Love Wall Hanging with Katelyn Grosart

Hey Southern Ridge Trading Company fans, Katelyn here. Valentine's Day is only 17 days away and thought now is the time to start making some decor pieces to add in areas of my home, so today, I'm excited to share with you my Love Wall Hanging. To create my wall hanging, I've used a variety of our popular frames and Love themed chipboard pieces. You'll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my Love Wall Hanging at home.

To start, you'll need to take the largest heart out of the Plain Heart Mix Package. Ink the edges of the heart using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From a piece of Valentine's themed paper, traced the chipboard heart onto the paper. Cut the paper heart out. Ink the edges of the paper heart using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From the Love & Hearts set, you'll need the love word and three hearts. Apply two coats of Candied Apple Distress Paint to the Love word and one of the hearts. Apply two coats of Carnation Dina Wakley paint to the other two hearts. Once the paint has dried, rub Black Soot Distress Crayon along the edges of the word and hearts.

Next, you'll need the Shrubbery Heart Frame. Apply two coats of Blush PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Acrylic Paint to the frame.

From the Abstract Circle Frames, you'll need the small circle frame. Apply a coat of VersaMark Ink over the entire surface of the frame. Sprinkle Molten Dimensions - Black Magic Embossing Powder over the entire frame. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool.

Pull together a variety of flowers in red, pink, black and white.

Adhere the paper heart to the chipboard heart.

Adhere the shrubbery frame to the middle of the paper heart. Adhere the circle frame to the middle of the shrubbery heart frame.

Adhere the Love word to the middle of the circle frame.

In the bottom right hand side of the frames, adhere fifteen flowers in a variety of colours as well as a red heart and pink heart as desired. 

In the bottom left hand side of the frames, adhere fourteen flowers in a variety of colours as well as a pink heart as desired. 

In amongst the flowers in both the top left and bottom right sides place black and white pearls as desired. To finish the wall hanging, punch two holes at the top of the heart and tie ribbon through the two holes.

Here are a few closeup photos of the finished wall hanging.

Here is the finished Love Wall Hanging.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Abstract Circle Frames

- Shrubbery Heart Frame

- Plain Heart Mix Package

- Love & Hearts

- Pink Large Flowers

- Roses: Red, White and Black

Other Supplies Used:

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Molten Dimensions - Black Magic Embossing Powder

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Black Soot, Distress Paint - Candied Apple, Distress Crayon - Black Soot and Blending Tool with Foam

- Dina Wakley for Ranger Ink: Acrylic Paint - Carnation

- PaperArtsy: Fresco Finish Acrylic Paint - Blush

- Imagine Crafts: VersaMark Ink

- Simple Stories: Kissing Booth - Love & Adore

- Eyelet Outlet: Black Pearls and White Pearls

- Misc: Ribbon

Thanks so much for joining my today!

- Katelyn

Exhale, Breathe, Meditate Wall Hanging with Katelyn Grosart

Hey Southern Ridge Trading Company fans, Katelyn here. Christmas is over and I'm definitely ready to start crafting something other than Christmas, so today, I'm excited to share with you my Exhale, Breathe, Meditate Wall Hanging. To create my wall hanging, I've used a variety of our chipboard pieces. You'll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my Exhale, Breathe, Meditate Wall Hanging at home.

To start, die cut a 4 1/2" Stitched Fishtail out of Plain Collage Paper. Place the X's stencil overtop of the fishtail and sprinkle Lindy Stamp Gangs powder - Oom Pah Pah Pink and Cuckoo Clock Cardinal. Spritz the powder with water and remove the stencil. Set the fishtail aside to dry.

Once the fishtail has dried, place the splashes stencil on the fishtail and blend Black Soot Distress Oxide ink through the stencil as desired on the fishtail. Apply Candied Apple Distress Oxide Ink to the dot stamp and stamp randomly on the fishtail. Clean the stamp off. Apply Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide Ink to the dot stamp and stamp randomly on the fishtail.

From the Exhale Word Mix, you'll need the Breathe, Meditate and Exhale words. Apply two coats of Brushed Pewter Distress Stain to each word. 

Next, you'll need the Tribal Feather Skinny Strand. Apply two coats of Black Marble Dylusions Paint to the strings of the feathers. Apply two coats of Cherry Pie Dylusions Paint to two of the feathers. Apply two coats of Squeezed Orange Dylusions Paint to two of the feathers. Once the paint has dried, add white dots with a gel pen over each feather. Cut the strand of feathers down to 5 1/2".

You'll need one of the Vintage Scroll Keys. Apply two coats of Brushed Pewter Distress Stain to the key.

Next, you'll need the large Abstract Circle Frame. Apply a coat of Emboss It Ink to the frame. Sprinkle Salted Raven Embossing Powder over the frame. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool.

The last chipboard piece you'll need is the World Globe. Apply two coats of Black Marble Dylusion Paint to the globe. 

Die cut a 4 1/2" Stitched Fishtail out of Kraft Cardstock. Ink the edges of both stitched fishtails using Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Adhere the 4 1/2" stenciled fishtail to the 4 1/2" kraft fishtail.

Adhere the world globe to the middle of the 4 1/2" stitched fishtail. Adhere the abstract circle frame to the world globe. 

Adhere the vintage scroll key to the middle of the abstract circle frame. Adhere the tribal feather skinny strand to the middle of the vintage scroll key.

Adhere the Exhale, Breathe and Meditate words to the right side of the feathers and circle frame. To finish the wall hanging, punch two holes at the top of the fishtail and tie jute twine through the holes to create the wall hanging.

Here are a few closeup photos of the finished wall hanging.

