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Wednesday 1 April 2020

Crafts Galore Encore April 2020

It might be April 1st but I'm not sure April Fool's is appropriate today.
I hope everyone is coping with the current health challenges we are globally facing at the moment. Being isolated with a bored six year old is providing challenges of a different kind. Like balancing Netflix with schoolwork!

In the meantime, 
 yet another different kind of 
challenge ....

.... The challenge at  
Thank you to everyone who joined in with March's challenge. The winners have been announced on the challenge blog. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. There is a full list of rules on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular
"Anything Goes"
and our sponsor this month is:
Vera Lane Studio
who are offering a fabulous prize of 2 digi sets to our lucky winner.

I have made an 8"x 8" (20 x 20 cm) card to show you. I wanted to use bright colours as we all need some cheering up at the moment.

I used a brayer with watered Distress Oxides Squeezed Lemonade and Picked Raspberry onto watercolour paper for the background.

Once dry I then added texture paste through a dotty stencil and inked the edges of the base with Picked Raspberry DOX.

I chose to use the Contessa digi set which has two images and two sentiments. I resized one of the images several times and welded them together in a graphics program before printing them out a few times so I could decoupage the image.

I used the second image and one of the sentiments in the corner.

I finished the card with a couple of off cuts from my watercolour pad. I coloured them with the DOX and fixed them down the side.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the fabulous projects and cards created by our talented design team using Vera Lane images.
Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in the April challenge.
Stay safe everyone!

I have entered this card in the following challenges:
https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/04/classic-design-challenge-4th-birthday.html x
https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html x
https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/ltscb-132-for-girls.html x
http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2020/04/april-challenge-408-anything-goes.html x
https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/ltccb-45-april-anything-goes.html x

12 comments:

  1. Hi Andree this is a stunning card. I love how bright and cheerful it is. Those little characters are so cute. Take care. Hugs Jackie

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  2. This is wonderful Andree, I love the cute images and background you created. I hope you are well and staying safe.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  3. A bright and beautiful card, Andree, with a beautiful textured background and very cool 'tear-off' embellishments! I love this cute Contessa - I am imagining her as your grand-daughter, keeping you on your toes, so to speak, as you homeschool her.
    Stay safe! xx

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  4. Great colors and what a fun design.

    Yes we are on week 4 now of the shelter in place. It has certainly been challenging.

    Hugs Diane

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  5. Great background and that image is super cute

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  6. Love this creation Andree - so much fun! Home school is not easy I know......Shabneez x

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  7. Thank you for sharing in our challenge at https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/„>Classic Design Challenge we really appreciate you joining in
    Monique DT its cute

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  8. This is awesome! Thanks so much for sharing with us in the Love To Craft Challenge Blog's April Anything Goes challenge! We appreciate you joining us this month!
    Hugs,
    Leslie, LTCCB DT
    Love To Scrap 2

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  9. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Creations Challenges for our latest challenge. We look forward to seeing more of your beautiful work. Hugs, Kathy { Crafty Creations Challenges }

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  10. Wonderful creation - thanks for sharing with us at the Love to Scrap Challenge Blog.

    Helen x

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