Hi Everyone! This month I decided to dig in and play with the Tattered Tags and the Rockin’ Royalty Custom Cutouts. I just love them!

My first project is a card  using part of a Custom Cutout. I added a frame that was sprayed with Candlelight and wings from the Va Va Victorian Irresistible Chips collection which I sprayed with Vintage Pink.

I added a flower, some vintage buttons and the sentiment which was stamped with a stamp from  the Timeless Romance collection.

My next card uses a piece of a tag from the Tattered Tags collection. I wanted to spray it red, but didn’t want it to be too vibrant. So, I poured some Peppermint Stick Glimmer Mist into a cup with some water and painted the tag with a foam brush. I added  a corner piece from the Regal G;immer Chip co;;ection and a frame and die cut. I used Pumpkin Pie and Sunflower on them.

My final project is a little wall hanging that I made. I used a chip tile as the base and added a piece of a Tattered Tag along the bottom. I  added lots of Stickles to it for color and shine. I used the gold foil oval Custom Cutout behind our photo.  (The tag is so pretty, but hard to photograph!) Regal glimmer glass and a Family Calling card are other details on here.

So that’s it for today. If you haven’t tried the Custom Cutouts and Tattered Tags, I definitley think you should.

Thanks for stopping by!~ Anabelle

Hi Everyone. As you know, we’ve been showcasing projects made with Pink Paislee and Tattered Angels projects together this month.  I recently returned from a wonderful vacation in Hawaii. These first two layouts use pictures from there.

This page highlights the amazing view we had from our balcony. I wanted to give it a real tropical feel, so I used glimmer chips and glimmer glass from the Seaside collection.

 I started off by using the palm tree glimmer screen and misting it with Patina to create the background.

Next, I sprayed the glimmer chips with Lemon Merangue. I layered everything together using some papers from Pink Paislee’s Bayberry Cottage line.  I sprayed a couple of the artisan elements, too. Toen one on top of the word ‘our’ was sprtized with Lime Twist and the other with Lemon Merangue.

I finished everything off with some tropical looking Prima flowers and some Pink Paislee chipboard letters.

The reason we ended up in Hawaii this year is because it was our tenth anniversary in February. This page showcases one of my favorite photos of my hubby and me. It was taken on the Big Island by my 7 year old! I started off with glimmer screens from the Regal line and stamped them with Olive Vine onto papers from Pink Paislee’s 365 Degrees line.

To create the cluster where the title is, I used some cut out paper, butterfly and tattered traveler framed fonts chipboard (sprayed Patina and Sunflower) and a Prima flower. I tucked in a Rockin’ Renaissance die cut sprayed with Olive Vine and cut the words from a Timeless Romance calling card.

On my last project, I used some glimmer glass from the Seaside colleciton. This time, I wanted to show how it doesn’t always have to be used for  summer or beach themed projects.

I backed hte images iwth paper from the 365 Degrees line and added some   Butterfly Framed Font chipboard that had been sprayed with Peppermint Stick. The stars are Heidi’s Rockin’ Royalty Glimmer chips.

I really like how this card ends up feeling masculine and summery all at the same time.

Well, that’s it from me this month. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! ~Anabelle

I had a lot of fun creating my projects this month! I wanted to share a couple of techniques with you. First up is this mini canvas. 

 I started off by adding paint to the corner flourish glimmer screen. I stamped it in the corner of the canvas. Next I layered the photo onto a glittered postage stamp framed font frame. This was then layered onto a Rockin’ Royalty cut out that I spritzed with Sweet Clover.

 I finished it off with a heart from the Victorian Irresistible Chip collection that I sprayed with Blue Skies. I added a flower and some ribbon and a couple of  the Timeless Romance stamped images.

 Glimmer Glass and pearls finished off the piece.

Do you see the crinkled ribbon at the top? I discovered how to make it quite accidentally. I sprayed some sheer white ribbon with Blue Skies.  Since I was being impatient, I decided to dry it with my heat gun. Well lo and behold the ribbon ’shriveled up’. I love the look of it. Here’s a shot of what it looked like. Half has been dried and the other half is still wet.

 My next project is a layout of my two favorite guys! I used a technique that Nathalie Kalbach shared on the educator blog.  I spritzed the paper with Lime Twist, layed the glimmer screen down and slathered on the Gesso and when dried, I sprayed on some Moonlight Glimmer Mist. The patterned papers on here are from Nathalie’s line, as well.

