Nice Day For A...

White Wedding of course. I hope you're singing along now and doing your very best Billy Idol sneer. You just can't beat a nice Summer wedding can you!

There's lots of Sheena Douglass goodness (try saying that quickly 3 times) going on here, and it was one of those fun makes that just grew and grew. More details can be found here on my blog. Have a fun weekend.  Sue x

A more CAS hot summer day card

Hello it's your August hostess Jane here again again. I am back today with my 2nd DT piece for my challenge theme of "Hot summer days". I have used the same Wendy Vecchi stamp as I used in my first DT card but this time I have made a very CAS version. 

If you would like to see how I made this version, do pop over to my blog here where a warm  hot welcome awaits you! I hope to see lots of lovely sunny entries in this month's challenge and I look forward to seeing what you all create. 

Bye for now,

Jane x

August Challenge - Hot Summer Days

 Welcome everyone to our new challenge for August with the title

HOT SUMMER DAYS

chosen by the lovely Jane.
We would also like to welcome back Debs who has had a short break.

Jane 

Well hello August! Summer is now in full swing and I am absolutely delighted to be hosting this month's challenge. It's a first for me and I have chosen the theme of  "Hot summer days". There are endless ways you can  interpret this...think seaside, gardens, summer fruits, ice cream, hot colours, holidays, buzzing bees, outside pursuits... the list is pretty endless. I am really looking forward to seeing what you all create and visiting your blogs.

For me hot summer days means time spent in my hot, sunny garden. I used some really summery distress inks to create the background for my card. If you would like to see how I did it do pop over to my  blog here, a warm welcome awaits you.

Gabrielle

So, I’ve gone a little cartoony for August and shared the front page of my August section in my Bullet Journal. I LOVE these JoFy stamps and find myself coming back to them often during the summer months. If you would like to know more about my Bullet Journal (or indeed what one is) and see me use more of Jo’s stamps then please pop over here and see the rest of my pages here!

Gabrielle x

Evelyn

August means holidays, yippie! August brings bright colors, hot days and warm nights, butterflies and bees, swimming in lakes or the sea and much fun! I made a little canvas, where I tried to capture this summer mood. Please hop to my blog to see some steps, showing you how I made it.

Craftyfield 

Just in case the UK weather is up to its usual tricks, I have carefully designed a plan B to make sure the summer is veggie, veggie hot! Do pop over to my blog and take a closer look.

Nikki

Following my Crazy Birds on Vacation from last year I decided to let the cats have a little summer fun too! I have done 'one for the boys' and 'one for the girls' so do hop on over to Addicted to Art to see the female version and for more details. 

Hazel,

This month, Jane has chosen the inspirational topic, Hot Summer Days. For me this says vibrant colours, far away places and happy memories. I have chosen a photograph from my holiday last summer that evokes happy memories. If you are interested in more detail, please visit my blog.

Corrie

Hello everyone, 

Today it's the 1st of August and that means a new challenge.... I have made an art journal page for the theme of "Hot Summer Days". I hope you'll find the time to play along with us.. I have a nice little tutorial on my blog HERE if you are interested in how I made this... 

I'll be back later in the month with more inspiration !!! 

Corrie x

Rachel

Hot summer days to me means thoughts of the beach! I made a card with this in mind - I hope you can join me at my blog here to see how I put this together!

Hugs rachel x

Brenda

What makes you think of a hot summer day and where would you like to be? For me I love to be by the sea and not just on the beach but anywhere I can see it, smell it and hopefully feel it, be it with my toes on the sand, walking the pier, climbing the dunes or the cliffs, it doesn't matter I just love being there. So my card was inspired by all those thoughts and pictures in my head.

Monika

What is the best place on hot summer days? The beach, of course, where you can cool you down  with nice fresh wind and cool sea water. You hear the cry of the seagulls, collect pretty shells and everything is just perfect around you!

 Enjoy your holiday as I'm enjoying mine!

The details of my mini canvas is on my blog.

Jennie

I couldn't resist creating a "hot" sunny day in my art journal for this month's challenge. Do please join me on my blog for more details.

Debs

 

it's lovely to be back to share this tag with you. I wanted to capture the beauty of Summer as I remembered  it as a child. With  long hot days, and warm nights, and the constant sounds of nature. Please join me on my blog, where I will share some memories and show you how I created this tag. Hugs Debsxx

Sue

wanted Oooh, hot Summer days, yes please! We've waited so long for them and I intend to enjoy them while I can. For me, Summer means days in the garden watching Neil do all the hard work, so here's a garden inspired piece. More details can be found here. 
See you soon for my second piece xx

Wow these are beautiful projects from our Design Team. So it's over to you now, create your project and link it below with the chance to win a £20 voucher to use on the Country View Crafts website

Thanks to everyone who took up the challenge last month. There are some fabulous entries and the winner will be announced soon.

An InLinkz Link-up

Space For Dreams

Good morning, and happy weekend! Can you believe it's the last day of July already, it'll soon be dark nights, and then Christmas! I know, shoot me now for mentioning it lol. 
Here's my second cirlcles piece, and if you've not entered yet you better get a move on :-)

More details can be found here on my blog.
Have a great day, and see you tomorrow for the start of another challenge x

Mixed Media Circles

Hi crafters, Craftyfield here for another Circles themed project.

 

 

 

I let myself have fun with this Mixed Media make and I didn't follow a plan. This is usually followed by disaster but thankfully not on this occasion... Do come and see how I did it, here on my blog, and I promise, none of my circles are vicious!

