"Me & My Big Brother" Beach Mixed Media Layout by Toni

 Hi everyone, hope you are enjoying your summertime... a big difference from last year. I'm in California and we are already experiencing triple digits !! Today I have for you a fun beach layout with lots of textures and mixed media applications. 

I added craft sand with clear crackle texture paste for some fun texture and dimension. The beautiful board pieces I used Beautiful Board Chunky Chain Link Frame Set of 2 Laser Cut Chipboard Frames which I added crackle medium and then stained with Distress Ink in Walnut Stain. 

One of our newest pieces to the store is this delightful Beautiful Word Large Me & My Big Brother Laser Cut Chipboard which I also used crackle medium on and sprayed it with Lindys Afternoon Delight Denim and DI Frayed Burlap. The Beautiful Board Starfish With Accents goes perfect with this layout as the Beautiful Board Large Nautical Anchor. Both were treated with the same crackle medium and sprayed and inked like the pieces above. 

The sweet  Beautiful Board Beautiful Bits-Seashells Laser Cut Chipboard are perfect for tucking in and around your photos. The florals I used are Navy Blue Roses and Leaves Mulberry, Mini Dusty Blue Mulberry.  To finish off the layout I also topped off some of my fussy cutting pieces with the gorgeous Gawdie Girl Diamond Fine German Glitter Glass .

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Altered Frame by Toni

 Hi everyone, hope you are having a wonderful month. Today I have a frame I picked up at the Dollar Store and altered it to suit one of my favorite photos of my little furry boy Bubba. This is such an easy project how you can take something inexpensive and customize it for yourself.

I did a bit of stamping on the cardstock that I used with a honeycomb stamp. Stamped it here and there around the photo. The cardstock I used is from Country Craft Creations "Bee House", a simply gorgeous collection of papers. I fussy cut some of the flowers to place around the left side of the frame to build my foundation. The florals I used are the Mini Old Gold Mulberry Paper Roses and Leaves, Caramel And Sugar Roses, Gardenia and Leaves and the Honey Roses and Leaves Mulberry Paper Flowers. 

I used some BRAND NEW items from the store on this frame, first up I used Printed Beautiful Board Small Sugar Bee Hive Laser Cut Chipboard, above the corner of the photo is the Beautiful Board Small Sugar Bee Corners Laser Cut Chipboard. The gorgeous bee I used is our Sugar Bees Premium Paper Glitter Glass Bee. I also added the Beautiful Board Medium Bee Hive Elements Laser Cut Chipboard and I cut it into pieces and added 3 layers of UTEE embossing powder to it for the illusion of honey. 

Here is a close up of that pretty sugar bee. 

Then from the trinket department in the store I had to use Reneabouquets Queen Bee Clock Charms Trinket Pack. For the centers of the flowers I dropped beads of hot glue into the middle of some microbeads, wait for them to dry and then place them in the middle of the flowers. The microbeads used are No Hole Old Gold Glass Microbeads and also No Hole Pearl Glass Microbeads . 

I hope you enjoyed this project and encourage you to take a frame and do some altering to it. Wishing you a BEE utiful rest of the month... xoxo

"Bon Appetit" Mixed Media Layout by Toni

 Hi everyone and hope you are all having a wonderful month. Today I have a layout I created with layers, dimension, textures and lots of Reneabouquets items. Let's get started. 

The paper collection I used is Mintay "Homemade" and I did some fussy cutting of some of the images to place on dimensional foam. Beautiful Words Medium Bon Appetit Laser Cut Chipboard was the perfect title for this layout. I colored it with some Distressed Inks and added a coat of Rock Candy Crackle Paint. Then applied some Art Alchemy Wax in White Pearl to bring forth the cracks from the paint. The hearts I used, Beautiful Board Victorian Heart Doilies Laser Cut Chipboard Set, I applied the same mediums to them as well. I cut heart shapes out of the cardstock to have a different color cardstock peeking through the beautiful board. Down towards the bottom I added one of RB trinkets which is the Silver Spoons Trinket Pack. In the very center of the layout I used Beautiful Board Medium Romantic Heart Pattern Laser Cut Chipboard. The sweet tiny butterflies used here are the Butterfly Kisses Delicate Beauty Single Side Printed Butterflies. The florals I used from RB store are the Itty Bitty Blossoms and Leaves Timeless Blue, Mini Dusty Blue & Ivory Mulberry Paper Roses, and the Antique Linen Roses. Tucked inside the florals are the Beautiful Board Bits Skeleton Leaf Laser Cut Chipboard and Beautiful Board Bits Rose Leaf Laser Cut Chipboard. And what would my layout be without adding a bit of sparkle to the layout with Gawdie Girl Diamond Fine German Glitter, which looks just like sugar on this layout. I hope you enjoyed and to watch my layering process I have provided you a video below. Wishing you a wonderful rest of the month of May. 

Mother's Day Layout by Jenn DuBell

 Hello everyone! Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful moms out there! In honor of this day I have created a layout using a photo of my mother at age 2 with lots of beautiful Reneabouquets goodies!

I have used the following products available at Reneabouquets.com

Beautiful Board Small Simply Beautiful Frame Laser Cut Chipboard

Beautiful Board beautiful Bits Wildflower Laser Cut Chipboard

Beautiful Board Small Butterflies and Roses Laser Cut Chipboard Set

Champagne Dreams Premium Paper Butterflies

Shabby Dream Pink Cotton Crochet Lace

Soft Teal pearl And Rhinestone Button Set

Seafoam and White Roses and Leaves Mulberry Paper Flowers

Mini Pink Sorbet Mulberry Paper Roses and Leaves Set

Honey Roses and Leaves Mulberry Paper Flowers

Pearl Fine German Glitter Glass

3 ounce Beautiful Beads Designer Glass Moonstone

1 ounce No Hole Pearl Glass Microbeads

I just love this photo of my mom!

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Reneabouquets March 2021 Moodboard Inspiration Challenge Project by Jenn DuBell

 

Hello everyone!! Jenn here sharing my take on this months Moodboard! Luscious golds and greens are the colors for March and a perfect fit for the St. Patrick's Day Holiday!!

For my project I created an easel card using lots of Reneabouquets beautiful chipboards and flowers.

Beautiful Board Ivy Heart Frame Set of 3 Laser Cut Chipboard

Beautiful Board Beautiful Bits Wildflower Laser Cut Chipboard

Printed Beautiful Board Small Whisper Fairy With Glass Wings

Beautiful Beads Iridescent Pearls

Beautiful Words Small Sparkle, Fairy, Dust, Moment Chipboard Set

Mulberry Paper Large Leaves Set of 25 Individual Leaf Pieces with Stems

Mini Dusty Teal Mulberry Paper Roses and Leaves Set

Honey Roses and Leaves Mulberry Paper Flowers

I have also used:

Gold Acrylic Paint

Gold Mica Spray

Foam Adhesive

Embossing Powder

Distress Inks

 My beautiful boards are painted with Distress Inks and then embossed using gold iridescent powder. For my Beautiful beads, I have used gold alcohol ink to dye them. I added just a delicate brushing of gold acrylic paint to the flowers and then sprayed my card gently with a gold mica spray.

The inside of my easel has a pocket to place a gift card or other goodies.

The easel style is great for a display piece as well.

To enter to win the beautiful RAK this month Create a project using any Reneabouquets products and post a picture or pictures of your project to the event.

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"Paris In The Springtime" Mixed Media Layout by Toni

Hi everyone, hope you are having a nice February. Today I have a romantic layout with lots of pretty items from Reneabouquets store. 

Inspired by the soothing colors in my photo I kept all my embellishments soft and subtle.I started by doing some sewing on my machine around the perimeters of the background and also around the ephemera around the photo. That can provide a pretty shabby look to your layout. 

Reneabouquets pretty  Printed Beautiful Board Large Tuck It In Cherry Blossoms Laser Cut Chipboard provide the base of my embellishments. The beautiful board used on the layout are  Follow Your Heart Doilies Chipboard, Beautiful Board Small Eiffel Tower Laser Cut Chipboard and Beautiful Board Large Butterfly Flourish Set Of 4 Laser Cut Chipboard,

In the Reneabouquets store you will find a plethora of different mulberry flowers that are hand designed by Renea herself and handmade here in the USA. The florals I chose to use here are  Mini Dusty Pink Mulberry Paper Roses & Leaves Set, White Roses,Gardenias & Leaves Mulberry Flowers, Antique Linen Roses, Gardenia And Leaves Flower Set, Mini White Mulberry Paper Roses And Leaves Set of 24

I love to finish off my layouts with a bit of bling and I used  , 3 Ounce Beautiful Beads Hearts Of Glass, 2 Ounce Gawdie Girl Diamond Shard German Glitter Glass, and Hand Tinted Pale Pink Gawdie Girl Chunky Glitter Glass.

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Sparkling Butterflies Tag Set by Jenn DuBell

 Hello everyone! Jenn here today sharing another project using the amazing and beautiful products by Reneabouquets! This time around I have drawn inspiration from one of my previous project to create another beautiful tag set. I am not usually a designer that works with a pink palette but I do love the look of pink and brown together don't you?

These tags started with backgrounds using a vintage paper cut into two tag shapes. Inksprays in pinks and browns were added and then dried. I then added stamping using brown ink.

Once my backgrounds were finished, I cut a sheet of medium weight kraft chipboard into two slightly larger tags using the backgrounds as a template. I distressed the edges of backgrounds and then mounted them to the chipboard tags.

