Sheena Douglass Pick of the Week

Todays the day of another new launch by Sheena Douglass on Create & Craft Tv

Its paint fusions stamps and a cd!

Here is one of my samples using the wonderful Lilac stamps!

I dry brushed the papier mache wine box, with white and darker purple onto the voilet background.

Also i replicated the design onto a tag and attach with some twine!

Make sure you tune in today 12noon and the rest of the shows during the week, also check back here for more samples and inspiration!

Demo at Jendenink Craftworks Fareham

Last year, i did a demo day at Jendenink Craftworks in Fareham.

It's an amazing shop, huge and i mean huge! And the staff were just lovely, lots of cups of tea from Dawn.

I was demonstrating Sheena Douglass' Paint Fusion Christmas range, with others thrown in to!

If your down in Fareham area, you really must pay them a visit! 

I was too busy to have a mooch properly, which probably was just aswell, as wouldnt have room in the car to bring it all home!

LEST WE FORGET..................................................

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

Sheena Douglass' Paint Fusion Christmas Pick of the week

Here as promised...better late than never, i hope, is one of my samples for

Sheena Douglass' Paint fusion Christmas, which was this weeks Pick of the week on Create & Craft/Ideal World tv.

For this i distressed a recipe box and stamped the individual leaves of the poinsettia set of stamps into rounds of leaves,onto Neenah white card and painted using the paint fusion technique, which is shown in Sheena's Brand new DVD, after i had stamped and painted the leaves, i re-stamped the leaves with Tim holtz distress ink and heat embossed to give a green/gold vein effect to the leaves, then cut 6 rounds of different sized petals out and attached to the box using Collall glue gel.

The poinsettia measures atleast if not more than 6 ins diametre (sorry forgot to measure it before i sent it off, but will be making more!)

Keep checking back for more inspiration of the Pick of the week

PICK OF THE WEEK, SHEENA DOUGLASS-PAINT FUSION CHRISTMAS

Im away at the moment, so make sure you pop over to

Sheena Douglass' website to see the gallery for this afternoons pick of the week.

PAINT FUSION CHRISTMAS,

I'll post some pics as soon as i get back tomorrow1 



Post it note booklet Tutorial

What you need:-

1 a4 sheet of Centura pearl card from Crafter's companion.

Ultimate Pro board.

Boxer board,which fits onto your Ulitmate pro

2 Sheena Douglass' mount boards ive used square for this example.

Crafter's Companion Tape Pen.

Clevercut Mini.

A section of post it notes.

A cut down pencil, sharpened and paint with chosen colour.

Paintfusion Paints and Stamps by Sheena Douglass for final decoration

Using the pro board, with Boxer board attached, butting up to the handle, lay your piece of a4 card, narrowest edge to the handle(portrait) then lay your chosen mount board ontop and score the relevant line at its edge,making sure you score on the shiny side of the centura pearl card, so it doesnt crack when folding.

Fold and score the crease line and with side folded, re-butt up to the handle,place the post it notes,depth way, up to the handle edge and again score the closest line.

Fold and score again.

Butt the scored card up to the handle again, this will be a large area and a small spine, then again lay your chosen mount board up to the handle and folded card and again score, nearest line.

Turning card lengthways, widest part butted up to handle (landscape) lay your mount board up to the handle and score closest line all the way along the card.

With your Clevercut mini,or knife & ruler, cut the scored shape out and put spare pieces to one side.

With the tape pen, attach the post it notes,centrally inside the cover and stick down.

With the smaller spare piece of card and the shortened pencil.

Roll the strip tightly around the pencil and secure by applying a strip of tape pen before finally rolling round and trim the end off.

Using wet glue or the tape pen, attach to the inside of your booklet.

Stick the finished mount board on the front of your booklet and the plain 2nd piece of mount board on the back of your booklet, this would make and ideal give or fete item!

I have used Sheena Douglass' Sweet Pea set of stamps and paint and used gold embossing powder around the edge, before sticking to the booklet, i psrayed the finished picture with Spray & Shine.

Sunflower Heart box

Here is another one of my Paint fusion samples, this time i painted and distressed a large heart shape,papier mache box and used Sheena Douglass' Sunflower Paintfusion stamps and paint and then finished by spraying with the ever faithful Spray & Shine from Crafters Companion.

My demo last week in Southampton!

Last Saturday saw my 1st demonstration at Pickwell farm near Southampton.

This is one of my demonstration samples, using Sheena Douglass' paintfusion Sweet pea stamp and paint.

