Tuesday, 11 August 2015

Another canvas but a totally different twist!

Hello there!

Whatever your preferences, one cannot help but admire those who show a definite CAS style that stands out.  We think that our Doreen qualifies - she continually demonstrates how 'clean and simple' is a work of art.  Her make today may use just a few techniques BUT it demonstrates just how EFFECTIVE they can be! 



For my second piece this month I have gone  vintage
and made a litle scene...
http://doreensdream.blogspot.com/2015/08/summertime-inspiration.html
 More details from my blog.





Doreen, we LOVE what you do - great work!

Whatever your style, we want to see it, so do join in!

Chris and the CVC Team xxx

Sunday, 9 August 2015

Debs has gone all out 'flowery'...

Hello dear Friends,

This morning we have a second contribution from our new DTM, Debs.  She has decided to motivate us with both colour and contemporary imagery - what a beauty!





Hello everyone, Debs here with my second Summertime project which is inspired by my own garden and all the lovely blooms we have this year. 

This is an 8x8 canvas which I have collaged first before adding all the blooms so lots of texture. Lets see what has inspired you....

Take Care Debs xx



This is gorgeous Debs!  Whether you're a lover of the more modern imagery, lover of the more vibrant palette, this is a fabulous example of our theme - great work, thank you!

So, what are you all waiting for, let's get busy!!

Have a great day and good luck!

Chris and the CVC team!  xxx


Friday, 7 August 2015

Chris has a canvas to post today!

Hello friends!

Today it's my turn to post and, having been greatly inspired by Brenda's recent canvas workshops, I've created a 'Summer canvas'.  I have a completely different style to Brenda but, nevertheless, isn't that what we do?  We use others' work as our inspiration and motivation...





For more details, you can see them HERE.



Whatever your background, whatever your experience, whatever your style, we ALL have a statement to make!  We want to see yours so do come and join us!

Have a great day! 

Chris xxx


Wednesday, 5 August 2015

Brenda's gone to the seaside!

Hello dear Crafters!

We're inspired today by our DT Member, Brenda. Now, knowing her as I do, I'm sure that her make today has been inspired not just from her own memories but by those of her children and grandchildren.  Whatever her inspiration, this is a fabulous make and one that is sure to motivate many of you to take up your dies, stencils, inks and paints...




For my second DT piece for our Summertime challenge my thoughts turned to the seaside and collecting shells. Ever since I was a small child I have loved looking for treasures on the beach, but then who doesn't. What inspires you for this Summertime challenge.



This is beautiful Brenda, a great example of our theme as well a a brilliant demonstration of various media and textures too! - Thank you!


Whatever YOUR thoughts, whatever YOUR skill level, do join in - eveyone has a chance of winning!

Have a great day!

Chris and the CVC team!  xxx


Monday, 3 August 2015

Alison's inspired by her paddling!

Good morning all!

This morning we have a post by very talented DTM Alison, who chose our theme for this month.  Many of you will already be familiar with her style but, if not, then you really don't want to miss it!  

Here is her second DT make for the month.....




http://alisonbomber.blogspot.com/2015/08/its-always-ourselves-we-find-in-sea.html

What could be more summery than paddling in the sea, collecting the shells and pebbles and starfish (if you're lucky) you find in the shallows and the rock pools?  This altered A4 clipboard uses one of the Seasonal Found Relatives cards and lots of mixed media to create a summer's day at the beach.  Come and visit Words and Pictures for all the details, as well as to read the poem which swirls around the heart of this creation.



A beautiful creation of Summer Alison and how reflective of the sea - brilliant, thank you!!

Whatever your thoughts, whatever your creative processes, whatever your memories, we'd like to see how you represent this theme!  Do join in and share with us how 'Summertime' has become part of your thoughts and family memories.

Have a great day!

Chris and the CVC team  xxx


Saturday, 1 August 2015

Brrrrr! It's August?

Good morning dear Friends!

Here in the UK we've had a really cold couple of weeks and we're feeling it too!  Despite that, we're looking forward to warmer weather and are still totally motivated and looking forward to August's challenge.  The theme for this month has been chosen by our lovely Alison (aka butterfly) and this is a topic that ALL of you can join in with!  It is...


