Crafts Galore Encore February 2018

Sorry folks but once again I've not been able to spend a lot of time in Blogland as I've been busy dodging life's curve balls. I apologise for not making as many visits to your fabulous blogs as I would have liked.

Today I'd like to welcome you to my February post for 

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with January's challenge. The winners are on the challenge blog's 'winner's page'. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. A full list of rules are on the challenge blog.

Our theme every month is the popular

"Anything Goes"

Our sponsor this month is:

Fabrika Fantasy

I chose a delightful image from our sponsor to make this card for a little girl who turns 7 today.

The card is a 6"x 6" (15 x 15 cm) blank that I layered with two different cards in shades of pink. I added an amusing sentiment before printing the image as a large topper.

The image is Betta Fish Crowntail and comes with just one fish. I used a graphics program to duplicate, flip and resize one of the fish.  The image was then coloured using my Copics. I added glitter to the fins and finished the card with some pink gems.

Please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog to see the wonderful projects and cards created by my talented team mates and to enter your
"Anything Goes" creations.

I have entered this project in the following challenges:
http://cardz4galz.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/challenge-64-think-pink.htmlx
http://abitmoretimetocraft.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/a-bit-more-time-to-craft-challenge-61.htmlx
http://craftingwithanattitude.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/challenge-36.htmlx
http://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/1st-february-2018-perfect-time-to-craft.htmlx
http://classicdesignteamchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/1st-february-classdic-design-team-open.htmlx

Creative Artiste #34 January 2018

Happy New Year and welcome to my first post of 2018 for 

Creative Artiste

We are a challenge blog for everyone who likes to mix their media. So, as long as you like to use various mediums on your creations we'd love to see you enter the challenge.

A big Thank You to everyone who entered Challenge #33 in December. Your projects were fabulous and our winner has been announced on the blog. 

Our theme is always
"Anything Mixed Media Goes"

This month we are being sponsored by:

Tando Creative
who are offering two prizes of a 30% discount on Tando products in their online store.

I have used these products available from Tando Creative to create a tag.

I started by giving  the greyboard tag a base coat of black gesso and then two of white gesso, drying in between coats. I sanded back patches of the white gesso when dry. Next I stamped over the tag using black Archival ink and one of Andy Skinner's stamps from his Toxic set.

Then I painted the tag with washes of  DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics in Burnt Sienna and Burnt Umber and wiped back areas with a damp cloth.
Lastly I added Burnt Sienna acrylic paint around the edges.

The butterflies are from The Butterfly Grab Bag. I gave them a coat of dark blue acrylic then I applied a layer of  DecoArt Media Crackle Paste with a palette knife and left to dry. I finished them with washes of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics in Cobalt Teal and Green Gold.

I did the Diamond Grid the same way as the butterflies but with a turquoise acrylic base coat and only a Green Gold wash. To finish the tag I used a heavy matt gel to attach all the pieces and added a fabric flower.

This is a month long challenge so you have time to create your mixed media projects and enter up to three times. A full list of the rules is on the challenge blog. For more inspiration please visit the Creative Artiste Challenge Blog to see the wonderful mixed media projects created by our talented team.  Remember to have fun crafting and enter your "Anything Mixed Media Goes" creations in the challenge.

I've entered this project into the following challenges:

Crafts Galore Encore January 2018

Happy New Year everyone!

I hope you have all enjoyed a wonderful festive season.

Welcome to my first post of 2018 for 

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with December's challenge. The winners are on the challenge blog's 'winner's page'. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. A full list of rules are on the challenge blog.
Our theme every month is the popular

"Anything Goes"

Our sponsor this month is:

Sparkle N Sprinkle

I have made this card for my 'ready-made box'.
This is a versatile card that could serve many purposes including Birthday, Get Well and Anniversary. I will add a sentiment and appropriate embellishments when needed.

The base is a 6"x 6" card blank. I layered a double sided paper from First Edition's Mulberry Kisses paper pad and added a strip of the reverse side. I then added a paper doily.

The cute birds are the Chickadees digi image from Sparkle N Sprinkle. I coloured the image with Copics and a black fine liner pen. I then framed it with green card.
A simple but pretty card.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog to see the wonderful projects and cards created by the rest of the talented team and to enter your
"Anything Goes" creations.

I have entered this project in the following challenges:

Creative Artiste #33 December 2017

This is my second post of the day. To see my December Crafts Galore Encore post please scroll down.

Welcome to my December post for 

Creative Artiste

We are a challenge blog for everyone who likes to mix their media. So, as long as you like to use various mediums on your creations we'd love to see you enter the challenge.

A big Thank You to everyone who entered Challenge #32 in November. Your projects were fabulous and our winner has been announced on the blog. 

Our theme is always
"Anything Mixed Media Goes"

This month we are being sponsored by:

Scrapmatts and Papertole Australia

I have created an A4 size canvas. It was actually my sister's birthday present.

I started by fixing torn strips of paper from Prima's Epiphany pad onto the canvas and then stencilling with texture paste through Scrapmatts Lattice stencil. I then randomly added DecoArt Crackle Paste.

Next I dribbled colour and created runs with DecoArt Misters in red and black. I added handmade poppies, glass beads and some Scrapmatts Words.

Lastly I added a gilded Scrapmatts Ornate Frame and an embossed, stamped sentiment.

This is a month long challenge so you have time to create your mixed media projects and enter up to three times. A full list of the rules is on the challenge blog. For more inspiration please visit the Creative Artiste Challenge Blog to see the wonderful mixed media projects created by our talented team.  Remember to have fun crafting and enter your "Anything Mixed Media Goes" creations in the challenge.

I'm off on my travels again this weekend. I hope you all have a nice weekend planned. 

I've entered this project into the following challenges:

Crafts Galore Encore December 2017

I hope you have all been keeping well and are looking forward to a festive month. I've had another busy month trying to catch up with commitments and fulfilling duties. Today I have a card to show you that I made for the December challenge on the

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with November's challenge. The winners are on the challenge blog's 'winner's page'. This is a month long challenge and you can enter up to three times. A full list of rules are on the challenge blog.
Our theme every month is the popular

"Anything Goes"

Our sponsor this month is:

Fred She Said
who are offering a $10 gift voucher for the winner.


I have made a pyramid table decoration for Christmas.

This design has proved very popular at my Trimcraft demos this season.

I started with three 8"x 8" squares of card. Each one was scored diagonally then glued together.

I covered the three sides with a First Edition paper from the Gilded Winter paper pad and inked all the edges with VersaMagic Sea Breeze chalk ink.

I chose the Dancing Penguin image from Fred She Said. I doubled the image and reversed one of them to create a cute couple. I printed out three pairs and coloured them with my Copics. I cut all the penguins out and fixed them onto the three sides of the pyramid with foam pads.

I decorated the sides with ribbon, snowflake die-cuts and a die-cut sentiment.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog to see the wonderful projects and cards created by the rest of the talented team and to enter your
"Anything Goes" creations.

I have entered this project in the following challenges: