Monochrome Challenge

This week at Come and Get It Challenges the theme of the challenge is Monochrome.  I have used an image by Bugaboo Digi Stamps called Heels - Big Bow.

The products used for this card are:

designer paper by Stampin Up in gold

Copic markers - several shades of gold

bling

Tim Holtz bow die

sentiment from my stash

several circle and square dies

Thank you for stopping by.  I hope you have a creative week.  Pop over to the challenge blog to see the creations that the design team have created you inspire you. 

Add a Sentiment

The theme of this weeks Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges this week is "Add a Sentiment".  Our sponsor this week is Lacy Sunshine and the image is called Snow Buddies ~ The Stitched Collection.  

I had fun making this card.  The image is so cute.   I coloured the image with Copics, added glitter, layers of Christmas theme papers, dollar store snowflakes that I coloured with Distress Paint,  and a sentiment I found on Pinterest. 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will join us at Holly Jolly for this "Add a Sentiment" challenge. 

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes
Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes 
Lacy Sunshine Coloring Without Boundaries -  Anything Goes
Scrappers Delights  -Always Anything Goes 

For a Special Woman

Crafty Cardmakers this week is having a challenge with the theme of "for a special woman".
our sponsor this week is:



I made this mixed media canvas of a special woman in my life, my grandmother. The picture was taken in 1916 in Ontario when she was 16 years old.  That is her behind the wheel of the car. 

I wrapped my canvas with a some pretty lace I found at a thrift store and painted it  with gray gesso. I used a combination of blue glass beads, and  chunky silver deep impression embossing enamel along the side of the canvas and down the centre. I used alcohol inks on my die cut gears and added the date, lock and key to finish the project.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  Please stop by our challenge blog to see the cards and projects that the design team have created to inspire you. 

I am entering this canvas in the following challenges:

Altered Eclectics - Mixed Media

Rhedd's Creative Spirit- Mixed Media
613 Avenue Create -  Anything goes 
Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes with a die

Let's Color Saturday Linky Party  -  anything goes with something colored 

Scrappers Delights  - Always Anything Goes 

Brown Sugar – Anything Goes

Mixed Media Challenge

We have a mixed media challenge at Come and Get It challenges this week and this canvas is my project this week. The cute steam punk image is called Sad Teddy Bear and is by one of our sponsors SLS Lines. 

Our definition of mixed media for this challenge is 

"For this challenge mixed media means creating a card, tag or project using any of the following in addition to the usual stamps, digital images and inks:

Mediums that add texture such as fabric, texture paste, gesso, embossing paste, 

Mediums that give dimension such as die cuts, chipboard, embellishments, recycled material

Mediums used for different techniques and colours such as watercolor, alcohol inks, acrylic paints

Project created using tools such as a gelli plate, stencils etc

In other words a card, tag or project that has at least 2 of the above mediums." 

To make my canvas I used several stencils with molding paste, a selection of inks, die cut gears and  Apothecary bottles by Tim Holtz, acrylic paints, and micro bead.

Thank you for stopping by.  Pop over to the Come and Get it Challenge blog to be inspired by the projects of the design team members have created for you.   

I am entering this mixed media canvas in the following challenges:

Altered Eclectics - Mixed Media

Rhedd's Creative Spirit- Mixed Media
613 Avenue Create -  Anything goes 
Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes with a die

Let's Color Saturday Linky Party  -  anything goes with something colored 

Scrappers Delights  - Always Anything Goes 

Brown Sugar – Anything Goes

Inspired by a Movie/Book/Song

Inspired by a Movie/Book/Song is the theme for the challenge at SLS Lines this week.  Whimsical Pirate is the image that I used for my art journal page.  The movie it is bases on of course is Hook.

To make my background for my art journal page I used a combination acrylic paint, charcoal pencil, chip board letters, distress Inks, circle stencil, die cut nautical symbols and rubber stamps. The Whimsical Pirate was coloured with Copics. 

