The Craft Barn Love

Hi everyone, at The Craft Barn Blog we had the very apt topic of Loved Up. I'm lucky that my home may be upside down like me but it's filled with Love.
I made a card for my project using one of the new releases from PaperArtsy JOFY. I was going for something a bit grungy and different. Stamping and colouring  my images and words onto book pages. You can see a breakdown of how I made it over on the blog.
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I'm entering this into the following challenges
Tando Creative blog week 2 love and hearts
Stamping Sensations February Challenge anything goes
Craft Stamper Take It Make It February Challenge Text Me

The Craft Barn Triplets week

Hello and how's things going? Has it been a good start to the new year or is it work in progress. It's the latter for me. It reminds me of a song from the 90's by D Ream, Things Can Only get Better. Love that song. Anyhow onto business.

We had the topic of Triplets on The Craft Barn Blog . I decided to make a set of three ATC's. It's been ages since I made any. What I also played with was Liquid Pearls. I used them with a brayer to build up layers to make a background with a lovely pearly sheen. You can find the full step by step HERE.

I used Lin Brown's stamps on the background and used her little cool owl for my main image and coloured with Copic Pens. 

I'd love to know what you think of the background and what else you can brayer with, other than paint and ink?

Happy Crafting

Luv Dawn 

I'm entering this into the following challenges
That's Crafty Challenge Blog, ATC's
Countryview Challenges, February make your own background
Uniko Studio Challenge #28, anything goes
Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog, #71 anything goes

Birds for The Craft Barn

Happy New Year to you all. I do so hope 2016 brings you all you want it to. I know I'm looking forward. Have you any goals this year? I'm going to practise my drawing skills, I don't have many so it'll be a challenge, that's for sure.

So we have had a topic of Birds on The Craft Barn Blog.

My first post of the year is bright and cheerful. Using PaperArtsy Lin Brown stamps I've created a family of Birds, to depict my little family. I'll be sending this card to family we don't see often to say thank you from us to them. They are so kind remembering the children at every birthday and Christmas. And I thought it's a good way to express thanks with a handmade card.

I've used a mixture of acrylic paints, stamps, inks, my brand new Inktense Pencils, coffee stirrers and ribbon.

So do hop over to the blog. The full rundown of how I made it is there at The Craft Barn Blog . I sincerely enjoyed making this fun card and will definitely be using paints this way again as this was new to me.

I'm entering this into the following challenges

That's Crafty Challenges - anything goes
We Love 2 Create Challenge #27 anything goes
Crafty Calendar Challenge - something new
Fashionable Stamping Challenge #106 make your own background
Allsorts Challenge Blog. #344 What's new
Wednesday's Creative Inspirations challenge blog #341 anything goes
Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog - something new

October calendar page

Hi guys, here's my October Calendar page for the ongoing challenge at The Craft Barn Blog. This month we have the prompts of Orange and pumpkins or fruit.
I've had a go at drawing it all myself. Using water soluble crayons and oil pastels to colour it in with. I was impressed with how the crayon built up the texture of a waxy pumpkin. I've also used some die cut leaves and Stamping using Lin Brown stamps and stazon inks.

I'm entering this into the following challenges,
That's Crafty Haunted Halloween Challenge
Tando Creative blog Halloween Challenge
The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #17 wordsearch. PUMPKIN and ORANGE
We Love 2 Create Challenge #22

Happy Crafting
Luv Dawn

May Calendar Page

Hello, well I'm playing catch up, here is my May Calendar page for the ongoing challenge at The Craft Barn. The theme given was magenta and flowers. So I've created a really bright page. Using lots of coloured sprays from Dylusions and Decoart Media range and water, Tim Holtz die cuts used all over the background, Paperartsy JOFY stamps for the background and main images stamped coloured and cut out, PaperArtsy Lin Brown stencil and I've pushed through this stencil a mix of Matt gel medium mixed with creative Expressions clear micro beads. Loved this outcome.  I was very happy with the result and definitely a bright summery, flowery display.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges;

PaperArtsy Challenge Topic 15 Gels / mediums
Stamping Sensations August Challenge anything goes with stamps and die cuts.
Country View Challenges August Challenge, Summertime
We Love 2 Create Challenge, #17 anything goes
Our Creative Corner Mexico Moods ( bright colours, especially pink, foliage on plants)

Thanks for stopping by,
Happy Crafting
Luv Dawn

The Craft Barn Calendar Challenge

Hello, a new month also signals the new challenge details for The Craft Barn Calendar Challenge. For July the prompts are Turquoise and Beach Huts. As always there's a prize for the winner and there are also weekly challenges too, so even more chances to win. Do come over and say hello.

For my July Calendar page, I have used lots of different blue distress inks (although can't see on picture) to create a sky along with some fresco artic lake paint and some fluffy clouds cut out of cotton wool pads. The sand is made from torn pieces of sand paper. The images are stamped from PaperArtsy JOFY 16 BEACH HUTS stamp set and coloured with Polychromo Pencils. This was fun to put together. What do you think of this page?

