A Beautiful Flower

Come and Get It has another great challenge this week and the theme is black and white plus one.  Sami Stamps is the sponsor of this challenge and I have used an image called Beautiful Flower.  I love this simple flower.  It is so elegant. 

I chose to use the colour gold to go with my black and white. I thought that it added to the elegance of the flower. The beautiful dies I used for the card are by Spellbinders.  To complete my card I edge part of the frame with a Gold Leaf pen and added some gold gems. 

Hope you will join us this week for this challenge.  Thank you for stopping by and have a very creative week. 

Non Traditional Christmas Colours

Time for another challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges.  The theme of this challenge is to create  a card or project for Christmas using non traditional colours.   I chose to use the colours pink and purple for my round card. 

The sponsor's image I am using for this card is called Elf Digi and us by QKR Stampede. 

I added some Tim Holtz word die and a couple of snow flakes to complete my card.  Thank you  for stopping by and we hope to see you here again soon.

By or Under the Sea Challenge

This weeks challenge at Crafty CardMakers is By or Under the Sea.  When I heard the theme I thought of lost treasure and I had the perfect small metal box in my stash that was perfect for the challenge.  

We are sponsored for this challenge by

WOODWARE CRAFT COLLECTION

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

I coloured the inside of my box in blue and white and added some bubbles.  I then added a mermaid by Faery Ink that I coloured with Copics, Diamond Glaze, and a Wink of Stella.  I filled my box with gems, pearls, shells and other findings.  Next I added  some fun fish by Miss Rach and an anchor. 

Here are some other views of my assemblage. 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a creative day.  Come join us at Crafty CardMakers this week for this fun challenge.  Pop Over to their challenge blog to see the beautiful projects of the design team.   

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes with Faery Ink
Crafting with the Heart- Anything Goes
Crafty Boots - Anything but a Card
Simon Says Stamp Blog - Go Fish
Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes
Crafting Musketeers - Anything but a Card
Not Just Cards - Anything Goes
Southridge Trading Company -Anything Summer
Rhedd's Creative Spirit - Anything goes

Summer Time Challenge

Time again for another great challenge at Come and Get IT Challenges.  The theme this week is Summer Time.  I have used this cute image from one of our sponsors this week , Sassy Studios Designs. The Image is called Party Shy. 

I hope you will join us this week.  I love the colours of summer. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  

Man Verses Woman Challenge

Time for another great challenge at SLS Lines this month.  The theme of the challenge is "Man verses Woman" and this is my art journal page I made for the challenge. 

I used a gell print from my stash for the background of my page then added my images.  The images I used are Voodoo King , Baron Samedi  and Voodoo Queen with Awesome Hat.  They were a fun images to colour.  I love the quote of Meg Cabot I used on the page.  

Hope you will join us in the awesome challenge this week.  Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to see the inspiring creations of the design team and to see the other great images from SlS Lines visit their online store here. 

Punches and Dies Challenge

Time for another challenge at Come and Get It Challenges this week.  The challenge theme is to create a card or project using dies or punches. Bugaboo Digital Stamps is the sponsor of the challenge and I have used this cute new image from Bugaboo called JJ Beach.  Thought it would make a cute summer birthday card.  

I used several dies for my card including drink glasses, stitched frame, waves and a stitched circle. I used glitter pen, Copics, Diamond Glaze and a birthday stamp by Magenta. This was a fun card to make.  I hope you will join us this week. Create your card and enter it here. 

Anything but a Card Challenge at Holly Jolly

It is a Anything but a Card Challenge this week at Holly Jolly and I decided to make a gift bag out of a brown paper lunch bag.  

The image I used is from the fabulous collection of stamps from Bugaboo, one of our sponsors this week.  The image is called Noel Birds.

 I coloured them with Copic Markers, gell pen and a glitter pen. I layered the frony of my bag with scraps of Christmas papers from my stash. 

 I added a red and white sticker and some jute to complete the project.  Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will join in this week and show us your Christmas project. 

It is all about Time

This week at Crafty Cardmakers it is a themed challenge, "time".  I decided this challenge to make a collage mixed media board with the time theme.  I had this men's watch a friend gave me to use someday and I immediately thought about it for this challenge.  

I used lots of different elements in the collage including star, butterflies, flowers, bottle, old sewing bobbin, jewelry,  numbers, tiles gears, stencil, and keys.  I also used many products for the collage including torn drawing papers, gesso, wall board binding, acrylic paint, Inka Gold, ink sprays, distressed embossing powder, stamps, finds from the thrift stores and micro beads. Had lots of fun with the theme. 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will join us this week for our time challenge. Pop over to our challenge blog to see the inspiring creations of the design team. 
Have a creative day.  

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes
Crafting with Attitude- Anything Goes
Julie Spiri - Anything Goes - Vintage
Incy  Wincy Designs - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Happy Little Stamper Mixed Media - Recycle
Rhedd's Creative Spirit- Mixed Media
SanDee and Amelie's Steampunk Challenges - Anything Goes
Love to Create - Anything Goes Mixed Media

Buttons and Bows

Buttons and Bows is the theme of this weeks challenge at Come and Get IT Challenges this week and I have used an image called Heel accessories for this card. The image is by our fabulous sponsor Bugaboo.  

To make the card I used a Cricut cut frame, a die cut, sequence, and of course my a ribbon and Bow. Remember to stop by Come and Get It to see the fabulous cards that the design team have created to inspire you. 

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

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes
Cards and Scraps - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Use a Stamp or Digi
Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes
Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes

Feel Better Soon

I made this simple tag as my inspiration for August at SLS Lines.  I loved this rainbow and cloud image created by Sal at SLS Lines aand decided to make a tag for a gift for someone that needs some cheering up. 

The image is called Rainbow with Fluffy Heart Clouds and can be found here. I coloured  it with my Ink Intense Pencils and layered it on a tag make from some gell print paper from my stash. I cut a few on my hearts out and scattered them on the tag. I added a ribbon and a stamped sentiment and the tag was complete. 

You can find SLS Digital Stamps here. They have a great selection of images to chose from.   I hope you will join in this month's 3  or more layer challenge, just create you card or project and enter it here. 

Have a creative day and remember to stop by the challenge blog regularly to see the other inspiring creations of the very talented design team.  

Mixed Media Memory Box

Time for another great challenge at Creative Artiste this month. The mixed media theme is anything goes.  Our sponsor this month is Stamplorations. Stamplorations has a great selection of stamps and stencils.  I have used a weathered wood stencil to make my memory box. 

Top view of the box.

I used a plain dollar store wooden box for my box which I used a weather wood stencil to give the box the texture and look of an old box. I created the texture with molding past and used three brown tone colours of acrylic paint.  My focal point of the box is a collage using several photo cards from Tim Holtz's found relatives cards, Tim Holtz film strip die, tag that I stamped with a love poem stamp, and real film strips from my stash. 

To complete my project I added several findings including  metal corners, locket, key, jute trim, and a clock. 

Hope you will join us this month at Creative Artiste.  Pop over to our Creative Artiste challenge blog to see the inspiring creations of the design team.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  

I am entering this project in the following challenges:
Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes
Crafting with Attitude- Anything Goes
Julie Spiri - Anything Goes - Vintage
Incy  Wincy Designs - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Happy Little Stamper Mixed Media - Recycle
Rhedd's Creative Spirit- Mixed media
Love to Create - Anything Goes Mixed Media

It's a Man Thing

Time for another challenge at Eclectic Ellapu. Eclectic Ellapu has two challenges on the first of every month. The two themes this month are Anything Goes and It's a Man Thing (something for a male, colours, prints and textures).  

My card is for the It's a Man Thing Challenge as you can see with the images and colours I chose for my collage.  My collage uses stamps from Tim Holtz and Stampenous. It was fun mixing and matching my images and colours. 

Hope you will join us in one of our challenges this month over at Eclectic Ellapu.  Remember to pop over to our challenge board to view the projects of the talented design team, they are very inspiring. 

Remember my favourite quote by Maya Angelou, "You can not use up creativity, the more you do the more you have". 

I am entering this card in the following challenges: 
Artistic Inspiration - Anything Goes
Colouring in Scrapland - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots Challenge - Use a Stamp
Crafting from the Heart- Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs - Anything Goes
Not Just Cards - Anything Goes

Altered Canvas

New Challenge at Altered Eclectics this month and this is my project I made to inspire you to join in the fun.  

This canvas I made for a present for one of my sister's retirement.  The picture is of  our mother taken when she was young.  I think the picture was taken about 1948 and was one of my favourite pictures of her. 

The background of the canvas was created using acrylic paints, parts of a napkin, doilies, stencils, a frame and tag. Once my background was created I added my photograph and then layered my finding, butterflies, pearls, key,  and flowers.  I hope my sister enjoys my gift to her. 

Remember to pop over to the Altered Eclectics Challenge blog to see the beautiful projects the design team  have created to inspire you. 

I am entering this canvas in the following challenges:
Not Just Cards - Anything Goes
Rhedd's Creative Spirit - Anything Goes
Things to Alter -  Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes