Path of Positivity: Life is Good (Mood Board)

 

Hello 

Welcome to the March Path of Positivity Challenge.

Our challenge is always Anything Goes with an optional theme.

This month's option is to design a project that is inspired by this mood board.

Honours and Prizes include:

• $6 worth of images from Scribbles Designs, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all qualifying entrants.
• A badge for the following honours: Top Pick, Voter's Choice, Most Inspirational, Random Winner, DT Delight.

I was inspired by the lacy patterns in neutral shades of cream, the darker brown colour swatches and, once more, the floral elements. I chose black card for my base and added some metallic paper and paint.

Here is my project:

 I smooshed a small panel of card into Distress Oxides and added various die cut floral and foliage elements, matting this panel onto onto bronze and cream card. The cream card is textured and pearlised. The background is a Sizzix lacy die over some bronze metallic paper. I matted this onto black card and popped it onto a blank card base.

That's all for now.

We would love to see your creations! 
Just make sure that your entry is positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some way!
The link up is here: Challenge #110 Path of Positivity.

 

That's all for today! 

Many thanks to Scribbles Designs for sponsoring the challenge.

I'll be back with a another Path of Positivity project in a couple of weeks time.

Thanks for stopping by today!

xoxo

                                                                                                                                            

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft #3 AG 28/03

613 Avenue Create March AG 31/03

Lets Create and Craft #193 AG 31/03

A Place to Start March AG 31/03

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo

Vera Lane Studio: Chosen Sister

 

Hello

It's my DT day at Vera Lane Studio and today we have a new digi release called 

Chosen Sister. 

I made a couple of postcards using both images and sentiments in this lovely set:

The images were, as usual, coloured with Copics. The emboss resist backgrounds are watercolored with puddles of Elements dye inks and salt. I added some stamping and some white splatters as well as black ink around the edges. The characters were fussy cut and popped on torn strips washi tape. I like to cut the sentiments into strips too.

All stamps are from AALL & Create.

Chosen Sister

That's all for now.

I hope you'll come along and play on Vera Lane. It's such a friendly, fun place to be!

  

Here's all the info you need:

Vera Lane Studio Blog

***Vera Lane Studio Facebook Group***

Vera Lane Studio You Tube Channel

Vera Lane Studio Etsy Shop

AALL & Create carry Janet's clear stamp sets, stencils and Washi Tape. 

A list of stockists can be found here.

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Creative Fingers #250 AG 23/03

PIP #2311 AG 26/03

A Perfect Time to Craft #3 AG 28/03

Classic Design Challenge March AG 28/03

Creative Knockouts Add a Sentiment 29/03

613 Avenue Create  March AG 31/03

A Gem of a Challenge #6 AG 31/03

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

Gecko Glaz: Springtime and Easter Bunny

 

Hello

March has arrived and we have a new customer challenge over at the Gecko Galz blog.  

The theme this month is Ode to Spring.

As always, we also have the monthly Image Challenge, the monthly Christmas Image Challenge, the monthly Stamp Challenge, an ATC challenge, a Steampunk challenge and a Gothic Challenge on the blog, as well as 4 Facebook challenges. These can be accessed by the tabs at the top of the main blog page.

And, new for this year, we have a quarterly challenge which ends on May 26th.

We hope you can find some time to join in the fun.

The winner of the Customer challenge will get a $25 Gecko Galz Etsy Store voucher and the runner up a $12 voucher. There are plenty of free Gecko Galz images if you don't already own any. Each blog post has a free image to collect and, if you sign up for the monthly newsletter, there is the chance to claim a free collage set each month.  Also if you make any purchase of $2 or more you receive a free image.

First, I have a bright and beautiful spring-time card featuring the lady and elements from the newly released Jaune Collage set.

