I Am Roses Open Design Team Call Submissions

Wow! I am so excited to show you all my projects I've created for the I Am Roses open DT call. If you have not worked with I Am Roses flowers or have not seen their website please check it out HERE! I can't say enough how AMAZINGLY gorgeous these flowers are. I just ordered my first bunch a couple weeks ago. I primarily ordered mixed packages so I could see and play with more colors than if I were to just buy same color packages. I purchased 6 different bunches and a pack of skeleton leaves and can say they have a customer for life. Bunma, the owner of I Am Roses was great with communication and provided an excellent buying experience which is very much appreciated. The company is based in Thailand and the packages can take some time to get to the customer (because of customs), but I was so excited when I received my order days before I had expected it.

Anyhow... on to my projects! :) I decided to make two very different projects to show case my versatility as well as the flowers. I first made an Altered Photo Tray using Graphic 45's Hallowe'en in Wonderland paper collection and a photo tray from Hobby Lobby. This was the first time I have used this collection! I love the dark colors of this paper and it went beautifully with the IAR flowers.  Here is the photo of the entire project and down below you can see piece by piece very detailed images:

I'm going to walk through this project in detail to explain what I did and the products I used. Top left corner:

I used the "Alice's Tea Party" pattered paper I cut the selected section and then edged it with Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Ink. The flowers on this section are all from R6-827. That is a mixed brown and similar classic tone pack of 1" roses. I used a Tim Holtz Must Token that says Courageous on it and adhered that below two of the roses.

Moving over to the right hand corner! The patterend paper is titled "Mad Hatter" and Ijust loved the purple in this one. Again I edged the paper with the TH Walnut Stain Distress Ink. The flowers in the corner are as follows: the cream is from R6-827, the black is from R6-610, the cream and burgundy is from R21-310 and then the small natural skelteon leave is K1-805. The bottle is a 7Gypsies Glass Bottle and is filled with water and gold glitter. I tied a piece of peach and white bakers twine around the top after attaching a piece of vellum with the saying "drink me". If you haven't seen or read Alice in Wonderland you may not understand this reference. ;)

Middle left section was made using the "Through the Looking Glass" patterned paper. I thought I was going to have a hard time matching a flower to this paper because it was blue but seeing as orange compliments blue I went with a peach colored flower from the R40-1 mixed Yellow, Tangerine and Similar Tones and the cream with brown tips is from the R21-310 pack. I also used another skeleton leave as well as a button with bakers twine for embellishment. I took one of the Tim Holtz Word Keys that says "Secret" on it and tied  some hand dyed seam   binding and brown tulle.

I used the "Square Hare" patterned paper as the base of this section. All the flowers are from the R21-310 pack. Again I used a skeleton leave and another button from my stash. I took a Tim Holtz Adage Ticket saying "Dream" on it and edged it with Walnut Stain Distess Ink then painted it with the Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint in Rock Candy. I used a Tim Holtz Memo Pin to display the altered ticket.

Bottom left corner displays the "Curisouer & Curisouer" patterned paper and the cream flower with the tan tips is from the R21-310 pack and the other two are from R6-827 pack. I used a Tim Holtz Philosophy Tag that says "Wander" on it and hot glued it under the flowers.

The last and final section was made using the "Alice's Tea Party" patterned paper again. It is just the reverse side of the other one. I LOVE how this section turned out. The plum and black flowers are from the R6-610 pack and the cream is from the R6-827 and then again the skeleton leave. I then used the Tim Holtz  Idea-ology Pocket Watch Frame. I used a die cut from the paper collection and two Tim Holtz Game Spinners to create the hands.

On the center of the photo tray is a cut out from the "Hallowe'en in Wonderland" patterned paper. Then the bottom of the frame I made a pleated ribbon using a velvet green trim and then a lavender and cream flower from the R21-809 pack and a spray I had in my stash.

What do you think?!?!? I really and happy with how it turned out. The flowers just make it look so finished and gorgeous!

Now onto my 2nd submission:

My second submission is an Altered Picture Frame. The frame is one of the $1.00 frames from Michaels.

