I r el and s f i rst onl i ne craf t magazi ne. . . .

Tut ori al s
I nspi rat i on
Chal l enges
And much more!
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WELCOME to Issue 2 of Crafting
Ireland!
Issue 1 was a huge success, with people viewing it
from all over the world. Thank you very much for
the kind words and comments you all left for us.
We were pleased to see so many of you submit-
ting your work and entering the issue 1 challenge.
Keep up the good work sharing your projects with
us!!
We are delighted to have you on board with us on
this exciting craft filled journeywe hope we keep
you inspired along the way!!

Submit your work at
Craftingireland.wordpress.com


Dont forget, in each issues we will be looking at the following
areas....

We will be writing about products, techniques, styles and much more. We
will also be looking for your input to the magazine. Submit your work to be
spotlighted in the magazine. This is your magazine and your resource and
we hope you enjoy it!! Happy crafting,

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Di st r es s St ai n Tut or i al . . . . . . . . p6
Pr oduc t f eat ur ePai nt Fus i on. . . . . . . . p12
Submi s s i ons . . . . . . . . p18
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Chal l enge. . . . . . . . p48
Reader gi veaway. . . . . . . . p52

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Background

First draw a rectangle or a square
with your chosen Distress Stain. It
is very easy to apply the stain with
this bottle and the colour is
very intense, but still has a
distressed feel.
In this project I am going to show you a few techniques using Distress
Stains from Ranger and with these techniques we are going to build a
scrapbook layout.
You will need:

Distress Stains (I used three colours)
Kraft cardstock
Tissue paper
Sticky back canvas
Grunge paper
Foam stamp
Embossing folder/ texture fades
Punchinella /sequins waste or any other stencils which is very thin
White flowers to customise
Heat tool
Craft sheet

Take your sequin waste stencil and place it onto the rectangle.
Very gently apply some stain colour. Be careful not to apply
to much, because if its too wet it can go under your stencil
and will not get the same result.
Apply some stain onto the foam stamp
and stamp the image on the rectangle. The foam stamp takes the stain very
well; it gives a nice distressed stamped image.
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Draw a heart (or a shape you like) on the craft sheet with one of the stains.
Try to make nice puddles of colour. Then turn your cardstock face down and
press it into the stain shape. Repeat this until you get a result you like.
Dont worry too much about being perfect with your shape.
Photo-mat with sticky back
Take the sticky back canvas and cut a little bigger rectangle than your photo.
My photo was approximately 4x5 so I cut my canvas to 4 x 5 .
I coloured the edges with distress stain and then distressed with a distressing
tool.
Tissue paper flower
Colour layers of tissue paper with distress stains. Then die
cut flower shapes. Layer the flowers, secure with a brad and
then scrunch up
Grungepaper
Put a piece of grungepaper through your die cutting machine with your cho-
sen embossing folder. Colour it all over with one of the stains. Then apply a
different colour stain onto your craft sheet and gently pull your piece over
the stai n puddl es.
The raised areas will be
stained.
Tissue paper

Tear a rectangle shaped
piece of tissue paper and
colour it with one or two
colours of the stains.
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Flowers coloured with Stains

Take the white flowers and simply colour them with the stains. I like to
keep them messy, but if you prefer a nice cover on the flowers
you can certainly do that.
Now its time to assemble
all the elements that we
were creating. I have
placed the piece of tissue
paper on the grungepaper,
adhered with some hot
glue to achieve a
dimensional look.
I used some foam dots to adhere the photo on the photo mat for the same
dimensional look. I like to enhance my photos with some white acrylic paint
(or gesso) swiped along the edge. I placed the flowers around the corner of
the photo and finished the layout with some details: hand drawn white and
black hearts around the stained heart shape, title, date and journaling.
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Paint Fusion is a brand new concept brought to
you by designer Sheena Douglass
Below Katie Bretta member of
Sheena Douglasss design team
tells us all about Paint Fusion and
gives us a small taster of how its
done!
So, who are you, what on earth are you talking about, and what is this
Paint Fusion malarkey anyway?