We're hoping that, by now, you'll all be aware of our rules but if not, you can find them here.  Everyone has a chance of winning the £20 shop voucher, generously contributed by our sponsor, Country View Crafts, because we select our winner at random using random.org.  We encourage and welcome all to participate, from beginners to those that have been crafting for years, we also like to see ALL types of crafting from cake making to quilting, from knitting to pure art, from papecrafts to home decor - if you craft then you qualify - please join us!



http://alisonbomber.blogspot.com/2015/08/in-summer-meadow.html
It's no secret that I love meadow grasses and flowers, but it's only in recent years as my hayfever has died down that I've really been able to enjoy them to the full.  I love the idea of a dreamy summer's day spent drifting through meadows, brushing the tops of the grasses with my fingertips, and that's what inspired this card made for a friend's summer birthday.  Come and visit Words and Pictures to see more details.


http://www.bumblebeesandbutterflies.com/
It's August and hopefully we will get some lovely warm sunny days so we can sit out in the garden or go for some inspiring walks. It was thinking about the garden, the grass and flower borders that inspired my tag for this challenge. Lots of green with a splash of colour and some remnant rubs. I'm looking forward to seeing what inspires you for this summertime challenge.


http://www.mycornerofheaven.com/2015/08/exploding-into-august.html
This is a card, one with a dfference, and made using a Tattered Lace exploding box die.  I've used stamps and dies from Hearfelt Creations and Tim Holtz inks and dies to colour the embellishments as well as his stamps and dies for the butterflies.  You can find the step x step on my blog.  Chris xxx


http://dawainwright.blogspot.co.uk/
 Hello everyone, are you enjoying your Summer? as I write this the children are on their last day at school and parents are preparing for those long hot summer days at the beach or country walks. but if like me you are working everyday then we have to bring the summer indoors to our screens. For my project I wanted to capture some of those elements that you see in Summertime like the blue skys, rain, and bright gardens. lots of brayering and use of Acrylic Ink. Im really looking forward to seeing what your summertime project will look like. Take Care Debsx


Hello..... I hope I am bringing some sunshine your way with my first
make this month
http://doreensdream.blogspot.com/2015/08/summertime-at-country-view.html
Details of how this was made can be found here.


http://gabrielle-price.blogspot.com/2015/08/beach-hut.html 
The joy of warmer weather means that summer is here and there’s something special about the UK in the summer! This month’s theme puts me in mind of bucket and spade summer holidays at the beach! Jo Firth-Young’s stamps are just perfectly evocative of these holidays and I have used them a lot this month! For my first project for the new Country View Crafts Challenge this month of Summertime I have made a tag. The beach hut opens up! As always, there's more on my blog including what's inside my beach hut! Gabrielle x

http://jennie-livethedream.blogspot.com/2015/08/blousy-summer-blooms.html
Over the last few weeks I have been making a vase of summer flowers and these are the latest. Blousy Cabbage Rose Blooms using the Tattered Florals Die.  I have fallen in love with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink all over again! If you would like to see more details and a tutorial on how to make them, then please visit  my blog.


http://frankieeatsworms.blogspot.co.uk/
For my first creation this month I took a canvas and just started playing with stamps, stencils and paint to create a floral, summary image. More details can be found today at Addicted to Art.


Hello there! Here's my first make for the wonderful challenge that is summer! I adore this theme - and have made firstly a canvas that is full of colour using lovely goodies from Paperartsy.
http://fisherscardsandcrafts.blogspot.com/2015/08/in-summertime-at-country-view-crafts.html
Please check out my blog here for full details of how i made this. Hugs rachel x


http://suetheiron.blogspot.com/2015/08/lazin-on-sunny-afternoon.html
For my first project this month I've taken us out to the country with lots of paint and Dylusions. Full details can be found here on my blog.

http://inkypinkycraft.blogspot.com/2015/08/always-take-scenic-route-for-country.html
For my first summertime make , I was inspired by thoughts of the sea, its waves and beautiful blues and whites.  For all the details of how I created these cards please see my blog xx trace x



Once again we hope to inspire you with both the mix of genres as well as the differing styles we craft in.  Whatever your penchant, please do join us if you can, and use the 'Linkie' below to take part.

Have a wonderful August!

Chris and the CVC team!  xxx





Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Up, up and away with Sue D...

Good morning all!

Today is our last post for the month but what a fabulous make to bring you from our clever Sue D...



For my second piece life is a little less hectic. I've always wanted to go in a hot air balloon, but being afraid of heights it's maybe not something I'll be doing very soon. In fact this is probably as close as I'll get...
 As always details can be found here on my blog x



What a great project Sue, fabulous, thank you!

