A Place to Start - Anything Goes Challenge - Optional Twist Sentiments of Thanks

 Time for another great challenge over at A Place to Start. The of November's challenge as always is Anything Goes and the optional twist is to used a Thankful sentiment

inside of card

This is the thankful card I made for this challenge. The face of the card is made using a die cut for the flower from my stash, along with a background made with alcohol ink on Yupo paper. I added a fence and a stamped thank you sentiment to finish the front of the card. 

For the inside of the card I used a digital Thank You sentiment from my stash along with a few die cut flowers that I  used on the front of the card. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. I hope you will join us this month, just create your project and enter it here.

613 Avenue Create - November Challenge - Anything Goes with an optional Twist Challenge " Give Thanks"

Time for another exciting challenge over at 613 Avenue Create. This challenge is as always anything goes with an optional twist of Give Thanks. 

I decided to use the optional twist for this simple thank you card.

I used some designer paper from my stash for the background of the card along with a rainbow digital stamp that I coloured with my copics and a Wink of Stella. I added some some hearts and a couple of clouds at the end of my rainbow. 

When I wrote the sentiment I was thinking about a very special friend I have that is always there for me when ever I ask for advice or need a friend to talk to. We have had many laughs and tears together over our long years of friendship. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. Hope you will join the challenge this month, just create your project and enter it here. 

Creative Artiste - November Challenge - Anything Goes Mixed Media

  Time for another great challenge over at Creative Artiste. Our theme is as always 

"Anything Mixed Media Goes"

Please make sure you use multiple mediums on your projects. Please respect that we do not currently accept Instagram or Facebook entries. 

The term “mixed media art” is a broad definition that covers many forms of arts and crafts, including collage, assemblage, altered objects, handmade greeting cards, artist trading cards (ATCs) tags and art journaling  as long as you use different mediums.

The “mixed media” used includes paint, paper, pastes, sprays, powders, textural elements, clay, resins, fabrics, found objects, photos, metal, inks, pencils, markers and pastels to name just a few.

This month I created a wall hanging using pictures of my 6 weeks summer holiday  trip to the north. My husband and I travelled with our trailer and our old dog to Northern British Columbia, the Yukon and the Northwest territories. We went north  to Tuktoyaktuk, the most village in North America.   I took about 600 pictures but had problems with my camera and getting the pictures off the phone. 

This is my Project

I used 3 books for the project which I added my mixed media paints, crackle paint, inks, my photographs from the trip, tourist maps and brochures from different tourism places.

The smallest book contains my notes for the trip, places we went, dates, the price of camping, where we camped and food and gas prices. I made this first book a few months before the trip and it was one of my summer blog projects. 

I made the next two books in the wall hanging when we returned from our trip, one book contains photographs of some of our favourite places we visited and the other book are collages of the tourist pamphlets we gathered along the way. In both books I added notes of stories on our trip along the way. I used a belt from the thrift store to hang the books from and E6000 to attach the books to the belt. 

Some pictures from the Road Trip book (collages made from the tourist info we collected)

Some pictures from our trip ( we took over 500 pictures)

When we arrived at the Arctic Circle

When Glen, I and Lacey arriving at the Arctic Ocean

This was the picture that my inspired me to try and make an the off the wall hanging. The artist was Beryl Taylor.

I found the idea in the Winter 2006 addition of Cloth Paper Scissors. 

This is still a work in progress wall hanging. Every time I thing I am finished another idea pops into my head.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. Hope you will join us this month. Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by our creative design team. 

Crafty Gals Corner - Challenge 260 - Anything w/Optional Twist - Make it Spooky

 Time for another challenge at Crafty Gals Corner

The theme for this challenge is: 

~ Anything Goes w/optional twist - Make it Spooky! ~

 Our sponsors for this challenge are: (listed in alphabetical order) 

Polkadoodles

Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

The Paper Shelter

Prize: 3 Digital Stamps

This is my little collage using: 

 Frankenstein Monster Halloween Gnome

Polkadoodles

This was a fun collage wall hanging I made for my grandson for Halloween. I used a wooden matte for the base, then I stained the frame. Next I added designer Halloween background paper in layers along with inks, embossing dies, Halloween ribbon. To complete the project I added a metal key, a spider and a small skeleton face.  The mossy green paper behind the grome is some hand made paper I made several years ago.  I loved the texture of the paper. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. I hope you join us in this challenge. Check out the designs of the images of our generous sponsors. 

