Wednesday, 1 December 2021

Country View Crafts Challenges - Christmas Anything Goes

Happy December,

I hope you are all keeping safe and well. 

Here is my first project for the final Country View Crafts Challenge of 2021.  The theme this month is 'Christmas Anything Goes'.

I created a card (which also helps me get ahead with my Christmas crafting!).


To create this card I used the following products:

Lisa Horton Crafts Festive Slimline Checked Frame Die
Lisa Horton Crafts Holly and Berries Slimline 3d Embossing Folder
Lisa Horton Crafts Festive Banner Sentiments stamps and Dies
Ranger Gel Plate
PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paint
Red enamel dots

I loved making this card.  The gel plate enabled me to make very quick backgrounds and the 3d embossing folder added a lot of dimension to my card and gave me a really elegant card.

Do pop over to the Challenge Blog to see the inspiration from the rest of the design team.  I hope you get inspired to join in with the challenge.  Don't forget that by entering the challenge  you will be entered into the draw to win a gift voucher to spend in the online store.

Thank you for joining me.
Miriam




Wednesday, 3 November 2021

Country View Crafts Challenges - Christmas Gifting

Thank you for joining me again today.  

I hope you enjoyed the inspiration from the team on 1st November.  Here is my second project:


This is a gift card holder, which I thought would be nicer than just popping a gift card in a card or envelope.  This time I created a master board and had loads left over to make extra cards.



The products I used are:

Sizzix Tim Holtz Gift Card

Sizzix Tim Holtz 3D Snowflake Impresslit

Lisa Horton Crafts Euphoria Glitter card

Tim Holtz Ideology 

Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Tim Holtz stamps


Here are some more pics of my project:



I really hope you are enjoying the challenge this month.  Pop over to the blog to see the inspiration.  And, it would be great to see you join in with the challenge - you may be the lucky winner of a gift voucher to spend in the online shop.

Thanks for joining me!

Miriam

Monday, 1 November 2021

Country View Crafts Challenge - Christmas Gifting

Happy November.  This month it is my turn to choose teh challenge over at Country View Crafts.  If, like me, you are in denial that it is Christmas next month you will suddenly realise that there isn't much time left to create.  

I love adding a personal touch to my gifts or even create the gifts themselves, so 'Christmas gifting' is a perfect opportunity to get ahead and to be inspired by projects created by others.

Here is my first project


I thought this cute box would be perfect to hold a small gift, or even to fill with chocolates.  It is also a Tim Holtz overload of goodiness.

Here are the products that I used to create this:

Sizzix Milk Carton die

Lisa Horton Euphoria Glitter Card

Tim Holtz Poinsettia die 

Tim Holtz Ideology

Here are some further pics




I'm really looking forward to filling this with a gift and giving it to a friend for Christmas.  

Do pop over to the Challenge blog and see the inspiration from the rest of the team.  I really hope that you join in with the challenge too.  Not only do you get to craft but you can make practical gifts or wrapping for Christmas too!  And just by entering the challenge you will be added to the draw to win a gift voucher to spend in store.

Thanks for joining me today.

Happy crafting!

Miriam



Sunday, 17 October 2021

Country View Crafts Challenges - Autumnal Colours

Wow, mid-October already!  I hope you are enjoying the inspiration this month.  Here is my second project for the month:


The products that I used for this project are:

Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Tim Holtz Distress Crayons

Tim Holtz Leaf Embossing Folder

Tim Holtz Cabinet Die

Tim Holtz Oak Leaf Impresslits

Lisa Horton Crafts Wordage sheets


Do pop over to the Challenge blog to see the inspiration from the team.  And why not join in with the challenge?  You may be the lucky winner of a gift voucher to use in the shop.

Happy crafting!



Friday, 1 October 2021

Country View Crafts Challenge - Autumnal Colours

Happy October.  

The challenge for the months is Autumnal colours.  Here is my first project for the challenge:


The products used in this project are:

Lisa Horton Crafts Euphoria Glitter Card

Lisa Horton Crafts Banner Sentiments

Tim Holtz Perspective Butterfly

Tim Holtz Grunged Rubber stamps

Tim Holtz Distress Inks

I loved making this card, it was so much fun.

Do pop over to the Country View Crafts blog to see the design team inspiration.  It would be great to see you join in too.  Don't forget, all entries are entered into a prize draw to win a gift voucher to spend in the shop.

Thanks for joining me.

Miriam


Thursday, 9 September 2021

Country View Crafts Challenge - Leaves

I hope you are enjoying the inspiration this month.  Here is my 2nd project for the 'Leaves' challenge:


The products that I used to create this are:

Gel Press

Acrylic paint

Sizzix Tim Holtz Layered Leaf

Aall and Create Washi Tape 

Aall and Create Tracy Evans Reckoner Digits

Lisa Horton Crafts Wordage Sheets


This was really fun to create.  And while I was creating the gel press background I made a whole batch of them to keep for future use too.

I hope that I have inspired you to join in with the challenge this month.  Pop over to the blog to see the inspiration from the rest of the team.

Happy crafting!

Miriam

Wednesday, 1 September 2021

Country View Crafts Challenges - Leaves

How can it be September already!

Jane has chosen 'Leaves' for the challenge this month.  Here is my first project:


This was a very simple, yet effective card to create.  The products I have used are:

Green Mirri card

Black paint

Lisa Horton Crafts Fern 3D embossing folder

Lisa Horton Crafts Banner Sentiments and dies


See, I told you it was simple!  

Those embossing folders are so deep that you really need little to crate a great looking project.  Check out the rest of the range here.

Thank you for joining me today.  Pop over to the Challenge blog to see the inspiration from the rest of the design team and to join in with the 'Leaves' challenge.


Thanks for joining me.

Happy crafting!

Miriam