A little abstract....

For our current challenge them - Circles - I decided to create an abstract canvas using texture paste, distress paints, a little stamping and some treasure gold. Do hop over to Addicted to Art for some more details today.

Nikki

Addicted to Art

Steampunk Fantasy Card

Hello all, it´s Evelyn here today and I want to show you my second piece for this month´s challenge - circles.

I´ve made a steampunk fantasy card, because what might fit better than steampunk wheels, gears, manometer and things like this!

If you want to see more pictures of my project, please visit my blog!

There are still some days to join our challenge, so I hope to see your ideas having fun with circles!

Greeting card with circles

Monika

In July it was Hazel who added our challenge theme - HAVE FUN WITH CIRCLES.

I have to tell you that it was really fun and I enjoyed a lot making this card. So if you want to know how I made this card, please visit my blog.

Happy crafting!

Guest Designer - Akshma

Hello everybody! We're delighted to welcome Akshma from Akshma Creations as our guest this month.  Akshma won our Spring challenge in April and today she's here with her take on this month's Circle theme.  You're going to love what she's created, so without more ado, let's hand over to her...

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Hi,

  About Me: I am Atchaya and well known as Akshma in my craft circle as my craft creation name is Akshma Creations. I started Crafting a year ago. .I started off with Quilling and into proper card making 9 months ago.This is my first time guest designing. I am feeling so excited and honoured. Thanks for this opportunity. This is my blog. You can view my works here: http://kraft ycraze.blogspot.in/ and on my facebook page https://www.facebook.com/akshmacreations/.

   I made a Circular easel come side step love themed card for the theme playing with circles..I made a circular easel set up and made a side step card with White CS.Decoupaged it with  Indian made bob n betty pattern papers. Distressed the edges with Abandoned coral Distress inks. Added couple die cut and a circular love you die cut elements. Embellished the bottom with tiny mulberry roses. For the side steps I fuzzy cut the glittered foam hearts and adhered to the steps. The special thing is I added my own digital embellishments of 2 ribbons in the front top portion and the base of easel card one. In that ribbons too I designed a circle and semi circle  and made as a ribbon design. I took the print out and fuzzy cut it and then added as embellishments. That's all about my card. Hope you like it.

 

 

What a gorgeous creation, Akshma!  Thanks so much for joining us this month as our guest.

 If you'd like to see more of this lovely project, do visit Akshma at Akshma Creations for all the details.

You still have time to enter our Have Fun With Circles challenge.  The usual £20 voucher is on offer for the winner of the challenge, and the possibility of a Guest Design spot here at Country View Challenges, See you there!

Susan and the CVC team x

 

Round and Round

Good Morning all! Rachel here! I've been having some painty fun in my journal and have created these pages. I hope you can pop over to my blog here for a step by step guide and a product list. I also hope you can join us in the current circle challenge at Countryview Challenges this month.

Hugs

Rachel x

Be bold, be brave.

Hello everyone, 

I have the second inspiration piece for this month and it is a tag.

You can't help but love this little sad looking birdie... Anyway, I have written a little tutorial accompanied by photos of how I made this. You can find it HERE.

Until next time ! 

Through the eye of the lens .....

Hi Brenda here with a very different piece where I have actually painted as well as created a very unusual piece of art.

This was created with three wooden boards with different sized circles cut out of them (I picked these up from the Ally Pally show some time ago). I had the idea of creating a camera lens effect with an eye peering through it. So if you want to see how it was made please pop over to Bumblebees and Butterflies for a closer look.

Have a fun and creative week and don't forget the Circles challenge is still on till the end of the month.

hugs Brenda xxx

June Winner, Top Three & DTMSM

Hello everybody!  It's time to announce the June winners of our Challenge Winner, Top Three and Design Team Member Special Mention.  Are you sitting comfortably?  Then let's begin!

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First of all, the winner of the £20 Country View Crafts voucher, selected by Random Generator from the challenge entries is...

 

 

Number #13 - that's Jennifer Scull of Just Coffee Please... & Stamps, & Ribbons, & Paper with this fabulous altered bottle

 

Congratulations, Jennifer!  Your winner's badge and voucher will be on their way to you shortly, and we hope you'll join us a Guest Designer here at Country View Challenges in the future.

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Now it's time for Evelyn to share her top picks with you.  As always you made it very difficult to choose from so many amazing entries, but here they are in no particular order.

#18 Etsuko N.

 

Evelyn said: A very artsy piece with beautiful colours and embellishing! I loved the two different ways of crackles, great take of the challenge.

#8 Rupa from tova

 

Evelyn said: gorgeous makeover of an old crate, it´s now a real treasure! The crackles, peeking through the layered napkin on the panels are gorgeous.

#27 Sara Emily from sarascloset  

 

Evelyn said: This tag is one of even three entries from Sara Emily, all three caught my  attention. This one is really delicious in colors and embellishing, the sparely use of crackle matches perfect. Oh, and I love the tiny pearls!

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And now for the Design Team Member's Special Mention, Evelyn has chosen.

#34 Alice K.

Evelyn said: Alice used crackle medium for the very first time on this piece! I remember my first time of using crackle medium and how exciting it was. Alice, your premiere is very nicely done, please go on using crackles!

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Fantastic work all around!  Congratulations - your badges will be on their way soon, and we hope you'll display them with pride.