Two Weekly Challenge

Morning all,

Happy Sunday everyone,

hope you are all enjoying your 

weekend.

Time for our next challenge 

me thinks.....

You have certainly been busy

over the last two weeks, we have

had 28 entries as I write this!

I think perhaps the two weeks was

definitely a good idea, thank you

Gail for your suggestion!

Well what is it to be this time....

hmmmm......

I think it is going to be 

Clean and Simple and it has to 

have a flower and a sentiment!!

What do you think about that then?

Will you be able to do 

Clean and Simple?

I think you will!

I'm sure you know the rules by now,

as many entries as you like and

via the link where possible.  If

you cannot use the link then

send your pics to

janecraftbarn@gmail.com

and I will add them for you.

The link will close at midnight on 

13th March so you have two weeks.

The winner will be picked by our

very own Random Generator and

announced on Tuesday 15th March.

There will be a £10 voucher up for 

grabs!

Have fun everyone!

Jane x

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Clean and Simple - Neil Walker

Happy weekend everyone,

Gosh, another month almost gone,

where do the days go?

It's nice to see the afternoons are a bit 

longer until we change the clocks, that is!

Well, back to Clean and Simple,

Neil is with us today....

Ink up your stamp by sliding it over the

 surface rather than tapping it. This gives

 a more faded look. Tap the ink pad on

 one area of the stamp to give a darker tone.

Stamp onto white card. You can see

 the darker area where more ink

 was applied in the bottom corner.

Trim and matt the card onto brown

 card and mount onto the card blank.

Take a suitable chipboard letter and

 paint with co ordinating colours. Add

 a gloss layer with glaze or UTEE and

 attached to the card as seen.

There you have it. A clean and simple

 yet striking card.

And it is really Beautiful Neil,

thank you!  I do like

Clean and Simple, it should be nice and

quick but I think it takes longer sometimes

hovering over the card, trying so hard not

to add something else!!

This is what Neil used -

8 x 8 Square Cards and Envelopes

Impression Obsession - Cover a Card Swirls and Stars

Archival Ink - Coffee

300g Coloured Card - China White

300g Coloured Card - Coffee

Tando Creative Word - Beautiful

DecoArt Mixed Media Fluid Acrylics

DecoArt Triple Thick Gloss Glaze

Stix2 Fingerlift Double Sided Tape 5 - 10 mm

I'll be back tomorrow with another 

Challenge, got to have a 

think about what it's going to be!

Hmmmm, I wonder....

Jane x

Clean and Simple - Dawn Heald

Helloooo,

How are we all today?

Not feeling too cold I hope.

It's been trying to snow here a bit but

not a lot so no settling.  Think we have got

off quite lightly so far this winter!  

Fingers crossed it stays like this until 

Spring.

We have decided to have a

Clean and Simple week, we 

don't do this enough but I think

a lot of crafters find it very 

difficult!  It's knowing when to

stop ha ha!!

So how are you at Clean and Simple?

Today, we start with Dawn,

let's see what she has been up to.... 

Hello Crafty friends, Clean and simple

 doesn't come easy to me. I see lots

 of wonderful clean and simple cards 

but I like to fill and add little bits and

 bobs to my cards. So here is my 

simple card using Kadoodle Princess Daisy.

 This is a lovely stamp to use especially 

with the rubber being good quality to

 stamp with. I've shown two versions.

Gather supplies.

Trim and stick background

 paper to card blank.

Stamp, colour and paper piece Princess 

Daisy. Attach to card with foam pads.

Stamp Happy Birthday onto cream card,

 cut out and stick to top corner.

All pieces edged with ground Espresso ink.

Finished.

Then to make it a Dawn creation I had 

to add a bit more, but still keeping

 it simple. 

I simply cut out a few images from one

 of the background papers, inked, glued

 in place and added some Stickles 

Glitter glue to flowers.

I hope you like this. I am definitely going 

to try making more clean and simple cards

 this year and really bring down the amount

 of elements I use. So keep an eye on 

the blog here you'll know if I manage

 it.

 Thanks for looking today x Dawn

Well, we look forward to that Dawn, 
I don't think you'll be able to do it - haha!!

