Have bus pass will travel

Hello crafters!

Today I have another inspiration make for our Country View Challenge held in the Facebook group. This month the theme is "Travel" hosted by Zoe Hillman. 

I have chosen the humble bus for my second trip...

For my background I have used a piece of AALL & Create the Ethereal Expeditions paper (#15) and stencilled the brickwork on top (Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous Mini Stencil Set #28 ). Then I die-cut the background and the matching black mat with AALL & Create Die Set - Climbing Woods (#77).

I die-cut the bus once out of red card and again with mirror and white card pieces to add the details. For the wheels and shadow under the bus I used coloured pencils, for "glass" I used acetate glued from the back. The bus number is peel off stickers.

I used one of the dies in the AALL & Create Die Set Splodazzlers  (#33) to create the silver with a red border circle as a mat for my sentiment.

And since I had the seldom used peel offs out, I added a few stars and balloons, just coz... [must use stuff...]

I had trouble photographing this card due to the reflective surfaces, so here's another look:

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I hope I have inspired you to enter our challenge! To enter, hop on to our friendly group here and upload your project to the challenge album. You could win the Arden bundle pictured below.

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield       I am entering the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge

The call of the sea

Hello crafters, 
This fortnight, the Allsorts challenge optional theme, chosen by yours truly is "Seaside". As usual, you can also enter with an "anything goes" theme.

As this is a favourite theme for me, I made 2 cards, above and under the waves...

The focal image is Penny Black's Escape (40-692) stamped in several colours of inks. (I used both inkpads and markers as I rarely have all the colours in all media).

The base is glossy card, and I added colour with dye inks and a smoothie to the sky, sea and sandy beach.

For the mat I used the AALL & Create #91 Film Drip die set, extending the height by doing 2 partial cuts and finishing with scissors.

The underwater scene has been stamped with Versafine Clair inks (next time I will make sure to use Memento) on watercolour paper.

   

All stamps are from the Creative Stamping issue 97.I stamped first and then water coloured the water and sea floor, removing the sun rays and light areas with a dry brush. 

A final stamp in white pigment ink for the bubbles, which I strengthened with a gel pen.

I finished colouring the turtle, fish and seashells. 

The image and its mat were then die-cut with the AALL & Create #77 Climbing Woods die set.

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I hope I have inspired you to join us at the Allsorts challenge blog to see all the DT inspiration and upload your seaside projects!

There are two prizes to win, of two Sentimentally Yours stamps each from Grafton Crafts , a well stocked bricks and mortar and on line shop offering fee p&p on all orders over £15!

    

     

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield   I am entering the Beach card in the We Love Stamping and 

                                                          Addicted to stamps challenges

G&T ATC

Hello crafters,

A quick post for a an ATC on the theme "Drinks", with the heat finally making an appearance I chose the refreshing G&T as my subject.

My background is stamped with Sea Breeze Kaleidacolor inkpad giving the ombre effect. The stamp is one by Docrafts, probably from the magazine they used to make.
The glass and gin word are from the Invisible Image stamp and die sets Keep Your Gin Up (VIS-KGU-01 and VIS-KGU-02).
I added DecoArt Media Liquid Glass to the glass for a more realistic look and added a heart and orange slice to fill in the empty space.
Finally I attempted to create a pocket with the AALL & Create paper Ethereal Expeditions #15.

 
Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield   I am entering the Tag-Along (and ATCs) and 

                                                        Stamping Sensations challenges

City Travel

Hello crafters, 

today I have an inspiration make for our June Country View Challenge held in the Facebook group. This month the theme is "Travel" hosted by Zoe Hillman. 
I have chosen the Sizzix Vault Christmas Magic (666718) die set to drive my muse...

My background has been coloured with alcohol inks using a felt pad and the buildings have been die-cut from a piece of Gelli printed canvas textured card.

The car and lorries are fiddly to assemble because they are small but otherwise the scene was really easy to put together.
To match the naïve look of the die-cuts I used the AALL & Create #32 die set Numberama for my base.

Proof this set isn't just for Christmas!

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I hope I have inspired you to enter our challenge! To enter, hop on to our friendly group here and upload your project to the challenge album. You could win the Arden bundle pictured below.

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield       I am entering the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge

Playing with Embossing Powders

Hello crafters, 

This fortnight, the Allsorts challenge optional theme, chosen by Gail is "What makes you happy". As usual, you can also enter with an "anything goes" theme.

Many things make me happy in crafting but playing with embossing powders is high on the list!

The focal point are die cut flowers Sizzix/Tim Holtz Tim Holtz Alterations Thinlits Die Set - Wildflower Stems #2, coloured with Distress inks.

