Halloween Decor by Kerstin

 

Welcome creative friends!

 

I was inspired to create a Halloween - Welcome door sign in 3D look.

here you can also leave your keys 

for practical reasons :-)

 I worked with a background paper, some cutting dies and some suitable

assescoires.

In the center you see the awesome

 Halloween Multi Frame - Winged Skull & Gravestones

which was created with rusty acrylics and some texture.

In the middle of the frame I attached a small MDF part as a shelf.

 

some close up's

 

 

 

used MDF shapes from Calico Craft Parts

 

Rectangle Shape with Notched Corners - MDF & Birch Ply Mixed Media Boards

 

 Halloween Multi Frame - Winged Skull & Gravestones

 Spider Web

Thistle Flower - MDF Wood Shape Style 54

 

I hope you find inspiration!

 

Thanks for stopping by...until next time

 

Kerstin

 

Creepy - Halloween Tag

 

Welcome creative friends!

 

Today a new Halloween tag created with some MDF shapes

 from Calico Craft Parts

and suitable cutting dies and stamps ( Tim Holtz).

 

 

 

I was inspired to split 

 Zombie Horde

and let them dance around the coffin.

 

some close up's

 

used MDF shapes from Calico Craft Parts

 

MDF and Birch Ply Tag Shapes - Classic Rectangle

Coffin Silhouette

 Zombie Horde

 Creepy - Halloween MDF Wood Word

I hope you find inspiration!

 

Thanks for stopping by...until next time

 

Kerstin

 

Roll up, roll up. The circus is in town. By Sara Annau.

Hello again. 

I’m back with my second guest designer project and this time I’m bringing you the colour and fun of the circus, all rolled up into miniature form inside this little shrine kit. 

I absolutely love a good circus theme, vintage circus in particular which means I often buy beautiful scrapbook papers relating to the circus. What better way to use some of those papers than to create a little circus that can sit on a shelf. 

When I received my order from Calico craft parts, it included this lovely elephant which I’ve used to add some interest to the back of the project. I’ve gently highlighted it without going too heavy handed so as to keep the detail of the original laser cut showing. 

This project involved an awful lot of fine detail cutting (fussy cutting). A job I usually find relaxing but it may take my fingers a while to recover from this one lol.

However, I think it was worth it as there are so many fun and interesting little details to look at on the finished project. 

I hope this project has given you some ideas of your own and that you might feel inspired to decorate a little shrine in your favourite theme 

Thank you for looking.

Sara. 

Supply list.

Shrine

Elephant

Nostalgia Avenue: by Sara Annau

 

I was delighted to be asked by the design team coordinator, Louise, to be a guest designer for Calico Craft Parts and couldn’t wait to get started. 

The first project I want to share with you is this little street scene I’ve created using four small house shapes and some mini doors and windows (some of which I’ve cut down or added to to suit my needs).

The middle house is made out of two individual houses stuck together and I deliberately chose one with a regular roof and one with a wonky roof to add an interesting feature from the back view (as seen in the next image).

Although the little houses all have no features, Calico Craft Parts sell all kinds of accessories and textures to add some authenticity. From cobble stones to bricks and lots of architectural pieces including windows and doors so you can customise your houses to your own taste.

I’ve gone for a very vintage nostalgic look.

As I had a very specific budget for my design team order, I didn’t get everything I could have used so I’ve used some texture from embossing folders to create some of my brick etc.

I’ve also added a dormer window to the middle house and I’ve included some resin cast drainpipes in a couple of places to add a wee touch of authenticity to the look. 

 Adding all the little details to make four very plain house shapes become this nostalgic little street took some time but it was time spent enjoying myself and letting my imagination run free. 

I’m now looking forward to starting my second design team project which involves a lot of  “fussy cutting” so I’d better get on with it. 

Supply list

Block style house kits: 

short with wonky roof, 

 short ,

 tall, 

tall with wonky roof

Sheet of Mini MDF doors

Sheet of mini MDF windows

Additional supplies that may be of interest for a similar project:

Sheet of pipes and drains etc

Selection of fences

Bricks and Cobbles etc

Dark Forest - Homedecor by Kerstin

 

Welcome creative friends!

 

I found an old home decoration piece on flea market,  

 two mushrooms are made of felt and I liked them.

They inspired me to decorate them with some MDF shapes

 and make them unique.

 

Thought of a moonlight night in the dark forest

 and you can see that I already started with Halloween crafts 😀. 

 

 

 

 

 

 some close up's

 

 

 

used MDF shapes from Calico Craft Parts

 

Haunted House on The Hill - MDF Wood Scene

Sheet of Mini Insects - MDF Wood Shapes Style 3

 Flying Bat Colony

Winter Tree Scene MDF Wood Shape - Style 2

Sheet of Mini MDF Window Wood Shapes

 

I hope you find inspiration!

 

Thanks for stopping by...until next time

 

Kerstin

 

 

 

Altered Book - Pirates Adventure by Kerstin

 

Welcome creative friends!

