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

* Crafts Galore Encore: Sleepy Time

  

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 August.

This month's challenge is kindly sponsored by All Dressed Up.

Here is what I made:

I coloured the lovely sleeping fox, called Sleepy Time, with Copic markers and fussy cut her. The background was made with smooshed Oxide inks on white card. I added some stencilled and heat embossed white clouds to the sky. I used a Lawn Fawn die to die cut three strips of grass from the green card and layered them up. The fox is popped between the grassy layers and popped up on foam. The sentiment was made with tiny tile stickers from Tim Holtz.

That's all for now.

Many thanks to Wendy at All Dressed Up.for her generous prize of 3 digi stamp sets 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:

* Critter Crazy #89 25/08

* Crafty Animals #86 26/08

* Craft Rocket Challenges 117 Animals 28/08

* A Perfect Time to Craft Aug AG 28/08

* Creative Inspiration Challenges #17 29/08

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

Conjurer of Dreams: Winged Beauties

 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.

The theme this month in the Facebook Group is Winged Beauty?.

Here is what I made:

This card features a humming bird from the Winged Beauty 2 set.

A white die cut card is placed on top of a Distress Oxide coloured piece of card which was also splattered with white paint. Some die cut leaves and flowers were made in complementary colours and the humming bird was fussy cut and popped on foam tape for dimension. Glitter was added to the bird image and the flowers.

xoxo

* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #232 AG 06/07

* The Sisterhood of Crafters #26 In the Garden 07/07

Critter Crazy #88 25/07

Triple B Challenges (birds/blossoms/butterflies) July 31./07

Paper Funday Challenges #67 AG option Critter 04/08

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These Flapper Girls with Wings are gorgeous in lovely sepia tones.

I selected some fancy dies, and some neutral papers and card to make a couple of cards.

This one uses Tim Holtz paper in the background matted upon gold card. The die cuts the image and the frame, so I had to make sure I printed the image at the right size.. I distressed the edges of the design paper with scissors and added a velvet ribbon and a knot bow to finish it off.

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I used a Sizzix die to cut some pearly cream card and matted it onto bronze coloured paper. The image was cut and the edges distressed and matted first upon bronze paper, then on the pearly card. A lace flower was popped in the bottom corner as a simple embellishment.

Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenges #2426 07/07 HONOURABLE MENTION

A Perfect Time to Craft. July AG 28/07

A Place to Start July AG 31/07

Creative Inspirations July AG 31/07

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These next cards feature the beautiful, watercolour Birds on a Branch.

I used a scalloped stitched die to cut the image and cut a larger frame from card coloured with Oxide inks splattered with water. I used a Lavinia stencil to add ink to opposite corners of the background, using two shades of each colour to add a little depth. I added some ink oxide splatters and inked around the edges of the background.

Crafty Animals #85 26/07

Stencil Fun Challenges July Stencil/Blues 31/07

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My last card features the butterfly from the Winged Beauty set.

I used simple matting and layering with the help of some dies, white card and navy blue card to create this one.

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And finally, some digital collages:

Flying SteamPunk Mice in a Magical Forest:

And Forest Fairies:

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That's all for now.

Here are the sets that I used and links to the shop:

Flapper Girls with Wings

Winged Beauty 2

Birds on a Branch

Flying SteamPunk Mouse

Forest Fairies

Please visit the

Conjurer of Dreams Etsy Store

Conjurer of Dreams Inspiration Group on Facebook (freebies available)

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

Path of Positivity: Every Dream Begins with a Wish

 

 

Hello

Welcome to the midway post for the Path of Positivity Challenge.

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.

This month's option is to design a project that is inspired by quotes about Dreams.

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

“You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not’?” — George Bernard Shaw

 

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” ― C.S. Lewis

“No dreamer is ever too small; no dream is ever too big.” ― Anonymus

 

“Goals are dreams brought to life.” ― Amy Leigh Mercree  

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.

Here is my midway DT project.

I chose Lavinia Stamps and a Lavinia Laurel stencil to make my fairy wish card.

The background is a gel print made with Distress Oxide inks and the Laurel stencil. I added extra Peacock Feather ink around the edges and along a landscape mask to show the ground. I ink blended around a circle mask to replicate the sun. 

The Lavinia stamps used were: Moments Like These, one of the Large Wild Hares, the Fairy Charms, Foliage set, Mystic Swirl and the Every Dream sentiment stamp.

I added watercolour pencil to the fairy wings and some sparkle with Glimmer Dust glitter.

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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 #122 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.

Thanks for stopping by today!

xoxo 

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo

Path of Positivity: Never Give Up on Your Dreams

 

Hello

Welcome to the Path of Positivity Challenge..

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.

This month's option is to design a project that is inspired by quotes about Dreams.

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

“You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not’?” — George Bernard Shaw

 

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” ― C.S. Lewis

“No dreamer is ever too small; no dream is ever too big.” ― Anonymous

“Goals are dreams brought to life.” ― Amy Leigh Mercree  

“If you can dream it, you can do it.” ― Walt Disney

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.

Here is my DT project.

I smooshed white card through puddles of Distress Oxide, dipping and drying in-between applications. When dry, I stamped this beautiful woman from Lost Coast Designs directly onto the background and again onto white card. I fussy cut the woman and adhered her over the stamped image. I added some floral stamping (Rubber Dance) in tone on tone Versafine inks and stamped the sentiment from Visible Image.

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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 #122 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.

Thanks for stopping by today!

xoxo 

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo

* Vera Lane Studio: Hello Winter

 Hello

It's Monday and my Vera Lane Studio DT day.  

I made a circular card this week with a newish set called January's Hat. It's a beautiful set featuring a cute girl in her winter coat and a polar bear. There are two hats, a bird and three sentiments.

Here is my card:

The background was heat embossed and then coloured with Distress Oxides (Cracked Pistachio and Broken China) spritzed with water and transferred from an acetate sheet onto the embossed background. White paint splatters were added along with the fussy cut, Copic coloured characters. Janet's wash tape grounds the characters. 

Januarys Hat

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:

* Allsorts Challenge #763 Make Own Background 19/01

* Gem of a Challenge #1 AG 19/01

* PIP Challenges #2402 AG 21/01

A Perfect Time to Craft AG 27/01

* Daisy Chain Challenge #81 No Design Paper 30/01

* 613 Avenue Create Jan AG/New Beginnings 02/02 TOP ROCKER

* Classic Design Challenge #01-2024 AG 12/02

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo