Tuesday, 24 September 2024

Autumn Richness - DT September Project 2 for Country View Crafts

Hello All, 

Today is my second DT Project for this month's theme ‘Autumn Richness’ for Country View Crafts and Challenges on Facebook. 
You can join the Challenge to win an Alison Bomber Paperartsy Stamp Set and Collage Paper. 
You can enter 5 times each month with different projects and one winner will be selected randomly. 
You must use products from brands that Country View Crafts stocks, and please mention them in your post. If you miss this step out, we will not be able to enter your project in the draw. You can join in the challenge on Facebook and will need to have joined the group to participate. Here’s the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/164920247712393

I’ve made another card for this months theme, as you can never have too many cards on hand.

I cut out a square of almost 5x5 inch card and using Distress Inks Rustic Wilderness, Carved Pumpkin and Lumberjack Plaid, I inked up a background using the smoosh and dab method. I added the green last, after the first two colours had dried. 
 
 
Once completely dry, I used the text from the stamp set Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous French Garden CMS487. 
For the script text I stamped this in Archival Frayed Burlap. Then I did a second generation stamp of the larger text, in VersaFine Clair Nocturne Black. 
Finally I stamped the small number in the top left corner. 
 
 
Using my stamping platform, I placed my main image - the larger flower from French Garden - and stamped this in Versaclair Nocturne Black. 
Leaving it in place on the platform, I coloured the flower using the Distress Inks Carved Pumpkin, Crackling Campfire, Lumberjack Plaid and Rustic Wilderness, and a little White Acrylic mixed into the oranges and reds, with a watercolour brush. I think the white gives it a chalky 'renaissance paintings' look'.
Once dry, I re-stamped the image with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Black, to bring the black to the front again. 
 
I used the Hobbygros Pressing Tool which I recently bought and it’s awesome!!! Makes pressing down to get a good stamped image so much easier than using your hand. How did I ever live without this!!! It has to be my tool of the year!!
 


Next I placed some builder's gypsum mesh tape in a couple of areas, and added an Idea-ology Field Notes Snippets to the top right hand corner, secured with the Idea-ology Cell Tape. 
 
I layered this up onto a black card leaving a little edge showing.
Then I stamped out the words 'thinking of you' from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Curator CMS493 onto craft card, cut this to size and stapled it on with my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher.

Finally I glued this all down to my main craft card backing, measuring almost 6x6 inch, and here it is - Autumn Richness at it's best, when the leaves are just starting to turn.


I hope you like my card and will try this out for yourself, and also be inspired to join in the challenge on CountryView Crafts and Challenges on Facebook.

Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day.
 
Carol x


Products used available at Country View Crafts.
If something is out of stock you can always ask Susan to get it in for you.

Tim Holtz  Stampers Anonymous French Garden CMS487

Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Curator CMS493

Idea-ology Field Notes Snippets

Distress Ink Crackling Campfire 

Distress Ink Lumberjack Plaid

Distress Ink Rustic Wilderness

Distress Ink Carved Pumpkin

Tim Holtz Cello Sticker Tape (currently out of stock)

Tim Holtz Idea-ology Field Notes Snippets

Hobbygros Pressing Tool
 
VersaFine Clair Nocturne Black

Misti Stamping Tool - not the one shown in the image (currently out of stock)


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Monday, 9 September 2024

Autumn Richness - DT September Project 1 for Country View Crafts

Hello there,

Here I am with my first DT project for Country View Crafts and Challenges for September. The theme is Autumn Richness as chosen by our lovely Jane, and the prize for this month is an Alison Bomber Paperartsy Stamp Set and Collage Paper. 

You can enter 5 times each month with different projects and one winner will be selected randomly. 
You must use products from brands that Country View Crafts stocks, and please mention them in your post. If you miss this step out, we will not be able to enter your project in the draw. You can join in the challenge on Facebook and will need to have joined the group to participate. Here’s the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/164920247712393

So I made a card in Autumn colours with a Reindeer from the new stamps release by Kate Crane Paperartsy. Well, a Reindeer doesn’t just have to be for Christmas right? 

I started by smooshing Tim Holtz Distress  inks Gathered Twigs, Ripe Persimmon and Dried Marigold onto a 4x4 inch background card. I also gave it a spritz with Tim Holtz Distress Spritz Spiced Marmalade. 
 

Next, I inked up the new release stencil from Kate Crane Paperartsy, with Tim Holtz Distress Inks Scorched Timber and Barn Door. I spritzed this with water, then laid down into my prepared background. 
 

I added some torn Aall and Create Washi Tape designed by Bipasha and then machine sewed around the edge with black thread. You can leave out the sewing step if you don't have a sewing machine. Alternatively, you could draw some freehand lines around the edges to frame it.
 

I always like to have a bit of text in the background, so with Ranger Jet Black Inkpad, I lightly stamped the Distressed Christmas stamp by Visible Image.  
 

I felt the background needed a bit of pushing back so I dry brushed some white acrylic paint in various areas. 
I stamped my Reindeer and the frame, then coloured these with my alcohol ink markers, and fussy cut out. 
 

I decided I wanted some foliage, I die cut some  dies from the Tim Holtz Sizzix Modern Festive Dies Set in 3 different coloured cardstocks. I lightly edged the coloured cardstock with matching colours and the cream card I coloured with Barn Door. 
 
 
Layering these up on my background, I glued them down once I was happy with the layout. 
 

I stamped a sentiment from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Curiosity Shop CMS482 onto some craft card, glued this down, then added the whole thing to black card to frame. 
 

Finally I added this to my main foldable craft card and here it is. 


Phew! That was quite a few steps but once I’d started it just seemed to flow naturally, to move from supply to another. 

I hope you like my make and are inspired to try something either the same or similar. 
Thank you for stopping by. 
Hugs
Carol x 

Products Used:

Kate Crane Stamps 

Kate Crane Stencil

Tim Holtz Distress inks

Tim Holtz Distress Spritz Spiced Marmalade

Tim Holtz Sizzix Modern Festive Dies

Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink Pad

AALL and Create Bipasha Washi Tape 

Visible Image Distressed Christmas Stamp


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Wednesday, 21 August 2024

Lace and Buttons - August DT Project 2 for Country View Crafts

Hello all,

Today is my second DT project for the August Challenge ‘Lace and Buttons on a greeting card’ at Country View Crafts and Challenges on Facebook.

You can enter 5 times each month with different projects and there is a fabulous prize of the Tim Holtz stamp set ‘Floristry’ from his latest release for this month’s prize. 
You must use products from brands that Country View Crafts stocks, and please mention them in your post. If you miss this step out, we will not be able to enter your project in the draw.

So, I had to make a 90th birthday card and so I thought I’d use this for my project. If you die cut and coloured multiple stems and made a few backgrounds, ready to go, this is a great card to have on hand when you need one.

First, I smooshed my background page with Distress Ink Tea Dye. 
Once dry, I inked up the Stampers Anonymous 'Hodgepodge' stamp with Distress Ink Frayed Burlap, Tea Dye and Rusty Hinge, spritzed with water and then placed it on my background sheet. 'Hodgepodge' is an awesome stamp for a quick background and you can also cut bits out of the stamped image to use as ephemera.
 

 
I cut this down to 5x5 inch and then using Versamark with the Stampers Anonymous 'Crochet Trims' stamp, I heat embossed a coral coloured embossing powder that I had in my stash. I did this 3 times, overlapping the last one. I blended over Distress Ink Frayed Burlap to bring out the crochet trims more. 
 

 

I die cut the Tim Holtz Sizzix Stems 664163 and coloured with Distress Watercolor Pencils and  glued these down onto the background sheet. 
 

I added a bow made from string, hot glued this on and sewed on a button. 
Finally I stamped the number 90 from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Sign Painter and ‘happy birthday’ from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Curiosity Shop and heat embossed these with Black Embossing Powder.
This was then added to the black border card and then the main Kraft Card substrate which measures almost 6x6 inch. 


And here’s my card. I hope you like it. 
 
 
Don’t forget the challenge runs until the end of the month. You'll have to join the Facebopok Group to be able to participate. 
Looking forward to seeing your entries. 

Thanks for stopping by.
Have a great day,
hugs
Carol x

Products used:
Tim Holtz Sizzix Dies

Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous

 


Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Pencils

Tim Holtz Distress Inks


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Sunday, 11 August 2024

Lace and Buttons - August DT Project 1 for Country View Crafts

Hello all,

Here is my first DT project for this month’s theme "Lace and Buttons on a Greeting Card", to inspire you. 

You can enter 5 times each month with different projects and there is a fabulous prize this month of a Tim Holtz stamp set from his latest release.
You must use products from brands that Country View Crafts stocks, and please mention them in your post. If you miss this step out, we will not be able to enter your project in the draw.
Good luck and look forward to seeing your awesome entries.
The challenge is open worldwide as Country View Crafts do ship worldwide, but you’ll have to join the Facebook group to enter. Here’s the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/164920247712393

So, here’s my greeting card with a Halloween Theme…

First, I die cut the elements I wanted to use from the TH Sizzix Vault Boutique 666607 set. 
I did cut out the rose and leaves but didn’t end up using these in my final make. 
For the lace doily, I smooshed some Distress Antique Linen onto an A4 sticker label before die cutting it. I also cut the frame out 3 times to make it a nice thickness. 

I spritzed some black soot and lost shadow (both ink and oxide) onto my background card. 
For the main focal background, I smooshed some Distress ink black soot, lost shadow and antique linen. Then I gave it a little spritz of Mica Stain Irongate. I then distressed the edge of this with the Tim Holtz Thread Cutter/paper Distresser and edged with Black Archival Ink.

I chose my image for the frame (this is from an Idea-ology Halloween 2023 Paper Dolls pack but you can find an image in the many paper dolls packs available. I also chose my words for the banner from the Idea-ology Sticker Book Halloween.
 
On both the focal card and my background card, with Distress black soot paint, I stencilled through some text to add interest with Tim Holtz THS149 stencil. 

Once dry, I brought all my elements together and layered up on my focal card that I’d already added to the background card. 
To finish I added the sticker words to the banner, a few white Idea-ology Bouquet flowers, and the button to the lace doily. 
 
 
I hope you like my Halloween card and find it inspiring to give it a try. You could also make this into a journal page if you wished.

Thank you for taking the time to look at my blog.
Have a great day,
Hugs,
Carol 
xx


Products used:
 
Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault Boutique

Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Tim Holtz Distress Sprays

Tim Holtz Idea-ology

Tim Holtz Stencils

Tim Holtz Distress Paint
https://www.countryviewcrafts.co.uk/ranger-tim-holtz-distress-paints-436-c.asp
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Friday, 26 July 2024

Stencil Magic - July DT Project 2 for Country View Crafts

Hello All,

Here I am again with my second project for the Country View Crafts and Challenges 'Stencil Magic' theme challenge, for this month.

There's still time to enter the challenge and win a fabulous prize for this month which is a set of Tim Holtz newly released Distress Spritz Sprays, 12 in total.

The Challenge is open until the end of this month and you can find it on here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/164920247712393 

You'll need to join the group to be able to participate. The Challenges are open worldwide as Country View Crafts do ship overseas too.
You have until the end of the month to join in and can enter up to 5 times with different makes using products and brands that are stocked by Country View Crafts.
One person will be selected as the winner by the random selector generator.
 
Sooo, in the spirit of the Stencil Magic theme, I used all stencils for my make apart from the embellishments. 

First, in my Tim Holtz Splat Box, I sprayed the Visible Image Mesh It Up Stencil onto card, using Distress Spray Stains, Rustic Wilderness, Tumbled Glass and Squeezed Lemonade.I spritzed a little water too to make it spread. In my sample picture here, that's the one that's showing predominantly the green colour. I then turned the stencil face down (the side that had been sprayed through and still had spray on it) onto another piece of card and then sprayed through it with the Tumbled Glass to bring some blue into it.
 


 
So, I created 2 backgrounds with differing main colours and the way the stencil had been used. Then I had to decide which one I was going to use.
 
 
I decided to go with the blue tones one, and added a little stencilled alphabet from the Tim Holtz Mini Set THMS001, using Rustic Wilderness Distress Paint as the colour. I only added it to the two opposite corners.
 
Then onto my main image. Using the Visible Image Daisy Stencil, first I lightly drew a pencil line inside a couple of the petals on the backing card, so I would be able to line it up afterwards.
 
 
In my trusty Splat box, I just sprayed some Distress Spray Stain Squeezed Lemonade and Wild Honey into the centre of the stencil. I had to do this a few times until I was happy with the centre, as the first time it totally bled under the stencil, and the second time it spread too far. I wanted to keep the Daisy mostly the white colouring.
 
 

Once dry, I placed the stencil back onto the card and lined up with the pencil marks. I taped this down with repositionable tape in a couple of places, and then drew around the inside of each petal and the centre part, with a black fine Uniball pen as I wanted the petals to be separate and stand out. I then cut around all the black outlines to get my Daisy focal image.
 

I cut my main card to almost 6x6 inch, and then the background to fit on, a little smaller than the main card, to leave an edge. I also edged the stencilled background with Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Rustic Wilderness.



I decided I wanted some text and an embellishment, so I used a pretty butterfly with coordinating colours from the Tim Holtz Ideaology Transparent Wings set.
I picked a sentiment from Tim Holtz Ideaology Smalltalk Sticker Book and layered this onto black card and then for both the butterly and sentiment I used some black double sided foam to raise them up. And here's my finished card....
 

I hope you like it. I had fun coming up with the idea for this and putting it all together and it shows that you can use stencils as focal images too, as well as backgrounds.
I hope this has inspired you to try it out and don't forget to enter the challenge on Facebook if you'd like to win the new Tim Holtz Distress Spritz Sprays. You have until the end of July to enter.

Thanks for taking the time to read my blog.
Have a fab day
Hugs
Carol


Products can be found here:

Visible Image Daisy stencil 

Visible Image Mesh it up stencil 

Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stains

Tim Holtz Stencil (THMS001)

Tim Holtz Distress Paint Rustic Wilderness

Tim Holtz Ideaology Transparent Wings 
 
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Rustic Wilderness
 
Tim Holtz Ideaology Smalltalk Sticker Book
 


 

 

 

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