Bunting Kit & Blog Hop Winners!

Firstly my huge apologies on not announcing the winners of the UKS blog hop prizes sooner, so without further ado here are the winners:

#21 - Anita who has won an Echo Park collection pack of her choice (this includes any 12x12 pack found here except for Sweet Day and So Happy Together)

#44 - Sian who has won a £5 voucher to spend in the shop.

If you can both email me at sales@trulymadlycrafty.co.uk then I will organise your prizes for you :o)

Have you seen our new kit in sale this month? It is a gorgeous bunting kit so that you can make your own fab papers bunting. The kit comes with flags, string and embellishments all in white/kraft tones so that you can match it to your colour choices!

 Check out these fab examples created by our guest designer Michelle:

Aren't they gorgeous! You can buy the kit on the website here!

Hope they have inspired you to get making bunting!!
Happy Crafting
Maxine xx

One Word One Technique #29

One Word One Technique #29

Here's your next 'One Word, One Technique' prompt for July:

For a reminder of how 'One Word, One Technique' works, click here for Maxine's introduction.

The prompt for week 29 is:

June Technique - Sewing

This Week's Word - FREE

Here's my page for this week! I just had a bit of fun with this page, layering up little bits and pieces on top of a background that I made using watercolour crayons and acrylic paint. I then used my sewing machine to add a sewn freehand line to emphasise the word free.

 I hope you like this weeks page and the ideas I've used, please do link us to your creations as we'd love to see them.

Have fun, Annie

One Word One Technique #28

Here's your next 'One Word, One Technique' prompt for July:

For a reminder of how 'One Word, One Technique' works, click here for Maxine's introduction.

The prompt for week 28 is:

June Technique - Sewing

This Week's Word - Hope

This is art journal page #7 for me, and I can't believe how different they all are! I've been having a think about how to bind them together, and I'm considering mounting them all on kraft card first to give a little bit of consistency. I'll let you know how that goes!

Here's my July page:

I created my background with spray inks and acrylic paint. 

Then I stamped a couple of swirls, then put my page onto a WRMK Sew Easy piercing mat and used a needle to pierce holes along the swirls. I threaded the needle with some coordinating green embroidery thread and used a combination of back stitch and french knots to sew over the stamped swirl.

Hope you like my take on this week's prompt. If you create something using the prompt make sure you link us up in the comments, as we'd love to come and have a look!

UKS Blog Hop - For The Love of Layering

Welcome to our tutorial in the UK Scrappers Blog hop!

If you are participating in the blog hop, you may have come here from That's Crafty. Make sure you check out UKS here to see the full list of blog links and info on the prizes! To qualify for the prize draw on UKS simply comment on each of the blogs taking part.

As a little extra from us everyone who comments on this blog post on Tuesday 3rd July will be put into a draw to win 1 of 2 prizes - One winner will receive a £5 voucher to spend in the shop and the second will receive their choice of an Echo Park Collection Pack!

For our Project we will be showing you step by step how to make this layered up layout!!

Items I have used:

3x approx 2"x 3" Photos

Kraft Cardstock

Echo Park Sweet Day Collection Pack

Dear Lizzy Letter Stickers
Dear Lizzy Ephemera Flowers
Dear Lizzy Fair Ribbons
Dear Lizzy Accent & Phrase Stickers
Washi Tape
American Crafts Elements Pearl Brads
Prima Poppies & Peonies
Kraft Tag, buttons & Ribbon.

1. Choose your background paper - I went with Kraft.
2. Cut 2 patterned papers into rectangles and distress/tear the edges. Mine measured approx 9"x5" and 10"x6".

3. Cut another 3 patterned papers to go behind your photos. Mine measured approx 6"x41/2", 71/2" x4" and 5"x5".
DO NOT STICK YOUR PAPERS DOWN YET!!

4. Take your papers off the background and dry brush some Gesso or paint onto the page.

5. Add a few stickers and strips of washi tape to places that will stick out from the edges of the paper.

6. Start sticking your papers to the page. Don't stick them right to the edge so that you can still tuck things behind.

7. Add some more stickers, your photos and tuck a tag behind the papers.

8. Add your title next to the photos and some journaling in the bottom right hand corner.

9. Add some strips of paper and washi tape to the bottom left corner and add a date sticker.

10. Finish off by adding more embellishments, ribbons, flowers, brads etc.

I really hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and have fun making a layered up layout!

Don't forget to check out all the other blogs in the hop by visiting UK Scrappers here.

Have fun and happy crafting!

Hugs and Periwinkles,
Maxine

One Word One Technique # 26

Hi everyone

Time for another One Word One Technique project.

If it`s your first time here then check out maxines post here for an introduction to OWOT.

The prompt for week 26 is:

June technique-Tearing

This weeks word -Challenge 

I don`t know about you but sometimes in my crafting i feel "challenged".

It`s as if my creative mojo has plain and simply gone on it`s holidays...not a fun time really!!

I came across a quote the other day while doing a little blog hopping and used part of it for my journal page.

{sorry i can`t remember the blog}

So with some old K&CO papers,old book page,alpha stickers,Walnut stain distress ink pad and a stapler i set to work and got into tearing and distressing to give my page a feeling of age.

The part of the quote i used:

If you don`t know where to start,

Start anywhere.

If you don`t know how to do it,

Try doing what you can.

If you can believe you can do it,

You will.

Creativity takes no Excuses!

Well thats all for me for now,hope you all have a crafty creative week.

Till next time

Tracy

xoxox

One Word One Technique #25

For a reminder of how 'One Word, One Technique' works, click here for Maxine's introduction.

The prompt for week 25 is:

June Technique - Tearing

This Week's Word - Imagine

I really struggled with this week's word, I kept coming back to Ideal Homes magazine! So I settled on doing a card for my friend who has recently moved house. I'm going to include the greeting ' Congratulations on your ideal home'.

Tearing is a really simple technique & great for adding a little texture to a project, especially layered over another patterned paper or cardstock. 

apologies

I missed the latest OWOT post last Sunday, due to looking at the wrong calendar month, oops! I will endevour to redo my project with the correct word and technique and get it here asap!

Annie x