Issue 1 Crafting Ireland May 2011

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n s i d e t h i s i s s u e I re lands f i rs t onl ine craf t magazine. . . .

Featured-TheGraphicsFairy

Tutor ials

Inspirat ion

Chal lenges

And much more!

In Spot l igh t - Miche l le Roos

Techniues


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WELCOMEtoCraftingIreland. Weareabrand

newandexcitingIrishcraftmagazine!!

We

will

initially

be

publishing

the

magazine

online. Our aim is to be a magazine for the

growing Irish crafting market. We want to

showcasecraftersandbringrelevant informa

tiontoourfellowcraftersaboutproductsand

classes in Ireland. We are open to everyone

though,youdonthave tobe living in Ireland

toreadthemagazineortosubmittobepub

lished.

Submityour

work

at

Craftingireland.wordpress.com

Nico le

T i m i


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Inthismagazineweintendto

explorethefollowingareas,pluslotsmore!

Wewillbewritingaboutproducts,techniques,stylesandmuchmore.

We will also be looking for your input to the magazine. Submit yourworktobespotlightedinthemagazine.Thisisyourmagazineandyour

resourceandwehopeyouenjoyit!!Happycrafting,

Nicole & Timi

Card mak i ng

Scrapbooking

Techn i ques

Howtouseproducts

Altered Art

Crafting on a budgetChallengesforcrafters

Spotlight on Irish crafter


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Edi t o r s no te p2Dist ress Ink tu t o r ia l p6Submiss i o n s p16Class & crop l i s t p20Craf ter spo t l igh t p22

Distress ink tutorial page 4


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Craf t i ng on a budget p26Featured webs i te p30Challenge p34Next issue p36


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Technique1 Wrinklefreedistress

Swipeyoudistressinkpadsontoyourcraftsheettoapply

colour.

Spritz

all

over

the

inkwithwater. Placeyoutag into

thepoolsofink.

Lift and dry with a heat tool.

In

this

series

of

tutorial

we

would

like

to

show

the

versatility

of

Distress

InksbyRanger. Thefollowingtechniquescanbeusedonanyproject

fromATCstoscrapbooklayouts.

Youwillneed:

Distressinksinatleastthreecolours

Craftsheet

DistressInksapplicatortool

Brayer

Sandingblock,emeryboard

Heattool

Acrylicpaint

Stamp

Embossingink

Embossingpowder


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Itis

essential

to

dry

in

be

tweenlayers,soyouwont

getabigbrownmess.

Tofinishupyoucanstamp

animageontoyourcard.


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Technique2 Wrinkleddistressbackground

Apply different colours of distress ink onto a tag with application tool.

When colours are blended and dry crumple your tag. With darker colour

touch the highpoint of the

crumpledtag.

If you want more dramatic ef

fect, take anemeryboardand

sandthecreasesthecrumpling

created. This will emphasise

thecreases

even

more.

Apply more ink until you are

happy with the colour of the

tag. Then spray the tag with

watertoflattenitbackoutand

decoratetoyourliking.


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Technique3 Brayeredreinkersbackground

Droponedropofeachof

yourcolour

onto

the

craft

sheet.

Takeyoubrayerandslowly

moveitintothedroplets.

Whentheinkstransferred

ontothebrayer,applythem

ontothe

tag.


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Becarefulandtrytokeepthe

coloursseparateorelsethey

willenduplookingmuddy.

Makesureyoudryyour

tagbeforeapplyingany

morecolour. Youcan

buildus

as

many

layers

of

colourasyoulike.


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Technique4 Acrylicpaintresist

Applyacrylicpaintontoastampandthenstamptheim

ageontoatag.Dryitwithaheattool.

Blendcolours

on

the

tag

with

applicatortool.Letitdry.Usea

babywipetowipeoffthedis

tressinkfromtheacrylicpaint.

