Icecream Topped With Tresors De Luxe

Hello everybody and welcome to my first Tresors De Luxe Etsy Shop reveal of the month!! For this project I created a little altered purse box using some of those gorgeous Tresors products and my Scraps Of Elegance August Kit~Sweet Summer Nights. The delicious Icecream theme of the papers was just a match made in heaven for the 

Ivory Venice Lace Item #LA-003, and the Sherbet Organza Flowers Item# FL-058.

I first painted the whole box inside and out with white acrylic paint, then distress painted a second layer in a soft pink acrylic.  I then layered on 2 different layers of distress edged paper, and stenciled and glittered the 2nd layer. 

I then took the yummy wide venice lace and layered it across the top of the box.

I then added on the gorgeous Sherbet Organza Flower which by itself, was instant FAB!

I took 2 pieces of chipboard and painted them in a 2 layer distress process then edged them in seed beads, and gave them crystal accents. I then fussy cut out a sign piece from the papers I was using, and popped it on top for a glammed up Icecream Parlor sign.

Here you can see the sides and dimension.

For the back, I just covered it in matching distress edged paper.

On the handle I added a hand tinted seam binding bow and one of my Spun Sugar Butterflies from my Reneabouquets Etsy Shop. I finished out the inside of the box with some yummy, milkshake paper to complete the Icecream theme look and to give the box an inside~out finished look.

For a delicious treat~I would recommend some of the wonderfully addictive yummies you can find in the Tresors De Luxe Etsy~they add instant deliciousness to any project plus they are calorie free!! 

Thank you so much for stopping by! Hugs, ~Renea

Gypsy Memories Tag

Today I have an oversized tag that I created with the Scraps Of Darkness July Kit~Gypsy Dreams that I would like to share with you. I just love the color in the Graphic 45 Bohemian Bazaar Papers! This month Melinda included these FAB collage sheets in the kit which were perfect for cards and tags. So, here is my Gypsy style tag:

I took a layer of the G45 paper, and then layered some lace from my Tresors De Luxe Etsy Shop DT stash. I then punched and distressed another layer of G45 paper, and added it on.

I wanted to get some texture and technique onto the small space, so I misted some corrugated board, then used the gelatos from the Creativity Add On to grunge it up. I then layered in one of the G45 stickers from the kit, and cut out and added one of the collage sheet images. I created a little bead hang with wire and beads from my stash.

I then added some of the beaded trim from the Embellishment add on, a flower from the kit, and fussy cut some foliage from one of the papers, and popped on one of my Poppy Gold Glitter Glass Butterflies from my Reneabouquets Etsy Shop.

I finished out the back of the tag with some distressed and punched paper.

I threaded some of the trim from the kit, and some daisy ribbon that my sweet, scrappy friend Monica (mmlsweet) had sent me when we traded ATCs.  Here you can see all the dimension that the multiple layers gives and all the color that makes this month's kit so gorgeous!!

Thanks for dropping in, and I hope you have a great weekend! Hugs, ~Renea

Scraps Of Elegance August Reveal

Here in the South it sure gets hot and humid, and the only way to make it through the Summer is lots of Icecream!!!  So, when I saw this month's Scraps of Elegance Kit, I couldn't help but fall in love with all those candy sweet and Icecream treat colors and frosting!!! Can you say we all scream for Icecream??!! 

Along with every kit, you get a gorgeous and inspiring sketch created by our very own, Suepup. Here is this month's sketch, and I have to say it is spun sugar heaven!!

The following is my take on the sketch. When I saw the little cat's eyes glasses in the kit, I immediately thought of a photo that used to hang in my Uncle Ed and Aunt Jean's house when I was a little girl, of their daughter Lisa wearing, yes, cat eye glasses. I have a photographic memory and I tend to remember life in pictures, and so my first thought was, I wonder if that photo is in my Granny's old photos that she had stored in her hope chest, and did it get scanned to disc when my cousin Becky went through them? Sure enough, I pulled out my disc of my Granny's photos, and  there it was!! So, here is my sugary sweet, whimsical take on that photo:

I used layers of kit paper, tissue covered, and stamped cardstock, "sugared up" corrugated board and pieces of the lace from the Embellishment, and punching, add on to create lots of dimension and texture.

I then did some stencil work with modeling paste, and some stamping with puffies, that was really hard to get to show up in the photos, but is there. I misted the little glasses and inked them, then covered them with Diamond Glaze from a past kit, and then added some of the pink bling that was in the kit to the edges. 

There is lots of layers of flowers that I puff paint edged. Some of the flowers are from the kit, embellishment add on and past kits. The bling pieces were from my stash.  The Spun Sugar Glitter Glass Butterflies were created just for this kit and can be found in the kit, or in my Reneabouquets Etsy Shop.

Here you can see some close ups of all those "sugared" edges I created with German Glitter Glass and the Stickles that were in the kit. 

Up next, I have one of those little altered "nook" boxes that I love to do. I just love cubbies and places to tuck in treasures, so this little box allows me to do that. 

I first gesso'ed the whole box just to give the paper mache a protective coat and to give me a nice base to start layering in all the papers and techniques that I like to do. I took 3 different layers of papersfrom the kit and add ons, distressed the edges and layered them on the top of the box. I then did a pleated strip down the side, and stamped the background paper with a little Prima brick stamp. I cut some of my stash Tresors De Luxe lace down to size and added it to the top and to the bottom of my layers. I then fussy cut out the Eiffel Tower from some of the paper, and added on flowers from this month's floral add on and a couple from my stash. I then fussy cut out a little bird and then a tag, and then some lettering from other papers and layered those on and then added a little metal key and rose for accents.

I covered the back of the box with more layers of this month's papers.

I stamped and then inked the "binding side of the book, and then took an old cabinet handle that I had from where I changed out my cabinet hardware a while back, and painted it with pink acrylic paint, than dabbed it with gesso, then painted it with some silver Glitter Glam. I love how shabby and yummy it looks!!

For the "page" sides of the book, I techniqued them with modeling paste to resemble book pages, and then went of them with some of the silver Glitter Glam that I used on the handle. A sweet, hand dyed seam binding bow holds the book closed. 

 On the inside, I created some little nooks and then added little treasures to them, by fussy cutting out some of the papers and layering them with little accents and then adding them to the papers with foam tape for dimension, and adhering them to the nooks. 

So Shabby, so Chic and so FABulous!

This next project is an Icecream Parlor Mini Album that was inspired by a childhood memory. When I was a little girl, we didn't have a lot of money, and some of my fondest memories with my Mom, are of her and her sister Dot taking us to the Kay's Kastle Icecream parlor with my little brother and sister, and us just giggling, eating icecream and watching the red light change in our small country town. I tried to capture the feel of that old fashioned shop, while capturing that soft Shabby look that I love so much.

The cover of the album is acrylic, and I first painted it with white gesso then "sugared" up the edges with hand tinted German Glitter Glass.

I distessed and added a layer of paper, then fussy cut out the awning and sign on one of the pieces of paper and distress painted a chipboard sign post , attatched it over the sign and added a little pink rose from the Flora & Fauna add on, and a miniature Kiss of Teal Butterfly from my Reneabouquets Etsy Shop.

I fussy cut out the little ice cream stand, and girl from more of the papers, layered in lace, and some stash flowers with hand stamped and fussy cut leaves. The little pearl flourishes are from my SB.com friend Donna (aka 48FiveTime). Thank you Donna!! The fuzzy beaded trims are from my stach and I created a little icecream "sprinkles" bottle by taking a stash Tim Holtz bottle, filling it with hand tinted German Glitter Glass, topping it with a rose from the kit, and putting the little letters onto it.

Here you can see the dimension of my mini that I tied together using a sheer bow.

The inside pages are filled with lots of layers of the kit and add on papers, as well as the little sentiment pieces from the kit, stash laces, and chipboard pieces.  

The left page features a tag pocket with little painted and "sprinkled" pull out tags.

The piece with the alligator clip and detach, and rolls out for extra journal or picture spots on the backsides.

Those little "parlor" chairs were created using some past kit chippies that I shortened the legs on and then painted and blinged up with glitter and crystals.

All the little tags were hand distress painted and then I applied large flake glitter for a "sprinkled" look. 

Some of the little icecream pieces were actually stickers that I just couldn't resist buying a couple of years ago and came out of hiding when I saw these papers-lol!

And this is the back side of the mini!!

I was really happy with how Icrecream gorgeous this mini turned out! OK now, I am wanting icecream~again, so I just sent my son to Dairy Queen for a triple chocolate Blizzard-lol!! He should be back any minute now, so I better scoot!! Thanks for stopping by for a peak at my reveal projects, now go get yourself a bowl, cone or 1/2 gallon and dig in!! Hugs, ~Renea

Live~Laugh~Love Scraps Of Darkness July Kit~Gypsy Summer

Looking for a kit with the bright, bold shades of Summer? Then look no further than the Scraps Of Darkness July Kit-Gypsy Summer. It features lots of those Graphic 45 Bohemian Bazaar papers and products and is just packed full of Sumer yumminess!!

The following is a layout that I creatied by pulling out those delicious terra cottas that I love!! I took a photo of some of our friends daughter Maideline, and then got to work to create a rustic, desert/Aztec inspired piece.

I layered up lots of layers of paper, grunged up corrugated board, burlap, cheeseclothe, seed beads, stenciling and punching to create depth, texture, and visual interest all over. 

The papers are from the kit and paper add on, and I grunged up the corrugated board pieces with Art Anthology Mists and Dimensional paints from past kits. That is one thing about the Scraps of Darkness kits and add ons, you get so many wonderful items and technique pieces that you will find yourself reaching for time and time again. 

I used some Chipboard pieces from my Scrapmatts DT stash that I hand colored with distress markers, and layered on lots of flowers from the kit, the Flora & Fauna Add On and past kits.

The Desert Beauties Glitter Glass and Seed Bead Butterflies are from my Reneabouquets Etsy Shop.

The wooden letters are in this month's embellishment add on.

Here I created a zipper peek peekaboo, with those wooden letters from the EAO, trim from the kit, and zipper from a past kit.

Here you can see a close up of the stenciling and floral work.

And here you can see a side view that shows off all the dimension created with the layering and techniques.

Thank you so much for the visit and I hope you are finding time to enjoy your Summer. I have been spending lots of time hanging out with Draven, biking, and hiking, and of course finding time here and there to feed my scrappy obsession. Here's to the fun times, laughter, and a little creating that Summer brings! Hugs, ~Renea

Taking It Country Chic With Tresors De Luxe!!

Hello everybody!! Hope you had a great weekend. I finally tackled trying to clean out my scrap room, and I can't believe what a hoarder I am-lol! I think I threw away 4 large garbage bags of just junk and little pieces of stuff~I certainly take after my late Pawpaw with my Magpie Tendencies ;) I think I need an intervention!!

Today, I have a layout that I created as a Design Team Member for the Tresors De Luxe Etsy Shop. It was created for an Etsy Customer of mine named Kelly Ralston. Kelly wanted me to take her mother's, precious little photo, and create something special that she can give her mother this Christmas. Her mother grew up on a wheat and sheep farm, so I wanted something country, and kind of rustic, yet soft and sweet to compliment that darling photo. I came up with this Country Chic layout, and Kelly loved it and she also gave me permission to share it with all of you. I hope that when Kelly gives it to her, it reminds her a bit of her childhood and of home :)

I used lots of Tresors Items:

Light Pink Velvet and Rhinestone Flowers FL-052

Pearl Centered Ivory Organza Flowers FL-006

White Vintage Crochet Lace Doilly 

Ivory Venice Applique Lace LA-007

Rustic Shabby Chic Cream Flower Embellishment FL-029

Ivory Organza Flower FL-038

I used papers from past Scraps Of Elegance Kits, created lots of distressed layers, and then added acrylic paint and seed beads to the edging for lots of texture. I then ran some of the yummy Tresors Lace down one of the folded back edges and started layering in all my details. 

Here you can see close ups of a Chipboard heart that I distress crackled and layer painted. I then added the organza flower spray, large organza flower and pink rhinestone flower onto it. I spray misted some burlap pieces and added them in for that rustic, country texture. The butterflies are Oh So Shabby Chic Butterflies from my Reneabouquets Etsy Shop.

At the top of the hemp rope frame, I added some chicken wire chipboard, and more of those Tresors flowers and burlap.

Here you can see a close up of the gorgeous, Tresors Crochet Doilly. It was originally white, but I misted and inked it to get a multiple tone color.

I love that the Tresors pieces can take on so many different looks, and this Country Chic look is just one of them! Thank you Kelly for letting me create for you, and thanks to all of you who always take the time to leave me lovies, because I read and  love them all !!! Hugs, ~Renea

Getting Trendy & Lifting With Scrapmatts Australian Chipboard

Here we are at the end of July, and it is time for my monthly reveal at Scrapmatts Australian Chipboard. It's almost time for school to start back for us, and I can't believe that my son Draven is going to be a Senior this year!! My sister, Tammy, owns a portrait studio All About Smiles Photography, and she and my son have been going to various places and doing his Senior photos. I have only got to see a sneak of a few that she has done, and most of them have her watermark through them, until she gives me the final copy, but I did manage to sneak one out that didn't have the watermark-lol! 

The Design Team was asked to do a layout using one or some of the "trendy" items in the scrapbook world, so here is my layout, using my son's photo, and some of those trendy chevrons:

I had some Bo Bunny Cambridge papers that I had hoarded up a while back, and they were perfect for Draven's photo, so I petted them, closed my eyes and started cutting and distressing. I did lots of texture work, paper tearing, rolling, and inking on this one. 

I used the following Scrapmatts Chipboard:

CB5106 Chevrons 01

CB1072 Gears 01

Here you can see how I grunged up the Scrapmatts gears, using the colored texture past that I mixed to paint the bricks with.

And here you can see how FAB and trendy those Scrapmatts Chevrons look. I just inked them up with some Ranger Denim Ink, and they were good to go!

I love this layout!! I have decided that I am going to take this one, and some of the others I plan to scrap from the photo shoot, and put them in a keepsake box and give them to him when he graduates. That is, if I can bear to part with them ;)

For my next project, I am "lifting" my sweet, scrappy friend  Cathy McGrath (aka Cathy Mc). I love Cathy's Shabby~Feminine style, and when I saw that one of our DT criteria for the month was to scraplift someone who's work we admire, I  had to go with Cathy, because when it comes to cards, I just love what she does.

This is Cathy's card "We Celebrate You" which I lifted, after asking Cathy's permission.

Isn't it just yummy with all those soft layers??!

And this is my version of her card.  Instead of a Cupcake theme I went with a baby theme, because I will be attending, my Aunt Annie's daughter, Michelle's baby shower this next week and I wanted something sweet to give her with her presents from me. BTW It's A Girl!!! I used paper and flowers from past Scraps Of Elegance Kits, and 

I used the following Scrapmatts Chipboard:

CB1204 Ribbon Banners 01

CB1192 Scrapwords 04

CB6057 Rocking Horses 01

CB1194 Sewing 02

I took a Scrapmatts Banner, painted it and then colored it with Tim Holtz Distress Markers to get a 2 toned look. I then topped it with the "Cherish" Scrapword that I had inked up.

I painted the sweet little Scrapmatts Rocking Horse with White Acrylic Paint, and then hand colored it and accented it using the distress markers.

I then took one of the little Scrapmatts Buttons from the Sewing Set, colored it with distess markers, glittered the edges and then threaded burlap string through the holes and tied them off, then popped it on top of some hand dyed seam binding.

I just love how soft and sweet the card turned out!! Thank you so much Cathy for allowing me to lift you, and a huge thank you to all of you who stop by and leave me such sweet comments~they are music to my soul~ Hugs, Renea