Anything Goes Challenge at A Place to Start w/Optional Twist : My Fauna Valentine (include a critter.)

Hello Crafters.  This is my card I made for this month's Anything Goes Challenge at A Place to Start.  The optional twist this month is to incude a critter on your Valentine card.

 

I chose to make a card with this cute dog image for my youngest grandson for Valentines day. The image call is from a company called Patties Creations, Pattie's digital stamps can be found on Esty. The image is called Puppy Love. 

In my stash of digital papers I had this paper I thought was cute for this card but unfortunantly I cannot remember the company that makes this dog paper pattern. I fussy cut out the image (decided not to use the hearts incuded on the image because of the paper used for the background. 

I added some bones to the card from Tim Holtz's Crazy Dog Collection to repeat the pattern of the digital paper. I also added a sentiment that I created in word and the hearts. 

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

I am entering this card in the following challenges

Patties Creations - Any Thing Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Always Anything Goes 

Simon Says stamp Challenges  –  With Love

Paper Funday – ATG w/Opt. hugs & kisses

Make the Cards  - Valentine

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes - Optional Twist Valentine Whimsy

 We have a new challenge this week at 613 Avenue Create and our theme is as always "Anything Goes".  The Optional Twist is Valentine Whimsy.

I chose to go with the Valentine theme but went more traditional card. I made this card for my husband using some mixed media paper I had made with my Gelli Plate and Acrylic paints.

I used this pretty heart cutting die  for the card along with a heart cutting die and letters from another set. I used glossy black card stock behind the the hearts to give the card some shine. 

Closer look.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  Please join us this month, we would love to see your creations.

I am entering this card in the following challenges

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Always Anything Goes 

Simon Says stamp Challenges  –  With Love

Paper Funday – ATG w/Opt. hugs & kisses

Make the Cards  - Valentine

We Love 2 Create  - Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes

Altered Wooden Coffee Container with Wasp Nest Paper

 Time for our first challenge of 2022 at Creative Artiste.  

Hope you will join in the fun.

Remember

 Your project must be Mixed Media and can be an ATC, tag, card, layout, altered art or an off-the-page project as long as you follow the challenge specifications. You must use at least 3 different mediums on your project to qualify for our mixed media rules.

(Find the complete set of rules on our blog.)

This is my project for this month, an altered Coffee box using among other things Paper from a found Wasp Nest.

Products I used for the project

This is the wasp nest that I found.

I purchased this old wooden coffee canister at our local thrift store.

I like using wooden canisters because they usually are lined with a plastic box inside which makes the box usuable for a lot of different purposes.  

I sanded the box and added a coat of gesso and Violet Acyrlic Paint. I added the violet paint so that if I did not have enough of the nest material the violet colour would show through.  I painted the trim around the lid a lighter shade of violet. 

I found this metal piece in  in a Thrift Store, it was a buckle of an old belt.  The other pieces of metal that I decorated the box with were also from some old metal belts from my stash. 

 I painted the metal pieces gesso.  For the buckle I painted it with Acrylic paint, Pentart  Wax Paste in blue and purple and a transparent Finishing wax. 

I used a silver coaster from my stash to give the flowers some depth. 

More views.

I added some metal feet from my stash along with my metal belt pieces. These metal pieces I rubbed with Pentart  Wax Paste in blue and purple and a transparent Finishing wax. and highlighted areas with white Acylic Paint. 

Back of the box

Thank you for stopping by .  Remember to pop over to, the Creative Artiste challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team. Hope to see your art work here soon.

I am entering my project in the following challenges

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Mix it Up - Anything goes - optional twist Foil

We Love to Create - Anything Goes Mixed Media

We Love to Craft - Anything Goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Mixed Media Lovers - Anything Mixed Media

Flamenco Dancer

Through the Craft Room Door this week we have another fantastic Anything Goes Challenge. 

Our sponsor this week is 

Sheepski Designs

I have used an image called Flamenco image no. 19  

for my card.

Closer look

From my stash I found this designer paper that I loved the colours of and thought it was just right for my card. I coloured the image with Copic Markers then added some musical notes amd stars.

