The Craft Barn: Prima

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Friday, 5 May 2017

Archiving

Hi There!

How're you doing? Everything

going according to plan for you

I hope.

Of course, if the plan isn't working

then just embrace the chaos.........!

Craftyfield here today bringing a

sense of calm and serenity.....

You might want to make a cuppa

before you read on......

"At long last I sat down to make a layout...

I don't make them so often nowadays because

it takes me a lot of time to complete a single page.

Not because of the size, but the amount of time

I spend looking (and stroking) papers,

embellishments and such.

The design is never cast in stone and evolves with

my mood and what I find in my stash.

Without a detailed plan things can, and do,

go wrong, so one of the thing I do is use supplies

that will allow me flexibility.

For instance, iIf I'm not sure whether I'll be

using wet media I will use permanent ink and

strong paper. I don't glue paper all around but

leave a margin so I can slip items behind or

glue at the last minute when everything

else is complete.

I chose a lovely Vintage paper from Kaisercraft,

double sided (one never knows when

the reverse will be seen...).

Their collections usually include a sheet of

3x4 images and one of mixed sizes and

sometimes coordinating stamps as well.

My chosen base paper is from the Mademoiselle

collection and I started by cutting 1/2" on 2 sides

before punching and distressing them.

I love using old stash on my layouts,

do you remember those Martha Stewart punches?

Well, they're perfect here as the paper

is too large for my die-cut machine!

This paper has a lot of "white space"

for customisation and I wanted

to add stencilling.

I couldn't resist using the Distress Oxides here

to see how it would react with wet media later!

For comparison purposes I stamped

this Kaisercraft image with Distress Oxides

before switching to Archival in black

and Potting soil. [by the time you read this

I will be in possession of a set of

Archival in bright shades but the minis haven't

made it to my stash yet].

For more texture I used one of the latest

Lin Brown sets (Paper Artsy).

Ready for the sprays....

I used several colours of Prima Blooms sprays

and coloured a piece of paper lace as well.

The images stamped with Archival didn't budge at all.

I inked the lace with pink on top to be more

in keeping with the colours of the page.

Another use of Archival is to stamp on sleek surfaces

such as glass, metal etc...

What better way to customise this large brad

than to stamp it with the same image

I have used throughout the layout!

I saw this Vintage portrait on a Bo Bunny paper

and had to have it on this layout.

Nothing wrong about mixing collections....

I like making my own embellishments

or at the very least make them my own

by painting, embossing or distressing them.

I coated the buttons with gesso,

then with paints and added gel medium

and micro beads.

I "dyed" a scrap of calico to represent a fabric roll.

On a whim I added the word Wish

stencilled in Starlight paint.

Now it's time to sew, glue and pull everything together.

I add a bit of Starlight here and there

on the buttons, butterflies...

Supplies:

ELB33 Paper Artsy stamp set

Martha Stewart Punch around the page punches,

buttons, paper lace, brad from my stash.

This really is a beautiful page

Craftyfield and for me, the way

you have tackled customising the

embellishments is a masterstroke.

Many, many thanks for sharing

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Saturday, 28 February 2015

Triangles Week - Dawn Heald

Hi everyone,

and welcome to another weekend.

I know I say it every week but where are the days going???

I know...its a sign of getting old!

Well I have another lovely project for you today.

It is the last one for triangles week and it's

Dawn's turn.

Just look at this....

Didn't I say it was lovely??

This is what Dawn says...

"This week's theme gave plenty of room to play, so many things
can be done with the humble triangle. I've made a stand up
triangle card. It really is an easy one to put together and looks
impressive. I also used the same papers as last week where I
made a bright card to this week making a more toned down
or vintage feel by using different inks and background card.
Showing you can get an entirely different look.

To make -

Cut three pieces of Kraft card to five and half inch square.