* Path of Positivity: Family & Friends

 

Hello

Today marks the midway point of our challenge at the Path of Positivity.

Our challenge is always Anything Goes with an optional theme. We have decided that our overall theme for 2024 will be THE POWER OF WORDS.

November's option is to design a project that is inspired by quotes about 

Family and Friends

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Here is my Christmas card inspired by this quote:

“Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with family and friends.” — Thomas S. Monson

I digitally added these wonderful Vintage Christmas Animals from Sharm Studio to  winter backgrounds from A&Jj Designs (Whimsical Winter Houses) and made a tri-fold card, step card. 

I used embossed, pearlised, ivory card for the structure because the back is pearlised too. The peachy-pink, holly patterned paper is from a very old pack called Vintage Noel by Love to Craft. I heat embossed the edges of all the papers and the images in gold and matted them onto gold paper. The small squares are decorated with gold die cuts. The three steps say Joy, Hope and Love.

 I love these whimsical characters!

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Here are this month's suggested quotes, but you can choose your own:

“If there ever comes a day when we can't be together. Keep me in your heart. I'll be there forever.” — Winnie the Pooh

“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.” — Helen Keller

“Having somewhere to go is home. Having someone to love is family. And having both is a blessing.” — Author Unknown

“The length of one's days matters less than the love of one's family and friends.” — Gerald R. Ford 

 

“Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with family and friends.” — Thomas S. Monson

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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 #125 Path of Positivity.

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. 

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Thanks for stopping by today!

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Crafting Happiness #201 AG 22/11

* The Holly and Ivy Challenge AG Christmas 24/11

* Pammies Inky Pinkies #2446 AG 24/11

* Inspire Create Challenges #181 Christmas 27/11

* Unicorn Challenge #104 Christmas 28/11

* Peace on Earth #76 Christmas 28/11

* 613 Avenue Create Nov AG 29/11 TOP ROCKER

* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #242 AG 30/11 TOP 5

* Love Those Pretty Papers AG 30/11

* A Place to Start Nov AG 01/12

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo

* Gecko Galz: Magical Christmas

   Hello

It's November and it's my DT feature day over at the Gecko Galz blog.  

The theme this month is Christmas Magic.

As always, we also have the monthly card challeng.e, 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. We also have the new quarterly challenge.

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.

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 Here are my DT makes:

A candle holder:

I recycled a tin for this project. The aluminium tin was covered with printed TH tissue paper. I added a strip of hessian trim around the can and applied red velvet trim on top of that. I found some glitter ball trim in my stash and decided to use this around the rim of the tin.

I chose to use the quirky angel child from the Christmas Dreamland collage set. I fussy cut her and added some wooden wings which were embossed with iridescent powder. Some dried flowers were tucked behind the angel. I decorated a little log slice with tiny pine cones, berries and the word 'joy' and adhered this to the bottom of the angel's dress.

The tin was popped onto a circular mirror base along with some pine cones.

* The Holly and Ivy Challenge #172 AG Christmas 24/11

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A light-up. decor piece:

Here I have another recycled container - this time it's a circular cheese triangle box.

The back of the box had an embossed tree scene coloured with distress mica sprays. A string of tiny lights were placed between the box and the embossed backing and some holes punched so the light could shine through. The lights were also wound around the outside edge of the box. The outside was then coated with texture paste.

I added twigs, alder cones and dried cotoneaster from my garden.

I cut an Easter nest in half, added some artificial moss and nestled the lovely fairy from the Christmas Dreamland collage set, inside. I added glitter to the fairy and dry brushed white paint onto the twigs and cones to give a frosty feel.

Some bells and a twine bow were placed at the top of the piece. The sleeping fox was placed on some sisal along with more frosty alder cones and twigs and adhered to the side.

Here it is with the lights on:

* Dream Valley #325 AG 23/11

* Lets Create and Craft Challenges #213 AG with Bow 31/10

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Christmas Cards:

I made a pair of cards using up the images that I had printed from Christmas Dreamland.

I used paper from my stash for the background and heat embossed the edges in gold. 

I added three images ticked into the Peace on Earth sentiment - all edged with gold embossing.

I made a green card with pink trimmings and a pink card with green trimmings:

A poinsettia was made from coloured card and I inked the edges. Gold foliage was also added along with a dark green velvet ribbon.

* PIP Challenges #2445 17/11

* Crafty Calendar Challenge Nov 28/11

* Unicorn Challenge #104 Christmas/Winter 28/11

* Love those Pretty Papers Nov 30/11

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And a Christmas Banner

You can see more info about this HERE

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That's all for now!

I hope you'll join our 'Christmas Magic' 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 bespoke digital prize. 

Do come and join us!

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

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Christmas Magic"

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Gecko Galz Facebook group

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I'd like to enter these Challenges:

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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Path of Positivity: Bunny Family

 Hello

Today is the start of a new challenge at the Path of Positivity.

Our challenge is always Anything Goes with an optional theme. We have decided that our overall theme for 2024 will be THE POWER OF WORDS.

