My Creative Scrapbook design team member Nicole Doiron is up today with a tutorial featuring our May Main Kit!
Here's Nicole:
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Today, I will show you how I created this lovely altered frame with the May Main kit in just under 30 minutes!
I started off with this Dollarstore square wooden frame with wide edges.
I spread some light molding paste on parts of the frame (leaving a few spots bare) using a fancy stencil. I then dried it with my heat gun. (3 minutes)
I then dabbed some white acrylic paint all over the frame to give it a whitewash effect. (2 minutes)
I cut a piece of pattern paper about half an inch smaller than the frame on each side. I then rounded the corners. (1 minute)
Lining up the patterned paper square carefully on top of the frame, I flipped the frame over to trace the photo opening. I then cut it out. (2 minutes)
To give a bit more dimension to my frame, I stuck the patterned paper to the frame using lots of 3D foam squares. (1 minute)
I glued a strip of ribbon on the bottom edge of my frame and made a bow. (1 minute)
Here you can see a close-up of the textured design created with the molding paste and stencil.
It was then time to embellish my frame a little. I cut a doily shape in half and tucked each piece on either sides of the frame. I then added a quote stuck on a little journaling frame that I cut out of the patterned paper. (2 minutes)
I carefully ripped the bottom layer of the pink rose included in the kit to make another flower and tucked half of it behind the quote. I added the heart and tab stickers. (2 minutes)
On the opposite corner of my frame, I added this jar of flowers that I fussy cut out of the patterned paper. I stuck it to the frame using 3D foams squares. (2 minutes)
I decided to add the chipboard key and some more flowers which you'll be able to see in the next images. (2 minutes)
Knowing that I wouldn't be able to use this flower vase sticker on another project, I decided to cut the flower part and tuck it behind my flower cluster. (1 minute)
Here you can see all the flowers used so far. I also cut a square of different patterned paper to put in the photo opening until I'm ready to put the perfect picture. (1 minutes)
I wanted to add more flowers so I made some homemade ones, punching 2 medium sized flowers out of patterned paper. I then stuck one layer over the other using a glue dot. I added a pearl in the center and folded the petals upwards, giving a bit more depth to my flower. (1 minute)
I repeated this process and made 5 identical flowers, adding 3 of them to my flower cluster. (5 minutes)
I added buttons in the center of 2 flowers. (1 minute)
And I added 2 more homemade flowers in the upper corner. (1 minute)
And there you go... 28 minutes!
A very quick project to do that will last a lifetime :)
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Fantastic frame, Wow and so fast!!
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Very beautiful frame!! Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteI love this frame! thanks for the step by step!
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