Adventure - Hiking in Elkwater with Charlene Byrd

Hello Bloggers!

Charlene here! I can’t believe that we are at the end of August already! I’m sad to see summer go but I love fall, so bring it on! Our family loved camping in the fall, I especially did when when the kids were young, the campgrounds are always so quite. This picture was taken at one of our favourite campsites in Alberta called Elkwater. We loved hiking up in the hills; in this picture our campsite was at the bottom of the hill we’re standing on. Now you may be wondering ‘why are the boys wearing helmets if they were hiking?’ Well, my husband was a little obsessed with safety! Hehe! (Wear your helmets just in case you fall)

To begin creating the Adventure word I used a pallet knife to randomly add some Tim Holtz Distress Grit Paste. You must allow this to dry before moving on.

Once it was dry I used my foam blending tool and added some Walnut Stain Distress Ink to the top. I love how the ink is darker on the spots where I did not have any paste.

I loved the texture of the wood gear pieces so I didn’t want to completely cover them with any colour. So I just lightly added some Walnut Stain Distress ink to all of them.

I wanted the clock and the abstract circle frame to stand out on the page so I added Walnut Stain Distress Stain to both of them.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products used:

- Abstract Circle Frames

- Fine Clock Face

- Mini Wood Gears

- Adventure Word

Other Products used:

- Bo Bunny paper

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Grit Paste, Walnut Distress Stain and Walnut Stain Distress Ink

- Alpha sticker letters

Thanks so much for joining me today! Happy Creating!

Charlene

Halloween Scrapbook Album with Karen Bearse

Before Karen Bearse takes you through her fabulously spooky Halloween project, Karen and I would like to thank Karen for all of her fabulous and inspiring work during her time on our Design Team. It has been a true pleasure working with you and we wish you all the best on your future successes! You'll want to make sure to follow Karen on her blog to see what she is up to. Now back to Karen and her spooky Halloween project.

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Karen Bearse here today with my last post for Southern Ridge Trading Co. I have loved being on this team!! I want to thank my team mates especially Katelyn Grosart the DT lead & Karen Beaupre the very generous owner. I will miss these talented ladies but will check in from time to time. I feel the need to focus on other endeavours, but you will still see me around the block!

First I have a creepy Halloween Scrapbook Album for you. I made a similar book way back in 2001 or so. The idea was to do a scrapbook spread every year chronicling our Halloween costumes. This book starts in 1996 with my oldest son’s first Halloween. I have the years up to 2010 where my book kind of stalled out. Time to create part 2 the sequel. The goal is to play with this book and fill in the missing years & carry on from there.

I decided to once again use Eileen Hull’s Journal die but this time in a different way. As most of our Halloween pics tend to be landscape, it will give me room to use bigger photos. First I cut out 2 journal pieces from mat board, lined up & punched the middle hole. Next I cut off the top spine piece leaving me with only 1 row of holes. I used these to add rings so I can add pages as the years go by.

The top pieces were decorated using Distress Oxide, stamped then heat embossed. I have years of Halloween paper hoarded so I brought a bunch out to use on this project. I went with this black & silver spider web paper as the background.

Placing dies & the chipboard piece gave me an idea of how much room I had & where my embellishments should go. I took a photo so I could re-assemble after the pieces were cut & coloured.

Placing dies & the chipboard piece gave me an idea of how much room I had & where my embellishments should go. I took a photo so I could re-assemble after the pieces were cut & coloured.

The cool raven was cut out twice and layered to give him some strength then doodled on. He was adhered with pop dots to give a bit of depth. My ghost was cut out of a piece of white embossed on white paper, misted with Glimmer Mist in Silver for a bit of shimmer.

The cool chippie title was painted using Finnabair art alchemy acrylic paint. Hard to see in photos but in real life there is a great shimmer & metallic finish. Once it was dry the title was a bit dark & did not show up well so I doodled that as well with a white paint pen.

Time for finishing touches! I took my word band and added paint so the letters would show up better, and some hemp. I added orange rings now all I need is to add some pages. I hope you enjoyed my Halloween tutorial & I encourage you to make a book, it is a lot of fun to look back on all the years of Halloween! Thanks again for all the fun playing with Southern Ridge Trading Co.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Halloween Header

Other Supplies Used:

- Eileen Hull by Sizzix: Journal Die

- Tattered Angels: Tinsel Town (G.Glam) and Silver (G.Mist)

- Tombow: Mono Liquid Glue

- Tim Holtz by Sizzix: Feather & Ravens and Village Graveyard

- Tim Holtz Stamps by Stampers Anonymous

- Tim Holtz Idea-ology by Advantus: Word Band 

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Onyx Frost Embossing Powder

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Dabber

- Finnabair Acrylic Paint by Prima Marketing: Metallic - Dark Forest, Fresh Orange and Silver Spoon, Opal Magic - Pink, Blue and Sparks: Iris Potion

- Karen

Trick or Treat with Deb Antonick

I love this simple technique for creating “junk” collages. It gives me a chance to use up odds and ends and leftovers from other packages.

Instructions:

- Base coat the canvas and the Graveyard scene with Black Gesso.

- Apply Black modelling paste to the canvas and place in the gears, branch, fence and stars while still wet.

- Let dry.

- Glue on the Graveyard.

Glue on some more stuff!

- Let dry.

- Dry brush over everything with Metallic Lustre Iced Espresso.

- Dry brush again with Metallic Lustre Orange Flicker.

Dry brush with Cosmic Blue.

 Dry brush with Fab Fuchsia and then a little Silver Spark.

Adhere a sticker for the sign.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- 8 x 1o Canvas Board (coming soon)

- Mini Wood Gears

 - Mina Garden Gate

- 9.6"x5.5” Large Graveyard Scene (coming soon)

- Maple Branch

- Sm. Primitive Stars

Other Supplies Used:

- Assorted Halloweenie bits

- Jolee’s Halloween banner sticker

- Aleene’s Tacky Glue

Paints and Mediums Used:

- DecoArt Media Black Gesso

- DecoArt Media Black Modeling Paste

- DecoArt Metallic Lustre’s: Iced Espresso, Orange Flicker, Cosmic Blue, Fab Fuchsia, Silver Spark

Brushes Used:

¾” flat, Soft stipple brush, stiff brushes for Dry Brushing.

Enjoy!

By Deb Antonick

www.paintingwithdeb.com

There is Beauty in Simplicity ATC with Katelyn Grosart

Hey there Southern Ridge Trading Company fans, Katelyn here. I've started playing around with ATC cards and they are now one of my new favourite things to create with. I find that when I have smaller chipboard pieces left over, using them on an ATC card is a better alternative then having them sitting in the bin with my other chipboard pieces. So today, I've created for you a beautiful fall ATC card, that's perfect to give to that special someone in your life. You'll want to read below as I share with you how I created my There is Beauty in Simplicity ATC card.

To start, take the Skeleton Maple Leaf out of the package. Apply Emboss It Ink to the entire surface of the maple leaf. Sprinkle Weathered Wood Embossing Powder over top of the maple leaf. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with your heat tool. Set the maple leaf aside to cool.

Next, you'll need one of the Barbed Wire Circle Frames - Small.  Apply Emboss It Ink to the entire surface of the frame. Sprinkle Vintage Ivy Embossing Powder over top of the frame. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with your heat tool. Set the frame aside to cool.

Take out the small Abstract Frame.  Apply Emboss It Ink to the entire surface of the frame. Sprinkle Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder over top of the frame. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with your heat tool. Set the frame aside to cool.

Pull out two Mini Wood Maple Leaves. Apply two coats of Candied Apple Distress Stain to each maple leaf. Let the stain dry. Once the stain has dried on both maple leaves, go over each piece with  the Walnut Stain Distress Crayon. Rub the crayon in with your finger.

Choose two Mini Wood Feathers from the package. Stain one of the feathers with Spiced Marmalade Distress Stain and stain the other feather with Pine Needles Distress Stain. Let the stain dry. Once the stain has dried on both feathers, go over each piece with the Walnut Stain Distress Crayon. Rub the crayon in with your finger.

Apply two coats of Spiced Marmalade Distress Paint to one of the Skeleton Leaves.  Once the paint has dried on the leaf, go over the leaf with the Walnut Stain Distress Crayon. Rub the crayon in with your finger.

Cut one piece of patterned paper that measures 2 1/2" x 3 5/8". Cut a second piece of patterned paper that measures 2 3/8" x 3 3/8". On the smaller piece of patterned paper, tear the top left hand side of the paper down and roll the edges over. On the bottom right hand side, tear the paper up and roll the edges over. Distress the edges of each piece of patterned paper. Ink the edges of the patterned paper pieces using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a Blending Tool with Foam.

Cut a piece of kraft cardstock that measures 2 1/2" x 3 5/8". Distress the edges of the cardstock piece. Ink the edges of the cardstock piece using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a Blending Tool with Foam.

Adhere the plaid piece of patterned paper to the brown damask piece of patterned paper. Adhere the brown damask piece of patterned paper to the piece of kraft cardstock.

Adhere the Abstract Frame to the plaid piece of patterned paper. Adhere the Barbed Wire Circle Frame to the middle of the Abstract Frame.

Adhere the orange skeleton leaf to the left hand side of the barbed wire frame. Adhere the weather wood skeleton leaf to the right of the orange skeleton leaf. 

Adhere a maple leaf and a feather in the bottom left hand corner of the ATC card. Adhere the other maple leaf and a feather in the top middle of the ATC card. 

Using glossy accents, adhere a Golden Tiger's Eye and two Carnelian gemstones in the top left and bottom right hand corners of the Abstract Frame. Stick the "there is beauty in simplicity" sentiment to the bottom portion of the two skeleton leaves. To finish off the bottom of the ATC card, wrap some twine four times at the bottom. 

Here are a few closeup shots of the finished There is Beauty in Simplicty ATC Card.

