Crafts Galore Encore September 2021

That was a busy and fun summer. The time just flew by and the weather was kind to us too, including for the little princess's birthday. The trampoline was apparently the best birthday present ever and has kept our little girl amused all summer. All good things come to an end though and tomorrow is back to school.

But before then .... 

 .... there is a new challenge starting today at

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with August'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:

All Dressed Up

who are offering two digi stamps from their store to our lucky winner.

I have made a 7"x 7" (18 x 18cm) card to show you.

I did my usual thing with a Copic pen to create the pink backing for the card base. There is a layer of pearlescent card behind the pretty paper from an old LOTV pad which I cut in different widths to fit across the card.

I chose to use this lovely image called For You and coloured it with my Copics. I trimmed it and mounted it on card coloured with a matching Copic.

I added a stamped sentiment and finished the card with some some pink gems.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using All Dressed Up images.

Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in the September challenge.

Keep staying safe everyone!

I have entered this card in the following challenges:

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/09/a-perfect-time-to-craft-challenge-for.html x

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2021/09/morgans-artworld-challenge-9.html x

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/09/classic-design-challenge-september-9.html x

https://cuteasabuttonchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/09/welcome-to-challenge-72.html x

Creative Artiste #74 August 2021

A lot of the current Covid restrictions are due to be lifted in Wales this month. Booking is still essential for most of the local family attractions in order to keep numbers of people mixing to safe levels. As the weather is predictably rainy this weekend I'm just going to look online at activities to amuse our little princess.

Meanwhile ....

  ....Welcome to a new challenge at

Creative Artiste

Creative Artiste is a monthly 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 the challenge last month. Your projects were all fabulous and our winners have been announced on the blog.

Our theme is always
"Anything Mixed Media Goes"
We have opportunities to be a Guest Designer for all our winners.

This month I have done some colouring with a difference.

This is a small canvas board. It measures 5"x 7" (13 x 18cm). I scribbled all over it with Crayola wax crayons. I then used my heat tool to melt the wax colours. I used a clean dry cloth to rub over the melted wax and went back over some areas while the board was still hot to add more colour and reheat.

I used a white Posca pen and Aall & Create stencil #87 randomly over the canvas. I added some extra details and lines with the with the white pen and a black Posca pen.

I then splashed some gold acrylic paint randomly all over the board.

I decided to fill in the larger stencilled circles and used Versamark and Aged White Frantage to do this.

The canvas reminded me of how scattered my brain has been recently so I added a suitable stamped sentiment with foam pads.

Now it's your turn to have fun and create your mixed media projects. You can enter our challenge 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 fabulous mixed media projects created by our multi talented team.
Remember to have fun crafting and enter your "Anything Mixed Media Goes" creations in our August challenge. 

I have entered this project in the following challenges:

https://mixedmedialovers.blogspot.com/2021/08/challenge-4-mixed-media-lovers.html x

https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/08/miucb-52-anything-goes-mixed-media.html x

https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/08/ltccb-61-august-anything-goes.html Winner

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2021/08/august-challenge-424-anything-goes.html x

http://getcreativechallenges.blogspot.com/2021/08/ch104-agno-twist-winners-of-ch-103.html x

http://moremixedmediachallenge.blogspot.com/2021/08/more-mixed-media-challenge-anything.html Top Five

Crafts Galore Encore August 2021

 Welcome to August and hopefully some lovely summer weather. Now the kids are off school it's more fun for them to be outside. Holidays are tricky at the moment but, fortunately, there are plenty of local activities to keep everyone amused. And for those not so nice days, there's plenty of craft supplies for everyone. Before I organise some crafty projects ....

 .... there is a new challenge starting at

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with July'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:

Beccy's Place

Who are offering a $10 AU store voucher for our lucky winner.

I have made an 8"x 8" (20 x 20cm) birthday card to show you.

I didn't have the right colour card for my matting layers so I created some by using the chisel end of my R85 Copic pen on white card. The pretty papers are from the First Edition Mulberry Kisses 12" (30cm) paper pad.

I wanted an image to go with my paper so I used my graphics program to print just the flowers from the Shabby Chic Roses digi set. The flowers are on the birdhouse image. I used my Copics to colour the roses. I fussy cut them out and mounted them onto white card with foam pads.

I had printed the image out twice and I coloured two more of the roses. I cut them out and added them to a stamped birthday sentiment with foam pads.

I assembled all the card pieces adding lace, gold gems and finishing with a seambinding bow I'd coloured with Picked Raspberry DOX.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using Beccy's Place images.

Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in the August challenge.

Keep staying safe everyone!

I have entered this card in the following challenges:

https://cuteasabuttonchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/08/welcome-to-challenge-71.html x

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2021/08/morgans-artworld-challenge-8.html x

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/08/classic-design-challenge-august-8.html 1st place winner

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/08/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html x

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2021/08/august-2021-challenge-8-anything-goes.html Top Rocker

Creative Artiste #73 July 2021

Welcome to July. It should be summer, right? Warm, sunny weather? But not here. We have a week of rain and low temperatures to look forward to. So, before I dig out the coats, umbrellas and wellingtons .....

 ....Welcome to a new challenge at

Creative Artiste

Creative Artiste is a monthly 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 the challenge last month. Your projects were all wonderful and our winners have been announced on the blog.

Our theme is always
"Anything Mixed Media Goes"
and we have opportunities to be a Guest Designer for our winners.

I have recycled a pet food box to create a little storage crate.

I started by creating the wood effect with Distress Oxides Vintage Photo and Frayed Burlap on watercolour card. I used a score board to create the grooves and a Tim Holtz mini stencil for the wood grain effect.

I then glued the pieces to the box base with Prima Heavy Body Gel. I defined the grooves with  black Posca pen and darkened the edges with Black Soot DI.

Next, I mixed up some texture paste using DecoArt Festive Green acrylic paint and pushed it through another of the mini stencils in TH Set 10. 

The flowers were created by colouring watercolour card with Distress Oxides Spiced Marmalade and Picked Raspberry and die cutting. I then stamped on the petals with an old Woodware text stamp, formed the flowers and crumpled them using some water.

I created the butterflies by colouring watercolour card with Brushos Aquamarine and Sea Foam. I then die-cut the butterflies, added the stamped text and heat embossed them with a stencilled pattern and Aged White Frantage.

Now it's your turn to have fun and create your mixed media projects. You can enter our challenge 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 fabulous mixed media projects created by our multi talented team.
Remember to have fun crafting and enter your "Anything Mixed Media Goes" creations in our July challenge. 

I have entered this project in the following challenges:

https://mixedmedialovers.blogspot.com/2021/07/challenge-3-mixed-media-lovers.html x

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2021/07/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html x

https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/07/miucb-51-anything-goes-aperture.html

https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/ltccb-60-july-anything-goes.html

https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/ltscb-147-anything-goes.html

http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/07/july-2021-use-stencil-or-two.html

Crafts Galore Encore July 2021

Welcome to July where we are hoping for more settled, and nicer, weather. 

While Mother Nature makes up her mind about the seasons ....

 .... there is a new challenge starting at

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog. 

Thank you to everyone who joined in with June'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:

Bugaboo

who are offering a $12 store voucher for the lucky winner.

I have made an 8"x 8" (20 x 20cm) birthday card.

I made the base with brown Papermania card and papers from the Papermania Sweet Treats 12" paper pad.

This fun image is called "I Bake Because". It comes with and without a funny sentiment as part of the design. I added my own Happy Birthday sentiment before printing. The image has been coloured with Copics and matted onto brown card.

I fussy cut out some of the delicious looking treats from another of the Sweet Treat papers and embossed them with clear powder to make them glossy and less fragile.

For the final embellishments I cut out an apron shape from textured card and added ribbons. And I made a mini rolling pin with a piece of wooden skewer and some paper clay.

Now please visit the  Crafts Galore Encore challenge blog where you can see the wonderful projects and cards created by our talented team using Bugaboo images.

Grab some inspiration while you're there and enter your "Anything Goes" creations in the July challenge.

Keep staying safe everyone!

I have entered this card in the following challenges:

https://cuteasabuttonchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/07/welcome-to-challenge-70.html x

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2021/07/morgans-artworld-challenge-7.html x

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/07/classic-design-challenge-july-7.html x

https://abitmoretimetocraftextra.blogspot.com/2021/07/abmttc-extra-july-challenge-anything.html x