Imagination Crafts August Challenge

"Summer" - Imagination Crafts August Challenge.

For the August Imagination Crafts Challenge from I have made another  canvas.

I used my Gelli plate to create the scene by inking up the whole stencil then placing it face down onto the Gelli-plate and transfered the image onto the plate. A print was then taken. 

The background canvas was painted and clouds added - my You Tube tutorial will show you how.  Just click  here.   I then added Sparkle Mediium to the bottom of the canvas using the Beach Hut scene stencil masked off in parts to create the huts. I also spread Sparkle Medium onto the canvas with the knife to create the sand. 

A string ribbon was added to the printed image on the cardand birds too using Black Stars Sparkle medium. I then inked the sides of the canvas to add depth. 

The products I used were

Sparkle Medium: Rose Shimmer
                               Black Stars

Stencils Beach Huts
             Lighthouse

Imagination Crafts Blog Sneaky Peek

Tutorial on Imagination Crafts Blog

There's a new Tutorial up on the Imagination Crafts Blog - Here's a sneaky peek for you. There are a couple of Top Tips too so go over to the Imagination Crafts Blog to find out more....

I'll be back with more ideas and creations soon -

I'm Back - WoW Embossing Powders

Hi all,

After a short break I'm now back on the WoW Embossing Powder Design Team.  Lots of lovely powders to play with and moulds to make my embellishments who could blame me for coming back.... To see the project in full click here for the WoW Embossing Powders Blog.

Here's a sneaky peek for you...

I hope you like my new project on this months' theme "Time". Back with more designs very soon.

Upcycled Wheel hub wire Wall-Hanging

Kirstie Vintage Home - Upcycling projects

Hi everyone    

I thought I would show you my up-cycled Wheel-hub wire Wall Hanging that I made.  It is now on Facebook on "Kirsties Vintage Home" Gallery. Click here to be taken to the page to see lots of lovely recycled projects.  Take a look through the Gallery for some great ideas.

I love recycling and don't like to throw things away if I can re-use them for something else.  I recently did a Demo and Talk at Honiton Craft Club all about recycling. Lot of ladies all keen to go home and take another look at their junk to see what they could make.  Strange how things turn out - when I was younger it was all about saving money and recycling basically because we didn't have any money. Now people pay for recycled junk. If only I had known all those years' ago........ lol

More to come in future so watch this space.

Two Corner Book Marks - Inspiration Post for Imagination Crafts

My next Inspiration posts for Imagination Crafts -Two Corner Book Marks.

For this month's Inspiration Post Iv'e made two corner Book Marks.  They were simple to make - using the the Petal Flourish Stencil I spread different coloured Sparkle Medium onto the cardstock and added a small triangle of cardstock in one corner to act as the page marker.

I stencilled a butterfly onto the triangle to add decoration.  This was stuck to the card with 3d Foam tape to allow room for the book pages - that's it - so simple - these would make great presents at Christmas time as stocking fillers. You could personalise them too.

Products used:

Stencil - Petal Flourish
Sparkle Medium  Sage Green Canadian Blue Amethyst
Cardstock Agean Vintage Byron Vintage

My range of stamps

My Stamp Sets

As Iv'e had a few enquiries about my "Christinescraftyart" Stamp Sets Iv'e included them here for you to see.

The sets have a minimum of 8 - 15 stamps in them depending on which set you have and all are inter-mixable so that you can use all the images with each set according to the picture you want to create. They are all hand-drawn by me and are the sort of thing I like to use and create scenes with so I hope they appeal to others too.

Click here for my website to see some of the scenes Iv'e created with the stamps. If anyone is interested I'll be holding Workshops in Torbay using these stamps and Sparkle Medium from Imagination Crafts if you fancy a two-day holiday break in the southwest in Oct/November. Just send me an email to find out more. Email link below.

Prices are £10.99 per Set + £2.00 postage per Set. 3 Sets or more = £5.oo postage.  Contact me by email if you are interested here 

Flowers and Ferns Set 

Seaside Landscape Features Set 

Boy on a Rock Set 

Trees and Fences Set

Here's a simple image from just one of the stamps. (Please note there are no sentiments in the sets.) For more images of my creations go to my website at www.christinescraftyart.com 

Countryside Creation with my own stamps

Build a Landscape using my own range of stamps.

This scene was made using my own range of stamps.  I have made stamps for a while now and need to start creating with them again to create more cards and canvasses.

My  own Build a Landscape Range , which I use to design my own creations will be used with inks, paints and the Gelli plate in the near future so this space for more creations.