 

I love it to create  books in Altered Art, and to tell stories with it.

It's always fascinating to work in combination with 2D and 3D effects.

I worked with MDF shapes, outcast's from silicone moulds

and cutting dies.

 

I'm a big fan of all the Pirates of Carribean adventures,

they inspire me again and again.

Galleon Boat  

 reminds me of Black Pearl rising from the sea.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 some details

used MDF shapes from Calico Craft Parts

 

Coral - MDF Wood Shape Style 15

Galleon Boat MDF Wood Shape - Style 10

 Art Deco & Nouveau Style Ornament Shape - Style 65

Ship in a Bottle MDF Wood Shape - Style 1

Coral - MDF Wood Shape Style 10

 

I hope I could inspire you to try some projects out off the page, 

because there is a lot of possibilties what you can do with amazing MDF shapes!

 

Happy crafting!!

Kerstin

In the deep. Little ocean themed plaque by Louise Crosbie.

 

Hi there.  

I’m sharing this little deep ocean themed plaque today. While I often use craft parts as embellishments to larger projects, this project is about 90% craft parts. Very soothing to work on as all I had to do was pick out the parts I wanted and glue them down to create a scene. I used a stencil on the background first then I used little cobble stones to create the pebbles at the bottom of the ocean floor  I added some mini art stones to create a sand effect.

Once all my parts were glued down and secure, I gave everything a coat of white gesso then added colour. A bit of dry brushing restored the detail.

Some sequins and glitter added a touch of magic. I’m thinking of turning this into a mini album cover as I have another plaque the same I could turn into the back cover and bind the book with mini book rings. 

Craft Parts Used

Mixed media board door shape

Octopus

Diver octopus

Seaweed #9

Seaweed Stalked leaf bearer 

Chub Fish

Cobblestones mini sheet

Porthole

Anchor

Seahorse

Maritim Frame - Summer Home Decor with Kerstin

 

Welcome creative friends!

 

Summertime and vintage feelings

 

I was inspired to create an upcycling project and a maritim picture frame 

was born.

It's a combination of MDF shapes, old fabric leftovers

and nature elements.

 

 

 How I began

 

 

 used  an old wooden circle panel as base

attached 4 pieces of jute ribbon to make it look like a lifebelt

added 4 beach inspired MDF shapes,

 which were partially divided and cut to size

should be an old weathered character

so I only used a dry brush technique with white gesso

 

some details

 

used MDF shapes from Calico Craft Parts

 

Wild Grass MDF Wood Shape - Style 4

 To The Beach Signpost

Rustic Beach Fence Panel

Deck Chair

 

 

I hope you find inspiration!

 

Thanks for stopping by...until next time

 

Kerstin

Sleeping beauty tag: by Louise Crosbie. (Zuzu)

 

Hi there.

For todays project I’ve used a large wooden tag as my base. After gluing on my papers, I covered them in clear gesso to protect them from getting stained and obscuring the images in the later stages.

While it was drying I gave all my chosen embellishments a very light coat of  white gesso before painting them with colours to match the papers. A nice teal and a rose pink. 

I think these arched windows are perfect for fairytale themes and the mini bricks give the hint or suggestion of a castle wall. 

I’ve not necessarily kept all my craft parts in one piece which seems to be a regular theme with me. I like to snip them into convenient pieces depending on the needs of my layout and it gives me the impression that they go further that way too. 

These pretty little rose bushes and vines really suit the papers I’ve used. Especially with the added colour. 

Craft parts used: 

Tag

Rose bramble

Throned rose scroll

Butterfly bramble

Mini brick sheet

Narrow rose window

Maritime Tag with Kerstin

 

Welcome creative friends!

 

 I was motivated to create a sea inspired tag with a touch of Steampunk.

Love underwater fantasies, one of my favourite themes in summer time.

 

Used one of the very versatile tags from Calico Craft Parts,

always a good stable base for mixed media projects.

You can experiment and create with water and other liquids

 without deforming the background,

I always appreciate that.

 

some details

 

 

used MDF shapes from Calico Craft Parts

 

MDF Tag Shape - Classic

Steampunk Mechanical Cogs Motif Style 22

Sheet of Mini MDF Wood Cogs - Style 2

Sheet of Mini MDF Wood Cogs - Style 1

Sailing Boat Wood Shape - Style 2

 

 

I hope you find inspiration!

 

Thanks for stopping by...until next time

 

Kerstin

The Summer house: by Louise Crosbie.

 

Hi there. 

Today I’m sharing a project using a little house shape as it’s base. 

I’ve also used wooden leaves: sugar maple, sweet gum, 

Flourishes: Vine flourish, swirl curly flourish.   

A birdcage  

and a round Christmas bauble style frame. (Because it reminded me a little of a pocketwatch)

I lined the house with rice paper and added some texture through a stencil. I added a touch of watered down coral pink transparent paint to the texture so it was only just noticeable.

Then I painted all the craft parts before gluing them into place along with my vintage photo and some paper flowers.

Lots of white paint splatters finished it off.