Upcycling for Country View Challenges

 Good morning I am here today with my first design team inspiration make for our November 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 230 crafters already and we are growing every day.

The theme for our November challenge is "Upcycling". So we would like to see you upcycle an every day object into something else. 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. 

I love upcycling tomato tins into ones I use in my studio for holding my pens, paintbrushes and other art supplies. I have quite a collection now. So I decided to upcycle another tin using my "Creative chaos" flower stamp set. This is one of Visible Image's best ever selling stamps and is still my favourite flower stamp ever. It is on the Country View Crafts website here. 

I used it with the awesome background stencil; Off the grid

This is what I got up to; I measured the tin and cut a piece of card to fit with a slight over hang down the centre.  I blended these 3 distress inks

and then added some stencilling usng peacock featurehers abd wilted violet inks 

to create a background. I then stamped the chaos flowers in 3 repeats around the label

I stamped the heads onto acetate and glossy cardstock leftover and cut them out. I stamped the sentiment in the centre.

and then decoupaged the flowers. I coloured the small flower heads with distress pencils and added a little more details using the other stamps is the sets

Finally I stuck the label to my tin.

Here are a couple of close ups

and 1 final shot

And here is my new tin alongside some of the others I already have.

I really hope that I may have inspired you to join in with the "Re purpose" fun. Do head over to the challenge now being hosted on Facebook here.  This is the amazing prize one randomly selected winner will win! It's a Stamperia mould and retails at £19.99

I will be back with my 2nd upcycling make on the 21st of November.

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. 

Before I leave, I am running my 2023 Christmas card creative workshop at Dotty's Teahouse, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 3AE. The first date, Thursday 23rd November from 7.30-10pm sold out very quickly.

  I'm delighted that a 2nd date, THIS Saturday 25th November has being added.

 Bookings are open over on Dotty's website here. We will be creating a stencilled moon to go into a distress inked starry sky and using Visible Image stamps create a magical Christmas card. If you would like more details please don't hesitate to email me. The cost is £30 and includes all materials, a Dotty's sweet treat and hot drink or mulled wine. Suitable for complete beginners or those with some experience. 

The samples I have made are below;

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

Snuggle up in your Christmas jumper with Visible Image

Good morning...brrr the weather really has become more wintery hasn't it. Winter is definitely fast approaching. I kept this in mind for my fortnightly blogged design team make for Visible Image and decided to make a card using the awesome

Christmas jumper

 and coordinating die 

with the Mulitverse stencil 

to make a Christmas card. Now is a really good time to start getting your Christmas card stash made and this card is quick to make and even to batch make. 

This is what I got up to;

I stamped the jumper, adding the snowman and Let it snow sentiment inside, onto white card. Using the coordinating die I cut it out.  I also stamped 2 more "let it snows" onto a scrap of white card and cut them out.

Using distress pencils I added a little colour. I then added some glitter pens details to the snowman which you will see in the final photos.

I used a square of card with some inky left overs on and using Glitz craft glitter paste, spread it through the multiverse stencil to make this frosty background.

I distressed the edges of the sentiments and the background using my Tim Holtz  distressing tool. 

adding some ink around the edges to make them pop.

I matted the the background onto white and then blue card

I then adhered my design in place adding Stickles glitter glue for extra detailing. 

Here is my finished card;

with a couple of close ups to show the sparkly details

and1 final shot

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. The December sign up will open in the group on 23rd November.  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. 

+++++***EDIT*** The workshop on 23rd November below  has sold out so a new date is being added; Saturday 25th November. All the details remain the same.+++++

Before I leave, I am running my 2023 Christmas card creative workshop at Dotty's Teahouse, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 3AE on Thursday 23rd November from 7.30-10pm. It's nearly full so if you would like to come please don't delay booking on Dotty's website here. We will be creating a stencilled moon to go into a distress inked starry sky and using Visible Image stamps create a magical Christmas card. If you would like more details please don't hesitate to email me. The cost is £30 and includes all materials, a Dotty's sweet treat and hot drink or mulled wine. Suitable for complete beginners or those with some experience. 

The samples I have made are below;

Back soon, 

Bye for now

Jane xx

Male birthday card making for Visible Image

Good morning and welcome to my fortnightly blogged design team make for Visible Image. For today's inspiration I am sharing a birthday card for a man, I think most of us find these quite tricky to do! Visible Image have a whole "drinks cabinet" of stamps designs which work so well for these cards. From gin to whisky and even cocktails. They all have coordinating dies too which makes layering cards a dream.  There are live links in this post which will take you straight to the VI website. You can check out the whole range here. For my card today I chose to work with the fun

Bring on the beers set

with their co ordinating dies 

I used one of the sentiments from Birthday wishes. This set really is a must have in your stash. It's worth having just for the stars accessory stamp which I use so much on birthday cards. 

 I also used both the positive and negative die cuts using the awesome and versatile

  Framed Fibres layering die. 

This is what I got up to;

I used a rectangle of inky mop up distress inked card, which had blues and brown inks on it. I die cut the aperture for my card using the Framed fibres die. I then stamped and clear embossed the birthday sentiment from Birthday wishes. and the cheers stamp from the Bring on the beers set

Using the star cluster from the Birthday wishes set I repeat stamped it onto a black piece of card using Picket fence distress oxide ink, cut to fit and stuck under the aperture. 

Using the stars again I randomly stamped them using gold ink around the frame of the card.

I stamped the beer images onto white card. I always make these in bulk as they are so useful for my cardmaking and I don't have to start from scratch each time. 

I die cut them out 

with their co ordinating dies  and coloured them using distress pencils.

I added glossy accents to make the drips and froth on the glass and added some glitter to make the "head" stand out even more. 

I also stamped and die cut the bottle caps adding gold pen accents. 

While everything was drying I die cut a white and gold framed fibres

 and replaced these into the aperture, turning one upside down, so that they created a really "fizzy" background. I stuck my card onto a black card blank die which I cut and made from a piece of 350gsm black card. 

I then glued my images in place, adding foam pads to the glass and front right bottle to add dimension. 

Here is my finished card

with some close ups

and one final shot.

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. The November sign up is open now for our "Shine Bright" swap, but you need to be quick  if you would like to join us, as it closes tomorrow, 26th October.  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. 

There are some fab seasonal offers currently on the website for autumn and Christmas. The autumn ones are here with up to 30% off some sets. You can also get 30% off their Christmas stamps and stencils using the code CC30 Do check them all out. Stock is limited and when it's gone.. it's gone! 

 You will also find me on Instagram here; @jane.tyrrell where I share many more samples than I have the time to blog. 

Back soon, 

Bye for now

Jane x