-12-20T10:54:00.000+10:30

Hello to all

Wow it is almost here - hope your list is as finished as mine. I decided I could not stand the hassle & stress so I did mine over the weekend & finished yesterday, except for wine. My family is very small so I am not a good as I am sounding.

Eila Sandberg, DT member at The Color Room, lives in Sweden & she sent me the link to her blog to share with me the cards she made from The Vintage Christmas Collection of Denise Ann - they are fabulous. Have a look at her blog. http://dollopsofscrap.blogspot.com/. These are her 4 cards - lots of tricky cutting & fabulous touches of glitter & snow

Adriana also shared with me 2 pics of projects she had made - a tag for TCR and a christmas card for my bloggers in blog world. I thought I would share them with you - I just love the turquoise & lace highlights on the tag & the card is truly beautiful - thanks Adriana for sharing them with me

Working on the next Collection - Le Belle Jardin - it is being featured on The Color Room in January.

http://www.thecolorroomning.com/

http://www.megsgarden.com/ is the sponsor for January 2012 so you will be able to see lots of projects using the new Collection. Packs have been sent to the DT of TCR (The Color Room) and went out to our DT yesterday along with a package of pastel embellishments. They have not even been sent their challenge yet.

More news to come

Have a beautiful Holiday Season

Bye for now

Meg

Summer in Paris

2011-12-09T14:10:00.000+10:30

Hi

Gayle decided to spend the 'Summer in Paris' - at least with her projects. The bare bottomed lady is now fully dressed & ready for show. And she is so gorgeous & inspiring.

Here is Gayle's little "speech" about her projects:

The beautiful papers I have chosen from Meg's Garden are so pretty and so detailed, they stand alone. I have deliberately tried to use minimum, if any, embellishment with these projects as I think the papers speak for themselves and need very little enhancement.

Meg asked us to choose a theme with the word "Summer" in it..........

my theme is "Summer In Paris"

Firstly I have dressed a mannequin, very French and very fashionable at the moment, completely in paper from Meg's Garden and inspired by Marie Antoinette.

For my second project I made a bag, (of course you would need to go shopping while in Paris). It is however recycled from a brown paper shopping bag. I painted some cardboard in sage green and lined the bag to give it rigidity and then "voila!", transformed it with Meg's beautiful paper. I added some hand made flowers and velvet leaves and decorated the inside with beautiful lace.

For my third project I have made some vintage post-cards; you would after all have to send all your friends a post-card to say, "wish you were here". I have used lots of distressing, stamps, and inks, along with the beautiful collage papers from Meg's Garden.

PRODUCTS USED

DRESS:

Meg's Garden background papers:

Cartouche 3402, A French Bouquet 3400, Pink Passion 3407

Paper lace – white strip, mini squares

BAG:

Meg's Garden background papers:

Green Satin & Flowers P6270, French Garden 3404

Lace - 6.3cm off white

Mini sq paper doily

Pale antique velvet leaves, sm pink & green leaves

POST CARDS:

Meg's Garden A4 Collage papers:

Victorian Flower Oracle, Vintage Calling cards

Meg's Garden 12x12 Collage papers:

Regency Romance 3366

Meg's Garden Background papers

Chic Couture Flourish P6265,A French Collage label P6263:

Well done Gayle

Bye for now

Meg

What a fabulous Summer in Paris Collection of projects - love your little 'speech' describing the how & why of your projects.

Denise presents her 'Summer Fun' Collection

2011-12-02T14:26:00.000+10:30

Hi

Denise had so much 'Summer Fun' with her Off the Page projects.

Her first 2 projects show summer fun at the beach as it was in the 1920's. Both of her projects are beautifully presented in frames which accentuate the textures & embellishments used on the papers.

