Easter eggs for kids

Hello! Here I am with two different ideas for easter eggs for kids. I decided to make some special ones for my nephews in Australia and for my son. The first one is for my niece Tanaia:

 

For her I decided to use the Canvas Corp burlap. The idea is pretty simple. Covering the egg with stripes of two different colors of burlap. I glittered the die from Sizzix: the Sizzix Bigz Die - Elegant Flourishes. 

I aslo used the Sizzix Tattered Floral dies to cover the top and the bottom of the eggs. Some blings and the egg is prepared.

Fir the three boys the story is deifferent. I was thinking I could send them a misterious egg from the past and from exotic places. The collection Serengeti from 7 Gypsies was the right decision. Also in this case I cut some stripes but from pattern paper this time. I put them in the water and in this way they were perfectly malleable. From another Serengeti paper I cut out the letters for the names with the Sizzix Alphabet die and I've put some extra shiny glos on them to make them more 3d. The embellishments are simply cutted out from Serengeti pattern paper. I think the boys will love them  and maybe even prefer them to shabby eggs ;-)

Here are the three eggs:

Enjoy expecting easter to come....

Easter fairytale egg

Hello! Here is my new project - a gothic fairytale easter egg. I used many Canvas Corp products that offer versatility and a great base for further ideas. I covered an egg with Canvas Corp canvas.

I just teared it into stripes and glued them on. Several touches of distressing make the defference: the Canvas Corp string and wire for stitches, the distressing with Color Box Mix'd Media inxs (Leather and Jasmin), some crackle paint on the egg and on the  Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set 2PK - Mini Butterflies Set as well. The bottom of the egg is the burlap flower from CC and I also put a little jasmin ink on it. In my oppinion it looks like moss right from the woods. I love it. For the embellisments I decided to make some space for (broken) buttons (already necessary part of my projects), / Gypsies pins, Canvas Corp clips. I finished with colored normal pins, wire and the black butterfly with Tattered Angels  Glimmer Glaze Nori and High Imapct mixed media pait Antique Gold.

I love it on my mini pedestal and I hope it has the look of a magic egg right out of a fairytale. 

Some more eggs are waiting to come..... 

Tattered rose

Hello everyone! At Tattered angels in the month of March, we are hosting a flower frenzy to share ideas and inspiration with our Tattered angels community.

the month of March, we are hosting a flower frenzy to share ideas and inspiration with our Tattered Angels community.
Here’s how to get involved:
1. Create a handmade flower using one of the following: Tattered Angels paints and/or Tattered Angels Mistable Papers (note: feel free add your flowers to your favorite layout, mixed media piece, home decor, greeting card, etc.)
2. Post your handmade flower project photos to our Facebook wall.
3. Follow our “Tattered Angels Flower Frenzy” pinboard. We’ll pin your flower there!
4. Create your own “Tattered Angels Flower Frenzy” pinboard and pin your favorite flowers from around the web.
- See more at: http://mytatteredangels.com/inspiration-blog/#sthash.mqwOOxMe.dpuf

 

month of March, we are hosting a flower frenzy to share ideas and inspiration with our Tattered Angels community. - See more at: http://mytatteredangels.com/inspiration-blog/#sthash.mqwOOxMe.dpuf

Of course with the enormous selection of mists, paints and also Mistable Papers it's easy to make something special. I did my flower in my Gothic Fairytale style. I used the  Tattered angels mistable papers. I just cut out some circle like shapes, simply with the scissors. I misted them with Walnut Gold,  and Post Card Glimmer mists. They are dark enough to leave a distressed print but light enough to still stamp on them. I stamped some od them with 7Gypsies stamp and cut out some petals alsoout of the marvelous  Canvas Corp papers: Tan & Ivory Damask and French Script to make the petals different.

  

I put the petasl together and misted the centre of the flower with Woven Burlap. On the stem I misted the ribon with Chalkboard Ivory and  Baseboard Leaf. A few touches of crackle paint all over the flower and some finishing touches like the wire which is intentionally covered unevenly with black Tattered angels High Impact Black Paint. Some metal hardware from  Canvas Corp, some bottons and some pinsmake the flower more gothic.

 

What you have to do to participate?

1. Create a handmade flower using one of the following: Tattered Angels paints and/or Tattered Angels Mistable Papers (note: feel free add your flowers to your favorite layout, mixed media piece, home decor, greeting card, etc.)

2. Post your handmade flower project photos to our Facebook wall.

3. Follow our “Tattered Angels Flower Frenzy” pinboard. We’ll pin your flower there!

4. Create your own “Tattered Angels Flower Frenzy” pinboard and pin your favorite flowers from around the web.

So, make the spring appear with making a paper flower!!!

 

month of March, we are hosting a flower frenzy to share ideas and inspiration with our Tattered Angels community. - See more at: http://mytatteredangels.com/inspiration-blog/#sthash.mqwOOxMe.dpuf

the month of March, we are hosting a flower frenzy to share ideas and inspiration with our Tattered Angels community. - See more at: http://mytatteredangels.com/inspiration-blog/#sthash.mqwOOxMe.dpuf

the month of March, we are hosting a flower frenzy to share ideas and inspiration with our Tattered Angels community. - See more at: http://mytatteredangels.com/inspiration-blog/#sthash.mqwOOxMe.dpuf

the month of March, we are hosting a flower frenzy to share ideas and inspiration with our Tattered Angels community. - See more at: http://mytatteredangels.com/inspiration-blog/#sthash.mqwOOxMe.dpuf

the month of March, we are hosting a flower frenzy to share ideas and inspiration with our Tattered Angels community. - See more at: http://mytatteredangels.com/inspiration-blog/#sthash.mqwOOxMe.dpuf

the month of March, we are hosting a flower frenzy to share ideas and inspiration with our Tattered Angels community. - See more at: http://mytatteredangels.com/inspiration-blog/#sthash.mqwOOxMe.dpuf

the month of March, we are hosting a flower frenzy to share ideas and inspiration with our Tattered Angels community. - See more at: http://mytatteredangels.com/inspiration-blog/#sthash.mqwOOxMe.dpuf

the month of March, we are hosting a flower frenzy to share ideas and inspiration with our Tattered Angels community. - See more at: http://mytatteredangels.com/inspiration-blog/#sthash.mqwOOxMe.dpuf

