Sweet Tag with Katelyn Grosart

Hey Southern Ridge Trading Company fans, Katelyn here. Today, I'm thrilled to be sharing with you my Sweet Tag. To create my tag, I've used a variety of our Love themed chipboard pieces. You'll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my Sweet Tag at home.

To start, you'll need a Chipboard Tag. Ink the edges of the tag using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam. 

Trace the chipboard tag around a piece of patterned paper of your choosing. Cut the tag out. Punch a hole at the top of the paper tag. Distress the edges of the paper tag. Ink the edges of the paper tag using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

You'll need two patterned papers that coordinate with the paper used for the tag. Cut one piece that measures 2 3/4" x 3 3/4" and cut a piece out of the other patterned paper that measures 2 1/2" x 3 1/2". Fussy cut or die cut a frame out of coordinating paper. Distress the edges of the paper. Ink the edges of the papers and frame using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From the Corrogated Hearts, you'll need the medium heart. Apply Emboss It Ink to the heart and sprinkle White Satin Pearl Embossing Powder over the entire surface of the heart. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. Ink the edges of the heart using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Choose one of the keyholes from the Med Key Holes package. Apply Emboss It Ink to the keyhole and sprinkle Molten Dimensions - White Wonder Embossing Powder over the entire surface of the keyhole. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. 

From the Word Mix #2 package, you'll need the Sweet word. Apply Emboss It Ink to the word and sprinkle Molten Dimensions - White Wonder Embossing Powder over the entire surface of the word. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. 

Next, you'll need the Barbed Wire Heart Frame. Apply two coats of Victorian Velvet Distress Paint to the frame. Once the frame has dried, ink the edges of the frame using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending too with foam.

Apply two coats of Candied Apple Distress Paint to the Jessie Heart. Ink the edges of the heart using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From the Love & Hearts package, you'll need two hearts. Apply two coats of Candied Apple Distress Paint to one of the hearts. Apply two coats of Spun Sugar Distress Paint to the other heart. Once the hearts have dried, ink the edges of the hearts using Walnut Stain Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

The last thing you'll need is two large white roses, two small white roses, eight red roses, four pink roses and three aqua flowers.

Adhere the paper tag to the chipboard tag. Adhere the 2 1/2" patterned paper piece to the 2 3/4" patterned paper piece. Foam square the 2 3/4" paper to the middle of the paper tag. Adhere the frame to the 2 3/4" paper.

Foam square the large red heart to the middle of the 2 3/4" paper. Adhere the corrogated heart to the middle of the large red heart. Adhere the barbed wire heart frame overtop of the corrogated heart.

Adhere the keyhole to the middle of the barbed wire frame. Adhere the two hearts as desired to the keyhole. Adhere the sweet word to the middle of the hearts.

On the bottom right hand side of the large red heart, adhere one large white roses, two pink roses, four red roses, one aqua rose and two white roses.

On the top left hand side of the barbed wire heart frame, adhere one large white roses, two pink roses, four red roses and two aqua rose.

To finish the tag, tie a bow at the top of the tag using White Seam Binding Ribbon.

Here are a few closeup photos of the finished tag.

Here is the finished Sweet Tag.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Chipboard Tag

- Corrogated Hearts

- Barbed Wire Heart Frame

- Jessie Heart

- Love & Hearts

- Med Key Holes

- Word Mix #2

- 20mm Roses: White

- 15mm Roses: Pink

- 10mm Roses: White, Red and Aqua

Other Supplies Used:

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Molten Dimensions - White Wonder Embossing Powder and White Satin Pearl Embossing Powder

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Paint - Candied Apple, Spun Sugar & Victorian Velvet, Distress Ink - Walnut Stain and Blending Tool with Foam

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Dabber

- Mintay Papers: Love Letters Collection

- Misc: White Seam Binding Ribbon

Thanks so much for joining my today!

- Katelyn

Masculine Happy Birthday Card with Katelyn Grosart

Hey Southern Ridge Trading Company fans, Katelyn here. Next month, there are a lot of mens birthdays that need cards, so I have started to create some masculine birthday cards. Today's project is you guessed it, a Masculine Happy Birthday Card perfect to give to that special man in your life. You'll want to read below as I share with you how I created my Happy Birthday Card at home.

To embellish the top piece of patterned paper, I laid the Under the Sea Bubbles Stencil on the paper and spread texture paste - transparent matte using a palette knife. Remove the stencil and allow the patterned paper to dry. On the second patterned paper piece, I adhered a piece of the Fence pattern in the bottom left hand corner.  The fence pattern was given two coats of Brushed Pewter Distress Stain and rubbed Black Soot Distress Crayon over the piece with my finger. 

To embellish the clock and key hole, I embossed them using Boho Blends - Turkish Bronze Embossing Powder. For the vintage sign, I embossed it with an embossing folder and then painted it using Hickory Smoke Distress Paint. To embellish the abstract frame, I embossed it using Boho Blends - Wrought Iron Embossing Powder. For the Happy Birthday, it was painted using Hickory Smoke Distress Paint and then rubbing with a finger Black Soot Distress Crayon on the sentiment.

For the nuts and bolts, they were given two coats of Brushed Pewter Distress Stain and then rubbing with a finger Black Soot Distress Crayon. 

In the top right side on the second patterned paper piece, I adhered another piece of the Fence pattern in the top right hand corner. The fence pattern was given two coats of Brushed Pewter Distress Stain and rubbed Black Soot Distress Crayon over the piece with my finger. 

Here is the finished Masculine Happy Birthday Card.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Under the Sea Bubbles Stencil

- Abstract Frame Set

- Fine Clock Face

- Med Key Holes

- Nuts & Bolts

- Birthday Greetings

- Vintage Sign Shapes 2

- Fence Pattern

Other Supplies Used:

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink, Hickory Smoke Distress Paint, Brushed Pewter Distress Stain, Black Soot Distress Crayon and Blending tool with Foam

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Ink Dabber and Texture Paste - Transparent Matte

- Authentique: Mister Collection - Mister 1, Mister 2 and Mister 4

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Boho Blends - Turkish Bronze and Wrought Iron

- Elizabeth Craft Designs: Lots of Dots Embossing Folder

- Misc: White Cardstock

Until Next Time!

- Katelyn

Adore Tag with Katelyn Grosart

Hey Southern Ridge Trading Company fans, Katelyn here. It's hard to believe that Valentine's Day is right around the corner and it's time to start thinking about creating tags and cards. For today's post, I've created this Adore Tag which is perfect to give to your loved ones. You'll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my tag at home. 

To start, you'll need a Chipboard Tag. Choose two pieces of Valentine's Day themed patterned paper. Trace the tag around one of the pieces of paper and cut the tag out. Cut the second piece of patterned paper to 2 3/4" x 3 3/4". Distress the edges of each patterned paper piece. Ink the edges of the patterned paper pieces and chipboard tag using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Apply two coats of Candied Apple Distress Paint to the Adore Swirl Word. Once the paint has dried, rub Black Soot Distress Crayon around the edges of the word.

Choose one Med Key Hole. Apply Emboss It Ink to the key hole. Sprinkle Hammered Metal Embossing Powder overtop of the key hole. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool.

The last piece that you'll need is the Flourish Heart. Apply Emboss It Ink to the heart. Sprinkle Sweet Valentine Embossing Powder overtop of the heart. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool.

Cut a piece of lace that measures 3".

You'll need four 10mm light pink roses, four small pink flowers, four 15mm white roses and four 10mm red roses. 

Adhere the tag patterned paper piece to the chipboard tag. Adhere the 2 3/4" patterned paper piece to the patterned paper tag.

Punch a hole at the top of the tag. Place the Heart Stencil over top of the tag. Using a palette knife, spread Transparent Matte Texture Paste through the stencil randomly in the top left and bottom right corners of the patterned paper tag.

Once the texture paste is dry, adhere the lace 1 5/8" from the bottom of the tag. Foam square the flourish heart to the middle of the tag.

Adhere the key hole to the middle of the flourish heart. Adhere the Adore word overtop of the key hole.

On the top left hand side of the heart, adhere two red roses, two pink flowers, two pink roses and on white rose. On the bottom right hand side of the heart adhere three white roses, two pink roses, two pink flowers and two red roses.

To finish off the tag, tie a piece of red ribbon through the top of the tag.

Here are a few closeup photos of the finished tag.

And here's the finished Adore Tag.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Chipboard Tag

- Med Key Holes

- Adore Swirl Word

-  Heart Stencil

- Flourish Heart

- Roses: 10mm Red, 15mm White and 10mm Pink

Other Supplies Used:

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Hammered Metal Embossing Powder and Sweet Valentine Embossing Powder

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

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Ink Dabber and Texture Paste - Transparent Matte

- Authentique: Sweetheart - Sweetheart Two and Sweetheart Three

- Misc: Red Seam Binding Ribbon, White Lace, Pink Flowers and Heat Tool

Until Next Time!

