Anything Festive Challenge

This is the last challenge of the year at Eclectic Ellapu for 2018. The theme is anything Festive.  Instead of a card I chose to make a altered tin pocket  hanger. 

I used digital images for the Santa and the clock are by Arty Pants which I coloured with Distress Inks. I also used glitter paint, origami snowflakes, ribbon,  and sentiment dies. I purchased the tin pocket hangers at a garage sale several years ago on holidays. 

Closer look

This is our last challenge for 2108 and we will be back in February .  Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Creative New Years. 

Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by the projects of our design team. 

Happy Thanksgiving

Time for another challenge at Eclectic Ellapu and the theme of this challenge is Thanksgiving.  I had this cute digital image by The Paper Shelter that I used for my card.  I thought he was such a cute happy looking turkey. 

The card die I used was from Cheery Lynn collection is called Centre Step die. I coloured my image with my copic markers and pencil crayons.  I layered my card base with fall coloured designer papers from my large paper stash and then added brads, a banner and a wooden gear to complete the card. 

Thank you for stopping by. Hope you will join us this month. 

Autumn Leaves

It is October 1st and time for another challenge at Eclectic Ellapu and the theme of the challenge is " Autumn". 

I purchased some of Seth Apter's new Baked Texture and decided to use it on my autumn theme card. My large leaves are bunched leaves that I first coloured with distressed inks and stamped them with a sentiment stamp.  Once my inks had dried I used several layers of Baked Texture in the colours of altered page and chunky rust.  

The background paper is coloured with distress inks and stamped with a word stamp. The sentiment on my tag is a stamp from my collection of unmounted stamps  and the maker of this stamp has slipped my mind.   The stamp's sentiment is by John Muir, "The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and ..... "

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Hope you will join our autumn theme challenge this month. 

Wedding Season

The theme of this month's challenge over at Eclectic Ellapu is "Friends from Afar", anything crafty you have made and sent to a friend or going to send to a friend. 

This project is a wedding card for a friend who was married a couple of weeks ago. This is the box I I made to put the wedding card in.

Here are a few pictures of the never ending card.

Hope you will join us this month at Eclectic Ellapu. Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. 

Red, White and Blue Challenge

It is the beginning of July and another new challenge at Eclectic Ellapu.  The theme this month is Red, White and Blue and I decided to make this birthday card with the theme.

To make my card I used a ship, anchor, and birthday sentiment dies along with an embossing folder and rubber stamped waves. 

This was a simple birthday card but I feel that it a great card for a guy. 

Thank you for stopping by and remember to visit us over at Eclectic Ellapu this month.

Mother's Day Challenge at Eclectic Ellapu

This mixed media card I made for the Mother's Day Challenge at Eclectic Ellapu. 

I used acrylic pain and a stencil for the background of the card The circle is leftover piece that I was using for another project from Scrapmatt Australia.  The leaves are from a die cut  and the Mother's Day stamp a old rubber stamp from my collection.  I embossed the stamp with purple embossing powder.  To complete the card I added some pearls on a string and a pretty mauve flower. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Remember to pop over to our blog to view the creative ideas of our design team.  

Easter Box - a Box of Fun

Eclectic Ellapu is having a fun challenge this month.  The theme of the challenge is Boxes of Fun- make a box and fill it with fun. 

I decided to make a Easter gift box for my grandson.  The pattern for this box was created by my friend Annette quite a few years ago.  I have seen several similar patterns but not with the card built in and a place to add money or a gift card along with the gift. 

I filled the box with Easter candies.  

Thank you for stopping by.  Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to view the creative projects of our talented design tea. 

Garden Notebook

Time for another challenge at Eclectic Ellapu.  The theme of the challenge is Spring has Sprung.  I decided to recycle an old scrapbook and make it into a note book to be able to log my garden planting. 

I used a combination of silk flowers and leaves for my project, jute string and a gelli polate print for the cover pages.  I hand stamped the title to the book and added oges for writing my note.

Closer Look

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  Hope you will join us in the spring challenge this month. 

Dance the Night Away

It is a anything goes challenge at Eclectic Ellapu this month and I decided to use my new ballerina die to make this card for one of the little girls in my family. 

The background behind the ballerina is some alcohol ink paper I had made that was left over from a previous project.  The ballerina was coloured with A Wink of Stella and Copic Markers. I had a sentiment and some stars to complete my card. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to view the projects of our creative design team. 

Christmas Tree Canvas

I am back with another project for Eclectic Ellapu.  I have made a christmas tree canvas using some old christmas pieces along with beads, gems, paint, stencils and recycled jewelry from my stash. 

It was a fun project to make.  This is the last challenge of the year at Eclectic Ellapu.   I hope you will join in.  We are taking a break in January but will be back in February for more creative fun. 

Anything Goes Challenge at Eclectic Ellapu

It is an anything goes challenge this month at Eclectic Ellapu and I made this Hope card for the challenge. 

The Hope stamp is by a friend of mine, Lisa from Local Rubber King.  I used Distressed Oxides for the background and added a butterfly by  Morgan Fitzsimons that was printed on an acrylic sheet and coloured white.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  Hope you will join us this month and pop over to our challenge blog to see the creative works of our design team. 

Dark/Dramatic Colours and/or Scary Challenge

It is a Dark/Dramatic colours and/or scary challenge at Eclectic Ellapu this month.  I altered a old picture frame for my Halloween picture.  

The image is from Delicious Doodles and is called Corvus Coralyne.  The image was coloured with Copics and pencil crayon. I added some Halloween papers to the frame, ribbon, Halloween dies, sentiment , gems and spiders.  This was a fun Halloween project.  

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

Flora or Fauna and/or Nature

I made this mixed media scrapbook page card for Eclectic Ellapu this month. The theme of this month's challenge is Flora or Fauna and/or Nature. I used using some pictures that I took of my neighbour's garden.   

I also used a gelli print for the background of the page, framed my flowers, added some stencil details , a stamped tag and a butterfly to complete the page. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Remember to stop by our challenge blog and view the projects of our talented design team. 

Wedding Card

Time for another great challenge at Eclectic Ellapu.  This month's challenge is Anything goes.  I chose to show a wedding card I made for a close friend to give her son and his wife for their wedding. 

Here are some closer look at the never ending card. 

Gift Box and folded card.

Hope you will join us this month at Eclectic Ellapu.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. 

By the Sea I Long to Be

It is July and time for another great challenge ay Eclectic Ellapu this month.  The theme of the challenge is sea side or summer colours. I chose to do a tag book with  sea theme.  I used my large Tim Holts' tag die to cut out my tag book and painted the background with acrylic paints then added real sand and some little shells and pieces of blue stone .  The fish, shells and sea weed are either rubber stamps from my collection or digital stamps.  

Some closer looks 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  

Pink and/or Purple Challenge

It is the 1st of the month and time for another challenge at Eclectic Ellapu.  The theme of the challenge is to create your project using a touch of colours pink and/or purple.  I love that colour combo.  

The digital image I used is from a company called Tales of Pollycraft.  I believe the company is no longer operation but I loved her pretty fairy stamps. 

I coloured my image with Copics, pencil crayon and glitter.  To complete my card I addes some stars and a sentiment.  Thank you for stopping by. Have a creative week. 

Big Chief

It is May and time for another challenge at Eclectic Ellapu.  The theme is anything Goes.  Hope you will join us this month.  

I decided for this challenge to use an first Nations stamp I have had in my collection for a very long time but I have forgotten who the manufacture of the stamp is. 

The feather headband was stamped on some watercolour paper that I had used Brusho on.  I liked the effect of the splatters on the feathers.  I also used a Tim Holts die for the arrow.  I used the revered image as a stencil.  The feathers are also dies from my collection.

Thank you for stopping by and remember to pop over to our challenge blog to see the inspiring creations of our design team.    Remember my favourite saying from  Maya Angelou. “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” 

Have a creative day.  

Vintage Dresses

Eclectic Ellapu is having another great challenge this month and the theme of the challenge is is vintage/shabby chic. 

I have made these two little baby dress for a friend whose going to be a grandmother of twin girls.  I try to make the dresses similar but not the same.  I found some small flowered paper for the dresses  and I inked the edges and used a white gell pen to add some little details. 

I used vintage lace that I found at the local thrift store, old buttons, old seam binding and pearls to decorate the dress cards.

Back of dresses

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Welcome Spring

It is March and time for another great monthly challenge over at Eclectic Ellapu  .  The theme this month is spring colours or Easter.  I made this spring card for my girlfriend's birthday.  

The tulip stamp is an old stamp from my collection made by PSX.  I have had the stamp in my collection for probably 15 years.  I coloured the image with my Copics, gell pen and pencil crayon and then added a sentiment, a ribbon, butterfly, gems, and a doily. 

Hope you join our challenge this month.  Remember  to visit our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafting by Design - Anything Goes
Crafty Girls Corner - Add a Ribbon
Frills and Funky - Spring
Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

It's Your Special Day

Time for another great challenge this month at Eclectic Ellapu.  The theme this month is anything goes. I made this birthday book for a very good friend's birthday. 

I have used both the Tim Holtz Dog Crazy and Cat Crazy stamps and dies for my birthday book.  I had lots of fun making it and used the following products:

washi tape

stamps and dies

designer paper

glitter paper

copic markers

watercolors

glitter paper

ribbons

cord

diamond glaze

gems

Cricut Cuts

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

I am entering this project in the following challenges

Crafting by Design - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Always Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
Stampavie and More - Animals
Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes
Die Cuttin Divas - Anything Goes
Retro Rubber - Anything Goes
 (many of the sentiments are old stamps from my collection)
Through the Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes