Pointing the way!

For my second project at Country View Crafts Projects this month I thought I'd give another go at the 'Cracking' theme... Pop over to see more!

June

For my calendar page over at Country View Crafts Projects this month I chose to play with Distress Crayons and stencils. There's something really satisfying about a crayon...!

Hayfever Free Pots

It is my pleasure to have some Hayfever Free Pots featured on the PaperArtsy blog tonight. The theme is fabric and I used calico as it's easy to stamp on - please pop over and see!

I was very lucky to have some expert advice from my sister - thank you Lucy x 

If you wanted the template for the trug this was mine:

Thank you, as always, for popping by

Cracking Invite

This month's Crackle challenge at Country View Crafts Challenges has inspired some fabulous projects and I humbly add this one. My daughter turns sweet sixteen this month - right in the middle of her GCSEs (poor gal) and so we will be celebrating at the end of the month when she's free! I made this tag as the invite for family to come and help her celebrate the end of her exams and her belated birthday!

I made the background using the same technique as earlier this month (see here for more details but this time I used Slate and Chalk) and then added the stamping before colouring them in with watercolour pencils and then Prismacolour pencils. 

We hope that you will be able to join in with us this month.

Cracking paint

This month at Country View Crafts Challenge we are looking at crackles - you can use paint, stamps, glue, pastes, glazes, vaseline... the possibilities are endless! I chose to use PaperArtsy's Crackle Glaze which couldn't be easier to use!

I started by putting a layer of blue paint on some thick cardboard:

Then I added an even layer of Crackle Glaze:

Finally an even layer of white paint - the cracks appear before your eyes as it dries!

To finish it I stamped the face and sentiment (I LOVE that sentiment!) and coloured the face with watercolour pencils. I sanded the edges and added Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I really like the way the crackles show through the main image - the face looks like old porcelain. 

I wanted to use the board as part of the cover for my nearly complete journal so I laid a layer of white paint, stamped the images and added very thin layers of translucent Fresco paints so you can still see the images. I gave the whole cover a good sanding.

Then all I had to do was adhere the board to the cover and add some stamping in gold paint for a little 'bling'!

I hope you feel inspired to join in with us this month - we'd love to see your amazing 'cracking' creations!