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Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Lavender Mist Portfolio Tutorial Series
Hi everyone, just wanted to share I've begun adding the videos to the Tutorial Series Playlist for the Lavender Mist Kit Portfolio. Each video is clearly marked as to what part of the portfolio is being covered so if you're only interested in one thing it should be easier to find. There will be 7 tutorial videos and one walk through video in the Playlist. Enjoy!
Monday, May 6, 2019
Lavender Mist Kit - Portfolio
Hello Crafty friends, it's Patti here today sharing my project using the Lavender Mist Kit.
I did supplement the original kit with an additional package of Stamperia Provence paper. I like to have wiggle room when I create and having only package sometimes can make that harder. There is no reason you can't recreate my portfolio though using just the paper that's included. You will just have to stream down your mats and flips with less decorative paper and add more solids. So don't despair if you only have the one pad, or don't wish to buy additional, you'll be just fine.
My project is a portfolio measuring 10 1/2" x 8 1/2" with two 1 1/2" spines. It opens off-center in the middle, front closing with several strong magnets under the heart. If you don't have or care for magnets it would be super simple to run any type of ribbon under the mats on the fronts, sides and back first and close with a pretty tied bow under the heart. There's always a way to change it up to what appeals to you best.
My portfolio opens to a double waterfall flip on the right side and four graduated pockets on the left. The 14 flips provide 28 spots for photos just shy of 3" x 4", or if you are watching your paper you could skip the decorative paper on the flips just use the solid mats, which would allow easily for photos this size, all 28 of them! On the left side the pockets graduate in size to accommodate a 9 1/4 x 3 3/4" mat, a 7 1/2" x 3 3/4" mat, a 4 3/4" x 3 3/4" bi-fold photo book and two 2 3/4" x 3 1/2" bi-fold booklets. The center, will that just full of awesome goodness, let's look and see!
You have this beautiful perfume bottle adorned with a spray of Stamperia's laser cut flowers (included in the kit, in fact there are two sets of laser cuts so you could choose whichever one speaks to you). This is removable and pulls out to reveal 8 6" x 6" photo areas. It tucks into a pocket behind which also houses a surprise.
Magnetized under the lovely perfume bottle is this swing pocket with a large bi-fold purple mat. Have you noticed all the purple, my favorite color! Well one of them anyway. This time I tried something I'd never done before and used 4 different coordinating shades of purple and lavender for my matting. I really liked the look! On the right side of the swing pocket is a large area with a pull out solid mat under which is room available for a huge 6" x 8" photo or smaller ones so you don't cover up this gorgeous Stamperia paper.
Still hidden below is a large side tuck spot filled with mats on the left and another gorgeous pocket made with the lace which I embellished with the Prima crystals, both from the kit, . I fussy cut and backed the lace on a sheet of acetate to give more stability and ease of sliding photo(s) into the pocket. This whole section from the perfume bottle pull out to these pages here are secured with lavender dyed seam binding tied into a bow.
Here's the very last, the back of the portfolio. I used the gorgeous die (included with the kit) to top my center mat and the side pocket. I did reinforce the pocket die by cutting it twice and gluing one atop the other. The butterflies are also included in this overflowing kit of scrumptiousness!
Now I've barely scratched the surface of this portfolio but you can see it all on my walk through video. I will be uploading a complete playlist of how I assembled the different aspects of my portfolio. Thanks so much for looking. Please be sure to pop on over to YouTube and watch the complete video so don't miss a thing!
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019
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Monday, April 22, 2019
Crafty City Shabby Chic Wardrobe Tutorial
Good Morning Crafty City fans!
After receiving my amazing Wardrobe Kit from Archana, I could hardly wait to dive into it!
This kit has the most delicately beautiful flowers, seam binding ribbon, vintage inspired laces
and the most gorgeous Victorian themed paper collection by Craft and You design paper and of course last but not the least the wooden wardrobe by Scrapiniec. Below is an image of the wardrobe kit I received.
Isn't it luscious? Having kits make my life so much easier, everything I need to complete my project is there. On Monday, April 15th I had my Facebook live show tutorial. In this tutorial I show you how to attach the wardrobe kit together and how I decorated it. I have edited the live show video and created a video tutorial for you. The link is down below:
Thank you so much for watching and I hope you enjoyed the tutorial. The links to purchase this kit are here: Wardrobe kit purchase link
I can't wait to see yours! Click here to join our Facebook group: Shabby Paper Hub Link. Here are some more images of the finished wardrobe.
Happy Crafting!
XOXO~ Kimmy Murray
Saturday, April 20, 2019
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas
Hello friends! Today we are coming to you with some sweet projects perfect for this time of year. We hope that you will enjoy them and we would like to thank you for visiting with us. Let's have a look at the project the team has come up with
We hope you like this week's inspiration projects and get your Secret Garden Crafts flowers out. Archana, still have this amazing deal going on
so if you need to stock up on flowers, now is the time. Maybe a last minute Christmas gift to yourself.
We would also like to remind you that we still have the December challenge going on over on our Facebook page "Play Creative". There we have a monthly challenge where you can add up to three projects in the theme of the month for a chance to win a prize. We would love to see what you create.
Thanks so very much for stopping by today. We would like to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We will be taking a short break but will be right back here on 10. January 2018.
We hope to see you back here.
Hugs,
The Secret Garden Crafts
Design Team
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Having fun using Secret Garden Crafts flowers for the holidays
Hello Secret Garden Crafts friends! Today we have a "Anything Goes" kind of post which means you can create anything you'd like but it has to be Christmas/Winter or holiday themed, since it is that time of year, using lots of flowers. The design team has created some gorgeous cards and tags have a look
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Aren't these some gorgeous creations? We hope you got inspired to get your flowers out and create something beautiful today.
If you have not joined Play Creative on Facebook yet we encourage you to check it out. This is the group on Facebook for our monthly Secret Garden Crafts challenge. There is always a prize to be won and you can just simply add your beautiful card on Facebook. There is no need to write a Blog post, just create your card in a Christmas/Winter theme and share with us.
Also, Archana still has this amazing deal going on
so if you are in need of some beautiful flowers, now is the time to get them.
Thanks so very much for visiting us today.
Hugs,
The Secret Garden Crafts
Design Team
Friday, December 8, 2017
Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
Happy Friday flower loving friends,
today we are coming to you with very special post. Crafty City is one of the Super Sponsors for the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and so we, the Secret Garden Crafts Designers, have created some sweet cards. If you have not yet heard about this event, it is super fun and perfect for anyone that loves coffee, tea or hot chocolate, really! All you have to do is create a card using a Winter theme/colors and something related to coffee, tea or hot chocolate and you are in business. To read all about the details head on over to the Coffee Lovers Blog.
Let's get right to it and have a look at the cards created by the team
Please make sure you check all of the Blogs and leave each of them a comment and you will have a chance on winning some pretty amazing prizes, check it out
today we are coming to you with very special post. Crafty City is one of the Super Sponsors for the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and so we, the Secret Garden Crafts Designers, have created some sweet cards. If you have not yet heard about this event, it is super fun and perfect for anyone that loves coffee, tea or hot chocolate, really! All you have to do is create a card using a Winter theme/colors and something related to coffee, tea or hot chocolate and you are in business. To read all about the details head on over to the Coffee Lovers Blog.
Let's get right to it and have a look at the cards created by the team
Please make sure you check all of the Blogs and leave each of them a comment and you will have a chance on winning some pretty amazing prizes, check it out
We hope that we were able to inspire you and that you will hop along and hopefully make a card as well for a chance to win one of the many prizes that is available at the Coffee Lovers Blog.
Have fun hopping!
The
Secret Garden Crafts and CraftyCity
Design Team
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