Yourimagewillbere


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Technique5 Embossresisttechnique

Stampyourimagewithembossinginkontoatag.Pourgenerousamount

of embossing powder and tap off the excess. Heat it with heat tool to

melttheembossingpowderandletitcool.

Apply

and

blend

distress

ink

colourswithapplicatortool.

Wipeoff theexcessdistress

inkfromtheembossedarea

and your background is

done.


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Technique6 Layeredinkbackground

Youwillneedmatchingcolourstousethistechnique.Iused

shadesofyellows,greensandbrowns.

Theinks

used

here

are:

Wildhoney

Crushedolive

Shabbyshutters

Forestmoss

Walnutstain

Blacksoot

Applythelightestcolourall

overthe

tag.

With

the

next

ink

colourstartatthebottomof

thetagandworkyoureyour

wayup.Coveronlyofthetag.


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Forthenextcolourstartat

the bottom again and only

go 2/4 of the way up the

tag.Continueworking your

distress ink over the tag in

thisway,

reducing

the

area

youareinkingup.

With the Walnut stain only

blendtheedgesofthetagand

finallyjust

touch

the

edge

with

theBlackSoot.


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Callforsubmissions.CallingALLcrafterswewanttopublishyou!!

Foreach

issue

we

will

give

you

alist

of

themes

to

work

with.

We

would

love

toseewhatyoucreateinspiredbythesethemes.Whenyousubmitanimage

ofyourproject,pleasemakesureitisclearlyphotographedstraightonwitha

neutralbackgroundorscanned.

Pleasemakesureyouonlysubmitprojectsthathaveneverappearedonline

oronablogbefore,anditcannothavebeenpublishedpreviously.

Wewanttosayahugethankyoutoallofyouwhosupportedourfirstcallfor

submissions.Welovedallyourentriesandaredelightedtoshowthemoff.

SummerFruits

SubmittedbyStephanieSerrano

of http://stephaniesstampinspot.blogspot.com 16


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AStitchinTime

SubmittedbyEveLouw

of klieka.blogspot.com

Submitted

by

Jackie

Mooney

17


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SubmittedbyAideenFallonofhttp://www.piecesbyaideen.com

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SubmittedbyEliseSabreofwww.HeirloomGypsy.com

Travel

SubmittedbyFeliciaThomas

of scrapzville.blogspot.com

Thethemesforthenext

Issueare:

CleanandSimpleand

Onthebeach

Seep36NextIssuefor

moreinformation


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Wewouldlovetopublishyourclassesandcropshere.Whetheryouarea

shoprunningcropsandclassesorjustagroupofcraftypeoplelookingfor

likeminded

people

let

us

know.

Email

your

details

to

craftingire

[email protected]

WorkshopsattheSiopaBuorpresentedbytheSiopaBu

Wednesday card making workshops. Every week, 10:30 12:30 Cost 10

Euro,make2cards.

21stofMay Chocolatethemeddemonstrationday,11am4.30pm

KerryColsonandPhilomenaSullivanwillbedemonstratingallthingschoco

latefromstamps,decoupage,HunkyDoryandtherealthing!

22nd

MayFeltingWorkshop,11am4pm

Spend the day with fluffy wool and make a landscape image, an accessory

andasmall

bag.

All

equipment

and

kit

provided.

Please

bring

along

an

old

[email protected]

Cost: 30Eurosfortheday

Tuesday31May EveningCardmakingworkshop,7:00 9:00

Make2cards.Cost:10Euros

Tobookpleasecalluson091504692oremailon

[email protected].

5th

JuneAGreatCraftDay

A day with the fabulously talented Karen Matthews. Art

stampingandcardmaking,jewellerymaking.

