Altered Japanese Box

This is my alter box I made for my June Altered Eclectic's anything goes challenge.  This is the box I found at the thrift store that I started from started with. 

I sanded the box and then painted the sections with red and black  acrylic paint and a gold leaf pen.  I stamped the top of the box with a rubber stamp that had Japanese lettering on it. Once I was finished the colouring I sprayed the box with 5 coats of clear varnish. 

Once I finished the box I added some findings to decorate the top and continue my Japanese theme.  The findings were part of some old jewellry that I had purchased at a garage sale. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  Stop by the Altered Eclectics challenge blog to see the beautiful projects the other design team members made to inspire you. 

Distress It

Come and Get It this week has a Distress It challenge and I hope you will play along with us.   I have used our sponsor, Faery Ink's image called Wolfbane to make my card.

I coloured my image with Copic markers. To distress my card I torn the edges of my papers and added some distress ink. I layered my card with some antique lace and added paper flowers that I also distressed.  I hope you enjoyed my card and thank you for stopping by.  

Twelve Drummers Drumming

I love snowman and I think this drumming snowman is so cute. I made this Christmas card for a challenge this week at  Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges. The image is by The Stamping Boutique and is called  Drummers Drumming Christmas Digital Stamp.  The theme of the challenge is to use Kraft paper on your card.

I paper pieced the drummer boys clothes and drum.  I used Kraft paper on the jacket, hat, drum and one of the layering papers.  I added glitter to the snow and a sentiment to complete the card. 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will join us at Holly Jolly this week. 

You Light Up My Life

This is my card for this week this week's challenge at Incy Wincy Designs Challenges. Scribbles is our sponsor this week and I have used one of their images for my card called Firefly Mason Jar.  The theme of the challenge is lots of layers or no layer cards. 

I love this digital stamp because it reminds me of the song "Fireflies" by Owl City.  I think the song is so pretty. You can hear the song on Youtube here. 

I printed my mason jar on Mylar, colored my  fireflies and then mounted the mylar image on some orangey brown pattern paper from my stash. Next I then made a frame using my Nestabilities dies out of copper coloured paper that I embossed with a gear embossing folder. I layered my frame out of a green text pattern paper.  To complete my card I added a hemp cord and a sentiment.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day. Pop over to Incy Wincy Design Challenge blog and see the card that our wonderful designers have created to inspire you. 

Owl Gift Box

It is an Anything Goes Challenge at Not just cards this week and I made this cute little box with an image from one of our sponsors Robyn's Fetish.  The image is called Betty Owl. 

I used an embossed blue card stock to cut out my box then added my owl image.  The image was coloured with Copics, then I added some bling, ribbon and some pearls on a string.  This was cute little box just ready for a couple of chocolates or candies. 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a very creative day.  

Tic Tac Toe Challenge

It is a Tic Tac Toe challenge at Come and Get It Challenges this week.  This is the tic tac toe board. 

Die Cut	Pink	Gem/Pearls
Design Paper	Sentiment	2 or more layers
Ribbon	Circle	Flowers

I chose to use the line with designer paper, sentiment and 2 or more layers for my tag.   The image I chose for the tag is by  Odd Ball Art Stamps called Big Eye Creepy Cute Fairy Girl - Starlina Image No. 65. 

I cut my tag out of some Gelli Plate paper from my stash using a Tim Holtz tag die.  The sentiment was cut out of some designer paper scrap I had in my stash. The image was coloured with my Copic markers and gold gel pen.  To complete my tag I added some die cut gold stars and a gold ribbon.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  

Feeling Better

Do you like my cute sick elephant from Stitchy Bear our sponsor at Incy Wincy Design challenge blog this week?  I think the elephant is adorable and he is called Feeling Low and makes a cute get well card.  The theme of the challenge this week is exotic animals and Stitchy Bear has a great collection of animal digital images. 