Well Ladies and Gentlemen, you have just a couple of days left to get your projects finished and entered - we hope you will!  

We'll be back with you on Saturday with a brand new month and a brand new challenge so dont forget to pop back and see us again then!  In the meantime, enjoy the rest of the week and have fun!

Chris and the CVC team xxx

Saturday, 25 July 2015

What a way to leave us! Bye-bye Sue!

Good Day all!

We're tinged with more than a little sadness today as we publish this post from our lovely, talented Sue B (scrumplescrunch) as this is her last post/project from her here on our team.  >:o(

Sue has always produced the most stunning makes and today's is no different...



A mini Suitcase worn and weathered.
This is no precut shape, you can view how it was put together on my BLOG.

 This is gorgeous Sue, beautifully done - thank you!

We're sure you'll want to join in with us and wish Sue well for her future ventures and ask her not to be a stranger.  Thanks for all your hard work Sue and for being a fabulous and supportive team member!   GOOD LUCK!!

We'll be here again on Monday - cya then!

Chris and the CVC team xxx

Tuesday, 21 July 2015

Gabrielle's flying over Paris...

Morning all!

We're three quarters of the way through the month and time to think about what you're going to enter if you haven't already.  This morning Gabrielle is back sharing some of her fabulous journallingwith us....


For my second post this month I returned to my journal to make a postcard themed page reflecting the travelling theme. I love this hot air balloon stamp so it was a real pleasure to dust it off! As always, there is more details on my blog. Gabrielle x



This is gorgeous Gabrielle and we agree, it's a great stamp and so under-used!  Thank you!

Whether you're journallng, scrapping, cardmaking, loving your tag art or 3D crafts we want to see what you're up to.  Everyone has a chance of winning as our winner is drawn at random.  We also award 4 blog badges to those we think have created great interpretations of our theme.

Nikki will be with us on Thursday so do pop back for another visit then.

Have fun!!

Chris and the CVC team xxx

Sunday, 19 July 2015

Pamellia's travels are where we want to go!

Good morning everyone!

This morning we're joined by a guest and one who will be known, not just as a regular contributor to our challenges but also as a previous guest and one of our crafters carving their own name for themselves out there in Blogland.  She is admired for both her creativity and originality and we're so pleased she's agreed to join in and guest with us again today - Pamellia of My Little Craft Things...



http://mylittlecraftthings.blogspot.com/2015/07/country-view-challenges-guest-designer.html
Hello Everyone! My name is Pamellia Johnson and I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with my wonderful husband and our two little girls, Scully (a teacup Maltese) and Pebbles (a teacup black Pomeranian). 

I have been crafting in some form or another ever since I was a little kid, thanks to my very creative and talented Mom. I've dabbled in all sorts of crafts, but I think what I enjoy making the most is handmade cards, and I really love doing shabby chic projects with tons of lace, pearls and flowers!


http://mylittlecraftthings.blogspot.com/2015/07/country-view-challenges-guest-designer.html
I have very recently tried my hand at mixed media journalling and I am pretty addicted, so when I heard the theme "On Your Travels" I just knew what I wanted to do. I have put together a journal page using lots of different mixed media products. I built a mountain range out of gloss gel and added lots of postcards and stamps. For lots more pictures and to watch a video of how I put this together, please visit my blog at My Little Craft Things.

http://mylittlecraftthings.blogspot.com/2015/07/country-view-challenges-guest-designer.html
 
Thank you so much to Chris and the Country View Challenge team for inviting me to spend the day with them. I am thrilled and honoured to be here with such a talented group of artists. I do hope I have inspired you to join in this month for this amazing and fun theme.

http://mylittlecraftthings.blogspot.com/2015/07/country-view-challenges-guest-designer.html



Wow, this is fabulous Pamellia, you never fail to impress us - thank you!!

So folks, here is another inspirational piece to get you chomping at the bit and, we hope, ready to join in!

Gabrielle will be here on Tuesday - see you then!

Chris and the CVC team xxx

Friday, 17 July 2015

Doreen's scrapping today...

Hello Bloggers!

Doreen's here with us this morning and we're pleased to see she's sharing a scrapbook page, we don't see too many of those these days...



I have a Scrapbook layout for my second piece this month
Really enjoyed doing this as I haven't done one for a long time...