Isn't she lovely! I fussy cut her and popped her on foam pads onto of the background from the same set. I added some gold mesh fabric behind her and popped a knot-bow at the top. I made a stencilled background using shades of yellow Distress Oxides and spritzed water over to bleach out some inks and add texture. The topper was added to the background with foam tape. Lace trim was adhered to the bottom and a paper, layered flower (again from the Jaune set) adds the finishing touch. The background was matted onto polka dot black card and the whole attached to a card base.

Jaune

Challenges:

MMM Challenge #196 Spring Colours 25/03

Lets Create and Craft #193 AG 31/03

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #202 01/04

Corrosive Challenges #3 AG 01/04

Creative Moments #243 For a Special Lady 08/04

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My second make is an Easter greeting card. I used the gorgeous bunny image from the Animal Whimsies collage set. How wonderful is this image? She looks fabulous in her ornate Elizabethan collar and brocade dress and she is offering a beautifully decorated egg in a basket.

I matted her onto gold card and tore the edges. I made a background by heat embossing and adding PaperArtsy Infusion pigments and spritzing with water. I added some gold pigments in the form of Nuvo 'Sunset Corsett'. The topper was adhered to the background and some sequin waste trim added below the image. As a finishing touch I added a lemon organza bow. Again I matted the background onto polka dot card and popped it onto a card base.

Animal Whimsies

Challenges:

PIP #2311 AG 26/03

A Perfect Time to Craft #3 AG 28/03

Get Creative #119 Bunny Hop 31/03

A Place to Start March AG 31/03

Use Your Stuff #480 Animals 01/04

Cutie Pie Challenge Beginning with B (Bunny) 03/04

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Earlier this month I blogged about my Ribbon and Lace paper doll. You can read about her here.

 

That's all for now!

I hope you'll join our Ode to Spring challenge where the winner will get a $25 shopping spree at the Gecko Galz shop.

The only rule is that you must use at least one Gecko Galz product (this can be one of the freebies or, of course, you can buy at the Etsy store!) Also if you sign up for the Gecko Galz newsletter, you'll be able to claim a free collage sheet each month.

Please pop over to the Gecko Galz blog to see the fabulous designs by the very talented DT.

We also have a friendly Facebook Group where there are 4 monthly challenges, each with a collage sheet prize. 

Do come and join us!

I'll be back on the 1st April with more Gecko Galz projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Ode to Spring"

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Gecko Galz Facebook group

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Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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Vera Lane Studio: Perfect Cup

 

Hello

It's my DT day at Vera Lane Studio again and today I have a  postcard featuring a recent release called Perfect Cup.

Isn't she a sweetie! 

I coloured her with alcohol markers and popped her on a stencil stamped background (from AALL & Create) using washi tape to ground her. Some simple stamping was added to the edges along with darker inks.

Perfect Cup

That's all for now.

I hope you'll come along and play on Vera Lane. It's such a friendly, fun place to be!

  

Here's all the info you need:

Vera Lane Studio Blog

***Vera Lane Studio Facebook Group***

Vera Lane Studio You Tube Channel

Vera Lane Studio Etsy Shop

AALL & Create carry Janet's clear stamp sets, stencils and Washi Tape. 

A list of stockists can be found here.

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Pammies Inky Pinkies #2310 AG 19/03

A Perfect Time to Craft #3 AG 28/03

613 Avenue Create  March AG 31/03

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

Path of Positivity: Be Happy (Mood Board)

 

Hello 

Welcome to the March Path of Positivity Challenge.

Our challenge is always Anything Goes with an optional theme.

This month's option is to design a project that is inspired by this mood board.

Honours and Prizes include:

• $6 worth of images from Scribbles Designs, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all qualifying entrants.
• A badge for the following honours: Top Pick, Voter's Choice, Most Inspirational, Random Winner, DT Delight.

I was inspired by the geometric patterns in neutral shades of grey, the lacy texture and the floral elements. I chose kraft card for accents based upon the taupe colours in the swatch.

Here is my project:

I used a stencil and 3 shades of Distress Oxide to make the background: Pumice Stone, Hickory Smoke and Weathered Wood. In retrospect I could have gone a little darker with the ink blending. I die cut a lacy kraft card border to tuck my florals behind. The florals are from a Sizzix die set. I coloured the card first, then die cut and added splatters with white paint. I kept the sentiment simple, using a Tim Holtz sticker sentiment from the Small Talk pad.

That's all for now.

We would love to see your creations! 
Just make sure that your entry is positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some way!
The link up is here: Challenge #110 Path of Positivity.

 

That's all for today! 

Many thanks to Scribbles Designs for sponsoring the challenge.

I'll be back with a another Path of Positivity project in a couple of weeks time.

Thanks for stopping by today!

xoxo

                                                                                                                                            

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Worldwide Crafters & Colorists Challenge #2 AG 12/03

A Perfect Time to Craft #3 AG 28/03

613 Avenue Create March CAS 31/03 

Birds, Blooms & Butterflies #1 31/03

Lets Create and Craft #193 AG 31/03

A Place to Start March AG 31/03 Rising Star

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo

Vera Lane Studio: Einstein

 Hello

Welcome to my new follower, Ann Myers. 

Thank you so much for taking an interest in my blog.

It's my DT day at Vera Lane Studio and I'm delighted to announce that Einstein is Janet's new digi release today.

I made a journal page:

I coloured the digis with Copics and added some pencil shading. The background was already in my scrap box and was made with Brushos and Infusions pigments, spritzed with water. I added some stamping and crackle paste stencilling using the Hexagon sets from AALL & Create, along with lots of white paint splatters.

I used washi tape to ground the character and his chemical flasks, and I added extra washi tape around the edges to create a border. I darkened the edges with black archival ink. The sentiment was cut into strips, inked  around the edges with a sponge and adhered.

Einstein

That's all for now.

I hope you'll come along and play on Vera Lane. It's such a friendly, fun place to be!

  

Here's all the info you need:

Vera Lane Studio Blog

***Vera Lane Studio Facebook Group***

Vera Lane Studio You Tube Channel

Vera Lane Studio Etsy Shop

AALL & Create carry Janet's clear stamp sets, stencils and Washi Tape. 

A list of stockists can be found here.

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

Crafts Galore Encore: Best Day Ever

 Hello

Today sees that start of a new challenge at Crafts Galore Encore. 

The theme is always 'Anything Goes' and you can enter up to 3 different projects.  The challenge runs all month until mid day (GMT) 30th March.

This month's challenge is kindly sponsored by Jan from Jan's Digital Store. Jan offered the DT digi stamps to work with and I chose this beautiful heart-shaped flower wreath from the Valentine Wishes set.

Here is my card:

I coloured the image with Copic markers and fussy cut it. I made a stencil monoprint background by stamping with a stencil coated in shades of pink Distress Oxides and spritzed with water. Every print is different with this technique and you never know what you are going to get - I love that! I added some stamping in Victorian Velvet and lots of white and dusky pink splatters.

I made the flower heart into a shaker element, adding raspberry coloured sequins inside. I matted the background onto black card and used a Small Talk sticker as my sentiment.

Many thanks to Jan from Jan's Digital Store for her generous prize for our random winner.

Please pop over to Crafts Galore Encore to see the DT's wonderful designs and to enter our challenge. 

We'd love to see your creations.

Remember the challenge is always 'Anything Goes' and so you can create any type of project - it doesn't have to be a card and you can enter up to 3 times.

Thanks for stopping by today!

xoxo

                                                                

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Worldwide Crafters & Colorists Challenge #2 AG 12/03

Creations in Pink #55 AG 13/03

A Perfect Time to Craft #3 AG 28/03

Mixed Media Lovers #23 Focal Point 31/03

Birds, Blooms & Butterflies #1 31/03

Lets Create and Craft #193 AG 31/03

A Place to Start March AG 31/03

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo