More Green Tara Projects

"Mannequin Fairy"

I have had this paper Mache mannequin floating around my house for several years with full intentions to alter her but it always just seamed to hard, well this time I found her & I set myself a goal to either finish her or throw her out once and for all. I am glad I did finish her although now I need to find her a very safe home for her from all the sticky fingers in my house.

I started with a mannequin with a paper body on a wooden stand that stands aprox 50cm high. I painted the body with gesso and started with the top half of her body using mulberry paper cut into small squares. I used modge podge to glue the pieces into a shirt pattern around the top of the bodice then doing the same with the bottom half this time using an old paper pattern brought at an opp shop. Setting aside over night to dry.

Using a strip of fabric and a strip of mesh creating her skirt, by putting mesh under the material it gives the skirt more flair. I attached the material etc with dress pins that had a pearl on the top, just sticking them straight into the mannequins body with a little force.

Then you can go about adding more details. I used Green Tara Paper String around her collar and then the rosettes & lace & ribbon as a belt with some left to dangle, also adding a bow in Green Tara ribbon. Wooden flourish was distressed with white crackle paint and mini roses had just the tips rubbed on an ink pad to give them a little colour.

Wings were created using some tattered angels chips and glimmer mist and random feathers from junk shop.

Green Tara Products used.....

Paper String - white CODE: PSWh - to create top neck line

Herringbone Ribbon - Dusty Pink CODE: RB405DP - to create ribbon bow

Bud n bow ribbon - ivory CODE: RB6761Iv - to create the belt and sash

12x12 milled mulberry (Unryo) - mint CODE: 1212MMi10 - to create the bodice top

3cm roses - ivory CODE: FDR024Iv - tips have been inked in teal

2cm roses - white CODE: FDR009Wh - tips have been inked in teal

1.5cm roses - Lavender CODE: FDR003L

Gardenia flower - Cherry CODE: FDV054Ch - bottom of stand

Poppy flower - sea green CODE: XF9212SG - bottom of stand

"No Name Page" Please help me name this page!!!

This is an early 1980's photo of me, no idea when it was taken or the details surrounding the time, my mind had drawn a blank so please if you have any ideas on a title please do share.

I wanted to use some paper I had stashed away for years, something you would probably look at now and say oh bin it how ugly lol. So I started with a lime green piece of paper that came with flocked flowers on it, I then added some texture paste with a credit card over 3/4 of the page to the right where the photo is, and added some spray mists to tone down the green of the paper to make it a little more yellow,

I then used a glimmer mist butterfly screen and more glimmer mist to create the butterfly and a few more drops of the teal mist here and there just to add very small details of colour and to help highlight the teal flowers.

Using mulberry paper from Green Tara and mod podge, I ripped the paper up fraying some of the pieces and then glued them down with mod podge in 3 random bunches leaving some pieces sticking up while others were glued flat and added a little glimmer mist to colour them once they had dried.

I punched around the page with a border punch and with a teal ink then inked the punched edges. Due to the ink etc slightly warping the paper as it was only a very thin sheet I then glued the whole page to a plain sheet of white cardstock and again inked the edges.

Choosing flowers from of course Green Taras wonderful selection, I arranged them around the photo and added some leaves and a couple of other embellishments to finish the page giving each flower a spray in glimmer mist before attaching them.

Green Tara Products used....

12x12 milled mulberry (Unryo) - white CODE: 1212MWh10

Leaves Paper - Green leaves in several sizes

Apple blossoms - white CODE: FDV044Wh - sprayed yellow

Apple blossoms - Pink CODE: FDV044P2

Apple blossoms - Pink/White CODE: FDV044P

Gardenia flower - Tourquoise CODE: FDV054Tu

New Camellia - Turquoise CODE: XF9219Tu

Petals in 7cm & 4cm white & pink

Lattice Ribbon - Ivory CODE: RB6735Iv



"Welcome Sign"

Using a chipboard album cover I created this Welcome sign to hang near my front door its approx 22cm wide and 16cm tall.

I painted the chipboard a pale green then applied a fiber paste which is the same as texture paste but has small pieces of fibers in it to give more texture I then repainted it in the green and inked the edges in a dark brown ink.

I also painted the lace with the same colour green & used Impasto gel to attach the lace, There are a few 7cm lime green mulberry flowers folded in half and added to the background (they are a little hidden in the end but add colour around the flower clusters) I added some ribbon to the top and bottom and then painted the whole thing in Impasto gel including over the lace, flowers & ribbon, however I did leave a couple of the mulberry flower petals sticking up along with some of the bows on the ribbon.

Taking some chipboard alphas I painted them the same green and added white crackle paint over the top, once it had dried I just chipped a bit of the crackle paint away here and there to make some of the green shin through. I then attached them with glue and painted Impasto gel over the top.

I have used a combination of Green Tara flowers including one of the new release flowers Sakura in green, these are fabric and so very cute and elegant.

Using my 3 favorite flowers Apple blossoms, gardenias & cherry blossoms to created the perfect colours I have glimmer misted some and adding small amounts of ink to others, by just lightly touching the tops of the flowers onto a ink pad. There are also a few roses thrown in here and there.

I have added some new fabric leaves in green and white here and there.

And created this wonderful spider flower from green tara string. To finish it off I used a glitter clear spray and sprayed the whole thing to give it a little sparkle.

Green Tara Products Used

Sakura Flower Lime - CODE: XF9221Li

Apple blossoms White - CODE: FDV044Tu/W, Ivory - CODE: FDV044Iv

Gardenias White - CODE: FDV054Wh, Peach - CODE: FDV054Pe

Cherry blossoms Cream - CODE: FLC22C, Peach/Cream CODE: FLC22PeC

Lace

Ribbon Butterfly on wire Lime - CODE: RB6764LG

Roses 1cm white - CODE: FDR001Wh, 1.5cm white CODE: FDR003Wh, 2cm white CODE: FDR009Wh

Fabric Leaves white - CODE: XL266Wh, Green - CODE: XL266GrP

Mulberry petals 7cm Lime - CODE: FDS021LG

String Green - CODE: PSGr

Misc- Dusty Attic gates, Twiddlybitz Alphas, Prima tile, American Crafts meta keyl, Prima pearls, Kaiser paint, Distress ink, impasto, Ranger crackle paint, fiber paste, glimmer mist.

Green Tara DT work

"Little One"

My 6th child was born 10 weeks early and now almost 8 I still have yet to scrap 90% off her first photos, so I started with an easy one at about 5 weeks of age with only a feeding tube left.

I just love Webster Pages products but am often lost as to what to do, so this time I took the plunge and took a pair off scissors and cut the paper up to create smaller elements on the page and finished it off with the fantastic Green Tara products.

The main focus besides the photo has got to be the new Green tara Camellia flowers, here I have used peach, these are a great large bold flower to make a statement with, however they are not bulky like some and their design helps them to stay uncrushed in your albums.

Apple blossoms are one of my favorite flowers they can be delicate but yet bold here I have glimmer misted a white flower to create an apricot/orange one to match the layout and removed the leaves.

Gardenias are just like apple blossoms only slightly larger and with an extra layer, here I have used a bold colour but toned it down with a touch of white ink so it blended more into the page and didn't become the main focus.

Cherry Blossoms are fantastic, and I must say I use these the most, once again I have used a bold red colour but toned them down with a touch of white ink, & added silver glitter paint to all of the flowers

A few mini roses placed here and there, again the darker colours slightly inked.

Silver sprays are great to add a little dimension and can easily be cut down to use just small parts as I have done here.

And who could forget the lace, I have never been a big lace fan but since joining the Green Tara team I just love it and who wouldn't love the designs on offer. Here I have just used an ink pad in green to lightly colour the lace leaving a 3 tone affect with white & 2 tones of green.

A little touch of pearls and a bold red ribbon to finish the page off, & a little glitter on the tips of the flowers.

Green Tara Products Used

Camellia Flower Peach - CODE: XF9219Pe

Apple Blossoms White - CODE: FDV044Tu/W

Roses 1cm red - CODE: FDR001R, 2cm ivory - CODE: FDR009Iv

Gardenias Cherry - CODE: FDV054Ch

Cherry blossoms Red - CODE: FLC22R, Cream - CODE: FLC22C, Red/White - CODE: FLC22RW

Lace

Ribbon Lattice in Red - CODE: XF9221Li

Silver Spray Smoke - CODE: XB30526S

Twisted Pearl Ribbon Pink

Misc - Webster papers & stickers, paper doily, Prima mulberry paper butterflies, iridescent medium, white & brown ink.



