Avonlea Cards - August Bonus Projects

CTMH Avonlea B & T Paper

The three cards on this page all used patterned paper from the Avonlea collection.  The top two are 6 x 6 square cards and the bottom one is a standard 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" card.  The top one has a Parlor Velvet Rub-On for a little added texture, along with pieces of Black Tulle Ribbon and Slate Satin Polka Dot Ribbon.  The sentiment comes from the Words of Comfort set.

Sentiment is from CTMH Card Chatter - Sympathy Set

I love how simple this card is, but it still has a lot of character.  The sentiment was stamped on a shape cut with the Art Philosophy cartridge and layered over progressively larger shapes.  A couple of Mocha Opaques anchor the sides of the layered labels. The Slate Polka Dot Ribbon adds an elegant touch. Inside the card is a strip of patterned paper adhered to the edge.  The front of the card was cut a little smaller so that the inside paper could be seen peeking out.

Liquid Glass Turns Matte Finishes to Glossy

 The birthday card has pops of bright, stamped images.  Honey ink was used with the images from the Artiste Collection.  The two banners were then covered with Liquid Glass to make shiny embellishments for the card.  All of the design elements were popped off the page using foam tape.

Paper Pieced Cupcake

Even though there is a cupcake cut file on the Artiste cartridge, I hand cut it because I wanted to paper-piece it. The 'sprinkles' on the cupcake are Mocha Opaques Adhesive Gems. 

All three cards are part of my August Bonus - Thank-You Projects for any customer who shops with me this month.  I will email the complete instructions to all online customers.  The projects can be made with whatever papers and inks you have on hand, they do not have to be made with the supplies that are from the samples. The other projects are here and here.

Thank you for stopping by today!  I appreciate you taking the time to visit.

Beverly

Avonlea Note Board - Serenity Prayer

Glass Fronted Frame For Message Board

Almost every time that we get home from the grocery store or Costco one of us remembers something that we needed to buy, but we had forgotten.  I decided to take a big picture frame and turn it into a message center so that we can hopefully avoid these problems in the future. The idea is to record grocery lists or other important messages on something big enough that we can see it/find it.  

It was important to me that the picture frame be attractive and functional.  The insert for the mat board is an 11 1/2" square.  It was a perfect size for a piece of scrapbooking paper!  Having a gorgeous piece of framed paper was great, but I decided that I wanted it to be even More spectacular!  So I typed the Serenity Prayer and printed it on cardstock.  I decided to random stamp some of the images from the Avonlea WOTG on it and then distressed the edges.  A few Mocha Pearl Opaques decorated the insert and it was almost done.

The last step was cutting the letters.  I used a different piece of Avonlea paper and the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge to spell Notes.  The periods were made with more Mocha Pearls.

CTMH Avonlea Patterned Paper

It probably would have been best to photograph it without the glass.  But I wanted to show it with the dry erase or chalk ink - wet wipe markers written on it. Please excuse the glare.  If you click on the photograph you can see a bigger picture, which will show the poem and detail better.

Ikea Virserum 19 3/4" Square Frame

Last year I made a Blessings Board with a smaller frame for my dd.  The project idea is similar to this. That post is here.

The full project instructions for the Avonlea Notes/Message Board are my thank-you gift for my customers this month.  The instructions also include the ornaments posted yesterday and the cards that will be posted tomorrow.  If you place an online order with me, your bonus project instruction sheet will be emailed to you.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Beverly

Supplies:
Ikea Virserum Square Frame, Chalk Ink Wet Wipe Marker
CTMH: Avonlea Workshop on the Go Stamp, Paper Packet and Mocha Opaques
Cricut Art Philosophy
Ink: Slate, Juniper, Chocolate, Bamboo
White Daisy Cardstock

Ornaments Galore!

 I have been busy making more Christmas ornaments.  Here are a few more...

Written instructions and pictures will be sent to anyone placing an order this month on my CTMH website or locally through me directly. Along with these projects, I am including several other project ideas for using the leftover pieces from the Avonlea Scrapbooking Workshop on the Go Kit.  The photos for these bonus projects will be posted in the next few days.  The projects do not have to be used with this kit, in fact they can be made with any of your favorite papers!

This past week feels like it was only half-finished for me. We switched cell phone providers and then had to switch again because there was no signal in our house.  Getting this resolved has taken three and a half days!

I hope you have a fabulous weekend!
Beverly

All materials are from CTMH.