Vintage Memory Box - Lilian

Hi everyone welcome to my happy place and the first of my May's  DT project for Imagine If....

First I took a look at the pieces of MDF and decided I wanted to add a drawer into the design, so I traced a few extra sections in recycled cardboard.

I then taped and glued it all together adding a cream coloured paint to all the edges.

Time for the fun began! I've covered the inside and outside with "Vintage Floral" By Kaisercraft

Added metal filigree to the corners, metal feet and handles.

I've added a selection of Tea dyed applique, flowers, bling and a black flourish from Imagine If



 I just had to make a small altered book in matching paper to pop in the drawer and I also decided to add a key hole painted gold!

I think I have convinced Jo that we need a new design done and she is now busy working on making the memory box come with a drawer.  Hope you enjoyed the project.
Lilian.  

Beth's Owl Calendar

Hi everyone, Beth here.

These sweet owl cutouts are a new release from Imagine If...  the owl on the shorter branch and the owl on the longer branch are sold separately.  I decided they would be perfect to oversee a calendar - add some cute wisdom!

I had one of the CD-type cases that calendars come in from a previous year, so I removed the old calendar ready for this project.  I started out with a kraft piece of cardstock which I used a woodgrain stencil and my new favourite tool, the Tim Holtz Distress Marker Spritzer, this created a nice soft textured background.

I often start out by putting Gesso onto my chipboard shapes so I have a white background for colour to go on to, I then painted my owls using Distress Paints and a brush (it took a couple of coats).  Once dry, I added some Glossy Accents to the leaves and eyes of the owls.

For the calendar, I found a printable calendar from Finding Nana which I printed directly onto the pale green cardstock, cut up and rounded the corners.  These cards are not attached so I am able to slip them in and out for each month.

The finishing touch was a quote from the Imagine If Had Enough? Quote Sheet, perfect for this little spot.

So now I have the date and time in my studio - no more excuses!

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"Believe in Magic" Layout

Hi everyone Ngaere here.  

With this month's releases from Imagine If... we have owls and fairies and boxes, oh my!  I have been inspired by all of the lovely ladies on the design team, there have been some amazing projects using Jo's great products.  I have also been inspired by the birth of my youngest grandson.  Olley was born in March this year and he is just so cute.  It seemed to me that magical fairies could be used on a boy's layout just as easily as they could on a girls layout.  I preferred to keep it clean and simple, leaving the photo and the chipboard to be the stars of the layout.

I cut around the bottom of the picture to give it some shape, then I layered the photo on top of two strips of patterned paper which I adhered to white embossed 12"x12" card.  The strips of paper help to anchor the picture.  I put the memories overlay from Imagine If over the photo framing Olley. This pulls your eye to his cute little face and provides a frame for the stars to twinkle on. I then painted the fairies black and the stars and the moon yellow.  I added gold glitter paint to the moon and stars and silver glitter paint to the fairies wings.  I then painted the back half of the mushroom white, the cap red and glued them together.  I painted the grass green and added it to the bottom of the mushroom.

 
I used a gorgeous quote from the Imagine if Fairies and Castles quote sheet, added a title using Tim Holtz Off the block diecuts and the layout is finished.

This is a very simple layout that I think showcases the Imagine If chipboard pieces beautifully and it would work just as easily for a little girl.  I hope you enjoyed this project and that it inspires you to try something similar for yourself, keep an eye out for the rest of the Design Team projects coming up this month they are stunning and well worth taking the time to check them out.

Products Used in this layout
Imagine If Fairies and Castles quote sheet
Imagine If Fairy on the Moon small with stars
Imagine If Fairy and a rose small
Imagine If Memories frame
Imagine If Mushroom
White embossed 12x12 cardstock
Patterned paper scraps
Acrylic paint
Glitter paint
Tim Holtz black distress ink
Tim Holtz Off the Block diecut alphabet

Photo Box Note Holder - Carol

Hi Carol here,
Today I'm sharing this fab filmstrip box from Imagine If...

I always get so excited to get started, that I often forget to take a before photo or a in progress shoot,



 I really need something close to where I always sit, to remind me of important things that I need to remember, like hair appointments birthdays etc so this was perfect.

 I covered the out side of the box with paper, then painted the inside and the top (photo frame) cream I then embossed the inside using a  script lettering stamp. I drilled holes in the bottom and attached the metal message clips.  

On the top I used crackle medium then painted black over that to get the old paint look, I embossed one end and decorated with flowers arrows and a wee angel .

I hope I have inspired some one just a little today :)

Thanks for checking out my photo box .

Owl card - Marilyn

 

 

 

Firstly I layered a piece of green card which I had distressed the edges and inked with Versa Magic Jumbo Java.

The front sheet was embossed using Sizzix wood grain folder (a real favourite of mine).

I inked the card with a variety of brown and green Distress Inks before cutting out the hole to make a home for the owl.  The edges of the card were then all  distressed and inked before being pop dotted into place.

 

I inked the felt owl mostly in the chest area to give some definition, then added glitter ribbon to the underside.  I attached the owl to a second black owl with thick perma stick tape in the centre to give the owl a 3-D effect. I added the beak and beautiful bling eyes and he came to life.

 

I placed the branch into position and then secured the owl into place. The branch was then finished with inked leaves and green flower soft to add texture to the fine branches.

 

The metal dragon fly was painted using Pintura paints and attached.

 

The little lizard was inked, glitter ribbon attached to the underside, sparkle eyes added then it’s little legs and feet bent so that it looks as though it is scurrying to get away from those sharp eyes.

 

I had a lot of fun making this card. Hope it inspires you to have a go.

 

Marilyn

 

 

'Timeless' memory box - Brenda

Welcome back again, Brenda here.  Today I'm sharing a gorgeous altered box, this time it's a awesome new release from Imagine If .   As you may know I LOVE making boxes, and this one is all the more special I think because of its size and the fact it has a hinged lid.

The dimensions of this MDF box are 10" x 6 3/4" x 2".  Once all assembled (and hubby had attached the hinges with rivets) the entire box got a coat of dark brown paint.  After much deliberation, I decided on using this gorgeous Kaisercraft 'Timeless Collection' paper to cover the exterior.  All edges were inked with TH Walnut Stain.  I covered the top & bottom edges with this pretty little cotton lace, then finished the top edge off with some cream pearl trim from Retail Girl.

Next came the flowers, and don't we all love flowers.  I wanted to bring out the red flowers from the paper so I had to make these to match, you can find my tutorial here.  The green & white rosette flowers are also from Retail Girl, with the remainder being I am Roses blooms.   

The little cones were found under a tree on the side of the road, and some random leaves and pearls finish this part of the embellishments. 

This is a quote that can be found on the 'Dreams' sheet, I thought it fitted the idea of a keep safe box, topped off with a dainty little chipboard butterfly which was sprayed with Dylusion Ink after I had embossed it.

This lovely little chipboard corner flourish was painted, then I flocked the leaves to give a bit more dimension.

And what better way to open your box than with another string of pearls, topped off with yet another lovely little blue butterfly.

The interior has been kept very plain, all I did here was a coat of brown paint then adhered the burlap, to keep with the rustic, vintage theme.

I've had fun making this box, but not as much fun as Jo and her team are having producing all these fabulous new products for all of us to 'play' with.  They are really keeping us all on our toes.  Keep visiting to see what all the other lovely ladies do with their boxes, and to see what else Jo has given us to 'introduce' to you all.

Brenda

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Fairy Trinket Box - Tasha

Hey there crafters, I hope your week is going well and you have managed to get in some crafty time. It's an enchanted month here at Imagine If...with some awesome projects to share.
Today I want to show you a memory box that I made up and embellished to create this cute shabby fairy trinket box.

The box measures 17cm x 15cm  and comes to you in 6 pieces that slot together so easily even I managed to do it :)

I first covered the assembled box with a coat of acrylic in the colour Manilla. Then covered the top and bottom, also the sides with designer paper from Tim Holtz (yum).  In our Dt Team kit we were sent several different fairies and I chose to use this cute one....The chip board pieces I painted with pink acrylic and then heat embossed them with some irridecsent embossing powder.  I also adhered some little seed beads and some hot fix crystals.

Above you can also see I used a metal fillagree and did the same thing I did with the chip board.

As you may have noticed from previous projects you would have clicked on I am obsessed with lace and crochet lace so it was only natural for me to include some of this goodness on this trinket box.  The trick for me is to know when to stop.  Here is a look at the side where I added some lacy yumminess and some of my handcrafted flowers.

Be sure to check out some of the amazing laser cuts at Imagine If...The possibilities are so endless...creating a look that you want to achieve is limitless :)

Be back soon with another creation and a vid of me making this Fairy Box.
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