Winter Wonderland at A Vintage Journey

Hello lovely blogfriends, welcome here on this first day of December! Well, it's going to be a busy day here on this blog, as the first of the month means the start of many new challenges, so here goes, post number 1: A little wintry scene for A Vintage Journey

The lovely Sandy who is hosting our challenge, chose Winter Wonderland as her theme. I made a little reverse canvas (the size is 5 x 7).
Here's a quick step out of how I made it:

I covered the sides of the canvas 's back with a thick layer of Decoart Crackle Paste. When it had dried and cracked, I rubbed brown Antiquing cream into the cracks to give it an aged look.

Next I cut a bit of smooth stamping card created a little mask with a punch, adhered it with low tack tape to where I wanted the moon to be and then coloured the page with Stormy Sky and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks.

After removing the mask I still blended a little Stormy Sky over the moon so it would not be too stark, and then stamped a little Tim Holtz tree stamp many times, first in Black Soot and then Chipped Sapphire, going lighter as I wnt up to make them look as if they are disappearing into the distance.

For the foreground I used this tree line piece from Calico Crafts, coloured with a mix of Distress inks and pens. I blended some thick modelling paste over and around it, in an effort to make it become part of the background. I also added a few little stars with a white pen.

Finally, the sentiment was another Calico Craft Part, lightly coloured with some Treasure Gold in Pewter, and that was pretty much it.

Well, I hope you like my little wintry scene and do hop over to the Vintage Journey blog to see the fabulous creations of my teamies!! And if you do have some spare time, do play along, as our sponsor this month is no other than the wonderful Andy Skinner!!

Spooky October challenge at A Vintage Journey

Hello everyone and welcome to today's post which is a spooky project for A Vintage Journey.

The lovely and talented Anne is our hostess of our challenge this month, and I tell you this was a real challenge for me in more ways than one. I don't have many Halloween (or indeed Spooky) things in my stash, and so I went with the few things I still had from previous years and put this little spooky (I hope) scene together. 3D projects (unlike Anne) are also not really my thing, but here goes:

I started with a large cube from Calico Craft Parts, gave it a coat of black gesso, then a coat of Decoart Weathered Wood Crackle Glaze and finally a coat of Decoart Chalky Finish paint in Whisper.

Next colour was added with the help of Decoart Quin. Gold, Burnt Amber, some Golden Glazing Medium and finally some Stampendous embossing powders in Ancient Bronze and Green. The edges were darkened with Coffee Gelato.

Here you can hopefully see the effect a bit better.

Next I gathered some of my Halloween/Autumnal bits and pieces.

Mostly Calico Craft Parts again as well as some die cut leaves and berries. As you will see from the finished project, some other bits were added along the way. Then all I needed to do was put it all together...

I covered a piece of mount board with black gesso and added some mosses, adhered with my glue gun. The fence was made using chipboard pieces I have had in my stash like forever.

The spider's web is a CCP, I added the little cross on the spider in the center with a gold Sharpy.

The witch, another CCP was given a coat of white paint and then coloured mostly with Faber Castell big brush pens. I love how these are water soluble at first and then become permanent.

The finishing touch was obviously the little night light, the outside of that was also coloured with a big brush pen.

Well, that's it. The little ghost peeping around the corner in this photo was just a little fun addition I created in Photoshop Elements. Don't forget to head over to the A Vintage Journey Blog, to see all the incredible projects my teamies have created and to get the full details of the challenge. And of course we hope you will play along with us this month, - we can't wait to see what you will make!

Thanks for dropping my here today and have a great creative month!!

A card to fit the person for Calico Craft Parts

Hello all, another preview day I'm sorry to say.... I have a somewhat different card (well for me anyway) over on the Calico Blog. Here is a preview, -  one of the elements of my card:

To see the rest, just CLICK here

Thanks for your visit like always and have a good week!

Longing for Spring a wall hanger for Calico

Hello all, - just a little preview today....

I don't know about you, but I am totally longing for some Spring sunshine and warmth. Calico has some amazing Springtime craft parts right now.

Hope you'll take the time to hop over and see how I used some of them. All you need to do is click here
Thanks for taking the time to drop in here like always and have a good creative week!

Longing for Summer a piece for Calico

Hi everyone, thanks for dropping in. It's been a bit quiet here, and today again there is just a sneak peek.

I am sorry I have not been around much in blogland, but my day job is keeping me rather busy at the moment, so my apols for lack of comments......

Anyway, here is the preview of the piece that is on the Calico Blog today. If you have the time I would love it if you took a peep.

Thank you for being here just now and have a super week!

Bittersweet Love

Hello lovely visitors. Thanks for dropping in. Just a sneak peek day today I'm afraid to say....

It's my turn to share a project over on the Calico Craft Parts Blog, showing that Valentines doesn't have to always be the usual red and pink bed of roses.....

Like usual, if you want to see more, all you need to do is click here,

Meanwhile, have fun with your own Valentine's projects,

xxx

Love, love, love for Calico Craftparts

Hello everyone and thanks for dropping in here again. Another sneak peek I'm afraid to say, this time for the Calico Craft Parts Blog.

It's the first of my Valentines projects, - no doubt there will be more to come....

