Monday, March 24, 2014

Final Projects from Joanne for March - Altered Item and LO !

Hi there - Joanne here with my final projects for Cardz n Scrapz using the Cartographer Range by Prima!
Seeing as spring is in the air - I decided for my first project to 'alter' an empty bottle into a beautiful vase !



Of all the projects I have created for this site - this has to be the fastest and simplest - the way I think they should be - as I know how busy everyone is these days !  So simply clean out an empty bottle or use a jam jar or any used glass container.  Using a stripe of Cartographer Paper - I stuck it onto the bottle using double sided tape.  Next I added some of the prima embellishments and flowers I had left over from my previous project (the baggage case mini album) - and stuck them on using Glossy Accents.  Finally I wrapped a piece of twine around the neck and stuck on a Prima wooden butterfly element - and there you have it - all finished !!!


Closer look at the bottle and detail on it.



And of course because its March and that time of the year- I had to add a few daffodils from my garden into it!  Now it really feels like Spring !!!




I couldn't sign off without doing one last LO!  I got creative again with one of my favorite products this year - gelatoes ! I rubbed on 'snow cone' on the top of the page - sprayed it with water and watched it run.  Next I added some glimmer mists and it created all sorts of patterns for me on the page! Using a sheet of paper from the Cartographer range - and stamping the back of another page with the cartographer stamp - it formed the basis for my LO.  I added in a variety of embellishments - from paper clips to Heidi Swapp lettering, to tags and Tim Holtz washi tape !








As a mark of appreciation I made the above LO as a huge THANK YOU to Cardz n Scrapz for having me as one of their designers for the past few months.  I have loved the experience and the joy of taking on so many new challenges - it has definitely increased my creativity and my passion for scrapbooking - so thank you again.  May I also wish the new designers the same enjoyment I got from this whole experience and I can't wait to see your wonderful creations !

Thanks for looking  

Joanne x
DT 

Products used:

Prima Cartographer Range of Papers - 6 x 6 
Prima Cartographer - Crystals
Prima Cartograher - Stamp
Prima Cartographer - wooden elements
Tim Holtz - Ideology range and Washi Tape;
Ranger - Archival Ink - Black
Glossy Accents
Glimmer Mist - Dragonfly
LuminArte - Blushing Rose
Gelatoes - Snow Cone
Chevron stamp;
Heidi Swapp - Vintage Chic - Buzz Words 
White and Black Card Stock;
Range of Paper Clips and clean glass bottle;



5 comments:

  1. Joanne ..both the bottle and Lo are so lovely ..on behalf of CNS we were so delighted to have you on our very first Design team , it was our pleasure and we loved what you created every month ..x

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  2. Thanks Lia and Rosary and to all your staff who are amazing !!

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  3. Great projects! Love your LO and what it means to you Joanne. ;)

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  4. Joanne great projects ! Love the bottle, very creative idea. Beautiful finish with stunning layout and important message. Best of luck on your craft journey, Love Marta xx

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  5. This is probably up there with my Glass Scratch Remover top ten most favorite blog posts I have ever read. WELL DONE! LOVED this..

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