11th

JuneSaturdayCarlowWorkshop

NewOakCommunitycentre

A fullworkshopdaywith7amazingprojects.Expect

someClaritystamping,HunkyDorycrafting,

Flowersoft, Sizzix and diecutting masterclass,


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418th

JuneSaturdayWeddingWorkshop

11:00am4:00pm

All new designs for 2011. An excellent class for those wanting to make

weddinginvitationsasabusinessorasabride.Itisalsoagoodclassfor

anybeginneraswestartfromthebeginningwithcardfoldingandquick

andclevertechniques.Wemakeatleast8projectsandtheclassincludes

aWeddingwordsmanual.

Cost:30Eurosforthefulldayinclusiveofallmaterials.


[email protected]

26JuneSundayTeachingCraftsforChildren

11:00am 4:00pm

Ourallnewclassthisyearisfullofnewideasandinspirationforanyone

teachingcrafts

to

children.

The

class

includes

the

basics

of

face

painting,

fimoclay,makingchildren'sjewelleryandhairaccessoriesandmore.We

alsohavesomegoodmoneysavingtipsalongtheway

Cost:30Eurosforthefulldayinclusiveofallmaterials.


Ribbonmaniaandmore.

Cost: 32 Euros for the full day inclusive of all materials.

Bookingcanbemadeviatheshop.

Dontforgettosendusinyourlistofclassesorcrops

[email protected]


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Michelle RoosIneveryissuewewillbespotlightingtheworkofanIrishbasedcrafter.Wewilllookatpapercrafters,scrapbookers,andalteredart aficionados. Ifyouthinkyouknowsomeonewhoyouthinksoundbespotlightedletusknowatcraftingireland@gmail.com.

Ourfirstspotlightisshining

onMichelle Roos. Hereis

Michelleto

tell

us

abit

about

herselfandherwork....

Im a SAHM to three won

derfulcheekymonkeysand

married to a very under

standing

and

patient

mancalledMennowhoisDutch.

Im originally from London

but moved back to Ireland

in 2006 to be closer to my

Mum&Dad(whoareboth

Irish) yep Im a plastic

paddy!We

are

now

living

where

Sam

Maguire

usually

resides

in

thegorgeousKingdomofKerryinListowel.

When and how did you get involved wi th

paper craf t ing?

Ivebeen involved inalltypesofcraftingformostofmy

life

whether

it

was

cross

stitching,

knitting,

etc..

but

Ive

stuck with card making now since 2008. Ive also tried

scrapbooking a couple of times and was quite pleased

withtheresults.


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What is your favour i te aspect of paper craf t ing?

My favourite aspect of paper crafting has to be making my

ownflowers.Iknowthatitwouldbewayeasiertobuythem

butIfinditverytherapeutictomakemyown.

What are the techniques that you use most of the t ime?

MyfavouritetechniquesthatIusemostofthetimeforcardmakingisthe

shabbychiclook.IlovetodistresstheedgesofthedesignerpaperthatIuse

andtheninkthemupusingDistressInks.

What are your "can ' t do wi thout" products?

TheproductsthatIcantdowithoutismyslicemachineandBigshot. Ifthey

brokedowntodayIwouldntbeabletofinishoffmycardsbecausetheseare

the two products that I use every time I create a project.

Tell us about your inspiration

If Im stuck for inspiration, I usually head to one of the challenge blogs

where they will have a sketch for that week. If that doesnt help I usually

head to this persons blog because I just love the details on her pro

jectshttp://cstoen.blogspot.com/

How do you descr ibe your

sty le?

Mystyleofpapercraftingis

ShabbyChic.

Do you blog?

YesIdolovebloggingandhavegot

quite

addicted

to

it.

Im

part

ofsomeDesignTeams,threeofwhich

IcantmentionjustyetbutImvery

excitedaboutit.


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Where can we see your work?

Ifyouwanttoseemoreofmyprojects,thisismyblogaddresshttp://

micheleroosspace.blogspot.com/andthereyouwillseealltheDesign

TeamsthatImon.

Have you any plans for

the

future?

