Casa Bonita Christmas-Fiona Randall

 Did you watch Di on Create and Craft TV on the 19th November at 11.00 am. Where she showcased the new Casa Bonita Grey Board Pieces and the complimentary Casa Bonita Drawing Templates.

They are so much fun and there are so many possibilities in their uses.

for my project I decided to go with a Christmas theme.

I created a background on a size 9 Tando tag and then used the grey board pieces from the medium kit to create my house using pieces of scrapbook paper that I had in my stash as well as some glitter for extra sparkle on the roof to create a frosty effect. I made a shelf from a piece of grey board and attached to the tag for my house to sit on and DecoArt Texture snow paste added. I created a christmas tree from the grey board pieces from the kit and also a little pot for it to sit on. A trim was added to the edge of the shelf and tando mini snowflakes added to the tag.

A large tag was cut from a piece of Tando grey board and scrapbook paper added from my stash and the edges inked. The smaller tag was then attached to the large tag using grey board pieces to add depth and dimension.

Tando Holly Pieces were then coloured and added to the base of the tag and a sentiment added on top.

to finish a piece of seam binding was coloured with distress ink spray and attached to the tag with little silver bells added.

A fun festive piece that took minimal supplies to complete. These kits and stencils are so much fun to use and like I said the possibilities are endless and create hours of fun.

PRODUCTS USED.

Casa Bonita Medium Grey Board set

Tando size 9 tags

Tando Holly Flourish

Tando Mini's Snowflakes

Other Supplies.

Scrapbook paper from my stash.

Tim Holtz tree ring 3d embossing folder

Distress spray stain- Lumberjack plaid, Ground Espresso, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain.

Distress ink- Lumberjack plaid and Ground Espresso

Distress Mica Spray - Christmas set

Tim Holtz Rock Candy Glitter

Seam Binding

Tiny Silver Bells

Tim Holtz Christmas Ephemera.

Casa Bonita - The White House by Kim

Watch Di on Create and Craft TV - 19 November 2022 at 11:00 - she'll be showcasing the new 'Casa Bonita Greyboard Pieces' and complimentary 'Casa Bonita Drawing Templates'.

For this one I used the medium Casa Bonita set.

I started with a strong back board from an A4 paper pad, white gesso to prime the surface. I chose a square and two rectangles as the basic shapes, then added roofs, canopy, steps, and shutters. I used the shutters as balcony handrails. I glued everything in place except the hanging flowers and the flower pot ... and the cat.

Once the glue was dry I base coated the whole thing with Titanium White, two coats. The next stage needs the base coat to be thoroughly dry.

I used UniPin fine liner marker pens to draw on the detail. I used the drawing template to get the outline of the shutters and the door. Here are some close-ups to help you ...

The hanging flowers, tower pot, and cat were glued on last, after being decorated.

Thanks for visiting!

Products:

Casa Bonita medium greyboard and design template

DecoArt colours

UniPin fine liner pens

Casa Bonita - Stationary by Kim

Watch Di on Create and Craft TV - 19 November 2022 at 11:00 - she'll be showcasing the new 'Casa Bonita Greyboard Pieces' and complimentary 'Casa Bonita Drawing Templates'. 

When I first saw the Casa Bonita greyboard and templates, my first impression was 'railway station' - Mediterranean villas, nah! So I used the large set for this one. (Stationary - not moving - station ... get it?)

Anyway, I used a large art board, with black gesso and base coated with Lamp Black. I tried various layouts until I found one I liked (and changed at the last minute). First job was to glue on the roofs. As my station is an old, country building I thought one part should have a corrugated tin roof, so I found a piece of cardboard box and stripped away the outer layer revealing the inner shape. I cut it to fit and stuck it on the tall building.

To make life difficult for myself I decided to cut out the doors and windows. To get the sizes I drew around the greyboard windows in the kit. I used a very sharp craft knife and recommend you are very careful if you decide to do the same - or get someone to help if you are not confident.

Having cut out the windows I used part of the sprue (the waste bit left behind when you remove all the pieces) as the crossbars of the window frame. I glued it on from the back. I made window frames from coffee stirrers, and stuck these on the front.

I wanted the walls to have the old, mossy granite look. I sponged on random areas of Burnt Umber, Fawn, Forest Green, and Burnt Orange. Once dry I used the 'rocks' shape drawing template with a black UniPin fine liner pen to add the stone wall effect.

The 'iron' roof was base coated with Burnt Orange, then textured by lightly sponging Burnt Umber and Black. The smooth roofs were based with Zinc and the slates outlined in Black.

Once dry all the prepared pieces were glued in place on the back board. To increase the 3D effect each building was spaced away from the others by using waste greyboard as spacing pieces.

Now for the details:

Bushes - Leaf Green base with dots of red, yellow, and white.

Windows - crossbars in Fawn, frames with a wash of Burnt Umber so the woodgrain still shows through.

Doors - The squared ones are shutters with the openings still in place. Painted Forest Green with Fawn outlines.

Canopies - To get the canopy shape over the ticket office door, use one canopy shape reversed over the other and mark around. The cut off the excess with the very sharp craft knife you used earlier.

The background is Forest Green, once the decoration pieces are glued on, they are painted Fawn.

The Station Cat - Base coat with Moon Yellow, a little Fawn for his lighter bits and used the black fine liner for eyes, nose, and dark markings.

Flower pots - Base coat with Burnt Orange, shade with washes of Zinc.

Entrance Steps - Base coat with Moon Yellow, then use thin wash of Zinc for the shadow on the risers.

Ticket Office interior - Base coat the full arched door piece with Fawn. Paint the ceiling section White, the a Forest Green picture rail. Use Black for the chequered floor tile pattern to get the 3D perspective. Leave a skirting board above it, then the panelling and arch in Forest Green, 'Tickets' and the small opening are with black fine liner pen, and the shadow person is ordinary pencil.

To add depth to the ticket office I used spare greyboard off-cuts to space the interior behind the doorway.

All that's left is to stick the remaining pieces on to the arrangement - sorted! Thanks for dropping by!

Products:

Large Casa Bonita greyboard and design templates

DecoArt Colours

UniPin Fine liner pens