Products used:

Vintage by the Sea 1027

Sea Charms Pack, muslin, odd ribbons, string & lace

Wild Flowers Field P6373
Ivory paper flowers & Ivory Rosebuds

Denise then left the beachside & went into her garden to have the rest of her 'Summer Fun'. Here she made another 2 OTP projects - the 1st one is a framed piece of art while the 2nd is a gorgeous covered diary.

Off the Page Flowers

Scraps from Satin and Flowers P6267 & Green Satin & Flowers P6270

Pink & green leaves, Pink & white apple blossoms, ivory roses

prima birdcage

Front cover of diary

inside front cover

inside back cover

back cover

Products used:

Diary

A French Bouquet 3400

Pink Passion 3407

pink satin ribbon, muslin

Small pink & green leaves

Ivory paper roses & rosebuds, Pink & white apple blossoms

Prima flowers

german scrap flourish

dusty attic chip board

What a fabulous gift idea - cover an ordinary diary with beautiful papers & embellishments - a gift that lasts forever!

Denise painted the scenes on the front cover, inside front & inside back - beautiful Monet colours.
You will see more of her painting work on her next Collection - Le Belle Jardin. The Collection is a very elegant & pastel set of papers - the newsletter & blog will announce their arrival.

These projects are absolutely fabulous - well done Denise

I talked to Gayle on Monday & was told that her project had a 'bare bottom' & she needed more paper - very interesting!!!!!
Bye for now
Meg

Tutorial on Sandie's Book Card

2011-11-30T17:12:00.000+10:30

Hi
As promised Sandie has written a blog with pics to show you how to make this fabulous project - what a great Christmas gift for a relative or friend

Requirements:

4 cardstock (12 x 12)

Dimensional adhesive dots/squares

Wonder Tape (or a very strong tape)

Double sided tape

Distress Inks (optional)

Strong Glue (I used Glossy Accents)

Travel Mini Paper Pack – Meg's Garden

Lace – Meg's Garden, Embellishments & ribbons

Method

Ø Cut 4 pieces of cardstock measuring 6” X 8”

Ø Score each piece of cut cardstock at 1” going across the whole 8”. *See photo 1

photo 1

Fold each piece of cardstock like a fan & ink the edges *See photo 2

photo 2

Ø Gather two pieces of your folded cardstock pieces, and gently place together, fitting each fold from one piece into the other. *See photo 3

photo 3

Ø Using strong glue, such as glossy accents, adhere only the two end tabs on each end. *See photo 4

photo 4

Ø Continue previous ‘step’ to complete the frame for your book card. Getting the final cardstock piece in place can be fiddly. I find it easiest to weave the last piece of cardstock in and glue down on one side only, then turning over and gluing the other. *See photo 5

photo 5

Ø Hold in place till glue is dry. Finished frame work for book card. *See Photo 6

****Please note, you may have to push gently, each concertina fold, to get the pages to zig-zag into each other tightly. With gentle persuasion, this can be done without bending the cardstock – just remember to wiggle the cardstock gently****

photo 6

Ø Choose a piece of paper from your Meg's Garden, Travel Mini Pack for the main background paper of the inside of your card. Adhere with a strong glue or Wonder Tape to the back of your book frame. *See Photo 7

photo 7

Ø Using Wonder Tape, adhere lace to outer edge of your book frame. Decorate as you please, using a variety of embellishments that are to your liking. *See photo 8 & 9

Ø Cut a piece of cardstock measuring 21.2cms X 15.7cms for your back cover & cut a piece measuring 15.7cms square for your front cover. ****Please note: The reason I have used centimetres and not inches, is for precise measuring. The book cards cover, needs to be slightly larger than the inside ****

Ø Score the back cover piece of cardstock at 4cms and 1.3cms (1/2”)

Ø Ink all edges

photo 8

photo 9

Ø Before decorating and putting the cover together, use a strong adhesive to adhere ribbon ties to the outside edges of your cover *See photo 10

photo 10

Ø With the back cover (longest, scored piece of cardstock), cover your 4cm area with adhesive/glue. I use a mixture of both glue and Wonder Tape. *See photo 11

photo 11

Ø Carefully adhere the back cover to the front cover so that the edges match up perfectly. *See Photo 12

photo 12

Ø Adhere two pieces of paper from the Meg's Garden, Travel Mini Paper Pack – to the inside cover, and the other on the outside cover.

