You can, let go (a mixed media tag)

You can, let go

Process Video:

ReneaBouqeut Beautiful Board filled with ReneaBouquet micro glass beads.

Beautiful handmade roses by ReneaBouquets!

JudiKins Diamond Glaze works great for this because is thin and dries fast!

I've had these unbranded glass beads for a while, and they have almost made it to a few previous projects, but today I finally got to use them and not just put them back away! (They are a little bigger than the micro beads from ReneaBouquets)

Products:

• ReneaBouquets
• Glass Microbeads
• Champagne
• Gold
• Teal
• Purple
• Beautiful Board
• Small Lacy The Moon Fairy (gifted to me by Mary Jane in the May RB swap!)
• Beautiful Bits
• Star
• Mulberry Paper Roses
• Mini Chocolate Covered Caramel
• Creative Embellishments
• Flourish 15
• Prima
• Finnabair
• Opal Magic Acrylic Paint
• Rose-Gold
• Wax Cire Cera
• Electric Violet
• Sentiments Stickers
• Julie Nutting
• Tag Pad
• Prima Flowers
• Prima Handmade
• Candy Gems Melon (Item #549381)
• Item #634483
• Watercolors
• Tropical
• Ranger
• Tim Holtz
• Distress Oxide
• Peacock Feathers
• Distress Spray Stain
• Wilted Violet
• Distress Paint
• Wilted Violet
• Mini Blending Tool
• Perfect Pearls
• Blue Patina
• Heirloom Gold
• Tonic
• Tim Holtz 
• Paper Distresser
• Jacquard
• Lumiere
• Halo Violet Gold
• PearlEx
• Reflex Violet
• Misty Lavender
• DMC Embroidery Floss
• Precious Metal Effects
• E3821
• JudiKins
• Diamond Glaze
• Liquitex
• Matte Super Heavy Gel
• Unknown/Unbranded
• Clear Glass Beads
• "Stone Path" Die
• Gold Sewing Machine Thread

Great-Grandma

My great grandmother, about 82 years ago!

The majority of this layout is made using products that came in the June 2019 Tres Jolie Kit Club Scrapbooking Kit (product list below), and was created for the June Sketch Challenge hosted by Kim & the Tres Jolie Kit Club!

The Tres Jolie Kit Club June Sketch

I just love 49 & Market, and those laser cut shapes made this layout go together much faster than fussy cutting flowers!!

Adding some foam under the photo gives it just a little lift from the layers underneath.

I set out with a goal to see if I could use an entire package of flowers on a layout! I think it's a first for me!

I just happened it have the perfect Say It In Crystals in my stash for this project!

Another big, flower milestone for me...using a mix of flat & 3D flowers. I don't know if I've ever really succeeded at it. It always makes me panic!

A bit of the lace from the Tres Jolie Kit & a ReneaBouquets Heart Paper Clip for some little touches.

Products:

• [From the] Tres Jolie June 2019 Scrapbooking Kit
• 49 & Market
• Bold & Beautiful Collection
• Dear John
• Edge of Reason
• Whispers
• Laser Cut Shapes
• Blossom Blends
• Bluebell
• Lace
• ReneaBouquets
• Beautiful Board Heart Paper Clips
• Art Anthology
• Keyholes 6x9 Stencil
• Shimmerz
• Creameez
• Lapis Dance
• Dazzlerz
• Foiled Again
• Prima
• Finnabair
• White Crackle Texture Paste
• Jamie Dougherty
• Bloom
• Spark 6x6 Stencil
• Frank Garcia
• Santorini
• Say It In Crystals
• idea-ology
• Tim Holtz
• Tiny Attacher
• Tonic
• Tim Holtz
• Paper Distresser
• JudiKins
• Diamond Glaze
• Art Glitter Glue
• Silly Winks Sticky Back Foam Sheet
• Liquitex Clear Gesso

"Flag" Artist Trading Coins

Artist Trading Coins - "Flag" Theme - scrapbook.com June-July ATC Swap, hosted by Marci (you can find her here: Blog: A Scrap from Marci and here: scrapbook.com Gallery)!

My quick process video:

Products:

• Silhouette
• Cameo 3
• Pen Holder (Original)
• Store Design ID: 11034
• Creative Embellishments
• Artist Trading Coins
• ReneaBouquets
• Shard Glitter Glass
• Silver
• idea-ology
• Tim Holtz
• Adornments, Stars
• Stampers Anonymous
• Tim Holtz
• Splash Mini Stencil (THMS080)
• Tonic
• Tim Holtz
• 5" Scissors
• Prima
• Finnabair
• Metallique Wax
• Old Silver
• Waterbrush
• Ranger
• Dina Wakley Media
• Scribble Sticks
• Set 1 - Ruby
• Set 2 - Lapis
• Tim Holtz
• Detailer Tip Waterbrush
• Transparent Gloss Texture Paste
• We R Memory Keepers
• Crop A Dile II
• UniBall
• Signo
• Micro 207 - Black
• Scotch
• ATG
• Tacky Glue
• Canson
• Watercolor Paper
• JudiKins
• Diamond Glaze
• Unknown/Unbranded
• Red & White Beads (they are the kind used for fingernail art, so they are really micro!)

Dragonfly Express

The Dragonfly Express! (This photo was taken in full sunlight.)

This project actually had two sources of inspiration. The first was the ReneaBouquets June 2019 Mood Board Challenge, the second inspiration was the Creative Embellishments June 2019 Challenge. (Both sources of inspiration are below) I actually saw the Creative Embellishment challenge first, and I have a thing for hot air balloons. A looking at them from the ground thing, not an actually getting into one thing.

Anyhow, I also really wanted to use this dragonfly I had been working on, and a hot air balloon doesn't need any help flying, so it (slowly) transformed into a flying ship! Besides the flying in the Creative Embellishment inspiration, I also love the whimsy of the image, and the Ferris wheels made me think of actual wheels!

Creative Embellishments Inspiration

ReneaBouquets Mood Board

Process Video:

The following photos were taken in a more shaded area, because my front porch had a convenient hook I could use to get some greenery in the background and not have to hold the project in one hand while shooting with the other! LOL!!

ReneaBouquets Glass Microbeads for the dragonfly's eyes and ReneaBouquets Beautiful Beads on top of the masts.

ReneaBouquets Tiny Anchor and Creative Embellishments Pipes and Gears pieces.

And here are some photo of the dragonfly while it was still grounded! [Note: I found the dragonfly in my yard, buried in the dirt by a tree, apparently left by the previous owners. It was shortly after finding it that I came across a Finnabair DT members (I think) post in Instagram who used Finnabair's Leaves to build butterfly wings (I think it was a butterfly) and a solution to my broken wing dragonfly was born!]

Products:

• Ship
• My SVG Hut (Etsy) - 3D SVG Pirate Ship Galleon DIGITAL download
• (My SVG Hut Blog - Assembly Instructions) (Mine is smaller than the original, "intended" size)
• ReneaBouquets
• Beautiful Board 
• Tiny Nautical Anchor Laser Cut Chipboard
• Beautiful Beads
• Magic Stones
• Creative Embellishments
• Steampunk Pipe Corner
• Gear Cluster Set
• Gear Cluster Set 2
• Ranger
• Tim Holtz
• Distress Oxide
• Hickory Smoke
• Distress Spray Stain
• Rusty Hinge
• Dylusions
• Ink Spray
• Melted Chocolate
• Heidi Swapp
• Color Shine
• Tinsel
• idea-ology
• Tim Holtz
• Metallic Kraft - Stock
• Hitch Fastners
• Prima
• Finnabair
• Rust Effect Paste
• Brown Rust
• Red Rust
• Gold Rust
• Metallique Paint
• Rustic Brown
• Metallique Wax
• Brushed Iron
• Bronze Age
• Vintage Gold
• Opal Magic Wax
• Turquoise Satin
• Sizzix
• Big Shot Pro
• Tim Holtz
• Embossing Folders
• Waves
• 3D Foundry Metal
• Riveted Metal
• Diamond Plate
• Silhouette 
• Cameo 3
• Premium Blade
• Nicapa Cutting Mat
• Best
• Double Sided Tape
• Spellbinders
• Tool 'n One
• We R Memory Keepers
• Crop A Dile
• JudiKins
• Diamond Glaze
• Art Glitter Glue
• Liquitex
• Clear Gesso
• Black Gesso
• Matte Super Heavy Gel
• Apple Barrel
• Black Matte Paint
• Unknown/Unbranded
• Fishing line (used for hanging)
• Kraft Cardstock
• Chain
• Eyelets

• Dragonfly
• ReneaBouquets
• Glass Microbeads
• Black
• Prima
• Finnabair
• Mechanicals
• Woodland Leaves
• Mould
• Mechanica
• Opal Magic Paint
• Rose-Gold
• Metallique Paint
• Royal Blue
• Romance Pink
• Opal Magic Wax
• Vintage Silk
• Metallique Wax
• Bronze Age
• Wax Cire Cera
• Indian Pink
• Blue Lagoon
• Rust Effect Paste
• Brown Rust
• Red Rust
• Gold Rust
• idea-ology
• Tim Holtz
• Swivel Clasp
• Ranger
• Glossy Accents
• JudiKins
• Diamond Glaze
• Creative Paperclay
• Amazing Cast Resin
• Liquitex
• Black Gesso
• Unknown/Unbranded
• Gears

Water Fairy

I love water lily's, I think they are so beautiful floating out on a pond, so I was, of course, immediately drawn to, and inspired by, the water lily in the Mixed Media Place's May Mood Board! 

I just couldn't help myself! I have a pond on my property, but I have yet to get the water lily's I want for it, so I decided to make one! (I think the husband worries they will interfere with fishing too much!)

The May Mood Board for Mixed Media Place's May Challenge.

Process Video:

The flower is from the Silhouette Design Store, but I found the artist's assembly instructions here: JMRush: Water Lily Votive Candle (Flameless) Assembly

Welcome!

Texture Pebbles sprayed with Dylusion's and RenaBouquet's Glass Beads! (The glue wasn't all the way dry!)

The tea light is turned on in this photo, but it's also the middle of the day in a well lit room!

A closer look at ReneaBouquet's beautiful dragonfly!

Products

• ReneaBouquets
• Glass Beautiful Beads
• Pink
• Dragonfly
• Teal Jewelry Premium Paper
• Silhouette
• Cameo 3
• Autoblade
• Premium Blade
• Design Store
• Design "3D Water Lily" (#135617)
• Design "Water Lily Votive Candle (Flameless)" (#136055)
• Ranger
• Tim Holtz
• Distress Crackle Paint
• Clear Rock Candy
• Dylusions
• Shimmer Spray
• Polished Jade
• Prima
• Finnabair
• Wax Cire Cera
• Mint Sparkle
• Sweet Rose
• Bazzill
• Turquoise Mist
• Robin's Egg
• Brea Reese
• Texture Pebbles
• Fairy Garden Figurines
• Fairy Crossing
• JudiKins
• Diamond Glaze
• Art Glitter Adhesive
• Unknown/Unbranded
• Pink Cardstock
• Tealight
• Other
• Fairy Best Wishes (Etsy Store)
• Fairy Figurine
• Pink ("Avon") Shopping Bag!

Altered Notebook - June ReneaBouquet Swap

Altered Notebook - June ReneaBouquets Facebook Swap

The notebook is a 9"x6" notebook I found at Wal-Mart.

I've owned the Prima Wildflowers Pillar for a few years now, and have been waiting to use that big, orange hibiscus on just the right project! Apparently the "right project" does eventually come along! LOL

ReneaBouquets always seems to have just the right pieces for so many of my projects.

This flamingo is made with Amazing Cast Resin & a Wilton, silicon, candy mold!

Some more "waiting for the perfect project" items I had been hoarding. Studio Calico was the first crafting supply subscription I used! I love them, and in a perfect world I'd be a subscriber to ALL clubs I could find, but since I don't have Jeff Bezos' money, I try different clubs, one at a time!

And here is a process video if you'd like to see the high speed version of assembly!

**I made the cut file for the "replacement" cover using Silhouette Studio.

Products

• Notebook Cover
• ReneaBouquets
• Purple Spring Mix Mulberry Paper Flower Set
• Beautiful Board Small Twisted Chain Frame Set Laser Cut Chipboard Frames
• Webster's Pages
• Dream In Color
• Drifting
• Studio Calico
• {Yello!}
• the floral print transparancy
• Shimmerz
• AcriTonez
• Blue My Top
• Pinkadelic
• Ranger
• Tim Holtz
• Mini Blending Tool
• Distress Oxide
• Salty Ocean
• Picked Raspberry
• Dylusions
• Stamp & Stencil
• Quote Medley
• Stampers Anonymous
• Tim Holtz
• Bubble Stencil
• Prima
• 2" Silicone Brush
• Wildflowers Pillar Pack
• Mixed
• Finnabair
• 3D Gloss Gel
• American Crafts
• Thickers
• Pick-Me-Up
• Crate Paper
• Oasis Ephemera
• TCW
• Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste
• The Paper Studio
• Bright Lace Ribbon Scrap Pack
• Chickaniddy
• Mini Brads
• Spellbinders
• Tool 'n One
• Liquitex
• Matte Super Heavy Gel
• Daler Rowney
• White Gesso
• Krylon
• Workable Fixative
• Brea Reese
• Texture Pebbles
• Art Glitter Adhesive
• Best 
• 1" and 1/4" Ultra-Thin Permanent Double-Sided Tapes
• Sorrento Crafts
• 13 color stamen set
• Silhouette
• Cameo 3
• Unknown/Unbranded
• Stamen in largest Hibiscus
• Lace on inside of cover
• Chipboard