My name is Katie Brett, and I am currently a member of Sheena Douglass
Design Team. Paint Fusion is unlike anything else currently available on the
crafting market. It is the brainchild of designer Sheena Douglass, who has
been working on developing this system for many years. It takes
traditional folk painting applications, and combines them
with rubber stamping to make a painting technique that
is both attainable, and easy to learn, even for the
most inexperienced painter.
Sheena Douglass
What?! No way, isnt folk art really complicated?
Theres no way that I could ever be a painter

That is where you are wrong. All the things that made folk
painting difficult to learn have been removed, for example
the 180 degree rotations and trickiest brush strokes. The entire process has
been simplified and made less stylised, in order to attain a more modern
take on the style, with results that look stunning and natural. I have taught
children this technique with extremely successful
outcomes.
OK, so tell me more. How does it work, and
what do I need?
What is important to recognise is that this is a
complete painting system, not just a set of rubber
stamps. Of course, you can use the stamps with
any medium that you like, such as watercolours,
Promarkers, Copics, etc, but they give the best re-
sults when combined with the right background
materials, paints, and brushes. The basic concept is that you prepare a back-
ground, use the stamps to build your design, and then use painting tech-
niques to complete your artwork. Thankfully Sheena has also prepared a 3
hour DVD with step by step tutorials on everything you could
ever need to know!
Can I use the brushes and paints that I
already have?
Of course! What I normally recommend is
that if you have materials that you want to
use, go ahead and try them out. However,
the paint consistency and brush is crucial
to get a decent result. We recommend the
Pebeo Mat Acrylic Paints, as they have high
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pigmentation, vibrant colours and a flow formula, which is essential, as
well as being inexpensive. Buying brushes can be daunting fortunately
Sheena has trawled through hundreds of brushes to find the perfect ones
for this technique. The even better news is that they are also extremely
cheap! You can find the Royal and Langnickel brush set on Sheenas web-
site (www.sheena.tv).
Sounds good so far, so what can I paint on?
Dont you mean what CANT I paint on?
The simple answer is almost anything.
Sheenas mount board shapes work very well
for cards and wall hangings. Ive also painted
on watercolour paper, picture frames, terra-
cotta pots, even the garden gate! The sky is
the limit it just needs to have a porous sur-
face.
Paint Fusion Daisy Tutorial

Colours required (Pebeo Deco):
White (number 41)
Mango (number 81)
Bermuda (number 103)
Greengold (number 66)
Forest Green (number 49)
Burnt Umber (number 74)
Brushes required (Royal and Langnickel):
inch flat
Number 3 round tipped
Stencil Brush / scruffy brush
Step 1
Stamp your flower arrangement onto a pre-
prepared background. I find the easiest way to
mount and stamp with these stamps is with
Crafters Companions Rock-A-Blocks, and
their temporary mounting adhesive, Stick and
Spray. I always use black Stazon ink.
Step 2
Paint petals in blue using the chisel of the
flat brush in a downward motion, applying
slightly more pressure as you approach the
centre of the petal, and lifting slightly as
you reach the daisy centre.
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Step 3
Once dry, repeat using white. The pressure of the brush will cause some areas
of the petals to be more translucent than others, allowing the blue to shine
through and give a more realistic petal.
Using a stencil brush / scruffy brush, stip-
ple some yellow paint into the centres,
and then some brown in one corner to
add depth and shadow. Then add some
tiny dots in yellow and brown around the
centre of the daisy.
Step 4
Step 5
Finally, using the double loading brush
technique (as explained on the Paint Fu-
sion DVD), paint in the leaves and stems.
When painting the stems, water the paint
down slightly.
Thats it - told you it
was easy!!
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All stamps, paints, brushes, Rock a Blocks and sprays are
available from either:

www.sheena.tv or
www.crafterscompanion.co.uk

You can also see more of Katies amazing Paint Fusion pro-
jects on her blog:

http://chantillyrosecrafts.blogspot.com
Katie Brett, Paint Fusioner extraordinaire!
Beach
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Call for submissions.Calling ALL crafters we want to publish you!!