Imalwaystryingoutnewtech

niques

and

I

would

love

to

learn

how to paint with distress inks,

but Ivenotgotround to ityet.

In the next couple of months, I

will be joining other Design

TeamsbutImafraidIcantspill


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Edi t o rs p icks The editors each picked one of their favourite projects

fromMichelle'sworktosharewithyoubelow..

T i m i says . . that

she

loves

this

card

because of the soft col

ours, thestunning image

and colouring and the

beautiful handmade

flowers!

Nico le says . . thiscardiscuteandfunky.

She loves the shading on

the image and all of the

wonderful layers and em

bellishments!


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WelcometoourCraftingonaBudgetsection.Craftingonabudgetcanbe

creativeandfunandgreen. Keepinmindthatlotsofthingspeoplethrow

awaycan

be

reused

to

create

something

beautiful.

Wewanttoshareasometips,ideas andtechniquesineachissuetohelpyou

craftonabudget.

Tip#1Reuseandrecycle

Thereismuchmoreawarenessofbeingenvironmentallyfriendlyineveryas

pectoflife.Atworkyouprobablyrecycleasmuchaspossible.Athomeyou

morethanlikelyrecycle,turnofflightswhennotinrooms,andareawareof

yourwater,gasorelectricityconsumption.

Craftingmayseem likeanareathatyouusea lotofresourcesespecially

paper.

It

is

however

possible

to

be

environmentally

aware

when

crafting.

There are anumber ofways you can goabout this.We will take a look at

someideasbelow.

Use those paper scraps we all produce paper

scraps through our projects. Rather than throwing

these out, keep them and use them up on future

projects.HowIhearyousay?Herearesome

ideas:

Createmosaicbackgrounds

Take scraps of paper in colours

thatcomplimenttheprojectyou

arecreating.

Cut

them

into

small pieces, rough squares


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are usuallythebest.

Lay out thesquares on yourproject. In thiscase I am placing

them on a piece of card in ordertomountitonto

acard.

When

you

are

happywiththepositioningon

them adhere them to the

card.

Y o u

You could also at this stage sew all

the

pieces

together

to

give

a

patch

work effect instead. Or you could

simplylaystripsofthescrapsof

paperontocardandusethisasa

backgroundordiecutashapefrom

it.


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Ribbonscraps

Usingribbononourprojectsissomethingmanyofusdo.OftenIfindthatI

have scraps of ribbon left over from a

projectthatIfeelarethatbittoobigto

throwoutbutyetthatbittoosmall

to

use

on

a

project.

Inanidealworldwewouldnotworry

aboutthrowingthesescrapsout.

Takeasheetofcardstockanduseyour

adhesiveofchoice.HereIusedastrong

tape

that

works

with

ribbon.

Be

careful

about using wet glue at this stage as

sometypesbleedthroughribbon.Layoutapatchofadhesiveonthecard.

IammakingacardheresoIhavecutmycardstockslightlysmallerthanthe

cardblankIamusing.

Gatheryourribbonscrapsandlayoutontheadhesive,alternating

the colours and textures of ribbon scraps

forthemostinterest.

When dry adhere the

card with the ribbon

on

it

to

the

front

of

the

card.

Takeanother

piece

of

card

plain

or

designer

paper.Cutthistobejustslightlysmallerthanthe

cardfront.


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Tip#2UseFoundObjects

Whypayforcraftembellishmentswhenyoucanprobably

walkrightoutintoyourbackyard,headtoaforestorbeach

and find an assortment of items

for

free?

There

are

plenty

of

items for sale in craft stores that

youcanfindforfreeinyour

own environment if youjust set

outtodoalittlesearching.

Pliant sticks and small branches

can

easily

be

woven

into

smallrustic wreaths. Shells from your

beach trip can be used for all

kindsofcrafts.Feathers,stones,sand,andother objectsfoundinnature

canallbeusedinyourcrafts.

Think outside the box!!