As always there is more info about this on my blog.



A fabulous layout Doreen, it shouts out exactly what our theme is all about - thank you!

Come on then folks, get those crafting goodies out, we'd like to see where you've been travelling to or, perhaps, where you're going....?

Another terrific guest post on Sunday but until then, have a great weekend!

Chris and the CVC team xxx

Wednesday, 15 July 2015

Meet our new faces...

Good morning everyone!

Last month we saw Donna leave us for pastures new and, sadly, we'll be losing Sue B (scrumplescrunch) too at the end of this month.  It's always sad to see our lovely, talented DT Members leave us but that is the way of Blogland - life, family and new opportunities call out and pull us in all directions.  The only upside to these sad times is that we have the opportunity to have new talent join us so today we're introducing THREE new team members to you - here they are, alphabetically...




Hello everyone, I'm so excited and thrilled to be here. The theme this month is 'On Your Travels' and was chosen for us by the lovely Trace


So for my first post I'm sharing a postcard. It is a bit battered as it's been travelling around the world. It's become grubby and difficult to read, and some of the paint, used to cover the original picture has peeled off, but it has survived. Please visit my blog to see how I created this card.


See you all soon Hugs  Debs xx




For the July Challenge of the CVC I have brought a mixed media board. It was an old chalk board in the attic and I decided to alter it for the challenge, called: On your travels.


I live in Luxembourg, in a a tiny little country that is actually a Grand Duchy (hahaha!). So from here you can easily go to London, Paris or Rome. It is not a big deal!

If you would like to know how I made this board, please go to my blog where you can find a quite detailed tutorial. Thanks a lot, Monika






Hello there! I have been busy making a file folder on the theme of travel - when I first saw the theme I knew I wanted to use all of the stamps from the time travellers set from Stampers Anonymous so I thought a file folder was the best was to get all the the stamps in play! It reminds me a little bit of a travel document wallet complete with luggage labels. You can see the full details on my blog here. Thanks for looking! Rachel xx



These are gorgeous projects Ladies, well done, a great debut - thank you!

We know what a great and supportive bunch of followers we have so we're sure that you will want to join in with the rest of our team and welcome our new DTMs into the fold - WELCOME LADIES - we're looking forward to working with you!  >:o)

We're half way through the month folks so if you haven't joined in yet have a think about what you might enter.  If you've entered already, well, you can still enter again, lol!

Doreen will be here on Friday, don't forget to join us then.

Have fun!

Chris and the CVC team xxx

Tuesday, 14 July 2015

June's winners!

Hi everyone!

Tonight we announce not just the winners of last month's challenge but also the winner to our commenting 'spot' candy too!  We're delighted to see that you are all still crafting and joining in out there but we would like to see more - is that greedy of us?

Anyways.... here are your winners...



WINNER OF JUNE'S CHALLENGE

Our winner of the £20 shop voucher for June's challenge (as chosen by random.org) is....


http://pickleliciousart.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/go-where-wild-flowers-are.html

Well done Donna, your prize voucher/email will be with you in a few days!!



TOP 3 Winners:

Our Top 3 winners are chosen by Astrid, these are her choices and comments in numerical order....


http://todaysbeautifulmoments.blogspot.ca/2015/06/countryside-evening-any-occasion-card.html
"This is a stunning card, beautifully created with a great lay out. I particularly loved the beautiful flowers and leaves."



http://the-altered-ego-blog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/shabby-olivia.html
"Gorgeous textured card in a wonderful colour combination and beautiful stamping."


http://buildingyourworld.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/think-happy-thoughts.html
"I loved the originality of this piece with that super tea set and amazing background."



DT Member's Special Mention (for the most creative and original interpretation):


http://underacreativespell.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/cherish-yesterday-live-today-and-dream.html

 "I love the beautiful flowers she created and the way she arranged them around her sentiment."

Great work everyone, your blog badges and invites are winging their way to you all!




Our Magpie Day Commenter's Candy

Our candy competition was open until the end of the challenge.  The winner, as chosen by random.org is:

#27 - Karen Petitt

Congrat's Karen, please email us using the widget on the sidebar and we'll get the candy posted to you!!




Phew!!  There we go folks, so many prizes to be awarded!  Let's hope you get busy and join us for this month's challenge and you too could be a winner!

Have a wonderful evening!!

Chris and the CVC team xxx