And now the fun stuff! Embellishing with all the beautiful Reneabouquets goodies!

I have used:

Beautiful Board Ivy Vines Tuck It Ins laser Cut Chipboard

Printed Beautiful Board Lissie Butterflies Laser Cut Chipboard Set

Printed Beautiful Board Small Tuck It In Cherry Blossoms Laser Cut Chipboard

Dark Brown Roses and gardenias Mulberry Paper Flower Set

Candy Pink and White Roses and Leaves Mulberry Paper Flowers

1.8 Ounce Beautiful Beads Rose Gold Iridescent Pearls

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Happy creating!

    

Christmas Recipe Mini Album In A Box By Toni

Merry Christmas everyone, it's one of my favorite times of year and this year is especially important because of all we have been through in 2020. It's a blessing to remember what this season is all about and that is LOVE... we love because HE loved us first. Every year I make certain specific cookies for Christmas that are a family favorite.  I thought it would be fun to create a little mini album to hold these memorable recipes and give it to my daughter so she will always have the recipes of the cookies that filled her tummy during this time of year.  The box to hold them is a Graphic 45 ATC Book Box and I decorated it with some festive Christmas cardstock. 

 On the outside of the box I used the Beautiful Board Small April In Paris Adornment Pattern and I embossed it with brass embossing powder. I then used Christmas Burgundy Mulberry Poinsettias, Roses & Holly Leaves Flower Set for that festive look. Some Christmas greenery and tiny brass bells from my stash. I also used the Graphic 45 claw feet to rest the box upon. 

To embellish the front of the mini album I created I used one of my favoite items from Reneabouquets store which is Small Square Shaker Box DIY Kit Laser Cut Chipboard. These are so much fun to create with and have endless possibilities on what you can do with them. Inside I filled it with Beautiful Board Large First Snow Snowflakes and a mixture of Gold Fine German Glitter Glass, No Hole Glass Microbeads in Silver, No Hole Glass Microbeads in Black, and mica flakes from my stash. 

I also hung a charm I created off the side of the album, and this included Reneabouquets Tea Time Trinkets which were painted with black gesso and then white gold Finnabair wax was rubbed on top to give it a brass finish. 

The inside of the mini album was created with pockets to hold your recipe cards and decorated with an assortment of Beautiful Board Special Edition Homemade Christmas Cookies which were painted and then sprinkled with fine clear glitter for a sugary look. A Metal Clip Bookmark With Cabochon from the store was clipped on to a page for some added fun. 

If you would like a better closeup of the entire project I have provided you a video below so you can see each and every Christmas goodie used from Reneabouquets store. Wishing you a magical Christmas season, filled with health, peace and joy. xoxo

Steampunk 4D Purse With Rotating Gears by Toni

Hi everyone, Toni here with a new project using our fun Beautiful Board 4D Purse Do It Yourself Laser Cut Chipboard Kit . This kit is so easy to create and so much fun. I'm a huge fan of steampunk and I wanted it to hold all my steampunk tags I create to put on cards. 

The gears on the front actually rotate freely for a fun effect. These gears are Beautiful Board Shooting Star Gears With Bead Holes Chipboard  and Beautiful Board Star Zazzies with Bead Holes Chipboard. I started by first staining my purse and gears with Waverly Wax "Antique". The paper collection I used is from Stamperia "Clockwork". 

I added gold flat back pearls to the pattern on the paper to give the illusion that this is quilted. What would steampunk be without charms hung from a chain. I took  Beautiful Board Shooting Star Gears With Bead Holes Chipboard, Beautiful Board Clockwork Keys Laser Cut Chipboard Key Set of 3 and Beautiful Board Love Locks & Keys Laser Cut Chipboard, then embossed with brass embossing powder. I then attached pearls, beads, brass charms from my stash. Also created a charm from one of Reneabouquets precious Mini Old Gold Mulberry Paper Roses and Leaves Set.   Tucked inside the flowers I attached some Ivory Wide Floral Embroidered Lace as well. 

To adorn the front of the purse the flowers I used are: Mini Dusty Teal Mulberry Paper Roses & Leaves Set, Itty Bitty Blossoms and Leaves Navy Blue Mulberry Paper Flowers, Navy Blue Roses and Leaves Mulberry Paper Flowers, Seafoam & White Roses and Leaves Mulberry Paper Flowers and Mini Old Gold Mulberry Paper Roses and Leaves Set.  The little brass embossed leaves you see with the flowers is part of Beautiful Board Fancy Fall Tuck Ins Set of 23 Laser Cut Chipboard. 

And to complete this project I had to use one of Renea's one of a kind handmade butterflies. I used Secret Garden Premium Paper Glitter Glass Butterflies. 

Here is hoping you have a spectacular day... hoping you can make time for those creative gears to get working... xoxo