Here are the finished Exhale, Breathe, Meditate Wall Hanging.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Abstract Circle Frames

- World Globe

- Vintage Scroll Keys

- Tribal Feather Skinny Strand

- Exhale Word Mix

Other Supplies Used:

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Salted Raven Embossing Powder

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Stain - Brushed Pewter, Distress Oxide Ink - Black Soot, Candied Apple & Carved Pumpkin and Blending Tool with Foam

- Dyan Reavley for Ranger Ink: Dylusions Paint - Squeezed Orange, Black Marble and Cherry Pie

- Dina Wakley for Ranger Ink: X's stencil

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Dabber

- Lindy's Stamp Gang: Magical Shaker - Oom Pah Pah Pink and Cuckoo Clock Cardinal

- Alexandre Renke: Splashes Stencil

- Prima Marketing: Clear Stamp - Offset Dots

- Tim Holtz/Ideaology: Collage Paper - Plain

- Elizabeth Craft Designs: Stitched Fishtail

- Misc: Kraft Cardstock, White Gel Pen and Jute Twine

Thanks so much for joining my today!

- Katelyn

Happy Birthday Gift Tag with Katelyn Grosart

Hey Southern Ridge Trading Company fans, Katelyn here. I'm thrilled to be back on the blog today sharing my Happy Birthday Gift Tag perfect to add to a gift bag or wrapped gift. To create my tag, I've used a variety of our popular fall and everyday chipboard pieces. You'll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my Happy Birthday Gift Tag at home.

To start, you'll need one Chipboard Tag. Trace the chipboard tag around a fall piece of patterned paper. Cut the paper tag out. Punch the hole at the top of the paper tag. Ink the edges of the paper tag using Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Next, you'll need five Itty Bitty Maple Leaves.

From the Fall Leaves, you'll need to choose three of the leaves. Apply Emboss It Ink to two of the leaves and sprinkle Baked Texture - Taos Sunset Embossing Powder over each leaf. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. Apply Emboss It Ink to the other leaves and sprinkle Baked Texture - Chunky Rust Embossing Powder over the leaf. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. 

Choose two Tribal Feathers from the Tribal Feather Mix package. Apply Emboss It Ink to one of the leaves and sprinkle Baked Texture - Chunky Rust Embossing Powder over the feather. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. Apply Emboss It Ink to the other feather and sprinkle Forest Foliage Embossing Powder over the feather. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. 

From the Birthday Greetings sentiments, cut out one of the Happy Birthdays. Apply Emboss It Ink to the Happy Birthday sentiment and sprinkle Burnt Copper Embossing Powder over the sentiment. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool.  

You'll need the small Abstract Circle Frame from the Abstract Circle Frames. Apply Emboss It Ink to the frame and sprinkle Weathered Wood Embossing Powder over the frame. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool.  

The last chipboard piece you'll need is the damask ornament.

Adhere the paper tag to the chipboard tag.

Adhere the abstract circle frame to the damask ornament. Apply foam squares to the left hand side of the damask ornament and adhere to the middle right hand side of the tag.

Adhere one of the Taos Sunset leaves in the top left side of the frame. Adhere the two feathers to the middle of the frame. Adhere the remaining embossed leaves to the bottom right side of the frame.

Adhere the Happy Birthday sentiment to the middle of the circle frame. Adhere the five itty bitty maple leaves around the frame as desired. 

To finish the tag, tie a piece of twine to the top of the tag.

Here are a few closeup photos of the tag.

Here is the finished Happy Birthday Gift Tag.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Itty Bitty Maple Leaves

- Fall Leaves

- Tribal Feather Mix

- Birthday Greetings

- Abstract Circle Frames

- Chipboard Tag

- Damask Ornament

Other Supplies Used:

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Weathered Wood Embossing Powder, Forest Foliage Embossing Powder, Baked Texture - Chunky Rust & Taos Sunset Embossing Powder and Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder

- Prima Marketing Inc.: Autumn Sunset Collection

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Vintage Photo Distress Ink and a Blending Tool with Foam

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Dabber

- Misc: Twine

Thanks so much for joining my today!

- Katelyn

Merry Christmas Tag with Pam Bray

Hi Southern Ridge Trading Company Fans!!! Pam here today sharing my Merry Christmas Tag!!! What better way to finish your Christmas or holiday packages by creating a few fabulous embossed tags using Southern Trading Company Chipboard! 

The Merry Christmas tag is super easy to create. First, start by covering your tag with your favourite pattern paper. I used Graphic 45 Magic Christmas for my tag. 

Next, paint your Southern Ridge Trading Company Merry Christmas Sentiment, Abstract Circle Frame and Flourish Christmas Tree with white gesso. Dry. Emboss each piece with Emerald Creek Craft Supplies Embossing Powder. 

Adhere prepared Merry Christmas Sentiment to bottom of tag. 

Adhere prepared  Abstract Circle Frame to top of pattern paper; fussy cut around edges. Adhere to top of tag. 

Adhere embossed Flourish Christmas Tree to top of Abstract Circle Frame. Fussy cut images from pattern paper. Add to front of tag. Fussy cut second set of images; place on top of first images with pop dots to give added dimension to tag. 

Finish tag by adding pretty bows to top and a small metal star to Flourish Christmas Tree. 

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Merry Christmas

- Abstract Circle Frames

- Flourish Christmas Tree

Other Supplies Used:

- Graphic 45: Christmas Magic Collection and Tag Die

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Embossing Powder - Baked Texture Chunky Rust & Dirty Sand and Apple Martini Embossing Powder

- Metal Star

- White Gesso

- Paintbrush

- Green and Gold Ribbon

I hope you have enjoyed my easy tutorial on how to make some super easy embossed tags for your gifts this holiday season!  Hugs Pam