Heart Wall Hanging with Karla Yungwirth

Hello friends! It’s Karla back today with a beautiful heart wallhanging, perfect for Valentines Day! When I think of Valentines, I think of vintage roses, soft pinks and cool reds and of course lots of hearts! I’ve grabbed a few awesome supplies from the Southern Ridge Trading Company Store - Plain Heart Mix , Mini Connected Hearts, Medium Arrow Stencil and the Love sentiment from Words of Christmas . I even put together a video so you can see exactly how this came together.

I used the large heart from the Plain Heart Mix, which comes with 7 chipboard hearts, as my base. It was perfect to cover with the pretty papers from the Vintage Valentine Simple Stories collection. Some Kraftin’ Kimmie Inks add colour to various pieces and I even grabbed some silver Inka Gold paste to add a bit of shimmer! A subtle arrow decorates the 3x4 cut apart card with a bit of grey ink and some Moonstone Glimmer Paste, and the Love sentiment looks ‘lovely’ inked with an ombre effect.

I used my Cricut Maker to cut the Heart Rosette from Cricut Design Space and added a 2x2 card glued to one of the smaller heart chipboard pieces for the top. These pretty connected mini hearts look lovely covered in red ink with a touch of silver paste.

You can check out exactly how I put this together and see all the supplies closeup in my VIDEO HERE.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Plain Heart Mix 

- Mini Connected Hearts

- Medium Arrow Stencil

- Words of Christmas 

Other Supplies Used:

- Simple Stories: Vintage Valentine Collection Pack

- Inka Gold: Silver Paint

- Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps: Krafty Kolours Inks

- Art Institute Glitter Glue 

- Glue Gun

- Cricut Maker with Heart Rosette Cut File #M44A3A (Ribbons & Rosettes Cartridge)

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you’ll try making some seasonal home décor using goodies from the Southern Ridge Trading Company. Have a wonderful week friends!

Hugs,

Karla

Winter Canvas

I'am back on the blog today to feature another "Winter" inspired project . There is still six days left to enter your "winter" piece into our Monthly Challenge. For all of the details, head here. For my post today,  I created a winter canvas.

Supplies Used: Ranger/Tim Holtz - Ground Expresso Distress Ink, Distress Crackle Paint - Clear Rock Candy. Ranger/Dylusions - Dylusions Paint: White Linen. Sizzix/Tim Holtz - Holiday Words: Block. Tim Holtz Ideaology - 6x8 Burlap Panel. Emerald Creek - Iridescent Shimmer  & Soft Fallen Snow Embossing Powder. Viva Decor - Inka Gold: Old Gold & Brown Gold. Tsukineko/Imagine Crafts - VersaMark. Bo Bunny Sleigh Ride - Blizzard, Logs & Tradition. Bazzill Cardstock - Java. May Arts Twine - White.

To begin, I prepped the background of my burlap panel, using a blending tool and inking 1/2" in around all the edges of the panel. Once the edges were inked, I sprinkled Soft Fallen Snow Embossing Powder around all four edges and embossed them. 

Once the background of the panel was finished, I set it aside and started working on the Cedar Trees. I covered all three cedar trees with Brown Gold Inka Gold. Once the Inka Gold was dry, I covered each cedar tree with a layer of Clear Rock Candy Distress Crackle paint and set them aside to dry.

Once the cedar trees were drying, I moved on to the Plain Banners. I covered the three plain banners with Old Gold Inka Gold. Once all three banners were covered, I applied a layer Clear Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint over top and set them aside to dry.

I wanted to add something to the plain banners, so I pulled out my stash of Mini Wood Snowflakes. Before embossing the snowflakes, I painted them with a layer of Dylusions Paint in White Linen. Once the paint was dry, I covered them in a layer of VersaMark and then sprinkled Soft Fallen Snow Embossing Powder overtop of them and embossed them. 

For the finishing touches on my winter canvas, I added two layers of patterned paper from Bo Bunny's Sleigh Ridge Collection. I also wanted to add the word "winter" somewhere on my canvas, so I cut it out using the Tim Holtz/Sizzix - Holiday Words: Block die, attaching it to the top of my photo. For the last of the finishing touches, I added some Iridescent Shimmer Embossing Powder to parts of the edges of the patterned paper. 

Here is the finish Winter canvas with all of the elements put together.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my winter canvas. We can't wait to see your project or projects for the Monthly Challenge. Make sure to check back regularly to see what the rest of the design team members are creating.

Until Next Time!

-Katelyn