Altered Bottle

Hello everyone, Debs here with my second piece for this months Challenge, 'use a bottle'

Art Doll

I chose to use the bottle to support my doll. I have wanted to make a doll of some kind for a while, so here goes. I used a fabric stiffner for the clothes and polymer clay for head and hands. All was painted with Fresco Acrylics and then highlighted with Treasure Gold in a couple of colours. The bottle is great shape for this style of doll. please visit my blog for all the details.

See you all soon Debs xx

 

#35 January 2016 - Be inspired by BOTTLES

Welcome to our new challenge and the first for 2016. Before we venture any further we would like to wish you

HAPPY NEW YEAR

from everyone at Country View Challenges.

We hope that the new year is full of magic and promise of good times ahead.

To get us into the mood for crafting after the holidays we would like you to be inspired by bottles.  We use them every day and they are common items in our homes but usually they end up in the recycling bin without another thought. So the team have put their thinking caps on and come up with some wonderful transformations to whet your appetite. Let's take a look at what they have been creating.


Rachel

Hello there and a Happy New Year to you! Rachel here with my first take on this wonderful theme of being inspired by bottles. You can get full details on my blog here.

Rachel xx

Jennie

For Brenda's wonderful challenge I took the opportunity of  altering an old air freshener bottle with crackle paint, paints, an adhesive pearl embellishment, lace, flowers and an old button. Do please join me on my blog for all the details and to see how my bottle was transformed.

Debs

Hello Everyone Debs here; Happy New Year! I hope you all have had a wonderful time. I haven't had much time to play but this weekend is all mine.

I had fun altering this bottle, the great idea of the lovely Brenda. Combining crackle and string worked well together and it's really simple. It's about 6 inches high and perfect for this little shelf. You can see all the details over on my blog, bye for now.

Nikki

I do love Tim Holtz Crackle Paint and it is used on this MDF wall hanging to crackle some little bottles and also the flowers. There are more details today over on my blog -  Addicted to Art - it would be lovely to see you there.


Monika

The first challenge theme of 2016 was chosen by the lovely Brenda: Inspired by bottles. So I have brought you here a Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans jar. On my blog the most popular blogpost is "Jar for the Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans" this is why I have decided to make a new version of this jar with Sizzix. More details on my blog. And happy new year!




Sue


Hi and Happy New Year! I thought I would go along with the New Year theme for my first bottle, so here's the gang wishing you lots of happiness. Full details can be found here on my blog.

Gabrielle

Happy New Year! I love using bottles in projects - as bottles, or the bodies of people or as something completely different! For my projects this month I have envisaged a bottle as a vase. This PaperArtsy bottle is a great size to hold this flower! More details are on my blog. Gabrielle x


Brenda

 

I transformed an old Starbucks bottle into a New Years Eve table decoration. It has a number of layers on it before I could say I was happy with the effects I had achieved and once displayed on my buffet table I was really rather pleased with the results. Pop over to Bumblebees and Butterflies to see more.

Alison

I love bottles, so I was very happy to see Brenda's theme for January - I'm always inspired by bottles!  My first offering is a fairly simple one - an ATC, a stamp, some paints and some Glossy Accents.  If you'd like to see more, do pop over to Words and Pictures.  And a happy New Year to you all!

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 Thank you all for a wonderful 2015 with all your amazing entries to our various challenges and we are looking forward to seeing what you create for 2016. 

Have a fun and creative year.

hugs Brenda and the CVC Team xxx

An InLinkz Link-up

Shadow Box Scene

Hi everyone, Nikki here to share my second creation for this month's theme - Create a Scene. I have created this scene using Wendy Vecchi art parts and mounted them all in a shadow box. Here is a photo without the glass which is showing a horrible reflection of me!

Do pop over to my blog if you would like to see more details and photos.

Nikki

Addicted to Art

Beauty in Simplicity

Hello to you all on this third day of Christmas! 

Jennie here today to share another project for our Make a Scene Challenge.

I recently attended a workshop in Coventry where we made a shadow box with Michelle Webb. I enjoyed this so much I decided to make my own little box in a similar way and creating a snowy scene with some of the die cuts I bought during the weekend.

Please join me on my blog, Live The Dream,  if you would like more details of the paints, textures and techniques I used.

Don't forget you still have four more days to join us in our challenge. There is a £20 voucher to spend in the Country View Crafts shop for one lucky entrant and of course the chance for you to join us as a Guest Designer. So find yourself some crafting time and get stuck in !!!

Thank you for joining us today and Nikki will be along on Tuesday with our last post for this year. 

Jennie x

Making a scene!

On behalf of our whole team may I wish you, and yours, a very happy Christmas.