Here’s a close up of where I used the Glimmer Screen and the Gesso. It really has a wonderful texture to it.

I used some Rockin’  Rennaisance Mistables on here. I sprayed the ‘banner’ with Moonlight and the crest with Arctic Blue.

Sometimes, I want to add some glitter to part of my project. Adding it and then spraying it with Glimmer Mist works well,  but if it’s just for a small spot, that doesn’t work.

So,I cdecided to create some custom glitter using Lime Twist for this project. You can see it on the blue cutouts, the punched butterflies and the Butterfly framed font frame. Here’s how I did it. (Note: In my photos, below I used Cosmos Glimmer Mist. I’ve done several colors and store them in small jars or snack sized ziploc bags!)

First, add some white glitter to a jar. Decide on what color glitter you want to make.

2. Spray the Glimmer Mist into the jar. Completely cover the glitter.

Close the jar lid and shake the glitter around. It will collect on the side and the lid of the jar. I used a paint brush to clear it off and shook it a couple of more times. It will be wet and clumpy when you finish.

Let the jar sit, opened, overnight. When dry, use the paint brush to break up the clumps until you have a fine consistency. Then you’re ready to go!

My last project today uses some fun My Little Shoebox papers. As you know, we’ve been doing a blog relay with them this month. I knew these papers would be perfect for this photo of my son with his Silly Bands. (Are these things as popular where you are as they are here? Whoever decided to make silicon bracelets that pop back into their different shapes when you take them off was a genius! Why didn’t I think of it?)

I used chipboard from the Journey collection as the background for my title. I sprayed it with Sunflower Glimmer Mist.  I sprayed 3 Postage Stamp framed font frames with Lime Twist, Pumpkin Pie and Jazz Blue. Then, I added alphas from the Tattered Travelers font. They were sprayed with Tutti Fruiti. I also used Tutti Fruiti and a Heidi Swapp Crest Glimmer Screen to create the bacground for my photo.

Well, that’s all for today! I hope you enjoyed learning a couple of new techniques! Thanks for stopping by. ~Anabelle

Hi, my name is Anabelle and I can’t wait until it is Spring! I live in Delaware and in case you haven’t heard, we here in the Northeast have had the snowiest winter EVER!! I’m ready to pack my bags and move to Florida. Really. Anyway, this month my projects reflect my sincere desire to put the weather of the last few months behind me and get to Spring as quickly as possible.

 This first page celebrates the wonderful weather we had this past weekend. It was 50 degrees and the kids played outside all weekend! I created a page about the arrival of nicer weather. I love the Fancy Pants Frosted line! The colors are so gorgeous. But, as you can tell from my previous thoughts, I just couldn’t bring myself to do a winter page. So, I decided to show the versatility of this line and make a spring-y one.

Crepe paper flowers are all the rage right now. I decided to make mine from white crepe paper and colored them to match the page. I used Frost, Viva Pink and Flower Power Glimmer Mist.  All I did was spray the crepe paper and then twisted it to make the flowers. I secured them with some hot glue.

The frames are spritzed with Bubbles and the rose with Sweet Clover and Red Velvet. I sprayed the Tailored Tag with Frost and used one of the alpha’s, from Heidi’s new set, in my title.

My next project has a similar theme. I made this page using some of Webster’s Pages new summer line. I think it goes perfectly with the beach chipboard, stamps and glimmer glass.

 I started out by spritzing the background with Carribean blue. I sprayed Crushed Shells onto the palm tree Glimmer Screen and cut it out. Then I stamped the palm tree stamp onto it.

I sprayed the chipboard with Sunshine and backed the Glimmer Glass with patterned paper.

My next project also uses some of the Fancy Pants Frosted line. Again, I wanted to use it for something other than a winter page. I made this card using a tag and cutouts from Heidi’s line. The banner stamp is from the Timeless Romance collection. I’ve used this little gem a bunch of times already!

I sprayed Peppermint Stick onto the tag. I love the resist look.  The small crest chipboard was painted with Peach Belini Glimmer Glam.

I don’t enjoy making masculine cards, but I think these die cuts and chipboard pieces are perfect for guys!

Finally, I wanted to share one more project with you. I think it fits in perfectly with my ‘Goodbye Winter’ theme. I made this card for CHA using lots of goodies from the Beach line. I sprayed the palm tree onto the background and used the Glimmer Glass and chips. I sprayed the chips and coated them with glitter.

