Dream Card with Katelyn Grosart

Hey Southern Ridge Trading Company fans, Katelyn here. Today, I'm sharing with you my Dream Card perfect to add to give to that someone in your life who needs an extra special note to brighten their day. To create my card, I've used a variety of our popular frames, foliage and word chipboard pieces. You'll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my Dream Card at home.

To start, you'll need the Leafy Frame. Apply two coats of Dina Wakley Heavy Body Acrylic Paint - Black to the frame. 

Next you'll need one of the Butterflies from the Butterfly Swirl Combo. Note: My butterfly is slightly different and no longer in stock, so that is why you'll need to choose one from the Butterfly Swirl Combo. Apply two coats of Impasto Paint - Crimson to the butterfly. 

Take out both Abstract Corner from the package. Apply Emboss It Ink to each corner. Sprinkle Molten Dimensions - White Wonder Embossing Powder over the entire surface of each corner. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool. 

Next, you'll need the Dream Fun Word. Apply Emboss It Ink to the word. 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. 

From the Pussy Willows, cut four pieces off the branches. Apply two coats of Dina Wakley Heavy Body Acrylic Paint - Evergreen to the pussy willow pieces. 

From the Fern Leaf Foliage package, you'll need two of them. Apply two coats of Dina Wakley Heavy Body Acrylic Paint - Evergreen to the fern pieces. Once the paint has dried, rub Pine Needles Distress Crayon along the top of the ferns.

You'll need six magenta roses, four turquoise roses, one large white rose and five white roses. 

Choose two pieces of patterned paper from Nicole Wright Designs - Media Assemblage package. Die cut a 4" stitched rectangle out of one of the papers. Die cut a 4 1/2" stitched rectangle out of the other patterned paper. Distress the edges of the rectangles. Ink the edges of the rectangles using Black Soot Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Adhere the 4" stitched rectangle to the 4 1/2" stitched rectangle. Adhere one of the corners to the bottom right corner of the 4" rectangle. Adhere the other corner to the top left corner of the 4" rectangle.

Adhere the leafy frame overtop of the corners on the 4" rectangle. Adhere two of the pussy willow pieces to the top left corner of the leafy frame. Adhere the other two pussy willow pieces to the bottom right corner of the leafy frame. 

Foam square the butterfly to the middle of the 4" rectangle. Adhere the Dream word to the middle of the butterfly. 

Adhere the two fern pieces to the bottom portion of the Dream word.

In the middle of the ferns, adhere one white rose, two magenta roses and two turquoise roses.

In the bottom right corner of the leafy frame, adhere three white roses, two magenta roses and two turquoise roses. In the top left corner of the leafy frame, adhere three white roses, two magenta roses and two turquoise roses.

To finish the card, cut a cardbase out of white cardstock that measures 5 3/4" x 9", score at 4 1/2". Adhere the cardfront to the cardbase.

Here are a few closeup photos of the finished card.

Here is the finished Dream Card.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Abstract Corner

- Leafy Frame

- Butterfly Swirl Combo

- Dream Fun Word

- Fern Leaf Foliage

- Pussy Willows

- Roses: 10mm - Turquoise, Magenta and White

- Roses: 20mm - White

Other Supplies Used:

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

- Dina Wakley for Ranger Ink: Heavy Body Acrylic Paint - Evergreen and Black

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Dabber

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Eileen Hull Molten Dimensions - White Wonder Embossing Powder

- Prima Marketing Inc.: Impasto Paint - Crimson

- Elizabeth Craft Designs: Stitched Rectangles

- Wild Whisper Design: Nicole Wright Design - Media Assemblage

- Misc: White Cardstock

Thanks so much for joining my today!

- Katelyn

Spring Joy Mixed Media Reverse Canvas with Deb Riddell

Hello everyone, Deb Riddell here with you today to share a mixed media reverse canvas I made with Southern Ridge Trading Company’s Pussy Willows, Elegant Vintage Flourishes, Berry Branch Set and Bare Branches chipboard.

