Tuesday 26 May 2015

Ocean World

Good afternoon fellow crafters, and anyone else reading my blog!  I just wanted to share with you a little wall plaque that I've made today.

 
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I used the following materials / steps:
  
THAT CRAFT PLACE MDF / GREYBOARD: MDF Oval (5 ½" tall). MDF Sea Life grab bag (set also contains 3 other ocean critters). Greyboard cogs.

OTHER PRODUCTS USED: Acrylic paint, PVA glue, DecoArt Metallic paint, cheesecloth, spray ink, distress ink, archival ink, brads and charms.
  
All products available from That Craft Place.
   
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Thank you as always for popping by.
  
xxSAMxx
   
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Sunday 24 May 2015

That Craft Place - Shabby Chic challenge!

Good morning!  It is time for a new challenge over at the
That Craft Place challenge blog

This fortnight the theme is

SHABBY CHIC


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I used the following materials / steps:
  
THAT CRAFT PLACE MDF / GREYBOARD: MDF Heart Plaque, Greyboard Feather, Greyboard Key

HEART: Primed with gesso and painted with acrylic pain in a dark colour.  Crackle technique then done with PVA glue and acrylic paint. I referred to the following tutorial on You Tube:


OTHER PRODUCTS USED: Distress Ink (Gathered Twigs), Archival Ink (Watering Can), gesso, acrylic paint, lace & crochet trims, clear stamp pad, gold embossing powder, hot glue, Pinflair glue gel, Glossy Accents, script and mini alphabet stamps.
  
Brown twine and old book pages from my own stash.
All other products available from That Craft Place.
   
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LINKS YOU NEED - THAT CRAFT PLACE
   
Website
Facebook Shop
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Thank you as always for popping by.
  
xxSAMxx
   
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Saturday 23 May 2015

Stand-up Craft Tool Case

Earlier this week a dear friend of mine and fellow That Craft Place DT teamie, Erin Stewart, asked me to create a tool case for when she goes to Craft workshops.  

So I got on with planning and putting something together whilst my sewing mojo was with me. It's not often around nowadays!!
 

 
I used hardboard to give it structure for standing up. It is lightweight, and happened to be the most appropriate option in my Dad's vast garage of hoarded wood type materials!

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I used the following materials / steps:
  
FABRICS: Polycotton from stash

OTHER PRODUCTS USED: Greyboard sheet from That Craft Place. Hardboard sheet from my Dad's wood stash! Bondaweb interfacing. 4oz Wadding.  Polyester thread. Ribbon.  Sizzix Bigz "LOLLIPOP" alphabet dies.
   
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I've made the stand bit so that it can be stood up at 3 different angles ....



   
    
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Thank you as always for popping by.
  
xxSAMxx
   
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Wednesday 20 May 2015

Filofax Sleeve

Good evening!  Been busy scheduling my very first That Craft Place DT Post for Sunday, can't wait for you guys to see what I've made.  You'll love the theme too!

Anyway, whilst I was writing that blog post, I thought I'd also quickly show you today's make.  A sleeve for my brand new A5 "The Original" Filofax in Dark Aqua.  I'm in LOVE with my new planner and it only arrived yesterday!  I wanted to keep it in pristine condition from the start so dug out these cute fabrics and dusted of my sewing machine!

The sleeve is padded to protect my planner better and the front pocket is strengthened with Bondaweb to give it more structure.  The main pocket holds my A5 planner with room to slide my Tablet in next to it if needed.  The front pocket holds spare post it notes and a couple of my favourite pens! 

 
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I used the following materials / steps:
     
FABRIC: 100% Cotton Woven

OTHER PRODUCTS USED: Ric Rac, Polyester Thread, Bondaweb, 4oz Wadding
        
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Thank you as always for popping by.
  
xxSAMxx
   
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Tuesday 19 May 2015

Altered Pringles Tube

Good morning dear readers and welcome to my blog!

Today's project is a major recycling one with the main altered item used being a Pringles tube (BBQ flavour, if you're interested!).


I used the following materials / steps:
  
RECYCLED ITEMS USED: Pringles tube for the body of the project. Tub lid for the base. Reed diffuser bottle lid for the top. Brown twine from my Pa's shed! Rolled roses made from old book pages.

IMAGE: Buttonbox Fairy "Maggie" from That Craft Place. Printed on That Craft Place watercolour cardstock and coloured with DoCrafts Artiste Watercolour Pens.

PEBBLES: Air dry clay, acrylic paint, gesso.

THAT CRAFT PLACE MDF / GREYBOARD: Greyboard cog.

OTHER PRODUCTS USED: Flowers, lace, leaf ribbon, patterned papers, flat back pearls, gem spray, Distress Ink, Mod Podge, Glossy Accents, Hot Glue, Pinflair Glue Gel, heavy structure gel, acrylic paint, stencil.

All products available from That Craft Place (except the recycled items!... although Lisa can source or make just about anything so I wouldn't be that surprised if she had a Pringles tube kicking about!!)
   
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Thank you as always for popping by.
  
xxSAMxx
   
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Thursday 14 May 2015

Mini Album - Wedding photos

Good morning folks! This album is near completion, just need to source a missing photo for the very last page, so I'm going to share it with you now!

I've made this mini album to fit inside, and match, the Wedding keepsake box I made a week or so ago.  The same papers were used and I incorporated the same Faux Galvanised Steel technique (in the greyboard hinge on the front cover!).

  
Lots more photos a little further down.

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I used the following materials / steps:
  
ALBUM COVER: Greyboard sheets, patterned papers, greyboard hinge, gesso, DecoArt acrylic paints, beads and charms.

INSIDE PAGES: Plain cardstock, silver mirror card, patterned papers, lace & crochet trims, flat-back pearls, embossing folders, distress ink, flower and flourish dies.

All products available from That Craft Place.  All MDF / Greyboard pieces designed and cut by Lisa at That Craft Place.

 
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Anyway, if you are still awake after all those photos, I have amazing news that I'm just bursting to share with you!  I've been invited to join the That Craft Place Design Team!  I feel so excited and privileged to have had my application accepted out of all the talented people who applied!


Anyone who reads my blog will know just how much I love TCP anyway, but be prepared to be wowed with their awesome products even more over the coming months! 

Thank you as always for popping by.
  
xxSAMxx
   
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TBC
  

Saturday 9 May 2015

What did you expect? Pumpkin Juice?!

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Well, what did you expect? Pumpkin Juice?!
~ Madam Pomfrey ~
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
   
Hi folks, today I made this Harry Potter inspired potion bottle.
   
In the books, this potion is given to Harry after Gilderoy Lockhart accidentally caused the bone to disappear whilst attempting to fix a broken arm.  Renowned for its vile taste, it had Harry spitting it across the hospital wing thus prompting one of Madam Pomfrey's best lines!
   
As with the wedding keepsake box I made, I used this tutorial for Faux Galvanised Steel by Shelly Hickox.
       
   
I used the following materials / steps:
     
JAR: Douwe Egberts coffee jar.  Primed with black gesso before loosely following Shelly Hickox's Faux Galvanised Steel tutorial (link above).
     
SKULL: Metal skull from stash.  Primed with black gesso and painted in the same way as the box.
    
LABEL: Created in Microsoft Word and cut out. Aged with the Tim Holtz Wrinkle-free Distress technique using Distress Inks in Gathered Twigs and Pumice Stone.
    
CROCHET TRIM: From my local sewing shop Cottontail Crafts.
     
DecoArt paints, Pinflair glue gel and Glossy Accents all from That Craft Place.
     
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Thank you as always for popping by.
       
xxSAMxx
       
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