- Katelyn

Secrets Tag by Corina Finley

Thank you for joining me Today!

This week I decided to create a Tag, played with a stencil and alter some awesome chipboard elements.

I created my layers from black and manila cardstock. I used a large Tag die to cut the black cardstock. The Tag base was stamped this a Distress Lined Background stamp with versamark, sprinkled with clear embossing powder and heat set.

For the Manila cardstock, I applied Distressed Oxide in Fired Brick using an Ink Blending tool.  I dried the piece, then flicked with water and used a piece of paper towel to blot up the excess.

I used a stencil next with a metallic grey paint. I applied the paint unevenly with a Ink blending tool - wanting some lighter areas. Set aside to dry fully. Then the stencil was reapplied and each brick was traced using a black fine tip marker.

To alter the Med Key Holes, I used thick black embossing powder, while still wet (hot), I sprinkled with black glass glitter.  The Bolts and Plaque were painted with Black Gesso. The Mini Wood Key was painted with silver paint and a little was added to the 4 Bolts.

Seam binding, black twine and a metal Secret Charm was added for a finishing touch!

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products Used: 

- Nuts and Bolts

- Med Key Holes

- Mini Wood Key

Remember to take a look at the Southern Ridge Trading Company website - Chipboard.ca for great Chipboard designs for your next card or project!

Thanks for joining me today!

Take care,

Corina Finley

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Masculine Happy Birthday Card with Katelyn Grosart

Hey there Southern Ridge Trading Company fans, Katelyn here. It was my Step Dad's birthday a week ago and he loves photography. So with his birthday in mind, I set out to create him a masculine photography inspired Happy Birthday Card. This card is chalked full of chipboard pieces as well as different embellishments and it can be made for any special person in your life. Grab a cup of your favourite beverage and read below as I share with you how I created my masculine Happy Birthday Card. 

To start, cut a piece of patterned paper that measures 5 1/2" x 5 1/2".  Once the piece of paper has been cut, place the Brick Stencil over top of the paper. Using a palette knife, apply Black Texture Paste through the top left and bottom right of the stencil randomly. Set the piece of paper aside to dry while you work on the other elements for your card.

Cut two Honeycomb Pattern pieces that measure 2" x 3". Apply Emboss It Ink to the Honeycomb pieces. Sprinkle Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder over each Honeycomb piece. Emboss the Honeycomb pieces with your heat tool. 

With the Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder still out, choose two hinges from the Nuts & Bolts and cut the hinges in half. Apply Emboss It Ink to the hinges. Sprinkle Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder over the hinges. Emboss the hinges with your heat tool. 

Using the small Abstract Circle Frame, apply Emboss It Ink to the small abstract circle frame. Sprinkle Charred Gold Embossing Powder over the circle frame. Emboss the circle frame with your heat tool. 

Using the small Chain Frame, apply Emboss It Ink to the small chain frame. Sprinkle Hammered Metal Embossing Powder over the chain frame. Emboss the chain frame with your heat tool. 

With the Hammered Metal Embossing Powder still out, choose one med. key hole and apply Emboss It Ink to the key hole. Sprinkle Hammered Metal Embossing Powder over the key hole. Emboss the key hole with your heat tool. 

Choose a Happy Birthday sentiment from the Birthday Greetings. Cut your chosen Happy Birthday sentiment out. Apply Emboss It Ink to the Happy Birthday Sentiment. Sprinkle Midnight Black Embossing Powder over the entire Happy Birthday sentiment. Emboss the Happy Birthday sentiment with your heat tool. 

Take two Delicate Lace Bars out of the package. On both pieces, cut the long skinny bar off. Apply two coats of Vintage Photo Distress Stain to the Delicate Lace Bars.

Take one Drifting Feather out of the package. Apply two coats of Walnut Stain Distress Paint to the feather. Let the feather dry. After the paint has dried on the feather, apply Walnut Stain Distress Crayon to the feather. Rub the distress crayon into the edges of the feather.

Choose eight bolts from the Nuts & Bolts package. Apply two coats of Brushed Pewter Distress Stain to each bolt. Let the blots dry. After the bolts have dried, start by applying Pumice Stone Distress Crayon to each bolt. Rub the crayon in. Apply Hickory Smoke Distress Crayon to each bolt. Rub the crayon in. The last Distress Crayon you'll need to apply to the bolts is Black Soot. Rub the crayon in. 

Pick three keys. Using the Black Soot Distress Crayon, apply the crayon to each key. Rub the crayon into each key to give them a more of a worn look. 

Using the Black Soot Distress Crayon, apply the crayon to the pocket watch. Rub the crayon into each pocket watch to give it a worn look. 

From Pion Design "Mister Tom's Treasure" fussy cut a pocket watch, two cars and two license plates. Ink the edges of the images using a Blending Tool and Black Soot Distress Ink.

Cut one film strip piece that has 6 squares on it. Cut a second film strip piece that has 2 1/2 squares on it. 

Cut a 3 1/4" stitched circle out of black cardstock. Using the 2 3/4" stitched circle, cut out the photography image found on the Mister Tom's Treasures Images. Distress the edges of the stitched circles using an edge distressor. Ink the edges of the circles using a Blending Tool and Black Soot Distress Ink.

Distress the edges of the 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" patterned paper using an edge distressor. Ink the edges of the paper using a Blending Tool and Black Soot Distress Ink.

Cut a 5 5/8" x 5 5/8" piece of woodgrain patterned paper. Distress the edges of the 5 5/8" x 5 5/8" patterned paper using an edge distressor. Ink the edges of the paper using a Blending Tool and Black Soot Distress Ink.

Cut a 5 3/4" x 5 3/4" piece of black cardstock. Distress the edges of the 5 3/4" x 5 3/4" black cardstock using an edge distressor. Ink the edges of the paper using a Blending Tool and Black Soot Distress Ink.

Cut a 5 7/8" x 5 7/8" piece of patterned paper. Distress the edges of the 5 7/8" x 5 7/8" patterned paper using an edge distressor. Ink the edges of the paper using a Blending Tool and Black Soot Distress Ink.

Cut a 6" x 12" piece of White Super Stock Cardstock. Score the cardstock at 6". Fold card base in half.

Now it's time to assemble your card.

Adhere the black cardstock piece to the 5 7/8" x 5 7/8" patterned paper piece.

Adhere the woodgrain patterned paper to the black cardstock.

Adhere the brick patterned paper piece to the woodgrain patterned paper. 

Adhere the photography image circle to the black cardstock circle. 

Adhere the black cardstock circle to the middle of the brick stenciled image.

In the top left hand side of the photography/black circle, adhere one of the honeycomb pattern pieces. In the bottom right hand side of the photography/black circle, adhere the other honeycomb patten piece.

Adhere one of the delicate lace bar piece to the top of the photography/black circle. Adhere the other delicate lace bar piece to the bottom of the photography/black circle.

In the top left hand side of the photography circle, adhere one of the fussy cut cars and one of the license plates, the film strip with 2 1/2 squares, pocket watch, keyhole, the two hinges and a metal key.

In the bottom right hand side of the photography circle, adhere the other fussy cut card, license plate, pocket watch, film strip piece, three bolts and two keys.

Adhere the abstract frame overtop of the photography circle. Adhere the chain frame overtop of the abstract frame. On the top left hand side of the chain frame, adhere five bolts. In the bottom right hand corner adhere the feather overtop of the chain frame. Adhere the Happy Birthday sentiment to the bottom portion of the chain frame. 

To finish your card, adhere your card front to the cardbase.

Here are a few closeup photos of the finished Masculine Happy Birthday Card.

And here's the finished Masculine Happy Birthday Card.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Birthday Greetings

- Abstract Circle Frames

- Nuts & Bolts

- Chain Frames

- Delicate Lace Bar

- Drifting Feathers

- Med. Key Holes

- Honeycomb Pattern

- Brick Stencil

Other Supplies Used:

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder, Charred Gold Embossing Powder, Hammered Metal Embossing Powder, Pocket Watch Charm and Key Charms

- DecoArt: Modeling Paste - Black

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Black Soot, Distress Paint -  Walnut Stain, Distress Crayons - Walnut Stain, Pumice Stone, Black Soot and Hickory Smoke and Distress Stain - Vintage Photo and Brushed Pewter

- Tim Holtz/Idea-ology: Film Strip Ribbon

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Ink - Clear (Dabber) and Glossy Accents

- Elizabeth Craft Designs: Stitched Circles Die and Double Sided Adhesive Tape - 6mm

- Pion Design: Legends of the Sea - Sea Star and Mister Tom's Treasures - Vintage Automobiles, Images from the Past and Old Factory

- Creative Scrapbooker/Cathie Allan: Superstock Cardstock

- Tombow: Aqua Mono Liquid Glue

- Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L:  3D Foam Squares and Dodz

- Misc: Heat Tool and Black Cardstock

Until Next Time!

- Katelyn