The new place to find Country View Craft challenges

After a lovely summer break Country View Challenges are back in its new format. They are now being hosted over in the new Country View Crafts and Challenges Facebook group. This makes it easier for everyone who wants to enter, to do so. 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 love to welcome you over there. It will also be a place you can see Country View Craft products, the latest releases etc etc.

The theme for our October challenge is "Autumn magic". So we would like to see leaves, autumn colours, mushrooms etc etc on your entries. You can make anything you like. You need to use products or brands stocked on the website. You can enter up to 5 different projects. There is an amazing Christmas Tim Holtz stamp set up for grabs for the randomly selected winner. You really don't want to miss out on this! As always the challenges are open internationally.

For my first design team make this month I decided go with an autumnal birthday card made for my Dad who has always loved to spot and name toadstools in the countryside. 

 I have added some live links to the Country View Crafts website where you can purchase some of the products I have used. If any items are out of stock just hit the email request button. 

I decided to use the Visible Image Totally Toadstools stamp set and their coordinating dies

 with the Supernova stencil 

and a sentiment from "Birthday wishes" (which Susan can order in for you but should be on the website soon). 

This is what I got up to;

I sprayed rustic wilderness and mustard seed distress stain sprays onto white card. Using wild honey distress oxide ink I blended it through the Supernova stencil

I stamped some of the images from the  Visible Image Totally Toadstools stamp set and die cut using the coordinating dies. I coloured these using distress pencils

I stamped the sentiment in place using Versafine Clair nocturne, adding more foliage stamping to the background.

I added stars from the same set using versafine clair tulip and some die cut stars. I finished off with some gold glitter pen details. 

Here is my finished card

with a close up

and 1 final shot;

I really hope that I may have inspired you to join in with the "autumn magic" fun. Do head over to the challenge now being hosted on Facebook here. I have decided that for now I will continue to blog my makes so that I can share some process photos. If this is something you find helpful please do let me know. However I will keep an eye on how many people come over to see them. If there are not many I might stop writing up the posts, as they do take me a lot of time. 

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

I will be back with my 2nd "Autumn Magic" design team make on 23rd  October.

Bye for now,

Jane x