Crafting Musketeers Challenge #31 Anything But Square

 

Hi Everyone

It’s another month and another fabulous challenge over at Crafting Musketeers blog.

The theme this month is ‘Anything But Square’ so here is my project that will hopefully inspire you. xx

I have made an easel type card with a deep spine so that I could add the candle box at the front.  I have used one of my favourite Crafters Companion ranges (an old one though!) for all the printed parts and embossed areas. 

 

 

The butterflies are from Spellbinders and the swirls are a Memory Box Die.

 

 

The sponsor for this month are the fabulous JGD Crafts .

Here is a little bit about them.

We are a friendly local business in the heart of Nottinghamshire, England. We specialise in both Card Making and Parchment craft products and tuition.  Janet Humphries (the owner) started her passion for what she does now as a hobby concentrating on mainly decoupage. After the shortage of local shops selling the goods she required, Janet then started running a business back in 2002 on a local market in Mansfield.

The prize is something of the sponsors choice.

And if you don't have your own blog , don't worry ,  remember we have a Facebook Page for you.

Post your entry onto. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Crafting-Musketeers-Challenge-BLOG/320703981385124

The challenge this month will end on 28th November at 8pm, so when you are ready please enter your project and best of luck .

Thanks

For

Popping By

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Tarmac MDF Plaque using Karen Clare’s Technique

 

Hi Everyone

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

Brambly Hedge – Sneak Peek - Crafters Companion –Launches on Create and Craft – Friday 14th June 12 noon

 
Hi Everyone

Today I would like to share with you a sneaky peek from the World Wide launch from Crafters Companion of Bramley Hedge stamps and CD range.



Many of you may remember these characters from when you or your children were young.  They were lovely little story books.

Crafters Companion have brought these characters to life for us crafters.  The CD-ROM is packed full of printable elements for your cardmaking and home decor projects.  

Please tune in to Create and Craft for all the scheduled shows with Leanne and check out the Crafters Companion website for more inspiration.



So many gorgeous images to let your imagination run wild with.  I have used printable toppers taken from the Autumn/Winter section of the CD, Core’dinations card and Die’sire corner dies to make this card sample.



Don’t miss the launch and your chance to get these wonderful  images.

We hope you have been inspired.

Thanks for Popping By
xx

Autumn Colours - Prepping Early! with Sheena Douglass Stamps

Hi Everyone

Today Mandy-Jane is sharing with you a card she made a little while ago.  We have been thinking about Summertime the last couple of days but this doesn't mean we are not thinking that 3 months ahead for the next season.....lol

Looking through the Core'dindation card stock the oranges, burnt sienna and golden yellows were shouting ....'use me, use me' then it came to Mandy-Jane that she had done a card previuosly using those colours.  She dug and she dug and low and behold she found the photo!

 

 

We Used

 

Core'dinations Card

 

Darice Embossing Folder - Stripes

 

Spellbinders Die - Leaves

 

Sheena Douglass Stamps - Silhouette Country Lane

 

Versfine Ink - Onyx Black

 

 

Only a quickie but effective.  Great for a man's card.

 

We hope you have been inspired.

 

 

Thanks for Popping By

 

xx