Christmas is coming........

Well, there is just no getting away from it......

Christmas is getting nearer!!!!

This week over on TCBBlog we have been looking at

Advent Calendars!

 

I have been playing with a wooden item, paint and paper....

can it get any better???????

 



It doesn't take as long to do as you might think.....

 



 

so if you fancy having a go.....pop over to the blog and

see how easy it is to make!!!!!

 

See you soon,

 

Enjoy your Halloween, and don't eat too many sweeties!!!!!!

 

 

Jane x 

Advent chest with 25 drawers

Advent calendar

Eco Green paints - White and Sky Blue

Bazzill cardstock

Craft Creations paper - Blue Stripes on Ice Blue

Tando Numbers

Felt - White

PVA glue

Marianne D Creatables - Snowflake 1

Ribbon - Blue, White and Silver

                                     The special offer this week -

Order any advent calendar from 

The Craft Barn website,

                                               and get a
                 Tando mini advent calendar number set free

It will be added to your parcel.

A new week!!!!

Hi everyone,

Gosh a new week again on The Craft Barn Blog and this week we

 have been playing with tapes - washi and masking!!!!

I had great fun with this and got to use the lovely Dylusions Ink Sprays!!! 

 

It is also my turn for a calendar tag.......

 

 



You will have to pop over to the blog to see how I made this!!!!

 

 

Hope you like it!!!

 

See you soon,

 

 

Jane x

 

Materials used -

Ranger Manilla Tags #10

Glue Dots Masking Tape

Dylusions Ink Sprays - Vibrant Turquoise, Lemon Zest, Bubblegum Pink

Dylusion Stamps - Further around the Edge

Anitas Calendar Tabs

Bazzill

Tando Mask - Leaves

Tando Grab Bag - Butterfly

Gesso

Archival Ink - Magenta Hue

Black Wire

Organza Ribbon

 

And the special offer over at The Craft Barn website -

20% off the Glue Dots masking tape

Enter the code TAPE20 at checkout





Crafty Individuals

Morning everyone,

Just popping by to let you know what has been happening

 on The Craft Barn Blog this week!

 

We have all been working with the latest Crafty Individuals

masks and dies which are beautiful!!

 

 

I made a card with this lovely die

and adapted it with punches to give the Christmas effect!!

 

 

If you pop over to the Blog, you will see how I made it!!!!

 

See you soon,

 

 

Jane x

 

Materials used -

 

Crafty Individuals- Victoria and Albert Swirl Cutting Die

Spellbinders - Labels 10

Distress Inks - Barn Door

Bazzill - Green, brown and red

Woodware Punch - Mini - leaf and daisy

Copics

Iridescent Glitter

And the special offer over at The Craft Barn this week -

20% off selected Crafty Individuals stamps.

From CI-017 to CI-250 included

use code CRAFTY20 at checkout

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This week on TCB Blog!!!!

Hi everyone,

Hasn't it turned cooler!!! Autumn is here!!!

Still haven't turned on the heating but have lit the log burning stove

a couple of times........bliss and the dogs love cooking themselves in front of it!!!!

 

Anyway, this week on TCB Blog is Oil Pastels,

something I haven't used for many years!!!

It is my week to do the calendar page......

 

 

 



 

Head on over to The Craft Barn blog to see how I made it..... 

 

  

See you soon,

  

Jane x

 



Materials used -

Faber Castell oil pastels -

Cobalt Blue, Light Cobalt Turquoise, Light Flesh, Dark Flesh, Light Purple, Purple Violet

Tim Holtz #10 Manilla Tags

Coredinations cardstock

Anita's Calendar Tabs

Artemio Paper Flowers

Dylusions Ink Spray - Bubblegum Pink

Sansodor

Sizzix Sizzlits Set - Decorative Flourishes

Pink Organza Ribbon

Flat backed Pearls

 

 

The special offer this week at The Craft Barn -

 

10% off the Faber-Castell set of 36 oil pastels

enter the code PASTEL10 at checkout

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dylusions on TCB Blog!!

Hello everyone,

 

When I saw that I had to use Dylusions products for this week,

I didn't really know much about them.  Now I am

absolutely hooked.......I love them, love them, love them!!!!!!!

 

The stamps are so quirky and the sentiments are just great,

I am looking forward to using them more!!

 

 

This is the first part of my adventure in Art Journaling......

Head over to TCBblog to see how I made it!!

 

 

Don't forget to pop into The Craft Barn if you can Saturday, come

and be inspired for Christmas!!!!

 

See you soon....

 

 

Jane x

 



Materials used -

Artcoe Cartridge Book - A5 long

Dylusions Ink Spray - Bubblegum Pink, Vibrant Turquoise

Dylusions Stamps - Quintessential Quotes, Background Love

HobbyArt Stamp - Sparkles

Dylusions Stencil - Let it Snow

Crafters Workshop Template - Harlequin

Black Pigma Micron Pen

White Sakura Pen

Here is the offer over at The Craft Barn website

 

Our special offer this week: 20% off the following stamps

Curious Corrin - Ruby rainbow - Doollally Dorris - Love struck Lucy

Tallulah Tripp - Dependable Dotty - Traveling Travis - Pondering Petunia

Enter code DYLUSIONS20 at checkout

 

My new toy!!!

Hellooooo,

 

Thought I would show you a picture of my new toy......

 

 

 

 

Aaaaaahhhh aren't they luverly!!!

 

They weren't actually due to arrive for a couple of weeks yet, so what an

unexpected surprise!!!!!

 

The colours are not new but one of the nibs is different......

no chisel nib but a fine nib instead!!

Great for colouring small areas!!

They are a limited edition of 3000 and celebrate their 25th anniversary!

 

 

If you around The Craft Barn on Saturday, I shall have them with me,

I'm demoing Copics and Kanban Xmas stamps!

 

See you soon,

 

 

Jane x