Shabby Butterfly Micro Art Journal

This litlte journal measure 2.5 inches x 3 inches. and contained 40 pages  The pages have been constructed with water colour paper and paper napkins.

Each page has been adorned with one or more butterflies, some flowers, glitter, liquid pearls and some have quotes, blessing or sayings regarding butterflies.

Here are some of the pages

Entered into:

Fab N Funky - Anything but a card

Little Red Wagon - Reuse/Recycle (paper napkins) 

Simon Says Wednesday - Recycle (paper napkins)

Crafty Cardmakers - Butterflies

CHNC Christmas #491

This week our challenge is Anything Goes with the option "use some silver"

This week I have used a techniques whereby I use foil (kitchen variety)  wrapped around cardstock and embosss, lightly adding some ink. Image is from The Paper Shelter called Callyn, she has been coloured with copic pens and fussy cut.  The place in a diecut frame.

Check out the rest of the teams inspiration at:

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com

Entered into:
The Outlawz Festive Friday - Christmas
Jingle Belles -  Bling on the Holidays
Winter Wonderland Christmas - Favourite Colour combo (anything with blue)
Merry Little Christmas -AG
12 Months of Christmas - AG
Through The Craft Room Door - AG
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Christmas
Creative Knockouts - Embossing Delight
Alphabet Challenge - D is for Dry Embossing 
Christmas Card Throwdown - Embossing

Song Journal

This month's image at The Outlawz Freebie Monthly Progressive challenge is from Elena Zinski Art, called Mermaid 3.  Check out her Etsy store for some cute images.


I immediately thought of only one thing when this image dropped into my email.  The 1960s song "Yellow Polka Dot Bikini".

Here is a music art journal page, the image has been coloured with copic pens and fussy cut.  Words typed, Paper Artsy Fresco Chalk Paint and coloured pencils or the background and water, which has been made with tissue paper, glue and glitter as well.

Entered into:
The Outlaw Monthly Progressive Challenge - May
Not Just Cards Challenge - AG
All Fun Challenges - AG
The Corrosive Challenges - AG

CHNC Christmas #490

This week our challenge is Anything Goes with the option "include candy canes"  My image is from Folkvangers, Ornament 2.  Coloured with copic paens and diecut.

Check out the rest of the teams inspiration at:

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com

Entered into:

The Outlawz Festive Friday - Christmas
Crimbo Crackers -  Diecuts
Merry Little Christmas -AG
12 Months of Christmas

The Crafter's Cafe #242 - 15th May, Feminine

This fortnight's challenge is "Feminine".  

The sponsor is  

My Besties.

I chose "Nifty Fifty Doll7" to create a page in my Bullet diary.  Skin, hair and shoes have been coloured with copic pens, the rest of the image is paper pieced. White gel pen for the polka dots, papers from Stampin up, flowers ribbons complete the page.

 Check out all the inspiration at:

 https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com

Entered into:

Through the Craft Room Door - AG
Try it on Tuesday - Lovely Ladies 
Penny's Paper Challenge - AG 
AUD Sentiment - AG
Southern Girls - AG
Crafty Catz - AG 
 

CHNC Christmas #489

This week our challenge is Anything Goes with the option "include a tree  or two or more"

Image is from Bugaboo, coloured with copic pens and fussy cut, layered onto striped paper. 

Check out the rest of the teams inspiration at:

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com

Entered into:
The Outlawz Festive Friday - Christmas
Merry Little Christmas -AG
12 Months of Christmas - AG
Through The Craftroom Door - AG

Unicorn Blog Challenge #54 - May 2020

The theme or this month's challenge at Unicorn Blog Challenges is to Use a die and/or a punch.

The elephant was in my stash, a Mandala I coloured with copic pens.  I remember receiving different animals over a few months, but for the life of me, I cannot find them on my computer.

I used a round die cut for the image and a doily diecut or the patterned paper matting.  Layered onto the graph paper, added some twine and a stamped sentiment to complete the card.

Check out the rest of the team inspiration at:

https://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/

Entered into:
Creative Knockout - Doily
Crafty Animals - AG
Papercraft - AG
Crafty Cardmakers - Celebration
613 Avenue Create - AG
CCC Digi Creations - For the Boys/Men
Lets Craft and Create - Twine

A Place to Start, Make your own Background - 4 May, 2020

This month's theme is Embossing, wet or dry.   I have used a clock embossing pad (tip: give your cardstock a light spray of water before embossing, helps with the impression being  clearly raised)

Some brown ribbon, typed sentiment and little wooden clocks, which have been inked in different colours complete the card.

Check out all the details of the challenge at:

 https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/

Entered into:
Outlawz Crash your Stash - Ribbon
Corrosive Challenge - AG
All Fun Challenges - AG 
The Male Room - Sentiment in focus
SanDee & Amelie's Steampunk/Industrial Challenge - AG

Angies Digital Stamp Challenge -, 3 May, 2020

This month's challenge at Angies Digtial Stamp is Anything Goes (no twist).  I chose "Kitty in Flowers" to make a birthday card.

Coloured with copic pens, I have use a round corner punch for the edges.  Layered onto a yellow cardstock, glitter added to the flower centres.

Check out all the details at:

https://angiesdigitalstamps.blogspot.com/

Entered into: 

Show us your pussies - AG with a cat
Sparkles Challenge - Spring is in the air
The Creative Crafters - AG

Dream Valley Challenges - Our 4 legged friends
Papercraft - AG

CHNC Christmas #488

This week our challenge is Anything Goes with the option "include a bell or two" .  The image on my card is from Robyn's Fetish Store (sadly no longer operating), coloured with copic pens and diecut.

Check out the rest of the teams inspiration at:

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com

Entered into: 

The Outlawz Festive Friday - Christmas

Merry Little Christmas -AG

12 Months of Christmas - AG
Fab N Funky - Christmas 
Colour Crazy - AG
Daring Cardmakers - Element Board (I chose the colours on the board) 

Silhouette

This month for The Fairy and the Unicorn challenge I made a card with a silhouette image. layered onto blue glitter cardstock, die cut ovals.  I have added glitter to the squirrels tail and a bow.

Check out all the inspiration at:

https://thefairyandtheunicornchallenge.blogspot.com/

Entered into:
Addicted to CAS - Silhouette
Gem of a Craft Challenge - AG 
International Art and Soul - AF but no rectangles or squares. 
Crafty Katz - AG 
Crafty Animals - AG 
Love to Craft - AG