I was greeted by the wonderful aroma of fresh strawberries,as it is a pick your own farm shop.

But ...oh the Craft shop is wonderful, i was met by Carolyn Draper and had a nosy, sooo much stuff,so little time for me to have a look, Tim Holtz, Wooden bird houses, wonderful wonderful products and ofcourse, Crafters Companion Ultimate board and Sheena Douglass' paint fusion.

I demonstrated paint fusion through out the day, but my samples consisted of ultimate pro boxes and cards,which are made on the Ultimate board too!

I met some lovely people and had a wonderful day and would like to thank Carolyn for her warm hospitality!

Paint Fusion-House Name Plaque

Here is a Bamboo chopping board i made into a house plaque, as Bamboo is quite water resilient, it make an ideal material to make a house plaque on!

I distressed the board and added Tim Holtz distress ink Vintage photo and Antique linen to give even more dimension to the paint.

Then i painted the Berries and blossom using Sheena Douglass's Paint fusion stamp set and acrylic paints.

I used my eCraft to cut out the name in paper and added colour using Vintage Photo Tim Holtz ink pad again and then added to the board using Strong PVA glue, which i painted over the top of each letter to seal it onto the board.

I sprayed the whole finished board with Crafters Companion Spray & Shine, this give great preservation qualities to the finished item!

Paint fusion Tissue Box

Here is another one of my Paint Fusion attempts, this time i  have painted a plywood rectangle tissue box

I firstly distressed the box with white paint in a crackle effect.

Then i used Sheena Douglass's Berries set of Paint fusion Stamps and painted with Pebeo Acrylic paints, sold in sets to match the stamps also available from Sheena Douglass

When dry i finished it off by spraying with Crafters Companion Spray & Shine, this gives a hardwearing high-gloss varnish which gives your work a protective coating similar to a layer of glass! It is also Acid free!!

Tim Holtz Pick of the Week

Oh i was in heaven!!

I was sent, by Crafters Companion, products to make samples for the Brand New Today

Tim Holtz Pick of the Week on Create & Craft Tv,

which included their new embossing folders and Core dination 12 x 12 papers, made epsecially to match all the colours of Tim Holtz Distressed ink pads!

The coredinations has a different colour running through the 'Core' of the papers, then you sand the top with the sand it gadget and show the 'Core' colour.

For this card i embossed using the Polka dot embossing folder, which i used twice, by roughly lining up the dots and re embossing, so i go a larger piece of embossed paper,then i sanded it to show the light colour.

I used 3 birds Clearly stamped by Crafters Companion for Sentiment and for the corner embelishment, which i stamps Stazon black ink onto the coloured Coredinations paper and cut the corners out. The image is

Sheena Douglass' Simply Sweet stamp set, which used her Paint Fusion Technique to paint the lavender.

Keep checking out the shows,all week, today is Claire(Do craft) Curd, as she has now joined Create & Craft tv!

Very pleased to also Announce....

I am very pleased to also announce that I am now on

Sheena Douglass' Design Team,so will be Paint Fusioning to my hearts content!

Along with all the other wonderful things i get sent to do!!!

I will also be able to incorperate Paint Fusion into my Demonstrations of various products for Crafters Companion.!

A demo coming up end of July, keep a lookout to see if its near you!

xx

Diamond Wedding Card

I was asked to make a Diamond Wedding Card, this is what i made.

This is using the Bookatrix Board by The Glitter girls and I used Sheena Douglass' Paint Fusion stamp from Simply Sweet set of stamps and painted it with her paints and a touch of Tim Holtz Adirondack Mixative Gold Alcohol Ink for some of the foliage, i didnt paint in the flowers instead i quilled tiny white roses and attached using pva glue to the painted image. I scored and cout out the bookmark and side panel and sprayed with  Spray & Sparkle Multicolour spray,on Lilac Centura pearl card, all from Crafters Companion.

Joanna Sheen-Rachel Hale-Furry Friends Launch

The weekend saw the launch of

Joanna sheens new cd, using the images of

Rachel Hale in 'Furry Friends'

This image has been printed onto glossy photo paper,so you get the full photo effect.

I also added some Paint Fusion, by painting some Daisies and decoupaging them

For the bootee i simply knitted a bootee shape using skewers, stuck beads on the end with Collall glue gel and attached to the card.

JOANNA SHEEN MEETS SHEENA DOUGLASS' FUSION

Here is a large square card ,using centura pearl card for the blue base card.