A recent trip to Pixi photos saw our wallet hurting and very empty as they always leave you feeling.

But a great photo to take home.



...Happy First Birthday Imogen...

Only a week later on the other scale our baby of the family celebrates her very first birthday.

I'm guessing the first thing on her mind is to play, eat & sleep.

One super large rubber ducky balloon

A Leap Frog Birthday Cake to play with

A big jumping Zebra to play on

Rubber Ducky Birthday Cake

And a cake all of her own to destroy, well almost she was so tired by this stage and getting over a 48hr virus we had to help her along and the majority of the cake stayed intact lol. So much for some really cool messy photos to scrap.



....Sweet 16....

Well my not so little baby girls is entering the next stage of life the not quite big enough for somethings but old enough now for others and the first thing on her mind is to get her drivers licence, God help us .... lol.



"Garden Kids"

Created on a canvas using melted crayons, texture paste, paint and Green Tara goodies.

Products used ( Click on highlighted words to go directly to the product)

* Petals in a couple of colours in 7cm, 5cm & 4cm sizes all folded in half then in quarters to create a small bunch of flowers above the fence line.

* Flower vines in Gold & Cream

Roses in 1cm Yellow and 1.5cm in various sizes

Apple blossoms in various colours.

Self adhesive leaf garland cut up to create single leaves

Paint the background in what ever colour you like, Then using a stencil and texture paste that I have added a little grey paint to you can create the clouds at the top.

Attach your crayons in a row to the bottom of the canvas you can either leave the packets on or remove them as I have done. Now the fun but messy part, lay some newspaper down and holding your canvas upside down you can use a hair dryer or heat gun to start to melt the crayons a little at a time as they begin to drip move your canvas around so it creates long strings of wax these will become your stems, doing a little at a time will give you more control over your design continue until you are happy with the design you have created.

I have then removed a few of the middle crayons and added texture paste and popped some small pebbles I found in my garden into the texture paste to create a path, I added brown paint to the texture paste this time. You can also use fish tank pebbles as these are small.

Take some care when handling your canvas as a lot of big movements can cause your wax to crack to solve this just slightly heat it again to melt the cracked area.

You can then decorate the canvas however you want, I have just used a chipboard fence painted in white crackle paint along with green tara goodies.

I was very excited this month when Alison from Green Tara rang me to say she was sending me a challenge pack as well as a headband, but when it arrived I had to stop and think. The colours I had to work with were Red, Blue & Gold and all I could think off was American colours. So after a week or so I managed to find some papers with just those colours in my stash and my joy returned when I finally had an idea. This month I was also asked to portray Green Tara Petals in a new light.

Products Used

10cm petals in red CODE: FDS023FR

7cm petals in blue CODE: FDS021B1

7cm petals in liquid CODE: FDS021Liq

4cm petals in liquid CODE: FK018Liq

cherry blossoms in

blue CODE: FLC22B

red CODE: FLC22R

2 tone blue CODE: FLC22BPB
Self adhesive trim in gold CODE: RB660Go

Stitched grosgrain in red CODE: RB244R/WRic rac red CODE: RB619R
Mini Tassel ribbon wedgewood blue CODE: RB456WB

Vertical stripe ribbon red/blue 22mm CODE: RB400D22Vertical Stripe ribbon red/blue 9mm CODE: RB400D9

All flowers have been painted with gold glimmer glaze

Chipboard Doily Instructions

Choose a chipboard doily or shape paint the outside edge cover the inside with pva glue and attach your ribbon of choice. I have used both the 22mm & 9mm vertical stripe ribbon. This helps to create the perfect matching embellishment.

Green Tara Petals with a twist

Take your choice of petals I have used 10cm for the outside and 7cm for the inside and fold them in half then in quarters, gluing them in position as you go. Pinch or crumple the petals to give them more texture and pop the smaller petals inside the larger petal gluing then in place. Finish of by joining the flowers together and popping a folded 4cm flower to create a centre along with a cherry blossom.

Headband - second challenge

Before I list products I just wanted to thank my model, a Barbie doll makeup head became my backup after my first model quit when I wouldn't let her eat the end result - well she is only 10mths old so I guess I will have to forgive.

Cherry blossoms in violet/white CODE: FLC22VW
3cm roses in white CODE: FDR024Wh

1.5cm roses in white CODE: FDR003Wh
Gardenia flowers in lilac CODE: FDV054L

Flower Spray in white CODE: PFST1

Flower spray in purple CODE: PFSTPu

Copper paper leaves 3.5cm CODE: LA15C
Silver Spray CODE: XP0637
Organza butterfly on wire CODE: RB6764OW
Satin frill in white CODE: RB436Wh

First I attached the satin frill ribbon to the headband using a hot glue gun, Then choosing my flowers and embellishments I went about gluing them into place. The leaves have been bent to make them look real. I cut the small bead parts of the silver spray and just used these. The butterfly on a wire ribbon was cut to make individual butterfly ribbons, I left a small amount of wire on each end so the ribbon did not fall off and folded each wire end over to also help keep the ribbon on the wire. The flower sprays have been inked to create a 2 tone flower and just a single flower was used here and there. Everything was the covered in glitter, what little girl would love glitter. The headband is elegant enough to use for a flower girl etc and pretty enough for a child to wear.



DT Projects for Green Tara

"Sweet Princess'

* Green Tara lace CODE: L2897OW used for the top of the page this has been lightly painted lime green with a glimmer mist rather than sprayed.

*Green Tara lace at bottom of page lightly sprayed in apricot and pink but some white has been left to give it a 3 tone affect.

* Green Tara Pink Organza Stripe ribbon for the large bow, wire in the edge of this ribbon makes it easy to shape, and best of all it keeps its shape.

* Green Tara Pleated ribbon in lime creates a border right across the page.

* Green Tara Organza rosttes ribbon cut to create indivual flowers in grey.

* Green Tara Silver spray dragonfly cut from its stem to create a small embellishment.

* Green Tara Gardenia flowers in pink with the green leaves removed.

Green Tara Swarovski crystal flowers in 2 sizes.

"Easter Card"

  * Basket made out of Green Tara ric rac and sprayed with glitter.

* Basket handle Green Tara Wave ribbon in pink.

* Green Tara petals folded into quarters and layered.

* Eggs made from paper and Green Tara Unryo 12x12 mulberry paper. Each egg has had the top half coated in mulberry paper using pva glue, the orange egg was done with white paper then sprayed orange to create the right colour.

* Green Tara metal corner small, painted in white gesso then lime green paint and sanded back.

*Green Tara Herringbone in Turquoise used to wrap the card and the large bow

Sweet

"Sweet"

Green Tara Products Used

Roses - In large & small Pinks

Gardenias - In Ivory and Pink

Lace - Glimmer Mist used to add colour

Cherry Blossoms - In cream, some left plain others sprayed with blue glimmer

Leaves - Small copper

Organza Rosette Ribbon - In Pink

Crinkle Satin Edged Ribbon - In Pink

Calla Lillies - Pink

Extra's - Basic Grey papers, Various chipboard, Glimmer Mist and Glam



Fairy Princess



"Fairy Princess"

Green Tara Products Used

Cherry Blossoms - In Peach, Violet, Violet/White & Sea Green

Gardenias - In Purple & Lilac

Organza Rosette Ribbon - In Lavender

Lace - Glimmer Mist used to add colour

Extras - Kaiser papers, various chipboard, Doilies, Flower Soft



Granny, Grandma, Nanny, Nan, Nana

All words I didn't think I would hear to soon but it seams nature has a different idea so just after my 39th birthday this year I will become a Nana.

My eldest Daughter is expecting her first child in Sept, she will be 19 the same age I was when I had her. The saddest part for me is she lives several hours away with her boyfriend, who seams so be a wonderful guy and a pleasure to have added to our family of girls.

Now will it be a boy to break with our family's run or another girl to add to the already kayo tic lives we lead.

But please no more until I'm 50...........

Finally a photo of all 8 kids together