Masculine Happy Birthday Card with Jessica Kaiser

Hello crafty friends!

It's Jess here today with a new card featuring some AH-mazing Southern Ridge Trading Company chipboard products. 

I had a vision of cowboys in my head, so that's what I made! 

I guess with all the girly Mother's Day cards I was making, I wanted to flip the switch and head in a more masculine direction. :)  

I used the following Southern Ridge Products on my card:

Wood Horse Shoes (Small)

Three Amigo's

Small Primative Stars

Alrighty!  So let's get crafting :)

I started by using Stampendous Embossing Ink and embossing the cowboy images in Blackened Bronze and Copper Flame Embossing Powders (from SparkleNSprinkle). The horseshoes were embossed with Super Thick Gold Embossing Powder and the stars in Antiquities Embossing Powder.  I also added 2 layers of Spring Willow Embossing Powder onto the grass area of the die cut. :)

I do love using the Chunky/Super Thick Powders for chipboard! :)  

A little twine accents and a Happy Birthday sentiment finished off this card :)  

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products Used:

- Wood Horse Shoes (Small)

- Three Amigo's

- Small Primative Stars

I hope you enjoy and will go out and play with your chipboard!

See ya next time!

Jess

Beach Themed Christmas Ornament with Cathy Potosky

It's finally feeling like summer here! The sun keeps shining and the beach is calling. Okay, the beach calls me all the time, it is one of my favourite places to be and I need to spend more time there.

Now don't judge!! But I made a Christmas ornament for my beach themed tree! :) These wood tags are perfect for this, lots of space to add pieces but light enough to hang on a tree.

Southern Ridge Trading Company has got you covered if you are a beach lover like me. Look at all the amazing beach/ocean themed chipboard you could have in your hands!

I started this project with the Large Wood Tags as my base and a small card from the Graphic 45 Sun Kissed pack.

I painted the tag with Finnabair Sparks in Magical Pond, used Ranger Gel Medium to adhere my tag and then, without cleaning my brush, went over the top with gel medium (with some of the paint mixed in)

While that was drying, I embossed and painted my pieces from Ocean Mix #1 and Mini Wood Starfish and my Seaside Word.

My wooden tag was dry by this point so I used glossy Accents to adhere my little pieces to my ornament.

Love the texture from the Baked Texture Embossing Powders and the shimmer from the Finnabair Sparks paints.

Here are a few close ups of the pieces where you can see the texture and colour of these. SRTC chipboard takes these mediums so well!

The coral was done with Sparks paint in Ginger Magic and then embossed with the Limited Edition Summer Sunset Embossing Powder.

I painted the seahorse with the Sparks paint in Magical Pond, Mermaid Sparkle and Iris Potion and then embossed with Fractured Ice.

The seaside word is embossed with Baked Texture Deep Sea, then highlighted with Sparks paint in Mermaid Sparkle and embossed again with Fractured Ice.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- Large Wood Tags

- Ocean Mix #1

- Mini Wood Starfish

- Seaside Wood Word

Thank you all for stopping by and having a look at my Christmas ornament (in May) !

Cathy

Time for Coffee Gift Card with Emma Ivemey

Hello crafty friends!  I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking that coffee is definitely the essential liquid to get us through our busy days.  I’m British, so tea still holds a place in my heart, but most days it’s coffee that is more likely to be in my cup.  (I find wine and crafting do not really go well together.. unless you like wonky embellishments.. 😉).

Today I’d like to share with you a cute “just because” card I made that is perfect for the coffee-loving friend in your life.  

First off, I embossed a piece of light coloured cardstock with this Sizzix timepieces folder.  I lightly added Antique Linen distress ink to the raised parts.  (The ink dries lighter than shown in the photo).  I adhered this to the front of my kraft card base.  I’m using a pre-made side-stepper card base from Crafter’s Companion, but there are many tutorials online for how to make one of your own.

Next, the fun part!  It’s all fun of course, but I do enjoy heat embossing.  I chose one of this awesome set from Southern Ridge -  I Love Coffee

I used some white embossing powder to create a ceramic mug feel, and highlighted the heart with some red stickles.

For the sentiment, I used the Coffee Plans stamp set from SRM Stickers, which I stamped and again embossed with white.  This set also has super-cute coffee bean stamps, which I’ve used with Delicata Bronze ink along the side of the card.

The side-stepper card has the perfect spot to add a gift card, or in this case, a sachet of coffee, as an added bonus.  I’ve adhered this with a glue dot, and again used the Coffee Plans stamp set to add the #caffeineplease in white underneath.

So I think this card is great, but I decided it needed one last embellishment from Southern Ridge:

Here, I’ve used the Pine Branch to perfectly set off my card.  I coloured the branch with Spectrum Noir Illustrator pen in Oak Tree, and then covered in Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen clear overlay for a little bling.

