Crafty Individuals Spotlight No.2

Laura here with our second Sponsor Spotlight for this month!

 Our Sponsor this month is Crafty Individuals who have generously donated a massive bundle of goodies that will be on it's way to one very lucky winner this month. 

I love working with Crafty Individuals stamps so this was a lovely creation to make...

I chose to use these stamps...

Winged Butterfly Lady

Crackle Background

Medieval Manuscript

and here is what I made with them....

These stamps are so gorgeous! They really don't need much 'work' added at all!

First I stamped up the manuscript and crackle onto card using Frayed Burlap DI 

I roughed up the edges of the Manuscript card and tore parts to give it an aged distressed look. I added some smudges of Victorian Velvet DI to complement the pink tones I intended to add.

 I covered some card with Victorian Velvet and Tattered Rose DI and edged it with Frayed Burlap DI and stuck it onto cream coloured mount board. Then I added the crackle and manuscript card.

I stamped the lady in Frayed Burlap DI and cut her out, dabbing the cut edges with Frayed Burlap.

I stuck some crochet lace across the card 

....and stuck some foam pads under the cut out lady so she appeared to be floating above the card.

I added a tiny dusky pink rose and some dried flowers 

 ....and added some pearl beads in the corners

And there is the completed creation!

Hope you like it!

To be in with a chance of winning a massive bundle of wonderful Crafty Individuals goodies,

 just join in Jennie's Challenge 'Hit the Books'

Happy Crafting!

Laura 

xxxxxx

Crafty Individuals Sponsor Spotlight No.2

Hello everyone!

 Lys here,  introducing the second Sponsor Spotlight of the month

Crafty Individuals can provide you with many crafting supplies, especially rubber stamps, like the ones I chose (and it was difficult to choose).

 They are very precise and I love these vintage designs!

Let me tell you the story of how they inspired me....

Three ladies go out shopping and here they are in front of their favourite dressmaker shop: 

They admire the red one in the showcase, shining and new,

But they know that everyone can get a unique one, thanks to the many available patterns

Anyway the measuring tape can be thrown in a corner, as it's not a matter of length

Only their inner beauty can make them shine, and every lady can think that for herself

So they dream...why not go further and spend a night in Paris?

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Well, getting down to earth, this is the process: I took an empty chocolate box

In order to use both parts of the box, I first used alcohol inks instead of thick layers of paint, but I changed my mind several times and finally I only kept the drawer.

So I tried to make this flashy pink softer, and with a mix of terracotta and denim , this is how it turned out. I also used Stazon on stamps on the outside but I forgot to take photos.

I put a piece of lace fabric on the back and tinted it with Vintage Photo to make it less white.

I stamped the images on white or kraft cardstock and coloured the ladies with a mix of Neocolor II and Adirondack raisin (yes I know I am not very academic, I try things until I am happy).

Spots of Glossy Accents are put on the red dress.

I would love to know if you like this. 

I loved working with Crafty Individuals stamps and I am sure you would too....

So join Candice's challenge 'Junk in your Trunk' and you could be the lucky winner of a Crafty Individuals prize!

Have a nice crafty time!

Lys.

Crafty Individuals Sponsor Spotlight

Hello & Happy weekend!!  It's me Shari and I'm very happy to be here with you today showcasing our March Junk in Your Trunk Challenge sponsor-Crafty Individuals!!

For a randomly drawn participant of Candice's challenge this month, they will receive a surprise box of goodies generously donated by Crafty Individuals!  So, come on!! You've got to be in it to win it!! 

Now, let me show you what I created using two Crafty Individuals stamp images.

I'm going to be using this Crackle Background (CI-116) and the 3 Wise Gentlemen (CI-077) images for my project.... 

.....This altered wood frame! 

I started by painting my unfinished frame with some burnt sienna acrylic paint. 



Then I spread a layer of white embossing paste over the painted frame and let that air dry. 

When the embossing paste was dry, I spritzed some Tea Dye and Walnut Stain Distress Spray Stains over the embossing paste.



Then I spritzed the stains with some water to get them blending and heat dried.

Here is the frame with its textured, stucco-like surface.  Now time for some stamping!

I randomly stamped the Crackle Background image onto the surface of the frame with Potting Soil Archival Ink.  Other than some paint splatters that will be added later, this is all I did to the frame itself.

This is the background panel I'm going to use to insert into the frame.  I treated it the same as the frame-Spritzed with Tea Dye & Walnut Stain DSSs, spritzed with water, then heat dried.  I'll do all of my stamping and layering on this background. 

Look at these dapper gents!  I stamped the 3 Wise Gentlemen image many times onto mixed-media paper with Jet Black Archival Ink and heat embossed several of those images with black embossing powder.  I fussy cut the heat embossed hats and the arches in the background and adhered into place with matte multi-medium. 

With all of the stamping that I did of the 3 Wise Gentlemen image, I fussy cut and layered 3 of the 3's together.  I heat embossed with Vintage Photo Distress Embossing Powder, but wasn't happy with it.  It ended up disappearing once I positioned it in place.  So, I painted it with Tarnished Brass Distress Paint--I think it pops a little better now! 

This metal embellie is adorned with another piece of the 3 Wise Gentlemen image.  I water colored the image, fussy cut and adhered to the center of the metal medallion, then brushed a layer of Clear Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint over the surface and let dry.  When it was dry, I rubbed Picket Fence & Tarnished Brass Distress Paints over the medallion.  I carefully heat dried, then rubbed Walnut Stain Distress Ink over it. 

I did stamp the 3 Wise Gentlemen onto my back panel for reference, but I layered the fussy cut images on top for a little depth.  I also stamped and embossed a couple more random hits of the Crackle Background image. 



And there you have our 1st Sponsor Spotlight of the month!  I really enjoyed working with these Crafty Individuals images and I can tell you now, it won't be the last time you'll see me using these! 

Thank you for joining me today-I hope my project has inspired you to reclaim a frame of your own and transform it for our Junk in Your Trunk challenge! 

Hope to see you there!!
XOXO-Shari



Sponsor Spotlight 2 with Crafty Individuals

Hi everyone and welcome. This is Astrid sharing our second sponsor spotlight from our marvelous sponsors this month, Crafty Individuals 
The wonderful stamp I had to work with was CI 289, this is what it looks like:

The moment I saw it I thought "Country Kitchen". I have a lovely Dutch friend, living close by, she regularly invites me for a coffee in her lovely country style kitchen, so decided to make a little gift set for her.

The set comprises out of a little memo board, a little tag holder and a thank you tag.

Let's start with the memo board:

I took a little wooden board, available from Calico Crafts and gave it 3 coats of Decoart Chalky Finish Paint in Carbon, sanding lightly in between coats. After it was completely dry I also sanded around all the edges for a bit of an aged effect.

Next I stamped my image on smooth card stock in Black Archival, cut it out and then coloured it with a mix of Distress Markers and water-colour pencils. I then fussy-cut some sun flowers from the Graphics 45 French Country collection and arranged them around my stamped image.

To balance the design out, I added some other elements from the same paper collection around the bottom of my board. The word memos came from some little letter stickers I had in my stash. I also added a bit of Vintage Photo Distress Stickles to the centre of each of the sun flowers.

For the tag holder I took a #10 manila tag and scored it from the bottom at 2.25 and 4.5". I punched out a circle at the bottom to make it easier to get the little tag out.

I coloured it with Antique Linen Scattered Straw and Vintage Photo Distress Inks and also added some stenciling and another strip from the papers.
I made a topper for the holder like this:

I die cut a circle with a Spellbinders Nestabilities die, stamped my stamp again and then cut out and coloured just the rooster and the hen. The rooster for the topper and the hen for the tag. I coloured them with the same colours.

Here is the little tag and below you can see the folder after I glued it together and added the topper.

Below you can see the holder from the inside. It closes with a little magnet.

And here finally is the back of the little tag:

For the backing of the topper I simply cut another circle from the papers and then shaped it a bit with a Tim Holtz on the edge die, but of course you could do this in any way you like.

Well, hope you like my little gift set, I love making little craft projects like this every now and so often and this stamp was just perfect for it.

Thank you for visiting and don't forget to come back on the 22nd to meet our latest Top Talent! Also on the 25th Claudia will be sharing another Crafty Individuals project and you won't want to miss that!!

Stay inky!

Homemade Flowers and Hand Dyed Ribbon Winners and Top 3

Hello all and thank you for visiting!

This is Astrid to announce the winners and Top 3 for the flowers and ribbon challenge. 

Before I go on I want to start by saying a huge big thank you to all of you who took part, what stunning creations from each and everyone of you, I had the hardest time just choosing one winner.....

But needs must, so here we go: 

Let's start with the randomly drawn winner of our marvelous sponsor this month Nicecrane Designs:

And the lucky prize winner is 

Corinne Rollet

 Congratulations Corinne - Please email us and we will get you your 

Nicecrane Designs voucher so you can go shopping! Have fun!

And now to the hard bit, for really you are all winners, but as I can only chose one, - the honour goes to.....

Julie Lavalette

The detail on this creation is just amazing, look at all those wonderful flowers and all
the incredible other details! I just love what Julie did with the ribbon too and I simply
adore the cart with those very cleverly created wheels.

This is the second time Julie has been chosen as our overall winner, so big congrats to
you Julie, and who knows, maybe you will be the very first person to win
our coveted "Three times winner" Gold Badge!

Now to my Top Three in no particular order:

Two Mad Dahlias

I loved this "Shades of White piece, for its beauty and simplicity. The gorgeous grungy
flower holding central place and the subtle stenciling in the background. I adored the
creative use of the matching ribbon too and that wonderful and unusual sentiment!

Bonnie McLain

How stunning is this?  I love the Kudzu basket Bonnie made from scratch. If you don't know
what Kudzu is, you can read all about it on her blog. The flowers look so creative and
fabulous too, and guess what, they are made from baby wipes, so stunning! A really
wonderful creation Bonnie and I was so happy you had such fun making it!

And finally, last but not least 

Jessie Fogan

I love how the beautiful paper clay rose holds central stage on this lovely
card and how the dyed ribbon is woven in between the other very pretty
 flowers. Such a perfect composition with a great colour combination!

So BIG congrats to all of our winners, but really you are all winners in my book, so thanks again for playing along!!

Of course there is still plenty of time to play along in our latest challenge Summertime, hosted by the wonderful Laura. Make sure to check out all the projects the design team have created and hopefully you will visit all of the winners from this challenge too!

Thank you for coming by here today and be sure to drop in for our sponsor spotlight posts when design team members will showcase some of the great products from our wonderful sponsors this month Crafty Individuals. And of course there will also be a Guest Designer and Top Talent post, so make sure not to miss those. Never a dull moment here at Our Creative Corner!!