SUMMER FUN BY KIRSTI

Today we have a lovely Summer canvas by Kirsti...if only the weather was so inspiring...lol...

Well here is my very late offering for this month's design team kit...sorry it took so long and all that....

I started with a blank canvasboard and added some dressmaking pattern using ModPodge(don't worry about the creases and crinkles too much, it just adds to the texture of the background) and then coloured it in green and blue paint....

I was going to cut the bunting flags(Glitz-Afternoon Muse Banner) from the 12x12 out individually until I realised that if I cut out just that bit of it fitted perfectly onto the canvas and I love the way the paper blends in with the painted background..I did cut round the bottom row and crumpled them a bit tho for a bit more of a layered look....

I used various stamps from the DT set of Lost and Found(Union Square 'Perfect') and a couple of Stampin Up rollers which I like as you don't get the whole image just bits of it to add interest to the background....I also splattered some Stampin Up All Purpose Ink in Frost White using a paintbrush...

I made various flowers which were duly crumpled and inked using cardstock and added buttons and ribbon and pearls for the centres and hand drew the stalks and leaves...I almost forgot I did the very bottom of the canvas with Ranger Distress Crackle Paint in Antique Linen and then added some more lovely shimmery ink from Stampin Up for some added shine..


I cut out the word SUMMER using Tim Holtz Vintage Market Die and added a few little drops of shimmer ink to that to...

Thanks for looking and have a great summer everyone.

xxx

Thank You from Tina....

Here is one last project from Tina...

Dear Jacqui and teamies

It has been great to be on this Design Team I have thoroughly enjoyed it - so sad it has come to an end....

Here is another project just completed with our last DT kit using the canvas board. Hope you like it!

I used a mask to create a random flower background using TH distress ink. I then overstamped this with a Hero Arts cling stamp: Antique Background in TH distress ink. I then used my Cricut to cut out the Thank you and with a shadow background with the papers from the kit. I also used the papers to cut a number of butterflies. I finished off with some gem flowers and dew drops.

I hope we will all keep in regular contact (I don't know how this "our team" blog will be up and running but it would be nice to touch base every now and again!)

Take care and...Happy Crafting

Big Hugs Tina

PS I was so delighted to see that my project was featured in the "Best of British" supplement of Simply Cards and Papercraft this month and I will be blogging about that on my blog very soon!!!! Thanks for letting me do that Jacqui..

LEAF CLUSTER STAMPS...BY JUDY...

A simply stunning card by Judy...

Finally!

Hiya all!I know I am the last but finally I got some time to play with the 'Leaf Clusters' set that Jacqui sent last month.Where oh where does the time go? Anyway...this card design is not one that I can take credit for. I followed a video tutorial over on Hero Arts website to come up with this. You will see a great similarity between this card and Shari's :

It was nice to do some good old heat embossing and some inking with this one. I now have a lovely messy desk :))Off to go make another one to pop in my Etsy shop :)))

Judy x

DESIGN TEAM...KAT

Another batch of lovelies from the Simply Create Design Team...we have Kat today

I made this one after the previous trio. Everything I do seems to have the birdcage! Hope they're not too samey...

Then I saw Kath's cards and was inspired by what she had done. Hope she doesn't think I'm a big copycat!! Thought I'd try keeping it simple here.

Maybe I should have added some text here?

Not sure what you'll think about this one. It is a Hero Arts stamp and I did use the Glitz DP. Maybe I should have used the brighter yellow one so it's more obvious it is the Glitz paper?

I still have some scraps left but I think that's me done for this kit!
Kat xx

SOME MORE OF THE GLITZ...JANE...

I hope you are loving all the gorgeous creations the Design Team have been coming up with so far...I think they are doing a great job...

Today I am showing you a lovely desk calendar by Jane...and i think you will agree that it would look fab on any desk...

Came up with this the other night using some of the bits and pieces of the DT kit. I had one little calendar left from making the girls teacher gifts so decided to make another desk calendar.

Jane
x

More from the Design Team tomorrow who are eagerly awaiting their new kits...xx