Over the Hill

You know when you get one of those days when you need some 'me time' but don't know what to create.  Today was one of those days so I headed over to PaperPlayful to find a couple of challenges to enter and create a card around their themes.  Sounds simple but I still had to trash my first attempt, it just did not come together as I had hoped.  Deciding not to quit I started again and totally forgot one of the challenges had to have something with the letter 'D' - blow me my first attempt was using a drill the second card I forgot the D and did cars.  It was not till I was half way through it I realised grrrrrrr.  Thankfully after moaning to hubby he came up with disc brakes as they are on a car and drew me a nice wee picture of what they look like.  Now to make them, what would work?  - Button dies lol.  I don't have many male themed cards in my stash so this is a handy one to put away and I do rather like how it turned out.  After my crafting 'me time' I feel a lot better hahahaha.

The background was created with a vintage car stamp from Papermania which I have had for ages.  I stamped a couple of spare cars and fussy cut them to use for masking.  The sentiment stamp is from and the Birthday stamp a freebie from a magazine.  Spellbinder dies were used for the topper and white circles for the disc brakes, the button die is in a packet I have and have not written who the maker is sorry.  Black ribbon added a bit of texture to the card.

Challenges entered :-

• Cardz 4 Guyz 2W, 3E - #177 - Something beginning with letter D (week 1) - DISC BRAKES 
• Hand Stamped Sentiments 2W, 2E - #271 - Sketch Challenge* (week 2)

• Paper Minutes W, - #501 - Black and White

Athena

IKEsWORLD

Challenge 96
Anything Goes With an optional twist Mythology
{popular culture, folklore, and other non-scientific}

Welcome back to the IKEsWORLD challenges :)  do pop on over to IKEsWORLD to join in the challenge, it is always so much fun and  Ike produces the most amazing stamps, everything from off the wall to cute and fluffy :) :) :)

A wonderful new image from IKEsArt, isn't she a beauty :) :) :) The image was coloured with Polychrome crayons.  For the background I masked the image and then used stamping ink to blend the green.  Next was to stencil some metallic green using a Sheena Douglas stencil.  I have the die that matches this stencil so the was cut next and covered with aged copper embossing powder.  To finish off some simple gold trim and a stamp which was free from a magazine.  Ooops nearly forgot the pearls lol.

Ingredients:-

• image - Athena by IKEsART
• colouring medium - Polychromos and stamping inks

I am entering this project into the following challenges:-

• Colouring in Scrapland - M 1st Monday, E2, winner + Top 3, No digital coloring, must have hand-colored image -  ANYTHING GOES
• Dream Valley Challenges - 2W, 3E, C10 - #162 USE A STAMP OR A DIGI (Week 1)
• Come and Get It - W, 3E - 2 more different Embellishments
• Morgan's Art World Open Challenge - 2W, E3, any image - No. 17 - (W1 of 2) - Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles - W, C10 – No.34 - Anything Goes
• That's Crafty! Challenge Blog - 2W, E3, Prize only for UK residents, Top 3 open to all - (W2 of 2) Only Cards Challenge

Funky die cutting

 International Art & Soul, a challenge which has been put together to incorporate any type of craft, paper, wood, flowers, recycling, glass - the world is your oyster :).  Come on over an join us with you artwork :)

Challenge #15 - Layer it UP

OOOO layering is such fun especially with all the fabulous dies and die cuts around these days.  For the die cut I used Card 3 from Monica's Creative Room.  Monica is one of the most talented and generous electronic die cut creators, her dies are intricate but stunning.  For this card I started with a silver blank, the next layer was the white die cut which is almost the same as the black layer you can see in the card.  Next I used some hand made paper I collected on my travels and cut the flower shape.  The next layer is the black layer and then I added a lacy doily cut, this was a disaster as the hand made paper was not dense enough to cut properly.  In the end, to solve the problem, I glued the hand made paper to some regular 75gms copy paper and let it dry.  Cutting worked perfectly after that.  I cut the small doily out of black card and to finish off lots of glass gems.  The tag layers are hand cut and the Happy Birthday die is from Desire.

