BGC#72 - ANYTHING GOES

Hello, dear  followers!

First, thank you for your fantastic project in our Semptember challenge. I couldn't take my eyes off! I hope you will join us also this month!

Our challenge in October is Anything goes. We are waiting for any kind of project you will make: cards, layouts, 3-D projects.

Deadline to enter: 31st October 2015 until 11:55 PM IST

Please welcome our sponsors -

Prize 1  is being sponsored by the generous sponsor Kraft zone

  

Prize 2 is a Gift Vocher of 500 INR  from Rainbow Craftykari

 

 

I prepared for you Christmas cards this time.  I have a lot of them to make, so I've started already. :-)
Usually I make them plain and flat, but this time they have more elements.

I used dies to make poinsettia, leaves and also background with snowflakes.

 I make snow using a snow paste and glitter. It's really glittering!

BGC#72 - Anything goes

BGC#71 CAS Cards or Layouts

Hello, my dear followers!

It's great to be here again after longer summer break. What's more, I've seen your fantastic dimensional project and I have to say, that we have very difficult task now! You are so talented and creative!

I hope to see  wonderful projects this month, too. I know, that for some of you CAS isn't so easy to make, but sometimes it's worth to try. And if you try, show us effects!

But before you enter your card or layout, remember about these simple rules:

• Make a clean and simple card or a layout ! 
• Your project must be new and dated after the challenge date.
• Link back to our challenge.

Deadline to enter -  30th September 2015 until 11:55 PM IST .

And wonderful prizes are waiting for you!

Prize 1  is being sponsored by the generous sponsor Kraft zone

                                                  

Prize 2 is a Gift Vocher of 500 INR  from Rainbow Craftykari

                                                      

Summer is over, but I have for you a card in summer colors. Also inside you will find paper with colorful stripes.

I finished my card with three enamel dots. They are perfect for CAS cards.

My card isn't flat, I used 3d foam tape to stick the white & black panel with "hello" to a piece of patterned paper.

Feel free to join us this month! Please enter your project(s) HERE!
Hugs,
Aneta

Short tutorial with exploding box

Hello again!

I need to say, that I'm over the moon, because we have more and more new followers here! I hope you will stay with us for longer. Feel free to join our challenges any time you want.
 It's also great to see how some of you developed yourself! I'm really impressed!

As it's said, I prepared short tutorial for you. I created an exploding box for my friend's birthday. Actually, I used ready base for it, because I wanted to check, if it's not to weak for this kind of the "card". This base is made of a very thin paper.

I started with preparing all materials which I needed. Here you can see the base itself.
(I used my very old cutting pad - sorry for that, but it's the best in the world and I don't want to throw it away, not yet:-))

I cut papers into sguares and smaller strips.

Next I sticked pieces of paper to the base. I added a few more squarest to make it a little bit stronger.

Then I glued wings of the lid. 

Now I started to add layers. Foam tape is perfect, if you want to achieve a 3D effect in your makings. I used it to stick these white circles and one more layer of the lid.

The last step was embellishing. I used chipboards, dies and hand made flowers to do it. I left this empty space for special wishes.

And that's how it looked in the end, when the box was closed.

So it looks like my experiment with the ready basewent well. It's good option, if you don't have to much time to prepare your own base but you want to prepare a special gift for someone.

Sunny greatings from Poland

Aneta

BGC#70 - Dimensional project with Aneta -

Hello, my dear crafters!

As you know, we are playing with dimensional projects this month. I've seen many of your amazing projects already and I'm so thrilled! Of course, I'm looking forward to see more!

But before you will upload your project, please read our RULES below!

• Make a dimensional paper crafted project . (Eg-  Dimensional cards like box cards , exploding boxes , any type of 3D folds , alter a dimensional item using paper craft products or just make a 3D item in itself !)
• Your project must be new and dated after the challenge date.
• Link back to our challenge. 
• Deadline to enter is 31st of July until 11:55 PM IST

We have two prizes for you!

Prize 1 is sponsored by Kraftzone

Prize 2  is a Gift Vocher of 500 INR  from Rainbow Craftykari

My inspiration for you is this elegant photo album.  The most dimensional part of it is a front cover. 

I hope you can see, that the background behind the inscription isn't flat. I used one white layer and 3D foam to make it higher. It goes perfectly with my self made flowers.

I'm using waxes and glossy accents and it's what you can see on the "album". I really like this effect, because the inscription isn't flat any more. And it's glossy! What's more, this way you can protect  the chipboard against damage.

I added also some chipboard inside the album. It will help to keep distance between photos.

I added also small pockets for more photos.

Ready to join us? So please enter your projects here.

See you soon!

Aneta

BGC # 69 - Cards only!

Hello ladies!

We have June already! That means that we should announce quite new challenge for you. And here it is!
This month we decided to play with cards only. The rules are very simple:

• Make a CARD. Any theme goes !
• Your project must be new and dated after the challenge date. 
• Link back to our challenge .
• Dates:  1 st June to 30th June 2015

We have 2 prizes for you - from our 2 generous sponsors:
1. Prize one from Kraft zone

2. Prize two from The Craft shop -500 INR GV 

 

This time I have two different birthday cards with Gorjuss. Do you know this sweet little girl?
I've just discovered her and I felt  in love with her!
First card is more pastel, with pink butterflies. The girl is gray and red mostly.

My second card is a hexagon-shaped-card with this same Gorjuss girl. She is green and blue with red flowers.  I also made a flower.

As you can see, I created two different cards using this same stamp image. It's why I like stamping so much: you can create as many version of the image as you want, using different colours or cutting them out with different tools. That's cool!

Now is your turn to show us your beautiful cards!

Warm greetings

Aneta

BGC#67 - Spring green with spring elements. Aneta

Hello, dear crafters!

I've seen your spring projects and I'm really impressed And that's only the middle of the month and our spring challenge!
I'm very happy that quite new crafters joined us. I hope, that you will stay with us longer.

If you want to play with us this month, don't forget about the challenge guadlines:

1.      Make any paper crafted project (Card , mixed media , altered item etc) with green being the prominent color .

2.      Add spring elements to it for e.g. grass, flowers, sunny day scene, Easter related items such as bunnies, birds or anything that shouts spring!!!

3.      Make sure you explain in your post what spring elements you have used.

4.      Link back to our challenge .

5.      Deadline 1^st April to 30^th April.

We have great prizes for you, which are:

Prize 1:    A wonderful prize from   

Prize 2: 

  is generously donating a  GV worth 500 INR .

It's time for my spring inspiration.It's a name day card.
I wanted to keep it in optimistic spring colours and that are also my favourite spring colours.You can see them everywhere, when spring begins.

 I used also craft base. I like it with combination with white colour. 

Do you like it?

If you want to share with us your spring creation, add your link here.

Spring and sunny greetings,

Aneta

BGC#66 - Mixed media!

Hi everyone!
We had so many beautiful and creative entries last month! Thank you for playing with us!
It's March already, so it's time to start new challenge!
I'm so excited about our mixed media challenge, because I really like experiments like that!

We have very clear and simple rules this month:

- Make a mixed media project using more than one medium (gesso, mist, ink, gel medium, texture paste, pain). It has to be visible in your work.

- Mention what kind of medium you used in your post .

- Your project must be new and must have been done after our challenge announcement.

- Deadline to enter: 31th March 2015 until 11:55 PM IST.

Please welcome our sponsors -

Prize 1  

  

Kraft zone  is generously sponsoring a lovely prize package for the winner.

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The pack has some amazing papers that would go well with any mixed media project ! 

Ranger-petal-pink-liquid-pearls-pearlescent-paint-12-oz-bottle 

Another must have for mixed media ! :)

Prize 2

Sponsored by

The Craft shop is generously donating a mystery prize.

for our winner ! :)

And this is what I prepared for you. 
I used chalk and pearl mists, green ink and white gesso to create this colorful background. 

I added brads, soft yellow flower, twine, inked bunches and wooden heart saying "For you".

Now it's your time to  show us your unusual creativity. Don't be afraid to make new things, to make experiments! And have a lot of fun!

Aneta

BGC# 65 - Mood board + stamping once more with Aneta

Dear followers!

My inspiration is the last one while the challenge for this month. I've seen a lot amazing projects on your blogs already and I'm looking forward to see more!
You have still time to join us! And remember about our mood board and rules:

• Make a paper crafted project taking inspiration from the above mood board . 

• Your post must mention how or what elements inspired you for your project. 

• Your project must have some sort of stamping done on it. Make sure its visible in your pictures .

• Your project must be new and must have been made after our challenge announcement 

• Deadline to enter -  28th Feb 2015 until 11:55 PM IST .

As my friends and family members have their birthday now,  I'm creating cards for them. This is one of these cards. I was inspired by delicate yellow and green colours from our mood board this time.  I used one stamp to make a sentiment and the second to stamp... the flower. 

Sometimes I make my own flowers, sometimes I just buy them.  If it's the last option, I choose white flowers, because it gives me possibility to change their colours by misting, inking or stamping. This way I have perfect flowers for my projects.  

If you decide to join us, enter your project HERE.
Have a nice day!
Aneta

BGC # 65 - Mood board + Stamping by Aneta

Hello, dear followers!

I'm really happy, that I can be here with you again, when the new year begun. I miss it!

We have some changes here, so please read a our new rules carefully.

This month we have a challenge with the mood board and stamping. Just to remind you the rules:

• Make a paper crafted project taking inspiration from the moodboard . 

• Your post must mention how or what elements inspired you for your project. 

• Your project must have some sort of stamping done on it. Make sure its visible in your pictures .

• Your project must be new and must have been made after our challenge announcement 

• Deadline to enter -  28th Feb 2015 until 11:55 PM IST .

We have also great prizes for you:

Prize 1

Wow! That looks great, doesn't it?  I think, that it's worth to join us in this challenge!

Basing on our mood board, I prepared a card as an inspiration for you. I chose delicate peach color as the main element of it. Playing with a symmetry here ( because I didn't wan to to make a card with all elements just in the middle of the card), I put smaller rectangles more to the right side and down.

What do you think about my card?

I'm looking forward to see yours projects this month!
Have a lot of fun making them!

Warm greetings
Aneta