Path of Positivity: Childhood Memories

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 focuses on celebrating something special about our childhood.

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 project. I am remembering when I had rabbits as pets, but also the fact that I was always a neat and tidy girly-girl and was dressed in lovely frocks by my mum. I didn't like to get dirty and would often go home to wash my hands when playing out. Yes ... OCD and a tiny bit neurotic are words that I would use to describe myself now :) However, my childhood was a happy one and I always had pets, mainly guinea pigs, rabbits, cats, chickens and goldfish. (Unlike my sister; she had a goat!)

The background is brayered PaperArtsy acrylic paint. I added some stencilled heat embossing and some white paint splatters. I die cut three daisies from the Sizzix Wildflower Stems #1 and watercolored them with Distress Inks. I also die cut the Carrot Bunny and fixed it so that he is holding one of the daisies. My Tim Holtz paper doll is 'me' in my frilly frock. I gave myself wings! The sentiment is a Small Talk sticker.

 

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 #99 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:

* My Time to Craft #476 Embossing 10/03

* Allsorts Challenge 666 Distress 11/03

* Simon Says Stamp Add Some Green 14/03 Designer Spotlight

* Creative Fingers #226 AG 18/03

* Double Trouble #105 Bring on the Green 20/03

* A Perfect Time to Craft AG 27/03

Get Creative #109 Use Green 31./03

* Creative Artiste #80 AG Mixed Media 31/03

* Elibelle's Crafty Wednesday Spring is in  the Air 31/03

Heart 2 Heart Go Green 31/03

613 Avenue Create March AG 01/04

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo

* AALL & Create: Love & Friendship

 

Hello

Today I am sharing my project for AALL & Create. 

I made a bright and cheerful card:

The card features two stamp sets from Tracy Evans as focal points, Through the Meadow and Quirky Friends. The background uses the Lotza Dotz stencil along with Scripted Diamonds and Reverse Diamonds. Bipasha's gorgeous washi tape grounds the mouse.

My little mouse stands on #13 Fasteners washi tape with its rich brown and tan colours and secret text, and he is offering a glossy heart.

The circles from the Through the Meadow butterfly stamp were stamped three times. Two of the stamps were cut up to give circles to add as dimensional pieces. These were coloured with Inktense watercolour pencils.

The background was stamped in parts with Oxides smooshed onto the Lotza Dotz stencil. The same Oxides were used to stamp the Scripted Diamonds. I stamped Reverse Diamonds in black around the edges.

Work in Progress 

1. Colouring circles and Butterfly with Inktense pencils. The butterfly was clear embossed to make it a little sturdier as it will be shaped and adhered just at he centre.

2. Adding the stencilled background using Fired Brick and Fossilised Amber Distress Oxides.

3. I used the small circle and splatter stamp from Heart Grunge to add a little extra design around the main butterfly stamp. Next I added tone on tone background stamping with Scripted Diamonds and black Reverse Diamonds around the edges.

4. Colouring the mouse with Copic markers.

5. Everything was adhered in place with some of the circles being raised on foam tape. Black thread was added beneath the butterfly. The mouse was popped on washi tape for grounding and a tiny heart from the Heart Grunge stamp was coloured and added with Glossy Accents for shine and dimension.

The edge of he background was inked with Fired Brick and then Black ink. The words Love and Friendship were stamped and matted onto black card.

Stamps used:

#449 Through the Meadow

# 453 Heart Grunge

# 466 Quirky Friends

# 470 Scripted Diamonds 

#484 Reverse Diamonds

Stencil used: #39 Lotza Dotz

Washi used: #13 Fasteners

To see the stamps, stencils, dies and washi tapes used, please visit

AALL & Create Boutique. 

A list of stockists can be found here.

You'll find lots of inspiration on the 

AALL & Create Facebook Page, the AALL & Create Fanatics Facebook Page and on Instagram

That's all for now.

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Layer It 12/04 Designer Spotlight

* Incy Wincy Borders/Bright Colours 18/04

* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #155 AG 18/04

* Hand Stamped Sentiments #361 19/04

Butterfly & butterfly colours were my inspiration

* Aud Sentiments #272 AG 20/04

* We Love 2 Create #4 AG Mixed media 22/04

* Unicorn Challenge #64 Animal 30/04

Dragonfly Dreams April: Feature A Creature 30/04 WINNER