Paradise Lost: Calgary

Monday, 4 June 2018

A New Month & A New Adventure

Hello! It's been a really long time since I posted anything to this blog but I have a really good reason.

A little over 8 months ago my husband lost his job. At first it was a really upsetting time - we went through all the emotions but once we caught our breath and could think clearly we decided what to do next. A dream I have had for a while was to open my own scrapbook/paper craft store but it was never the right time until now.

The dream started to take shape the more we talked about it. The more we talked about it the more we realized that we could actually do it.

Fast forward to June 1, 2018 - the day we took possession of our new retail space!

The Paper & Ink Boutique

Behind the scenes my husband, Glenn & my dad have been building display fixtures and my demo bar and front counter.

Demo Bar - under construction

Cable Reel Tower Display

Product Display Fixtures

Facebook: @thepaperandinkboutique

Instagram: @thepaperandinkboutique

Pinterest: The Paper And Ink Boutique

Twitter: @PaperInkCalgary

You may be thinking "What does this mean for Paradise Lost?"

Paradise Lost will be taken over by Heather - my very good friend and co-host of Paradise Lost Crops & Retreats. She is new to blogging so hopefully, with a bit of guidance and encouragement from me, she will keep the blog going with her beautiful scrapbooking and cardmaking.

Stay tuned as I'm not quite finished with Paradise Lost yet!

I'll be back on Wednesday, June 6 with a project for the Wild Whisper Design Team.

~~stay crafty~~

julia

Friday, 23 September 2016

Beautiful Moments - Mixed Media Layout

It's day 1 of The Great Canadian Scrapbook Carnival with Creative Scrapbooker Magazine.

If you get a chance to head out to Spruce Meadows and take in the show - there are lots of vendors, demo's & make & takes.

Here is a mixed media layout I designed using products from 3 vendors that be at the Carnival this weekend: Southern Ridge Trading Co, Emerald Creek Craft Supplies & Treasured Memories.

The amazing background paper is an exclusive line from Treasured Memories.

It is gorgeous and includes florals, travel & vintage.

Karen from Southern Ridge Trading Co is a chipboard die & stencil manufacturer from Kamloops. Her products are fantastic and there are hundreds of designs!

I also used some charms & embossing powder from Emerald Creek.

Now on to the steps -

To start, I spread a layer of matte medium of the paper to protect it from the paint, gesso & 3D gel I would be using.

Next, I applied a coat of clear gesso to give the base some grip.

To start adding some texture I spread some crazing medium and random spots.

I used some 3D gloss gel and stencils to add some more texture but not take away from the background paper. Once everything was dry I used my black soot Distress Crayon around the edges.

I splattered some watered down white gesso & black gesso on my layout and finally dripped some Twinkling H20's.

I altered the chipboard pieces with Distress Paint and Twinkling H2O's. I also added some Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powders to the mushroom chipboard pieces.