* Crafts Galore Encore: Birdsong

Hello!

July is here! 
Of course a new month always brings a new challenge at the Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog.

The theme is always Anything Goes and we would love to see your crafty makes.

This month we are kindly sponsored by Beccy Muir of Beccy's Place and Beccy is offering a free set of digis to the winner!

Here is the card I made using Birdsong:



I inked the background and coloured the bird and grasses with Copic markers. I decided to make an over the edge card this time, using my matted bird image as a topper. (Beccy has an A-Z Card Fold tutorial on her blog which is well worth a visit!) The lovely papers are free from Teacher Yanie on Deviant Art. I added a die cut wild flower and placed the sentiment inside the card.



Many thanks to Beccy's Place for sponsoring this challenge and offering a free digi set to the winner.

I hope you'll pop to over to Crafts Galore Encore to see the DT's wonderful designs. 

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.

Thanks for stopping by today!

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Morgans Artworld June AG 12/07
* A Bit More Time to Craft #71 AG 14/07
* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #85 AG 14/07
* A Perfect Time to Craft July AG 26/07
* Classic Design Team Challenge July AG 26/07

* Beccy's Place July AG with a Beccy image 31/07

* Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper July AG 31/07

* Love to Craft July AG 31/07

* Dragonfly Dreams July Summer 31/07

* 613 Avenue Create #211 AG 04/08 Top Rocker

I'd really love some feedback :)      

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*{Pin}aspirational Challenges: Hydrangea Sprite

Hello!

Today is the start of a new challenge at 

{PIN}spirational Challenges.

Challenge #190 runs for 2 weeks until 22nd May.

Here is the beautiful inspiration photo:



And the sponsors this time are Digital Delights and Oddball Art. 

  

For my card, I chose to use this gorgeous digital stamp called Hydrangea Sprite (Big Eye) from Aurora Wings:



Hydrangeas have the most beautiful flowers, and I love them when they dry out and take on paler hues, too.

I coloured the image with Spectrum Noir markers, then cut it with a Cottage Cutz Stitched Rectangle die. The image was matted onto black card, then attached on foam pads to the  background paper and onto black card again.

The background is digital paper by Prettygraphixdesign, but it is unique, in that it was supposed to be brown (for a different project), but my printer was running low on ink and it turned out mauve! I thought it was perfect to go with this image.  A spotted lilac ribbon was attached to the background paper, then it was matted onto black card.
The image was attached on foam pads to the base card making an 'over the edge' card.

I made some flowers from white card. They were die cut with the smallest flower die from the Sweet Dixie set. Then they were inked using Memento inks and water and shaped whilst still damp. When the flowers were dry, a green crystal gem was added to the centre of each. Some leaves were die cut and coloured with inks and these were arranged with the flowers and some dried natural flowers from Anna Marie Designs. A small tag sentiment was added to finish it off.

I hope you'll pop over to 

{PIN}spirational Challenges

to check out the gorgeous designs by the rest of the DT. 

We would love for you to take part in the challenge!

Thanks for stopping by today. 
xoxo


I'd like to take part in these challenges:

*Crafting From The Heart #158 AG 14/05
*TTCRD May 9 - 15 AG 15/05
*Cards And More #184 Feminine 22/05
*Lemon Shortbread #41 AG 22/05
*Digichoosday AG 30/05
*Tiddly Inks Challenge #201 Blooming Beautiful 05/06

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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Gentle Astrid at Crafts Galore Encore

Hello!

A very warm welcome to my latest followers, Janice Rohde, Sidelle Menon, Richa Maurya and Hindustanka.  I'm so glad you could join me!

It's October! 
Can you believe it?

The nights are drawing in here in the Northern hemisphere. There's a bit of a chill in the air, morning mist on the ground and the leaves are just starting to turn golden. We are lucky to be getting quite a bit of sunshine at the moment .... it's such a beautiful time of the year!

The start of a new month means a new challenge at 

Crafts Galore Encore.

This month the theme is Anything Goes and our sponsor is Kenny K Stamps.

I wasn't one of the lucky DT members to get a Kenny K stamp to work with this time, so as the theme is Anything Goes, I chose to use the gorgeous Gentle Astrid #272 digital stamp from ArtbyMiran.



I coloured the image with alcohol markers, then die cut it with a stitched rectangle and lightly inked the background. I matted and layered the image on black and patterned paper to make a topper for my 'Over the Edge' card.

The background patterned paper is a digital download from Yanie which you can find here. (Yanie has some beautiful paper packs and they are available free of charge: I highly recommend you take a look through her pages). Gorgeous ivory lace was fixed along the bottom edge and the paper was matted onto black card. The topper was attached on foam pads over the lace.

Three flowers were created from patterned paper in the same pack. They were die cut with Heartfelt Creations 'Arianna' dies, shaped and assembled with a black gemstone in the centre of each. Two leaves were die cut using Sweet Dixie's 'Pretty Petals' dies. They were inked in green, brown and orange to give an autumnal tone.



Well, that's all from me for today. 
Hope you have a great weekend!

Please pop to over to Crafts Galore Encore to see the DT's wonderful designs.
We'd love to see your creations.  
Click here to link up your project :-)

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Before you go ...

... don't forget to add yourself to the draw for my blog candy - it closes at midnight GMT on 16th October.
The draw takes place on 17th October. 

You can find out how HERE.

 Thanks for stopping by today. 
xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Artbymiran Challenge #68 AG 13/10
Creates and Makes #4 AG/Use of die 24/10
Cardz4galz #32 Autumn Colours 12/10
Crafting Circle October AG 31/10
Creatalicious Challenges #100 AG 14/10
Scrappers Delights #60 AG 30/10
Colour Crazy Challenge #23 AG 14/10
Creative Fingers Challenge #117 AG 14/10
Craft Rocket Challenges #25 Ribbon and/or Lace 11/10
Classic Design Team Challenge October 28/10
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge #14 AG 15/10
Eclectic Ellapu October (Purple Team) Autumn 31/10
Digital Delights #14 AG 20/10
DL Art October 2/11
Crafty Girls Creations #26 AG 5/10

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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