Products Used -

Kadoodle Princess Daisy Rubber Stamp

Perfect Prints Paper Pads

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

Distress ink - Ground Espresso

Stickles Glitter Glue - Rose Gold

Coloured Pencils

From stash - Square card blank

Well that's it for today,
see you tomorrow,

Jane x

Alpha/Dictionary Challenge Winner 2016

Good Morning all,

Tuesday morning is here again and

time to announce our latest 

Alpha/Dictionary Challenge Winner!

There were 40 amazing entries this

time, thank you all so much.

I have had chance to look at them all 

and I think you are a very clever lot of 

followers....beautiful entries!

So much work has gone into them!!

Ok, let's see who Mr Random Generator

has picked for us today.....

.......no 20.......

Arty Beginnings Female

 journal page

Congratulations Rachel,

please contact me at 

janecraftbarn@gmail.com

so that I can send you your prize!

Well I seem to have caused a bit of

confusion over my last Challenge post!

That was not my intention, I just thought 

I would open it up slightly so that it wasn't 

the same as the last time we ran this 

Challenge!

Yes we need an image and a definition

of the image but I thought maybe it could

 not necessarily be an actual dictionary

definition which may have prompted 

some different ideas but maybe you don't

want that?  

And yes the dictionary could

be in any language.

I thought it would be a little different for 

those of you who have already 

participated in this Challenge and wanted 

to do it slightly differently!

Let me know!

Jane x 

Alpha/Dictionary Challenge 2016

 Morning all,

It's Sunday again and time to announce 

our next letter in the 

Alpha/Dictionary Challenge 2016!

But before we do I have a special post

for you today from Dawn who 

is showing you how she made her

last entry for the Challenge.....

The Letter was F and there had to be

a heart included!

Dawn says -

My fish here is all loved up. An altered 

dictionary page.

Prepare pages by gluing some together and 

painting with white gesso.



Then spread Media Texture Sand Paste through
stencils. Leafy at the bottom and random circles 

above. Paint small spaces with crackle paint.

 Leave to dry. Use green Fresco Paints

 to colour texture.

Colour page with watercolour paints and

 Brushos in sea colours. Dry.

Replace stencil at bottom and rub over
gold gilding wax on leafy parts.

Dab white paint onto circles.

Using Darcy small stamps, stamp script

 randomly across pages and dotted circles

 around textured circles using Stazon Inks.

Flick white paint across pages.

Take orange, red and yellow acrylic paints,

 drop bits around a piece of card. Spread around 

with a pallet knife or spreader. Dry. Then

 stamp a fish and cut out and Punch and hand

 cut some hearts. Stamp the hearts with script stamp. 

Glue all to pages.

Finish with Yellow and Star Dust
Stickles Glitter glue.

Products used -

Decoart Media Texture Sand Paste
Decoart White Crackle Paint

Lindsay Mason Zendoodles Fish Stamps 

Imagination Crafts Bay Leaf Stencil

Tando Circles Mask 

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paints

Paperartsy Darcy Eclectica Stamps

Stazon Inks - Black, Teal, Midnight Blue

Koh I Noor Watercolours

Brushos 

Woodware Heart Punch

Stickles Glitter Glue - Yellow, Star Dust

So on to our next letter!
It's Karen Gist's turn and she
has chosen L

This is the latest addition to her tray -

And Neil is continuing with his books -

And Dawn's pics too....

So what will you do?

You should know the rules by now!
You have two weeks, the link will close
at midnight on Sunday 6th March.  Entry
via the link where possible, if not email me
janecraftbarn@gmail.com
and I will add them for you!
I am changing the rules slightly here, you
need to pick a word beginning with the
chosen letter and add a definition
to your entry.  I have decided it need not
be the actual dictionary definition but
a definition of some sort!!  This might
prove interesting and amusing!!
The winner will be picked by
Random Generator and will receive
a £10 voucher.  The winner will be
announced on Tuesday 8th March.

I just want to add here that this is
your blog and challenges not just mine, so
anytime you have any suggestions, please
don't hesitate to email me and let me know.
I'm always open to ideas!

Enjoy the rest of the weekend, four
of us are at Birmingham today to
see all the exciting new products that
are being launched so hopefully there
will some new things for you to
play with soon!

Jane x

Just popping in to add this pic
for Eva...I will give her a number
when the link closes.

36. Eva

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These Boots were made for Walking - Neil Walker

Helloooo,

Who remembers that song then?

I do but then I'm old....haha

So your trivia today is, how old exactly

is it?  Ok, the song was released on

17.2.66 so it's the 50th Anniversary.