I cut a blue piece of card out with the largest labels one of the Grand Calibur dies, then did the paint fusion crackled wood effect,which is shown on Sheena Douglass' paint fusion dvd.

I then used Joanna Sheens Jayne Netley Mayhew pt 2 cd and printed the Blue tit and cut away the background to it looks like its perched on an old shed or fence. To make up the decoupage i used Collall glue gel,which doesnt have an odour like Silicone glue.This and the Centura Pearl card is available from Crafters Companion.

The box for the card was made using the new Enveloper,also available from Crafters companion,i chose the 7insx 7ins card and 3/4ins depth, there is a leaflet with the exact size to make the perfect 3d envelope for your decoupage!

More Paint fusion

Here are some more pieces ive made using Sheena Douglass' Paint fusion techniques, i used her daisy stamps for these.

I stamped onto Centura pearl card for the pads using Stazon and added  Tim Holtz Distress ink to give some dimension.,then sprayed with Spray & Shine.

The wooden tissue box cover, i stamped painted directly onto the bare untreated wood and then again sprayed with Spray & Shime from Crafters companion,to give a lovely clear varnish effect.

For the poem i searched Daisy poems on the web and used part of this lovely poem, printed onto paper and applied to the box,after scrunching the paper and distressing it,with watered down,cheap pva glue, which although goes on white it dries clear, when it was dry i stamped the daisies over the edge.

I thought for the top i'd make it look like a daisy chain, so i just stamped the individual daisy all around and painted in the stalks to look like a chain.

This is the other side of the box, as painted daisies on to 3 sides

This is the finished gift, a shopping list pad, a5 pad and a tissue box.



Paint Fusion Poppies-Notebook set

I have been practising my Paint Fusion Techniques and decided to make some none chocolate Easter Gifts, i stamped and painted Sheena Douglass' Paint fusion images onto Centura pearl card from Crafters companion and distressed with some Tim Holtz Distress ink pads and a piece of cut & Dry foam.

Ive still got to finish the daisy and Raspberries set,but hopefully will make a nice present for some people.

2nd attempt at Sheena Douglass' Paint fusion Daisies

Here is my 2nd attempt at Daisies,by Sheena Douglass'-Paint fusion, this time i used light blue,centura pearl card from Crafters companion and added a touch of Faded Jeans Tim Holtz Distress ink pad. Which i then sprayed with Spray & shine also from Crafters Companion.x

Sheena Douglass-Paint Fusion Daisies-Mothers Day Card

In the UK yesterday was Mothering Sunday.

Here is the A5 card i made for my mum, less is more with these images i think-.

I used Sheena Douglass' Paint Fusion Daisy Stamps and paint, although she suggests using a light blue for the backing of the Daisy petals, i havent got that colour at the mo, so i used lilac instead, with the yellow of the Centura Pearl card from Crafters companion, it doesnt notice, i added Tim Holtz Distress Ink Dried Marigold onto the card with cut & dry foam, which seems to lift the daisies out of the page, but the best thing for giving dimension to the flowers is Crafters Companion Spray & shine, this give a hard varnish which no only protects your paintings but brings all the colours out in the picture, adding dimension. I simply printed the sentiment out on MS word and ripped the paper and again distressed it a bit with Dried Marigold ink pad.

As this is my 1st attempt at Daisies,i do hope i inspire people to have a go, as i really cant paint, but following Sheena's instruction on the dvd it has made it possible!

Sheena Douglass Paint Fusion

This week i have been playing with Sheena Douglass's Paint Fusion products, I got the paint brushes,dvd,mountboards,stamps and paint from Crafters Companion, where it is all available.

I am left handed and have never been able to paint, i always make a hole in the paper,I can colour using watercolour pencils or pens and a paint brush,but not with liquid paint! so I was soo pleased to have turned out two pictures, which are not too bad and felt i could share on my blog, because,if i can do it so can you!

I thoroughly enjoyed following the direction of Sheena on her dvd,whitty as ever! But i really didnt think i would be able to produce a piece of work which vaguely resembled anything like Sheena's!

I have plans to add these pictures to the front of a note book, on for addresses and one for recipes.

I finished the pictures by spraying them which Spray & Shine from Crafters Companion, if brings the flowers to life! And also gives a strong varnish effect,which would protect the pictures on a book!

The Raspberries were the first stamps i attempted and this picture is my second attempt and the Poppies were my 1st attempt at doing those!

I stamped the images onto Centura pearl card from Crafters Companion and distressed it with with cut & dry foam using Tim Holtz Distress ink, Vintage Photo and Black soot.