I am sure that you are unwrapping presents and attending to Turkeys but if you needed a little more inspiration today for our 'Make a Scene' theme then this might help! I struggled with this theme a little so decided to treat it literally and decorated a jigsaw that you can... literally create a scene with! As always, there's more on my blog. Gabrielle x

A Snowscape

Hello...Doreen here with my second share for this months challenge of  "Make a Scene" and I am sharing my very last Christmas card this year. More details of this can be found over on my blog

Here

 With only 4 days left till the big man arrives I would like to wish you all a very

Happy Christmas

Make a Scene

Hello everyone, well it's nearly upon us just a week to go. Here is my second post with the current theme the fabulous Rachel chose for us.

I had to keep to the Winter Christmas scene as it brings back so many memories of childhood. All the details as always can be found here

I'd like to wish you all a fabulously Happy Christmas. See you all soon Hugs Debs xxx

 

Fir trees

Hi it's Brenda with you today to share my second project for the 'Create a Scene' challenge. 

This is an MDF board project with three separate trees and a stand that can be altered/painted up as you wish and put together. I seem to have had a thing for 3d projects this year and loved making this one up using a mix of DecoArt products and other supplies from my Christmas craft box. This stands almost 28 cms tall so is a decent size and has a presence when it stands on the shelf in the conservatory. There are some more photos and a short description of how I put this together over on Bumblebees and Butterflies if you want to see more.

I hope all your Christmas preparations are going well.

hugs Brenda xxx

Another scene by Astrid

Hello all and thanks for dropping by!
It's time for scenes here this month, but the good ones:o)
For my second project I created a scenic tag:

I used a ready tag from Graphics 45 and a Sheena Douglass stamp. If you want a bit more detail, feel free to visit my blog by clicking HERE
This one is quick and easy to do, which comes in handy so close to the big day. Hope your own preparations are going well. Don't forget the shop has loads of goodies (and free shipping) for all your Christmas and Yuletide crafting.

Thanks for your visit today,

Astrid

Make a scene with reindeer

Hi, it’s Monika here with the second project of the December challenge - MAKE A SCENE. I’m sure you can find a great project to join our fantastic theme chosen by Rachel.

I have brought here a Christmas card with reindeers, snowdrifts and pine trees.

Since this is my last project here in December, until Christmas, I would like to wish you a merry Christmas and a happy and crafty New Year! 

So right now let's hop with the reindeers in the snow and if you have this old die and stamp set from the Sizzix, please hop to my blog too :-)

And again, have a great December and happy holidays to everyone!

Last Days of Autumn Townscape

Hello all, Alison here to share some more inspiration for this month's
Create A Scene challenge.

My second creation for Rachel's lovely Create A Scene theme is an autumn townscape on that blustery day which strips the last of the leaves from the trees, leaving the bare branches silhouetted against the sky.  It's all taking place on a recycled jar, so if you'd like to see what it looks like all lit up you'll need to head over to Words and Pictures!

There's still plenty of time to join in,
so we hope to see you Create A Scene before the month is out!
Alison x

November Winners

Hello all!  It's time to announce the winners of Doreen's fabulous The Colour Blue challenge in November.  Once again there were so many fantastic entries - it's always brilliant to see what you're inspired to make by each theme.

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First of all, Mr Random Generator has picked our Country View Crafts prize voucher winner...

That's Urban Mermaid Designs with a spooky bluesy sugar skull
celebrating the Day of the Dead.

Congratulations!
Your badge and prize voucher will be on their way to you very soon.

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Now on to the Top Three, in no particular order...

#36 Dots Dabbles

Doreen said: I love everything about this...

the background and layout of the stamps used.

#52 Hazel Agnew

Doreen said: Loved the layout and fab paper piecing.

#101 Ink-a-Pink

Doreen said: A stunning background and fabulous techniques used.

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And finally, our Design Team Member's Special Mention for The Colour Blue...

#93 Sara's Closet

Doreen said: A beautiful mixed media tag,

full of fabulous texture and lovely details.

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Congratulations to all our worthy winners.  Badges will be on their way soon, and we hope you'll wear them with pride.  If any of our winners are interested in being a Guest Designer here at Country View Challenges in 2016 then please contact Brenda on brenda_brown25@hotmail.com.

And thank you again to everyone who took part.

As always you made it very hard to choose between you all.

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We hope you're enjoying Rachel's theme for December, Create A Scene.  There's still lots of time to play - take a break from the festive preparations, or use the theme to help with the last-minute card-making!  Hope to see you there.

Happy Crafting all!

Alison and the CVC Design Team xx

Winter Wonderland

Hi, it's Sue here with my second piece for the 'Make a Scene' challenge. I decided it was about time I made some Christmas cards. so here's one crossed off my list. I hope that you will play along too.
More details can be found here on my blog x