• Flamingo
• Wilton Candy/Fondant Mold
• Flamingo
• Prima
• Finnabair
• Metallique Paint
• White Pearl
• Wax Cire Cera
• Indian Pink
• Sweet Rose
• Americana
• Gloss Enamels
• Black
• Amazing Cast Resin
• Daler Rowney
• White Gesso

• Tags
• American Crafts
• Amy Tangerine
• On A Whim Collection Foil & Resist Tags
• Shimmerz
• Coloringz
• No Yolking
• Vibez
• Jeni B Bleu
• Ranger
• Dylusions
• Ink Spray
• Funky Fuchsia
• Squeezed Orange
• Tim Holtz
• Distress Ink
• Twisted Citron
• Picked Raspberry
• Dina Wakley Media
• Scribble Sticks
• Sets 1 (Magenta) & 2 (Fuchsia)

Butterfly Lights

"Butterfly Lights"

In honor of her one year anniversary of Tres Jolie Kit Club, Kim had an online (Facebook) crop! The first challenge posted was a "bingo" challenge, and this is what I made using [most of] the products that came in the Tres Jolie June Mixed Media Kit!

Challenge #1 Scrapbook Bingo: Complete a project (card, scrapbook page, altered project, etc) using the any of the items list in a row. That row can be straight or diagonal. Upload your project to the Crop challenge file by Midnight (CST) tomorrow [June 9, 2019] for a chance to win a prize. You don't have to use one of our kits, but it would be nice to see (just no promoting any other kits).

The row with the yellow box is my "BINGO!"

The breakdown:

• Watercolor: I know, I know. HOW is there watercolor on there?!?! It was messy, but I added Concentrated Watercolors by Art Philosophy to the project (on top of the Acrylic Modeling Paste, which is where the Mod Podge Acrylic Sealer came in! I used it to keep those watercolors in place after they dried!!)
• Twine/String: Jute String by Tim Holtz on the top knob
• Wire: Wire lights by Prima
• Beads: Teal Glass Beautiful Beads by ReneaBouquets
• Glitter: Diamond Chunky Glitter Glass by ReneaBouquets

The good news, I've managed to (finally) make my computer capable of recording videos!

The bad news? I haven't edited the video for this project yet! (limited project submission time and all)

BUT...I'm going to edit it! I swear!!

UPDATE: I finished the editing...sorta. I mean, there's video, but no sound [Update #2: I added music after my son said it was "creepily quiet" LOL!]. By the time I "dealt" with my computer I was too tired of trying. Plus, it's been many, many years since I've played with video editing, and I am still trying to get my groove back! As I continue recording projects I do, the videos should theoretically improve...but for now, here is the video that has had almost 4 hours shaved off!

Here are some photos!

A close up look at the Chunky Glitter Glass at the bottom.

A closer look at the top.

A close up of [three of] the ReneaBouquet Glass Beads (there are nine total on the project)

Products:

• [From the] Tres Jolie June Mixed Media Kit
• Prima
• Finnabair
• Graphite Texture Paste
• Wax Cire Cera
• Peacock
• Lumies
• Item # 584771
• The "moss"
• Darice
• Metal Candle Holder Stand
• Floral Embellishments
• 30062044 Mini Sachet Roses
• Pastel, 0.75in, 25 Pack, Assorted
• ReneaBouquets
• Glass Beautiful Beads
• Teal
• Chunky Glitter Glass
• Diamond
• Magical Miniatures Double Side Printed Butterflies
• Watercolor Spun Sugar
• 13@rts
• Acrylic Modeling Paste
• Chalk
• American Crafts
• Vicki Boutin
• CreativeFX
• Iridescent Glaze
• idea-ology
• Tim Holtz
• Jute String
• Tonic Studios
• Tim Holtz
• 5" Scissors
• Prima
• Finnabair
• 3D Gloss Gel
• 2" Silicone Brush
• Art Philsophy
• Concentrated Watercolor
• Bora Bora
• Onyx
• Liquitex
• Black Gesso
• Daler Rowney
• White Gesso
• Mod Podge
• Matte Acrylic Sealer
• JudiKins
• Diamond Glaze