A Place to Start - October - ANYTHING GOES w/OPTIONAL TWIST: USE THE COLOUR PINK

Time for another great challenge over at A Place to Start. As alway our challenges are anything goes or an optional twist.  This month's the twist is use the colour pink.

I made a box using a rubber stamp from Holly Berry House that I have had in my collection of rubber stamps for at least 10 years. I even remember where I bought it on a winter vacation in Arizona, in a little town called Cottonwood. The store was  the Art Glitter Company. check out both companies, they have some interesting products and art supplies. 

 

You can find the instructions for the treasure boxes here. I coloured the box with copics, glitter glue and Pearl EX.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Hope you will joint us this month at A Place to Start.  Just create you project and enter it here. 

613 Avenue Create OCTOBER 2024 - ANYTHING GOES W/ OPTIONAL TWIST "LOTS OF LEAVES"

 Time for another great challenge at 613 Avenue Create this month. The theme of this challenge is as always Anything Goes and the Optional Twist is Lots of Leaves. 

To create my card I used some pieces of s gel print I had in my stash that was in autumn colours. it is my favourite time of the year when the leaves start turning colours. I added splashes of gold ink, a border with my gold gel pen. 

The leaf die cuts and sentiment are from Tim Holtz collection of cutting dies. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Hope you will join us this month, just create you project and enter it here. 

Crafty Gals Corners - Challenge #259 - Anything Goes w/optional twist - Add a Ribbon

Time for another great challenge at Crafty Gals Corner. 

Challenge #259 - Anything Goes w/optional twist - Add a Ribbon 

The theme for this challenge is: 

~ Anything Goes w/optional twist - Add a ribbon ~

 Our sponsors for this challenge are:  (listed in alphabetical order)

Last Minute Manda

Prize ~ 3 Sets of Digis

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Ram Stamps

Prize ~ $10 Gift Certificate

A note from Rachelle Anne Miller: I am an artist & designer living in the beautiful Adelaide Hills in South Australia with my husband and three amazing children! I love to create and am especially drawn to all things cute. I've worked on children's books, greeting cards, craft supplies, children's room décor, tech accessories, and more. I love to bring out joy and imagination in my art and create something a little different to inspire and make you smile.

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Using: Peek-a-Boo Raccoons

RAM Stamps

I painted a wood canvas orange  to use  as the  bases to my Halloween project. The digital stamp called Peek- A- Boo by Ram Stamps I used as my the centre point for the  canvas.  The image was coloured with my copics along with pencil crayons and glitter markers.

I added a halloween ribbon across the base of the canvas, Halloween paper in the background, along with stamped Halloween spider webs and spiders. 

I made this little picture for my granddaughter, as being one of her Halloween decorations. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month.  

Creative Artiste - October Challenge - Anything Goes Mixed media

  Time for another great challenge over at Creative Artiste. Our theme is always is

"Anything Mixed Media Goes"

Please make sure you use multiple mediums on your projects. Please respect that we do not currently accept Instagram or Facebook entries. Only correctly linked blog entries please. 

The term “mixed media art” is a broad definition that covers many forms of arts and crafts, including collage, assemblage, altered objects, handmade greeting cards, artist trading cards (ATCs) tags and art journaling  as long as you use different mediums.

The “mixed media” used includes paint, paper, pastes, sprays, powders, textural elements, clay, resins, fabrics, found objects, photos, metal, inks, pencils, markers and pastels to name just a few.

I had this sketch in my stash of unfinished projects and I thought it would make a good art journal page.  I coloured the images with watercolour paint and added some butterflies and a sentiment that I have wanted to use for a long time. I splattered watercolour on my background, added a border and some stamped butterflies.

  Hope you will join us this month, just create your project and enter it here. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  Remember to check out our challenge blog to be inspired by our creative design team.

Creative Artiste September Challenge - Mixed Media

  Time for another great challenge over at Creative Artiste. Our theme is always is

"Anything Mixed Media Goes"

Please make sure you use multiple mediums on your projects. Please respect that we do not currently accept Instagram or Facebook entries. Only correctly linked blog entries please. 

The term “mixed media art” is a broad definition that covers many forms of arts and crafts, including collage, assemblage, altered objects, handmade greeting cards, artist trading cards (ATCs) tags and art journaling  as long as you use different mediums.

The “mixed media” used includes paint, paper, pastes, sprays, powders, textural elements, clay, resins, fabrics, found objects, photos, metal, inks, pencils, markers and pastels to name just a few.

This is my project for September,a mixed media fairy birthday book.

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I purchased this chipboard album from Scrapbook.com to make this album for a friend's daughter who was having a birthday. 

I had lots of fun putting the book together. I used a combination from my collection of digital stamps, cutting dies and rubber stamps. 

I used designer card stock by Crafter's Companion called Cosmic Collection, assorted papers from my stash, rubber stamps, cutting dies,  acrylic paints,Distressed inks to create the background pages. 

I also added some sentiments and a poem. I left a few empty areas to added best wishes.To close the book I used a dainty chain and a key and lock set. 

I really liked how the book unfolded. 

closer look  at a few images

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Hope you will join us this month. We woould love to see your projects.

A Place to Start September - ANYTHING GOES w/Optional Twist: FOR A MAN

Time for another Challenge over at A Place to Start. The theme this month is as always, anything goes and the optional twist is "For a Man"

I decided to use the anything goes challenge and show you a project I made in a Mixed Media event that I attended that was put on by a two dear friends, Mindy and Britt from Pip Art Creations. It was a fun weekend trying out new products and making new friend.

 To create this pretty butterfly board we used:

Papers from Stamperia

wooden frame

black foam

an assortment of embellishments

splattered paint

clear Nuvo

metal corner pieces 

gems

stamps

distress inks

Thank you for stopping by and have a create week. Hope you will join our challenge, we would love to see what you are creating in your craft room. 

613 Avenue Create - September Challenge - ANYTHING GOES W/ OPTIONAL TWIST "ME, MYSELF & I"

Time for another great challenge at 613 Avenue Create. The theme of the challenge is anything goes with an optional twist "Me, Myself & I. 

Our generous sponsor for this challenge is

This is the card I made for this challenge.  I love to shop som I thought using Mirtillamente's shopping girl image I  would make myself a easel card  

The image is called Olives: Leyna Shopping

I used an easel die cut that I had in my stash for several years, Mirtillamente's image and paper from my stash. I coloured my card with pencil crayons, copics, and gel pens added a sentiment , designer paper, gems and enlarges some of the purses and presents. I enlarged a copy of the gift bags and added them to the front of the card. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. Hope you will join us again soon. I would love it if you would show us what you have been creating this month. 

 

Crafty Gals Corner , July Challenge - Anything Goes with an optional twist/Christmas

Time for another great challenge at Crafty Gals Corner. 

The theme for this challenge is: 

~ Anything Goes w/optional twist being Christmas! ~

 Our sponsors for this challenge are: 

(listed in alphabetical order)

     

Colour of Love

Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

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Fred, She Said Digital Designs

Prize ~ $10 Gift Certificate

Fred She Said Designs offers a wide variety of digital products with a floral flair and cute characters too - Digi's, Pre-colored images, Papers, Sets, Fred's Flower Kits, and even digital cutting files.  Have some fun with Fred!

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Both of our wonderful sponsors have beautiful images of all different digi stamps for all occasions. 

This is the card I made for this challenge.

Using:   Christmas Angel

Colour of Love

 I loved this image I used for this card, perfect for one of the little girls in my family this Christmas,  The image was coloured with Copic Markers , Wink of Stella, Nuvo, and pencil crayons.  I layered her on Christmas Paper from my stash, and some gloss gold paper.  A add glittered snow flakes to add some sparkle. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.

613 Avenue Create - July Challenge - Anything Goes with Optional Twist/Floral Delight/Just Add a Flower

Time for another challenge over at 613 Avenue Create this month. The theme of the challenge is Anything Goes with an optional twist of / Floral Delight/Just add a Flower. 

I chose this digital image from my stash for this card.

The image is from a digi company called Arty Pants. I have had the image in my collection since 2013 along with many others of their digi stamps. I do not think the company is still around. I have not been able to find any current information about them.

To colour my image I used my copic markers, pencil crayons, nuvo,  and gel pens. I added a sentiment and some gems to give the antique flower scene some sparkle. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team. 

Creative Artiste July 2024 Mixed Media Challenge Blog

 Time for another great challenge over at Creative Artiste. Our theme is always is

"Anything Mixed Media Goes"

Please make sure you use multiple mediums on your projects. Please respect that we do not currently accept Instagram or Facebook entries. Only correctly linked blog entries please. 

The term “mixed media art” is a broad definition that covers many forms of arts and crafts, including collage, assemblage, altered objects, handmade greeting cards, artist trading cards (ATCs) tags and art journaling  as long as you use different mediums.

The “mixed media” used includes paint, paper, pastes, sprays, powders, textural elements, clay, resins, fabrics, found objects, photos, metal, inks, pencils, markers and pastels to name just a few.

This is my project for July, a summer fun garden theme. 

This is the metal fence I found at the thrift store that became my canvas for my project. 

 I used an assortment of products from my stash to give my fence an antique look. The flowers were from a collection that I have had in my stash for many years.  I have been trying to use up my products in the last little while be for the dried up or were not in a condition to be used. 

The leaves were die cut out on a piece of a gelli plate background that I had previously made. The bird was a digital image that I coloured with my panpastels. I also added a round paper clip, a pearl and a sentiment. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a create month. Hope you will join us in this challenge. Remember to check out our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team.

A Place to Start Challenge July - Anything Goes

 Time for another new challenge at A Place to Start. The theme this month is anything goes. I would like to see what you are working on this month.

This month I decided to make a simple card using some of my gelli plate papers and adding a a stamped octopus. Unfortunately I do not remember the name of the company creating the stamp. That is the unfortunate part of   stamps no longer on blocks. The good thing is the we have more room in our craft room for more product.

I added some clear Nuvo to parts of the octopus to give texture and dimension.  I also added a sentiment that consisted parts of different sentiment from my stash. 

Hope you will join us this month. Remember to stop by our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team. Have fun creating this month. 

Craft Gals Corner - June Challenge -Anything Goes w/optional Twist being Fancy Folds

 

The theme for this challenge is: 

~ Anything Goes w/optional twist being Fancy Fold ~

 Our sponsors for this challenge are: 

(listed in alphabetical order)

Dr. Digi's

Prize ~ 2 Digital Images

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LeAnn's World 101

Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

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This is the card I made for this challenge a fancy fold using: Flutterby Fairy

from the collection of LeAnn's World 101 digital stamps.

The fancy fold I used for this card is called stand up card. I have seen several versions of the card and adapted the card from Cards and Co.  I thought it was a cute design. I love LeAnn's world image and have made this card for one of my nieces children's birthday.  The fairy is adorable. 

I am not sure who created  designer paper , I had 2 pieces of it in my stash.  I thought it was very pretty. 

Another view of the card.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be  inspired by our talented design tea. Remember also to check out the digital images from bought of our generous sponsors. Hope you will join us this month.  

Creative Artiste - June Anything Goes Mixed Media

  Time for another great challenge over at Creative Artiste. Our theme is always is

"Anything Mixed Media Goes"

Please make sure you use multiple mediums on your projects. Please respect that we do not currently accept Instagram or Facebook entries. Only correctly linked blog entries please. 

The term “mixed media art” is a broad definition that covers many forms of arts and crafts, including collage, assemblage, altered objects, handmade greeting cards, artist trading cards (ATCs) tags and art journaling  as long as you use different mediums.

The “mixed media” used includes paint, paper, pastes, sprays, powders, textural elements, clay, resins, fabrics, found objects, photos, metal, inks, pencils, markers and pastels to name just a few.

This is my project for this month, an altered Photo Box. 

Recipe for my altered box

old photo box

distressed ink - walnut

designer paper

faux screws

found toy glasses

antique effect paint in several colours

several rubber stamps from my stash

postage stamps

Different views

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team. 

Hope you will join us this month, just create your mixed media project and enter it here.