Craftilicious Creations

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Love Stories"

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Penny's Challenges #410 AG 08/01

* My Time to Craft #387 Something New 10/01

* Crafty Catz #443 AG 10/01

* Crafting by Designs AG 25/01

*2 Crafty Critter Crazies #22 AG with a critter 25/01 DT Favourite

* Crafter's Castle #13 AG (week 1) 31/01

* Creative Inspirations Jan AG 05/02
* The Crafty Addicts #56 AG 05/02

I am still having trouble with Blogger.
I'm sorry, but I cannot comment on blogs that only allow Google account users to leave comments. For some reason, if you have comment moderation then I can comment. I have no idea why and any suggestions are most welcome!

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Tuesday, 1 January 2019

* Crafts Galore Encore: Purple Pansies

Hello!

Happy New Year!

I hope 2019 brings you happiness, good health and peace.

We have a new challenge for January at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. The theme is always Anything Goes.

Our sponsor for January is Sprinkle and Sparkle who are generously offering a $15 store voucher to the challenge winner.

I was given a digi stamp to work with and I chose the Purple Pansies:

I used the pre coloured version of the digi stamp and arranged the elements around the sentiment before printing it our three times. I used a stitched rectangle to die cut the base. I added more colour to the background with Pan Pastels and a soft brush. I fussy cut the rows of pansies and leaves from the second set to decoupage around the sentiment. Finally, a third set of pansies were fussy cut to be added as a top layer.

I matted my base onto shimmery dark green paper and attached it to a white card base. It makes a beautiful spring card.

Many thanks to our sponsor

Sprinkle and Sparkle

I hope you'll take a look at their store and enter our challenge with the chance to win a $15 store voucher.

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:

* Allsorts #499 Thanks a Bunch 04/01

* A Gem of A Challenge #234 AG 05/01

* Jo's Scrapshack #265 AG 06/01

* Always Fun #91 AG 07/01 TOP 3

* Crafty Sentiments Celebrate 08/01

* TTCRD AG 08/01 TOP 3

* My Time to Craft #387 Something New 10/01

* Sparkle n Sprinkle Jan 26/01

SnS Facebook Challenge WINNER

I'd really love some feedback :)

I read and appreciate all your comments.

* Gecko Galz: Love Stories

Hello!

Happy New Year!!

I hope 2019 is brings you health, happiness and peace.

It's time for a host of new challenges as it's the beginning of a new month. And over at the Gecko Galz blog our January Customer Challenge theme is Love Stories.

Here is a card that I made:

I used the new Heart to Heart paper pack coupled with an image from the True Loves Kiss collage sheet. The sentiment is from Charming Words and the beautiful butterflies are from Butterfly Wings collage set.

I printed my papers to the size I required for this 6 x 6 inch card and cut them out. I decided to distress the edges with scissors and then heat emboss the edges with silver. I added some Glossy Accents to some of the pink hearts. The image and sentiment also has distressed and embossed edges with a bit of the silver embossing straying onto the image!

I popped it on foam pads for dimension. I used silver trim across the bottom and flowery lace along the side. I placed the sentiment onto the trim with foam pads and attached the butterflies in the centre so that their wings could be curled upwards.

That's all from me for now!

I hope you'll join our Love Stories 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 22nd with more Gecko Galz projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

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:

* TTCRD AG 08/01
* Crafty Creations #381 AG 08/01
* Creatalicious Challenges #154 AG 14/01
* A Bit More Time to Craft #83 AG 15/01

* Morgan's Art World #1 AG 26/01
* Paper Funday #1 AG 03/02
* Creative Inspirations AG Jan 05/02
* The Crafty Addicts #56 AG 05/02

I'd really love some feedback :)

I read and appreciate all your comments.

Monday, 31 December 2018

* Vera Lane Studio: Matilda Note Book

Hello!

I'm back with my second post of the day for Vera Lane Studio.

This time I used Matilda 2 to alter and decorate the cover of a kraft, spiral bound note book. I'm going to use this for my important DT information for Vera Lane Studio in 2019.

I used Graphic 45 design paper and ran scissors around the edges to distress it, then I applied some Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I die cut some border strips from kraft card and inked these also with Vintage Photo, then attached them around the design paper. Matilda is coloured with Copic markers and fussy cut. I also coloured the Numbers with Copics and added some white Posca paint highlights. Matilda is glued onto a piece of contrasting design paper.

The Numbers are overlapped slightly to fit with the whimsical feel of the cover. I added some daisy, lace flower trim along one side and popped a tiny pearl into the centre of each one. Some hessian trim was added to the opposite side.

Matilda 2 Numbers

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:

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Corrosive Challenges #12 AG 04/01

* 613 Avenue Create #216 04/01
* A Gem of A Challenge #234 AG 05/01
* Jo's Scrapshack #265 AG 06/01

*Always Fun #91 AG 07/01

* My Time to Craft #387 Something New 10/01
* Fussy and Fancy #227 Christmas?New Year 11/01
* Daring Cardmakers Let's Decorate 11/01
* A Perfect Time to Craft AG 26/01 (wrong link!)
* A Perfect Time to Craft AG 26/01

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* Vera Lane Studio: Pretty Little Houses

Hello!

It's New Year's Eve and my day to post for Vera Lane Studio.

For my first post, I made a journal page with the Pretty Little Houses Collage Set:

The background was made by scribbling Gelatos onto the paper and blending with my finger. I added Neocolour 11 crayons to darken the edges and to frame the pages. White and black paint was splattered over the background, followed by some text stamping and some mark making with a white Posca pen. The little houses, hearts and sun were cut from the pdf collage sheet. I added some shading and some highlights and glued them onto the background - some washi tape serves to ground them. I added some violet Inktense pencil around the collage elements and ran a wet paintbrush around to add some shadows. I decided to add some die cut, lacy, paper border strips along the edges to lighten up the page a little. The lovely sentiment is from the Tall Town set.

Pretty Little Houses Tall Town

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:

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Corrosive Challenges #12 AG 04/01

* 613 Avenue Create #216 04/01
* A Gem of A Challenge #234 AG 05/0 TOP 3

* Jo's Scrapshack #265 AG 06/01

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Monday, 24 December 2018

* Vera Lane Studio: Christmas Elf

Hello!

It's almost here!

This Christmas Eve I would like to wish each and every one of you a Merry Christmas! I hope you'll have a wonderful festive time and spend it with those you love.

I have another festive little helper to share with you today. He comes from Vera Lane Studio and is part of a set called Christmas Cheer. He comes complete with his sister (whose card you can find here) and the Christmas Cheer quote.

The images are coloured with Copic markers with white, Posca paint pen highlights. They are fussy cut and added to the Brusho background. To create the background I used mixed media paper, spritzed it on both sides with water to help prevent warping and shook the Brushos powders on, being careful to create two distinct areas of sky and grass. I used several blues and greens and a brush to create the desired effect. The sky background has some White Glitter embossed snowflakes. One of the trees was glued directly onto the background and the other two were popped on foam dots to give some dimension. At this point, I decided to add plenty white paint splatters. The elf was also popped on foam and the sentiment was cut into strips, adhered to the background and outlined with black fine liner pen. The edges of the background were inked with Faded Jeans and Black Soot Distress Inks to add a frame.

Christmas Cheer

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: