Frame It

We have another great challenge at Incy wincy Challenges this week and the challenge is "frame it".   The sponsors for this challenge are WOW Embossing Powder and Polka Doodles. I choose to use this image by Polka Doodles for my wall hanging called Serenity Joyful, isn't she beautiful. 

I coloured my image with copic markers, glitter, and a gell pen.  I then added some die cut butterflies, brads and a lacy border trim to complete the wall hanging.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  Hope you will join us this week at Incy Wincy.  

Make Stencil the Star

I was looking around the blog world today looking for a new art journal project and came across Mix Media World's make a Stencil the Star challenge.  I have several stenciled faces and thought I would use this one by Stencil Girl to create my page called Pretty as a Peacock.   

I stenciled my face using  black molding paste. The paper I used for the face was a piece of Gelli paper from my stash that I had created a long time ago.   I loved how this stencil turned out.  My next step was to use some water colour paper and colour the paper randomly with the colours similar to the face then with white acrylic paint I stenciled  using a Circle and Splatter stencil by Crafter's Work Shop.   I also randomly rubber stamped some feathers on the background with a old stamp by PSX. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  

I am entering this are journal page in the following challenges:

Mix Media Work Shop - Stencils

Scrappers Delights   Always Anything Goes 
Crafting-With-Friends  Anything Goes
Jo's Scrap Shack  Anything Goes
PDE Linky Party   Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks  Anything Goes
Anything but a Card Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs  Anything Goes 
Rhedd's Creative Spirit  Anything Goes

Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Fun in the Sun

There is another great challenge this week at Come and Get It Challenges and the theme is Fun in The Sun.  One of the sponsors of the challenge is Sami Stamps and I have used their stamp called Ice Cream Beauty for my card. 

I used a couple of different designer papers on the card. I coloured the image with Copic markers, PanPastels, and Distress Ink. To complete the card I added a sentiment and a few starfishes.  Hope you will join us at Come and Get It Challenges . Thank you for stopping to take a look.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Scrappers Delights Always Anything Goes

Simply Create Too - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Always Anything Goes (Cards only)
PDE Linky Party  Anything Goes
Southern Girls - Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs -  August Anything Goes 

Steam Punk Cat

It is time for another challenge at Altered Eclectics this month and I have created a Steam Punk cat for my project this month.  

This is what I started with for my project.  I found it at a flea market in Arizona and have been holding on to it with the idea of altering it. 

I painted the cat with Gesso and then added my findings (old jewelry, pearls and gems, etc) with a heavy Matte Gell.  Once I had my findings attached I stenciled some areas with Molding paste and added some crackle medium in other area and then painted the whole project with a coat of white Gesso.  Once I had an even coat of gesso I  used a combination of 4 colours of ink sprays and coordinating acrylic paints to colour the cat.  I painted the face of the cat last and then used a light gold acrylic paint and a dry brush to add some shine all over the cat.   I also used a pink glitter pen in a few places to add more sparkle. 

Here is are a few different views. 

What fun I had making this project this month.  I love the Altered Eclectic challenge blog for encouraging  their design team members to  try new things. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  Pop over to the challenge blog to see the projects that other design team members have created to inspire you.

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge animals or birds 
Allsorts  pearls and gems 
Scrappers Delights   Always Anything Goes 
Crafting-With-Friends  Anything Goes
Jo's Scrap Shack  Anything Goes
PDE Linky Party   Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks  Anything Goes
Anything but a Card Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs  August Anything Goes 
Rhedd's Creative Spirit  Anything Goes
Our Creative Corner  Mexico Moods
The Mix Media Place - Anything Goes
SanDee and Amelie'a Steam Punk Challenges - Tic Tac Toe
(3 butterflies around the neck, Metal pieces through out design, several stencil areas on cat's body

Telescope Card

A Yahoo group I belong to has a monthly card swap and this month's challenge is to make a card that is different from your normal  card style.  I chose to make a telescope card for this swap.   I also decided to use my newly purchased Brusho coloured crystals to colour my flowers, butterfly and background. 

Here is my telescope card folded up.

Another view of the card

Some of the products I used to make my card are:

Brusho crystals
Sentiment stamp by Hero Arts
Flower and Butterfly stamps and dies by Hero Arts

It has been a long time since I made and telescope card.  It was fun to make.  Thank you for stopping to take a look.  

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes 

Southern Girls - Anything Goes

Mod Squad Challenge - Anything Goes PLUS a DIE

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Wonderful Wednesdays -  Always Anything Goes

Our Story Tag

I made this tag for an upcoming tag exchange at Inky Fun Stampers Yahoo group.  The theme of the exchange is to create a tag using a book page in the design.  

I made most of my tag from my stash of pieces of dies previously cut. The lady is a rubber stamp from the collection of unmounted stamps.  I do not remember the maker of the stamp but I have had it in my collection for many years. The numbers are bottle cap inserts and I used a key for the center of my tag.  I also used brads and several colours of Distress inks.  It was fun putting my collage together. 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a very creative week. 

I am entering this tag in the following challenges:

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes

All Crafts Challenge -Anything But a Card

Crafting from  the Heart - Always Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Vintage

Summer Lovin'

Summer Lovin', is the theme with week at Incy Wincy Designs and Bugaboo is the sponsor this week.   I used an image called JJ Gardening for my image for my Summer Lovin' card. 

I thought this cute image of JJ in her garden was a good summer theme.   I coloured her with my Copic Markers, add a plant pot die, flowers and leaves and a sentiment stamp to complete the card. 

Thank you for stopping by.  I hope you will join us this week at Incy Wincy.  Pop over to our challenge blog to see the cards the rest of the design team have created to inspire you. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

My Whimsical Little World - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations -  (Week 2) Anything Goes
Card Mania - (July) Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes
Eureka Stamps - Anything Goes
Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes
Use Your Stuff - Anything Goes
Catch the Bug Challenge - Colour Inspiration