This was a fun challenge at SLS Lines this month and a great start as part of this talented design team. I hope you will join our challenge this month and remember to pop over to their challenge blog to see the projects of that the rest of the design team created to inspire you.

 Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Altered Eclectics - Mixed Media

Rhedd's Creative Spirit- Mixed Media
613 Avenue Create -  Anything goes 
Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes with a die

Let's Color Saturday Linky Party  -  anything goes with something colored 

Scrappers Delights  - Always Anything Goes 

Brown Sugar – Anything Goes

Guest Designer at Retro Rubber

I am so happy to be a guest designer at Retro Rubber Challenge blog this week.   I made this card for their "winter scene"  challenge this week. 

The idea of this challenge blog is that they require you to use at least one rubber stamp that you have in your stash that is over a year old.  I have used several stamps by a friend, Lisa Yang of Local Rubber King.  The card was made with using three snowman stamps along with a sentiment by A Muse Artstamps. 

The piano player can be found on the Local Rubber King blog but I think the cello player and drummer are no longer available. I extended the hill line and added a couple of snowflakes to tie the 3 stamps together.  I coloured the image with Copics and added Deep Impression embossing enamel for the snow. 

Thank you Retro Rubber for inviting me this week. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day. 

Personalize It

The theme at Incy Wincy Designs is "Personalize It".   This is my card I made for this challenge.  The image is called Wise Dragon by one of our sponsors Fabrika Fantasy. 

I personalized my card by making it a birthday card for my 7 year old grandson, River.  I added his name and age to the card. This was perfect image for a little boys birthday.

 I hope you will join us this week at Incy Wincy Designs.  Pop over to their challenge blog to see the creations that the design team have created to inspire you. 

Love is in the Air

 "Love" Is in the Air" is the theme of this weeks Come and Get It Challenges.  I have used a digital stamp from Star Stampz, one of our sponsors this week to create my card this week.  The image is called Be My Valentine.

I kept my card simple this week to show off the cute image.  I think the couple is just adorable. 

Thank you for stopping and come join our challenge this week. 

Monsters in Love

I has so much fun making this Love Monsters card  as my inspirational post for SLS Lines. 

I used a gelli print from my stash for the background and used it's colours  for the colour scheme of my card.  I like using gelli print because it allows me to then use non-traditional colours. I make many gelli prints when I have my paint, inks and supplies out. They are so handy for making art journal pages and mixed media cards.  If I have one that I especially like I will scan it and use the print over and over again. 

 My Love Monsters  was coloured with Copics and I added some die cuts and fabric flowers to complete my card.   I know my hubby will enjoy it.   He likes humorous card.  The image is just so cute. 

Check SLS Lines out on Facebook and their challenge blog.  

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafting-With-Friends -  Anything Goes
Kitty Bee Designs -  Valentines/Love
PDE Linky Party - Anything Goes
Simply Create Too -  Love or Valentine's
Simply Papercraft -  Anything Goes
Craft Rocket Challenges - Valentine/Love  

Crafting With An Attitude - Always Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Creations - Always Anything Goes

New Releases at SLS Lines

I am very pleased to announce that I am now on the design team of SLS Lines and I have made this card to celebrate the release of their new images just in time for spring. 

The new image I am using is a dahlia and can be found in their Esty shop  along with their other new flower releases and wonderful lady images. There is something for everyone. 

I printed a few copies of the image and cut sections of the flowers and leaves and layered them.  This was the perfect image for laying the image.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Sweet Stamps  -  Spring Flowers
Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes
Not Just Cards - (February) Always Anything Goes
Our Crafty Corner - (February) Always Anything Goes
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - (February) Always Anything Goes

Embossed Challenge

Thank you for stopping by.  This is my card for this week’s challenge over at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges.  The theme of the challenge is “embossed - wet or dry”.   Odd Ball Art is one of our sponsors of the challenge and I have used an image from them called  Kawaii Christmas Bunnies Under the Mistletoe.

I coloured by card with Copics, layered the image on Christmas paper , added some circle banners, diamond glaze on the eye glasses and a sentiment by A Muse ArtStamps. 

