Canvas with Heartfelt Creations Papers, Distress Paints, Stencils and Modelling Paste

Hi Everyone

Sorry it’s been a while since our last post but things have been a bit hectic!  But we are here today to share a project MJ made with a cheap canvas, some scraps of pretty papers and ‘stuff’ from here crafting chaos of a work room!..lol 

So here it is – it’s deeper in colour than the photo shows but as usual MJ says that’s down to her rubbish photography skills!

What MJ Used: -

30cm x 40cm Canvas

Heartfelt Creations 12” x 12” Paper Pad – Aster

IndigoBlu Slap It On – Matte

MaiMeri Light Modelling Paste

Selection of Stencils

Distress Paints – Antique Linen, Peeled Paint, Seedless Preserves, Picked Raspberry Picket Fence

 

What MJ Did: -

1. Take a selection of matching papers and randomly tear into pieces (great for using scraps up).  Glue to canvas with the Slap It On (or a Matte Gel Medium) until the area is covered.  Make it as random as possible to create texture.  Leave to dry.
2. Using the modelling paste and stencils create texture across the canvas in random areas.  MJ used 6 different stencils in all.  When happy with design leave to dry.
3. Then use the Distress Paints to colour over the background.  You can tone down the colours with additional water while the paint is wet but once dry it is permanent.  Picket Fence is great for white washing areas too.  Leave to dry.
4. Next MJ created a dress form and dress template using her Silhouette Cameo.
5. To create the skirt layers draw around the skirt template twice, place the pieces together and cut into 4 or 5 pieces.  Then starting from the left-hand side glue the pieces onto dress shape leaving the left side of the panels unglued.  This will create the kick on the panels.
6. Trace around the bodice part of dress onto your chosen paper and stick on.  Create a belt from either paper or ribbon (this will cover the joins). 
7. Edge around dress with black archival ink.  Bend the pleats up and then brush across these with archival ink too. This way it doesn’t look too dark and just adds definition.
8. Glue dress form shape onto canvas and add dress on top adding some shape before gluing into position.
9. To finish the project MJ cut flowers out from the papers she had and added to canvas.  If you have flower dies then these would be prefect.  MJ loves the Heartfelt Creations floral dies.  The last thing she did was go around the outside edges of the canvas with a little black arcylic.

We hope you have been inspired.

Thanks for Popping By

xx

Grunge Clock Project using Silhouette Cameo

 

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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.

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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

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

Crafters Companion – Launching 17th April - Camden Town CD’s – Sneak Peek

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Today MJ is sharing with you a couple of Sneak Peeks of the Brand New Camden Town CD’s being launched by Crafters Companion on Create and Craft on Thursday 17th April.

There are 2 CD’s Male and Female jam packed full of gorgeous printables!  And not forgetting that there are Camden Town stamps available to go with the CD’s on www.crafterscompanion.co.uk too.

There will also be a papercraft kit available exclusively to Create and Craft.  So many wonderful products in this range.

MJ has been working with the Camden Town Male CD for her collection of projects which she has loved because you know how difficult it is to make cards for men!  But with this CD you will have loads to choose from.

 

 

Here is an easy double twisted easel card using a Topper Companion sheet together with a sentiment taken from CD and one of the gorgeous coordinating backing papers.  The colours in the design are easy on the eye and tone so well with the soft antique brown colours of the background paper.

 

MJ went for simplicity in this sample but there are so many elements on these CD’s that you can make your projects really WOW!!  Don’t miss your chance to get them.  You will love them!


We hope that you have been inspired.

Thanks for Popping By

xx

Sneak Peek–BeBunni Baby–Crafters Companion–3rd Jan Create and Craft TV

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Today Mandy-Jane is sharing with you one of the cards she has made for the launch of Crafters Companions new additions to the BeBunni range of goodies; Be Bunni Baby and Love.  MJ is starting with Baby.

 

The new images on the CD’s and Stamps are gorgeous and give you endless elements to work with.  It was hard to make a decision which ones to go for!!  But she thought she would like to work with blues this time.

 

 

 

MJ has used decoupage elements printed onto Crafters Companion Decoupage paper together with some beautiful patchwork and spotty backing papers printed onto satin finish paper.  The flowers are taken form the embellishments section on the CD as is the ‘Little Miracle ‘ tag.  It was just a matter of using some mats and a couple of die cuts to finish the project.  MJ also added an insert and embellishment to the inside of the card but forgot to take a photo (typical..she has a sift for a memory..lol).

 

 

 

 

MJ Used: -

 

BeBunni CD – Crafters Companion

Printable Decoupage and Satin Finish Paper – Crafters Companion

Core’dinaiton Card – Reflecting Pool

Joy Craft Butterfly Die

Heart Die Cut – Silhouette Cut File

 

 

Please make sure you watch the show listed on 3rd January on Create and Craft TV where you will see some amazing samples made by the other Design Team members – fantastic!

 

We hope you have been inspired.

 

Thanks for Popping By

xx

Pearly Peacock with Tonic Dies

 

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Today Mandy-Jane wanted to play with a Tonic Studios die set.  It’s one of those that she had her eye on but wasn’t sure about until tonight!  She had a bird in mind and wanted to build a simple design around this theme.  So she thought long and hard (and it was a painful episode…lol) and 5 minutes later decided to go with a Peacock as this seems very popular at the moment.

 

 

Once again MJ scrambled through her paper stash (even after a recent almighty clear out she still has quite a stash of the 'stroking’ and not using kinds!) she found a piece of 12” x 12” scrapbook paper from a Heartfelt Creations pad that was released earlier this year. 

MJ used Tonic Studio’s Fanciful Flourish die set.  She cut out the largest of the designs and the corner 4 times each.  She then used her Silhouette Cameo and an old SVG cut file of a peacock (she had to cut it off in it’s prime and remove it’s fan).  She used the largest die cuts and glued them to the peacock shape to form it’s new plumes.  She covered the joins with paper roses in toning colours. And voila – a peacock!

 

MJ Used:-

Tonic Studios – Fanciful Flourish 492E

Paper Blossoms – The Craft Fairy

Creative Expressions – Self-Adhesive Cream Pearls

 

We hope you have been inspired.

Thanks for Popping By

xx