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Altered art with Times Nouveau

I hope you enjoyed the bank holiday break.  Old went away so Harry and I had the house to ourselves to get up to what ever we wanted lol!!!  Today it's back to the craft room to work on a Precious Memories album I've had in my head for a couple of weeks.  H has gone back to college and Ols headed off to work the late shift so I've got a few hours to think things through, cut, write and film as I go before they return. Time goes soon quickly these days !  Graphic 45 are sharing projects by Gini and myself over on their blog today . I've gone for a more masculine look for this one and came up with a desk tidy and drawer combination with rolled paper feet. Cut out from chipboard sheets, altered in paint and papers from the gorgeous Times Nouveau papers listed below it was sitting pretty on my craft table when Oli's lovely friend Zac spotted it, really liked it and grinned like a Cheshire cat when I said he could have it.  Now it's sitting pretty on his desk an...

A Jones Crafts DT Project in true vintage style

hellllooo there, I hope you're feeling fine and dandy this morning.  I'm skidding in at the last minute with my Jones Crafts design team project this month.  If you're a real G45 fan I'm sure you'll have seen this recently released and truly vintage Times Nouveau Deluxe Collectors Edition.  It takes you back to the roaring twenties, with revamped papers, new chipboard tags and sticker selection all in one pack.  Thanks Darren for the kit and of course Sandra for posting it out :-)   My project is a notelet box with three cards and matching envelopes.  I used a red green and black theme and was spoilt for choice with all the fabulous papers to chose from.  The box is made from card and has magnetic closures to hold the lid firmly closed.  The cards are quite simple in their design so they can be used for any occasion.  Hope you like :-)  and here's what comes in this Deluxe Collectors Edition.  These papers will also wo...