U shine like a star

Hello everyone! I'm here sharing my latest  LO. For this one I decided to use as the central element the  Sizzix Bigz Die - Stacked Stars.  I embossed the stars with Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folders 2PK - Basket Weave & Honeycomb Set to give them  little dimension. The paper is from  Canvas Corp  - Black & White Ribbon Stripe - I absolutley love these papers because they perfectly complete my style! I covered it with some bandages and texture paste and some crackle paint. 

 Of course I love my black branches for my Gothic Fairytale style, so I decided to use this time the High impact  Tattered angels Paint to make them. I actually use a toothpick to make them and it was simple and quick and they look a bit 3D as well! Let me mention that I used the High impact paints also for the word shine. I simply wrote the letters on an acetate, combining two colors: Platinum and Antique Gold.

I hope you like it! See ya soon!

You melt my heart LO

Hello everyone! I'm back with a new LO....Still following my Gothic Fairytale style :-) maybe just a little bit softer..... because I just can't resist this look :-)
For the base I used many many Sizzix dies:
- Chandelier
- Botanical elements
- Hardware findings
- Stacked stars
- Tattered florals
- Heart wings
- Garden greens

 Here is the LO:

 

In fact you can combine the dies you want. I just decided to cut them and to displey them in the centre randomly. Than I covered everything with the white primer. Than I made a sort of ombre effect friom inside of the centre out. I used High Impact Tattered Angels pait which coveres completly the white. I also made the edges of the dies grey using the distress tool and inks. 

I used the  Canvas Corp Tan &Ivory Ribbon stripe paper. It's a very nice paper that welcomes many techniques. The mini key and the "k" intial is from  7Gypsies. I used the Tattered Angels High impact paints also to  get a messy look in the top corner: a mixture of Copper, Black and Leaf.

Some close ups: 

  Se you next time! Thanks for stopping!

Another tattered heart

Hi there! Valentine's day is over but I have another tattered heart to show you and in this gothic fairytale style it can be a heart for all year long. The main actor are again the Sizzix, Tattered angels, 7 Gypsies and Canvas Corp products. Again I decided to make the wings out of something different: tehy are a perfect combo between some CC burlap, different colors of Tattered Angels Glimmer mist and Baseboard and  Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die - Mini Flouris. I wanted them to be a copper like.

 

To make the stitches pop out I decided to make the iside edges of the heart black and I used the Tattered Angels High impact Mixed Media Paint.

I have to tell you that there are new releases from Sizzix this month:

Cherished

Cherished is the adorable new collection by Eileen Hull for Sizzix®. Perfect for all types of crafts from Cardmaking and Papercrafts to Scrapbooking, Home Décor items and even 3-D creations, this collection has so much to offer! Featuring the cutest of designs, the Cherished collection allows you to create gorgeous projects for the most special family occasions all year round! You will find everything from cute zoo animals including an elephant, giraffe, lion and monkey to beautiful bows, ribbons and labels. Some of the Scoreboards™ XL dies in this range will also make perfect little gifts and decorations with mini albums, building blocks, a cradle and even a baby’s shoe available! Start crafting now and create those special keepsakes to welcome a new born baby, celebrate a child’s birthday or Christening or even to decorate a nursery!

Tim Holtz Alterations

Tim Holtz® is back with some fabulous additions to his Alterations™ collection. The incredibly popular Tattered Florals die returns bigger and better than ever before as a Bigz™ XL die creating even more project possibilities! These leaf and floral themed dies are just perfect for any type of crafting from cardmaking and scrapbooking to home décor items and much more!

 
 Have fun creating!

Tattered Heart

Hello everyone! Here is my latest project. Obviously getting closed to the Valentines day the idea is in that style but in a bit different way. The idea was to create something that would represent something more than just a sweet heart. It's more about a real love and about life and how both leave a sign of their presence and maybe a challenge. This heart wanted to show that someones heart  can be used, hurt or damaged but it's still a heart and never looses its shape.

 

I used the 7Gypsies paper Postale. Little pieces to cover the entire heart. The metal hardware from Canvas Corp was perfect to make my idea pop out. The nails, the hooks.... great!!!! 

I also wanted my heart to have some distressed wings. Nothing perfect, something that shows the mileage of life they made and a lot of dies seemed too good for it. Than I came up with the idea to use the

 Sizzix Bigz Die - Tattered Leave. 

I've placed them one on the other and I love this tattered looking wings.

 I've colored them with High Impact Tattered angels paint: Black, Platinum and Antique Gold. Together thay make a metal effect and I love how you can control the blending of the pigment in these paints.

So, I hope you like my Tattered heart. The words on it say: Find Strenght.... and will be completed with a tiny envelope that treasures the other part of the message: ...... in those who love you. Have a great day!