* Vera Lane Studio: Blessings

Hello!

The May ATC swap has just started over on the Vera Lane Studio Facebook group and the host this month is Angie. 

Angie has chosen the theme of "Blessings",  so here is my first ATC:

For me personally, a blessing is something to be extremely thankful for.  My ATC shows two of the things I am thankful for.

Firstly, I feel blessed as I'm lucky to have the best friends anyone could ever ask for! And secondly, I figure all of God's creatures are blessings and, our pets in particular, are very special and make us happy. So Janet's new release of Kat and Kadee is the perfect digi set for creating my Blessings ATC.

My images are coloured with Copic Markers and have white Posca pen highlights and Glossy Accent features. They are popped on foam pads for some dimension onto a background made with Brusho dyes and paint splatters, over stamped with distress oxides in a grid pattern. I added some torn dictionary text, a hand-drawn border and some Nuvo liquid pearls.

If you'd like to join our Facebook group pop over to HERE and see what we get up to!

Kat and Kadee

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

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* 613 Ave Create #208 AG 06/05
* Crafty Gals Corner #164 AG 07/05
* Penny's Challenges #378 AG 08/05 
* The Crafty Addicts #47 AG 08/05 (#2)
* Creative Moments #142 AG 14/05
* 2 Crafty Critter Crazies #14 Feature a Critter 25/05
* Crafting by Designs May AG 25/05
Creates and Makes #21 AG 27/05
* A Perfect Time to Craft AG 27/05
* Card Mania #104 Anything but a Card 29/05

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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Crafts Galore Encore: Floral Corner

Hello!

May is here and so is the new monthly challenge at Crafts Galore Encore!  We are excited to announce the arrival of 5 new DT members, so please pop over to the blog to see their wonderful projects.

This month we are kindly sponsored by Fred She Said who are offering a $10 shop voucher to the lucky winner.

I was lucky to get an image from Fred She Said to work with - it's called Doodled Floral Corners. 

Here is my card:

I coloured the image with Copic markers and added Glossy Accents to the flower centres. I fussy cut around the flowers, leaving a narrow white border. I prepared a background by smooshing card in Distress Oxides mixed with water. Once it was dry, I stamped some distressed hexagons, which incidentally remind me of chicken wire, in Distress Oxide ink. I inked the background's edges and matted it onto black card. 

The floral corner was popped on foam to give it dimension. I die cut the word 'Hello' twice from black card and glued the two together. I placed it at the top of the panel. I also added a Copic coloured butterfly to finish off the card.

Many thanks to Fred She Said for sponsoring this challenge.

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:

* Crafty Friends #82 Flowers 03/05
* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #80 AG 05/05 
* Crafting from the Heart  #04 AG 06/05
* Crafty Sentiments AG 06/05
* Inspiration Destination #149 AG 08/05
* Crafting with Friends #66 AG 11/05

* Artistic Inspirations #199 AG 13/05 DT Favourite

* A Bit More Time to Craft #67 AG 14/05 (#2)

* Stinkin Inkers April Showers Bring May Flowers 24/05 

Creates and Makes #21 AG 27/05

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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* Gecko Galz: Asian Beauties

Hello!

Welcome to another new month - May already - isn't the year flying by!

This month at the Gecko Galz blog we have a new customer challenge and the theme is Asian Beauties. 

Firstly, I made a set of ATCs:

I love making ATCs -  they are so easy to create and, of course, great fun to swap. 

For this trio I used the Asian Words ATC Collection for the backgrounds. I cut the ATC papers a little smaller than ATC size so that I could mat them onto gold cardstock for an oriental look. I distressed the edges of the papers with scissors and inked them with Vintage Photo. The main images are from the Little Asian Girls and Beautiful Asian Ladies collage sheet. They are fussy cut and inked and popped on foam pads for some dimension. The butterfly embellishments are from the Butterfly Kisses collage sheet. I added some gold stickers, some pearls and words. 

Here are the ATCs in close-up:

Paper: Asian Words ATC Collection
Image: Little Asian Girls
Butterfly: 
Word: Charming Words 
Own stash: Gold card, gold border stickers, gold flower stickers, crystal stickers, Vintage Photo distress ink, foam tape.
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Paper: Asian Words ATC Collection
Image: Beautiful Asian Ladies 
Butterfly: Butterfly Kisses
Word: Butterfly Kisses
Own stash: Gold card, gold border stickers, pearls, Vintage Photo distress ink, foam tape.
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Paper: Asian Words ATC Collection
Image: Beautiful Asian Ladies 
Butterfly: Butterfly Kisses
Word: Butterfly Kisses
Own stash: Gold card, gold border stickers, crystal stickers, Vintage Photo distress ink, foam tape.

Next is my Asian Beauty themed card:

The wonderful image is from Beautiful Asian Ladies. I added some glitter to her head-dress and earrings, then inked the edges of the image in black and matted it onto black paper. 
The background paper is from the Zen Garden paper pack. I printed two rectangles, so that, from the second one, I could fussy cut the stem, flowers and leaves. The edges of the paper were inked in black and matted onto black paper, and then onto gold card.

I popped the image on foam pads onto the paper background, then added the fussy cut stem and flowers to overlap the image - again popping this on foam pads.
The whole was then placed onto a black card and a fussy cut butterfly from the  Butterfly Kisses collage set was added.

Products used:

 Asian Words ATC Collection                     Zen Garden

          

 Beautiful Asian Ladies              Little Asian Girls               Butterfly Kisses

    

That's all from me for now!

I hope you'll join our 'Asian Beauty' challenge where the Winner will get 

$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 and get first claim on the $1 Wednesday deals!

Please pop over to the Gecko Galz blog to see the fabulous designs by the very talented DT.

We also have a Private Facebook Group where there are 4 monthly challenges, each with a collage sheet prize. Come and join us!

I'll be back on the 12th with more Gecko Galz projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Asian Beauty"

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Gecko Galz Closed Facebook group

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Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

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

ATCs
* Jo's Scrapshack #231 AG 04/05
* Crafting from the Heart  #04 AG 06/05 DT Favourite

* Crafty Gals Corner #164 AG 07/05
* Crafting with Friends #66 AG 11/05

* A Bit More Time to Craft #67 AG 14/05
* Love to Craft #22 AG 30/05

Card

* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #80 AG 05/05

* 613 Ave Create #208 AG 06/05

* Crafty Creations #365 AG 08/05

* Creative Friday #204 For a Girl/Woman 10/05

*Artistic Inspirations #199 AG 13/05
* A Bit More Time to Craft Extra AG 28/05 
* Love to Scrap #109 AG 30/05

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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* Vera Lane Studio: Kat and Kadee

Hello!

Today at Vera Lane Studio we have a new release. 

It's the wonderful Kat and Kadee.

Here is a card I made:

How cute are these characters? I coloured them with my usual Copic markers and fussy cut them. They are popped on foam pads onto a gelli print background which has stamped flowers which have been heat embossed in white. Some washi tape grounds my characters and I inked the edges of the gelli print background in black.

Kat and Kadee

I hope you'll come along and play on Vera Lane. It's such a friendly, fun place to be!

You'll find us HERE on Facebook in a closed group.

 There's always tons of fabulous inspiration!
I guarantee, you'll get a very warm welcome!

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

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Penny's Challenges #377 AG 02/05
* Jo's Scrapshack #231 AG 04/05
* Allsorts #465 All About Pets 04/05
* Di's Digi Designs  Include an Animal 05/05
* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #80 AG 05/05 (#3)
* 613.Avenue Create #208 AG 06/05
* As You Like It Favourite Animal & Why 10/05
Cats are my favourite (although I'm a lover of all animals). Just love their cute and cuddly furriness and their adorable purrs.
* Crafting with Friends #66 AG 11/05

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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