For each issue we will give you a list of themes to work with. We would love
to see what you create inspired by these themes. When you submit an image
of your project, please make sure it is clearly photographed straight-on with a
neutral background or scanned.

Please make sure you only submit projects that have never appeared online
or on a blog before, and it can not have been published previously.

Thank you to every one who submitted for issue two. The themes were
Beach and Clean and Simple.
Kimberly Dylewicz onthefence-kim.blogspot.com
Jamie Algood

Clean and Simple
Kirsty Browne

Doreen Scharwinski
http://kreativ-sucht.blogspot.com
Joanna King
http://underacreativespell.blogspot.com
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Doreen Scharwinski
http://kreativ-sucht.blogspot.com
Geraldine Reardon
http://littlesnippetsblog.blogspot.com/
Jessica Meyer
http://jesscraftybits.blogspot.com/
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Issue 3 Submission themes
For issue 3 we have two themes for you to work with. Again you can submit
cards, layouts or altered art projects. The themes are:

Colour challenge blue, yellow and green. We want to see your work using
shades of blues, yellows and greens.
Summer funshow us your projects that reflect summer time fun!

Please email your entries along with your name and blog address to
craftingireland@gmail.com
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We would love to publish your classes and crops here. Whether you are a
shop running crops and classes or just a group of crafty people looking for
like minded people let us know.
Email your details to craftingireland@gmail.com
Card Art Kilcoole
Next Full day Workshop is Saturday the 13th of August
At the Bridge Centre, Loughboy, Kilkenny
Time 10.00 to 6.00

The theme will be Monochrome with a hint of Elegance. Beautiful Black and
white cards, with a touch of colour and a romantic twist. This time we will
make 4 cards, on the day, but you will receive 2 extra kits to make at home
with full instructions, which I will demonstrate at the end of the class.
Full details can be found at http://cardarteventskilcoole.blogspot.com/
Scrap n Yap
24th JulyFlower child workshop taught by Risin Garvey. Using Bo Bunny
Flower Child Papers. Check them out on Facebook for more information on
Scrap n Yap
Scrapbook Store
28th July at Whitehall Parish Centre starting 7 oclock. Its a fun night with
scrapbooking and card making challenges and prizes. More info on the web-
site http://www.thescrapbookstore.ie/workshops.php or contact Annamarie
at workshops@thescrapbookstore.ie

Kildare Craft Club
July Class Saturday, 16th July from 12pm to 4pm in
Osprey Hotel, Naas. For more info www.craftyangels.ie
or email Laura at laura.carolan@craftyangels.ie
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Stencils and masks are very popular tools to use nowadays building a very
distinctive background for your scrapbook layout or card projects. They can
be bought or found lying around in your house. You can use them with
paints, sprays and other many art/craft media.
What you will need:
Stencils
Acrylic paints
Cardstock
Tissue paper
Spray mist
Gel medium (Liquitex Fluid Me-
dium)
Chipboard or grungeboard letters
Step 1
To start off I used black cardstock,
put my stencil down and sponged
white acrylic very messily with
the CutnDry foam.
Step 2
To build some texture I brushed some fluid gel medium over
the cardstock and then laid the tissue paper over it and
crumpled it.
Step 3
I took Punchinella and sponged
some green acrylic on the bottom
of the page and some blue on the
top.
Tip - Punchinella
is a thin metal
stencil with small
holes in it
Step 4
To decorate the page I sprayed some green
Colourwash on tissue paper through the
punchinella and tore into strips. I twisted
the tissue paper into long strips.
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Step 5
I gathered all the elements and started to put the page together. I adhered
the long tissue paper strips on the bottom, placed the photo, flowers and
the title.
Tip:
Using lots of dimensional
elements and textures
makes the layout very inter-
esting.
Do you keep all those little bits and pieces from your
childhood? Or do you want to keep them for your chil-
dren? I have a whole box of game pieces and other little
toys that I like and cant be so cruel to bin them. Crate
Paper came out with a beautifully distressed paper-line
called Restoration. Here is a two part tutorial on how to
make a little box for all your Childhood treasures.
Step 1
Take off the closure of the box if
there is any. Start inking and paint-
ing the edges - try to make it very
distressed looking with some
sanding and inking with a darker
brown colour. It takes a while to
you get the effect you want. Many
layers of ink build up to give
depth.
What you will need:
Paper mach box
Acrylic paints (light brown)
Distress Inks (brushed cordu-
roy, walnut stain)
Gel medium in matte
Wood effect patterned paper
Embellishments
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Step 2
Measure the box and cut
piece of the patterned pa-
per to cover the sides of
the box. Ink the edges of
the paper too.
Step 3
When the whole box is
covered with the pat-
terned paper, go over with
the inks again. Let it dry
completely. Then cover
the box with gel medium
and let it air-dry and then
give a second coat of gel
medium. Now the surface
should be sealed.
Step 4
Gather some flowers and other em-
bellishment (like old buttons) and start
to layer them on the top of the box.
Put the flat ones down first and then
the more dimensional ones. I used
many different colours to achieve the effect of
gathering my childhood treasures.
Step 5
Colour the chipboard letters with
inks or stains, I have also used
crackle paint (Rock Candy) and when
it dried inked them with some brown
ink again to get and aged effect.
In Part 2 of this tuto-
rial I am going to
show you how to
decorate the inside
of the treasure chest.
I will also make a
mini album which fits
into the box for
keeping some of
your photos in a safe
place.
To be continued in
Issue 3..
Tip Use hot glue to ad-
here the dimensional em-
bellishments for the best
hold.
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In every issue we will be spotlighting the work of an Irish based crafter. We
will look at paper crafters, scrapbookers, and altered art aficionados. If
you think you know someone who you think sound be spotlighted let us
know at craftingireland@gmail.com.
Our second issue spotlight is
shining on Julie Maloney.
Here is Julie to tell us a bit
about herself and her work....
I live in Dublin with my hus-
band and two children. Im
from Northern Ireland origi-
nally, although Ive also lived
in Donegal and Sligo . I work
as a primary school secretary,
which is brilliant lots of holi-
days!!
When and how di d you get i nvol ved wi t h paper craf t i ng?
Ive been involved in all types of crafting for most of my 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 with the results!
What i s your f avouri t e aspect of paper craf t i ng?

I love combining different patterns and colours and seeing
how they come together. And I love rubber stamping have
dabbled with digi stamps but nothing beats rubber!
What are t he t echni ques t hat you use most of t he t i me?

Distressing, computer generated sentiments and hand-stitching feature on
pretty much all of my projects.
What are your "can' t do wi t hout " pr oduct s?

Tim Holtz Distress Inks, for sure! And my needle and coloured threads! And
ribbons!
Tell us about your inspiration

I use sketches, especially when Im a
bit stuck. Im inspired by loads of
talented crafters that I see in blog-
land. But my biggest inspiration is
the colours and patterns of the pa-
pers that I use. My favourite paper
companies are Basic Grey, Cosmo
Cricket and October Afternoon.
How do you descri be your
st yl e?
Although I use distressing a lot, I
dont pile on the embellishments
so I think my style is relatively clean and graphic. I use strong and some-
times slightly unusual colour combinations, and nearly always use coloured
cardstock for my card bases. I put a lot of time into each card, from two to
six hours each Ill not be making a fortune out of this!!
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Have you any pl ans f or
t he
f ut ure?

Im always interested to see
new techniques and learn
new things. I would love to
get into using Copic mark-
ers, but need to save up a
bit first. I like doing the
odd bit of guest designing,
but I cant take on too
much, what with work,
family and my ultra-slow
crafting, its easy to get
overloaded!
Do you bl og?

My blog is http://julie-oh-well.blogspot.com/ I love to keep a record of
my work (and snippets of life as well!) through blogging. Im a long-time DT
member of PaperPlay Challenges, and have also guest designed for Basic
Grey Challenges.

The editors each picked one of their favourite projects
from Julies work to share with you below..

I like that the ribbon
matches the patterned
paper and that the image
has been coloured to
match. The stitching and
the little tag embellish-
ment are adorable and
really add to the card.

I love the stamping on this
card, and love the papers
used. They are wonderfully
distressed. I love the colours
used on the card and the
rustic touches such as the
twine and corrugated card
they go fantastically with
the colours!!
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Welcome to our Crafting on a Budget section. For this issue I will be taking a
look at a product and simple technique that gives wonderful image transfer. I
will also be looking at getting the best value from your existing dies. We will
also take a look at using some cheap supplies to create some lovely home
dcor pieces.
Citrasolv tutorial

Citrasolv is a super-concentrated natural and environmentally friendly clean-
ing product that uses orange extracts to work. It will cut through virtually
every type of grease and grime. It has hundreds of uses at various dilutions,
from cleaning your counters and floors through to removing tar stains from
carpets.

The use we are going to take a look at is using it to transfer printed images
onto fabric surfaces.. This technique is becoming very popular lately. Once I
tried it for myself I can understand why! Citrasolv is widely available in the
USA & Canada. Not so much in Ireland however. I got around this by pur-
chasing a bottle from amazon.co.uk. The bottle cost approximately 12 in-
cluding delivery. It goes a long way as you don't need to use much so it is
quite good value.
What you will need:
Citra-Solv
Cotton ball/paint brush
Metal spoon
Non-porous smooth surface to work on
Masking tape
Fabric or paper of your choice
Photocopy of an image to transfer
Step 2

Get your image ready. I printed
the image I wanted to use and
made sure to make it a mirror
image. Remember if there is
text or detail in your image if
you don't mirror the image be-
fore printing when you trans-
fer it then your image will ap-
pear backwards on your fabric!

Step 3

Place your image printed side
down onto your fabric. It is a
good idea to tape the image in
place so that it does not move.

Take your paint brush or cot-
ton ball and apply a small
amount of citrasolv onto the
back of the paper. Rub it onto
the paper until you see the ink
appear. Make sure not to apply
too muchjust enough to
dampen the paper.
Step 1

Get your work area set up. I used a tray with some newspaper
on it. I also used a small dish to put some citrasolv into so
that I could use a paint brush to apply my
citrasolv.
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Step 4

When all your image has been covered with the citrasolv you then need to
bray the image to transfer the ink from the paper. For this you use the
back of the metal spoon. You need to rub the image all over with the
spoon. Make sure to use a lot of pressure to make sure to get the image all
transferred.
Take a peek under the paper
to make sure the image is all
transferred. If it needs to be
brayed more then rub over
the areas that need it.

If you are happy with the
transfer then lift the paper
off. The paper should go into
the bin when you are finished
with it.
The image on the left is the
finished product. I trans-
ferred the image onto a place
mat from Ikea.

When the transfer is finished
you need to make sure to let
the fabric completely dry .
When its dry I then iron it to
make sure all the citrasolv is
evaporated off.
Tip for printing your images:
I originally tried this technique using a photocopied image.
However it did not work. The images I have used in this tu-
torial were printed by a HP laser jet printer. The best way
to make sure your transfer will work is to test the print
As well as trying this technique on tea
towels and place mats I also tried it on
a lamp shade. It was a bit more tricky
than the flat items. Make sure you
have your image well taped down.
However once you put something in
behind the shade when you get to the
braying stage then it should work out
fine for you. It is a very effective way
to jazz up a cheap lampshade!

Tip
If you are using this technique on
tea towels or other items that you
intend to use make sure to give
them a wash first to make sure all
citrasolv residue is gone.
Make sure to wear gloves and use
in a well ventilated space.
As a general rule the tighter the
weave on the fabric the better the
transfer will work. Looser weave
fabrics tend to make the ink bleed
a bit too much.
out first. To do this I take a small piece of cotton wool dipped
into some citrasolv and wipe it over the print out. I found
that if the ink smears then it will transfer. If the ink does not
budge then it wont work!
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Getting the most from your dies!!

I am sure most of us paper crafters out there love our dies and die cut ma-
chines. There are always new dies out that we want and we always covet dies
our friends have! In this tutorial I want to show you a way to get the best value
from your existing dies. I am sure you have some dies sitting at the back of a
shelf that you have perhaps fallen a little out of love with. I am going to show
you how to look at these dies in a whole new light!!
DISCLAIMER
The following tutorial involved using dies and die cutting machines in a way that may not
have been intended by the manufacturer. The sandwich I created in order to use the
following technique involved a lot of trial and error. Once I found the right sandwich it
worked perfectly each time. However it is not a manufacturer recommended set up and
may result in damage to your die cutting machine, cutting plates or platform. Crafting
Ireland accepts no responsibility for damage caused by trying this technique. We recom-
mend you always follow manufacturers guidelines when using equipment to ensure no
damage is caused.
Ok, so with that warning out of the way, lets have some fun with our dies! This
idea came about after deciding I would love to be able to emboss or deboss
some of my dies into paper and not just die cut the images.

Step 1
Choose a small die that will cut through chip board/mount board. I use mount
board purchased from a art shop.
You get a large A1 or A2 sheet of
mount board for around 3. I used
a Tim Holtz Hardware Findings die
to cut out a key.

Step 4
Remove the plates and have a look at your
tagthe key will now be embossed into it.
Now comes the fun partdecorating it!

Step 5
I die cut the key again but just in normal
paper. Any colour will doyou are only
going to use it as a mask. First I inked over
the top of the tag, concentrating on the
raised key part.
Step 2
I placed the die cut key on the bottom
of my Sizzix Big Shot die cutting ma-
chine with tab 1 and tab 2 open.

Step 3
I then placed a small tag over the key
die cut. I then placed two tan em-
bossing mats on top of the tag. Place
your cutting plates on top of these tan
embossing mats and run through the
die cutting machine.
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I placed the paper mask over the key.
I then stamped over the top of the
tag with a script stamp.

Step 6
Remove the maskyou will see the
key is untouched and the script stamp
goes right up to the
edges of the embossed
key but not over it. Em-
bellish your tag as you
wish.!
Versatile technique
I created a card using
this technique and this
time I used the de-
bossed side of the die
cut embossing
I again created a mask to keep the debossed area
clear and inked the background and stamped
over it. I then just embellished the debossed area.
Stepping it up
I stepped this technique up a notch by creating a full A6 size embossing
folder. To do this I took the Tim Holtz Cogs die and again using mount board
die cut all 3 cogs a few times. I then got a thin sheet of card cut to A6 size. I
laid the cogs out in a pattern I liked. Make sure to let the cogs go right out to
the edge of the card so that it will go right to the edges when embossed.
When happy with the layout glue the pieces down to the card.
To emboss with this em-
bossing folder you follow
the same steps laid out for
the tag with the key.

When it is embossed it
should look like in the pic-
ture below.
Ink and embellish as you wish and voilahome
made embossing folders from your existing dies!!
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Altered Tiles - 2 Minute Makeover
Step 1
Get a tile from the sample section in
your local hardware store. Using a me-
dium of your choice distress the tile. In
my case I took a cream tile and dis-
tressed it with ink to give it an aged
look.
Step 3
Choose a stamp to use as a focal point for
the tile. I used a Tim Holtz Eiffel Tower
stamp.

Step 4
Add some felt pads to the underneath of
the tile if you want to use it as a coaster.
Make sure to let your ink fully dry and then
seal the tile with a sealant of your choice. I
use ModPodge.
Step 2
Take a stamp and stamp on the tile. Make
sure to use stayz on or archival ink. I used a
script stamp for the background. I also
inked the stamp up and then stamped off on
a scrap of paper before stamping on the tile
to give a more faded and distressed look.
Welcome to this issues featured websiteCreate with TLC.

If you are looking for adorable images and fabulous sentiments and clip art
Create With TLC is the place to look. Paulette creates amazing work and is
also super generous with her work. She generously has numerous free images
and sentiments on her blog for people to use. Here is what Paulette has to say
about herself and her work:
My name is Paulette, and I am a Paper Crafting Addict! I have been crafting
digitally for over 15 years. I love combining the technical aspect of com-
puters with the creativity of the mind and coming up with something fun or
inspiring or just plain thought provoking.