 I painted the from first using Americana paint in Grape Juice mixed with Black. I then applied a Crackle Medium on top of the base layer. I then mixed Americana Violet Pansy with Metallic Pearl and applied it over the crackle medium. The paper collection I used is the Que Sera Sera collection by K&Co. I loved the vibrant colors in this paper and thought they would go with the brighter flowers I purchased.

I cut out the bird and birdcage from the Tim Holtz Alterations Birdcage Die. I used a piece of Grungepaper to cut the birdcage and a piece of vintage music sheet for the bird. I glued the music sheet to some chipboard to me the bird a little bit more dimensional and sturdy. After the image was cut I took Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Ink and inked up the entire cage. I then applied the Distress Embossing Powder in Vintage Photo and used my heat tool to set the poweder. After it cools completely I rub my finger over the whole shape to knock loose some of the powder and expose the grunge paper underneath. I then go over the image with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a little bit of Black Soot Distress Ink to give it a weathered look. As for the bird I inked it up with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink and then edged it with the Walnut Stain. I loved the blue bird and how the color worked so well with the paper and the IAR flowers!

I just love these colors! I think the vibrancy of the colors is so beautiful. For this corner of the frame I used several I Am Roses flowers. Starting with the small pink and yellow one. I received this as a thank you gift for placing an order with Bunma so I am not 100% sure what pack these are from. But I have looked at the site so much that I think they are probably the R3-1 Mixed Pink Tone pack. They are so super gorgeous! These pictures don't do them justice! The deep purple flower is from R6-827 pack which was the Mixed Brown and Similar Classic Tones. The vibrant orange and yellow is from the R40-1 mixed Yellow, Tangerine and Similar Tones package! I also used one burgundy and cream rose from R21-310. Behind the roses is a small natural skeleton leave. I used some Prima light pink "Say it in Pearls" as well as one Recollections hard resin turquoise flower.

This corner of the frame displays another wide variety of the I Am Roses flowers. First we have the lavender and cream from the R21-809 pack, another larger rose from the R40-1 mixed Yellow, Tangerine and Similar Tones, the brown with darker tips is from the R6-827 pack which was the Mixed Brown and Similar Classic Tones and then again the small pink and yellow rose from the thank you pack. I again used some of the pink Prima "Say it in Pearls" and a handmade stick pin to match the frame.

In the center of the frame I stamped a sentiment and some images from the Tim Holtz Visual Artistry  Collection titled "Flights of Fancy". The background stamp is a french script stamp from Glitz Design titled "Distressing". I stamped the background image using Wild Honey Distress Ink and the foreground sentiment and butterfly images using Tuxedo Black by Memento. The top most left hand corner of the frame has a TH corner for added embellishment.

I really hope you enjoyed reading about and seeing my finished projects using I Am Roses. I am so excited to place my next order. They are just so amazing and I am hooked on them! Please check them out if you have not already! :)

XoXo,

Katie


SUPPLIES

Wow! Ok... Let's Update! :)

This blog post is going to be super lengthy so hang in there! I am in some serious need of updating. I have posted my projects to my YouTube that I have not displayed on my blog. It is my goal for September to update my blog at least twice a week! :) We will re-evaluate in October to see how I did!

So, what has been going on in my crafty world? WELP, I am so in LOVE with the Graphic 45 Magic of Oz paper collection. I mean what is there to not love about it?!?!? Here are a couple projects I have completed with it.

First up:  Magic of Oz Altered Michaels Box

I made this within an hour of returning home with my freshly purchased paper collection. I made it for my mom to hold her rings in! I thought that was a cute use for it.

I took on of the smaller $1.00 balsa boxes from Michaels and painted it using a mixture of Santa Red and Black acrylic paint by FolkArt. I then cut the image on the top of the box out of the paper collection and inked the edges using Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Walnut Stain. I used Matte Mod Podge to adhere the paper and create a protective layer on top. For the sides I used a variety of embellishments. The flowers used are all Recollections flowers. I used a Tim Holtz Fragment and placed and image of the Wicked Witch under it and then adhered it to the box with hot glue. I used a Tim Holtz Muse Token that said "Journey" on it as well. The house "bingo token" is from Maya Road and I thought it went well with the collection. The added some Prima Say it in Pearls to add alittle bit of pretty! The peach pearl trim I purchased at a local scrapbook store and the elastic trim I used as a closure is purchased from Hobby Lobby! I think it turned out super cute! :)

The Next Magic of Oz Project is and Altered Photo Tray:

I just had a blast making this! I purchased a blank photo tray in black from Hobby Lobby. The brand is The Paper Studio. This is what I created with it:

Ok so super fun to make! I just cut images from the paper collection and placed them into each slot. I then embellished some of the sections. On the top right hand corner you can't really tell in the photo but on several of the pairs of the ruby red slippers I used red Stickles to make them shimmer. Used a gear piece from the 7Gypsies gear pack and placed a cut image from the collection inside and then topped it with Crackle Accents to make it look like a cracked compass. I had cut and rolled a felt rose and placed a pearl inside for the center. Middle left I used Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist to color the paper flower red, created a rolled felt flower and used another Maya Road Bingo Piece as accent. More rolled felt flowers on the bottom right hand corner with a Tim Holtz Word Key that says "Dreams". Then to complete the project I fussy cut the Wicked Witch image and Flying Monkeys from the paper collection covered them in Matte Mod Podge to give them stength and adhered them onto the tray. This was such a great project to create! 

I have also been enjoying creating Altered Frames. I take an unfinished wooden frame purchased from Michaels and alter it. It's super easy and inexpensive! Here are the two I have completed:

First up Steampunk Debutante Altered Frame:

  I love the technique I used on the "skirt" of the dress form. First I cut the dress form out using the Tim Holtz Sewing Room die. I used medium weight chipboard covered in sticky back canvas for the dress form.Then I used the TH Caged Bird Die to cut out the birdcage using Grunge Paper. I trimmed the birdcage to fit the dress form as a skirt. After I was pleased with the shape, I inked up the skirt using Distress Embossing Ink. I then covered the skirt in Vintage Photo Distress Embossing Powder. I melted the embossing powder using a heat gun and waited for it to cool. I then rubbed my finger over the skirt knocking loose some of the embossing powder. After I was satisfied at how that looked I went over it with the Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a blending tool to make it look kind of like rust. And I of course lifted this technique from Tim Holtz book The Compendium of Curiosities Book! (If you have not checked it out stop reading my blog and do so now!) :) To create her wings I used the TH Heart Wings Die and then ran those through the Clockworks CuttleBug Embossing Folder. I then fussy cut images from the collection to create the women. What do you think about her?

Graphic 45 Curtain Call Altered Frame: This frame was for a swap on A Lil Scrap of Heaven. My partner was Adele and she created a beautiful frame for me as well. Funny thing.... there was no theme for the swap yet somehow we both ended up using the Curtain Call paper. I said it's because great minds think alike! ;)

 Painted frame using FolkArt Sandstorm paint first. Brushed over it with a Crackle Medium then over that with black acrylic paint. Achieved a very nice crackle effect. Created a couple handmade flowers (bottom left corver the satin lollipop flower and the rolled rose next to it and at top the felt flower). Cut out dress form using TH Sewing room die. Adhered feathers to bottom to appear as if it were a skirt. Attached a flower to look like a pin and some pearls as a necklace. Put on some prima pearls for some elegance and shipped it out!

Well for those of you who made it through this terribly long post Thank you! For those of you who did not I totally understand! :/ Thanks as always for stopping by!

XoXo,

Katie

Mariposa Altered Box

This is my Michaels Dollar Bin Altered Box. I used the DCWV Mariposa paper stack. It is such a beautiful paper stack. All the vibrant colors and butterflies! LOVE IT! Ok, so I made this box for Arlene @ MyButterflyKisses12 on YouTube as a token of appreciation. She makes so many videos and shares her amazing talent with everyone just because scrapbooking and altering items is a passion of hers. So, this was my way of saying thank you! I was very excited to make this for her! I just hope she loves it! ;) This was my first altered box of this size and with this many materials. I really loved how it turned out and look forward to making more! :) XoXo ~Katie