Crafty Adventurista: January 2025

Monday, 27 January 2025

Wintery Scene - DT Project 2 for Country View Crafts and Challenges 2025

Hello all,

It's my second DT project for Country View Crafts and Challenges this month and the Wintry Scene theme has certainly hit the spot across the UK. It's been pretty cold and snow definitely has had a look in, in some places.

The challenge runs until the end of January and is open worldwide and you can join the group here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/164920247712393

You must use products from brands that Country View Crafts stocks, and please mention them in your post.

You can enter 5 times each month with different projects and one winner will be selected randomly. There is a fabulous Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Tiny Text Stamp CMS394 set to be won by the lucky winner.

As I'm hoping to create more in my art journal this year, I've created a scene this time with Tim Holtz Idea-ology products. I'm also trying to be a bit more adventurous using collage and Tim's Idea-ology products are perfect for this.

So onto how I created my page....

First, I randomly dabbed Distress Inks, Speckled Egg, Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean, in that order, on my page, waiting for each one to dry before adding the next.

Then for the fun part - I dug out my Idea-ology packs and Sticker Books and sorted through which ones I was going to use. I decided to go with a Pocket Card as my main background - these are great as they're already printed collage which have the depth and interest ready for you to create with.

From there, I found my focal point in the Idea-ology Paper Dolls Christmas Noel pack - the little girl all wrapped up winter, with her little dog.

I continued to look through my ephemera and packs, and pulled out a collage strip (Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Collage Strips Large TH94367), a pointing hand, (Tim Holtz Idea-ology Ephemera Pack 2023) the cellotape stickers, (Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Cello Sticker Tape TH94386) a label sticker, (Tim Holtz Idea-ology Classic Label Stickers TH93959) - which I wrote a random number on, a postage stamp from the (Tim Holtz Idea-ology Sticker Book Postmarked TH94387) and a sticker sentiment 'Let it Snow' (Tim Holtz Idea-ology Label Stickers Christmas).

I found a book page and tore around the edges and laid it on my page, then proceeded to assemble the different bits of Idea-ology I'd picked out for my project.

Finally I added the sentiment and some Sizzix Thinlits Scribbly Snowflakes 665582 with Stickles to finish.

I really enjoyed making this and hope you'll be inspired to dig out your stash, have a play and maybe join in our Challenge on Facebook.

Thanks for looking,

Hugs

Carol x

Products used:

Tim Holtz Ideaology Christmas Noel Ephemera

https://www.countryviewcrafts.co.uk/th94411---tim-holtz-idea-ology---ephemera---christmas-2024-176126-p.asp

Tim Holtz Ideaology

https://www.countryviewcrafts.co.uk/tim-holtz-idea-ology-102-c.asp

(I used another Paper Dolls pack die cut but you can find plenty to choose from in this pack).

https://www.countryviewcrafts.co.uk/th94414---tim-holtz-idea-ology---layers--paper-dolls---christmas-2024-176135-p.asp

Tim Holtz Ideaology Collage Strips

https://www.countryviewcrafts.co.uk/th94328---tim-holtz-idea-ology---collage-strips-15x6-30pkg-174219-p.asp

Tim Holtz Distress Inks

https://www.countryviewcrafts.co.uk/tim-holtz-distress-ink--re-inkers-103-c.asp

Salty Ocean

https://www.countryviewcrafts.co.uk/ranger-tim-holtz-distress-ink-pad---salty-ocean-16739-p.asp

Tumbled Glass

https://www.countryviewcrafts.co.uk/ranger-tim-holtz-distress-ink-pad---tumbled-glass-3052-p.asp

Speckled Egg

https://www.countryviewcrafts.co.uk/ranger---tim-holtz---distress-ink-pad---speckled-egg-121192-p.asp

Tim Holtz Sizzix

https://www.countryviewcrafts.co.uk/tim-holtz-152-c.asp

Stickles Diamond

https://www.countryviewcrafts.co.uk/ranger-stickles-glitter-glue-05fl-oz---diamond-13576-p.asp

Cosmic Shimmer Glue
https://www.countryviewcrafts.co.uk/cosmic-shimmer---dries-clear-glue-30ml-66017-p.asp

If you find some of these are out of stock, please do contact Susan to see if she can order in for you.

Monday, 13 January 2025

Wintery Scene - DT Project 1 for Country View Crafts and Challenges 2025

Happy New Year Everybody,

Here I am with my first DT Project of the year, to share with you, that I’ve made for Country View Crafts and Challenges on Facebook.

The challenge theme is ‘Wintry Scene’ and runs until the end of the month.

The challenge is open worldwide and you can join the group here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/164920247712393

You must use products from brands that Country View Crafts stocks, and please mention them in your post.

You can enter 5 times each month with different projects and one winner will be selected randomly.

There is a fabulous prize as usual for the lucky winner for this month.

This year, I want to do more scenes in my art journal, so I’m starting with this one for January.

These two cute penguins from #941 Cold Hands set by Janet Klein AALL and Create seemed perfect to sum up winter, especially as they’re having a snowball fight.

First I masked off the area in the journal to leave a white border when finished.

Then I created the background using Distress Inks Speckled Egg and Tumbled Glass. I splattered some water on this and dabbed dry. I inked up the word BRRR from the Cold Hands set with Speckled Egg Archival and loosely and randomly stamped over the ‘sky’. I stencilled the sparkle stencil from Tim Holtz Mini Layering Stencil Set MTHS062 with Distress Oxide Lost Shadow.

I also felt it needed something else, so in white Posca I wrote some asemic writing just above the snow. You can hardly see it but I know it’s there :-)

I only covered the top half as I then added Tim Holtz Distress Grit Paste Snowfall to the bottom to give the icy look.

Next I stamped the penguins and the ‘snow hut’ in black Archival ink. I used the Kenyan Hut #693 from Janet Klein AALL and Create for this and coloured all of the stamped images using Tim Holtz’s Watercolor pencils.

I fussy cut these out, and placed in position on my background scene and added some Distress Grit Paste Snowfall to the 'hut'.

I added some Glossy Accents to the penguins' eyes and to finish, I added some ‘snowballs’ cut in half, from my stash.

And here’s my first Wintry Scene for 2025. In fact it’s my first make for 2025!!

I hope you like it and will be inspired to join in our challenge.