Here's my finished There is Beauty in Simplicity ATC card. I hope that I've inspired you to recreate my ATC card at home.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Abstract Frame Set

- Mini Wood Feathers

- Skeleton Maple Leaf

- Skeleton Leaves

- Mini Wood Maple Leaf

- Barbed Wire Circle Frames - Small

Other Supplies Used:

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Burnt Copper Leaves, Vintage Ivy and Weathered Wood Embossing Powders & Golden Tiger's Eye and Carnelian Gemstones

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Vintage Photo, Distress Paint -  Spiced Marmalade, Distress Stain - Spiced Marmalade, Candied Apple and Pine Needles and Distress Crayon - Walnut Stain

- Ranger Ink: Glossy Accents and Emboss It Ink - Dabber

- Idea-ology: Small Talk

- Tombow: Aqua Mono Liquid Glue

- Authentique: Bountiful - Bountiful One and Boutniful Seven

- Misc: Twine and Kraft Cardstock

Until Next Time!

-Katelyn 

Happy Fall Y'all Wall Hanging with Sandy McTier

The colour of leaves will soon be changing and pumpkin spice everything (my favourite) will be available! I love the colours of autumn, and two of my favourite colours together are aqua and orange! And, if you haven't guessed, I'm from the south and say "y'all" on a daily basis.

I hope you enjoy creating this little sign to decorate during the fall season!

I loved all the pieces that come in the SRTC Canada 150 set and couldn’t wait to incorporate some of them into a painted project. 

Using a Dynasty Palmer brush, I base coated a thin layer of watered down Gesso over the wooden plaque and let it dry. Then I painted it with a coat of DecoArt Vintage Effects Turquoise.

Next, I stenciled on some beautiful scroll work using an M2 Stencil I created with fellow SRTC Design Team Member Tracy Moreau. I used DecoArt’s Chalky Finish Paint Revive and applied it with a Tracy Moreau Stencil brush. 

Once dry, I drew the basic shape of a pumpkin using a white chalk pencil from General Pencil Company. Next, I base coated the pumpkin with watered down Gesso and let it dry. Then I floated in some shading between the sections with DecoArt Premium Raw Umber. I used Matte Medium on the brush to help the colour float a bit better. 

I picked up Cadmium Orange Hue and Vermillion Hue on the Angle brush and painted in each section. I was pleased with the shading that came through the paint so didn’t add any other shading. 

I loaded the Angle brush with some Sap Green and Raw Umber and painted the stem. Once dry, I floated on some Raw Umber around the base of the stem where it meets the pumpkin. I dry brushed some highlights using a small Dynasty Mezzaluna brush loaded with Green Gold. TIP: Load brush with paint and then wipe off almost all of it onto a paper towel; dry brush in a small area. It’s easier to build up the highlights with additional layers. I finished by dry brushing a mixture of Primary Yellow and White on some of the sections around the front and on the right as well as on the top of the stem.

I dry brushed highlights on the pumpkin sections using a medium Mezzaluna brush loaded with the same Primary Yellow and White mixture. Then I dry brushed some Quinacridrone Gold along the bottom of the sections to make them appear a little bit darker. 

I printed out a cute little saying on my computer, transferred it on using graphite paper and then painted the letters with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics Titanium White. I finished them by coming back with my Dynasty Round brush and shadowed the letters with Sap Green. You could use the Premium Titanium White if you don’t have the DecoArt Fluid Acrylics Titanium White. 

Now for the stars of the show! I wanted the wooden leaves to be all sorts of autumn colours! I added some paint to DecoArt’s Metallic Lustre White Frost and randomly brushed them on the leaves here and there – exactly what I was looking for! I loved the way they sparkle and added a bit of shine to the piece. TIP: Load damp medium Mezzaluna brush with some Lustre; mix with just a touch of the paint and it will make it metallic; brush here and there on the leaves. Repeat with different colours. Once dry, you can buff to a desired shine using a soft cloth!

To finish, I glued the wooden leaves to the piece using E6000 glue. I let everything dry completely and then sealed the piece with Soft-Touch Varnish using the Palmer brush. 

I hope this inspires you to create some Happy Fall Art today!!

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Maple Leaves from the Canada 150 Set

Other Supplies Used:

- Surface: Wooden Plaque #3132 - www.bearwithus.com

- M2 Stencil: M2-2L (Available from www.SandyMcTierDesigns.com)

- DecoArts Vintage Effects: Turquoise

- DecoArt Chalk Finish Paints: Revive

- DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics: Titanium White

- DecoArt Premium Acrylics: Raw Umber, Cadmium Orange Hue, Vermillion Hue, Sap Green, Green Gold, Quinacridone Gold, Primary Yellow and Matte Medium

- DecoArt Media White Gesso & Soft-Touch Varnish

- DecoArt Metallic Lustre: White Frost

- Dynasty Brushes: 2" Palmer, 3/8 Angle, Mezzaluna (Sm. & Med.)

- Tracy Moreau Stencil Brush (Med.) (Available from TheBrushGuys.com - use promo code: sandymc for additional discount)

- Other Supplies: E6000, White Chalk Pencil (by General Pencil Company) and wired ribbon of choice to hang piece

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©2018 Happy Fall Y’all, Sandy McTier Designs ~ All Rights Reserved

Y’all have a GREAT day; Happy Creating!! Sandy