Challenges entered:-

• Frilly and Funkie - 2W, 3E, C10, SIO - Dies, Punches, Cutting Tools (Week 1 of 2)
• Paper Shelter Challenge - W, 3E, SIO -  Punches/Dies
• Crafting With An Attitude M,1st Thurs,3E Always Anything Goes

Dreaming Mermaid

IKEsWORLD

Challenge 95
Anything Goes with an optional TWIST .... The Abyss
{or in the ocean, under the sea}

Welcome back to the IKEsWORLD challenges :)  do pop on over to IKEsWORLD to join in the challenge, it is always so much fun and  Ike produces the most amazing stamps, everything from off the wall to cute and fluffy :) :) :)

I just love this image and it is a wee while since I last used it, this challenge is the perfect chance to use it again.  The background was coloured with Distress Oxides and then I used a stencil and silver ink to add some more texture.  The image was coloured with Polychromos and then SN glitter clear pen on the scales to add the sheen.  To finish off I used some underwater themed stamps.

Ingredients:-

• image - Mermaid 3 by IKEsART
• colouring medium - Distress Oxides, SN markers and Glitter Pens and Polychromos crayons
• other items - stencil; silver, blue and green stamp pads; clear shells, coral, fish and sentiment

I am entering this project into the following challenges:-

• The Fairy and The Unicorn M, 1st Sat, E3, Mythical and Mystical -Anything Goes - 0ption of We are all at Sea
• Stamps & Stencils M,1st Thurs,3E,C10,Mixed Media,Stamps & Stencils Aug- Technique School
• Colouring in Scrapland - M 1st Monday, E2, winner + Top 3, No digital coloring, must have hand-colored image -  ANYTHING GOES
• Crafting from the Heart - W, E3, F - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES
• Morgan's Art World Open Challenge - 2W, E3, any image - No 15 - (W2 of 2) - Anything Goes

Snarky Dog

Well here I am again playing along with Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers :) :) :) :) This time with a 3d snarky dog. Now I really don't care what people think I am pretty sure no matter how nice we are really there comes a time when we get together with a friend and just can't help ourselves finding something bitch about.  With this in mind my card is for one of those friends who enjoys a bit of the you know what over a good cup of tea or something stronger.

The paper was designed digitally along with the sentiment then printed out.  The dog digi is by CraftyGirl, isn't she sweet - the dog that is mine  you CraftyGirl is a goodun too :).  I printed the dog 4 times so I could break the sections apart and create a 3D layered furry friend.

Challenges entered :-

• SoSS #90 - M is for Mink

Reverse Resist Box

 International Art & Soul, a challenge which has been put together to incorporate any type of craft, paper, wood, flowers, recycling, glass - the world is your oyster :).  Come on over an join us with you artwork :)

Challenge #14 - Boxes and Bags

This wee box was made from a template I used from a 2 chocolate chocolate box I was given on the aeroplane recently :) :).  I used resist embossing to create the background along with water colour paints.  The stamp is a background stamp from Leonie Pujol The flower die is from a Sheena Douglass set and also coloured with water colour paints.  I did try several ways to finish off the box, with braid and a tassel, larger lace, green and gold braid but decided to go with a simple white lace with dangly bits hanging off it.

Challenges entered:-

• That's Crafty! Challenge Blog - 2W, E3, Prize only for UK residents, Top 3 open to all - (W1 of 2) Anything but cards
• Aud Sentiments Challenge 2W,E5  #185 No Sentiment on Front Of Project  (W2 of 2)
• Craftaholics R Us - W - #30 Die Cuts
• Sunny Day Crafting - W - #46 "E" is for Emboss

Fun at the Fair

IKEsWORLD

Challenge 94
Anything Goes with an optional TWIST .... Embossing

Welcome back to the IKEsWORLD challenges :)  do pop on over to IKEsWORLD to join in the challenge, it is always so much fun and  Ike produces the most amazing stamps, everything from off the wall to cute and fluffy :) :) :)

Lots of embossing happening on this child's birthday card :) Using the image Merry-Go-Round I used Polychromos and SN markers to colour.  The floor of the merry-go-round was coloured with Polychromos and to get the texture I coloured over a sunburst embossing folder.  The cloud border, saddles and base were heat embossed.  Two embossing folders were used for the background and layer behind the text.

Ingredients:-

• image - Merry-Go-Round by IKEsART
• colouring medium - SN markers and Polychromos crayons
• other items - Bridal embossing powder, embossing folders, birthday die and brads

I am entering this project into the following challenges:-

• Pile It On - M, 1st Sunday + bonus theme 3rd week, Use theme & at least one other challenge, Winners posted 2nd Sunday - July - #132 Primary Colors (Use mostly Red, Yellow, and/or Blue)
• DL ART Thankful Thursday Challenge 2W, 3E #209 Happy Birthday (or a Thank You Card) (W1 of 2)