Can you remember who sung it?

So The DT were given the song title

but unfortunately we had a few hiccups

along the way so today Neil

is showing you his boots and Dawn 

will be here tomorrow with the 

Alpha/Dictionary Challenge and a 

special post for you!

Neil has actually been away walking

in Cumbria, so he 

definitely needed these boots...

So what has been up to -

Starting in my watercolour card sketchbook

 I drew a pair of boots.

I used a mask and a pen to outline a base

I used more masks to add further details.

Then Distress Markers and a water brush

 to add colour.

The finished page my Lake District walking

 boots page.....

Well I really hope those boots were comfortable

and waterproof!

Thanks Neil, love this!

This is what Neil used -

Tim Holtz Layered Stencil - Clockwork

Tim Holtz Layered Stencil - Latticework

Tim Holtz Layered Stencil - Cargo

Woodware Watercolour Card

Distress Markers

Waterbrush

See you tomorrow with the

Alpha/Dictionary Challenge!

Jane x

Weekly Challenge

Hellooooo,

Happy Sunday everyone!

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend.

How many of you got Valentine

Cards this morning?  I didn't, 

I've been married far to long ha ha!

I don't do all that mushy stuff anymore.

In fact, I don't remember if I ever did?

Ok, it's time to start our new Weekly 

Challenge but actually, I've decided to change

it to a 'Two Weekly Challenge'! This was mainly 

due to a suggestion from our lovely

 Gail aka ionabunny, so you can blame her

 if you are not happy...ha ha!! I actually think

it is a good idea as at the moment you only 

have one week for the Challenge and

I end up having to post the two winners 

in the same week.  The Alpha/Dictionary

Challenge runs for two weeks so it will just

make everything a bit easier plus it will give

you a bit more time to enter.

So, this week it has to be Hearts doesn't

it!  But I'm going to say your heart

whatever or wherever it is cannot be red!

Your project can be heart shaped, can be stamped, 

die-cut whatever you fancy but the heart must

not be red.

That gives you a lot to work with I hope.

You now have two weeks to complete

this mission should you wish to accept it!
Entry via the link where possible, as many 
entries as you like, the link will close at 
midnight on Sunday February 28th.
If you cannot use the link, please
send me your pics to
janecraftbarn@gmail.com
and I will add them for you!
The winner will receive a £10 voucher
and will be announced on Tuesday
1st March.

That's it for today folks,
enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Jane x

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Loved Up - Dawn Heald

Hi Everyone,

Yay....it's the weekend!

I'm back today with another project
for you, this time from Dawn.

Dawn says -

Hi everyone, I do hope love is around

 you during this next week. Whether

 it be other half's, family or friends etc.

I've used a set of brand new Paperartsy
JOFY stamps and gone with a bit 

grungy yet fun card.

To make this card here's what I did -

Gathered some supplies I wanted to use

 and this then gave me the way to proceed.

 I was needing inspiration as I had too

 many ideas floating around my head.

 This worked. I didn't use the mask.

I chose a couple papers from the pad and

 altered them a little with scuffing the

 edges and adding various small stamps

 and distress inks. I did the same with a

 hand cut heart shape. I added dabs of

 double sided tape runner on the heart
 and green areas showing and pressed
 Stix 2 foil onto it.

Next I used Distress Markers to colour

 in some of the small images on the background.

 Then layered these onto my square card blank.

I stamped my main images onto book

 paper and coloured in with Distress 

markers, cut them out and layered

 onto plain book page and cut out again,

 then attached to the card with foam pads. 

Some words from the stamp set again
 onto book page, inked and stuck on.

I finished with some Lime Green Stickles.

So what do you think? Did it work using the

 fun whimsy mechanical type images with

 a grungy look?

Oh yes Dawn, I think it did!!
Don't you?

Products Dawn used -

PaperArtsy JOFY 44 Stamp Set 

PaperArtsy - Eclectica Ellen Vargo 06

Stamp Set 

Perfect Prints Paper Pad Vintage 3

Distress Inks

Distress Markers

Stix2 Shiny Transfer Foil Set

Stazon Ink - Jet Black

Tape Runner

Foam Pads

Stickles - Lime Green

From stash - old book pages

So that's it for another week,
tomorrow is Challenge Day and 
there is going to be a little change!

Jane x