Our May country view crafts challenge

 Hi everyone I am here today with my 1st design team make to hopefully inspire you to join our May challenge. The theme this month is to share your projects which are " aged, weathered, distressed or timeworn." 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 380 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.

I decided to make a timeworn, distressed card. My background is a mix of distress spray stains inks . I used the lovely Visible Image dragon fly set stamp set "live in the moment" together with the embossing folder from the Vault floristry side order set and  die cut wild flowers plus some lace to achieve a timeworn, distressed look. 

This is the card I made.

And this is how it came together. I used one of my spray stain inky backgrounds from my stash and an offcut.

I brayered the folder with scorched timber distress oxide ink and embossed the offcut in my Sidekick. I also die cut a couple of the wildflowers from the offcut of card,

I cut the card background to size and stamped and clear embossed the sentiment from the live in the moment stamp set.

Using these Versafine clair inks  I randomly stamped the rings from the stamp set over the background.

I stamped out the dragonfly and cut it out.  I added gold ink and glossy accents to the wings and let it dry. 

I chose some vintage lace from my stash

and put my design together. I also distressed the edges of the card and embossed panel using my distressing tool. 

Here is my finished card once more.

I have linked to products available on the website in 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 May challenge a go. There is a  fab prize up for grabs too for one randomly selected and you can enter up to 5 times. I will be back on 16th May with my 2nd make.

Bye for now,

Jane x

Pastel colours for Visible Image

Hi Everyone, another fortnight has flown by and it is time for my next blogged design team make for Visible Image. The theme for our makes for this week is "pastel colours" and my brief is to make a "Non card". Spring is now in full bloom so I thought I would make a new spring themed art pot for my studio.

 I am delighted that it is now warm enough and I am back outside again crafting in my garden studio. I shared this on a recent Instagram post so if you don't already follow me do check me out here .

The tulips are in full bloom so I thought I would use the fab Sketched Tulips set 

with a delicate pastel background using the Leafy stencil.

I have shared how I make my labels for my art pots many times over the years here in my blog. But in case you need a reminder here is a step by step of how I made it. 

I use empty chopped tomato cans. Remember that the inside does have a sharp edge when the lid is removed so I bend this downwards before I start decorating it.

Measure the circumference and height of your tin and cut a piece of at card to fit, leaving a 1cm overhang on the length.

I stamped the large tulip in the centre using green Versafine Clair ink.

I repeat stamped the small tulip and then added some stencilling using kitsch flamingo and tumbled glass  distress inks, 

I then stamped the verse in the set randomly. Don't worry about going over the large tulip bloom as that one is going to be decoupaged. I also stamped the little flower stem in pink and blue as seen below. 

Using the Visible Image metallic paints I added some colour to all the small blooms.

I also stamped the large tulip again onto a scrap of paper, painted it and cut out the bloom and leaves.

I then glued the label to the tin using red line tape and decoupaged the bloom and leaves in place.

Here is my finished tin once more. 

I have added this to all my other tins in my studio. They are so useful and pleasing to look too.

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 the monthly artist trading card swap in the group. It is open to everyone worldwide. Over 150 members, worldwide, have taken part since it started over 3 years ago. 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 May sign up opened  today and will remain open until Monday 28th April. The fun theme is "red, white and blue". 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. Do come over and join us, you will be most warmly welcomed. 

The main Visible Image Facebook business page is here

Their website 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 

Back soon,

Bye for now,

Jane x

Framed again for the Country View Crafts April challenge

  Hi everyone I am here today with my 2nd design team make to hopefully inspire you to join our April challenge. The theme this month is "frame it." 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 380 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.

I made a special card for my parents recent 70th (platinum) anniversary. Not only did I frame the flowers but I hoped it would be a worthy card for them to frame if they wanted to!

This is how I made it;

I used a background from my stash and stamped over it with my Tiny toadstools and Field notes stamp sets with Acorn Versafine Clair ink. I added some collage strips. 

I made a frame for the wildflower dies cuts using my 3D floral frame which I cut in white card and added embossing glazes. 

I then added some scraps and the wreath from Tim's vault foliage wreath set. 

These all framed my flowers 

I also used Tim's silhouette birds, some Tim Ephemera,  stacked hearts and Numbers dies, adding Foundry wax to the numbers. 

Here is my finished card again.

 I have linked to products available on the website in 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 "Frame it " challenge a go. There is a  fab prize up for grabs too for one randomly selected and you can enter up to 5 times. Enjoy the rest of the month and have a very peaceful Easter too.

Bye for now,

Jane x