Butterfly Queen Dressform A Crafters' Palette & Shabby is Chic Boutique DT Project

Good morning friends! I am super excited to share with you my project today. I have created a "Butterfly Queen" dress form. This Project features items from The Crafters' Palette Store. and from Shabby is Chic Boutique

 

 

This month for the Crafters Palette we were challenged to make a mono chromatic project, and I love black and white so this was a labor of love for me. It was a good time to get out my items from Shabby Is Chic Boutique to use as well.

 

 I had so much fun with this project, I am thrilled with how it turned out. In the photo below on the left you can see how the dress form from SCB started out, it was plain white, and I used one of the gorgeous napkins, also from SCB I had , and used some Multi Matte Medium it on top of it to glue it down.

 

 After the mod podge had dried, I got out a couple of different types of tulle, a plain white one and one from Crafters' Palette and one from my stash with some pretty white daisies on it. I used my needle and thread and did a running stitch to gather the layers of tulle around the dress form. I also added the flatback hearts to random flower centers as well, which were from SCB. I then used some of the gorgeous Black Venise Trim from SCB for contrast, and lastly, I added a lovely Seam Binding bow to finish it off.

 

 

For the wings I used a wooden butterfly I had given to me in a RAK from a friend in Australia. I have been looking for the perfect piece to use this on, and this was it! I used black paint on the first layer then some Frantage aged bronze embossing powder on top. Finally, I gave it a coat of Gilders Wax, which gave the wings a lovely shimmery coat. The final touch is a cameo from my stash which I framed in the tiny rhinestone trim from my SCB.

 

 

For the crown, I used a metal corner from my stash and using glossy accents added some of the same rhinestone trim from SCB and framed the metal piece to create the mini crown.

 

 

I placed the crown at the top of the dress form, I love how it came out! I also added a key from the key set from Shabby Is Chic Boutique, and then added rhinestones to it as well.

 

 I just adore dress forms and this was so much fun to make!

Thanks for stopping by today, and don't forget to check out The Crafters' Palette Store and blog, and also the amazing items in the Shabby Is Chic Boutique Store!

 

Crafters' Palette Products Used

 Metallic Gilding Wax

Amercian Seam Binding

Gesso

Frantage Aged Bronze Embossing Powder

Multi Matte Medium

Tulle

Glossy Accents

 

Shabby Is Chic Items Used

Black Venise Trim

Silver Key

Small Flat Back Hearts

Dress Form

Butterfly Napkin

Rhinestone Trim

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Decor Fun with The Crafters' Palette DT Project

Good morning Crafters' Palette fans! I am here to day to share my next Design Team project with you.

This month our team was challenged to create a home décor piece. I chose to do a frame for my bedroom.  I love the soft colours of this piece and have used lots of goodies from The Crafters' Palette store!

 

 

I started my home décor project with a frame I have had for a while. I purchased it at a local craft store. However, The Crafters' Palette has a huge selection of alterable items in their shop, so I am sure you can find something for your home with their huge selection!

 

 

I first used gesso on the frame, then took some of my favorite paper from Kaisercraft and ripped the paper in different sizes and shapes. I adhered it onto the frame with some multi medium matte. The above photo shows the frame at this stage.

 

Once the glue was dry, I got out my stencils and some texture paste. I used a script one from my stash and a fun chicken wire one from Dutchdoobado.  I used my heat gun to speed up the drying process for then then I used a trio of colours from the Distress Spray Stains line.  I sprayed and splattered the colours on the frame as I really wanted it to look old and weathered.

 

 

 The frame came with a cardboard insert, so I used more of the Basecoat paper and covered it over to fit in the centre of the frame.

 

Next, it was time to embellish. My first stop was some of the gorgeous white paper flowers from the Crafters' Palette Store. I love these flowers, they look great white, but also you can spray colour them or even tea dye them. They take colour very well.   I stacked them up and added a pearl from my stash to each of the centres.

 



 

I also used some wood from my stash, but again you can find some amazing wood and even tin embellishments in the store, so do have a peek, you will be amazed at all the embellishments they have!

 

I glued down my embellishments, and added a bit of white paint to the wood pieces to tie it all together. The finishing touches were some resin butterflies from my stash and a nice loopy jute bow at the bottom. Some white trim, again from my stash was glued around the frames edge.

 



I hope you enjoy my project today, I had a lot of fun making it!

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to check out The Crafters' Palette Store for lots of new

and exciting crafty items!

 

Crafters' Palette Items Used

Gesso

Distress Ink Sprays

Silicone Glue

White Paper Flowers

Dutch Doobado Chicken Wire Stencil

Kaisercraft Basecoat Paper

Multi Medium Matte

 

Wood Items are from Fernli Designs



Winter Heart Card And Tag Duo A DT Project for The Crafter's Palette

Good morning friends! Today I am sharing a fun and wintery project for The Crafters' Palette DT.  I created this card and tag set for a friend as part of her Christmas gift, in some shabby blue tones complete with die cut butterflies.

I was inspired by this beautiful Texture Fades die set by Sizzix, it comes with the die and also the embossing folder so you can create dimension on the butterflies as well. 

I die cut out the butterflies and then ran them thru the embossing folder.  Next I took my Distress Inks and created a watercolour effect with them by stamping them down on my craft mat and spritzing them with my Mist Its bottle. 

I used a small paint brush to dab the watercolour on the butterflies, making sure to get it in the raised areas. While the butterflies were wet, I sprinkled on some of the Frantage Shabby Blue Embossing Powder and heat set them.

 

I used more of the Distress Inks on the edges of the paper, tag I created and the edges of the card.

Next I used some embossing paste, (but you can use any type of texture paste for this, Crafters' Palette has a good range in their shop) and mixed it with some mica powder in a sky blue colour.

 Now that I had all my parts and pieces are ready, it was time to assemble and add my texture. I used some Christmas themed paper I had in my stash from last year, gave it the same watercolour treatment I gave the butterflies and then used my brick stencil to add the coloured texture paste.

 I assembled my card first using double sided tape on the paper layers, and using multi medium matte to glue down the butterflies, wire thread from Prima, and snowflakes. I layered each element on top of each other to give lots of texture to the card.  Next, I got out some buttons, tiny beads and my Glossy Accents and added them to my card for further interest and dimension. I layered a button on top of my chipboard snowflake and filled it with the glossy accents and put all my tiny beads inside.

I assembled the tag in much the same manner, and added a final touch of gesso around the card and tag to give a wintery feel to them both.

Here is my completed card and tag duo! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and don't forget to check out The Crafters' Palette Blog to keep up with all the new things the team is up to!

Crafters' Palette Products Used

Texture Fades Butterfly Duo Die

Distress Inks

Multi Medium Matte

Frantage Shabby Blue Embossing Powder

Gesso

Woodware Mist Its Bottle

Brick Stencil From Dutch Doobadoo

Ultra High Adhesion Double Sided Tape

Mixed Media Christmas Layout with The Crafters' Palette

Good morning friends! It is that time of year again and today I am sharing with you my DT Project for The Crafters' Palette.  This time we were to do up a project and follow along with their map challenge.  Here is a photo of the sketch we were to follow.

I got out lots of fun products from The Crafters' Palette, my Distress Sprays, Paints and some Dyan Reveley Paints as well.

I laid out my pattern to have a loose interpretation of the map challenge, and keep within a Christmas theme. One of my favorite things about this time of year is the book A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. I was lucky enough to find some paper that fit this theme while out on my crafty travels so decided to go with that as my base.  I added some lace, chipboard and some old book paper from my stash as well to the piece.

 I added some of the distress paints to the edges of the paper in coordinating colours and to give a more worn and vintage look. I also fussy cut out some of the images from the paper as well and layered them on top of the paper.

I used the Distress sprays and paints to put down a layer of white to mute the colourful tones of the paper and to give a wintery feel. I then began to layer on my pieces one at a time, starting with the book paper. I used multi matte medium as my glue and adhered the paper on to a chipboard base to give it stability and dimension.  I then worked on the chipboard and wooden embellishments.  I used some of the Stampendous Frantage Shabby White embossing powder, this stuff is so great, its one of my favorite embossing powders to use!  I first applied a base of the Dylusions paint in red then while it was still wet, I sprinkled on some of the embossing powder.

 I used my heat gun to set the powder and it turned out pretty cool, with lots of sparkle and dimension!

It was then time to add all my goodies to the paper, using the multi matte medium as my glue. I added some "splotches" of white at the end to mimic a worn look and it reminded me of snow.

  Here is my finished piece!  I had fun getting into the Christmas spirit with this layout. I love the tattered and worn look of it and kept with the more traditional colours of this time of year. I also added some Liquid Pearls in Rose Gold down the side of the paper by the Victorian Lady for a final touch.

I hope you have enjoyed my project and will give this type of layout a try.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and don't forget to check out all the fun goodies in The Crafters' Palette Store and keep up to date with the Designers as well on the Blog. 

Crafters' Palette Items Used

Distress Sprays

Ranger Distress Paints

 Dylusions Paints

Frantage Embossing Powder Shabby White

Multi Matte Medium
Liquid Pearls Rose Gold



Mixed Media Canvas for Crafter's Palette - Use Your Stash Challege!

 

Good Morning Crafters' Palette fans, Kim here today and I have a fun share for you featuring lots of goodies from the Crafters' Palette Store.  This month the team is focused on using up what we have in our crafty spaces, off cuts of paper, paints, lace, doo dads, you name it! 

I took this challenge and decided to do up a mixed media canvas with lots of left over bits and bobs from my stash.  I have a photo below of some of the bits I used.

 

 

I am also using some gorgeous Distress sprays for this project, but more on them in a wee bit!

 

 

 

My first order of business is to use up some old book pages a friend sent me, now this would work with any kind of paper you like and there is some great paper selections in the Crafters Palette shop which you can find here, but for this project I used up some of what was in my stash, and these pages fit the bill.  I had no rhyme or reason for where I placed the paper, just add some torn pieces randomly to your canvas. I glued them down with some multi matte medium and then gave them a coat of the same over the top of the paper to ensure they were glued down well.

 

 

Next, it was time to start gluing on my bits and pieces with some silicone glue. I chose to have a focal point in the centre which are some wings that were sent to me over a year ago in a swap I did, I had always been looking for a good place to use them, and this canvas gave me the opportunity to use them. I also have used up off cuts of lace, dominos, buttons, metal clock gears (thanks to my hubby's workshop) wooden gears, left over flowers from a past project, metal keys and finding and even a pen nip (again, thanks to hubby's workshop!).

 

 

Once everything is glued down, its time to get out the Gesso and paint everything white, and by everything, I mean everything!  Fill in all the spaces in between the bits and bobs and make sure it is all covered, this will give your sprays a good surface to cling to, and you will get a truer colour showing from the white background.

 

Now its time for those sprays I mentioned earlier!  Choose what ever colours you wish, Crafters' Palette has a huge range of sprays, I chose the Distress sprays for this project, and went with a cool palette of blues, whites and silver.

 



 

 Spray your darkest colour first, and use your Mist-it sprayer filled with water to make the sprays run and get in all the cracks and crevices. Continue to layer on your sprays going from darkest to lightest, dry each layer of colour in between to make sure the colour tones don't come out "muddy".  Keep using your Mist-it as well to make the colour run down the canvas, and don't forget about the sides, top and bottom of the canvas!

 

 

Here is a close up of the items coated with gesso and sprays. Keep layering on until you are happy with the outcome. I added a sentiment to the wings to finish it off.

 

 

 

 

 

 I hope you have enjoyed my project today. Don't be afraid to use up all the fun items you have in your crafty space, and even some things you may find elsewhere, it is all useable!

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and don't forget to check out all the fun goodies in The Crafters' Palette Store and keep up to date with the Designers as well on the Blog.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 



Crafters' Palette Items Used

White Primer Gesso

Mist-its by Woodware

Distress Sprays by Ranger

Ranger Multi Mate Medium

Silicone Glue