I know I relish travelling to the beach and enjoying the seaside.

Thanks for looking. 

Happy Crafting 

Luv Dawn

I'm entering this into the following challenges;
Country View Challenges, July, on your travels
The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge, summer days
Tando Creative Challenge week 1 colour challenge
We Love 2 Create Challenge #13
Sweet Stamping challenge blog Red Hot Summer

TCB Tando Printers Tray Soft Summer Time

Hello, here's my latest project for The Craft Barn Blog. We've been showcasing the ever versatile Tando Creative Printers Trays. I've used the Tando Mini Square Printers Tray and I've gone with Summer in mind creating a soft Shabby Chic feel along with flowers and a sprinkling of Butterflies.

The tray has been painted and has a crackle paint effect, using PaperArtsy paints and crackle glaze. Some stamping with Lin Brown 15 stamps. The main focal elements are made using polymer clay, some molds and Tando chipboard pieces and Woodware punches. I've also used Wow Gold Rich Super Fine embossing powder and also Aged Gold Frantage embossing enamel. You can see the full step by step and details by clicking HERE.

I'm entering this into the following five challenges;

Craft Stamper Take It Make It June Challenge, Texture
Tando Creative Challenge week 2, heat it up
Wow Powders June Challenge, Summer
Stamping Sensations June Challenge, punches/die cuts
Country View Challenges June Challenge, shabby chic

TCB For The Man In My Life

Hello, I'm sharing a project made for The Craft Barn Blog . Our topic being For The Man In Your Life. 

I have altered one of the products from Tando Creative, an MDF Shelf Unit. This make is for my ever loving other half, my partner David. He truly is a brilliant man whom I love dearly. He cares for me with my disabilities and also looks after and takes good care of our four children, four cats and my mum. He never even complains about all the craft stash that arrives regularly, just gets on with things. So David, this is for you.

You can see all the details and steps to make this project by clicking HERE.

The basic rundown is once gesso'd, there's sponging with PaperArtsy Paints, stamping with PaperArtsy Lin Brown 15 and JOFY mini stamps, embossing paste through Tando Gears and TCW stencils and finishing off with Pebeo silver gilding wax.

I'd love to see your comments. And don't forget the weekly challenges at The Craft Barn Blog.

I'm entering this into the following five challenges;

Love 2 Create Challenge #12 anything mixed media

Craft Stamper Take It Make It June Challenge, texture

Mixed Media World #4 Masculine/Fathers day

Tando Creative June week 3 anything goes

The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #13, A year of Choices. MMC#3

TCB June Calendar Challenge

hi folks. Today is the start of the next monthly calendar challenge at The Craft Barn Blog. For June we would like you to follow the prompts of Dragonfly and Lavender. Here's my June page. Using Brushos, Dragonfly metal stencil, PaperArtsy; JOFY Stamps, Paints, Grunge Paste, pencils, embossing powders, glitter glue and liquid pearls. The  wording is from a new Tim Holtz stamp set. Do come and join in. It's a fun challenge to take part in. Click HERE to take you straight there.

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges;

Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #13 A Year of Choices. I've chosen MMMC #3 stencils and 

Crafty Calendar Challenge Things With Wings

We Love 2 Create Challenge #11

TCB Down Our Road

Hi crafty friends, here I am sharing a canvas I've made for our topic, Down Our Road, at The Craft Barn Blog this week.

I've had this idea in my crafty imagination for a while and this was the perfect opportunity to make it real. You can see my step by step tutorial by visiting The Craft Barn Blog HERE

I wanted to create a bright, bold and fun canvas that represented my Family and our Home. Hence my canvas title. Simple and full of meaning. My family is my all and seeing as there's never a dull day this canvas idea seemed to fit the story behind it.

The basic make up is as follows; an 8x10 inch canvas board covered with pieces of book pages, washi tape, tissue paper, grunge paste spread here and there and through Imagination Crafts Honeycomb stencil.

Then sprayed with Decoart Media Misters and painted with Fresco Finish Paints and Decoart Media Satin Varnish to make a background scene.

I've added embossing pastes with TCW Art is stencil and some lids. some stamping (with Kaisercraft Texture stamps) to the background.

My scene is made up of paper piecing PaperArtsy JOFY Stamps and a fence made from coffee stirrers. ( I do get strange looks picking up a few stirrers for just two coffees. Lol) I've also used cosmic shimmer iced snow, antiquing cream, Stazon inks, crackle paint and coloured pencils.

I honestly enjoyed making this and hope this shows through the finished piece.

I'd love your comments and appreciate them. So thank you in advance.

I'm entering this into the following five challenges;

PaperArtsy Blog challenge, Topic #9 Words
Craft Stamper Take It Make It May Challenge
Tando Creative Blog Week 3 Challenge anything goes
Stampotique Designers Challenge #194 stencils
Country View Challenges, May - Simply Scenic

Happy Crafting
Luv Dawn