I started out with a 6” x 8” stretched artists canvas I had in my stash from a previous project that hadn’t gone quite as planned!

I finished off the edges of the wrapped canvas with some lengths of Tim Holtz Design tape.

The butterflies on the background of the canvas recess made me think of Spring so I painted Southern Ridge’s new Pussy Willow chipboard with Gathered Twigs Distress Stain.  While the stain was still damp, I added dabs of diluted Yellow Green Light and Titanium White DecoArt Media Liquid acrylic paint to the buds on the pussy willows for a ‘fuzzy’ appearance.  The white was a little too stark so I toned it down with a bit of Golden Titan Buff.

A Berry Branch got the same treatment and I also added some dabs of Liquid Glass to a few of the berries for a little shine.

And finally, a Bare Branch was also painted in the same manner but only a few touches of Yellow Green Light and Titanium White were added to this piece.

Two Elegant Vintage Flourishes were painted with Titan Buff and then a bit of DecoArt Media Interference Gold was added overtop for a touch of shimmer.

The best part of Spring for me is the return of the songbirds, so I decided to add a wee robin to my canvas.  A Fragment was inked with a combination of Mushroom and Latte alcohol inks and then a drop or two of rubbing alcohol was added to the middle of the inked Fragment to from a ‘window’.

A bird stamp (this is from a discontinued Crafty Secrets stamp set) was stamped onto the Fragment with StazOn Jet Black ink on the same side as the alcohol ink.

After the StazOn had thoroughly dried, the bird was coloured here and there with alcohol inks (Rust, Red Pepper and Ginger) with Ranger’s Alcohol Ink Blending Pen on the same side as the stamping.

To continue the bird theme, some vintage bird and egg images were printed and punched out with a ¾” punch and made into tags with Tim Holtz’s Tag Press.  The Tap Press rings were coloured with Rust and Ginger alcohol inks before compressing them with the Tag Press.

Typography letters to spell the word ‘Spring’ were coloured with Ginger alcohol ink and adhered to one of the long edges of the reverse canvas.

A Quote Chip was coloured with Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress ink and adhered to the opposite long edge.

One of the Elegant Vintage Flourishes was adhered to the top edge of the canvas and a couple of paper flowers were inked and added to each corner. A tag was added to the center of each flower.  For a bit more shimmer, a touch of Indian Gold Nuvo Mousse was brushed onto the Elegant Vintage Flourish.

A piece of light beige paper was added to the back of the Fragment with Glossy Accents and once dry the Fragment was adhered onto the top right corner of the reverse canvas recess.

The Pussy Willows, Berry Branch and Bare Branch were added under the bottom edge of the reverse canvas.  I had some Nuvo Mousse left over on my craft mat so I diluted it with some water and spattered it over the canvas, also adding a few touches of Platinum Stickles Glitter glue here and there on the Pussy Willows, Berry Branch and Bare Branch.

And finally, the second Elegant Vintage Flourish was added along the bottom edge of the canvas along with a couple more paper flowers and the remaining tags.

I hope that you’ve enjoyed seeing my Spring Joy mixed media reverse canvas, I’m hoping that it will help bring Spring early to us here in B.C.!

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Pussy Willows

- Berry Branch Set

- Bare Branches

- Elegant Vintage Flourishes

Other Supplies Used:

- 6” x 8” stretched artists canvas

- Spring themed scrapbook paper

- Tim Holtz/Advantus: Design Tape, Fragments, Tag Press and Rings, Typography Letters and Quote Chips

- DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics: DecoArt Media Liquid Glass - DecoArt

- Ranger Ink: Distress Ink, Alcohol Ink, Alcohol Ink Blending Pen, Platinum Stickles Glitter Glue and Glossy Accents

- Sizzix: ¾” Circle Punch

- Golden: Titan Buff High Flow Acrylic Paint

- Tonic Studios: Nuvo Mousse

- Imagine Crafts: StazOn Ink

- Miscellaneous: Vintage Images, Bird Stamp and Paper Flowers

Thank you for stopping by today and think Spring!

Deb Riddell ~ Paxton Valley Folk Art

Family Wall Hanging with Katelyn Grosart

Hey there Southern Ridge Trading Company fans, Katelyn here. Recently it seems as if I've been creating home decor projects and my creation for today definitely falls into the category. I created a beautiful Family wall hanging for you, that's perfect to hang on a wall or add in as part of an everyday home decor piece. Read below as I share with you how I transformed my chipboard pieces to create my Family Wall Hanging.

To start, you'll need one of the Mini Dress Form Charms. Apply two coats of Walnut Stain Distress Paint to the dress form. Set aside to dry.

Take one of the Drifting Feathers out of the package. Apply two coats of Vintage Photo Distress Paint to the feather. Once the Vintage Photo paint has dried, apply a light coat of Tarnished Brass Distress Paint overtop of the entire feather. Allow the paint to dry. After the paint has dried, start by going around the edges of the feather with the Vintage Photo Distress Crayon, rub the wax from the crayon in with your finger. Once the Vintage Photo crayon has dried on the feather, take the Walnut Stain Distress Crayon and go around the edges of the feather also, rub the wax from the crayon in with your finger. 

Next, you'll need the Oval Leaf Die. Apply two coats of Worn Lipstick Distress Paint to the Oval Leaf Die. Once the paint has dried, take a Vintage Photo Distress Crayon and go around the edges of the Oval Leaf Die, rub the wax from the crayon in with your finger. Set piece aside.

Cut a 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" piece of the Honeycomb Pattern chipboard. Apply two coats of Antique Linen Distress Paint to the honeycomb pattern. With the paint dry, apply the Antique Linen Distress Crayon to the honeycomb pattern, rub the wax from the crayon in with your finger. Once the Antique Linen crayon wax has dried, apply the Vintage Photo Distress Crayon to the honeycomb pattern, rub the wax from the crayon in with your finger.

From the Pussy Willows Chipboard, pull out with the three pussy willow piece. Apply two coats of Peeled Paint Distress Paint to the pussy willow piece. Once the paint has dried, using both the Peeled Paint and Walnut Stain Distress Crayon, apply the crayons to the pussy willow piece. Rub the wax from the crayon in with your finger.

Pull out the Family Fun Word chipboard piece. Start by covering the entire word with Antique Linen Distress Paint. Once the Antique Linen paint has dried, using a paint brush, apply two coats of Victorian Velvet Distress Paint to the bottom portion of the word. After the paint has dried, use the Vintage Photo Distress Crayon and go around the entire word. Rub the wax from the crayon in with your finger.

The last two pieces of chipboard that you'll need to paint are two butterflies from the Butterfly Mix chipboard, pick whichever two you desire. Apply two coats of Victorian Velvet Distress Paint to each butterfly. After the paint has dried, apply the Victorian Velvet Distress Crayon to parts of the butterfly, rub the wax from the crayon in with your finger.

The last chipboard piece you need is the small Vintage Oval Mirror Plain frame. Apply Emboss It Ink to the entire surface of the vintage oval mirror frame. With the ink on the frame, sprinkle Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder over the entire surface of the frame. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with your heat tool. Once the frame has been embossed, let cool for a couple of minutes.

Using a 2 1/2" Stitched Oval, die cut the stitched oval out of patterned paper. Ink the edges of the stitched oval using Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Take a plain white doily and ink the outside edges of the doily using Antique Linen Distress Ink.

Now I have some tips and tricks for adhering your wall hanging together. To start, you'll want to adhere your patterned paper to your canvas. Once the patterned paper has been adhered, adhere the Oval Leaf die to the middle of the patterned paper.

In the middle of the wall hanging, you'll adhere the doily, stitched oval, honeycomb pattern and the small oval frame. Once those elements have been adhered, adhere your brown, pink, light pink and white roses as desired in the top left hand corner. I found it was easiest to place the butterfly in the top left corner and then adhered it once I was happy with the placement of the Family word.

