#204 Shopping Our Stash - Red, Red Wine

Hello, Crafty Peeples!

The challenge this week at Shopping Our Stash is  Red, Red Wine. 
 Use the color "wine"or use your wine stanps.   Use reds, or use a wine/drinking theme (or both!)
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I made three projects for this challenge:
Two wine cradles and one wine bag

I love re-purposing and when I saw all the little cardboard sleeves used to protect my infusion meds, I asked my nurse, Amy, to save them for me.  My original plan for this challenge was to make the wine bag only, but, after tripping (twice) over my HUGE bag of cardboard sleeves, I decided to bring one of my ideas for the sleeves to life.

I used one of the infusion kit sleeves  to create the "There's Always Time for Wine" Cradle."
The Good Times Cradle was created using a Viva Ink Gold Carton that I've had for 6 months.

 My wine cradles fit perfectly inside the wine bag .  The Cradles look awesome on my very "rustic dining room table. 

MY VERY FIRST WINE BAG

    I learned a few new tricks that will improve my "VERY" novice sewing skills!

The tag is from CCB's "Uncorked Sayings on Kraft."  The Fabric, from 7 Gypsies' "Farmhouse" 

MORE PICTURES

 Just playing around with my inks and gesso on my "Always Time for Wine" cradle,  I learned how to make cardboard look like bamboo.

Thanks for stopping by!  Looking forward to seeing your makes in our Challenge

SHOPPING OUR STASH

Hugz,

Chana Malkah

Challenges Entered:

Clear It Out Challenge:  Anything Goes (Must use stash)

Through The Craftroom Door: Always Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly Challenge:  Anything Goes

All Crafts Challenge:  Anything Goes but NO CARDS

Crafting From The Heart:  Always Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion: Always Anything Goes

Mema's Crafts Challenge: Anything Goes w/optional Twist: Graduation or Masculine

Not Just Cards: Always Anything Goes

THE OUTLAWZ GREETINGS CHALLENGE - IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL!

Hello, Crafty Peeples!

It has been a while since I posted a challenge for my team at The Outlawz!   

This week, the Monday Greetings Design Team challenges you to create a project using music as the central theme.   I chose to ues Our Daily Bread Designs' rubber stamp: "It Is Well With My Soul" 

Creating my own "burlap panels" is my newest crafting adventure and the pages of my little "crafty ideas" are full of design "hints".  This was quick and fun.  Hope you like it.

IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL

For this collage, I covered a medium weight piece of chipboard with burlap paper.  I applied several coats of Gesso and then spritzed the dried surface with Dylusion Ink Spray and Andirondaks Alcohol Ink.  I stamped on the dried surface and then sprayed with Aleene's Matte Sealant. 
To get a good impression on the burlap panel, make sure your pad is well inked.

The Cabinet Frame was using corrugated cardboard.  The debossed area around the frame was colored with smooch and luminArte, Then mounted onto the burlap panel.

I fabricated a block using chipboard and corrugated cardboard.

I covered my block with a piece of Canvas Corp Brands Canvas and inked the edges with TH Vintage Photo Distress Inks.  I also used VP to ink the edges of my burlap panel.

I look forward to seeing your creation in the Outlawz Challenge.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugz,

Chana Malkah Harris

Challenges Entered:

Not Just Cards - ATG
Use Your Stuff - ATG

Canvas Corp - 2015 Design Team Call

Every once in a great while, I convince myself that I should apply for a commercial design team, not because I think I'm so talented, I know I am not.  I do it because constant rejection is the key to divine humility.  This time I was encouraged by my bud Kathy Clement to apply.  She was thinking of applying.  So, I took the plunge.  We shall see, said the blind man!

PROJECT #1  - The Spindle

Kathy has this awesome thread spindle that she uses to "brand" her project posts.  I thought it was really cool and asked her where she got it.  I didn't want to use it as she does, obviously, but I thought it would be a neat way to display my Prima Fibers (my lastest passion).  The fibers come on these really cool boards, but the spindle had more appeal for me, so....... I made my own.

Inspiration #1-  KATHY'S SPINDLE  - 

Inspiration #2 - Old Paper Towel Core and A Canvas Corp Canvas Sheet Package

We use a ton of paper towels and I wanted to do something with the core...so I cut it into small sections and used as the core of my spindle.

The Project - CHANA'S FIBER SPINDLE

The base of the spindle is an empty ribbon spool.  I cut octaganal and round chipboard pieces, painted them and then covered them using papers from 7 Gypsies'  Paddington 6"x6" variety pack.  An overhead shot of the spindle would have been nice (didn't think of it when I was shooting) to show how the spindle ties in with the other elements.

THE BACK

 Tim Holtz Hitch Post fasteners and a bead are used as stabilizers.  They work great when the spindle is full.  I just tuck the ribbon/fiber behind them and they don't fall out. 

The Inspiration for the Mini Album came from the label on this Canvas Corp. Product.  I wanted to use items from my stash and realized while working on my spindle, that I only had small amounts of the 7 Gypises pads on hand.  I was curious if I could mix three very different paper varities into a cohesive design.  The b/w polka dots with the brown and canvas seemed like the perfect palette.

Project #2 - The Brown Paper Bag Mini Album 

Project #3 - The Journal Card/Note Card Holder

Products used:

7 Gypies: Paddington 6"x6" paper variety pack, 7 Gypies Lille 6"x6" paper variety pack; 7 Gypies Postale Index Cards and Envelopes

Bella Boutique Stack - 12"x12"

Simple Stories: Happy Day 6"x6" Pad

Joann.com: Printed Burlap - Postale

Graphic 45: Large Tags

Prima: Vintage Trinkets

Tim Holtz: Hitch Post Fasteners 

American Crafts: Ribbo

Misc: Paper towel core, chipboard, gesso, acrylic paint, beads, the usual suspects

Challenges Entered: (I'll Be Back!)