Other products used: The Crafter’s Workshop “Summer” 12 x 12” mask; Copic Ciao brown marker; gesso; Tim Holtz “Tea Dye”, “Peeled Paint”, “Weathered Wood”, “Wild Honey” and “Tattered Rose” distress ink pads; Ranger Liquid Pearls “White Opal”; Ranger “Coffee” Archival Ink pad”; Flourish With A Bling Adhesive Pearls 100 Pack Pearl and

Instructions: Take a 30 x 30 cm cardstock. Paint one side with gesso and let it dry. Then place the TCS mask on top and outline the image. Print the picture you would like to use on plain paper and fussy cut the face. Glue it to the cardboard background and repeat the masked image with a brown Copic Ciao marker. For the coloring I blend three of Tim Holtz’ distress ink pads – “Tea Dye”, “Weathered Wood” and “Peeled Paint”. When you are satisfied with the result get your stamps! Stamp fragments of images on random places with HCPC 3323 Large Elegant Word Background PreCut Set and HCPC 3473 Tattered Background PreCut Set with brown ink and HCPC 3433 Book Frame 1 PreCut Set with pink ink. Using the HCPC 3335 Elegant Snowflake Medallions PreCut Set and green ink create the garden at the bottom of your page. Stamp the corner image from HCPC 3443 Palace Entry PreCut Set with golden ink at the two top corners. When the ink is dry, rub the edges with “Tattered Rose” distress ink to finish off your background. Cut three garden fences with HCD 723 Garden Romance Die and glue them at the bottom of the page. Embellish them with liquid pearls. Cut the window from HCD 718 Decorative Chateau Gate Die and use only the swirl to embellish the cardstock. Cut a sheet of creme mulberry paper in little pieces and glue them around the face. When you are done, outline the hair one more time. Stamp the word Special from HCPC 3354 Classic Message PreCut Set on the hair. Stamp the sentiment from HCPC 3363 Inspire Me Sentiments PreCut Set under the picture. Using HCPC 3318 Daisy Patch Flowers PreCut Set, HCPC 3303 Posy Patch Flowers PreCut Set and HCD 703 Daisy Patch Die, HCD 701 Posy Patch Die stamp and cut your flowers from different colors mulberry paper. Shape the petals by hand, add a peal to the center of the blossoms and glue them on your layout. Use green mulberry paper for the leaves {HCPC 3376 Distressed Leaves PreCut Set and Nested Leaves Nestabilities}. Take the small bird house {HCPC 3476 Mailbox Surprise PreCut Set} and the small birds and butterflies {HCPC 3480 Brookside Manor PreCut Set} and stamp few images directly on the background cardboard. Take different colors mulberry paper and stamp some birds and butterflies. Cut them with the HCD 723 Garden Romance Die and glue them with 3d tape to your project. Stamp few bird houses on light brown cardstock, die cut them and add them to your project too. Use wooden letters for the title. Color them with Tim Holtz’ distress ink pads and outline the letters with black marker.

CREATED BY:
EMILIA VAN DEN HEUVEL