Altered Christmas Wine Bottle with Laura Gilhuly

Good morning!

Christmas is upon us and to help put me in the Christmas spirit I like creating Christmas crafts!

To create this I emptied a wine bottle and covered it in 3 layers of gesso, added some crackle paste and allowed to dry.  I then layered different colours of mists then added some embossing paste through the Southern Ridge circle stencil, and added some silver embossing powder and heat set it

My husband soaked the 'Believe' chipboard and 'Holly berry branch' in water for 24 hours then shaped it around the bottle and glued it down for me

I painted the pieces then dry brushed some gesso on it.

I added lots of baubles and poinsettias then added some white gesso to give it a frosty look!

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Believe
- Holly Berry Branch

Thanks for stopping by!

Laura

Believe Canvas with Pam Bray

Hi Southern Ridge Trading Company Fans!!! Pam here today sharing my Believe Canvas using some amazing Southern Ridge Trading Company Chipboard!!! It is never to early to start creating home décor pieces for the holidays!  

Begin by inking pattern paper using Nutmeg ink; adhere to top of 8" x 10" Canvas. 

Add mat pattern paper to top of canvas along with a scallop border and border strip. 

Emboss Southern Ridge Trading Company Scroll Frame, Believe and Rope Ornament using the Ancient Amber Baked Texture Embossing Powder. 

Adhere prepared Believe to top of canvas. 

Adhere embossed Scroll Frame to top of pattern paper; adhere to top of frame. Fussy cut second image from pattern paper. 

Add second image to top of frame with pop dots. Punch 2" circle from pattern paper; adhere to base of  Rope Ornament.  Adhere embossed top of Rope Ornament to base. Add to front of canvas with pop dots. 

Add sticker to canvas along with enamel dots. 

Add twine bow to Rope Ornament and tie to the "B" on the Believe.

Add stickers to top of canvas; add a few with pop dots to create added dimension. Add glitter white enamel dot to center of Rope Ornament.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Rope Ornament Set

- Believe

- Scroll Frame

Other Supplies Used:

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Baked Texture - Ancient Amber Embossing Powder

- Authentique: Nostalgia Paper Collection

- Colorbox: Nutmeg Blend

- 8" x 10" Canvas

- Tan and Red Twine

- Red and Glitter White Enamel Dots

- Glue Gun and Glue Sticks

- Xyron: Creative Station with Permanent Adhesive

- Pop Dots

I hope you have enjoyed my easy tutorial on how to make your very own Believe Canvas for your home or for a gift idea this holiday season!  Hugs Pam

Believe Scrapbook Layout with Charlene Byrd

Hello everyone!

Thanks for joining me today on the blog. I love everything about the season of Christmas! I usually start decorating the 3rd week in November because I love all my vintage country decorations and the soft lights in my house. Last year my twin nephews (2 ½ years old) thought it was so cool that I had 3 Christmas trees in my house!!  (1 tall country tree and 2 little decorative trees), and they loved that these little trees were the perfect height for them!  I asked Fraser if I could take some pictures of him and I couldn’t believe how cute his poses were! Is he naughty or is he nice?

To start I misted the wood diecut with Black spray. I embossed the word Believe with Black UTEE. To do this I added VersaMark to the word believe. Now it was difficult to only get VersaMark on just the word so I have a little trick to share with you.  Apply VersaMark over the word. Sprinkle on the UTEE. Use a dry paint brush to brush off the UTEE from where you don’t want it. Voila! Problem solved.

To do the Mail Station sign I first misted the wood with black spray. I lightly sanded off the edges a bit. Then I took a little bit of cream acrylic paint and gently brushed it over the sign making sure that I didn’t push the paint into the words. I ended up doing 4 light coats of paint until I was happy with the result.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Chipboard Used:

- Wood Mail Station Post

- Believe

Other Products Used:

- Fancy Pants Paper

- Corrugated paper

- Light Modelling Paste

- Prima Flowers

- Lace

- Washi Tape

- Twine

- Wood button

Remember to play along in the monthly challenge over on the Southern Ridge Trading Company blog. Each month enter for your chance to win 4 designs from the online store - chipboard.ca -$20 (before tax) retail value of YOUR OWN CHOOSING! 

Live, Be Happy and Create!

Charlene