Creative Colors Challenge#24

Hi! It's Tuesday and that means a new challenge at Creative Colors Challenges. Our theme this week is to use 4 color sachets from the pic below PLUS a small envelop on your card.Our sponsor is the wonderful Aurora Wings. Their characters are so fun!




I have used adorable Daphne Sprite on my card. Cute, isn't she?!




I loved the ombre paper, so perfect for our palette!

 

Here is a close up to show you the layering over the pattern paper. The envelope is sealed with silver thread that holds a thank you note.

You will find this at the following challenges -
Inspiration Destination  (18/11)
Moving along with the times (20/11)
Kraftin kimmie stamps (21/11)
Qkr stampede#113 (20/11)
Word art wednesday#158
Creative fingers challenge#56  (20/11)
Sisteract card challenge#83
Partytime tuesdays#190 (23/11)
SOS#178 (24/11)
Aurora wings challenge#9 (3/12)
Dream valley challenge#95 (27/11)
Sweet stamps#196
CMC#60 (28/11)
Eureka stamps#115 (24/11)

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Monochromatic tag

 Good Morning friends.........as promised yesterday here am with another tag. This one is almost entirely done in blue. 
Let me briefly take you through the steps -

• To begin I used TCW - birds of a feather stencil with texture paste (homemade)
  to create the base layer, let it dry & then colored over with salty ocean distress paint. 
• Then stamped the script (stampaddicts - pot pourii) in archival black.  Added some crackle paint (rock candy) to the branches. A dash of brown & green highlights the branches.
• Next to tone down the color I added a layer of watery gesso.............

 

Look at the awesome texture! Added a bit of shimmer to all the birds with my favorite Wink of Stella glitter brush pen. 

The little black butterfly is from shrink plastic! 

And the bird charm compliments the theme of the tag, don't you agree? 

The cages were highlighted using vintage photo DI.

The maroon bird escaping from the cage is a rub on & I think is perfect to break the monotony of blue in the tag. 

Next I splattered run down gesso randomly over the tag.

 Playing this at the following  challenges -
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.in/2014/09/challenge-148-anything-goes.html
http://beyondgrey.blogspot.in/2014/09/bgc58-textured-tag.html - WINNER
http://www.sparklingblackrose-craftmylife.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/all-crafts-challenge-augustseptember.html
http://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/ltscb-37-lets-fly-away.html

http://craftcreatoins.blogspot.in/p/new-challenge.html
http://imagination-craftschallenges.blogspot.in/2014/09/september-challenge-anything-goes.html
http://www.craftybloggersnetwork.blogspot.in/2014/09/september-challenge-at-crafty-bloggers.html
http://www.craftindesertdivas.com/2014/09/craft-it-up-and-link-it-up-anything.html
http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/challenge-108-anything-goes-make-it-go.html
http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.in/2014/09/throw-on-flowers-challenge.html
http://crazychallenge.blogspot.in/2014/09/cch-179-three-of-kind.html (three mulberry flowers, three cages)
http://acreativeneed.wordpress.com/join-in-the-monthly-challenge/- WINNER

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Decoupage - A tissue box

Hello Friends.

Sharing a decoupage tissue box made for a swap.

I love the texture on the cane paper & the gorgeous bloom is handmade.

I had selected a pattern paper with a rather bold design so used few embellishments............some MDF cut outs & rub ons.

Supplies - 

MDF tissue box - Craftslane

Rub on stickers

MDF cut outs

Mod podge

Textured Cane paper

Pattern paper

Adhesive back pearls

Distress ink - Vintage photo

You will find this in the following challenges - 

http://memascrafts.blogspot.in/2013/08/august-2014-anything-goes.html

http://butterflyspotchallenge.blogspot.in/2014/07/12-summertime-butterflies.html

http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.in/2014/08/anything-but-card.html (stash item used are the rub on stickers)

http://dianamlarson.blogspot.in/2014/08/dlart-august-linky-challenge.html

http://crafting-with-dragonflies.blogspot.in/2014/08/challenge-33-tissue-box.html (WINNER)

http://agirlwhocraftschalengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/anything-goes-august.html

http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/use-your-stash-at-try-it-on-tuesdays.html (stash item used are the rub on stickers)

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An Altered Clipboard

A very happy weekend to you all.

Schools shut here for a summer break, exams over & time for a good break for all. 

I altered an old clipboard from my daughters school stash & re purposed it into handy utility item.

For this project I stared off with a used clipboard, with mod podge I covered the board with pattern paper (this is from a stack designed by Divya Thallap).

 I have provided a pocket at the bottom to hold tags (die cuts from cereal boxes) for birthdays, reminders, paper clips, etc.

The clipboard also holds a post it pad & a mini calender. 

Tie a small pen to the clip & no more looking out for a pen when you need it the most! To match the pen with the colors of the PP I have cover the cartridge with washi tape.

 

Have you used the mini misters from the Craft Shop? I love them! Look at the amazing misting effect you can create – 

Some more snap shots of the altered clipboard, plenty of die cuts & embellies used here - 

Sharing this at - 

http://lessology.blogspot.in/2014/04/lessology-challenge-35-tic-tag-toe.html

http://asprinkleofimagination.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page.html

http://bastel-traum.blogspot.in/2014/04/tags-anhanger.html

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Halloween Card - Bendi Fold

Today I am sharing a card with a very unique fold which I had come across on Splitcoaststampers where they also have a tutorial. I wanted to try this fold & with halloween approaching it was my daughter's suggestion to make one with this theme.

Lots of pattern paper, die cuts, distressing went into the making of this card - 

These two panels swing open - 

This is how the card looks when open - 

 The bat & the cat are rub-ons & the spider webs are hand drawn. I loved the use of the die cut against an embossed & distressed kraft card stock.

The moon again is fussy cut from another pattern paper.

All these potion bottles are fussy cut from a pattern paper. 

Linking this to the following challenges - 

CCH#156

PYC#6

Squigglefly challenge#41

OLLC#141

Lexi's Creations

Delightful Sketches - Top 3

Imagination Crafts#4 

Crafty Boots Challenge 

Crafty Calender challenge

C is for Challenge#8

Totally Gorjuss

If you would like to know details about the supplies used please leave the query in the comment box & I will help.Thank you so much for visiting & taking the time to comment on my blog. I love to hear from you & truly appreciate your feedback. Have a crafty day!!

CASE this sketch

Here's my interpretation on this week's CAS(E) this sketch challenge #10

Also linking this to the ITSY BITSY Weddings & Celebrations Challenge.

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