The sentiment and the bandaid are a rubber stamp by Studio G.  The pattern paper  is from my stash and I used a stitch roller stamp by We Are Memory Keepers  for the edge of the card.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a very creative day. Please join in the challenge.  Just create or project using an exotic animal  and enter it here. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Cards in Envy - Masculine
Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes
Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Ribbon and Bling Challenge

I made this Owl card for this weeks challenge at Come and Get It with an image from one of our sponsors,  Karleigh Sue's Designs. The image is called  I HEART OWL.

I found a pattern for the circle side step card from Beccy's Place Blog.   I layered my Copic coloured owl on several different die cut shapes added my ribbon, die cut flowers with bling and a sentiment. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day. 

Mix Media Tag

I made this mix media tag for a tag exchange using Prima Dolls.  I used a stencil, Gell Plate and acrylic paints to create the background for the tag then added a coloured doily and lace with ribbon.

The Prima doll was coloured with Copics and some fun scrapbook paper was used to paper piece the dress and boots.  To complete my card I added some pre-made butterflies and ribbon.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  I am entering this tage in the following challenges:

Crafty Calendar- Things with wings 
Craft for the Craic - Wings
Polkadoodles - Things with Wings
Stempelsonnen Challenge - Anything Goes
Wags 'n Whiskers - Lots of Layers

Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes

Clean and Simple Christmas Card Challenge

I created this Christmas card with an image from Bugaboo for the clean and simple card challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges this week.   The imaged used for this card is called Christmas Words - Jesus. 

I made this clean and simple 4 by 4 card using a couple of different die cuts and colouring the image with Copic markers and glittler pen.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  Hope you will join our challenge this week, just create you card and enter it here. 

You're a Star

This is my second project for this week challenge at Not Just Cards.  I have used an image for my journal page by Faery Inks.  The image is called Soulful Singer. I used several stencils for the background, acrylic paint, music stencil and water colour crayons for the background.  

The singer was coloured with Copics, Dimensional pearls and a gold glitter pen. 

Join us at Not Just Cards this week.  The theme is always anything goes.  Pop over to the challenge blog and see all the other projects our design team has created to inspire you. 

Thank  you for stopping by and have a creative day.

I am entering my project in the following challenges:

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes with a Special Lady 
We Love 2 Create - Anything Creative / Mixed Media Goes 
Hiding in my Craft Room - Let's go digital 
Scrappers Delights  - always anything goes 
Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes

Owl Always Love You Plaque

I made this plaque for this weeks Not Just Cards challenge.  I  made this sweet little plaque out of an old 8 by 10 craft board I had in my stash.   The image is from Faery Ink and is called Owls Love You Hearts and Valentines.

After I printed the image I glued it to the board and coloured the image with my Copics,  PanPastels and Soot Distress inks.  I added some wooden hears, that I coloured with markers and Diamond, glaze and glitter. I made a mistake and knocked over my Diamond Glaze on the project.  I blotted it up and then decided to spray my project with Goose Bumps so that the whole project had a shine.

This was a fun project and I hope you will join us at Not Just Cards this week.

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Pile It On - Cute Animal
Scribble and Scrap -  Anything Goes  
Scrappers Delights  - F for Friends/Friendship
QKR Stampede – Nature
*NEW* Simply Papercraft -  Anything Goes or Clean & Simple

Great Outdoors Challenge at Incy Wincy Challenges

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge blog's theme this week is The Great Outdoors.  Sami Stamps is the sponsor of this challenge. 

I chose to use Sami stamps "On My Mind" digital stamp for my card.  I have her in the garden adding flowers to her hair.  I layered the Copic coloured image on a 

fence I cut out using my cricut and then added my flowers  and leaves in my garden along with a couple of small butterflies. To complete the card I added some bling and a sentiment.  

Thank you for stopping by to take a look and have a creative day.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Sami Stamps - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes
Cutie Pie Challenge -  Layers
Eureka Stamps - Flowers
Mema's Challenge - Anything Goes
Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes
Use Your Stuff - Sunshine

Another Funky Flower

I made this step flower card for this week's challenge at Come and Get It Challenges. Spring is such a great time for flowers.  I used one of our sponsor's images this weeks, called Another Funky Flowers by Stitchy Bear Stamps.

