Grunge Clock Project using Silhouette Cameo

 

Hi Everyone

MJ is on holidays believe it or not, and has been playing with her crafty stash.  Out came her Cameo (mind you it's always out!) and away she went!

She used a 6 x 6 clock and cog cut file that she purchased from the Silhouette store and enlarged it to 26cm x 26cm to make a largish piece for her kitchen.

MJ cut each layer 3 times from 250gsm plain white cardstock mounting the layers together to form chipboard-like pieces.

   

Next, she painted it with 2 coats of IndigoBlu Gee-So Good in black.  Once dry MJ added a mixture of Maimeri Bronze (475) and Deep Gold (151) paint.  Again once dry she used Pebeo Gilding wax in Empire Gold.

 

 

Not entirely happy with the colour, and after welcomed advice from the wonderful Eileen Godwin, more black gesso was dry brushed onto the background areas.  This added shade and made it stand out more.

 

 

All that is left to do now is add the clock mechanism and hands.
 

This clock will sit in a box frame to finish and then hung on MJ’s kitchen wall.  She says ‘it’ll fill a gap!’…lol

We hope you have been inspired.

Thanks for popping by

Xx

Tarmac MDF Plaque using Karen Clare’s Technique

 

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MJ recently attended a wonderful workshop in Coventry with the lovely Karen Clare where she learnt the Tarmac Technique.  Today we are giving you a brief overview of it for you.

We are lucky that Karen is coming to present this workshop at Dandie Crafts in September and we can’t wait!  Please pop over to her blog for look you’ll be pleased you did. Just click on her name above.

MJ has been playing around with an old MDF shelf from a dismantled shelving in her craft room.  She was wanted to make her OH a plaque to hang in his garage alongside the love of his life – his 1959 Lambretta!  She tried to replicate the oil patches that are all over the garage so didn’t want the colours to blend too much.  MJ isn’t sure she quite got the look she was after but it was close enough as her OH won’t notice it anyway…lol

MJ started off with the old shelf and gave it coat of IndigoBlu  Gee-Sso Good! (white) – it’s a great product with a good consistency.  The black gesso in this range is brilliant for coverage too.  Great for doing the chalkboard stamped effects that are popular still at the moment.

 

 

Next she used a selection of embossing folders and white card and then cut into different sized pieces and glued them to the shelf….ooops…she meant to say…MDF plaque..lol

 

 

Then using her Silhouette Cameo she cut out lettering and shapes to suit her project and added them to her base.

 

 

Then the messy bit….MJ painted the base using acrylics (as that is the best option she had available at home). 

 

 

Oooooooo she then coated it with the magical tar solution (hee hee) and left to dry.  After this she removed the colour until she was happy with the result (well almost happy with the result…she’s never confident at the end!).  To finish her project she applied some gilding wax.

 

What MJ Used

Embossalicious Folder – Script, Watches, Knit One Purl One

Darice Embossing Folder – Squares, Wood Grain, Basket Weave

Acrylic Paints – Permanent Red, Phthalo Blue

Pebeo – Silver Gilding Wax

Silhouette Cameo –  to cut die cuts

 

We hope you have been inspired.

Thanks for Popping By

xx

NEW Halcyon Days Collection – Sneak Peek 3

 

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Well this is MJ’s last Sneak Peek (sorry but it is a brief one today) before this fab CD and papercraft kit launches tomorrow on Create and Craft……woooo hooo!  You are going to love this CD.  It is sooo pretty with such a lovely soft summery pallet of colours to choose from.

Here MJ has used the papers and toppers from the Halcyon Days papercraft kit with it’s luxury quality papers and foiling detail.  Wonderful!

 

 

The colours are beautiful – so soft.

 

 

Please be sure to tune into all the shows on Create & Craft TV. Sara Davies will be there at 9, 12 and 6 on Saturday and Dawn Wheeler is on at 11, 2 and 7 on Sunday.  So lots of chances for inspiration.  Enjoy the shows.

We hope you have been inspired.

Thanks for Popping By

xxx

NEW Halcyon Days – Sneak Peek - 2

 

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Well here we are with MJ’s second Sneak Peek ahead of the Halcyon Days CD launch this Saturday 24th May with the lovely Sara Davies.  This wonderfully pretty CD is a Weekender on Create and Craft.  Be sure not to miss the shows.

So MJ has another cute little project to show you this time from the Halcyon Days Papercraft kit.  As usual Hunkydory have done a fabulous job in producing these for Crafters Companion.  The images are gorgeous and together with the foiling and the lovely paper pads too you will be wanting to craft all day, every day!  There is so much choice.

She has used 2 of the frames together with a matching background card from the collection. The huts have been 3D’d and a greeting added.

 

 

Inside you can see how she has used the frames to create a lovely little gift for family or friends.

 

 

Just look at the pictures inside the frames and how fabulous the layers look.  A very pretty kit indeed.

 

 

We hope you have been inspired.

Thanks for Popping By

xxx

NEW Halcyon Days – Sneak Peek - 1

 

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This is MJ’s first sneak peek from the Weekender Deal  starting on Saturday 24th  from Crafter's Companion on Create & Craft called Halcyon Days.

The images are gorgeous in such lovely summery colours and themes.  The wonderful stitch detail in the images can only open up your creative crafting ideas!  Think about printing onto fabric and appliquéing around the images using the stitching as a guide. You can even print onto velvet paper!  And if you put a little wadding behind and then stitch it creates a wonderful panel for your project.

Today MJ thought that she would share the MDF plaque she made using the Halcyon Days CD.

 

MJ used: -

Co-ordinating Papers – Design 2, Colour 6 and Design 1, Colour 1 and Design 4, Colour 3

Embellishments – Design 10

Sentiments – Design 2

Die’Sire Die – Leaf Swirls

Crafters Companion – Light Printable Card Pack

Collall Glues

 

 

MJ loves the embellishment Rollie Roses.  She printed them off the CD at A4, Mid Size and A5 sizes.  Once rolled, glued in place and dried she then used the end of a quilling tool to turn the petal edges.  They are so pretty with the ribbons to finish.

We will post another Sneak Peek of what’s coming tomorrow.  Please watch this space!

We hope you have been inspired.

Thanks for Popping By

xxx

Scruffy Little Kat – Sneak Peek – Launches 9th May –Crafters Companion

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Just a very quick post for you today.  It’s been so exciting for MJ using these fab stamps and CD.  Scruffy Little Kat is so hip and trendy! 

MJ has used her Spectrum Noir pens to colour her in.  She also worked with the Papercrafting CD using the design sets and coordinating papers to create a funky layout to the project.

Firstly MJ looked through the CD which took her a long time as it is jam packed with printables including the papers, embellishments and sentiments plus loads more stuff, and chose papers in peachy/pink tones. Then she matched the colours up with her Speccies.

She chose to use:

Clothes and Hairband CR6, CR7 and CR9

Skin – TN1, TN2, FS2, FS8

Hair – GB2, GB5, GB7 and GB9

Then she added her mats and layers to make the base card.  It finished looking like this!

Please tune in to Create and Craft on (@createandcrafttv) 9th May to see the launch of this gorgeous brand with Crafters Companion.

We hope you have been inspired.

Thanks for Popping By

xxx

Camden Town CD from Crafters Companion launches today on Create and Craft!!

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Well the time has almost arrived….today Crafters Companion will be launching the Camden Town CD’s – one for the men and one for the ladies.

Please don’t miss the live shows with Dawn Wheeler where she will be showing you how to get the best from these CD’s and see what a great job the Design Team has done in giving you lots of inspiration.

MJ has used a selection of elements from the Male CD for her little peeks for you.

This card is great for a teenager.  She choose a decoupage image, a border sheet and a background paper taken from the Design Set section.  To finish she added some matching coloured eyelets.

For the next project MJ has taken a coordinating backing paper, sentiment and embellishment sheets and Spray and Shine to glaze the guitars.  A very simple and quick card to do.  She finished it some star brads and an insert created from the Design Set section.

For this Tag card MJ has used the Tag Compnaions section on the CD.  She created a tri-fold card using her Ultimate Pro tool.  She 3D’d the potting shed by printing image out twice and cut out the windows on the top one.  T finish she used sentiments, bottle embellishments and a die cut from her crafting stash.


We hope you have been inspired.

Thanks for Popping By

xx