All Crafts Challenge August Start

It's the first Monday in the month and that means its a new 

 bi-monthly challenge

at

I am proud to announce that Elaine has asked me to stop, so this is my first official challenge piece

our sponsors this challenge are

 I have decided to alter a large vitamin pot into a pen holder, and forgot to take a photo before  I took the label off 

 So what did I do

1. I stippled the pot with acrylic paint , using a shaving brush in  layers of blue for the sky & green for the ground

 2, I fussy cut 2 of the  flower shelf images from Bugaboo

then coloured them with Promarkers and Graphit pens

3.When the pot was dry I used PVA to stick the images on to the pot

 4. To Finish off I added Papermainia mini buttons to each of the flowers centres. Assorted card butterflies with pearls as their torso and finally blue ric-rak around the tub lid.

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Even if I say so myself the pot looks lovely.

Thanks for calling by

let me know what you think.

Don't forget to join us at

All crafts Challenge 

where anything but a card goes
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Challenge entered

The Paper Players   anything but a card

Creative inspirations paint    anything goes

Crafty Bloggers Network... Your Favourite thing

Hi Its Monday the 5th of August and that means its 

a new challenge from

Our theme this month is

 "Your Favourite Thing"

and we have been sponsored

by

 We are using her lovely digi kit

Here is my card

great for a teacher or your school librarian 

So what did I do

 1. I used the images and papers in Craft artist professional and added the figures to her bookcase paper

I also added the banner and sentiment .

2.Decoupaged  lady image and banner.

3. Added ribbon (My favourite thing)

4. mounted topper on to stampin up card, then card blank.

Many thanks for calling by

please let me know you have called,

hugs xx

Bingo with Artitstic Inspirations

Hi it's Monday and that means a new challenge from

Our theme this challenge is bingo ,

 pick a line  horizontal, 

diagonal the choice is yours 

Our sponsor this challenge is

 

The winner will receive 4 digi's of their choice

&

The winner will receive 5 digi's of their choice

For this challenge I have used

Bubble Bath Sassy

So what did I do.

1. I am following the bingo line pearls,digi and ribbon

2.I coloured my digi image with pro-markers and cut image out with a Stampin Up die, added ink with my brushes to the background.

3. Cut a faux die to mount topper on.

4. Used  a piece of card a colleague had given me from a thank you card, she thought it might be of use :). Which I mounted on black card.

5. Mounted topper on 3d foam added pearls to the bubbles.

6. Finished card off with some black & white ribbon.

Thanks for calling by

hope you like my card.

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challenge entered

Put it in a Pocket, with Lady Anne's

Hi folks It's the first Monday of the month and that means a new challenge

 from

This month our theme is

Pocket cards

(and yes I got it right)

our sponsor is 

So what did I do.

1.I coloured the Delicious Doodle image with pro-markers and mounted it up on purple card. 

2. I have used a A5 card so to make the pocket you need a piece of double sided A5 paper , then fold the corners in to the centre making sure some of the paper is showing. (I did use the idea off a blog and hoped to link it but after spending 2 hours last night looking for the link I couldn't find)

3, I then mounted the folded pocket paper on one side of the card and added a doily on the opposite side . then mounted the topper over the joining.

4. I used an Inkylicious tag with added ribbon that I mounted on purple card, added the sentiment and butterflies cut using a Spellbinder die .

5. To finish off I made some roses using a die a bought from Little Claire's  years ago. 

Thanks for calling by

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Challenge entered

Make it Monday  always anything goes

Addicted to stamps           Wonderful Wings

Seemascraft      Butterflies

Delicious Doodles   anything goes

really reasonable ribbon ramblings   with wings & ribbon

Bright Sunshine Yellow with Gingerloft

Hi It's Sunday and a new Challenge from 

Our new theme is

 "Bright Sunshine Yellow"

I have used

Day at the beach

digi image.

 So what did i do.

1. Coloured the image using pro-markers

2. Backed in dark yellow card.

3. I then took 5 pieces of assorted yellow card, cut to size

drew on my sun image then cut the card removing certain rays until the sun was complete.

4. Finished sun off with bright yellow stickles glue

4. Mounted sun image on orange card and finished off with bright yellow candi.

6. Topper mounted on 3d foam.

thanks for calling by.