I coloured the image with copic markers, added some star pattern paper to the edges of the card  and then added a sentiment and a die cut butterfly to complete the card. The step card is a die cut by Cheery Lynn designs. Thank you for stopping by tonight and have a creative day.  

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - More than One Fold
Allsorts Challenge - Die Cuts (more than 2)
Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy Challenge - Lots of Flowers
Inky Impressions Challenge - Embellishments (butterfly)
Di’s Digi Design Challenge – Loads of Flowers
Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge  -  Anything Goes with Flowers
Brown Sugar Challenge -  Layers

Blue Moon Creations Crafting Station's Button Challenge

Crafting Station on Facebook has a button challenge this week and i made this tag for a baby with a stamp by Spiced Sunshine Digis.  The bear stamp is called Bear Sitting Holding Whimsical Heart and can be found on Esty. 

I coloured the bear with Copic Markers and layered the image on some pretty pattern paper.  The just for you stamp was in my large collection of rubbe stamps.  I have had it for a long time.  The stamp is dated 1992.   To complete the tag I added a stream of buttons, ribbon and Washi tape.

Thank You for stopping by and have a creative day.

I am entering this tag in the following challenges:

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes or Clean & Simple

Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes With Ribbon

Inspiration Destination - Always Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty - Anything Goes

Ruby's Rainbow - Anything Goes  

So Glad We're Friends

I made this card for a friend using a digi that I received free from Mari Digis  I found the image in their Facebook page.  I thought that the cute image would make a pretty friendship card.

Once I had coloured my image with my Copics and white gell pen I layered layers of coordinating papers. I also added some punched flowers (Martha Stewart) and a butterfly.  To compete my card I added a sentiment by Stampin Up punched out with their small tag punches and of course added lots of bling.

Check out Mari Digis they have some beautiful designs.  Thank you for stopping by.  Have a creative day.  

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Mari Digis - Pearls or Bling

Fab 'n' Funky - May Flowers
Inspiration Destination -  Always Anything Goes
Moo-Mania & More - Flowers 
Deep Ocean Challenge - Flowers 

Papertake Weekly -  Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Lacy Sunshine Button Challenge

This is my project using a cute free image I received from  Lacy Sunshine Facebook group.  Her name is Izzybella Boo Cute As A Button and I am entering it in their cute as a button challenge. 

I coloured my image with Copic Markers and a white gell pen. I added some flower stamps by Majenta, butterflies cut out of some paper by MME called Sunny. I added some punched grass and buttons and baker's twine for flowers which I doodled the stems and leaves.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiment Designs -Basket, Bag, Box

Deep Ocean Challenge-Flowers

Digi Choosday Challenge -Anything Goes

Doodle Pantry  -  Anything Digital Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Flowers for Her

2 Cute Ink Challenge - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes or Twist of Ribbon

Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge - Cute as a Button

Layers of Silver

I am pleased to announce that I am on the Incy Wincy Design team and this is my first post.  This week's post is "Mom's the Word" and Lacy Sunshine is the sponsor of this challenge. 

I decided to use an image called Darla Dogwood Blooming Beauty for my elegant Mother's Day card I used shade of gray and lilac for my card because these were favourite colours of my mom.  I layered the image on several elegant papers and added some handmade flowers and a sentiment to complete the card.  

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will visit the Incy Wincy Design blog and see the beautiful cards the rest of the design team has made to inspire you. 

So Happy

So Happy is the name of this cute image by PPinky Doll Art who are the sponsors of this weeks Come and Get It Challenges.  The theme of the challenge is to create a card with a female theme.

I coloured the image with my Copic Markers and added some little details to the dress.  I used my Fiskar grass punch to add some grass to the bottom of the picture.  To complete the card I added a butterfly, ribbon of flowers and a sentiment.  Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a creative day.   

Painting the Fence

From the Lacy Sunshine Facebook group I received this cute Rory Painter digi and I entered it in their facebook challenge.  Isn't she cute. I coloured her with my Copic markers and added Diamond Glaze over the dripping paint to give it a wet look.  I added a Cricut cut fence, punched leaves, die cut clouds  and some small flowers to complete the card. 

Thank you for stopping by to take a look.  Have a creative day.