Hello Paper Artists - April 2023

 Welcome to my latest Art Collection of:

Butterflies M545

They are all images of Digital Ephemera/Cut & Creates only.

10 papers of Cut & Creates including 1 with tags, tickets & words.

The butterflies are beautiful when printed on vellum or transparencies - use files 2 & 3 for these PNG images

Ideas on How to Use The Butterflies:

To make a 3D butterfly fussy cut it & fold the wings up along the edge of the body. If the antennae are faint use a fine black felt tip pen to darken them; you can also eliminate the antennae & instead add very fine wire glued under the body.

Front of a card, journal, mini book, mixed media

Page in an art journal, centerpiece,r a fold-out  

Use a paint canvas & build a 3D art piece with/without a background paper

Use a butterfly die cut the approximate size of the butterfly image

 

Link to video:  https://youtu.be/mTuKtl3o0oc

Link to my Etsy Shop:  https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1457516989 

Bye for now,

Meg

www.megsgarden@outlook.com

Hello Paper Artists March 2023

This post is to show you the Before & After pics to give you some ideas on how to use these images from  Ephemera Stacked & Collages  M544.

 I took 6 of the images from Collection M544 & decided to play with them as only a paper crafter can. The video shows the images before & after they have been played with. All images are foam mounted.

 

1. Image on M544-2: Framed in black cardstock & foam mounted on ivory cardstock; highlights using a black sparkle nail polish on the paper, 2 clips & pin; white frame from frame packet; a twisted piece of old paper; vintage ephemera framed in black cardstock tucked into a corner.

2.  Image on M544-6: Double framed in cream & black cardstock & then foam mounted on black. 2 clock hands from a transparency are double foam mounted on the largest clock image; a clock charm is foam mounted on the top left corner image &, and just for fun a tiny flower is used to balance all.

3.  Images on M544-7: this was the first image that I did & used all 4 on this paper. '175' image matted on cardboard & then foam mounted on brown cardstock. Clear nail polish was painted on the bottom right black swirl to make it shine; a thin piece of black cardstock was glued to the left side of the brown image & a key charm glued on; the side of the folder ephemera was slit & a clip inserted with a hanger charm attached; ‘175’ was cut from the other sheet & foam mounted.

4.  Image on M544-7:  ‘Vintage; was cut from the other sheet & foam mounted on the vintage corner; the top corner has a small vellum piece with the hyde park corner ticket cut out from the other sheet & glued to the inside of the vellum & another ticket on the outside of the vellum.

5. Vanilla image on M544-7: This was my first one done.  The image is foam mounted on vanilla cardstock & then on black with the same vanilla behind it; 2 thin scraps of black card were added to the side & top of the middle papers to make it appear more papers in the stack. The top has a clip & a memo pin. There is also a scrap of vanilla card inserted above the clip. A stamp in the top corner cut from the other sheet was foam mounted; another ephemera was foam mounted & curled & distressed, a clip added; a curled old piece of paper was inserted behind this ephemera.

6. D&E images on M544-5: A piece of jute twine was tied from the back to each side of the front of the book image & purposely kept large & messy; the D & E images were cut from the other sheet & foam mounted on top of the image. All were foam mounted on black card & then attached to a sheet from an old dictionary with the word ‘embellishment’ at the top left corner.

I also used frames on all - took out the glass so that they looked like shadow boxes.

There are so many uses for these images - just think how you could use them.

 Bye for now

Meg

megsgarden@outlook.com

Link to video on YT

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KAmJPSvRwwg

 

Link to the Collection on my Etsy Shop:

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1419230807

 Hello Paper Artists - February 2023

 Welcome to my seriously NEW Vintage Art Product Line:

Stacked Ephemera & Collages M544

The latest Collection of Digital Papers M544 is totally new:

8 pages of serious Vintage Stacks & Collages. There are 4 on each 8.5x11” page - sizes vary a little but range approx.  4x5.5” - they can all be increased in size at printing  300dpi for high-quality printing, JPG format.

 Ideas on How to Use Them:

Front of a card, journal, mini book, mixed media.

