Rose Guerin

Go press foil machine

Playing with my new machine. I love it . It works perfectly with my big shot… So happy. I bought some press plates.and these are my results.

Chickadee Christmas card

had a lot of fun making this card. saw one like it on Pinterest . They asked if I wanted to try it so I did my version on it.

I love the way the cards turned out this year it takes me a day and a half to make an average card with this much detail .but I love the reactions I get from people who receive them makes it worth my while.

Christmas cards

this years Christmas cards made of torn paper… wish you could see the cards in person the photos are too magnified and show to many blemishes… they really look better in real…

gift horse collage

This is a different horse I made, couldn’t find a photo of the all purple background that I made For Michelle for her birthday, she loved it anyways.. This is the third one I made each is always a bit different as I can never find the same books to repeat images.some of the reignsContinue reading “gift horse collage”

Granny smith apples

Torn papers and some I had to Cut really thin lines, used card stock , Mulberry papers, scrap book papers Velvet papers from Cricut. And some tissue papers for back grounds. White paper is eye glass cleaner paper cut in squares to make apples shine……

A bit of the 50’s

She only took me 2 days , it’s hard to believe I must be getting better at this craft ,or I am skipping details. anyways I love her, ………………so shes done… I love tearing the paper’s and seeing things appear , at first they look kind of undone and not right . But the goodContinue reading “A bit of the 50’s”

Mr.Owl

Mr.Owl this took so long to make some of the pieces of paper were so small that I couldn’t tear them that tiny, So I used the scissors kind of a cheat but hey its mix media art anything goes right….. rosebudinnh/Rose Guerin

give a dog a bone

I think Someones a begging!! those EYES. okay here ya go boy!!! LOL I love doing these they relax me tearing papers and gluing its a long process, but fun.. Kind of like paint by numbers remember doing that? oh what fun that was….

Bike ride?

Love the way it turned out spent way to many hours finding the right papers for this. But its great in my art book collection………. LOVE this I saw one and kind of copied the idea of it.

New fun torn paper art

unbranded and branded dies

I only bought these three dies to start with but boy do I wish I bought more they are just right to exchange the hair and clothes . love mixing and matching items. started a bunch of cards need to color in some checks and add freckles and basic shading to them but they areContinue reading “unbranded and branded dies”

Mr. Duck torn paper art.

This was inspired by my nephew TEDDY… He used to carry a stuffed Mr. Duck every where he went.. Hard to believe , He is all grown up now…… I am enjoying tearing papers and fitting them like puzzle pieces. its a slow long process . The best part of this is if you don’tContinue reading “Mr. Duck torn paper art.”

Dalmatian puppy …Torn paper by Rose Guerin….. loved doing this guy such fun …took forever but I finally finished him… If you look close the words are all information about Dalmatians I thought it would be a kick to print it out and then tear the papers to fit.. Its like doing puzzles once you get the hang of it, pieces seem to just fit into place. ok now gotta go pick up all the torn pieces of paper that flew around ………

torn paper , collage WINE

Drew my image’s and then painted back ground paint background , just do some basic colors helps to keep it proportioned. then start tearing papers to form an image. and glue… add white torn paper for glass glare . star filling in spaces ……………………. I love doing this type of art. itContinue reading “torn paper , collage WINE”

making new postcards look older

cut the white off or leave it on for centering pleasing the eye. added some gold ink around edging …….. next Clear embossing ink is a lot cheaper then versa mark and works the same……….. you could distress it on the edges, little cuts, bends, and tears..

DIY Divided Page Protectors and Shaker pockets WITHOUT a Fuse tool!

Hi Friends! Did you see the nifty looking Fuse tool from We R Memory Keepers that debuted at CHA this year? It is a hot tool that allowed you to make shaker pockets or divided page protectors (like… Source: DIY Divided Page Protectors and Shaker pockets WITHOUT a Fuse tool!

paper embroidery feather

Using heavy water color paper. draw your feather of glue a photo of feather to paper to follow your color patterns. I use an Aul, to pre poke the holes make sure you have plenty of space between holes so you don’t tear new holes or over side an hole. its pretty easy you canContinue reading “paper embroidery feather”

Working on an Victorian type journal

Flip Envelope Journal

attach your envelopes spray stamp or paint. I used this beautiful paper from Recollections signature paper pad collection…. then used some decorative tape on the edges. and added paper snaps and string to open and close it. I add some paper for either photos or journaling.. I plan on adding photo card and placing itContinue reading “Flip Envelope Journal”

another Hand made book and decorated paper clip.

This cover was done with a lot of different napkins , It’s a NAPKIN DECOUPAGE COLLAGE book cover plus I used some water colors to blend it all in to give it a more orange color to match the matt board covers.

save those Clementines creates?…

OKAY so cool to turn into caddys . used homemade glue.. {look in search my blog} and glue paper towels to create helps keep it sturdy and helps cover up the staples they use. do as many layers as you like. painted mine black to go with the napkin collage design . make sure youContinue reading “save those Clementines creates?…”