For the background, I used a DIY stencil (Papertrey Ink Cover Plate Circles Die PTD-0337) and Wow embossing supplies, creating an ombre look diagonally:

It is very difficult to see in the pictures but these embossing powders have a matte look to them, as opposed to the usual glossy look, but they also have glitter in them which catches the light. The photo below is the best I managed, zoom to see the glint of the glitter!

  

I used Wow foil in gold to create a border on my card with thin double sided tape, and a die-cut sentiment (STAMPlorations) finishes the card.

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Hop on over to the Allsorts challenge blog to see all the DT inspiration and upload your projects. There are two prizes of a Penny Black stamp and die set from Buddly Crafts pictured below for a lucky winner!
 

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield   

Allsorts challenge Birthday!

Hello crafters, 
This fortnight, the Allsorts challenge celebrates its 16th Birthday! For that very special challenge we have an easy theme... Anything Goes and fantastic prize bundles of AALL & Create crafty goodness amongst others!

So of course I had to showcase one of my latest acquisition from ALL & Create... 

I used a sheet (A4) of the Ethereal Expeditions paper (#15) from AALL & Create with the die Building Silhouettes (#58) to create the card.
Steps: 
1. Place the die on the side you have chosen as the front of the card, bottom right on the long side. 

2. Die-cut 

3. Turn the card to the opposite side (the back) and place the die to the right of the sheet. 

    To get the same effect as I did, with the higher roofs at the back, place the die higher than for the previous cut. I placed mine 2.5cm (1") above.

4. This time you need to do a partial cut, and only die cut the top of the die, otherwise you going to have the back of the card cut off! In addition if you want to write on the inside, try to cut only what is visible from the front so that the rest of the card is without windows! 

After die cutting score the card in the middle and fold. The opened card in the sun gives lovely shadows:

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Hop over to the Allsorts challenge blog to see all the DT inspiration and upload your projects. There are four prizes from  AALL and Create pictured below for a lucky winner....

AND.... three prizes just for our US based entrants:

A $25 store voucher from Lawn Fawn

Three stamps from Colorado Craft Company

A $25 store voucher from Gina K Designs (Worldwide)

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield   

Mr O'Neil

Hello crafters!
Today I am showing a second inspiration make for our Country View Challenge on the theme "Aged, weathered, distressed or timeworn " hosted by Brenda.

For this tag I chose Paper Artsy Infusions to create the aged/distressed look in the background.

The base of my tag is thin wood cut with the AALL & Create Die set Tag It Yourself #27 and gessoed. I then sprinkled Infusions in Rusty Car, Walnut and A Bit Jaded onto the sprayed tag.

I added some stencilling with white acrylic with the Tim Holtz Mini Stencil #43. 

Bits of washi tape (AALL & Create #107), clip die-cut (AALL & Create #30 Taggletastic) embossed with a mix of Wow Embossing powders, with a note attached (stamp by Andy Skinner), Cello Sticker Tape  (TH94386) and finally paper doll (the imaginary Mr O'Neil now cast as an industry magnate!).

 

The cogs are cut from masterboards created with acrylic paints in black, and Distress Oxides sprays in Salty Ocean, Fossilized Amber and Tea Dye. Then they were die-cut with the Sizzix Bigz L Cogs .

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To enter the challenge, hop on to our friendly group here and upload your project to the challenge album. ">There will be a fabulous prize from the Country View Craft shop, something from a latest release...

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield     I am entering the challenge Tag-Along (and ATCs) and 

                                                          Creative Artist.

Using up leftovers

Hello crafters,

As the new Tag Along and ATC challenge has made its debut this month, I have made an effort to create ATC's and this is the first one.

  

I have assembled the ATC from already stamped and die-cut images, die-cut waste and snippets...

The pot plants are from Crafters Companion (Sara Signature Country Lane Perennials in Pots)

The arch, Kraft corner and background vellum are waste from die-cuts and the butterfly had escaped from, I presume, a Tim Holtz field notes snippets pack.

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield   

Weather Beaten and Sun Bleached

Hello crafters!
Today I have a first inspiration make for our Country View Challenge held in the Facebook group. This month the theme is "Aged, Weathered, Distressed" hosted by Brenda. 

I used rust and sun bleached wood as my weathered inspiration.

My base is some recycled lightweight wood (food packaging) cut with the AALL & Create Die set  - Tag It Yourself #27 and primed with gesso.

I applied some rusting powder (Paper Artsy) with water and vinegar as well as Distress Oxide in Patina and let them mingle.

I dove deep in my bits and bobs stash retrieving waste of die cuts (the pennants) and embellishments.

The main image, is the lighthouse from Paper Artsy set HP1202 stamped on fabric. 

Decorative chips from Stamperia, a piece of Washi #106 from Stamperia (bottom right), a snippet of card embossed with a the Mini Lumber folder from Tim Holtz/Sizzix, aged with inks and more were added as embellishments. 

 

To enter the challenge, hop on to our friendly group here and upload your project to the challenge album. There will be a fabulous prize from the Country View Craft shop, something from a latest release...

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield       I am entering the We Love Stamping, 

                                                        Snippet Playground and Tag-Along (and ATCs) challenges 

Paper Piecing

Hello crafters, 
This fortnight, the Allsorts challenge optional theme, chosen by Lynne is "Paper Piecing". As usual, you can also enter with an "Anything Goes" theme.

I paper pieced a boat for my inspiration make, not the most obvious of images...

The focal image is Crafty Individuals CI-559 Of the Sea, which I stamped in black ink on white cardstock and on 3 different papers from the Craft Consortium Patina paper pad (CCEPAD017B).

I paper pieced the image from 3 areas, 2 for the boat and one for the water, leaving the rest white.

I then die cut the image with AALL & Create #78 - Die Set - Roadway Vistas die set and matted it on black card.

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Hop on over to the Allsorts challenge blog to see all the DT inspiration and upload your projects. Our prize this fortnight is a £25 store voucher from Personal Impressions (inc pps, winner meets costs of any additional spend) to win. 

Personal Impressions is one of the UK’s leading brand managers/wholesalers/distributors in the arts and crafts industry, specialising in mixed media, papercrafts, card-making, scrapbooking and journaling. PI are proud to represent over 70 brands from global, recognisable brands to small, niche and new. 

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield   I am entering the We Love Stamping challenge

Falling Rain

Hello crafters, 
This fortnight, the Allsorts challenge optional theme, chosen by Sarah is "Inspired by a song". As usual, you can also enter with an "anything goes" theme.

My card is inspired by the song When the Rain Begins To Fall by Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora (Youtube here)

The focal image is "Sparkle In the Rain" from Visible image (VIS-SIR-01).

I first stamped the image with black Versafine and masked it. 

The rainbow was then created with Distress Inks and a DIY mask, adding a sun (also DIY mask). 

I printed some of the song's lyrics on vellum and die-cut it with a Spellbinders die.

Finally I added dew drops to the lyrics label to hide the glue that would otherwise show through the vellum and liquid glass for the rain drops:

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Hop over to the Allsorts challenge blog to see all the DT inspiration and upload your projects. There are three prizes of die sets from In2Craft pictured below for a lucky winner!

 

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield   I am entering the Addicted to Stamps & More, 

                                                        Stamping Sensations and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenges

Of Layered Frames and Sticky Grid

Hello crafters!
Today I have a second inspiration make for our Country View Challenge held in the Facebook group. This month the theme is "Use a frame(s)" hosted by Sue . 

This time I created several frames with dies and a hero product often overlooked!

 

Have you got in your stash some of Tim Holtz's Layer Frames?  If it were not for my extensive dithering I would have... but since I missed out on these I finally decided to make my own....

In order to make the frames I needed some shape dies, 2 to a frame, and this, underrated product from Sizzix, the Sticky grid. If you are not familiar with this product it's a double sided sheet of paper printed with imperial measurements and sticky (removable) on both sides. 

As advised by our crafting god, Tim Holtz, I use it to hold in place my cardstock on my blending mat and also in my stamping platform. These I use and re-use many, many times... 

The sticky grid allowed me to place the dies in the precise position required and kept them there whilst cutting the several layers I needed to get the same thickness as the Layer Frames.

I then glued all the layers together and voila my own Layer Frames! 

I was so pleased with the result I carried on with different pair of dies, paper etc... and used them together on a file folder.

Supplies: 

- Graphic 45 paper "Place in Time" 6x6

- Stamperia "Coffee and Chocolate" 12x12

- Prima "Reflections" A4 pad

- Ideology Folio folders (TH94370)

- Ideology Ephemera Pack TH94396

- Tissue Tape (by Tim Holtz)

- Ideology Ephemera Field Notes Snippets (TH94049)

- Ideology Paper Dolls (TH93555)

- Idea-ology- Tiny Clips (TH94025 )

- Spellbinders, Docrafts and MFT dies

- antique bits and pieces from my stash

Here's all the pages of my make:

To enter the challenge, hop on to our friendly group here and upload your project to the challenge album. You could win the bundle pictured below of a Crafty by Toni stamp set and a pack of 49 And Market die-cut elements from the Country View Craft shop.

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield