Twelve Month Challenge Winner

Twelve Month Challenge Winner

Hi Everyone and apologies too!

Almost completely forgot to

announce the winner of the

Month Challenge..............!

Here I am though and thankfully

still within the month

There were nine entries this month

and well done for getting to grips

with the Gillyflower challenge

The winner was picked by the

Random Generator and I can

tell you it is ............................

No 9

Step forward Scrapmate and claim

your prize; please email me at

mickiecraftbarn@gmail.com

Commiserations to everyone else 

and I wish you better luck next

time

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Woodn't it be Lovely?

Woodn't it be Lovely?

Saturday Greetings to you!

No, I'm not sure what they

are either but I feel it does

make Saturday sound a

little special!

In many ways it is sad that

weekends and weekdays 

just seem to run into each

other but oh, I could not

count the times when I've

been grateful for the shops

being open all weekend....

Proof if ever there was that

you cannot please all the

people all of the time!

We have Claire Jackson here

today to show us what she

has made of the Kaisercraft

Wooden Flourishes

" Hi!  I think they are very versatile. 

I’ve used them for altering books and boxes,

 making frames and card embellishments

 and with summer in full swing,

 I thought they would be great for making

 some co-ordinating jewellery.

 

First I sprayed some Color Bloom 2

 marigold ink into a glass pot to paint with. 

You can spray directly onto the wooden 

piece but it is a bit wasteful 

for such a small item. 

Make sure you give the bottle a good shake

 so that the mica is completely mixed in.

 I painted two layers on the bird cages 

to get a deeper colour. 

If you want a more pastel look,

 paint a white layer first in chalk acrylic

 paint which will give a partial resist.

Next I painted the swallows.

 Don’t forget to turn them so they face

 in different directions. 

I only added a second layer across 

the wings to create some shading.

Heat emboss the shapes by pressing 

one side onto a clear embossing ink pad 

and dipping it into clear embossing powder 

before melting it with a heat tool. 

I repeated this three times to 

build up a nice smooth finish.

 

If you are quick between layers you

 don’t need to re-ink as the embossing

 powder will stick to the warm layer below.

Try experimenting with different combinations

 of shapes and colours. 

You can paint two different colours

 onto one piece, but I would advise

 being a little more patient than I was

 and make sure the first colour is completely

 dry to minimise them bleeding together.

Finish off with gems and jewellery findings. 

They are a great idea for inexpensive presents 

or if you are holding a craft stall at a fair."

Materials used:

Kaisercraft wooden flourishes pack: bloom, antiques
Color Bloom 2 spray mist: dragonfly blue, fir needles, pot marigold
Clear emboss ink pad:
Detail embossing powder: clear

Well, I certainly did not see

that coming Claire!  Thank you

so much for yet another super idea!

So, that was the last project for

this week.  What did you think?

I really enjoyed seeing what was

inside the box and will look at

the contents more closely now

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Woodn't it be Lovely?

Woodn't it be Lovely

Hi there!

Are you enjoying this

theme as much as I am?

When I first saw these

wooden embellishments

I was somewhat bemused

but I am fast becoming

a convert to their versatility

In case you haven't quite

made up your mind take

a look at Hazel Harler's canvas:

 "Hi everybody, my latest project 

is an oriental canvas using

Kaisercraft wooden flourishes 

and Color Bloom sprays.

 I used a canvas board, 

Kaisercraft wooden flourishes

 and a piece of chipboard.

 I also used Kaisercraft stencils

 and blosson stamp - 

in the end I didn't use the bamboo stencill

I stencilled some modelling paste 

on the canvas board and 

when it was dry I gave 

it a coat of gesso. 

I also gave the chipboard and

 flourishes a coat of gesso.

 To colour the canvas I scribbled

 some Gelatos over it.

Then I used a baby wipe to spread the colour.

I turned the canvas upside down 

and sprayed some sunshine Color Bloom 

and let it run down the canvas, 

then added some dragonfly blue Color Bloom.

I then sprayed some iris Colour Bloom 

on the top and let it run down the canvas.

Then I sprayed some wild raspberry Color Bloom.

I stamped the main image onto tissue paper

and on the back painted the face white,

 I also stamped the blossom onto tissue paper 

and then used matte medium to glue them 

to the canvas and chipboard. 

The wooden flourishes were painted with

 iris Color Bloom.

 I glued the wooden flourishes and

 image to the canvas and then I used 

my finger to spread some white gold

 Starlight paint over the blooms

 and edges.

 A close up showing the gold 

Starlight paint and the sequins

 that I added

The finished canvas.

Supplies:

Canvas Board.
Kaisercraft wooden flourishes, stencills and blossom stamp.
Modelling paste.
Gesso.
Gellatos and baby wipe.
Color Bloom sprays - sunshine, wild raspberry, dragonfly blue and iris.
Tissue paper.
White acrylic paint.
Imagination Crafts white gold Starlights paint.Matte medium.
Paperartsy stamp.
Sequins.

This is a lovely canvas Hazel 

Thank you for showing it

to us

Amazing what you can do

with these wooden flourishes

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Woodn't it be Lovely?

Woodn't it be Lovely?

Hallo Everyone!

lHere we go with another

look at the those little wooden

embellishments from

Kaisercraft........oops!  I

think they call them flourishes!

Angela Radford is with us

today to show us another way

..............

"Hi everyone, Angela here to

show you what fun I have been

having with PaperArtsy stamps,

Color Bloom sprays and 

of course the Kaisercraft Flourishes

I  started by stamping onto plain white

 card with perfect medium ink and heat 

embossing with clear powder then using the 

Colour Bloom sprays I added colour to 

the card.

I continued to spray a variety of colours 

onto the card and then allowed it to dry 

adding more heat embossed images too.

The next thing was to stamp the chosen

 images onto the card and then cut these out.

To prepare the card blank I folded the front

 section in half to create a Tri-fold type card. 

Then attached a coloured card to the 

front and inner sections.

For this background paper I simply sprayed 

the Colour Bloom onto my craft mat and 

pushed the card through it. 

Let this dry and then using the same ink

 I applied it through a Tim Holtz stencil.

 Once this was dry I cut it to the correct size and 

layered it onto the card. I also added some 

stamping using a Carabelle stamp called 

Circles and Text to add a little more interest 

to the background.

Here you can see what it looks like on the 

inside and the gprgeous shine from the ink.

 Now I stamped the sentiment and

 began adding the images.

 Here we are a little further on. 

The large flower was cut and trimmed 

with other sections added to it including

 the leaves.

Also prepared the Kaisercraft embellishments

 I planned to use by colouring them with

 the Colour Blooms.

 Once everything was ready I was able to finish 

mounting all the images and embellishments.

 Completed the design with the addition of

 Stickles Glitter Glue. 

Hope you enjoyed watching me 

make this card. 

Happy crafting, Angela xXx"

Supplies:

Colour Bloom Sprays.

Kaisrecraft Wooden embellishments.

Paper Artsy Stamps 

Tim Holtz Stencil.

White card blank.

White A4 card.

Stickles Glitter Glue.

Thank you Angela, always a

pleasure watching your creations

come to life!

Well, I think I'm beginning to get

some idea on what to do with

the Kaisercraft Flourishes.  One

tray could go a long way.......

'Till Tomorrow

Mickie xx