Southern Ridge Trading Company: Summer Frame

Monday, September 30, 2019

Blessed Wall Hanging with Katelyn Grosart

Hey Southern Ridge Trading Company fans, Katelyn here. Fall has arrived and I'm loving the cooler weather that comes with it. I've been busy thinking about starting to decorate my home for Fall, so I've created this Blessed Wall Hanging that is perfect to add to any place in my home. You'll want to read below as I share with you how to embellish the chipboard pieces for my Blessed Wall Hanging at home.

To start, you'll need the Blessed Fun Word. Apply a coat of Emboss It Ink to the word. Sprinkle Weathered Wood 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 Summer Frame. Apply a coat of Emboss It Ink to the frame. Sprinkle Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder over the entire surface of the frame. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool.

You'll need two Tribal Feathers and one Skeleton Leaf. Apply a coat of Emboss It Ink to the skeleton leaf and both tribal feathers. Sprinkle Baked Texture - Taos Sunset Embossing Powder over top of the leaf and feathers. Tap off the excess powder and emboss with a heat tool.

The last pieces you'll need are two pumpkin leaves and one Mini Wood Maple Leaf. Apply two coats of Peeled Paint Distress Paint to each pumpkin leaves and the mini wood maple leaf. Rub Peeled Paint Distress Crayon along the middle of the pumpkin leaves and the edges of the maple leaf.

Once your patterned paper is adhere to the base of your wall hanging, you'll adhere the frame.

In the bottom right side of the frame, adhere the skeleton leaf and the two pumpkin leaves. Adhere three cream roses, two white roses and four brown roses in amongst the leaves. Use adhesive and foam squares to adhere the Blessed word in the middle of the frame.

In the top left side of the frame, adhere the maple leaf and the two tribal feathers. Adhere three cream roses, four brown roses and one white rose in amongst the leaf and feathers.

To finish the wall hanging, create a hanger out of a piece of white twine at the top of the wall hanging.

Here is the finished Blessed Wall Hanging.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Summer Frame

- Blessed Fun Word

- Mini Wood Maple Leaf

- Skeleton Leaves

- Pumpkin Leaves

- Tribal Feathers

Other Supplies Used:

- Emerald Creek Craft Supplies: Baked Texture - Taos Sunset Embossing Powder, Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder and Weathered Wood Embossing Powder

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Peeled Paint Distress Ink, Peeled Paint Distress Crayon, Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and a Blending Tool with Foam

- Ranger Ink: Emboss It Dabber

- Prima Marketing Inc: Autumn Sunset Collection

- Misc: White Twine and Bingo Card

Until Next Time!

- Katelyn

Monday, April 8, 2019

Happy Easter Card with Katelyn Grosart

Hey Southern Ridge Trading Company fans, Katelyn here. Easter is only 13 days away and I have been busy making some Easter projects. Today's project is a Easter Card perfect to give to that special someone in your life. You'll want to read below as I share with you how to recreate my Happy Easter Card at home.

To start, cut a Delicate Lace Element into three pieces. You'll need to apply two coats of white gesso to two of the delicate lace element pieces.

Next you'll need the Happy Easter Welded Words piece. Apply two coats of Victorian Velvet Distress Paint to the word.

The last chipboard piece you'll need is the Summer Frame. Apply a coat of Tinned Peas Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics paint to the frame.

Next you'll need some patterned paper, I used the Mintay Papers collection - 7th Heaven. Cut the light pink patterned paper piece to 4 3/4" x 4 3/4". Place the Chicken Wire Stencil overtop of the patterned paper piece and use a palette knife to spread Transparent Texture Paste through the stencil. Remove stencil. Once the texture paste has dried, tear a bit of the paper down in the top right side of the patterned paper. Tear a bit of the paper up in the bottom left side of the patterned paper. Distress the edges of the paper. Ink the edges of the paper using Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Cut the blue/floral patterned paper piece to 5 1/4" x 5 1/4". Tear a bit of the paper down in the top left side of the patterned paper. Tear a bit of the paper up in the bottom right side of the patterned paper. Distress the edges of the paper. Ink the edges of the paper using Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Cut the pink/floral patterned paper piece to 5" x 5". Distress the edges of the paper. Ink the edges of the paper using Gathered Twigs Distress Ink and a blending tool with foam.

You'll need four white tulips, two white carnations, four small white roses, five medium dark pink roses and nine small pink roses.

The last element you need is a piece of white lace that measures 5" long.

Adhere the lace to the right hand side of the blue/floral patterned paper. Adhere the blue/floral patterned paper to the pink/floral patterned paper.

Adhere one of the delicate lace elements in behind the top torn side of the pink patterned paper. Adhere the other delicate lace elements in behind the bottom torn side of the pink patterned paper.

Adhere the summer frame to the middle of the pink patterned paper. Adhere the Happy Easter sentiment to the middle of the summer frame.

In the bottom right hand side of the frame and sentiment, adhere one white carnation, two white tulips, two medium dark pink roses, six small pink roses and two small white roses.

In the top left hand side of the summer frame and sentiment, adhere one white carnation, two white tulips, three medium dark pink roses, three small pink roses and two small white roses.