Heart of Spring with Ruchi

Hello friends!! Ruchi here from Ruchi's Crafeteria and I'm back with my inspirational project.

Today I've created a Layout on chipboard using mixed media technique. Here it is...

I chose some bright colours for my projects. Picked SRTC Plain Heart Mix Package which is a set of hearts chipboards in different sizes. Applied used dryer sheet along with Prima Gel Medium. Put that aside for drying and heat embossed some SRTC chipboards- Foliage Pieces and Heart Scroll Cage.

When the base dried, created texture with the help of texture paste and stencil and applied different mists and metallic paints.

I did some stamping and arranged all the elements together.

Lastly added art stones, sequins, and sparkling dust to complete the look.

That’s it for today!! I hope you like my today's project. Don’t forget to check the SRTC shop for these chipboards and some other awesome designs.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Plain Heart Mix Package

- Heart Scroll Cages

- Foliage Pieces

Other Supplies Used:

- Prima Marketing Inc.: Stamps, Flowers, Gel Medium, White Gesso and Mini Art Stones

- Expressions Craft: Metallic Paints and Deco Stones

- Ranger Ink: Embossing Powder

- Tim Holtz Idea-ology: Big Chat sticker

- Stencil, sequins, fussy cut elements are from my stash

See ya next time.

Till then happy crafting!!

Ruchi

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

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