Page in an art journal, centerpiece, or a fold-out  

Cut out pieces, halves, and quarters & use them elsewhere

Thread twine through & tie on the front

Use a paint canvas & build an art piece with/without  a background paper

Add a splash of color to continue with the project

 

When using on the front of a book, make sure that the theme, style & color tie in with the contents of the book since the cover makes a statement of what is inside the book.

 

All of the above ideas include foam mounts, paint, charms, and other ephemera, add an area within the piece to slice & add foam or part of a cotton ball to create texture & height.

Any of these ideas can easily be carried inside the art project to add to the art flow.

 

Link to video

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KAmJPSvRwwg

 

Link to the Collection on my Etsy Shop:

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1419230807

 

Link to my finished projects:

In process 

 Let these papers inspire you to create fabulous vintage art.

 

Bye, for now, Meg 

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For some ideas on how to use ephemera in junk & art journals, please visit my YouTube Channel to see several videos of Junk/Art Journals & Mini Books 

https://www.youtube.com/user/megsgardenpapercraft

 

Hello Paper Artists - January 23

Finished my new mini Book using the Vintage Collection M543

https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1391709831 - Paper Collection 10 papers full of Cut & Create ephemera

Video at Youtube: https://youtu.be/-t0sbOUgQVg

Hope you enjoyed the video 

Bye for now

Meg

megsgarden@outlook.com 

Vintage Ephemera - 10 full papers of vintage Cut & Creates

      Hello Paper Artists at January 2023,  Welcome to the New Year - 

are you ready for some serious Vintage Cut & Create Ephemera?

The latest Collection of Digital Papers M543 is just that - 

10 pages of serious Vintage Cut & Creates

 

10 papers 8.5x11”, 300dpi for high-quality printing, JPG format - just ephemera

The papers will assist Sherlock to solve his case

 & also to inspire Paper Artists to create Vintage Art - Junk Journals,

 Mini Books, Scrapbooking & more Papercrafting.

If you love making Junk Journals or Vintage Art, then these images are ideal & a must to add to your stash. Many shades, colors, sizes, styles & accents. The ephemera can be stacked; large ephemera can be cut to create strips, or any shape needed.

Link to Video of papers: https://youtu.be/QRuGlMZVstw

Link to the Collection on my Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1391709831

Link to my finished mini book:  In process 

 

Let these papers inspire you to create fabulous vintage art.

Bye for now,

Meg

megsgarden@outlook.com

 

Hello Paper Artists - my update for December 2022

Welcome to the latest collection - Shades of Lilac -

11 papers 8.5x11”, 300dpi for quality printing, JPG format:

6 Cut & Create Ephemera, 4 Backgrounds, and 1 extra with PNG images

PNG images

The top video shows the papers, the 2nd is a completed mini-book using the papers

Papers are available at https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1368659675

Lilac is a pale and soft violet shade that represents innocence, youthfulness, spirituality, and tranquility. The color is named after the small, delicate flower of the same name. Lilac and lavender are two different colors. They are both pale shades of purple but lilac has a pink tint to it, while lavender has a blue tint.

It is a beautiful, elegant & extremely shabby chic color to inspire you to use it in your art.

If you are a Cardmaker then this collection is perfect for you - the ephemera will make really elegant cards.

And a coupon for you to try them out:

https://www.etsy.com/au/shopMegsGardenPapercraft?coupon=THANKS

Bye for now

Meg

megsgarden@outlook.com

 Hello Paper Artists - November 2022

Ready for some Gift ideas?

The latest Collection of Digital Papers M541:

  French Vanilla

 

                            11 papers 8.5x11”, 300dpi for quality printing, JPG format:

            6 Cut & Create Ephemera, 4 pastel Backgrounds, plus an extra word art & tags

 

Designed especially for Paper Arts & Junk Journal Artists but also for my new Mini Books

If you love making Junk Journals or Vintage Art, then these images are ideal & a must to add to your stash

 

If you are a Cardmaker then this collection is perfect for you - make mini books for the paper artists on your Christmas List, doorknob tags, tree decorations & more.
 

Link to Video of papers: https://youtu.be/Bcj-Q3nSxks

Link to the Collection on my Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1340656181

Link to my finished mini-book - cover pic above:

https://youtu.be/acByQUL9exA

Let these papers inspire you to create beautiful art.

Bye for now

Meg 

megsgarden@outlook.com

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