Roses are red....

Simple card today, paper, lace, bow and rose all from my stash.  

Entered into:
The Rainbow Card - Red Romance
Creative Knocks - AG
Through the Craftroom Door - AG
Penny's Papers - AG

Get Creative January 2019

Excited to announce I am on the Get Creative Challenge Design Team.  Look out for my inspiration every other month, which means I have lots of time to create a project.
For January our theme is Anything Goes and we have 3 great sponsors

Digi Drawn

https://www.etsy.com/shop/DigiDrawn

Dr Digis

 https://www.doctor-digi.com/

Ikes Art

http://www.ikesart.com/

I got to play with Ike's Peacock and did some mixed media on a birthday card.

Starting with Fresco Chalk Paints, different glitters, gems, gold and silver inks.  Diecut, and flower complete the card.

Check out all the wonderful designs at:
 http://getcreativechallenges.blogspot.com/

And, I'll be back in March with some Get Creative inspiration

Entered into:

Creative Knockout - Celebrations
Ike's World Challenge - A is for Animal/Anything Goes 
Love to Craft - AG
Crafting by Design - AG
Crafting with Attitude - AG
Daisy Chain- Add some Sparkle 
Outlawz Monday Greetings - Wing It

CHNC Christmas #419, 5 Jan, 2019

This week we are looking Anything Goes, optional "Upcycle or use something old" I have a number of old envelopes and this one has been updated with 10 different Christmas patterned papers and three diecuts.  Everything has been glued down and a brayer used to ensure a flat fully glued service.  A white sticker on the front, a letter inside and you could post it a family member or friend.  Give the postie a bit of Christmas cheer on his journey.

Front

Back

 http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/

Entered into:
Outlawz Festive Friday - Christmas
ModSquad Challenge - Must use  at least 3 different patterned papers. (I managed 10)
ABC Christmas Challenge - A is for Anything Goes
The 12 Monthss of Christmas - AG 
Merry Little Christmas - 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.

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/

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

Pearly Sparkles January Challenge -Anything Goes

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year

I've used a QKR image called "Man Sleeping" to create a birthday card.

Coloured with copic pens and fussy cut, layered onto distressed cardstock.  Typed sentiments that have been diecut complete the card.

Check out the challenge at:

http://pearlysparkleschallenge.blogspot.com/

Entered into:
Through the Craftroom Door - AG
QKR - AG 
Creative Knockouts - AG 

CHNC Patterned Paper Challenge January, 2019

This month I have used Graphic 45 papers to create a baby card. The branch, flowers and crib have all been fussy cut from the papers.  The flowers and leaves were fussy cut, layered onto black cardstock and fussy cut again, which adds more dimension and like a diecut, they have been added with 3d dimensions.

Check out all the inspiration at:

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/

Entered into:
Outlawz Twisted Thursday AG
Creative Knockout - AG
Cute Card Thursday - AG
Cute N Crafty - AG
Always Fun - Something New
 

CHNC Christmas #418

And for the last challenge of the year you choose, any Christmas card or New Year project.  I've stayed with the Christmas theme using Bugaboos "Tree", coloured with Copic pens and then diecut and layered onto patterned paper and cardstock.

I've tried keeping a lot of the cards this year, simple and flat, not only easier to post but cheaper also.

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/

Entered into:

 Outlaw Festive Fridays - Christmas
A bit more time to Craft - AG
Not Just a Card - AG
Sparkles Monthly - Christmas
The Creative Crafters - AG

CHNC Christmas #417

This week use the Word Christmas on your Christmas project.   I have been going through my stash lately and found this paper and diecut, I've added silver ribbon to complete the card.

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/

Entered into:
Outlaw Festive Fridays - Christmas
Crafter's Castle - AG 
The Corrosive Challenge - AG
Heartcraftpaper - AG
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG
Creative Inspirations - Feeling Festive
Path of Positivity - AG -optional metallics. Silver would be my favourite metal. I think I am drawn to the lack of colour in silver, the same as I prefer black and white photos to colour ones.  Without the colour the true metal/subject of the photo shines through.

Happy Birthday fromThomas

I made this for a little 2 years olds birthday, he is a mad Thomas The Tank Engine fan, which is probably the same with all boys of that age.

I printed the background including the Fat Controller and sentiment, coloured trees, bushes, ground and the Controller with copic pens.  The engines were colour printed and fussy cut, layered with 3d dimensions.  The two balloons are diecuts with twine for the controller to hold.

Hope you like it, the little boy loved it.

Entered into
Outlawz Tuesday Colour Challenge - Use red, blue, green and some leaves.
Crafting from the Heart - AG
Through the Craftroom Door - AG 
Penny's Paper Challenge - AG 
The Male Room - The Colour Blue

Snowfamily Carolers Gift Box

Back with another gift box today.  These have been so much fun to make.
I was very lucky to be the Blog challenge winner at Createful Heart in October. I won two beautiful images, that you will see in the coming weeks and was asked if I would like to be a Guest Designer for December.

I chose Snow Family for a Winter/Christmas theme.  The image has been printed 4 times, two of the prints have been coloured with Copic, Little Tipsy and Shin Tan Art Touch pens, fussy cut and then attached to the two uncoloured images to give them strength to stand up.

I had nearly ran out of the paste I had previously used and instead used Leni Texture paste (2 problems, takes forever and a day to dry, ended up using a heat gun and it dries a brilliant white, which looks great but very hard to photograph, kept reflecting off all the elements).  The last of the Stampin Up Embossing paste was used around the edges and flowers.

I have added a wooden Snowman, 25th sign and fences, together with a wire tree and an assortment of flowers.  Kept with the mauve/purple theme as it's for someone who loves those shades.

Close up of Snow Family

 The box has been covered with mauve and white polka dot paper, silver ribbons also added.

 Bit closer

 I took approximatelyt 40 pictures of this box, the sun and texture paste were not doing me any favours.  And of course, our little dog photo-bombed this one.  She only stands about 7 inches, but manages to be in a lot of my photos.

 The flowers, this is not my forte, but I was really proud of myself with this arrangement.

Check out the challenge at:

http://createfulheartcards.blogspot.com/

Entered into:
Dream Valley - Christmas
ABC Christmas - Y is for your favourite thing (using wooden elements)
Altered Eclectics- Altered box lid
613 Avenue Create - AG
Crafting by Design - Holiday AG
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Christmas Goes
More Mixed media - AG optional white

Cardz 4 Gals - Christmas Non Traditional Colours