Shabby Chic Tussie Mussie Goodies, part 2

Hello, my dear friends!
It is the second part of Shabby Chic Tussie Mussie project that I created for a swap with Sharon at "NSK&Friends"
This part I will dedicate to yummies that are going inside of adjustable corset style Tussie Mussie

As any 3D project in now, days seems to have wands... Those are so cute and remind you of childhood...

 For a 3D bow, I used NSK digital template and NSK digital shabby chic paper ( that on today's day wasn't released yet)

For the backing, I used NSK digital file with"Vintage children"
These adorable paper bows I created using We R Memory Keepers 1-2-3 punch board and decorated it with  NSK laces and seam-binding

I attached these bows to large paper clips and straws and tucked them in between the rest of the items...

While I was creating embellishments, I stumbled upon envelopes and decided to put some ephemera items inside meanwhile altering those cute envelopes...

 And last, but not list embellishments for Ta-Da finally...

 Natural heart with dangling like two adorable cherries hears and distressed seam-bindings is my favorite embellishment out of this serious. It became a digital embellishment for my Tea Party digital collection (on today's day still not released)

The beautiful flowers are Recollections items, but I decorated it with glass glitter (I call this effect "icing", bs it looks like sparkling ice cubes)

Now that all elements created it is the time for putting it all inside - stuffing Tussie Mussie...

 I can tell you - it was very challenging...
I thought I didn't have enough yummies to go inside - oh, how I was mistaken...

 Judging by the size of Tussie Mussie, I really thought I won't have enough... LOL

But in the end, the result was phenomenal!!!

I hope you enjoyed following this project and found some inspiration!
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Tight hugs and Kisses,
Natasha

Shabby Christmas in July Tiny Embellishments & Gift Wrapping

Hello, my friends!
This is the last project in this year serious "Shabby Christmas in July" one on one swap at NSK&Friends
We were supposed to make some embellishments to go with the rest of the items, so I made few decorative rosettes using Tim Holtz rosette die for the base and some embellishment elements.

 

And I had a few flourish die-cuts left so I gift wrap those nicely...

Hope you like this serious and will check out all related to this theme posts:

Shabby Christmas in July Watercolor Mail Art Envelope

Shabby Christmas in July Mail Art Swap by NSK & Friends

Shabby Christmas in July Mail Art Envelope

Shabby Christmas in July -Zig Clean Color Watercolor Postcard

Shabby Christmas in July Zig Clean Color Watercolor Stocking Tag #1

Shabby Christmas in July Zig Clean Color Watercolor Tilda Tag #2

Shabby Christmas in July Shabby Chic Card

Thank you for stopping by and spending some time with me!

Hugs & Kisses,

Natasha

Pocket Letter & Embellishments

Hello my friends..
I would like to share with you another pocket letter that I made as a gift for my sweet friend Luisa
Unfortunately I didn't have standard file with 9 pockets as Luisa requested (because of storage - she binds those in the 3 wring binder), but I found a 6 pocket file from Project life and for extra layer on of the files of coupon book from a Dollar store...

 So I took a wooden stick Dollar Tree foam heart embellishment and used it as a bookbinder (see the video), which I wrapped with fuzzies and decorated top with a dollar tree rose

  The 1st layer of clear file pockets  have an printed cupcake with heart toothpick deor, secured with altered paper clip

 Next row two pockets are:
- love - sealed felt decor as a shaker box
- hello gold die cut word...

 Third and last row: both pockets are sealed into shaker boxes, but on top I added a decor altered wire frame and a handmade rosette as a tab for easier flip of 1st layer of pocket letter...

 Second layer is simple as well, but much more solid of fillers, because it serves as a background to the 1st "sea through layer"

I needed to use much more solid fillers in these pockets, as those are creating a background for the 1st layer of the pocket letter... 

 So here you see I used just a paper doily and a gold butterfly die cut - very simple, but functional
And in the next pocket, I folded a scrap of paper onto itself in order to create a pocket and put some goodies inside, but not to take away from the simple background idea...

 Remember tab has adhesive on it, but I didn't pill it off, because I want recipient to use items - so I just simply clipped it on to the page....

 By adding floating elements on inside of the pocket and outside - creates even more movement and dimension into your project - but still keeps it very user friendly

 This pocket I filled with folded paper doily (again... I want it to be used), gold die cut and pleated handmade heart (follow the link to see a tutorial)

 Back MUST to be decorated (it's one of those musts that I pay attention to): flat embellishments like stickers, paper die cuts - will do the trick....

  So in all this Pocket Letter came out absolutely darling!!!!!

 I had to make few extra embellishments, so I did.........

 Layered rosette and altered bottle cap, turned into clip on charm - are always great idea

 Altered resin picture frame is one of the classic mini decorations - you can't go wrong with that one. I used felt hearts as a background and secured it on top of the frame... layer of lace, fuzzy yarn and few acrylic embellishments finished it all nicely....

 Altered foam heart with tiny birdy, few roses and scrabble word love is fun and easy to make

 Here are few more pictured of both projects together.....

  Packaging is another MUST - what ever you can come up with.....

I hope you enjoyed these projects and got few ideas and some inspiration...
Tight hugs and I'll catch ya next time.........