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Challenge entered

2 Sisters    anything goes

Addicted to clean & simple    Summer

All that stickles    any colour

Crafty Calender Challenge    anything goes 

Pumpkin spice    sunshine

Sweet Summer

Hi Folks I managed to get my free Sweet Summer stamp

from

Here is my card using

Sweet Summer 

 So what did I do

1. Coloured the image using pro-markers then fussy cut her out.

2. Mounted on pale blue card to create an image then cut that out.

3. Using spellbinder die cut out some Die cut with a view paper.then did a faux nestie in blue card

4. Mounted that on to patterned paper, then yellow card then blue A5 card blank.

5.All corners rounded, then made up sentiment using Nina's sayings from Dimension stamps then mounted on same rounded card & paper.

6. Co-ordinating flowers made, centres blue glitter glue. Gems added to finish card off.

Thanks for calling by,

hope you like my card.

Hugs xx 

Challenges entered

Just for fun   anything goes

The Crafters Cafe     anything goes

365 cards         rounding corners

Cut it up Challenge blog   Celebrate Summer

Challenge 4 Everybody   anything goes

Anything for a Teacher from Eclectic Ellapu

Hi It's Sunday and that means a new challenge from the Purple team at

Eclectic Ellapu

The theme is anything for a teacher.

I have made a tealight holder check back at my

previous post here 

for all the details of how I made it.

I made the box in white card then covered it with paper from Imagine That School days

I printed off the sentiment and cut it out with my spellbinder dies then made a faux nesti to back it on. Adding an apple button and ribbon, to finish it off.

thanks for calling by.

Hugs xx

Challenges entered

CAS-ual Friday    with a button

Inspire me Friday    anything goes

The Male Room    anything goes

The stamping Chef   no cards allowed

Simon Says Anything goes

Pile it on     School Time

Sarah Hurley Challenge blog- Texture & Dimension

Hi Folks its Thursday the first of August and that means a new challenge from

It also means I am now 48.

Our theme this month is

Texture & Dimension

I have used the new butterfly stamp set

as you realise by now I love butterflies

 So what did I do

1. I used a twinchie and covered it with 3 layers of ultra thick embossing powder, then topped it off with red & yellow ultra thick. I primed my stamp with black ink and stamped into the molten ultra thick embossing powder and allowed it to cool.

2. Used a piece of black cor-dinations and dry embossed it and distressed it.

3.Mounted dry embossed piece on to real red card then mounted onto a black card mount which has lines embossed using my stampin up board.

4. Twinchie mounted onto embossed panel.

5. Silhouette butterflies stamped in versamark ink onto red card and clear embossed.

Cut out and mounted on card front.

6. to finish off red candi  added down card side.

Thanks for calling by,

 hope you like my card

hugs xx

Challenge entered

Sister Act Challenge      challenge 18 anything goes

addicted to stamps        anything goes

Craft-room challenge      Heat embossing

Whoopsi Daisy    things with wings

Make It Monday   anything goes

Sweet Tea progressive challenge from Imagine That

Hi Folks its the first of August and that

means I am now 48!!!

It also means its a new challenge from Imagine That.

Hopefully if you entered last month you should have received your image by now

Imagine that's challenge is a progressive challenge and if you joined us last month you should have received your image to take part this month, for those who have never joined in, if you click my link on the black and white image jump over to the site buy your image which are very, very reasonable and then you join in. Next challenge you will receive your image for free.

Your image will be part of the Sweet Tea

digis

So what did I do 

 1. Coloured the image with Pro-markers

2. Finished background of image and card blank with my brushes and distress inks

3. Cut Image out with window frame sizzix dies from Stampin Up (also backing paper)

4. Drew round die to cut orange faux diecut.

5. Mounted image and layers on 3d foam.

6. Cut flowers out from leftover green paper.

7. Cut out sentiment with spellbinder die.

Many thanks for calling by please

 let me know what you think.

 Hugs xx

Challenge entered

Craftin Boutique       anything goes

Cute Card Thursday    anything goes

Paper Crafting Journey    Die cut or punch    

Simon Says   anything goes

7  kids college fund    Anything goes w/a markers

1st of the month at Altered Eclectic

 Its the first of the month and that means a new challenge at

 Altered Eclectic

as always its anything goes

I decided to alter a watch tin I picked up at the local amenity site

1. I first painted the top with black gesso, then covered it with plenty kitchen roll.

2. I covered the side in pva glue and covered that with kitchen roll.

3. I then painted lid and base with black gesso 

4. I then left it outside to dry.

5. Once dry I used some Peebo silver gilding wax on a stencil brush to age the outer edges and pick up some of the pattern.

7. I then decorated it with some of my paper flowers I have had for years, using red,black and cream, brads and finished off with gems and ribbon.

Many thanks for calling by

I hope you like my work

Hugs xx

Challenge entered

Crafts & Me     anything goes

Crafting by design   anything goes

Craft Blogging Central         anything goes

Just for Fun    anything goes