Ø On the outside and inside cover, decorate as you please, and to your liking. Don’t forget to add a journal label to write upon when your card is completed, and ready to ‘give’. *See Photo 13 & 14 for examples of finished covers

photo 13 - Happy Christmas Cat Book

photo 14 - Summer Rose Garden

Summer Rose Garden inside pages

Summer Rose Garden page 1

Summer Rose Garden page 2

Happy Christmas Cat Book inside pages

Happy Christmas Cat Book page 1

Happy Christmas Cat Book page 2

Ø Decorate the inside shadow-box area as you please. *See photos of Summer Rose Garden & Happy Christmas Cat Book for examples

Ø When you are happy with your decorating, using a strong adhesive/or glue to adhere your shadow-box into your book card.

Many thanks to you Sandie for this tutorial
If you would like a copy of this tutorial, please email me

Bye for now

Meg

Adriana's Vintage Summer by the Sea Collection

2011-11-29T11:27:00.003+10:30

Hi
Adriana's Collection is awesome - the blue ribbons & fibres accentuate the vintage images, textures & embellishments.

Adriana's Vintage by the Sea Collection

VINTAGE SUMMER BABIES - EASEL CARD

I created an easel card using the water babes collage sheet, travel mini paper pack & vintage card.

Meg’s Garden Products used:

Travel Mini paper pack

Vintage by the Sea collage sheet

Vintage Bathing Belles 4 sheet

Forget me not antique blue velvet flowers

Ivory apply blossom flowers

Mini rose buds white, Sea charms (thongs)

Cream lace, German scrap corners black

String of pearls, Blue & latter gingham ribbon

Cream Medley Fibres

Other products

Cream & Black cardstock, distress inks.

VINTAGE SUMMER LAYOUT (PAGE)

I wanted to create a layout that depicted what life would be like in the early 1920’s at the beach.

No bikinis here, men wore suits and shoes to the beach.

Life at the beach is very different now.

MEG’S GARDEN MATERIALS

Papers – Water colour by the Sea 3365

-     By the sea – collage sheet 3348
-     Vintage by the sea 1027
-     Holiday 12 x 12 paper
-     Wild Flowers field paper P6273
-     Cream Lace paper P6269

Sea charm pack

German scrap corners black, Forget me not antique blue flowers

Raffia, Ivory apple blossom flowers

Mini rose bud flowers, Banyan Tree Leaves – natural

String of pearls, Blue & latte Gingham ribbon

Brown& Cream & Autumn shades medley fibres, Cream Lace

Other products

Cream, Blue & black card stock

Compass and Rope stamp, Shells,Distress inks,Diecut letters

VINTAGE SUMMER BY THE SEA – “TRIPTYCH”

Off the page project.

‘Triptych” means a work of art divided into 3 sections.

Very popular in the 17^th& 18th century; many art works painted in churches were divided into three sections.

Using a Kaisercraft Bay Window Frames as a base which I painted

This is a free standing frame when tied together, creating a off the page project, something to display.

I used the following

Meg’s Garden products

Raffia to hold the frames together

Holiday paper P6271

Vintage by the sea collage sheet

Watercolour by the Sea collage sheet

By the sea 3348 Images

Holiday paper

Travel mini paper pack

Vintage bathing belles 4 collage sheet

German scrap corners

Forget me not antique velvet blue flowers

Mini rosebuds, Ivory Apple blossoms flowers

Banyan Tree Leaves – natural

String of pearls, Blue & Latte Gingham ribbon

Blue & Cream medley Fibres

Other Products

Seashells, Cream Mesh & Muslim, Distress inks.

VINTAGE SUMMER MEMORIES – PHOTO ALBUM

Here I created a vintage photo album & scrapbook, Visit to the beach in 1920’s.

At the back there is a pocket to put postcards in.

Vintage by the sea collage sheet

Water colour by the Sea collage sheet

By the sea 3348 Images

Holiday paper

Travel mini paper pack

Vintage bathing belles 4 collage sheet

German scrap corners

Forget me not antique blue velvet flowers, Mini rosebuds

Banyan Tree Leaves – natural, String of pearls

Blue & Latte Gingham ribbon, Blue & Cream medley Fibres

Embossed keyhole, Sea charms

Other products

Life’s journey Tag Book by K&CO

Cream mesh & muslin, Starfish, vintage diecuts, black & cream cardstock.

Well done Adriana

Bye for now
Meg

Sandie's Summer

2011-11-26T11:21:00.000+10:30

Hi
These are Sandie's beautiful creations from her chosen pack of goodies.

“Summer Roses, Best Wishes Card”

Products

Travel Mini Paper Pack

Doilies: Square & Circle

Layout – “Summer Memories”

Products

Time zones 12 X 12 Paper

Embossed Silk & Satin 12 X 12 Paper

German Scrap - Fleur border

Off White Open Rose

Ivory Paper Roses

Time Zones A4 Paper

Travel Labels A4 Paper

Pins of Jewels

Lace L28970 & L29220
Paper Lace Doilies: Square & Circle

Tulle ruffled edge around the outside

Summer Fairy Garden “Shadowbox”

Products

Watercolour Fairies 2 transparency

Summer Couture 12 X 12 Paper

Embossed Silk & Satin 12 X 12 Paper

Lace 1.6cm L28970

Travel Mini Paper Pack

Summer Rose Garden, Book Card

cover

side view of card book

inside pages

Summer Rose Garden, Book Card

Products:

German Scrap – French Flourish, Key Hole Lge, and Corner Decorative.

Embossed Silk and Satin 12 X 12 Paper

Lace L28970 and L29220
Paper Lace Doily

Time Zones 12 X 12 Paper

Travel Mini Paper Pack

Tim Holtz Journaling Tickets

Well done Sandie - beautiful takes on 'Summer'

Bye for now

Meg

Challenge #2 'Summer'

2011-11-25T11:50:00.000+10:30

Hello
This is the information given to the Design team ladies for Challenge #2. I will just copy the email to describe what 'guidance' they were given.

Your next challenge is:

'Summer'

This can be whatever you want - you get to choose the products & name your Collection (must have Summer in the name) & its objective is to showcase Meg's Garden products. These are some of the options I came up with - you can choose 1 of these or define your own:

. Summer garden

. Summer Holidays

. Summer at the Beach

. Vintage Summer Swimming in the sea (use the vintage by the sea

papers)

. Victorian summers

. Dreaming of Summer

. Summer flowers

It can be any kind of Collection - cards, boxes, OTP, scrapbooking pages

.... if you are not a card person, don't do cards - there are no rules.

Once again, please go to the website & collect (within your normal budget) - papers (collage of any size, backgrounds etc), charms, ribbons,german scrap, stamps, any embellishments you want.

I thought it would be extremely interesting, & I think you will too, to see what 4 ladies did with the above challenge.

Think about what you would do & check out the results.

I have Sandie's fabulous projects & will put them up this weekend

Bye for now

Meg

Christmas Cards from Simply Cards Issue #37

2011-11-21T15:50:00.000+10:30

Hi

I wanted you to see the cards Denise made for this issue - the CoverMount is a 36 pad of 6x6" Denise's Vintage Christmas papers - free on Australian Simply Cards Issue #37 - on sale now. The directions for each of these projects is in the magazine - well done Denise

shaker card

Lots of inspiration & ideas in the cards

Bye for now

Meg

Transparent Art 2

2011-11-20T13:36:00.000+10:30

Hi
These cards are also examples of the use of Transparencies - they were designed by Joy Scheafer.
The use of transparencies can differ - these show how & they also also show some different ways of attaching the transparency.

Each card is done in different pastels to allow the transparency to accent the card

mounted on lavender cardstock

mounted on cream cardstock

also on cream cardstock

this one has pink cardstock with the transparency attached at an angle

Hope these cards give you some more insight into the use of transparencies.

Bye for now
Meg

Transparency Art

2011-11-17T13:09:00.000+10:30

Hi Ladies
In this blog, I thought I would look at the use of tranparencies in papercraft projects - they are a fantastic & imaginative way to enhance your projects - they add a unique shimmer, depth & create an additional layer to your art.

The adhering of transparencies is often the biggest problem when working with them. That same clear quality that lets you see through to the background also lets you see blotches of glue.
To attach transparencies you have several options:

tie it with a ribbon
dangle it with eyelets
hand stitch or machine stitch
hang it with wire, fibres or ribbon
hold it in place with a button
use brads & fasteners
use paper ties
use the collage elements of the papers
use tiny pieces of double sided tape in areas where it will not be seen

Transparencies can cause the entire mood of a piece to change when placed over different background papers. Vintage images printed on transparencies appear soft & rather ethereal &, when the image is placed over decorative papers, such as text, music or script handwriting, the effect is just wonderful. Keep in mind that all colours & designs of the selected background papers will show through the transparency. Lay the transparency over the top of the papers until you find one that appeals to you.

Artist: Charlotte Barratt of Charlotte's Web

Tr006 - Vintage Lady is anchored at the top left corner with a brad through a paper flower & on the right bottom corner with a corner charm. This vintage beauty transparency has a music background - please note how the lady's face is over a plain section of the background & the transparency is beautifully highlighting part of the music paper - the tranparency is well placed.

Artist - Charlotte Barratt

This transparency (Tr006 Ladies with Flowers) has been attached with brads in the top corners & held in place with lace tied in a knot with a charm

Artist: Cheryl Husmann

You will find that extremely busy papers do not look good under the transparency papers. Neither do papers with extremely large print or line art, as they are often too big to be able to distinguish it as anything other than a blob of colour.
Select small text or script, perhaps a map if it is not too busy or a small tone-on-tone print. Move the transparency around until you are happy with the pattern that shows through. If you find a paper that you truly love, but it is still too busy, there are a couple of tricks you can use. Tear a small piece or two of light coloured tissue papers or mulberry paper & lay this under the areas of the transparency that need lightening up; perhaps behing the face & hands, for example.
You might also try a small amount of acrylic paint or glaze in some of the open areas.

Every order at http://www.megsgarden.com/ from today until the end of the year will receive 2 tranparencies free. To take up this offer, please add the 2 of your choice to your order & place a note in the Comments Section of your order "Transparency offer from the Blog" - the amount will then be deducted from your order at payment processing at this end.

Have a creative time with Transparency Art

Bye for now
Meg

Magazine CoverMount

2011-11-17T12:08:00.000+10:30

Hi
We are thrilled to have Denise Ann's Christmas papers as a 36paper pad covermount on Australian Simply Cards Magazine issue #37 due on stands this week. She also has a collection of cards using the papers in the magazine.
Bye for now
Meg

Gayle's Christmas Collection

2011-10-27T12:49:00.000+10:30

Hi
Three fabulous boxes that say WOW & 2 beautifully simple cards.

There are no more excuses for how to present that cheque, $50 bill, a store voucher or a Theatre Ticket - Gayle has solved that problem - tuck it in a box with some Chocolates or Candy Canes

Chocolate Box

Christmas Posy Box

Shabby Chic Box

Card 1

Card 2

Gayle used the following products from Meg's Garden

Chocolate Box:

Christmas Mini Paper Pack #1
"Christmas Morning" and "Christmas Lace"

Vintage Christmas Collection 12"x12" paper
"Christmas Lace" and "Grand Christmas Exhibition in Blue"

holly leaves.

German Scrap Scollop Border

Christmas Posy Box:

Vintage Christmas Collection 12"x12" paper
"Grand Christmas Exhibition In Blue"

Christmas Mini Paper Pack#1
"Christmas Morning"

White Lace Trim

Large Pearl Pin

German Scrap Oval Embellishment in Antique Gold.

Shabby Chic Box:
Christmas Stripe 12"x12" paper

Christmas Mini Paper Pack #1

"Christmas Greetings"

German Scrap Scollop Border

Jingle Bells

Vintage Christmas Collage Sheet #2

Card #1:

Christmas Mini Paper Pack #1
"Compliments Of The Season"

Green Holly Leaf

Merry Christmas Satin Ribbon

Vintage Collage Sheet #3

Card #2:

Christmas Mini Paper Pack #1
"Red and Cream Lace".

Pink & Red Satin Ribbon

German Scrap White Border Trim

German Scrap Italian Flourish in Gold

Well done Gayle

Many thanks to the very talented ladies of the Design Team

You have really done some awesome projects using the Christmas Collection of products

Bye for now

Meg

Sandie's Christmas Book

2011-10-24T13:29:00.000+10:30

Hi
To call this a book is a total understatement - it is a work of art - as you turn each page, there is a new exciting & different element

Front Cover

Cover close up

Page 1

Page 2

Page 3

Page 4

Page 5 or centre of book

Page 6

Page 7

Page 8

Page 9

Entire Book

Sandie's List of Products

Megs Garden Products Used:

Compliments of the Season Paper (All 12 X 12)

Vintage Santas Paper

Red & Cream Lace Paper

Victorian Santas Paper

Santa's Garden Paper

Christmas Morning Paper

Green Holly

Lace (L29220)

Lace (L28970)

Lace (L2920)

German Scrap: European Flourish (g8610) & Corner Decorative (g64)

Jingle Bells

German Flitter

Pins of Jewels

Other

Scrap FX chipboard “Merry Christmas”

Miscellaneous Laces from personal collection

Denise Ann's Christmas Collection

2011-10-21T16:16:00.000+10:30

Hi Ladies
Denise Ann's collection of projects is really fantastic - I was very surprised when I saw her request for papers - she used the images from the Vintage Christmas ATC papers.

Her first project is a beautiful card with a dark blue border punched cardstock & embellished with reds & gold & with green to accent the little girl's coat

Then the following 2 tags: The first one is in the traditional Christmas colours of red & green with a jingle bell

The second tag is in the cooler colours of a cold blue Christmas with icy snowflakes & glitter

She then turned her attention to an Explosion card - again using a dark blue border punched cardstock but with her own paper - Santa's Garden - stunning & exciting. She used the Santa section in the base of the card & the sky sections of the paper in the inside of the explosion pieces

Closed Explosion Card

The explosion card opened to show the inside

Inside base of the explosion card

And then to finish her Christmas Collection, another beautiful card: - this time using 1 of her own papers & a round lacy doily as backgrounds to the distressed & glittered image; glittered icy snowflakes, lace, muslin, icy flourishes & white flowers & leaves are used as embellishments

Denise Ann used:

Products from Meg's Garden:

Vintage Christmas 1 & 2 ATC papers

Gold German scrap

jingle bell

Holly leaves

Merry Christmas ribbon & checkered ribbon

gold leaf flitter

Other Products used:

snowflake punches are Martha Stewart

gold snowflakes are Spellbinders

retro punch

Martha Stewart border punch

crimper

fired brick ink

doilies

Martha Stewart fern leaf punch

Well done, Denise Ann

Gayle is up next & tells me she has been having great fun - she has done a Christmas box & 2 cards so far & says she needs a couple more days - could not say no.

Bye for now

Meg

Adriana's Christmas Projects

2011-10-20T16:06:00.000+10:30

Hi ladies
The bell has rung for the Design Team - they had a choice from the Christmas shop for papers, embellishments, lace & more.
This is what Adriana has done from her goodies box - a really beautiful & creative collection of projects

Angels on Christmas Lace Card

Meg's Garden items used:

Vintage Christmas 1 collage photo

Mini paper pack Christmas 1

Red and Cream Lace 12’X12”

Merry Christmas ribbon

Green Holly

Millefiori red Beads

Jewel pin

Lace left white

Other items:

Card stock Red, cream, Green & Gold metallic

Paper flowers, inks.

Tim Holtz tattered flowers diecut

Martha stewart vine punch

Embossing folder

The Angel page Layout - Everytime a bell rings an angel gets Its wings

Items used from Meg’s garden:

Red & Cream Lace paper 12” x 12”

Mini paper pack Christmas 1

Vintage Christmas 1 Collage photo

Peace on earth paper 12” x 12”

Lace from Meg’s Garden which has been Glimmermisted

Green Holly

Jewel pins

German scrap gold

Red/Green ribbon and Merry Christmas ribbon

Flitter gold flakes

Jingle bells

Other items used

Bazzill stock - red, Black, Green

Burgundy and gold ribbon

Paper flowers

Red diamontes

Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Diecut -

Martha stewart vine punch

Glitter mist, inks

Angel Canvas

Materials from Meg's Garden used for the Angel Canvas:

Vintage Christmas 1 collage photo

Mini paper Christmas 1 pack

Red and cream lace paper 12” x 12”

Lace with glimmermist spray

Jewel beads

Other items used

Bazill red & Black stock

Paper flowers

Ribbons

Tissue

Tissue tape

Gesso

Twiddleybitz frame

Gold and cream paint

Tim holtz Tattered florals diecut

Martha stewart vine punch

Red diamontes

Glimmer mist

inks

What a fabulous collection of artistic work - well done Adriana

Denise is up next & her projects are also fabulous - they will be on the blog on Saturday 22 Oct

Bye for now

Meg

Discover & Remember Collection

2011-10-15T10:56:00.000+10:30

Hi

These 2 cards were designed by Denise Ann using papers from the Discover & Remember Collection:
Both have a kraft cardstock background with covers stamped & then coloured using an aquapen.

The first is a joy fold card with elements stamped on the inside on the tags

The 2nd card has 2 folds with the smaller section embellished

My next blog will be from Adriana - the first to provide her projects using the Christmas shop collections - they are really fantastic

Bye for now

Meg

Christmas Challenge

2011-10-11T16:09:00.000+10:30

Hi
The lovely ladies on the Design Team were allowed to choose their Christmas papers from the Christmas Shop; they could then choose some coordinating lace, ribbons & German scrap. Their kit included 1 each of the Pins of Jewels, their choice in holly leaves colour, a bottle of snow, a packet of Millefiore beads, gold ribbon & some german flitter flakes.
From this pack of goodies they can choose to make: cards, scrapbook layouts, tags, off the page – totally their choice

Objective: WOW the megsgarden clientele

I have had a sneak preview & I can assure you that you will not be disappointed.

I am just back from a 3 day wedding in Sydney - my nephew Benjamin married an Irish girl so the Adelaide based family contingent went to stay in Terrigal on the Central Coast of NSW to attend the wedding at Bells, Killcare. On Saturday the bride's father put on a pre-wedding dinner party for the immediate families & the wedding party. It was a beautiful time to meet Sinead's family from Ireland. The wedding was Sunday at 4pm on the lawn at Bells with dinner at 6.30. Sunday was brunch again at Bells. Wine, champagne & food flowed for the 3 days. To finish it off, our Qantas flight back to Adelaide was delayed 2 hours due to the strikes. It was a beautiful 3 days & I enjoyed staying the 3 days at Terrigal in a room with an ocean view. Now back to reality in the Adelaide Hills.
Bye for now
Meg