Hope you will join us this week at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges were we make Christmas cards all year long.  Pop  over to our challenge blog to see the inspiring cards of our talented design team. 

Love, Love, Love

This week at Crafty Cardmakers it is a "Love" themed challenge. I made this love card for my husband for our wedding anniversary. 

I had fun making this card and I hope my hubby will enjoy it. The heart on the card was hand drawn, the sentiment, star  banner  and butterfly were die cuts.  For colour on my card I used several colours of distress inks and thick embossing enamel.  The script on the heart is an very old Italian poem rubber stamp by Hero Arts.  

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a creative week. Remember to stop by our challenge blog to see the beautiful creations that the design team have made to inspire you.   

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes
Crafty Boots - Love/Valentine's
Get Creative Challenges - (Week 1) Hearts
Love to Scrap -  digi or real stamping - (Week 2) Hearts
Melonheadz Friends Challenge -  (Week 2) Love
Ooh La La Creations - ) Love & Romance
Our Crafty Corner -  (February) Always Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge - (Week 2) Love
Where the HeART is - (February) Love

Happy Love Day

This month at Patties Creation Challenge Blog it is a Love is in the Air challenge, perfect challenge for the month of February.   I have used one of Patties' digital image called "I love you hearts and roses". Patties' images can be purchased at her Esty store.

To create my card I used the following products:

Copics

Love die from my stash

Layering dies by Stampin Up

Corner punch

Gell Pen

Darcie Embossing Folder

I printed and cut several copies of the image and layered the image to gibe a 3D effect.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  Don't forget to to visit our challenge board to see the beautiful creations of the design team members have created to inspire you.

Mixed Media Chalk Board

This is my project for this month's challenge at Creative Artiste.  I made a chalk board for keeping track of my craft supplies shopping.

This is what I started with, a old wooden calendar holder I found at a thrift store.  I added some cardboard corners to allow me to add more findings. 

Most of my findings came from garage sales, thrift store and the dollar store.  I added all of my findings to the project with heavy matter gell then painted them all with grey gesso. After the Gesso had dried I used ink sprays to add colour and Tin Pewter acrylic paint to highlight the findings and give the project shine.   

Closer look

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a creative day.  Remember to stop by Creative Artiste's challenge blog to see all the beautiful art work created by the design team to inspire you. 

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Simply Papercraft -  Anything Goes

Rhedd's Creative Spirit - Anything Goes

Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Love, Love, Love ....

We are back with another great anything goes challenge this month at Not Just Cards. Lots of great sponsors ans prizes. 

I made this Valentine gift bag with a digital image from our sponsor, Robin's Fetish.  The image is called I have a crush on you.   I think the image is adorable.  I added some designer paper to my red shopping bag, paper lace, bling and some heats to decorate my bag. 

This is my second project. 

For my second project, a art journal page I used this vintage image by Limited Run called Vintage Cupid. 

To make my art journal page I added several stenciled images, rubber stamps.  For colouring I used acrylic paints, Copics, Distress Inks and a haricot pencil. This was a fun page to make.  

Thank you for stopping by and join us this month at Not Just Cards. 

Love is in the Air

Love is in the Air is the them of our challenge at Incy Incy Designs this week.  Polka Doodle is one of our sponsors for this challenge and I have a  used an image called New Love Friends/Twiggy and Toots.  

I just love these owls. They are so adorable.  To create my card I coloured my image with Copics, added some small stars, metal heart, bling, a sentiment then layered then layered the image on some stared punch papers.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  

Life is a Kaleidoscope of Colour

This is the first challenge of 2016 at Altered Eclectics and I have made a colourful canvas.  My canvas was made of a combination of mediums.  Some of the products I used for the project are:

Washi tape

Acrylic paint

Tim Holtz butterflies

stencil

Modelling paste

Italian poem stamp

quote found on Pinterest

imagine rubber stamp

ribbon 

gell print paper

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will join this months Altered Eclectics challenge. Pop,over to their challenge blog to see the projects the talented design team has created to inspire you.