Shabby Chic Scrapping

Shabby Chic is an old English country style mostly derived the wear and tear. Today, we find the distressed designs in more modern graphics and touch bolder colors but still replicating a comfortable cottage feel. The trick is how to add bling (and not be flashy) to a relaxed, time worn look. See how Art Glitter Designer, Lynette Daniel has added her special touch of soft elegance to the faded Authentique summer collection below!

Lynette started with 3 Authentique summer collection papers, 4 Art Glitters and Cotton Cloud Fantasy Fiber, 2 solid WorldWin Papers cardstocks, 1 Crafter's Workshop 12x12 Template, Tim Holtz rotary paper distress tool & Scattered Straw Distress Ink, Ranger Buttercup Liquid Pearl, May Arts Ribbon jute twines,  silk flowers, and a handful of assorted buttons. 

As shown above, Lynette laid the Crafter's Workshop template on the cardstock and applied Art Glitter Designer Adhesive (Clear) on a foam applicator. Next, lifted up the template and sprinkled #254 Stratosphere Opaque Chunky Hologram onto cardstock then distressed edges when dry. 

To get that soft elegant look, Lynette chooses a monochromatic glitter palette to match the Authentique summer collection papers. Above, you'll see how she stitched the layers together then used her Cricut to cut the flourish and embellish with Art Glitter Designer Adhesive and #167 Rain Forest Ultrafine Transparent Glitter.

Here are those extra special touches that Lynette is known for~ Check out her handwriting straight onto the Authentique papers! To finish the title, Lynette goes straight over her pencil marks with Buttercup Liquid Pearl and embellishes with Art Glitter #65 Old Gold Ultrafine Opaque. If you look closely, Lynette added #85 Crystal Ultrafine Transparent Glitter to the silk flowers and Fantasy Fiber (Cotton Cloud) under/above the assorted buttons to give a beautiful texture to the simple embellishments.  Please comment below and tell us your favorite part about Lynette's Shabby Chic scrapbook layout called "You Are Everything To Me."  

 

Project Designed and Photographed by Lynette Daniel

 

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Spring & Summer Dress Up

 

 

Every girl needs a fun, new wardrobe for the spring and summer no matter what her age.  This is a great way to dress up those plain clothes and create new ones.  Plus, it adds a little sparkle to those bright sunny days. 

Supply List:

1 Pair Canvas Shoes

1 Canvas Purse

Stencil

Heat Transfer Pencil or other transfer pencil for fabric

Fabric Dries Clear Glue

Ultrafine Metal Tip

Spoon Man! Spoons

Glitter:  Sunrise(355) Ultrafine Opaque, Fresh Green (312) Ultrafine Transparent and Lemone (93) Ultrafine Transparent

 

     Instructions:

      Trace the stencil design onto both shoes and the purse using the transfer pencil.  It’s ok if the design is seen because it will be covered later with glue. 

 

Working in small sections, carefully trace around the outside and then fill in the center using the Ultrafine Metal Tip on the Fabric Dries Clear glue bottle.  Sprinkle the glitter on using the Spoon Man!  Spoon.  Allow to sit a minute for glue to set and then tap off the excess glitter onto a paper or tray to put back in the jar.

I like to find a way to use my tools in different ways. For the edge of the purse,  you can use a tear edger or a piece of paper that has been punched or die cut into a strip with a wavy edge.  You can, also, choose a different type of design such as a scallop or something you’d like to complete the purse edge to create your own tool.  

Place the tool at the edge of the purse and using the glue bottle with the metal tip, run a glue line along the tool’s edge.  Remove the tool and sprinkle the glue line with glitter.  Allow to set up a little and remove excess glitter. 

 

Allow all the glue to dry and they are ready to wear! 

Peg Rounds has been creating since she was a young girl.  She was always interested in art and any type of craft projects she could find.  As she got older, she stopped to go to college and then to raise a family. It wasn’t long before she’d pick it up again.  Today she is still creating as much as she can and enjoying it.  She is always wanting to learn new things in the world of crafting.  Her free time, when not spending it with her family, is used to create her latest works of art.  She has designed for many companies over the years some of which include Altered Pages, The Robin’s Nest, Amazing Mold Putty, Your Next Stamp Guest Designer and Keep In Touch Guest Designer, as well as many others.  She currently designs for Just For Fun Stamps and is an Invited Guest Blogger at USArtQuest.  She is, also, the Card Making and Scrapbooking Contributor for Create For Less.  She’s been published in Scrapbook News and Review and on Scrapbook.com and was a writer and proof reader for Oh Scrap Online Magazine.  Peg also enjoys teaching classes and is  working on setting up  classes online and you tube videos.  Be sure to check out her blog at:  www.pegscraftingcorner.blogspot.com. 

 

 



Light Up Your Sparkle

Glitter adds sparkle everywhere. Which is one of the things I love about it. Today's project is adding some bling to any room in your house, by adding glitter to the inside of your lampshade.

Supplies Used:
Lampshade
Designer Dries Clear Adhesive (unless your lamp is fabric on the inside, you can use Fabric Dries Clear)
#298 Polar Bear Ultrafine Transparent Glitter, plan for about 3/4 oz. per lampshade.
Paintbrushes

 Start with your lampshade.

Brush on a thin coat of adhesive to the the inside of the lampshade.

Pour on the glitter. and tap off. I did this in sections so the adhesive didn't dry up. When choosing glitter for the project, I chose transparent, because I wanted to make sure the lamp still had purpose. I wanted the light to still shine through, and have a glittery effect. 

 

Go back and be sure to add adhesive and glitter to all of the places you may have missed. I  Saved the edges for the last part.

I waited until it was all dry and with a dry paintbrush brushed off any excess glitter. And this is what it looked like.

 

 I put the lamp back together.

 And turned it on. I wish you could see its beauty in person. It is truly a magical feeling.

 

 The light took the glitter to a new sparkle level, and it looked AMAZING!

Now be sure to head on over to my blog, one.heart.scrapper. for another glittery project.