You've been framed with Country View crafts challenges

  Hi everyone I am here today with my 1st design team make to hopefully inspire you to join our April challenge. The theme this month is "frame it." You don't need a blog or an Instagram account, just head over to the group and join in with the fun! The link is Here and if you are not already a member just request to join and we will warmly welcome you. It is also be a place you can be the first to hear about workshops, the latest releases etc etc. We have a happy membership of over 380 crafters and we are growing every day. You can enter the challenges up to 5 times as you like as long as you use products from brands which are stocked on the Country View Website.

Here is my first card for the theme. I have framed my "Lady Rose" using my Bigz Floral frame, roses and a piece of embossed card using the Botanical 3D embossing folder (the mini one is here coloured with distress crayons.)

And this is how I made it. 

First I sprayed Prize ribbon and Chipped sapphire distress stain sprays  onto a piece of card and when dry cut to size. I added some background stamping using stamps from Lady Rose. 

I embossed a piece of card using the Botanical 3D embossing folder 

and coloured using distress crayons. 

I stamped Lady Rose, cut her out and coloured her using distress watercolour pencils and also die cut a Floral frame.

I then stuck these elements onto the 3D embossed frame. 

I also stamped 2 of the rose flourishes in the stamp set and coloured those with distress watercolour pencils. 

I then stuck everything in place

The sentiment is from the Visible Image Go to words stamp set. 

Here is my finished card once more.

I  have linked to products available on the website in my post. If they are not in stock just email Susan who should be able to order them in for you. 

Remember that you can find me most days over on Instagram Here @jane.tyrrell where I share many, many more makes then I have the time to blog.

I made this card for my daughter's recent birthday. As an avid gardener she loved it. 

I hope I may have inspired you to give our "Mother's day floral" challenge a go. There is a  fab prize up for grabs too for one randomly selected and you can enter up to 5 times! I will be back on 25th March with my 2nd make.

Bye for now,

Jane x

A Grunge floral card for Visible Image

Hi everyone.  It's time for my fortnightly blogged design team make for Visible Image. The theme this week is "Grunge" so I decided to use another of the new florals release for my Grungy card

I used Colourful life

 together with a very useful background set called Blocked up.

This is the card I made

and this is how I made it;

I used squeezed lemonade, salvaged patina and worn lipstick distress inks and roughly blended them onto a 5 1/2" square of white card. I then sprayed with water, allowed the inks to drip down and dried it with a heat tool (or leave to air dry).

Using these 3 Versafine Clair inks I used the medium and long solid block stamps in the Blocked up set and repeat stamped them over the background. I marked the word "colour" off and stamped the top part of the sentiment in black ink. I did the reverse and stamped it with red and clear heat embossed the whole sentiment.  I then stamped the bloom of the flower in black and its stem in green Versafine inks.

I stamped the flower bloom again onto a scrap of white card and cut it out. I added some glitter pen detailing to the centre and stuck it over the stamped image on the card. I also repeat stamped the circle stamp around the edges 

I then matted onto red and black card and finally onto to white square card blank. 

Here is my finished card once more.

All the Visible Image links are listed below;

Our kind, friendly and supportive customer Facebook Group is here ...it would be lovely to see you join us. You will be warmly welcomed and see lots of inspiration from the DT and customers to inspire your own creativity.  I also organize the monthly artist trading card swap in the group. It is open to everyone worldwide. Over 150 members, worldwide, have taken part since it started over 3 years ago. It's been such fun and it's so lovely to receive a unique piece of art from your partner in the post. The details and sign up for each swap are posted in the group on the 23rd of the month. The April sign up is open now until tomorrow, 27th March. The fun theme is "Feature a Creature". There is no "monthly" commitment, just join in when you have the time and if you live in the UK can you choose to post to the UK only if that suits you best. Do come over and join us, you will be most warmly welcomed. 

The main Visible Image Facebook business page is here

Their website is here

Visible Image also has its own You Tube channel here where you can see videos and Lives to give you lots of inspiration and ideas. 

Their Instagram page can be found here 

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

More Mother's day inspiration for Country View Challenges

 Hi everyone, I am here today with my 2nd design team make to hopefully inspire you to join our March challenge. The theme this month is "Mother's day/use a flower or floral image as your focal." You don't need a blog or an Instagram account, just head over to the group and join in with the fun! The link is Here and if you are not already a member just request to join and we will warmly welcome you. It is also be a place you can be the first to hear about workshops, the latest releases etc etc. We have a happy membership of over 370 crafters and we are growing every day. You can enter the challenges up to 5 times as you like as long as you use products from brands which are stocked on the Country View Website.

I have linked to products available on the website in my post. If they are not in stock just email Susan who will try to order them in for you. 

Here is my step by step tutorial;

I used Tim Holtz' gorgeous vault floral wreath to die cut lots of foliage in coloured and white card stock and inky mop up card and also some hearts using his stacked hearts die set. 

I made a sunny yellow background using squeezed lemonade and fossilized distress spray stain inks. 

I cut a piece of white card the same width of the card and stamped one of the sentiments from the Visible Image Golden daffodils stamp set.

I adhered the wreath from the set and added the elements as shown. 

I edged the flowers using scorched timber distress ink  on a tiny blending tool. I then added some sequins and some Stickles glitter glue to the flower group.

As a finishing touch I added hearts to either side of the sentiment.

Remember that you can find me most days over on Instagram Here @jane.tyrrell where I share many, many more makes then I have the time to blog.

I hope I may have inspired you to give our "Mother's day floral" challenge a go. There is a  fab prize up for grabs too for one randomly selected and you can enter up to 5 times! 

Bye for now,

Jane x