If you want to see more of how this came together, just click HERE.

Thank you so much for dropping by today and I do apologize for not having been around to visit many of you these last few days, but I have been terribly busy with both my day job and DT pieces, however, I do hope to do better this coming week and catch up with at least some of you....

Calico in review

Hello all and welcome! Hope you are having the most amazing festive season!! I certainly am!
Between Christmas and New Year the Design Team over on the Calico Craft Parts blog are sharing 3 of their favourite projects of the year. Today it is my turn. There are links to the original projects and tutorials, but here is a little preview of one of them:

To see the rest of them, all you need to do is click here

Thanks for your visit today and happy 2016 when it comes!!!!!

Magical snow scene for Calico Craft Parts

Hello all and welcome. Another sneak peek day today, - time to share a project over on the Calico Blog

This sneakpeek just shows part of a little reverse canvas snow scene. Full details are of course on the Calico Blog. I know it's a super busy time of year, but of course I would love it if you took the time to take a peek. Wishing you all the very best with your Festive preparations. All being well I shall be off to Australia in just a few hours to spend time with my grand children, - well away from ice and snow....

Meanwhile wishing you all the very best for a happy festive season!

xxxxx

Victorian Christmas fun with Calico Craft Parts

Hello all and welcome to followers old and new! Well here we are on the last day of November, - the Christmas count down has definitely begun....
Today I have some Victorian Christmas projects to share over on the Calico Craft Parts Blog

To find out more, please hop over. Hope to see you there and thanks for your visit at this busy time of year!

Journal page for Calico Craftparts

Hello all, thank for dropping in.
I am sharing a journal spread over on the Calico Craftparts Blog today.

A mixed media background, some crackle and of course some craft part are all in the mix. Hope you'll take the time to check it out :o)
All you need to do is CLICK HERE

Thanks for coming by and have a fab creative week!!

Homespun Christmas for Calico Craft Parts

Hi everyone, thanks for dropping in today.
Sorry, it's been a bit quiet here, but I have had other things on my mind.
Anyway to day I am sharing a couple of Christmas Cards on the Calico Blog

If you want to see more, all you need to do is click here.

Have a good week everyone and thanks for dropping in!

Fairy light lantern for Calico Craft Parts

Just a preview day today, so I hope you will take the time to hop over to the Calico Blog for a bit of autumnal inspiration....

Hope you having fun with your own creations, I love this time of year!

Thanks for dropping by like always and have a great week!

A Trio of Tinies for Calico Craft Parts

Hello everyone, thanks for dropping in.
Just a preview today, sorry....

It's an ATC mini book and you can get a low-down of how I made it by hopping over to the Calico Craft Part's Blog
Hope you'll take the time to have a look and if you do, thanks so much for doing so!!

Calico has the most amazing selection of Autumn and Halloween themed embellishments, perfect for any type of project, hope you'll check them out too.....

Have a Creative week everyone and look after yourselves!!

Spooky House for Calico

Hi everyone
My turn again to show a project on the Calico Craft Parts blog, where we are showcasing Halloween projects.
Here's a sneak peek on what's on offer from me today:

I made a wall plaque, for Samhain as we like to call it here in Scotland. To see the rest, just click HERE.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week

Back with some Mixed Media Fun

Hello all! Thanks for dropping in! After my long absence I am back with two posts today, and this is the second one. My other project today one can be seen here and if you want more detail, you can see it at A Vintage Journey here

This post is just a little preview, I am sorry to say

You can see the full project by going to the Calico Craft Parts Blog.

Meanwhile, thanks for dropping in, possibly even for the second time. I'll be back in a couple of days or so with another project and some news to share.

Meanwhile I look forward to visiting all my favourite blogs again and I am sorry I have had so little time to visit you in the last few weeks, - but things should be back to normal now and I will be around again as much as time allows.

Thanks for dropping by like always and happy crafting!

Shabby Grungy Fun for Calico Craft Parts

Hi everyone and thanks for dropping in.
Just a preview day today as I have a project on the Calico Craft Parts Blog

I hope you'll take the time to hop over to have a closer look.....

Meanwhile, thank you for visiting and I hope you'll have a creative week!

I also just wanted to let you know that I will have a blogging break all through August as I am spending time with my family in Australia, but I will be back in full blogging mode come early September and meanwhile look forward to visiting your blogs whenever I can.

Thank you for all your support over the weeks and months and I will see you back in September!!

Journal Cover for Calico Craft Parts

Hello all and thanks for dropping in!
Sharing a journal cover over on the Calico Craft Parts blog today.
Here is a little preview:

Hope you'll have time to see the rest, - would love to know what you think, - just click HERE and it should take you straight over.

Have a fabulous creative week and thanks so much for dropping by!

Vintage scrapping for Calico Crafts

Hello everyone, I hope the month of June has been going well for you!
I have been extremely busy and apologize for not being a very good blogger this month....
Today I am sharing a post over at the Calico Crafts blog, so like usual, just a sneek here...

More details can of course be found on the Calico blog like usual. Hope you'll check it out.
It will remain very quiet here throughout July and August, but I will be back in September, and meanwhile I hope to have the time to visit all my favourite blogs,so you will see me around here and there.

Thanks for popping in today

Hugs