I get bored really easily, so I am constantly challenging myself to think of new
creative things and ideas and sayings to share with all my followers.
My Store is Create with TLC and my blog is Create with TLC. I love sharing
lots and lots of freebies, so everyone can pass on a little TLC~!.
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For some of these amazing freebies
visit the Create With TLC blog here!!
If you would like to advertise in Crafting Ireland email us at
craftingireland@gmail.com with advertising in the subject
line for more information.

Below are a list of some shops that we shopaholics like to order all those es-
sential supplies from. All these stores are either located in Ireland, or else
ship to Ireland with reasonable rates.
Ireland

CardznScraps Cork Art
Supplies
http://cardznscrapz.com/

Scrapbook Store
http://www.thescrapbookstore.ie

Crafty Alley
https://craftyalley.com/
Crafty Angels
http://www.craftyangels.ie/store/
Scrapbook Store
http://www.thescrapbookstore.ie
An Siopa Bui The Yellow
Shop
http://www.ansiopabui.ie/

United Kingdom

Artist Trading Post
http://www.artisttradingpost.com/

Artistic Stamper
http://www.theartisticstamper.com/

Craft Barn
http://www.thecraftbarn.co.uk/

Craft Emporium
http://www.craft-emporium.co.uk
WOW Embossing Powders
http://www.wowembossingpowder.co.uk/
Wild Orchid Crafts
www.wildorchidcrafts.com
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In every issue of Crafting Ireland we will have a crafty challenge to help you
all get your creative juices flowing. We will select two winners from each
challenge. We will then publish the two winners projects in the next issue.
Our generous sponsor for this challenge is Teddy Bo & Co

Teddy Bo & Co comes from the imagination of Scottish artist Gayle Cook
who also goes by the pseudonym 'Fairydoodler'. Gayle returned to draw-
ing 6 years ago and has enjoyed reconnecting with her childhood passion.

Teddy Bo & Bea became part of her extended 'family' during a Christmas
break from work in 2010 and have become regular visitors to
'Blogland' More and more friends will be joining them soon and already
Olifant (an adorable little elephant) has appeared.

With their instantly recognisable hats these bears are the smartest in
town. Why don't you pop along to our website at www.teddybo.com to
find out more about these cute little bears and their friends who will also
soon be available in rubber.
Challenge THEMECelebration!!

Our challenge for you this issue to create a project that
shows celebration. It can be a celebration of any event once
we can see the theme celebration in the project. You can
make a card, scrapbook layout or even altered item that fits the theme.

To get you started with some inspiration we have created a few projects to
show how you how we celebrate!!.
Challenge Prize!!

We will be picking two winners from the entries to win the prize donated by
Teddy Botwo 25 vouchers to spend in the Teddy Bo store!

To submit your entries please email a photo of it to craftingireland@gmail.com

Please use Issue 2 Challenge submission in the subject line. Make sure to include
your name, project and blog address in your email to us.

Happy crafting!!
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Thank you to everyone who entered our Issue 1 sketch challenge. There
were all fantastic entries and it was very difficult choosing our two winners.
A big congratulations goes to the winners;
Katie Brett
Micki Harper
We would like to say a big thank
you to Kerry from An Sopa Bi
in Galway for sponsoring our
first challenge. Here is a photo
of the wonderful prize she
has offered. Both of the win-
ners will get one of these fan-
tastic prize packs each.
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All you need to do is:
Leave a comment on the current issue on our blog telling
us what you would like to see in the magazine in the fu-
turecraftingireland.wordpress.com
For an additional entry place our blog badge on your blog's
sidebar and leave us a comment that you've done so.


Do you like Basic Grey Papers?
Want to own a pack of the new Hello Luscious line?
Enter the Reader Give Away!
Sponsored by
For the next issue we would love to see more of your work. The
submission themes are:

Theme 1
Colour challengeblue , yellow and green

Theme 2
Summer fun

Submi ssi on deadl i ne i s 1st August


Article submission
If you have an article or tutorial you would like to get published
please email us about it at craftingireland@gmail.com.
Make sure to check out
craftingireland.wordpress.com for more
information on future issues