I love this card, and it was made easy by using Southern Ridge’s amazing products.  There’s definitely something for every occasion.  What gift card will you make today?!

Southern Ridge Trading Company Supplies Used:

- I Love Coffee

- Pine Branch

Other Supplies Used:

- Crafter's Companion: Kraft Side-Stepper Fancy Card Base

- American Crafts: Beige and Red Textured Cardstock 

- ClearSnap: White Embossing Powder and White Pigment Ink

- Ranger Ink: Tiara Stickles

- SRM Stickers: Coffee Plans Stamp Set 

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Embossing Ink and Antique Linen Distress Ink

- Imagine Crafts: Bronze Delicata Ink

- Sizzix: Clocks & Print Blocks Textured Impressions Folder

- Spectrum Noir: Illustrator marker & clear overlay Sparkle Pen

Happy crafting!

~~ Emma ~~

Incredible Firefighter with Erin Sampson-Quiding

Being we are headed into fire season here in British Columbia, I thought this was a good time to create a framed piece for firefighters.

I started off by folding a large sheet of tin foil into 4 layers, then cutting them down to 1.5 by 1.5 squares. ( Side note** this is a great way to sharpen your scissors) I then embossed the foil using embossing folders in my Big Shot.

Each piece was then glued down onto 12 -1.5 by 1.5 Mini Wood Canvases.

After they were dry, I brushed on alcohol ink in various colours and then dabbed away the excess with a baby wipe.

I coloured the fire fighter pieces https://chipboard.ca/products/firefighter-mix

and the word https://chipboard.ca/products/word-mix-2

“Incredible” with cranberry alcohol ink and mixatives in silver and gold.

While those dried, I applied a thick coat of Matte gel medium to the back and sides of each wood canvas to join them together - creating a solid background for the firefighter to be adhered to.

I decided that the foil and alcohol ink was a bit too bright so I went over it lightly with a sponge and some black soot distress oxide.

I placed all the pieces onto the wood canvas background, then went over the whole thing with a thin layer of matte gel medium to seal it.

Once dried, I placed it into a black frame, to be hung or sat on a shelf.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products Used:

- 12 -1.5 by 1.5 Mini Wood Canvases

- Firefighter Mix

- Word Mix 2  

Other Products Used:

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Alcohol Inks -  Lettuce, Wild Plum, Stream, Eggplant, Cranberry and Butterscotch, Alcohol Mixatives in Silver and Gold & Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink and a Sponge

- Embossing folders / big shot

- Matte Gel Medium

- Paint brush

- Black Cardstock for matting

- 8 by 10 frame

- Tin foil (just regular kitchen foil)

Thanks for stopping in today

~ Erin

Seaside Shaker Dashboard with Tracy Sagriff

Now that the first days of sunshine and warmth are upon us I have been daydreaming of summer days at the beach. Those welcome thoughts of days in the sun inspired the project that I am sharing today.

Creating inserts for my various planners has become a full on obsession for me. The darling sea creatures in this chipboard set practically screamed out shaker dashboard. There is nothing more fun than an adorable shaker to fill your day with sunshine. This particular one has three separate layers to fill with goodies. This allows the pieces to float freely without becoming entangled in the bottom of the pouch.

Directions:

• Using the Yupo paper and alcohol inks create an Ocean background
• Colour the chipboard creatures with mica powders and distress glitter
• As the elements are drying, cut two equal  sections out of the page protector (2 layers each). You will want them to be slightly smaller than the dimension of the planner you use.
• Place the two double layered sections into a laminating pouch. Ensure all the edges are perfectly aligned and full covered by laminate film.
• After running pouch through laminator cut the top edge off the pouch allowing it to open on one end.
• Carefully use your fingers to open the layers.
• Slide your Yupo background into the back layer facing the other layers.
• Drop your coloured creatures in each of the pockets along with your sequin mix.
• Use a fuse tool to seal the end shut.
• Fold a sheet of black cardstock  in half to create an envelope for the shaker.
• Cut a window out of one side so that you can see the shaker but not the seams.
• Use double sided tape to seal the paper closed.
• Attach another piece of cardstock prepunched for your planner to the spine side.
• Decorate with washi tape.
• Place it in your planner and enjoy.

Southern Ridge Trading Company Products Used:

- Ocean Mix One

Other Supplies Used:

- Laminating Film

- Page Protector

- Blue, green sequin mix

- Tim Holtz for Ranger Ink: Distress Glitter - Mica Powders

- Yupo Alchohol Ink Paper

- Alcohol Ink: Blues and Greens

- Fuse Tool

- Washi Tape

- Black Cardstock

- Adhesive

- Tracy