Craft Consortium, The Riverbank, Art In Nature

I'm back today sharing another framed project idea using some of my favourite sets of stamps and papers - all from the lovely people at Craft Consortium.

It's kind of quirky, I guess...  but I like it!







I've used some of The Riverbank stamps and papers in conjunction with The Essential Craft Papers - Grunge to create this Mixed Media project.

Here's a view that shows the layers and dimension...

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Craft Consortium

The Riverbank

 Premium Paper Pad

Clear Stamp Set - Kingfishers

The Essential Craft Papers - Grunge

Light Tones

Dark Tones

Always & Forever Non Shedding A4 Glitter Card

Silver


Royal Purple



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Don't forget to share your Craft Consortium work with us at
#ccmakes or #craftconsortium!


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Donna. x
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Tag You're It, Christmas In July

I like trying to find ways of getting Mixed Media and CAS to coexist together on a project, which meant a 'sentiment free' design from me today for the new challenge that started on Friday over on Tag You're It.






It's a simple enough design.

Choose three Christmas foliage branches, cover in Green Distress ink colours and once dry, coat using Holtz Collage Medium 'Crazing'.

Then lightly dab on some White acrylic paint (which will react with the green) to leave a speckled lighter colour once dry.

Layer up the three branches, coat them lightly with a glue of your choice and then sprinkle on some Flower Soft (Polar White).

Then add the three berries.  (Mine have been coloured using a mix of Red Memento Markers).
 Once dry, I've added highlights using a Uniball Signo White pen and then covered with Glossy Accents.



Assemble on to an oval die cut as shown.
(I've used an embossing folder for mine, then added a few spots of Black 'snow' (for contrast) followed by the three White snowflakes.



Add a twine bow and a hole for the hanging loop...  and you are finished!

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I hope you have time to join us...





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Donna. x
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Craft Consortium, The Herbarium, Grow Your Own Herb Collection

Are you a keen gardener, I wonder?

Me?  

I believe I'm what they refer to as a 'Fair Weather Gardener'...  but as I don't temperature regulate very well I have a valid excuse!

Why am I asking about gardening?

Because I used the idea of a 'cold frame' as the basis for this project... 

I must confess, I actually had no idea what a Herbarium was and had to look it up!

But my ignorance didn't stop me enjoying these beautifully illustrated designs that are sold by 

Craft Consortium and made in partnership with Hackney and Co.

Here's a list of the Craft Consortium supplies that I used...

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The Essential Craft Papers

Metal Textures

Wood Textures

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The Herbarium

Premium Paper Pad

Clear Stamp Set - Utensils

Trowel Metal Charms

Herb Scissors Metal Charms

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Clear Stamp Sets

Tell The Bees

The Riverbank - Kingfishers

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If you like to add a touch of Mixed Media to your projects you may just spot that the pot actually has real rust on.  

(It's not one of the Metal Textures designs - it's been cut from a cereal box, had Brusho Grey sprinkled on and once dry, had the rust powder added to it).

There are a few rust powders on the market...  and as you can see they work just perfectly alongside the papers I've used today.

Oh, and just one more thing...  

This is for those of you with 'eagle eyes'...  

Did you spot the dragonfly and the extra bee?

You should just catch the briefest of outlines of them if you look really closely!

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As always, thank you so much for stopping by today...

Donna. x

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Happy Little Stampers. ATC Challenge, Floral

If you know me at all you will know that my first love has always been for die cuts.

 Then it was tags, then mixed media, then 3D projects...  and now it's ATC coins!

Here's my very first one.

They really are such fun to make!

...  and I'm sharing it with you today as I'm now officially part of Kylie's Happy Little Stampers gang!

You will see if you head on over to the left hand side on the challenge blog and click on 'ATC Challenge' that the rules are very straight forward:

1. You must create an ATC. We accept both cards and coins. You must follow the theme.
2. Link back to your blog post and not your entire blog
3. Provide a link to HLS in your blog post
4. You may enter as many times as you like but each entry must be different
5. You may enter as many other challenges as you like
6. Have fun!

CARDS -
• measure 2.5 x 3.5 inches (64 X 89 mm)
• be traded for other cards - not sold
• be flat enough to fit into a plastic trading card sleeve

COINS -
• measure 2.5 inches in diameter using heavy cardstock
• be traded for other coins - not sold
• be flat enough to fit into a plastic trading card sleeve

My coin has a base layer of gesso brushed on from left to right with just a hint of Distress Broken China added in to it.

Once dry, I've brushed on some more gesso - this time mixed in with a drop of Distress Stormy Sky re inker (and using up and down strokes this time). 

Add a sentiment using Stazon Jet Black ink.

Then add Texture Paste using the Dusty Attic Grid stencil.

Glue on a die cut branch and trim to size.

Then cut out two flowers, paint with Red acrylic paint and leave to one side to dry.

Cut out a stamen, watercolour with various shades of Green, shape lightly with a flower shaping tool (ball end) and then cover in Ranger Glossy Accents.

Attach flowers to branch, glue on the stamen and then add a Green gem as shown.  

Cut out one tiny flower and colour using Distress Dusty Concord and Seedless Preserves.

Once dry shape slightly,  add a splodge of Posca Metallic Silver to the centre and attach to the coin.

And finally...  

Add some Pebeo Silver Gilding Wax to the flowers ...  and just a touch to the coin itself.

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I hope you have time to join us!

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Donna

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