Christmas MDF

Did you all manage to catch the recent Luv Crafts show on Hochanda featuring the beautiful festive MDF and awesome chalk paints? I enjoyed working with these so much and thought I'd pop by and share my samples.

Firstly here's is my take on the Festive Sleigh. I think this is my favourite sample from this time around. To decorate it I painted the sleigh body with Luv Crafts Viva Decor Chalk Paints and the runners with Shimmer Magic paint. Once dry I added more texture with a crackle stamp and Archival ink. I inked two reindeer from the Festive Embellishments set and created a poinsettia flower with stamping and embossing. Once the sleigh was dry I added the embellishments, along with some sisal for texture, and finished off with Festive Magic to add a snow effect.  

I really like these sleighs. They are a great size to add a small gift in, or some nice pot pourri maybe, or even just left as a stand alone decoration. 

I also used the chalk paints on my tree. This time I chose grey and white for a classy muted effect. 

Once the trees were painted, distressed and dry I used the same grey I used as a base layer to stencil a holly pattern on.  On the smaller trees I stamped a script across. I then added a layer of Structure paste and the Festive magic over the base. To finish I decorated a Studio Light bauble with a beautiful shrink wrap ( I love these so much. I think my own tree may be covered in them this year!).

I hope you've enjoyed looking at my projects. Don't forget you can join the Luv Crafts Crafting and Mixed Media Facebook group where you can share your own mixed media projects and see what all my DT mates have also been making. 

Have a great week

Lynda

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Christmas MDF

Good morning! I thought I'd pop by to share my take on the new Christmas mdf decorations that Luv Crafts introduced this week on Hochanda.  

It's really strange working on Christmas projects while the sun is shining so fiercely outside I must admit, as normally I am a bit of a last minute type where the festive season is concerned, but these were so much fun to do that I soon found my wintery groove.

All Christmas crafts should be sparkly ( in fact in my world everything should be sparkly!) and the Luv Crafts Shimmer Magic paints are perfect for the job as they are so so glitzy. I adore them!  On the globe decoration I used some gorgeous decoupage from Studio Light to give a focal point, but it can also be changed out for a real bauble so it's very versatile. 

On my tree I used Metallic Magic in pearl to colour it, and around the base I pounded on Let It Snow paste and added a generous layer of Festive Magic to create a lovely crunchy snow effect, adding some gold embellishments once dry. I also added snow around the edge of the tree. I decorated the tree with sparkly star embellishments and Pearl Pens. The bauble is by Studio Light and decorated with a beautiful shrink wrap from The Woodland Collection. The shrink wraps are amazing- it's like watching real magic happen when you apply heat. So much fun to do to create your own decorations. 

I'll be back soon with some more projects to share, as will my team mates so don't forget to hit the follow button so you can keep up to date with what we are all up to. 

You can also follow the Luv Crafts Crafting and Mixed Media Facebook group and share your own projects with us there. We love to see what you are making too.

Have a great week

Lynda

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