Another way to gain free supplies is to

mention

to

family

and

friends

that

you

collect things like ribbon, tags, broken

jewellery,testerpotsofpaintandsoon.

Youwillbeamazedwhatyouwillendup

with.


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Wearedelightedtopresentourfirstfeatured

websiteTheGraphicsFairy!!Thisfits infantastic

ally with our crafting on budget theme. We love

theGraphicsFairy for the fantasticvintage images

theownerKarenshareswithuseveryday.Allthesemages she providesfree of charge for people to

use in their art in any

waytheywant.

KarensaysOneofmy

most

favourite

pastimes is to shop for beautiful and interesting

paper items that I can share with you, on my

blog. Ican't tellyouhowmuchjoy itbringsme,

knowing that my readers are able to use these

piecesintheirart

TheGraphics

Fairy

runs

awebsite

offering

these

free images, as well as a site offering free blog

backgrounds.Anewadditiontothe


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GraphicsFairyisthecraftblog.ThiscraftblogshowsalltheCraftygood

ness,foundonTheGraphicsFairy.It featuresreaderprojects,aswellas

myKaren'sownwork,andotherbitsrelatedtocrafting, inaneffortto

inspireyouwithvariouswaystouseGraphicsFairyimages!

Wereally

recommend

stopping

by

The

Graphics

Fairy

at

http://www.graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/we guarantee once you startvisitingyouwontbeabletostop!

Allimagesusedin

thisarticlearefrom

TheGraphicsFairy


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IfyouwouldliketoadvertiseinCraftingIrelandemailuson

[email protected]

line

formore

information.


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IneveryissueofCraftingIrelandwewillhaveacraftychallengetohelpyou

all get yourcreativejuices flowing.We will select two winners fromeach

challenge.We

will

then

publish

the

two

winners

projects

in

the

next

issue,

aswellasaselectionoftherunnerupsworktoo.

Wehopetoseeyoualljoininginandshowusthetalent

thatisoutthere!Forthisissuewehavebeenkindly

sponsoredbyAnSiopaBuiinGalway.Theyare

sponsoringthetwoprizes.Makesuretopaythema

visit

at

http://www.ansiopabui.ie/

and

check

out

all

thefantasticproductstheyhaveonoffer.They

alsorunlotsofclassesandworkshopsandthislist

canbeseenonpage20.


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OurchallengeforyouthisissueisaSketch.Wewanttosee

yourtakeonthislayout.Youcanmakeacard,scrapbook

layoutorevenaltereditemthatfollowsthelayout.

To get you started with some

inspirationwe

have

created

a

cardandalayouttoshowhow

versatilethesketchcanbe.

Nicole created a masculine vin

tagegrungestylecard,keepingit

fairlysimple

with

the

layers

and

embellishments. Tissue tape

scraps worked perfectly on this

card.

Timi created a grungy vintagelayoutasamemoryofhermany

travels.Shehasembellishedwith

the Tim Holtz film strip ribbon,

some fantastic handmade flow

ers and flourishes. The superb

Kraft

resist

paper

back

ground

worksperfectlywiththetheme.


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Forthenextissuewewouldlovetoseemoreofyourwork.Thesubmission

themes

are

as

follows:

CleanandSimple

This theme can be for cards, layouts or any type of projectonce it fol

lows the guide lines. A clean and simple project is one with clean lines,

minimal elements, areas of white space and few or no embellishments.

Quiteoftenthencanbeonelayeredandmonochromaticalso.

Onthebeach

SummerishereandforonceweseemtobegettingsomesunshineinIre

land!Wewanttoseeyoucelebratethesummerwithyourbeachthemed

projects.Againanytypeofprojectcanbesubmittedonceithasabeach

theme.

out on 27th June

Articlesubmission

Ifyouhaveanarticleortutorialyouwouldliketoget

published pleaseemailusaboutitto

[email protected].

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