Friday 1 April 2016

Here comes the sun

Hello everyone,

I have been bursting to tell you that I have been invited to join the Country View Challenge Design Team. Needless to say I happily accepted and for my first post for April's "SPRING" challenge I have made a little MDF panel to hang on the wall. Sit down with a lovely cuppa and see how this came together...







This is the finished project.......
 pan





I started with a piece of MDF which measures 25 x 25 cm or 10 x 10" and 
 painted two layers of Gesso on it



Next I used a Tim Holtz Layering stencil and some modelling paste and dried it with a heat tool. You have to be careful though because if you hold it too close for too long the model paste will start bubbling. 



Next I painted the whole thing with PaperArtsy Freso Finish paints. I used 'Mermaid' 'Beach Hut' and 'Inky Pool'. The 'Inky pool' is the darkest and I used that to accentuate the numbers by painting it on and then wiping some of it off again. 




Here's a close up. 




Next I used some Tim Holtz stamps to add some interest. The harlequins were stamped with a white ink which faded whilst drying so I poured some white embossing powder over them just before it was dry and heat embossed it. In the final version you can see that they are a lot whiter. 




Next I used a flower die to cut some flowers from a piece of white cotton. I cut loads of them... 





Here they all are, ready to be coloured... 




I used Dylusions spray for this... 
After cutting I sprayed them with the Dylusions inks that are in the photo; I did think they were way to bright though, so I sprayed them with the White Linen spray and that toned everything down a bit. 
After drying with the heat tool, I put them together with a brad. 



This is what they looked like.... 




Next I took a scrap of white card stock and used a Copic Marker to draw some horizontal linen on it. I then cut them into vertical 'stems' for the flowers. 
The flowers and stems were then adhered to the panel. 






Here's a close up of the flowers.... 




The last thing I did was stamp the sentiment with Tim Holtz "worn text" alphabet stamps, cut out the words and adhered the strips onto the panel. I added some shading with a charcoal pencil... 

That was it... 


Hope you will join us ! 

I am also entering this into the take it make challenge over at Craftstamper ! Wish me luck !!! 


















29 comments:

  1. Wow Corrie, your spring board is gorgeous! I love your background and your vibrant flowers! I'm happy that we have you at CVC, hugs

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  2. Gave tutotial, dank je wel Corrie!

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  3. This is beautiful! Congrats on your new DT gig!

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  4. Gorgeous Corrie :)
    Hoping the sun shines for you all weekend xx

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  5. Excellent, well done you. Loving that textured background xx

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  6. Glad to make my debut in your company! Your canvas looks superb with a great colour combo and beautiful layered flowers.

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  7. Hello Corrie, my fellow new teamie...I did struggle to find your post....it's not linking up but I'm so glad that I did..what a gorgeous spring project and great step by step.Your vibrant flowers are gorgeous x

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  8. Love this Corrie, especially your happy flowers. Have a fun weekend, Sue xx

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  9. Congrats on your new DT assignment, Corrie. This DT thing is going to be a full-time job for you soon, but you are so very good at it--why not?! Love your artwork today--especially those gorgeous blooms. Applause! Applause!

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  10. It's brilliant to have you on board at CVC, Corrie, and I just love the bold bright springtime colours of this first piece - fabulous!
    Alison x

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  11. Hi Corrie, your spring project is beautiful with all it´s bright and cheerful colors and these pretty flowers! Nice to be with you in the team =)
    xx Evelyn

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  12. Hi Corrie, glad that your blog got linked at last! I love your piece, such vibrant flowers! X

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  13. A fabulous first project for CVC Corrie and it's wonderful to have you on the team. I adore the striking colours and bold statement and the wonderful blue and orange contrast, it's totally delightful.
    Enjoy your weekend.
    Hugs Brenda xxx

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  14. a great use of colour..love all of it, background and flowers!

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  15. a great use of colour..love all of it, background and flowers!

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  16. Wat ziet deze er mooi zonnig uit! Gaaf al die lagen en kleuren in de bloemen en het contrast met het koele blauw en de zwart/wit stengels! Ben benieuwd wat je a.s. weekend met die volle beurs gaat doen :) Fijn weekend verder!

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    1. Nou dat is nog onzeker... Het kan zijn dat ik ook niet op het AS ben... Jij ook fijn weekend !
      Corrie x

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  17. Love this project Corrie, thank you for showing the different steps used to create it, especially using fabric for the flowers which by the way, look FABulous! I think you have also shown me a new challenge to play along with too, thank you!

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  18. What a fabulous piece Corrie, love the contrast you created with your colours, it makes everything pop so well. So nice to have you on the team, will enjoy seeing all your makes hugs Debs xx

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  19. Oh, this is just amazing!! Love the colours combo and the flowers so vibrant!! The background is full of beautiful details and the stems look great with these black & white stripes!Thanks for the step by step, fab inspiration!

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  20. Fabulous Corrie - a wonderful canvas full of amazing colour. I love how you did the flowers.. I rarely use material but am now inspired! xxx

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  21. Beautiful!! The back ground is fabulous♥

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  22. Fabulous canvas Corrie, love your layered tattered florals on that textured background, a wonderful Spring inspired project! Congratulations on being chosen for the Country View Crafts DT, looking forward to seeing more of your work there! Deb xo

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  23. What a gorgeous project .... love the vibrant colours and the texture, and those blooms are simply stunning! Thank you for joining in with the Craft Stamper challenge xx

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  24. So uplifting, especially since we are still getting snow showers here!

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  25. Gorgeous entry to the Craft Stamper TIMI challenge!
    xxx Ellie Knol xxx

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  26. Absolutely love this! Thank you for joining us at Craft Stamper this month. xx

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  27. This is oh so cool! So happy to see this fab project being recognized at Craft Stamper!

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  28. Congrats on the new gig, love this piece. The colors are striking and those letters are perfect.

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