More autumn richness for Country View Crafts September challenge

 Hello everyone, it's time for my second blogged design team make for our September Country View Crafts challenge hosted over on Facebook. 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 350 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 or brands which are stocked on the Country View Website.

I am the host for this month and the theme I chose is "autumn richness". So I would like to see makes using the colours, images, leaves, animals etc of autumn.

My 2nd make is an autumn wreath birthday card made for my dear Dad's 92nd birthday on 26th September. 

I used Tim Holtz' Vault foliage wreath available here and a sentiment from his Floristry stamp set

This is how I made it.

I made a background using these distress inks.

I used the new vault foliage wreath set and die cut 2 wreaths using kraft and brown card. I stamped the happy birthday sentiment from the Floristry set onto a piece of white card. 

I love die cutting and cut out a whole load of foliage. I will have spares for extra cards.

I added the foliage to the wreath

and then die cut D A D using an old alphabet set in green and black card. 

I also die cut some hearts and added these too. I matted onto green card and then a square kraft card blank.

Here is my finished card again

plus a close up.

I hope I might have inspired you to join us? We have this awesome PaperArtsy stamp set and printed tissue prize up for grabs for one randomly selected entry.

You can enter up to 5 times too!

Remember 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.

Bye for now,

Jane x

Autumn richness for our September Country View crafts challenge

 Hello everyone, it's time for my first blogged design team make for our September Country View Crafts challenge hosted over on Facebook. 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 340 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 or brands which are stocked on the Country View Website.

I am delighted to be the host for the challenge for this month and I have chosen the theme "autumn richness" So I would like to see makes using the colours, images, leaves, animals etc of autumn. 

This is my make, a birthday card for my best friend who's special day is on Thursday. It was inspired by all the wonderful acorns I see ripening on the trees. To me this is always the first sign of autumn.

I used the gorgeous Acorn Tim Holtz 3d embossing folder available here. I coloured it with distress mica crayons and added some splashed of distress spritz.

This is how it came together;

First I embossed my piece of white card using the 3D folder. I coloured it with a mix of regular and mica distress crayons. 

Once finished I thought it looked a little bare so I got out my distress spritz

and flicked some over the background.

I stamped a sentiment from Tim's  Floristry stamp set and matted everything onto gold paper and then a white card blank. 

Here are a couple of close ups;

and 1 final shot.

I hope I might have inspired you to join us? We have this awesome PaperArtsy stamp set and printed tissue prize up for grabs for one randomly selected entry.

Remember that you can enter up to 5 times too!

Remember 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 will be back to share my 2nd design team make for the challenge on 17th September.

Bye for now,

Jane x

Autumn magic for Country View Challenges

Hello I am back with my 2nd design team inspiration make for our current "Autumn magic"  challenge over in the new Country View Crafts Challenge Facebook group.  The monthly challenges are now being hosted over on Facebook as it 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. We have a happy membership of over 200 crafters already and we are growing every day.

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.

 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. 

For today's make I used the gorgeous Visible Image Night owl set available on the website here

with the Branch out stencil available here

This is what I got up to;

I used one of my inky backgrounds from my stash and cut to a 5 1/4" square. I place the stencil over to the left

and using gathered twigs distress ink blended it through the stencil using a blending foam tool. 

I stamped the owl and moon from the Night owl set and the sentiment and stars from the Birthday wishes set (not in stock yet on the CVC website but it's coming!)

Using distress crayons I water coloured the owl. Susan has all the sets in stock over at CVC here

I added some die cut stars as a finishing touch. I matted it onto blue glitter card and then a white 5 3/4" card blank. Here is my finished card;

with a couple of close ups

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. 

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

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

Pumpkin time

 Good morning all and welcome to my fortnightly blogged design team make for Visible Image. If you have been following the news on social media you will know that there is a new Visible Image release.

There are 3 fab new stamp sets all with coordinating dies, a fun knitted background stamp and 5 awesome new stencils.

For today's make I chose to share my new release sample made using the Happy Halloween 

pumpkin set. I have wanted a VI pumpkin set for so long and I was delighted to see this added to the range. 

The coordinating dies make it so easy to layer up little scenes but if you are a fussy cutter they are also  straightforward to cut out. 

I made 2 tags also using  the new Leafy stencil

This is what I got up to; I took 2 tags and blended Villainous potion and Lucky clover distress inks in stripes using a distress blending tool.

When finished I spritzed with water for some extra detail.

I added black distress texture paste through the leafy stencil, just using parts of the stencil.

Once dry I flicked on some distress mica stains.

I stamped and die cut 1 large and 4 small pumpkins and coloured them with distress pencils. 

I also stamped the sentiments onto white card and cut them out. I then assembled my tags.

Here is the pair

and here they are individually.

and one final shot;

Until I had my grandkids, now aged 9,6 and 18 months I had no interest in Halloween but I now embrace every minute of the spooky season. It's such fun putting on my devil's ears and answering my door on 31st October to the trick or treaters. I decorate my porch and carve a pumpkin too! I am so pleased to see these fab Visible Image Halloween stamps and fingers crossed that they might bring out more in the future.

 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 a monthly artist trading card swap in the group.  We celebrated 2 years of swapping in May. Whether you are a new stamper or a seasoned one you are most welcome to join us. Over 150 members, worldwide, have taken part since it started. 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. So the next sign up opens on 23rd October if you would like to join us.  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.

The main Visible Image Facebook business page 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 

Pinterest here

and their website is here. 

 You will also find me on Instagram here; @jane.tyrrell where I share many more samples than I have the time to blog. I have already shared my Isabella Dreams sample with the Baroque stencil. Just look at the sweet cat and Isabella love roses so much that she even wears one in her hair!

Here is the link  to my card if would like to see some process photos.

The new release is available to pre order now on the website for worldwide release on 22nd October. Don't miss the YouTube live which will be on that day. Check the VI website of Facebook page for full details and the time. There are always amazing prizes up for grabs.....pop the date in your diary!

That's it for now,

Back soon,

Jane x