The Green Frog Studio

Inspiration Thursday with Melissa Mann

Hey everyone!

I put this simple card together in less than 20 minutes.Here's what you'll need...

First, you will need to take your piece of chipboard and spritz it with a mist (or you could paint it). I used Mr. Huey Plum Thumb and it covered the chipboard very nicely!

I then sprinkled on a single layer of bees-wax chips on top of the chipboard. I used my heat gun to melt the wax down.

Once it was mostly melted (it was clear), I placed my wood veneer butterflies by Studio Calico on top of the wax and firmly pressed them down.

The wax will start to harden and start turning white again and it will adhere the butterflies to the piece of chipboard. I let this sit for about 10 minutes to cool and completely dry. While it was drying, I cut a block of white card stock and folded it in half for the base of my card. Then, I cut a block of Studio Calico pattern paper and sprinkled some droplets of the Mr. Huey mist and then stitched it to the front of the white card stock. I roughed up the edges of the pattern paper for a slightly distressed look. By this time, the wax was dry on my chipboard. I adhered it down to the front of the card and placed a piece of bling in the middle of each butterfly. A simple, but cute card!

SUPPLIES: Paper (Bazzill, Studio Calico); Embellishments (Studio Calico, My Mind's Eye); Other (White Thread, Bees-Wax); Mist (Studio Calico); Chipboard (GCD Studios). 

Thank you for watching!

Melissa M.

Summer Camp 2012 EXCLUSIVE Stamp set

Hey there!

We have decided to extend the pre-order on our Summer Camp kit for another week (know that you can sign up for the class until June 28th!) because we'd like to show you the exclusive stamp set designed by old moi, and in collaboration with Kesi'art !

Know that this stamp set is INCLUDED in your Summer Camp Kit! :)

 Nice, uh?

And this is just the beginning...we have some other exclusives to show you :)

So you have until WEDNESDAY MAY 23rd to order your kit HERE!

 

Sketch Wednesday with Edwige Bufquin

Hello everyone!

I would like to welcome my sweet friend Edwige Bufquin as a guest for this week's Sketch Wednesday!  She just amazes me with her talent and has such a beautiful soul, I tell you :) If you don't know her, go check her blog RIGHT NOW!

Here's this week's sketch...

My take on the sketch...

I decided to make a very soft and sweet layout this week! I first cut all my triangles then glued them with UHU gluestick. Then I sprayed GESSO all over it and, once dry, I misted some Mr Huey Leaf Green to add some colors.

The journaling tag is made with my Cameo : you print labels with your printer and then your Cameo perfectly cuts it all.

Supplies list

 Papers (I Lowe Scrap); Alphas (American Crafts); Die-Cut Machine (Silhouette Cameo); Stamps (Florilèges); Pearls (Kesiart); Badges (Ormolu); Stickers (Kesiart); Chipboards (Crate Paper); Masking Tape (mon kit Get Messy); Inks (Chalk de Prima).

And Edwige's beautiful FRAME...

 

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A big thank you to Edwige for playing along with us this week!

If you'd like to share your layout made with this week's sketch, feel free to link here to your blog.

 

Project Life - an update...at last!

Hey there!

Here I am again, with an update on my Project Life! I'm slowly catching up, almost done with March! :D

You'll get to see two weeks here.

I've been in love with this project! Even though I'm late, there is NO way I'll give up on it :) 

I'd LOVE to see your Project Life too! Link to your blog here! :)