Have a Ball

Time for another challenge at Come and Get It and the theme this week is to make your own embellishments. I have used   an image from Scrapper's Delight, one of our great sponsors for my card called  Lady Jane . She is a lovely image to colour with my Copics. 

I used a very old rubber stamp (1996) for the background from Hero Arts called Bursting Fireworks for the background of my card.  I thought it worked well with the theme of the card. My embellishment I made with a die cut which I added a star to to continue with the theme.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  

Glitter and/or Bling Challenge

It is a Glitter and /or Bling Challenge at Come and Get It this week and I am using Lemon Shortbread, one  of of our great sponsor this week images.  The theme of the challenge is glitter and/or bling and I thought this fairy image called Moss Fairy with Skull was  perfect for the challenge. 

I coloured muy image with Copics and added sparkle and glitter with A Wink of Stella.  To complete my card I added a birthday sentiment and some sequences for some more sparkle. Thank you for stopping by and have a very creative week.  Hope you will join us for this challenge at Come and Get It. 

Six Months to Halloween

We have a new monthly challenge at SLS Lines this month and we are celebrating 6 month to Halloween.  Check out our challenge blog for our inspirational Halloween projects. 

I have made an altered spell book for this challenge using a hollow book from the dollar store.  For the cover of the book I used an image called Voodoo King  and added some die cut bats. Vodoo King and can be found in SLS Lines' Esty store here. I added some Halloween paper from my stash that I altered with distress inks  I coloured the image with Copics, charcoal pencil and added some diamond glaze for an accent.  The sentiment I created on my computer. 

For the spine of the book I used some heavy gesso for the texture, painted with a couple of colours of Acrylic paints and added some black letters from my stash for the word Spells. 

For the inside of my book I added another SLS Lines image called Halloween Monsters and can be found here.  The image was coloured with Copics and Distress Inks. I lined the box with Halloween paper then added some Halloween bones, skeletons, and bottle from my stash.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  Hope you will join us this month at SLS Lines. 

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes
Mix Media Monthy Challenge - Add Dimension
Rhedd's Creative Spirit- Anything Goes, Mixed Media, Altered Art
SanDee and Amelie's - Steam Punk Challenge
Not Just Cards - Anything Goes

Use a Die Cut Challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges has another challenge for you this week.  The challenge is to use a die cut in your project.  I have used for my tag a digital image from one of our great sponsors this week, Dr Digi.  Dr Digi is such a fun digital company and I used this image called Simple Santa. 

 

I used several die cuts for my tag including the tags, sentiment and trees.  My image was coloured with Copics  and a burlap string was used to complete the tag. 

Come join us this week at Holly Jolly and thank you for stopping by. 


I am entering this tag in the following challenges:

Scrappers Delights  Always Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin tags

A Beautiful Mess -  Anything Goes
Craft for the Craic -  Anything But a Card

Crafting-With-Friends - Anything Goes

PDE Linky Party - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes
Artbymiran Challenge - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar – Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar Anything goes 

1, 2, 3 Challenge at Crafty Cardmakers

Crafty Cardmakers is having a 1, 2, 3 challenge this week.  The challenge is to create your card or project using one image, 2 designer papers and 3 embellishments. 

Our sponsor this week is Woodware Craft Collection

With a prize of £12.00 to spend at your favourite Woodware Stockist, either in store or on line.

Woodware are a Yorkshire based family owned business, as well as distributing Dreamweaver Stencils and Stampendous Stamps we have a wonderful range of stamps designed for us by Francoise Read and Jane Gill. We also scour the world for new and innovative products for the crafty card maker, and have a great range of punches and tools of the trade, to find stockists in your area or to see the range visit the website www.woodware.co.uk.

My card I have made for a upcoming birthday for a friend. For my card I used 

 an old rubber stamp image from my stash by Inkadinkado

2 - Designer paper is from the All Dressed Up stack by DCWV

3 -  Embellishments - ribbon, sequence, and champagne glass charm

Thank you for stopping by.  Remember to stop by our challenge blog to see the beautiful creations the design team members have created to inspire you.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes

Not Just Cards - (April) Always Anything Goes

Creative Fingers -  Anything Goes

Little Mermaid

We have a new challenge at Incy Wincy Designs this week and the theme is to create your card or project inspired by a song, book or a movie.  I decided to use this cute mermaid image from Sami Stamps for my card.  The Shell Mermaid is part of the ocean collection and can be found here.  The movie I based by my card on is Little Mermaid. I thought the image was perfect for the them.

I used a couple of  ocean card stock for the background of my card.  I coloured my image with Copics and added some sliver glitter to the mermaids tail and Pearlx to the shell. To complete my card I added some bling starfish and a sentiment.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  

Things with Wings Challenge

Things with Wings is the challenge at Come and Get It Challenges this month and I have used this great image from one of our sponsors, SLS Lines. The image is called Owl with Hat and Tie.  

I used some cardboard from my stash for the tag and torn part of the surface, layered some textured craft paper and then rubber on a couple of colours of Inka Gold.  The image was coloured with Copics. 

Things with Wings is one of my favourite challenges.  I hope you will join us this week and Come and Get It Challenges.  

I am entering this tag in the following challenges:

Scrappers Delights  Always Anything Goes 

Sweet Stampin tags

A Beautiful Mess -  Anything Goes

Craft for the Craic -  Anything But a Card

Crafting-With-Friends - Anything Goes

PDE Linky Party - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Artbymiran Challenge - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar – Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar Anything goes 

April's Inspirational Post for SLS Lines

This is my inspirational post for SLS Lines for April.  I just love this cute house image called Whimsical House and I decided to make a New Home card for a friend.  This cute image can be found in SLS Lines Esty Store here.

To make this quick card I coloured the image with Copics, PanPastels and a glitter pen. I drew some cloulds in the sky which I coloured with Acrylic paint.  To complete the card I added a stamped bunny, butterfly and a "New Digs" sentiment. 

Don't for get our current spring time challenge.  Create your project and enter it here.  There is a new challenge on the 20th of every month. 

Have a creative day.

Judy

April's New Releases at SLS Lines

It is time for new releases at SLS Lines for April.  I have used one of the new images this month called Cat Mouse Bike and can be found in the SLS Lines Esty store here.  

My images was coloured with Copics and cut out and layered on some embossed paper that I sanded to bring out the numbers. I added a sentiment and bling that I thought went well with the image.  

Pop over to the SLS Challenge blog to see the creations that the design team created with the new images.  Thank you for stopping by and have a very creative day.   

Cute as a Button

The challenge this week at Come and Get It Challenges is to create a card with bright colours.  I chose to use a cute image by The Paper Shelter from my collection of digital stamps for my card. 

I love turquoise and blue combination I used for my little dressmaker.  The sentiment was created on the computer.  I add some flowers and a button to complete the card.  

This weeks challenge is sponsored by Di's Digi. 

  

Hope you will join in our challenge.  Pop over to our challenge blog to see the beautiful cards that the design team have created to inspire you. 

Santa, Santa

It is a Santa challenge this week at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges.  and Eureka Stamps is the sponsor of the challenge. I have used this cute Santa Riding Reindeer  image for the card. I think he is such a fun image. 

Once I had coloured my image with my Copics I layered the image on some colourful Christmas designer paper , added snowflakes, bling and a  sentiment.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day. 

Shaped Card Challenge at Craft CardMakers

Crafty CardMakers is having another challenge this week and the theme is shaped cards. This means no square or rectangle cards. 

For my card I decide to make a circle accordion card. The die for the card is by Elizabeth Crafts Design. The paper is from My Minds Eye and is called Sunny.  I love the colourful pattern. The rubber stamped flowers and butterflies are a set of stamps and dies by Hero Arts.  The sentiment is by Stampin Up.  The images were coloured with Copics and a glitter gell pen. 

Here are a couple of other views of the card.

Thank you for stopping by. Pop over to the Crafty CardMakers blog to see the other design teams cards that they have created to inspire you.  

Colour Me Wonderful

Use your favourite colour medium is the theme of this weeks challenge at Incy Wincy Designs.  Lacy Sunshine is one of our sponsors this week and I am using their stamp called Eleanor the Artist. 

I had to think about my favourite medium quite a bit.  It seems to vary from week to week but for sure when colouring digital images I prefer Copic markers.  I love the selection of colours and the easy of shading etc. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  

Tag You're It

I am hosting a Tag, You're It  themed  challenge at Come and Get It Challenges this week. 

Make It Crafty is our sponsor and I have used their image called Anastasia's Grey the Digi Stamp for my tag. 

I used the colours of the feathers as my inspiration for my ladies costume which I coloured with Copics, charcoal pencil, and a gell and glitter pens.  I coloured the background with several different acrylic paints .  To complete the tag I added a strip of glitter tape to the bottom of the card.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.   

Easter Blessing

This is my card for this month's Spring/Easter challenge at Pattie's Creation.  I used one of Pattie's Easter Images called Flower Pot with Easter Eggs.  

You can purchase Pattie's images on Esty. 

I coloured my image with Copics and layered the image on some pretty designer paper. To complete the card I added some pearls, a sentiment and Lace.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day. 

Mixed Media - Love You to the Moon and Back

This is my  project for this months challenge at Creative Artiste.  The theme of the challenge is anything goes with a twist  to us to use chipboards, stencils or flower.  When I heard the theme of the  challenge I thought immediately about doing this framed canvas of my grandson, River.

The sponsor for this challenge is Dusty Attic Chipboard Company. Check out their store for some great creative products.  

To create this project I decoupage some brown printed tissue paper to the canvas then rolled a thine layer of gesso over the print so that the print would not stand out too much.  I used a wood grain stencil by Tim Holtz to add some texture and mimic the background of the picture. 

I added a doily and some layers pf paper behind the picture. I used several colours of Distress Inks to colour the doily and a charcoal pencil to give it some definition..  Once I added my picture I then  added my chipboard sentiment , flowers, gears and other findings to complete my canvas.  Chipboard and flowers are from Southern Ridge Trading Co. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  Remember to pop over to the Creative Artiste's challenge blog to see the beautiful creations the design team have created to inspire you. 

I am entering this project in the following challenges:
Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes
Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes
2 Crafty Girls - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
PDE Linky Party - Anything Goes
Simple Papercrafts - Anything Goes
Not Just Cards - Anything Goes

Southern Ridge Trading Co. - Mixed media

Dragonfly Garden - Altered Gourd

Time for a new challenge at Altered Eclectics and I have made an altered gourd for this month's challenge.  I got my idea to alter the gourd from all of the beautiful altered pumpkins that I have seen. 

The theme of the challenge is anything goes and the challenge is opened to mixed media. recycled,  altered art and upcycled projects.  This challenge is not opened to cards and Atcs. 

To alter my gourd I added several layers of thick gesso and added a white fabric lace doily to the top of  the gourd for more texture.   You can see the lace peaking underneath the beads, buttons and gears I added to the sides of the gourd. 

The wood pieces are some twigs I found at the beach and I added some steampunk dragonflies, some flowers, berries and leaves from my stash for the garden.  To complete the project I added some distress ink to give the gourd more of an antique look. 

Some more views.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will join us this month at Altered Eclectics.  Remember to stop by their challenge blog to see the beautiful creations of that the design team have created to inspire you.  Flowers and chipboard is by Southern Ridge Trading Co. 

  

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Southern Ridge Trading Co. - Mixed media
Crafty Girls Creations - Anything Goes
Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes
2 Crafty Girls - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
PDE Linky Party - Anything Goes
Simple Papercrafts - Anything Goes

Not Just Cards - Anything Goes