Crafts Galore Encore: Teacups & Books

 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 Last Minute Manda.

Here is what I made:

I brayered green acrylic paints onto white card to make the background. Then I added white paint to a stencil, spritzed it and stamped it on top of the paint. Black spirals were stamped around the edges,  some text  was stamped and heat embossed in white, then some white splatters applied.

The Shabby Chic Cups and Books Colouring Pages image was printed onto watercolour card and coloured with Polychromo pencils and Inktense water colour pencils. The image was fussy cut and adhered to the background.

I made some die cut flower layers and some foliage and added them as embellishment.

A shop bought sentiment was added.

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That's all for now.

Many thanks to Last Minute Manda for her generous prize of 3 digis 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:

Creatalicious Challenges #286 AG?Use Green 14/03

Perfect Time to Craft March AG 28/03

Allsorts Challenge #818 AG 31/03

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

* Gecko Galz: Spring Flag Book

 

Hello

It's April and we have a new customer challenge over at the Gecko Galz blog.  

The theme this month is Ethereal Spring.

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 is what I made as inspiration for the Customer Challenge. 

It's a Flag Booklet.

The images I used are from the Colours of the Wind Tin Toppers and Magical Dreamland Tin Toppers. I also used the free images of mushrooms and the fairy girl from the Gecko Galz March Newsletter (get your newsletter here). The spring sentiments were purchased from another Etsy seller.

This is an aerial view:

Here are the front and back covers:

    

Here is the front of the booklet opened:

And here is the back of the booklet opened:

A view from of the full book opened up:

And here are the individual pages:

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I started by brayering PaperArtsy Fresco Finish paint (in Electric Violet, Dirty Lime and Captain Peacock) onto white card to make a rainbow effect background. I added some stencilling (brayering paint onto a stencil, spritzing with water and stamping it onto the background) and heat embossed the edges of the pages in white. I added lots of white paint splatters.

I took a class a few years ago to learn how to make the book structure, so out of respect for the tutor, I won't go into any details, but it's a fun class and I highly recommend it. You can purchase it here: Tracy Evans Boutique Designs Flag Book.

Here's the basic book structure with brayered paints and splatters:

Next came the fussy cutting of elements from the collage sheets. The elements were adhered in place along with a spring time sentiment. Glamour Dust glitter was applied in some places. The booklet is held closed by a small enamelled bull dog clip from Tim Holtz's  Idea-ology range.

Gecko Galz products used:

Colours of the Wind Tin Toppers        Magical Dreamland Tin Toppers

  

That's all for now!

I hope you'll join our Ethereal 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 bespoke digital prize. 

Do come and join us!

I'll be back on the 10th April with more Gecko Galz projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Ethereal Spring

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Gecko Galz Facebook group

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I'll be back on the 10th April with more Gecko Galz projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Ethereal Spring

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Gecko Galz Facebook group

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Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in the following challenges:

*Creative Creases #79 11/04 WINNER

* Mini Album Mania #4 15/04 WINNER

* A Perfect Time to Craft April AG 28/04 HONOURABLE MENTION

* Mix It Up Challenge Fancy Fold 14/05 TOP PICK

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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Vera Lane Studio: Venice

 

Hello

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

Today I have used an older digi set called Venice for my project. It features two squishy characters, a boy gondolier and a girl tourist, along with a gondola, a mooring pole and two sentiments.

Here is my project:

I coloured the images with Copics and fussy cut them. I made the background by braying acrylic paint and adding some heat embossed texture with AALL & Create stamps. A little black stamping was added around the edges and some grey, stump-like shadows of mooring poles along with plenty of white splatters. I used washi tape to ground the girl.

Here are some close ups:

Venice

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 #2333 AG 27/08

We Love 2 Create #7 AG 26/08

Crafty Calendar Aug AG 28/08

613.Avenue Create Aug AG 31/08

A Gem of a Challenge #17 AG 01/09

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #212 AG 02/09

Corrosive Challenges #8 AG 02/09

Allie's Angels #73 AG 10/09

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

Crafts Galore Encore: Make a Wish

 

 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 July.

This month's challenge is kindly sponsored by Beccy from Beccy's Place.

 I chose to use two stamps from Beccy's free digi stamp archives for my project, Gnarled Wreath and Whimsical Bunny.

Here is my project:

 I downloaded and printed the line art and coloured with Copic markers. I fussy cut both the wreath and the bunny. The background is a clean up sheet from using acrylic paint and a brayer. The wreath is adhered directly onto the background and the bunny is popped on foam pads for dimension. I added a Tim Holtz Small Talk sticker sentiment. The background and images were matted onto black card.

Many thanks to Beccy from Beccy's Place 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:

* A Gem of a Challenge #13 AG 07/07

* Creative Fingers Challenge #258 AG 14/07

* Critter Crazy #76 AG 25/07

* Crafty Calendar July AG 27/07

* A Perfect Time to Craft July AG 28/07

* Crafty Animals #74 28/07

* Classic Design Challenge July AG 28/07

* Beccy's Challenges July Animals 31/07

Crafting Happiness #144 AG 31/07

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

* BabyCakes Digi and Design GDT: From One Fox To Another

 Hello

First, please let me welcome my new follower, KIDU. 

I am delighted to share my GDT project for Sandra Caldwell, the artist at BabyCakes Digis and Designs on Etsy.

Today a new set of digi stamps are released and I chose to work with From One Fox To Another:

I coloured the image with Copic markers and added some white Posca pen highlights. I fussy cut him out leaving a thin white border so that he would pop out from the background.

The background is brayered PaperArtsy Fresco Chalk paints. They were blended on the mat and brayered onto white card. I stamped one of my favourite AALL & Create background stamp (Mash Up, designed by Tracy Evans) and heat embossed in white. A added white paint splatters and inked the edges with black archival ink.

I made another background to mat the image, this time the same colour paints, but the stamp was inked with Versafine Clair Chianti.

The sentiment is a Tim Holtz Small Talk sticker. The heart embellishments were die cut from the stamped card and coated with Glossy Accents.

That's all for now.

Thank you to Sandra for asking me to guest design.

I hope you'll pop over to BabyCakes Digi and Design to see the cute and whimsical images on offer.

I will be back next Friday with another GDT sample.

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Aud Sentiments #268 AG 22/02

*Craft Rocket #78 Love 26/02

* Creative Knockouts #389 Lots of Layers 02/03

* Cardz TV #134 AG 02/03

* Try It On Tuesday Oh So Cute 02/03

* Creative Fingers #202 AG 05/03 TOP 3

* World Wide Open Design Team Feb (2/3) 12/03

AALL & Create: Pinecone Robin

 

Hello!

For this week's AALL & Create project, I have a Christmas light-up, mixed media canvas. 

I used the Pinecone and Flourish stamp sets for my focal images along with Grungy Alphabet for the sentiment and the Neurons stencil for some background texture..

 

My background is brayered paint with stamping using a stencil (#104 Nodules). Heat embossed snowflakes (#3Grungy Alphabet) and white paint splatters were added along with some lights:

 Dried twigs form the branches for the pinecones.  The robin is made from air dry clay. I sat him on a nest of moss: 

Die cut pine needle branches were made from card smooshed, dipped and dabbed in puddles of Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide. The pinecones were coloured with Inktense pencils then glazed with a mixture of Peeled Paint and Rustic Wilderness. Berries were made from polystyrene balls coloured with alcohol ink:

Alder cones, that I gathered on a walk, were given a light touch of white paint and mica flakes were sprinkled into the foliage for sparkle.

Process:

1. Brayer paint onto 300gsm card

2. Stamp the large pinecone and the small pinecone directly onto the background. Stamp several large and small pinecones and fussy cut them:

3. Stamp the bird into clay and cut out - leave to dry overnight.

4. Add some visual texture to the background by stamping with a stencil and cream paint.  Stamp out the letters for the sentiment. Use the star symbol tfrom Grungy Alphabet o heat emboss snowflakes. Pierce holes in the background along the branch and thread lights through. Add some white paint splatters.

5.  Colour the pine cones, crinkle to add shape and glaze with powders. Dye polystyrene balls with Red Pepper alcohol ink.

6. Colour 300gsm card with Distress Oxide and, when dry, die cut leaves. 

7. Paint the robin and add gilding wax. Assemble all pieces and add mica flakes or snow. 

8. Secure the card to canvas to hide the wires. Secure the on/off control switch to the base of the back of the canvas.

Stamps Used:

#269 Flourish 

#389 Pinecone

#397 Grungy Alphabet

all designed by Tracy Evans

Stencil Used:

#104 Neurons by Autour de Mwa

To see the stamps, stencils and dies 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:

A Perfect Time to Craft #12 AG 27/12

Crafty Creations #416 AG 30/12

* A Bit More Time to Craft 130 AG 30/12

* Corrosive Challenges Dec AG 31/12

* Lets Craft and Create #166 AG 31/12

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday AG DEC 31/12

613 Avenue Create Dec AG 31/12 

* A Place to Start Anything Vintage 03/01

The House That StampsBuilt#23/20 AG 05/01

Simon Says Stamp Wed Challenge Sparkle & Shine 06/01

Creative Crafters #35 08/01

World Wide Open DT Challenge Jan 12/01