Live Gently Upon This Earth for Reneabouquets

 Good morning! I'm starting the week off with a brand new layout that I created for Reneabouquets.com using quite a few gorgeous items from her shop. I will put a list below. 

I started with a piece of 49 and Market paper for my base. Using a Tim Holtz stencil and Distress ink in Soot I inked the background.  Then splattered it with water to take away some of the ink to give it that distressed look. I also added some splatters of acrylic paint in Black and White. 

For the twisted chain frames I simply embossed them with Ranger's Mixed Media Powder in Bone. The gears were colored in Lindy's Magicals Aged Copper. The Ivy Vines were just given a coat of white gesso.

Thanks so very much for stopping by and letting me share with you today.  Here is the list of items that I used with direct links for your convenience. 

Beautiful Board Large Twisted Chain Frame set

Beautiful Board Beautiful Bits-gears

Beautiful Board Ivy Vines Tuck Ins

Mini White Mulberry Paper Roses and Leaves

White Mulberry Paper Roses, Gardenias, and Leaves

Mulberry Paper Medium Leaves set

White Wide Floral Embroidered Lace

Tiny Treasures Delicate Beauty Butterflies

No Hole Pearl Glass Micro Beads

Merry Little Christmas for Reneabouquets

Good morning! I hope you are having a great week so far. Today I'm sharing my Christmas in July layout using quite a few gorgeous items from Reneabouquets.com. I wanted to go a bit shabby, but with the traditional Christmas colors so I dug deep into my stash and found some Bo Bunny "Rejoice" collection and a piece of Prima's ledger paper.

After giving the Prima paper a thin coat of clear gesso I tore it into 3 sections, layering them on the base, then adding a bit of stenciling, stamping, and splatters of white acrylic paint as well as Tattered Angel's in Garden Fairy, Timberline, and Red Tulips. Next I added some lace into the layers. I lightly pounced some white gesso on all the flowers, leaves, and pine needle die cuts, adding Glitter Glass to give them a bit of frosty snow. 

The chipboard pieces under the photo got two coats of white gesso to give it a rougher texture, and once dried I went over it with a little Rub 'N Buff in Antique Gold. The dangling ornaments were inked with MementoLuxe in Love Letter, adding red Glitter Glass to sort of mimic those ornaments that everyone's Grandma had on the tree. The star bits were dressed up with gold Glitter Glass, leaving some of the edges showing for a more distressed feel. I finished out the clusters with a bit of bling using Beautiful Beads Candy in red, and Beautiful Beads Moonstone because they reminded me of the snow globe in the photo. I will put a complete list with links at the bottom for your convenience. 

The resin frame also received a coat of white gesso and gold rub 'n buff to help tie it in.

I hope you like it and are maybe a little inspired to create your own Christmas in July project.

Here is the list I promised. 

Decorative Scroll Flourishes
Decorative Scroll Christmas Flourish

Beautiful Board Beautiful Bits- Stars

Lady Godiva Butterflies

Ivory Wide Floral Embroidered Lace

Beautiful Beads Candy

Beautiful Beads- Moonstone

Fine Red German Glitter Glass

Pearl Fine German Glitter Glass

Gold Fine German Glitter Glass

Christmas Red Mulberry Paper Poinsettias Flower set
Soft Ivory Roses and Leaves Mulberry Flowers

Mulberry Paper Medium Leaves Set

Thanks so much for popping in and letting me share with you today. I appreciate you!