Happy Easter Card with Katelyn Grosart

Hey Southern Ridge Trading Company fans, Katelyn here. Easter is only 13 days away and I have been busy making some Easter projects. Today's project is a Easter Card perfect to give to that special someone in your life. You'll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my Happy Easter Card at home.

To start, cut a Delicate Lace Element into three pieces. You'll need to apply two coats of white gesso to two of the delicate lace element pieces.

Next you'll need the Happy Easter Welded Words piece. Apply two coats of Victorian Velvet Distress Paint to the word. 

The last chipboard piece you'll need is the Summer Frame. Apply a coat of Tinned Peas Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics paint to the frame.

Next you'll need some patterned paper, I used the Mintay Papers collection - 7th Heaven. Cut the light pink patterned paper piece to 4 3/4" x 4 3/4". Place the Chicken Wire Stencil overtop of the patterned paper piece and use a palette knife to spread Transparent Texture Paste through the stencil. Remove stencil. Once the texture paste has dried, tear a bit of the paper down in the top right side of the patterned paper. Tear a bit of the paper up in the bottom left side of the patterned paper. Distress the edges of the paper. Ink the edges of the paper using Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

 Cut the blue/floral patterned paper piece to 5 1/4" x 5 1/4". Tear a bit of the paper down in the top left side of the patterned paper. Tear a bit of the paper up in the bottom right side of the patterned paper. Distress the edges of the paper. Ink the edges of the paper using Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

 Cut the pink/floral patterned paper piece to 5" x 5". Distress the edges of the paper. Ink the edges of the paper using Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

You'll need four white tulips, two white carnations, four small white roses, five medium dark pink roses and nine small pink roses.

The last element you need is a piece of white lace that measures 5" long.

Adhere the lace to the right hand side of the blue/floral patterned paper. Adhere the blue/floral patterned paper to the pink/floral patterned paper.

Adhere one of the delicate lace elements in behind the top torn side of the pink patterned paper. Adhere the other delicate lace elements in behind the bottom torn side of the pink patterned paper. 

Adhere the summer frame to the middle of the pink patterned paper. Adhere the Happy Easter sentiment to the middle of the summer frame. 

In the bottom right hand side of the frame and sentiment, adhere one white carnation, two white tulips, two medium dark pink roses, six small pink roses and two small white roses.

In the top left hand side of the summer frame and sentiment, adhere one white carnation, two white tulips, three medium dark pink roses, three small pink roses and two small white roses.

To finish off the card, cut a cardbase that measures 5 1/2" x 11", score at 5 1/2". Adhere the cardfront to the cardbase.

Here are a few closeup images of the finish Happy Easter Card.

Here's the finished Happy Easter Card.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Happy Easter Welded Words

- Summer Frame

- Delicate Lace Element

-  Chicken Wire Stencil

-  White Carnations

- White Tulips

- 10mm Roses: White and Pink

- 15mm Roses: Dark Pink

Other Supplies Used:

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Oxide Ink - Gathered Twigs, Distress Paint - Victorian Velvet and Blending Tool with Foam

- Ranger Ink: Palette Knife and Texture Paste - Transparent

- DecoArt: White Gesso

- PaperArtsy: Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics - Tinned Peas

- Mintay: 7th Heaven - MT-7TH-05, MT-7TH-03 and MT-7TH-02

- Misc: White cardstock and White Lace

Until Next Time!

- Katelyn

Remember This Scrapbook Layout with Charlene Byrd

Hello bloggers!

Charlene here! Thanks for joining me today!

Today I’m sharing a gorgeous layout with a precious picture of my sweet great niece. I love vintage style so this picture was so fun to work with.

The chipboard pieces were all coloured with Walnut Distress Stain.

I cut the key into 2 pieces so I could tuck them at the top and the bottom of the page.

I also cut the decorative border in half and then into 2 pieces (again so I could tuck it)

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products Used:

- Vintage Scroll Keys

- Damask Flowers

- Delicate Lace Element

Other Products Used:

- Kaisercraft paper and diecuts

- Paper bag

- Lace

- Cheesecloth

- Flowers

- Pearls

- Buttons

- Paper doilies

Thanks for joining me today!

Until Next time

Charlene

This Moment Scrapbook Layout with Charlene Byrd

Hello bloggers!

Thanks for joining me today! Life is all about seizing the moment with the ones you love and cherish. I sure do cherish my dear friend Elaine! She is one of the sweetest women I know, with the most genuine heart! And one of my favourite things to do with her is visit her beautiful home on the Rideau Canal and sit on her dock drinking a glass of wine…there is nothing better! (Someday, when I win the lottery, I am going to own waterfront property!!)

I started by staining the Delicate Lace Element and the hinges with Walnut Distress Stain. The lace element comes in one solid piece so I used my Tim Holtz scissors to cut it into 2 pieces. They were both tucked beside the pattern paper.

Then I used my finger to dab some of Prima’s Metallique Wax on the hinges in random spots.

I didn’t add any extra colour to the honeycomb chipboard. I wanted it a bit lighter than the lace chipboard.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products Used:

- Delicate Lace Element

- Iron Hinges 1

- Honeycomb Pattern

Other Products Used:

- My Minds’ Eye pattern paper

- Prima Marketing flowers and buttons

- Prima Marketing Metallique Wax

- Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Stain and Ink

- Twine

- Lace

- Cheesecloth

Thanks for joining me today!

Happy creating,

Charlene

Floral Happy Birthday Card with Katelyn Grosart

Hey there Southern Ridge Trading Company fans, Katelyn here. Spring is here and inspiration is everywhere. With Spring in mind, I've created this vintage Floral Happy Birthday Card perfect for that special someone in your life.  You'll want to read below as I share with you how I created my Floral Happy Birthday Card.

To start, choose a Happy Birthday sentiments from the Birthday Greetings. Blend Vintage Photo Distress Ink over top of the Happy Birthday sentiment. Once the ink has dried, lightly rub Bronze Age Metallique Wax over top of the sentiment.

Take out one of the Delicate Lace Element chipboard from the package. Cut the element apart two create two pieces. Blend Vintage Photo Distress Ink over top of each piece. Once the ink has dried, lightly rub Bronze Age Metallique Wax over top of each piece.

With the Delicate Lace Element chipboard still out, take another piece from the package. Cut the element apart down the center creating two pieces. Apply two coats of Spun Sugar Distress Paint over top of each piece. Once the ink has dried, rub Walnut Stain Distress Crayon over the edges of each piece.

Place the Small Oval Frame overtop of a piece of patterned paper from Authentique's Stitches paper. Trace the inside of the frame onto the piece of patterned paper. Cut the patterned paper oval out. Ink the edges of the oval using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

With the Small Oval Frame still out, apply one coat of Art Alchemy Acrylic Metallique Paint in Vintage Rose. Once the paint has dried, apply a coat of Spun Sugar Distress Ink to the frame. After the second coat of paint has dried. Rub Walnut Stain and Vintage Photo Distress Crayon around the edges of the frame.

From the blue gingham patterned paper, cut a piece that measures 1 3/4" x 5 1/2". Tear along the bottom part of the patterned paper piece. Ink the edges of the patterned paper piece using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From the Ruler patterned paper, cut a piece that measures 1" x 5 1/2". Ink the edges of the patterned paper piece using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From the Plaid patterned paper, cut a piece that measures 3/4" x 5 1/2". Ink the edges of the patterned paper piece using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From the blue gingham patterned paper, cut a piece that measures 6" x 6". From the backside of the blue gingham patterned paper, cut a piece that measures 5 1/2" x 5 1/2". Ink the edges of the patterned paper pieces using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Adhere the floral patterned paper to the blue gingham patterned paper.

Adhere one of the delicate lace element halves 3/4" from the left of the blue gingham patterned paper. Adhere the other half of the delicate lace element 3" from the right of the blue gingham patterned paper.

Adhere the plaid patterned paper to the middle of the ruler patterned paper. Adhere the ruler patterned paper to the middle of the blue gingham patterned paper piece. Adhere the blue gingham patterned piece overtop of the delicate lace element.

Adhere the one delicate lace element piece 1/8" from the top of the plaid patterned paper strip. Adhere the other delicate lace element 3/8" from the bottom of the plaid patterned paper strip.

Adhere the oval patterned paper piece to the middle of the single delicate lace elements. Adhere the small oval frame overtop of the oval patterned paper piece.

Adhere the Happy Birthday sentiment to the center of the small oval frame.

On the top right side of the small oval frame, adhere one large white carnations, two light pink roses, two dark pink roses, four red roses and two cream roses.

On the bottom right hand side of the small oval frame adhere one white carnation, four light pink roses, four dark pink roses, two red roses and four cream roses.

To finish the card, adhere the cardfront on a cardbase that measures 6" x 12", score at 6". 

Here are a few closeup shots of the finished card.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Birthday Greetings

- Delicate Lace Element

- Small Oval Frame

- 10mm Roses: Light Pink, Dark Pink, Cream and Red

- White Carnations

Other Supplies Used:

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Vintage Photo, Distress Crayon - Walnut Stain & Vintage Photo, Distress Paint - Spun Sugar and Blending Tool with Foam

- Prima Marketing: Art Alchemy Acrylic Metallique Paint - Vintage Rose and Art Alchemy Metallique Wax - Bronze Age

- Authentique: Stitches - Stitches Nine, Stitches Three and Stitches Six

- Creative Scrapbooker Magazine/Cathie Allan: Super Stock Cardstock

Until Next Time!

- Katelyn