The Great outdoors, my theme for our July CVC challenge

   Hi everyone for this month I am the host for our latest challenge over in the Country View Crafts Facebook group. The theme I have chosen for July is "The great outdoors" so think, seaside, gardens, parks, flowers, summer insects, picnics etc. 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 nearly 400 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. 

For my first design team make I made this garden inspired thank you card.

I am IN LOVE with the Tim Holtz new A5 vault embossing folders and bought all of them. Susan has them and others in stock on the CVC website here. For this make I used the Botanical folder. 

I used a piece of distress inked card from my stash 

I swiped the inside of the folder with mowed lawn distress oxide

and ran it through my Switch.

I made lots of other backgrounds too, it's an amazing folder.

I die cut Tim's detailed butterflies using yupo coloured with alcohol inks. 

I also die cut some flowers and one of the cute notebooks.

I coloured the flowers with distress inks.

I then put my design together. The Thank you is one of Tim's label stickers. Here is my finished card again

with a couple of close ups

I have linked the products I used which are available on the website within 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 hope I may have inspired you to give our July 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