Cherish The Memory, Studio Light/Mintay, Valentine's Day

Here's a quick post with a quick idea for a quick and simple Valentine's Day card...

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  Studio Light

Industrial 2.0

Card Making and Scrapbooking Kit

    

Mintay

Christmas Stories

6x6 Paper Pad

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The links above will take you directly to the Cherish The Memory store.

See, I did say it was a quick post!

Thanks for stopping by...

Donna. x

Cherish The Memory, Winter Trails, Collage Frame

I've created a Collage Framed Display Piece that could be reframed to display on a wall...

 or left 'as is' for either a card front or a box lid.

It's an 'Au Natural' design with just a hint of glitz from the gold star, brass watch surround, brass rings and silver gilding wax...

A far cry from its humble beginnings using the plastic netting from a pack of Baby Bels!

Hope you like it!

Here's a list of the Cherish The Memory Supplies used:

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Studio Light

Winter Trails

Photo Toppers - A4 Sheet

Labels - A4 Sheet

Card Making Kit - To make 6 complete cards

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Enjoy your day, my friends...

Donna. x

Cherish The Memory, Winter Trails, Gift Bag

I love mixing and matching different elements in a quest to make something pretty.

Perhaps it's some kind of challenge I set for myself on a subliminal level...  I don't know.

But what I do know is that when it all comes together there is a sense of achievement.

Is this something you recognise in yourself, I wonder? 

Today's project uses scrap corrugated card that came as a protective layer on my photo boards, plus a plastic net bag that had mini cheese in it - how's that for the basis of a project?

But with a few sequins, die cut snowflakes, pom poms and scrap card left overs it is possible...  as long as you have some ephemera to tie it all together.

And what better than to use the beautiful backing papers, scrapbook papers, die cut books and various other beauties that Cherish The Memory sell?

Here's my mixed media/rustic project for today...

I did dry brush a layer of white gesso on to the bag before decorating it and I have used texture paste on the ephemera to give the illusion of snow - which obviously lends itself to a more muted effect in terms of colour.

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StudioLight

Winter Trails - Die cut block 

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There is so much more to these die cut block books than simply using them for cards.

What will you use them for, I wonder?

Thanks for stopping by...

Donna. x

Cherish The Memory, Framed Ephemera, Garden Theme...

If you stumbled across my last post for Cherish The Memory you will know that I made a Wrapped Journal with a difference as the pages were made from passport protector covers.

Why?

 To help store all of the ephemera that I have in mind for future projects.

As a continuation of that theme (I'm using the same style ephemera, but I've mixed it up a bit with nuts and bolts, etc from another collection) I've created a piece of wall art that I hope captures a sense of 

'being in a garden/a beautiful outdoor space'.

Take a look...

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Supplies Used...

Cherish The Memory

Lemoncraft

Vintage Time A4 Scrapbooking Paper - Butterflies, Clocks & Roses

StudioLight

Industrial 2 Card Making & Scrapbooking Kit

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Rather than use foam pads, I alter depth and perception on my projects by simply layering up glued die cuts...

...  And if it's a piece of ephemera I want to layer up?

 I cut scraps of card and glue those to the back instead.

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I hope I've inspired you to get out your stash today!

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Donna. x

Cherish The Memory, Wrapped Journal, Ephemera...

Cherish The Memory sells some of the prettiest ephemera and background papers - just take a look for yourself and you'll soon see what I mean.

And sometimes it's nice to get lots of those pretty papers and ephemera and little accent pieces and just layer them all up into a beautiful montage...

But I'm not doing that today! 

Instead, I'm sharing an idea with you that doesn't use a lot, but it does show that with just a few carefully chosen pieces combined with dies from your stash you can make something truly special - whether it's a gift for yourself or for someone else...

Not only is this beautiful (I made it for me so I admit I am truly biased) - it's practical, too.

This is where I will store my bits and pieces so that they don't get lost or torn.
(FYI - The pages are made from passport protector covers)!



Supplies Used...

Cherish The Memory


LemonCraft

House Of Roses 6x6 Paper Stack




Vintage Time A4 Scrapbooking Paper - Butterflies, Clocks & Roses



Badge Buttons





StudioLight

Industrial 2 Card Making & Scrapbooking Kit






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Thanks so much for stopping by today...

Any questions, please do feel free to contact me!

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Donna. x

Cherish The Memory, Wall Plaque, Mixed Media

I'm sharing a very simple Mixed Media project with you today...  but it's one of those ideas that has a multitude of uses.

A simple pairing of some images that can be layered up combined with that most gorgeous Feathers Frame creates the basis of a panel that can be equally at home as a piece of wall art, a card front, a notebook cover, the cover for a lever arch file - just to give you a few ideas!

I've simply sandwiched a piece of hessian between a few layers of very thick card - making sure that my hanging loop at the top stays nice and secure with some red liner tape and copious amounts of strong glue.

Once dry, I've added a piece of Gems and Peacock Paper that's been cut to size.

 I've slightly distressed the edges with a Distressed Paper Tool and added just a hint of Texture Paste to the top right and bottom left corners. 

Then I've added the image that I've layered up with the Feather Frame die cut.

 Did you see the hessian string that I added that's been woven in and out of those tiny perforations that you get on this particular die cut sheet of images?

 A piece of cord at the top for it all to hang from, plus two tiny staples in the
'Fly Away With Me'
quote at the bottom... 

and this mini work of art is complete!

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Supplies Used...

Cherish The Memory

StudioLight

Summer Feelings Gems and Peacock/Double Sided 12x12

Summer Feelings Die Cuts on A4 Sheet

Summer Feathers/Beach Frame - Metal Die

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I hope I've inspired you with my 'out of the box' thinking for a wall art project.

Can you imagine just how fabulous these could look in your craft room?

I hope so!

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Donna. x

Cherish The Memory, Repurposed Cacao Container, Mixed Media

I'm so happy to be able to share my first design with you all as a member of the Cherish The Memory Design Team.

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This started off life as an empty cacao container.

I hope you like it...

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Supplies used...

Cherish The Memory

StudioLight

Industrial 2 Card Making & Scrapbooking Kit

Summer Feelings 12x12 double sided - Seashells & Gems

Summer Feathers/Beach Frame - Metal Die

Summer Feelings Card Making Kit

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After cleaning the inside of the container my first job was to remove the bar code from underneath -  

simple enough to do with a touch of rubbing alcohol.

Then cover the container with a piece of paper cut to size - leaving just a tiny overlap.  I distressed the edges of my paper first, and glued it just a bit at a time to ensure it had a good bond with minimal air bubbles.  

Once dry, I simply covered it with Holtz Distress Collage Medium (Crackle).

Then I added the cog image, followed by the frame cut from the die...  and built it up from there.

The cogs I've added are covered in Rusting Powder.

Please feel free to email me if you need any more info on those or want to know how to achieve that technique.

The final step was to add the tags. 

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The lid to this container has a lip on so it's easy to remove and add whatever you want.

What would you use it for, I wonder?

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Thank you so much for stopping by today...

Donna. x