Brown Sugar #290

This month's theme is Flowers and the sponsor at Brown Sugar is

Morgan's Art World

https://www.facebook.com/groups/163615714504851/

I have used an image called Flower 1 and made a CAS card.  Coloured with alcohol markers and Wink of Stella pens.  Distressed the cardstock and adhered to a satin card base.

Check out all the flower inspiration at:

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/

Entered into:

If you give a Crafter a cookie -  Photo inspiration (flower)

Outlawz Monday Greetings - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Challenges - AG

CRAFT Challenge - Distress

Brown Sugar #288

This month's theme at Brown Sugar is "Travel".  

Our sponsor is 

"Bugaboo"

I've used "Sumdog car" to make a birthday card.  Coloured with copic pens, diecut using a square stritched die.  Layered onto patterned paper and a small sentiment completes the card.

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/

Entered into:
International Art and Soul - Shades of any colour (Blue)
Outlawz Sunday Song and Rhyme - How Much is that Doggie in the Window

Brown Sugar #287

Theme for this month is Valentine/Love.

This weeks sponsor at Brown Sugar is:

Morgan's Artworld

https://www.facebook.com/groups/848616968526756/

I chose Valentine Rose and made a page in my little daily planner (Our wedding anniversary falls in Feb).

I printed the words of "The Rose" behind the image.  Image has been coloured with Copic Pens.

Check out the rest of the teams Valentine/Love projects at:

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/

Entered into:
Take a Word - Roses 
International Art and Soul - Movie  (The Rose)
Through the Craftroom Door - AG 
Colour Crazy Craft Challenge - AG

Brown Sugar #286

This month's challenge at brown Sugar is a 3-2-1 recipe (3 gems, 2 patterned papers and 1 living thing that flies)

Our sponsor for the month is Ching Chou Kuik

I have used Ching Chou Kuik's image called, Gentleness to create a card.

the image has been coloured with Fresco Acrylic Chalk Paints, cut and the edges distressed.  Layered onto stampin up paper, 3 purple gems and a dragonfly complete the card.

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Entered into:
Outlawz Twisted Thursday - Animal Antics
Through the Craftroom door - AG
Cute Card Thursday - AG 

Brown Sugar #285 Christmas

Our sponsor at Brown Sugar for December is

Glimps Stamps

Store: https://www.glimps.it/

Blog: http://glimpsbyparticolarte.blogspot.com/

For our Christmas theme I have created a gift envelope using Gingerina, The Cook has been coloured with copic pens and fussy cut.  Layered onto one of my Franken Envelopes.

Front

 Back

Check out the rest of the inspiration at:

Brown Sugar #285  Christmas

Entered into:

Archi Scraps - Christmas
Christmas Crafts All Year Round - AG
Country View Crafts - Christmas
Eclectic Ellapu - Christmas
Love to Scrap - Seasons Greetings
C.R.A.F.T.  Christmas
Colour Crazy Craft - AG (The Gingerbread man)

Brown Sugar #284 Thankyou

This month we are celebrating, Being Thankful.  Our sponsor for the month is

Sheepski 

https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/SheepSkiDesigns 

I've used one of my favourite Sheepski designs called, Jo's Daffodiles.  A single layered card, typed sentiment, the image has been coloured with ink and Little Tipsy pens.  Finished off with ribbon added to the top and bottom of the card.

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Entered into:

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge - AG
Crafting with Dragonflies - Being Thankful 
Addicted to CAS - one layer 
Try it on Tuesday - Thankful 
Creative Knockouts - Clean and Simple

Brown Sugar #283 Autumn

Our sponsor this month is 

Time for Tea  

Our theme is Autumn and where I live is 5 days into Spring.   What to do? 

Over the past few years my youngest grandson always made a diary at school, which he would given me for Christmas each year. Last year the children didn't make them (shame on the school).  So, instead of going out and buying one I struggled on through 2018 with notes on paper in notebooks etc. thinking that it would work.

Hell no! I have been chasing my tail all year, so decided to go and get a planner ready for 2019.  You will probably see it show up on this blog every now and then.

Here is a divider, for when I enter Autumn on the 1st March next year.  

I have used an image from Time for Tea called, Fall Leaves.  Coloured with Little Tipsy, cut and diecut edging of cross stitch (Stampin Up) added.

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 Entered into:
Crafty Gals Challenge - Anything Fall Goes
Time for Tea - AG 

Creative Inspiration - Autumn Glow

Eclectic Ellapu - Autumn

Brown Sugar #282

This weeks sponsor at Brown Sugar is  QKR Stampede, and I have used one of my favourite images from their store called, "Walking Koala".  Having used it often, this time the image had been coloured with copic pens, fussy cut and layered onto Stampin Up paper and layered onto a small notebook.  A small white diecut name tag completes the cover.

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/

Entered into: 

Dream Valley - Autumn Colours
QKR - Anything Goes 
Lemon shortbread - AG 
Give A Crafter a Cookie... - AG 
Crafty Animals - AG 
Double Trouble - Link up

Brown Sugar #281 Fairies or Fantasies

This months sponsor at Brown Sugar is 

Ching Chou Kuik 

I used "Sakura" from the sponsor, which I had in my stash.  Pretty image I have used on several occasions.

I'm trying a new alcoholic pen today, brand name is "Little Tipsy", they were on sale and I decided to buy some.  This is my 4th brand of alcohol markers.  I was very happy with the results.

My other brands:
Touch by ShinHanart, Favourite, but not readily available for me.

New Touch (chinese brand), were very cheap, great for big spaces, go on smoothly and save on using the expensive brands.

Copic, I use them most often, only because they are readily available, but are expensive, I have a lot of the refills, but some of my nibs are now in need of replacing.  Which is annoying, because I do not use the broad end, so nibs are expensive when you only use one end.

Back to this image "Sakura" she has been coloured with A Little Tipsy and die cut.  The papers are from Stampin Up, adding flowers, leaves and candy together with a sentiment to complete the card.

# 281 - Fairies or Fantasy

Entered into:
Sparkles Monthly - Fairies
Penny's Paper - AG
Lemon Shortbread - AG
Crafty Gals Corner - Tropical Colours
Carlin Map Paradise - AG
Creative Knockouts - For the Kids

Brown Sugar #280 - 6th July, 2018

This month's challenge is to use 2 or more patterned papers and our sponsor is 

A Day for Daisies. 

 http://adayfordaisies.com/stamps/

Love working with A Day for Daisies images and this time I paper pieced "Acorn Cutie" turning her into a Gumnut Baby.  The verse is from The Stringy Bark Tree by Henry Lawson.

I managed to get 7 different papers into my little framed picture. 5 from Stampin Up, one from Kaisercraft and I hand cut the gum leaves from an old book.  The gumnuts are real, our lawns are covered in them and I quilled the little gum flowers.

 There’s the whitebox and pine on the ridges afar,

where the iron-bark, blue gum,and peppermint are;

There is many another, but dearest to me,

And the king of them all was the stringy-bark tree

Brown Sugar #280 - 6th July, 2018

Enteed into:
A Bit More Time to Craft - AG
CHNC Patterned Paper - AG 
Stamping Sensations - In My Garden (gumnuts everywhere)
The Crafty Addict - AG
613 Avenue Create - AG

Brown Sugar #279 - Wedding - Time for Tea

Our Sponsor this month is "Time for Tea".  I've used the images from a set called "Hen Do" to make a Hen's Party invitation


I've coloured the hens with copic pens and circle diecut, I have also diecut the Sentiments.

Made a screen card, adding circles, flowers, bling and glitter.

This photo had to be taken inside, a storm was brewing.

Brown Sugar #279 - Wedding - Time for Tea

Brown Sugar #278 - Masculine - 4 May, 2018

Sponsor for this month is  
Mari Ko Creations

Using a sentiment and an image called Wreath I've made a Sympathy card.  Created digitally by inverting the colours, I have placed the sentiment inside the wreath, adding square onyx pieces to the corners.

 Brown Sugar #278 - Masculine - 4 May, 2018

Brown Sugar #277 - Pearls or Mother's Day 6 April

The sponsor at this month's challenge is 

Crafty Sentiments

I chose  "Emmy Lou - A Poppy for You" to create a page in my 2018 Junk Journal for 25th April which is ANZAC day .  Which is a national day of remembrance across Australia and New Zealand, commemorating those that served and died in warfare conflicts.

I've coloured Emmy Lou with copic pens and fussy cut, layered her onto Poppy patterned paper from Stampin Up.  Black pearls have been added to the centre of the poppy and one corner has a black pearl flourish from Flourish with a Bling.   

The page has been adhered to an envelope and has now become and additional page to the album.

 Brown Sugar #277 -  Pearls or Mother's Day 6 April

Entered itno:
ARTastic Challenge - Welcome April - Anzac
Doing Life:ATG with Create with TLC - Anything Goes
The Crafty Addict - Anything Goes
Your Scrapbook Place - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks - Flowers

Brown Sugar #276 - Spring or Easter

 Our great sponsor for this month is

Ching Chou

This month we are looking at Easter and/or Spring projects.  I've chosen to make a Spring card using - Ching Chou's "Swing in Spring"

I'm currently design a number of note cards that are flat and have lots of writing space on them. This is one of them.  The image has been coloured with copic pens and fussy cut, glued to the cardstock to keep it flat and secure  (makes it easier to write on the back).  The sentiment, leaves and flowers are all stamps from Stampin Up.

Brown Sugar #276 -  Spring or Easter

Brown Sugar #275 - Valentine Day

Another page in my Song Journal (which is nearly full).  This time, featuring an image from Lacy Sunshine, called "Wix Hearts a Blaze" and a classic love song from the 1930s, written by Hart and Rodgers, "Blue Moon"

The image has been coloured with copic pens, glitter and fussy cut.  The background is a paper napkin, glue, ink, also added some glitter hearts and gems, blue and gold glitter completes the page.

"Blue Moon"

Brown Sugar #275 - Valentine Day

Entered into:
More Mixed Media - AG/Optional Blue
Creative Cottage Craft - Blues

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #189 - Humorous 1/2/18

Our sponsors this fortnight are:

EUREKA STAMPS

 https://www.stamponit.net/eureka-stamps

  Prize: 3 images

and

  MY STITCH BACK IN TWINE

https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/Mystitchbackintwine?ref=l2-shopheader-name

you can also check out 

MSBiT FB Page -https://www.facebook.com/mystitchbackintwinedigis/

Aussie Digital Artists FB page -https://www.facebook.com/groups/aussiedigitalartists/

Eureka's  "Birthday Dragon" (I doubled up on the candles - wanting to have 13 on the card).  coloured with copic pens and fussy cut.  I have distressed the blue and yellow cardstock, layered on the dragon, putting 3d dimensions under his tail and his back feet. Gold glitter on dragon and little wooden figures. Googly eyes on the dragon complete the card.

Entered into:
Crafting from the heart - Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter - Birthday Card 
Pennys Paper Challenge - Anything Goes 

Brown Sugar #274 - Birthday - 5.1.18

This month we are celebrating Birthdays, our sponsor is:

 Rick St Dennis

I have created a Birthday Card using "Hippo Birdy Shoes 2".  A fun image to create with, I coloured the monkey with Copic pens and then fussy cut. Layered onto different coloured cardstock from Stampin up, ribbon and wooden cupcake from Kaisercraft. I have coloured the cupcake with glitter, metallic pen and glossy accents.

 Brown Sugar - Birthday - 5.1.18

Entered into:
Double D Challenge  - Birthdays 
Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes
Creative Knockout - Anything Goes
Crafty Animals - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar # 273 - Anything but a Card - 1 December, 2017

The sponsor for this month is 

Bolilla Stamps

 I've made a gift envelope for a Christmas present featuring an image from Bolilla, called Little Helper.

I've coloured the image with copic pens, mainly pink and some touches of green, fussy cut and layered onto some paper from Stampin Up.  Stamped sentiment on the flap completes the gift envelope.

Mainly pink because the envelope is holding tickets to a Pink Concert. 

 Check out the challenge here

 http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com.au/

Entered into:
Outlawz Twisted Thursday - Anything Goes
Penny's Papers - Anything Goes
Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes
C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas Present (Gift envelope holding concert tickets) 
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar #272 - Breast Cancer Awareness

Hi, I am very happy to announce I have returned to the Brown Sugar Challenge Design Team, after being away for 18 month.

I've created a page in my Breast Cancer Journey Junk Journal. I started the Journal when some family and friends started sending me cards specifically designed for the Breast Cancer Charities and I didn't want to throw them out.

For a number of years now, I make an entry and post it on my blog as a reminder for people to have a mammogram, as a reminder to me, of how far I have come and a time to reflect on the amazing medical staff that looked after me.  And hopefully to help anyone going through the treatment, that there are lots of us who are surviving, who wish you all the very best with your treament.

Using Di's Digis image called "Kitty in a Teacup, I added extra cups so I had enough for each year.  Very happy I just got the all clear for 8 years.

Kitty has been coloured with copic pens  and fussy cut.  The words have been typed using "JLR Awareness Ribbons" font.  A little bit of writing and a little bit of doodling completes the page for this year.

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com.au/

entered into:

Outlawz Twisted Thursday - Anything Goes - Hope, Love and Encouragement.
Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes
 

Brown Sugar #196 - For the Boys - 29/04/2016

Our sponsor t\at Brown Sugar this week is

IMAGINE THAT

http://www.imaginethatdigistamp.com

 Prize - $10 gift certificate 

Sadly, this is my last project for the Brown Sugar Challenges, I have been on the Design Team for a number of years, but lately life has become a bit complicated with an elderly relative and I have had to step down.

For my last project I chose "Icecream Boy", love doing digital layouts and this precoloured image and a poem I found on line matched wonderfully.   I'm thinking of having it printed and framed for a little boy I know.

The dog kennel, paw prints and leash come from a kit "Doggy Treats" by Retro Designs.

Brown Sugar #196 - For the Boys - 29/04/2016

Entered into:
Dream Valley - All Creatures Big and Small