This was afun card to make and I think I will give it to my friend for her birthday. 

Thank you for stopping by. Hope you will join us this months anything goes challenge.  

Snow Much Fun Challenge

Time for another great challenge at Crafty Gals Corner this month. 

The theme for this challenge is: 

Snow Much Fun

Our sponsors for this challenge are: 

(in alphabetical order)

    

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!

* Please use above blurb on your blog for Fred, She Said *

SheepSki Designs
Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

Twinkle Lane Designs

Prize ~ £8 Gift Certificate

(to be used on digital content only)

I made this Upright Z card for this challenge.

Using: Snow Penguin + Christmas Penguin Paper Pack

Twinkle Lane Designs

I found the pattern for this card fold 0n Stampin Bella Let Us Inpire You.  The site has a very good tutorial and the measurements for the card. 

Some More Views

I used snowflake paper from their paper pack.  I printer two different sizes of paper and used one of them for the base pf the card and the smaller print as my background.  The sentiment is one of the 2 sentiments that come with the image.

I used Pentart Glitter pen on the trees and Pentart Frost Effect Paint for the snow.

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 and see the cute images of our fabulous sponsor.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

Digi Choosday Tuesday - ATG

Tayloy Made Cards for U -  ATG

A Bit More Time to Craft - ATG

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - ATG

World Art Wednesday - ATG

A Place to Start - January's Anything Goes Challenge

Welcome back and a Happy 2022 to you all.

We have a new challenge this week at A Place to Start and our theme is as always "Anything Goes".

Our sponsor this week is 

Remember to visit their store to see the great selection of digital stamps and papers.

Remember they have a new challenge every month., visit their challenge blog to be inspired.

 

I made these two cards that follow using our sponsor's images. 

For my first card I used

Le Pine: Grace Selfie

I just love this bold cute selfie image.  I used some of my mix media paper for the background to the card.  The paper was made using a Gelli print that I made using acrylic paint, stencils, glitter and a black permanent marker.  The image was coloured with Copic Markers, and glitter pens in several colours was used n the background, boots and dress,  It is was a fun card to make. 

Closer look

For my second card I used

Le Pine - Mary R. 

I think this image is such a cool lady. I coloured her with Copics and highlighted her hair with a sliver gelly roll pen.  The arrows and bicycle wheels are both die cuts by Tim Holtz. The background paper is from my stash.  

Closer look

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. 

I am entering the card in the following challenges

Classic Designs - AG

CHNC Patterned Paper - AG

Colouring in Scrapland - AG

Incy Wincy Designs - AG

Lil Patch of Craft and Crafty Friends -  AG

Mirtillamente Chaleenge - AG

613 Avenue Create - January's Anything Goes

 Welcome back and a Happy 2022 to you all.

We have a new challenge this week at 613 Avenue Create and our theme is as always "Anything Goes".

Our sponsor this week is 

Remember to visit their store to see the great selection of digital stamps and papers.

Remember they have a new challenge every month, visit their challenge blog to be inspired.

 

I made these two projects that follow using our sponsor's images. 

For my card I used O'GETTA BUT FIRST COFFEE

For this card I used designer paper from my stash, along with  my copic markers, gold wink of stella and Nuvo.  I had to laugh when I went to the site  and realized that it was coffee cup not tea cup in her hand and I had already found my sentiment for the card. 

Closer look

For my tag I used 

CRAZY PAW: FROGGY

I love this cute image and decided to make a tag with the image.  I coloured the tag with Copics and pencil crayons and then fuzzy cut the image out. I cut the tag out of designer paper with Tim Holtz' big tag die. To the tag I added some die cut butterflies, ribbon, and a sentiment by Stampin Up.  

Closer Look

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. 

I am entering these projects in the following Challenges

Classic Designs - AG

CHNC Patterned Paper - AG

Colouring in Scrapland - AG

Incy Wincy Designs - AG

Lil Patch of Craft and Crafty Friends -  AG

Mirtillamente Chaleenge - AG