Well, that’s it for now. Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a peek! Have a great day. ~Anabelle

February is the month for love! So, it’s a perfect time to pair two of my favorite manufacturers – Webster’s Pages and Tattered Angels. They truly are a match made in heaven!

I have several projects to share with you today. This first one is a layout that I made to highlight a favorite photo of mine. My son LOVES being tickled by his Daddy. I started off  by spraying one corner using a Glimmer Screen from the Decorative Corners collection. I used Patina and gave it a light misting.

I used some Webster’s Journaling cards as the background for the photo. Papers from the Nature’s Storybook line, trims and stickers were also used.

I used Lime Twist amd Juneberry Wine on the Regal and N atureGlimmer Chips and on the frame from the new postage stamps font.

Here is the final result:

My next project uses a new tag from Heidi’s Rockin’ Royalty collection. I just LOVE these. The foil is so fun to mix with the Glimmer Mist. I used Lemongrass on it. I paired it with papers from the A Sweet Life line.

Here is another card that I made. I used some more of the cutouts. The tag is spritzed with Carribean Blue. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the resist effect on it. The bird is sprayed with Olive vine.

The papers are new from Webster’s. I used the Life’s Portrait line. The flower and birdcage are both cut from the paper.

This next project uses my current favorite photo of my son. I took this back in December and meant to use it for my Christmas card. But, I never got around to making them. Oops. I do love how it looks on this page, though.

I started off spritzing Patina and Olive Vine onto the Love Bingo card. This was layered under the photo along with one of Heidi’s Rockin’ Royalty cutouts. I spritzed that one with Crushed Shells and Olive Vine. I love combining colors! The papers on this page are all from the Home for the Holidays line. I made the flowers from the vellum from the line.

I sprayed Olive Vine onto the sheet music and Crushed Shells onto the strip of paper on the right side of the page. I love how the colors and papers worked so well together.

Before I go, I have one more project to share. I made this one for the booth at CHA. I used the chipboard tiles along with a Glimmer Screen, key and calling cards from the Timeless Romance line. I used Scarlet and Viva Pink on this project along with a bit of Tutti Fruiti.

I used Pink Lady Glimmer Glaze on the frame and the flower. I LOVE the look it gives!

Thanks for stopping by and for checking out my latest projects! Have a great day! ~Anabelle

Hi! This is Anabelle and I’m really excited to share a project I made for a friend who was recently engaged.  I had the chance to work with the Tattered Traveler album this month. I paired it with some lovely new colors and some products from the Timeless Romance line.

After watching the video with Heidi Swapp, I was inspired to use a lot of color saturation. I removed the pages from the ablum and started spritzing.

The three colors that I used throughout the album were Peppermint Stick, Coral Reef and Tutti Fruiti. (The last two are NEW colors!) For the cover, I sprayed all three and wiped them off with a paper towel to give the deep, smooth saturation of color.  I used one of the Regal glimmer screens to create the frame. I sprayed Peppermint stick onto the screen which was laying on my Glimmer Mat. Then, I removed the screen, leaving the reverse image and laid the white cardstock onto it. I love the effect it has. I added and True Romance Calling Card allong with some other embellishments. Note the key and my friends initials on the spine of the album.

I used the heart Glimmer Screen from the Timeless Romance set to create the image on the inside cover.  And I used the Regal Glimmer Screen as the background for their initials.

The rest of the pages allow her to add pictures and to write about her engagment and her fiance.

I sprayed some white flowers with the Glimmer Mist and stamped on some of them.

I used a Timeless Romance Calling Card on this page.

I’m so excited for my friend and hope she enjoys saving all of her memories in this album. Thanks for stopping by!

I recently had the chance to work with our new Home for the Holidays kit.  It comes with the gate fold album, Olive Vine, Cramel Apple and Brick glimmer mists, a regal Glimmer Screen and a box of Embossed Frosty Memories glimmer chips, among other things.

I decided that I wanted to create an album about our trip to Hershey Park last Christmas Season. I took the gate off of the album, layed on the screen and sprayed it with Olive Vine and Brick. Once it was dried, I highlighted the design with gold Stickles.

I punched two holes in the front of the album and created a closure with the ribbon. I added a wreath that was made with the greenery and added a glittered glimmer chip to the center, along with a tag with the album title.

Here’s a look at the inside of the album:

What I love about the Tattered Angels albums is that they come with so many pages. I figured out how many I needed and removed the rest.  The extras became tags that framed my photos. Each double page spread had two facing tags. This was the main design of my pages.

I painted the Glimmer Chips and added glitter to them. I also punched snowflakes from extra pages that I misted. I liked the negative look of the paper, so I used it here.

I also added gold glitter to the center of all of the snowflakes.

On this two page spread, I misted the Glimmer Screen and stamped with it.

And these are the last two pages.

That’s it! I had a lot of fun making this one. Be sure to check out the kits at the Tattered Angels site.  They’re 25% off!

Thanks for stopping by! ~Anabelle

Hi! Hope you’re having a great weekend.  I’ve been busy creating a few things to share with you. As you know, we’ve been having a Blog Relay with Graphic 45. I created a couple of projects using the Domestic Godess line.

This first one is a layout using an old photo I found of the mall in my hometown. I was flooded with memories when I saw it and knew I had to scrap them. I used one of the Garden Glimmer Screens and spritzed the paper with English Ivy to create a subtle pattern.

I used the Glimmer Glass snowflakes and created a funky flower by ading a punched paper flower and some stitching. I wanted to go for the 1970s look.

 My next project uses some Graphic 45 papers along with embossed cardstock. I spritzed both the card stock and the Glimmer Chip with Bronze Glimmer Mist. It gives it such a great shine!

My final project is a Christmas shadow box. This one has lots of Glimmer Chips.

I used an Embossed Swirl, that I sprayed with English Ivy and coated with glitter, to serve as a branch for the ornaments that I created.

These were made with the Tattered Traveler Pocket Watch framed fonts. I sprayed them with Vintage Pink and Peppermint Stick, then coated them with glitter. I added some Glimmer Glass snowflakes that were spritzed with English Ivy and melted a bit with a heat gun. This enabled me to shape them before I added them to the ornament.

 The paper on the inside was also spritzed with Irridescent Gold to give it even more shimmer and shine.

So, that’s it for today. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend! ~ Anabelle

I love making Tussy Mussies. They make such pretty home decor. I hang mine from door knobs, decorative hooks or even chair backs. Small tussy mussies can be used as holiday place cards, as well.

I created this fall themed one using some pretty patterned paper, decorative picks from the craft store, some Tattered Angels Glimmer Chips and Glimmer Mists and my Spellbinders Dies and Wizard machine.

First, I created the cone. Next, I sprayed the autumn pick with Black Cherry and Iridescent Gold sprays to have it coordinate with my paper even better.

Next, I created a little tag to add to the cone. I used my oval scalloped Spellbinder’s die.  I added a sticker and some Rouge Nature chips that had been spritzed with Harvest Orange.

Then, I made a little decoration to hang from the bottom of the cone. I used two Regal Font Frames that had been spritzed with Harvest Orange and adhered them back to back. I cut two scalloped circles with my Spellbinders dies and used foam adhesive to attach them together, laying them over the frames. Then, I embellished them with stickers and gems.

And there you have it! Thanks for stopping by. ~Anabelle

 I love the look of letterpressed cards and stationery. When I was thinking about my next steps  with my Glimmer Screens and Spellbinders Wizard machine, I decided to try and recreate this look. After several attempts, I figured out how to do it! And I LOVE the results.

First, spray a Glimmer Screen with Glimmer Mist. I made three cards. I used Haunted Shadow, Meadow Green and Jack O’Lantern to spray the screens.

Next, I carefully removed the screen from the scrap paper I’d sprayed it on, and layed it onto a clean paper.

Then, I carefully placed my cardstock onto the wet screen. You have to be careful not to move the paper around and cause a smear.

Finish the sandwich by adding the embossing mat and covering with the white plate. Run it through the Wizard and then peel off the Glimmer Screen. You’ll have a beautifully embossed, glimmery image that looks just like a letterpress!

It’s really hard to capture the shimmer and embossed look in a photo, but I think you can get a good idea from this shot.

Because I loved the design and colors of my embossed images, I decided on a simple card layout. I matted the images on black cardstock, sprayed some Halloween Calling Cards with Glimmer Mist (Indian Corn, Bronze and Lime Twist) and adhered them with foam adhesive. A few gems added just the right touch of bling.

And here’s a look at the set.

So, I hope you’ll give this fun technique a try! I’m sure you’ll agree that pairing Glimmer Mists, Glimmer Screens and the Spellbinders Wizard can produce some really great effects. Thanks for stopping by. ~Anabelle