Telescope Card

A Yahoo group I belong to has a monthly card swap and this month's challenge is to make a card that is different from your normal  card style.  I chose to make a telescope card for this swap.   I also decided to use my newly purchased Brusho coloured crystals to colour my flowers, butterfly and background. 

Here is my telescope card folded up.

Another view of the card

Some of the products I used to make my card are:

Brusho crystals
Sentiment stamp by Hero Arts
Flower and Butterfly stamps and dies by Hero Arts

It has been a long time since I made and telescope card.  It was fun to make.  Thank you for stopping to take a look.  

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes 

Southern Girls - Anything Goes

Mod Squad Challenge - Anything Goes PLUS a DIE

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Wonderful Wednesdays -  Always Anything Goes

Our Story Tag

I made this tag for an upcoming tag exchange at Inky Fun Stampers Yahoo group.  The theme of the exchange is to create a tag using a book page in the design.  

I made most of my tag from my stash of pieces of dies previously cut. The lady is a rubber stamp from the collection of unmounted stamps.  I do not remember the maker of the stamp but I have had it in my collection for many years. The numbers are bottle cap inserts and I used a key for the center of my tag.  I also used brads and several colours of Distress inks.  It was fun putting my collage together. 

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

I am entering this tag in the following challenges:

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes

All Crafts Challenge -Anything But a Card

Crafting from  the Heart - Always Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Vintage

Summer Lovin'

Summer Lovin', is the theme with week at Incy Wincy Designs and Bugaboo is the sponsor this week.   I used an image called JJ Gardening for my image for my Summer Lovin' card. 

I thought this cute image of JJ in her garden was a good summer theme.   I coloured her with my Copic Markers, add a plant pot die, flowers and leaves and a sentiment stamp to complete the card. 

Thank you for stopping by.  I hope you will join us this week at Incy Wincy.  Pop over to our challenge blog to see the cards the rest of the design team have created to inspire you. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

My Whimsical Little World - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations -  (Week 2) Anything Goes
Card Mania - (July) Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes
Eureka Stamps - Anything Goes
Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes
Use Your Stuff - Anything Goes
Catch the Bug Challenge - Colour Inspiration

Have a Fairytale Birthday!

This is my DT card for the current challenge at Come and Get It Challenges.  The theme of the challenge is Fairies.   I made this card with an image from one of this weeks sponsors, Scrapper's Delight.  The cute fairy's name is Hazel Pixie.  

I coloured my image with Copics and added some mushrooms that I stamped from an old rubber stamp set from Stampin Up. To complete the card I added a die cut butterfly  and sentiment. Thank you for stopping by to take a look and have a creative day. 

I am entering my card on the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge-birthday wishes 
Scrappers Delights  - Always Anything Goes 
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Crafting-With-Friends - Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy  - Things with Wings
Polkadoodles -  2 or more patterned papers
Simply Papercraft -  Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - - Always Anything Goes (Cards only)
My Whimsical Little World - Anything Goes
My Whimsical Little World - Anything Goes

Inspired by a Christmas Carol - Deck the Halls

Inspired by a Christmas Carol is this weeks theme at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges.   Lacy Sunshine is one of the sponsors of the challenge and I chose this cute image called Deck the Halls for my card.  Can you guess the Christmas song that this image inspire me for this card?

My card was coloured with Copic markers, white Gell pen, and Diamond Glaze.  To complete the card I added a die cut sentiment, gold bells and a ribbon.   Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day. 

  
I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes

Deep Ocean Challenge - Christmas in July 

Die Cuttin' Divas W, must include a Die-cut - Christmas in July

Digi Choosday Challenge - All about the Girl

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Christmas in July

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Ooh La La Creations - Christmas in July

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Things with Wings Challenge

Incy Wincy Designs is having a Things with Wings challenge this week and Aurora Wings is the sponsor of the challenge.  I love this Steam Punk Angel that I chose for this challenge. 

I used several different products to colour my card including PanPastels, Copics, gold glitter pen,  and a white Gell Pen. I paper pieced the wings from a couple colours of silver paper and used a stencil to create the hanging stars.

The metal flower is a die cut and I added a button to the centre of the flower.  This was a fun card to do.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafting-With-Friends - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft -Anything Goes

Always Something Creative Without Motive

Card Mania Anything Goes

Crafting Musketeers (Anything Goes

Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations Anything Goes

Happy Bird-Day

Thank you for stopping by.  This is my card for this week's combine two images challenge at Come and Get It Challenges. I made the card with an image from one of our fabulous sponsors, QKR Stampede. The image I used is called Walking Birdie.

I cute out my image with a fancy die and coloured my card with Copics and a white gell pen.  To complete the card I added some punched grass and a digital sentiment.    Visit  our challenge blog to see the other cute cards our fabulous design team, created to inspire you.  Have a creative day.

Under the Weather

I am excited to be on the design team of a brand new challenge blog called Crafting with Friends.  One of our sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear, on of my go to digital stores for images.  

Our challenge this week is anything goes and I chose to use the digital image called Under the Weather one of their great Get Well images. I coloured the image with Copic markers and then added a sentiment by Hampton Art.  I stamped the band aid on a piece of colourful washi tape.   

Pop over to the Crafting with Friends Challenge blog and meet the design team and see the beautiful art they have created to inspire you. Thank you for stopping by. 

Doodle What?

Incy Wincy Designs has a great challenge this week, Doodle What?  The idea is to add something hand drawn to your project.  The Sponsor of the challenge is Flat Friends by Emma Canning. 

I used the sponsor's image called Summer Stroll.   I coloured the image and backgrounds with Copic Markers, white Gell pen and PanPastels. I added some hand drawn white gell pen dots to the hat, top and the bottom of the card. I hand drew the mountains, water and beach background.  To complete the card I added a few beach shells that are rubber stamps by Michael Strong Rubber Stamps. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  

Christmas in July

Come and Get It this week has a Christmas in July Challenge and I have created this card for the challenge. To make my card I used an image by Oak Pond Creations, one of our sponsors this week.  The digital image is called Ice Skates and can be found here.

I used several different Christmas pattern papers, an embossing folder and distress ink to create the background.  The images was coloured with Copics and a  ribbons and a sentiment were added to complete the card. Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a very creative day.

I am entering this card in the following challenge:

Crafty Calendar - Christmas in July

Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Kitty Bee Designs - Christmas in July

Simply Create Too -  Get Ahead For Christmas

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks - Christmas In July

Art Impressions Stamps Challenge - Create With Christmas

One Scary Night

This is my second project for Forever Dark this month using a Lacy Sunshine image called Lucille.   Lucille can be fore in Lady Heather's  Curiosities and Peculiarities shop. 

Along with colouring my image with my copic markers I added some rubber stamped cats, and bats and die cut spiders to to the card. Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  Hope you will join us this month at Forever Dark. Pop over to our challenge blog to see the other projects that the other design team members have created to inspire you.   Please remember that these are dark side projects only. 

Let the Music Begin

 This is my first project for this month's challenge at Forever Dark.  

Kenny K Downloads is the sponsor of this challenge and I used their image called Madame Axe. 

This is the front of my tri-fold card

This is partly open. The front and inside paper was made with acrylic paint, inks and my gelli plate. 

This is a closer look at the fabulous image.  I used a rubber stamp from my stash of unmounted stamps for the background of the centre of the card. 

I used baker twine, die cut stars and music to complete my card. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creating day. Hope you will join us at Forever Dark this month. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Kenny K Krafty Crew - Anything Goes 
Creative Card Crew -  Die Cuts 
Papertake Weekly W -  Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door -  Always Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown -  No Patterned PaperMix Media World - Masculine

Rhedd's Creative Spirit - Anything Goes (Mixed Media Altered Art)

Naughty or Nice Challenges - Seeing Stars

Card Mania - Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland

Holy Jolly Christmas Challenges this week is hosting a Winter Wonderland challenge.  Odd Ball Art is one of our wonderful sponsor's this week and I am using a digital image from their collection called Big Eye Deer Girl. 

I used some Gelli Print paper that I had created for a project for the base of the tag.   The image is coloured with my Inkintense Pencils, distress inks, glitter and Diamond Glaze.   I added some of the unusual snowflakes that come with the set to the tag and some textured wool to complete the tag. 

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

What Time is It?

I created my altered clock from a plastic clock I found in a re-cycling bin for Not Just Cards Challenge blog this week. . Kenny K Downloads is one of the sponsors for hs challenge and I used an image called Lady Victoria. 

  I sprayed the clock with silver paint.  I added a new face to the clock and coloured it with PanPastels and added some gears. I coloured the image with Copic markers and glitter and added her to my clock face. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  Please stop by our Not Just Cards blog to see the beautiful projects our design team have created to inspire you. 

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes
Anything But A Card - - Anything Goes
Robyn`s Fetish - Anything Goes
That Craft Place - Anything Goes (mixed media) 
Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes
2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes (no cards)

Rhedd's Creative Spirit - Anything Goes (Mixed Media Altered Art / Mixed Media ONLY)

The Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes

Let's Go Shopping

I made this little shopping bag as one of my projects for this weeks Not Just Cards anything goes challenges. The image is from All  Dressed Up, one of this month's sponsors.  I just love their cute images.  This image is called I love my puppy.

I coloured my image with Copic markers, added bling and glitter to give the bag some  sparkle.  the background pattern paper and the bows were papers I had in my stash. The butterfly was die cut from a scrap of alcohol ink paper I had in my re-cycle bin.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  Please stop by our Not Just Cards blog to see the beautiful projects our design team have created to inspire you.  

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

All Dressed Up - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes
Anything But A Card - Anything Goes
Scrappers Delights  - Always Anything Goes 
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything goes with a twist: Make It Floral
Card and Scrap - Anything Goes 

Spots and Dots Challenge

It is a spots and dots challenge at Incy Wincy Designs this week and I made this card for the challenge.  Dr. Digi's is the sponsor and I used his retro rocket image for my card. 

If you look closely to my Gelli plate background you can see lots of dots and spots in my pattern along with dots in the image pattern.   The rocket was coloured with Copic Markers, silver metallic pen, Diamond Glaze and a glitter pen.   I added some die cut stars that I cut out of silver paper and added a sentiment that I created on my computer. This was a fun card to make.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  Now I am off to clean up my craft room.  

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes
Eureka Stamps - Stars
Use Your Stuff -  use your stash - Anything Goes (Gelli print)
Robyn`s Fetish - Anything Goes
The Paper Players - The Great Outdoors

We Love 2 Create  - Anything Creative / Mixed Media/ Inky Goes 

Anything Goes with Flowers

Come and Get It Challenges with week has a Anything Goes with Flowers and I used one of our sponsors Sweet Pea Stamps, Norma J Burnell's image called Forget-Me-Nots.  I just love the image, such a beautifully drawn face.

I coloured my image with an assortment of colours of Copic Marker, added some Diamond Glace, pearls and flowers to complete the card.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  

Happy Birthday Alice in Wonderland

The book Alice in Wonderland is 150 years old.   Happy Birthday Alice!!!   For today's celebration I made a tag with white rabbit, one of the original images drawn by John Tenniel announcing her birthday.  

 I also used some alphabet and number rubber stamps, a few sentiment stamps and some finding on the tag. The background paper was made on my Gelli Plate.Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  

I am entering this tag in the following challenges:

2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes (no cards)

Crafty Friends Challenge  - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes - Altered Art/Mix Media only

Animal Friends Challenge - Image must have an animal

Altered Tin Box

This is my finished project for this month's Altered Eclectics challenge.

This is the garage sale tin box I started with

Top

Sides

Back

I layered my tin with scrapbook paper, and cut out dies then I started adding all of my elements which included old lace, buttons, bottle caps, old and broken jewelry, bits and pieces from my sewing basket and anything else I could find that I thought would look interesting. 

Once I have my findings added to my box I coloured the entire box in black gesso.  I think I am going to try this process again with white gesso.  Once the gesso dried I sprayed the box with several colours of ink sprays then came back with some white gesso and lightened up some of the areas.  

I love how the box turned out.  It was a lot of fun to make and I think I will try a different variation of the same technique.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.    Hope you will join us this month at Altered Eclectics.  Pop over to our challenge blog to see the wonderful projects of the design team. 

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

All Crafts Challenge - Anything But a Card

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes or Twist of Odd

Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Use Your Stuff - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes

The Mixed Media World Challenge - Mixed media Vintage

We Love 2 Create  - Anything Creative / Mixed Media Goes

Avenue 63 - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Anything But a Card - Anything Goes
Rhedd's  Creative Spirit- Anything Goes

SanDee and Amelie'a Steam Punk Challenges - Tic Tac Toe
(Several stenciled ares on the box, metal flowers, 3 wooded stars on the top of the box)