My Grandmas Teacups

A Heartfelt Update: This project was originally created for the March 2016 Gecko Galz Design Team . I still look back fondly at the beautiful vintage-inspired images that sparked so many creative projects for me. Even a decade later, I cherish the memories of my time with this talented team. I highly recommend visiting their Etsy shop to find your own beautiful images and spark some vintage goodness for your next project! Join the Tea Circle Get vintage papercrafting tutorials & journaling prompts in your inbox. Subscribe & Get My Freebies Reader Favorites 📖 25 Aesthetic Reading Journal Themes ✂️ Turn Your Cricut into a Paper Doll Cutter 📔 How a Traveler's Notebook Can Change Your Life ✨ How to Romanticize Your Kindle 📜 Stories Within Stories: The Scrapbook R...

When you hear pink and blue do your thoughts immediately run to nursery decor? Once I got past that thought it was a pretty simple palette to work with. Gecko Galz has allot of vintage images that fall into that category. The challenge really was choosing just a few. For this card I used the background paper from Bygone Days . I loved the soft flowy feel of the design. The two focal images came from the Beautiful Birds Collage sheet . Finally the sentiment is from the Close To My Heart stamp set "A bit of thanks".

This is my absolute favourite project so far this month. The soft colours and imagery are so me. The lovely girl in the stamp caught my attention because she reminds me so much of Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice. I don't think you would be shocked to know that it is my all-time favourite movie. The first time I saw the movie (the A&E version with Collin Firth) was somewhere around 16 years ago. It was playing on A&E at some ridiculously late hour, and they were in fact playing it like a true mini-series. I ended up missing a couple of the chapters, but fell in love with it nonetheless. I ordered the DVD series right away at a whopping $80 US plus way too much shipping to discuss in polite company. It arrived on my birthday, and I sat down and watched all 5 hours in one shot. Then I invited my girlfriend over a couple of days later, and we sat up and watched it again. It is now my birthday tradition to watch the entire 5 hours of this wonderful show. My husband h...

I like making special little pieces of art to give to bus drivers and teachers to let them know we appreciate what they do for our children. Unfortunately with three children all in separate classes and even schools it gets a bit hard on the family coffers. If you are like me, it's really important to be as thrifty as possible. This next project certainly fits the bill. What you need: 4x4 Canvas (I picked mine up at the Dollar Tree 2 for $1.25) Crystal gems (again $1.25 at Dollar Tree for a huge package) Tissue Paper Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist (I used Scarlet and Dazzling Diamonds) Plastic Vines from the Dollar Store (One vine was $2.00 and I will be able to create hundreds of projects from it) Rolled Paper Roses Mod Podge (it's even thriftier to make your own) How To: Prep canvas with a thin even coat of mod podge (you can make homemade mod podge with equal parts white glue and water) Take a piece of tissue p...

This cute tag is perfect for sending off to school with the kidlets with a little package of cinnamon hearts for their teacher. Its quick and easy and requires very few supplies. What You Need: Cardstock to cut out a tag shape Glitter paper or glitter glue small white paper doily Red Ribbon or Lace Foam squares adhesive backed crystals How To: Cut a 51/2 by 3 inch tag out of red cardstock Punch a whole in the top using a punch or scissors Adhere doily to top of tag leaving space between the doily and the hole you punched. Use your glittle paper or glitter glue to create a sparkly bottom to the tag and also create a couple of little glittery red hearts. Add your crystals in flourishes around the tag. Be sure to press them down well. Add your focal image ( in my case ephemera from Gecko Galz) by popping the four corners up using foam squares. Tie a ribbon on the baby and you are done.

Welcome back friends visiting from Gecko Galz . We are glad you stopped in.  Here is the incredibly sweet image that Gecko Galz has provided as your freebie for the month. I used it to make a really sweet shadow box. It looks like you are peeking out the window and catch the sweethearts smooching under the tree. It turned out so well my 13 year old son said he wanted it for his room but it was too girly. High praise from a teenaged boy. If you are interested in using the image for a shadow box just follow the steps below.   1. Prep your shadow box. I picked this one up at Dollarama for $3 which I thought was pretty cheap. Use painters tape (I also got that at the dollar store) to mask off the glass. I used newspaper to cover the centre of the glass pane.   2. Be sure to remove all the stickers. Do not use Goo be Gone or anything like that as it will create a spot that will not take the paint. (ask me how I know). Usually just a warm damp rag will ge...

Here is another simple but high impact Valentine that you can create with very few supplies and very little effort. What you Need: Red Cardstock Digital Image from Gecko Galz Digital Design Paper from Gecko Galz White Enamel Accents (or white paint) Paper Flowers Adhesive Backed Pearls White Paper Doily Tools: Scoring Board Bone Folder Paper Trimmer Heart shaped die and machine or scissors to freehand the Heart Cutout How To: Using your paper trimmer cut a 12x12 piece of red cardstock in half. Set one piece aside to make another valentine if you so desire. Using your score board, score at the the 3 and 9 inch marks. Use your bone folder to give a nice clean crisp edge to the two folds as you bring them forward. You should now have a 6x6 card base with a cut down the centre front. Use your heart die or freehand cut a heart out of the centre front being sure not to cut through to back paper. Be sure to align heart so that it is per...

I think this little wall hanging turned out so stinking cute. It would be wrong though for me to force my now teenaged daughter to hang it in her room. I guess I will have to wait for someone to have a baby girl. Have you noticed the number of boys being born right now. Whoa..there must be something in the water. How To: Coat the smooth side of the coaster with Gesso . Transfer the image by coating the paper in Gesso and adding it face down to the coaster. Once dry remove backing paper by saturating it with water and rubbing gently with your finger. Colour the image using alcohol markers. Coat the coloured image only with Glossy Accents. Once Dry use any paints or inks that you have to create the background. Spray it with water to create the soft flowing effect. I gave mine a coat of mod podge to seal it all in. Add adhesive backed gems to the outside perimeter of the circle. Create a loop using your favourite ribbon and adhere it to the back of the coaster. Centre a ...

I love February. It's not just because it's the month I was born in (though I do like that part too), it's just far enough from Christmas that life has returned to normal and not so close to Easter that we are gearing up again for holiday business. Groundhog's Day, Valentine's Day, Family Day...they are all pretty low effort fun holidays without much fanfare attached. My point being, it's a great time to craft. If you are a vintage inspired crafter like me February is your month to shine. In February there is no such thing as too many doilies in a piece or too much lace. You can just decorate to excess and it will be considered on trend. I made a pile of projects for February. I won't inundate you with them all on one day, so be sure to come back often to see what I have been working on. I love the lollipop flowers on the cute Valentine's card. It looks complicated but it actually is a very fast card to put together. You will need: Gecko Gal...