In the bottom right hand side of the wall hanging, you'll adhere the feather, pussy willow and dress form together. To add some extra interest I added a brown twine bow at the bottom of the feather and pussy willow. Adhere your brown, pink, light pink and white roses in the bottom right hand corner before adhering the feather, pussy willow and dress form element. Next, adhere the family word to the middle of the frame. With the word adhered, adhere the other butterfly in the right hand corner. After the Family word has been adhered, adhere the top left butterfly slightly onto the "F".  

Here's a close up of the Family Wall Hanging with ribbon on it. 

And here is the finished Family Wall Hanging piece.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Mini Dress Form Charms

- Drifting Feathers

- Honeycomb Pattern

- Pussy Willows

- Butterfly Mix

- Vintage Oval Mirror Plain

- Family Fun Word

- Oval Leaf Die

- 10mm Roses: White, Brown, Light Pink and Pink

-  15mm Roses: White

Other Supplies Used:

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Ink - Vintage Photo and Antique Linen, Distress Paint -  Walnut Stain, Victorian Velvet, Antique Linen, Tarnished Brass, Worn Lipstick and Peeled Paint and Distress Crayons - Victorian Velvet, Antique Linen, Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo and Peeled Paint.

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Ink - Clear (Dabber) 

- Tombow: Aqua Mono Liquid Glue

- Bo Bunny: Aryia's Garden - Delightful and Lovely

- Elizabeth Craft Designs: Stitched Ovals Die

- Misc: Heat Tool, Paint Brush, Cream ribbon and 5" x 7" Canvas

Until Next Time!

-Katelyn 

Cherish Sign with Corina Finley

Thank you to everyone who participated in last month's monthly challenge. The response was fantastic and we loved seeing all of your creations. Thank you to everyone who entered our challenge last month and stay tuned for the winner in Katelyn's post on Thursday, January.5th.

This month's will be an easy one as it's all about Winter! We can't wait to see your winter themed projects.

Each month enter for your chance to win 4 designs from the

 SRTC online store $20 (before tax) retail value

of YOUR OWN CHOOSING! 

And ... it's a completely RANDOM DRAW!

RULES:

- Must follow the theme.

- Must use either Southern Ridge Trading Company Chipboard, Stencils or Wood Veneers.

 - Your item can be a card, mixed media piece or project, whatever you can call "ART".  

- You can use any image, embellishments and any chipboard pieces you like.

- As of now, there is no limit for entries

- Must be a new project

- Can be combined with 10 other challenges

- Please link back to our blog http://southernchipboard.blogspot.ca/

- Ends January.31st, 2017 at 6pm PST

**If you use product from SRTC, that will count as TWO entries but please make sure we know via your blog post attached via Mr. Linky below or a message below this post!!

Corina has created a fabulous project for you today to get our new challenge started!

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Hello

Happy 2017 Everyone! I hope this post finds you in a New Year of Good Health, Happiness and Creativity!

For my first blog post of this year, I wanted to share with you a Sign I created. I love SRTC Welded Words. I have used them on Plaques, Mixed Media projects, Cards, Scrapbook Layouts and numerous Home Decor items.

Here, I have heat embossed the Cherish using Ivory Frantage and a Embossing Ink Daubber from Stampendeous. I have used Multi Medium Matte to adhere the word and foliage down to the Sign front. 

For my foliage pieces, I have painted with Distress and Acrylic paint. I then added flocking, Flower Soft and Stickles to give them dimension. My favourite is the Ivory Flower Soft on the Pussy Willows. 

For Hanging, I simply used seam binding in a warm brown colour. You can see it in the first picture.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products used:

- Pussy Willows

- Berry Branch Set

- Cherish

Remember to play along in the monthly challenge 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! 

Thanks for joining me today!

Take care,

Corina Finley

Live, Laugh & Create!