November's option is to design a project that is inspired by quotes about 

Family and Friends

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Here is my project:

I have no words or sentiment as I wish to use this card as a Christmas card, but it has a small family of Lavinia hares.  This quote by Gerald R. Ford fits my scene “The length of one's days matters less than the love of one's family and friends.”  

I started by inking the sky, using a circle mask for the moon and a piece of torn paper for the horizon. More strips of paper were used to ink the snow mounds. I used Distress Oxide inks as I find them easier to blend.

Keeping the paper masks in place, I stamped some twiggy branches in black and did secondary stamping to for a bit of dimension. I added black ink at the base of the bushes and then heat embossed some branches in white to represent frost. The hares were stamped last of all and some shadows placed beneath them. Finally white paint splatters were applied and some Glamour Dust glitter.

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Here are this month's suggested quotes, but you can choose your own:

“If there ever comes a day when we can't be together. Keep me in your heart. I'll be there forever.” — Winnie the Pooh

“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.” — Helen Keller

“Having somewhere to go is home. Having someone to love is family. And having both is a blessing.” — Author Unknown

“The length of one's days matters less than the love of one's family and friends.” — Gerald R. Ford 

 

“Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with family and friends.” — Thomas S. Monson

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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 #125 Path of Positivity.

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. 

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Thanks for stopping by today!

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Allsorts Challenge #805 Magic of the Season 08/11

* The Holly and Ivy Challenge #171 Christmas 10/11 Top 5

* PIP Challenges #2444 AG 10/11

* Peace on Earth #75 Christmas 14/11 WINNER

We Love Stamping Nov Christmas/AG 27/11 Top 3

Stamping Sensations Nov Make it Magical 27/11 TOP 3

A Perfect Time to Craft #11 28/11

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo

* Conjurer of Dreams: Winter Critters

  

Hello

Today I'm sharing some projects I made using Conjurer of Dreams images. I hope you'll pop over to the store and take a look at the Digital Art on sale for collage, scrapbooks, journals, cards and more.

We have a new, open, worldwide challenge at the Conjurer of Dreams Blog.

The challenge theme is always 'Anything Goes', and this month's optional theme is 

'Winter Critters'.

We hope you'll share your projects with us.

We also have a friendly Facebook Group where we would love for you to share your Conjurer of Dream projects.

Here are my DT makes:

My first card uses the Skating Penguins, with their skates cut away, and a snowman from the Snowman Build set. I made an inky sky by blending Distress Oxide inks and using a circle mask for the sun. I die cut some snow mounds from white card. I used a Sizzix die to cut the trees from Distress Oxide coloured card. White paint splatters provide the snow.

* Allsorts Challenge #805 Magic of the Season 08/11

Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge #97 Penguins  09/11 WINNER

* Peace on Earth #75 Christmas 14/11

* Critter Crazy #92 AG 25/11

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge Nov 25/11

A Perfect Time to Craft #11 28/11

613 Avenue Create Nov AG 29/11 TOP ROCKER

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A shaker card:

I made a shaker card using one of the Polar Bears images. Silver, blue and white are one of my favourite colour palletes for winter.I used patterned paper and white die cuts as embellishments along with paper flowers made with dies and distress oxide coloured card.

* Jingle Belles Critters 06/11

* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #241 AG 16/11

* Mirtillamente Challenge #37 AG 27/11

* Crafty Calendar Challenge Nov AG 28/11

* Moving Along with the Times #172 Sparkle 29/11

* Love Those Pretty Papers Nov AG 30/11

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Next a simple layered Christmas card:

I used an image from the Snowman Build set for this one, The image has an extra, fussy cut critter added to it from the same set. White die cut embellishments and Snowflakes embossed and cut with a TH Impresslit.

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A pair of ATCs:

I made these ATCs with the Winter Pines background set. I added snow splatters and clear Wink of Stella for some shimmer. I fussy cut two of the Festive Steampunk Polar Bears and added them on foam tape. I edged the backgrounds with silver paint and matted them onto black card.

These will make 2 card toppers if I need extra ones this season.

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An altered notebook cover:

I painted my Kraft notebook with Dina Wakley black paint. I used alcohol inks and Yupo paper to make the colourful background. I never seem to get this technique right and find it extremely messy, so I want to tidy up and put everything away before I've given it a real chance. Anyhow, I was quite pleased with this one. I added a Wandering Wolf image to a black die cut mat and adhered it to the Yupo paper. Die cut borders were adhere to the top and bottom edges and metal looking embellishment were added to the left and right edges. I used alpha stickers for the 'notes'. It's really bright and colourful in real life.

* Crafty Animals #89 AG 27/11

* NBUS Challenge #69 AG 30/11

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And finally, some digital projects.

Using Festive Polar Bear and Christmas Florals Collage:

Using Cats in Hats:

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That's all for now.

Please visit the

Conjurer of Dreams Etsy Store

Conjurer of Dreams Inspiration Group on Facebook (freebies available)

Conjurer of Dreams Blog 

CoD Monthly Challenge: Anything Goes (option Winter Critters) Challenge.

  Open worldwide to all participants, using any digis, stamping, mixed media etc

Please hop over, become a Blog Follower and join the fun.

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo