Anything Goes Challenge #81 - Tags

Hello fellow bloggers, time for another challenge at Anything Goes and this one is all about Tags.

My DT contribution is an 8 x 8 anniversary card I made for my hubby as it was our anniversary was last week.

We usually go away on our anniversary but this year he couldn't get away from work so I used these Chocolate Baroque stamps to remind him of our favourite anniversary holiday (to date). For our second anniversary we went to Venice and it is such a beautiful place, we stayed in a very old, very elegant hotel with its own private water taxi service and we went on a gondola with a heart shaped seat. So romantic!

Doesn't this time of year make it difficult to take photos - the light is dreadful, mind you I think my camera doesn't help, its quite old now so perhaps for Christmas.............?

As the champagne and glasses stamp is distressed I carried this through the rest of the card and  tore or used a craft knife to distress the edges and the Venetian view was coloured with DIs. I used a script stamp for the background stamping it with perfect medium and embossing with clear embossing powder for a resist effect. This was then inked with mustard seed and the edges with vintage photo using a blending tool.

The two tags were also coloured with mustard seed and stamped with the Love from Chocolate Baroque and the Stampers Anonymous Capture the Moment (which seemed to be very appropriate for this card!). All the edges of the tags, mats and images were inked with vintage photo to pull everything together and add to the vintage look. Some bakers twine was wrapped aroung the base layers and tied to the tags and to complete the TH Love ticket and an anchor were added.

My hubby loved the card and he really does 'get' the whole vintage, shabby, grungy look which does make it easy to make cards for him!

All the items used can be purchased from The Craft Den owned by the lovely Lynn who sponsors our challenge blog.


I hope you like it and I am entering it into the following challenges:

pinkleart.blogspot.co.uk/ Sunday Stamper -Vintage
ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/ Always Anything Goes
simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/ A Project with Heart
crafty-emblies.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/5th-challenge-vintage-shabby-chic.html Vintage shabby chic
joannasheenchallenge.blogspot.ca/ Anything Goes excluding Christmas
drunkenstampers.wordpress.com/ Not too shabby

Anything Goes Challenge #80 - Stitching, Real or Faux

Hello fellow bloggers.

Firstly I must explain why I have not been blogging  recently. My hard drive died and I was so cross because it was only bought back in July when my other hard drive went to hard drive heaven. You would expect it to last more than 3 months - that's not unreasonable is it? The supplier has now replaced it but I have been computerless and unable to blog.

The worst part has been reinstalling all my software, printers and files AGAIN! Such a pain!

Anyhow rant over!

Our new challenge at Anything Goes is Stitching, real or faux. My card this time is a birthday card for my youngest grandson who was one last week and we're all delighted to hear yesterday that his mum is expecting a little brother for him.

I love this Molly Bloom scarecrow stamp and use it quite a lot, the number one and today stamps are from the Cute Campanions patchwork numbers set and all have been coloured with promarkers. The background  papers have been layered in a patchwork fashion and are from my huge stash of freebie papers which I am still on a mission to use up! Some faux stitching around the edges of the papers and a couple of craft candy adds the finishing touches.

Hope you like it.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
artisticinspirationscrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ Recycle/Anything Goes
raisethebarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Birthday
challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything Goes
onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything Goes
stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.co.uk/ Stitching
ladyanneschallenges.weebly.com/anything-goes.html Anything Goes
createdwithlovechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ Birthday with Number

Anything Goes Challenge #78 - Make Your Own Embellishments

Hello fellow Bloggers its time for another challenge over at Anything Goes which is Make Your Own Embellishments.

I seem to be drawn to 8x8 size cards at the moment - perhaps because recently they have all been family cards and this is one I made for my daughter in laws birthday. Apologies for the quality of the photo but the light was poor and  I am not the world's best photographer! Also, to be honest, I took the photo in a hurry because I was on the last minute for her birthday!

This is a favourite Stampendous stamp which has been coloured with Promarkers and cut with a labels 20 spellbinders die. The floral backing cards are from Kanban which I bought when I was at the Craft Den's birthday bash. The flowers and pins are from Creative Expressions and the three lace leaves are from a strip of lacey leaves I bought at the Happy Stampers show a while ago. The wire twists were made by wrapping beading wire around a wooden kebab stick - an embellishment I use a lot with flowers.

A relatively simple card but I think appropriate given the busy floral backing card. Hope you like it.

I shall be entering this into the following challenges:

cardmaniachallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ Happy Birthday
craftybloggersnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-number-4-sponsored-by-indigo.html Anything Goes
fashionistachallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything Goes
ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/ Always Anything Goes
simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/ Your favourite
inthepinkchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Pink plus one
challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything Goes
tammyscrapincorner.com/ Anything Goes
especiallymade.blogspot.co.uk/p/weekly-challenge_14.html Feature 3 Leaves

Anything Goes Challenge - Animals

Another challenge from Anything Goes and this time its Animals. I had great fun with this challenge and as you can see there are lots of animals on my project!

My grandson is 3 in a couple of weeks and has just moved into his own room so what better than a door sign? He loves going to the zoo (and he is quite funny when he mimics the animal sounds) so a jungle theme seemed a good choice - and of course it fitted in nicely with our challenge.

 

 

I have used a canvas board and painted it with various acrylic paints smooching them in together to get the random effect. The animals, leaves, vines, flowers and bananas are all stamps from Creative Expressions sets, Jungle Friends, Monkeying Around and Animal Safari which were coloured with promarkers and cut out.

 

The palm trees, grass and the sign post are sissix dies which I have cut out of coredinations and sanded and the sign post was also embossed with the cuttlebug wood grain embossing folder. The letters are chipboard painted with Fresco Finish paints - firstly all over with Hey Presto then using a wet baby wipe Hyde Park and Chocolate Pudding were dabbed on to give them a khaki effect.

 

I can't wait to see his face when he sees this! I just know he is going to love it!

 

Don't forget to visit the Craft Den for all your goodies!

 

I am entering this into the following challenges:

 

cardsformen.blogspot.co.uk/ Animal Magic

craftybloggersnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything Goes

ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/ Always Anything Goes

totallystampalicious.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything Goes

anyoneforanya.blogspot.co.uk/ All About Boys

hidinginmycraftroom.com/ Anything Goes

simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-leaf-spiration.html Leaves

charismacardz.blogspot.co.uk/ For the Guys

pinkleart.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/sunday-stamper-week-225-happy-heart.html Happy Heart

 

 





Anything Goes Challenge #76 - Sketch

The nights are drawing in and the weather is cold and miserable so what a good excuse to craft! Over at Anything Goes we have a new challenge, just follow the sketch - easy peasy. The design team have come up with some beautiful designs - as usual, do pop over and take a look.

My DT card is a commissioned birthday card for a little girl whose favourite colour is pink.

 

 

This is another 8 x 8 card, I must admit that it is one of my favourite sizes to work with. I inked up a paper doilly with DI  worn lipstick and topped this with a die cut using pink pearl card which was run through with a Happy Birthday embossing folder.

 

The image is a Penny Black stamp that I have had in my stash for a long time, sadly unused, why? because I had forgotten I had it! How many of us do that? Who hasn't bought duplicates too? Anyway when I came across it it was just right for this little girl. It was coloured with promarkers and die cut with labels 23.

 

The little birdie sentiment was die cut using Fancy Tags 2 and the other sentiment was cut freehand. The butterflies were made with the spellbinders dies Les Papillions . Some lace and pink pearls were added to finish.

 

 

I am entering this into the following challenges:

 

craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ Bingo - Emboss, Pink, Flowers

kaboodledoodles.blogspot.co.uk/  Babies and/or children

lollipopcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/  Break out your punches or dies

ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/ Always Anything goes

totallystampalicious.blogspot.co.uk/ Birthday card for a girl

nomatterwhichchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ Die cuts / Punches

sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything Goes for Kids

thecraftypad.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/breast-cancer-awarenessthink-pink.html Think Pink!

joyfulstamper.blogspot.co.uk/ Always Anything Goes

 

 

 

 

 





Anything Goes Challenge #75 - Early Christmas

Oh my goodness, where does the time go, September already, the days are flying past. We also have a new challenge over at Anything Goes which is Early Christmas, although its not that far away now and  I think we are all turning our attention to all those Christmas cards we need to make so here's a reason to make a start. Do pop over and have a look at the lovely creations my fellow teamies have made.

Here is my contribution an 8 x 8 card using IndigoBlu and Creative Expressions stamps, available from the Craft Den

The background is coloured with DI aged mahogany and the new mowed lawm. When I was applying the inks I really liked the "blotchy" effect - you know that point when you have laid down the colour just before you start to blend, so left it at that stage. Using the aged mahogany I stamped the IndigoBlu 'Frosted Baubles' corner stamp in the top left corner and with a bit of manoeuvering used just the swirl and the snowflakes part of the stamp to stamp the other 3 corners.

The sentiment stamp is another from IndigoBlu  which was stamped with flitterglu and then gilded with Morris Dancer flakes, this was die cut with grand labels eleven, coloured in the die with mowed lawn and then matted onto maroon cardstock.

As it's Christmas, Poinsettias are apt as a floral embellishment and also fitted into the colour scheme lol! These stamps are from CE's Holly plate and were coloured with mowed lawn and aged mahogany with black seed beads glued in the centres. I cut down between some of the petals so they could be curled.

All the materials used here can be ordered on line from the lovely Lynn at the Craft Den.

I am entering this card into the folowing challenges:
pinkleart.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/sunday-stamper-week-221-tulips-from.html Stamped Flowers
christmascrafting.blogspot.co.uk/ Traditional Colours
challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything Goes
fashionablestampingchallenges.cottagecrafts.ie/ Anything Floral
polkadoodle.blogspot.co.uk/ Flowers
artwithnoboundaries.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything Goes
ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/ Always Anything Goes
smudgyantics.blogspot.co.uk/ Tic-Tac-Toe 3 in a row: Ribbon, 3D, Flowers
diekreativenstempelfreunde.blogspot.co.uk/ Distressed