10 Tiny Toes EVENT 2



Hello my friends.

 

Wow everyone, we had over 70 submissions for our first Not Just Cards challenge.

I think that is amazing. Thankyou to everyone who played along with us.

Your support is greatly appreciated by everyone on the Design Team.

 

Now that our first challenge is successfully wrapping up, it is time to share some new inspiration for our second challenge.

 

For my first project this fortnight, I choose to work with some darling Digi Stamps 4 Joy images.

I created this brag book with matching wallet.

I thought this might be a lovely gift for a new mother or grand-mother.



 

I used some Graphics 45 paper for the wallet and as matts for the tri-fold pullout.

For my front images, I have used an additional fussy cut layer of vellum

over my original coloured images. I thought this gave my wallet some softness.

I also gave my wallet small accordion sides, allowing additional images or ephemera

to be added by the recipient.

Digi Stamps 4 Joy Images

10 Tiny Toes

 

100 Hearts

Cosmos Corsage

Please, head over to NJC Challenge, and join the challenge.

 Be inspired by fellow design team members.

and most importantly, have fun creating.

 

Remember to stop by on Thursday to check out my next NJC project.

Thankyou and Happy Crafting.

Charlie Fishing Post-it Note Holder

Happy Fathers Day to all my Australian friends.

 

 

And since today is Father's Day here down under,

I thought I would bring you my second Not Just Cards (NJC) Project.

 

My father-in-law likes fishing, so I made him this adorable little post-it note holder.

It could also be used to hold a little calendar, or maybe a list of important dates on the back.



I used an adorable little Charlie Fishing Digi for this project, and the base is cut using The Cutting Cafe's Calendar Holder template. I first created a cereal box board base, then covered this with American Crafts' Dear Lizzy Polka Dot Party Fascinating Friends paper.

I just love this image with this paper. For the fishing line I just used some black sewing thread.

 

StampArt Design by Kathryne Image

Charlie Fishing on a Rock
 

The Cutting Cafe Template

Calendar Holder

 For some more inspiring ways to use your digis, please pop over to Not Just Cards.
And while your there, don't forget to enter some of our fun fortnightly challenges.

Happy Crafting All.

A Mother's Love

Hello lovely crafters.

 

Here is another lovely project to help celebrate the changing of the seasons.

This is also my first Design Team Project for The Mirror Crack'd.

 

 

For this piece I used a shadow photo frame, but I removed the glass before staining the front and sides (with the help of my 3 year old).

The back, inside back, and inside sides a covered with inked Prima Meadowlark papers.

The back is then covered with homemade texture paste in random areas using a stencil.

There is a chipboard frame and a number of meaning ephemera pieces.

I have cut out a mannequin from BoBunny's Cest le Vie line, and printed, cut and assembled a vintage needle case. There is a combination of May Arts and Websters Pages ribbons and trims, and a variety of Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts flowers.

There are even some Prima Resist canvas pieces in amongst the flowers.

I have used Kaisercraft Rub-ons in several places including the quote.

To finish, I used a variety of glimmer mists.

 

Please pop over to the Mirror Crack'd to view other inspiring pieces.

We are a new Mixed Media Challenge blog with having monthly challenges. 

So come on, grab a paintbrush and get messy with us.

Ballerina en Pointe

Hello Everybody.

 

September is upon us, and in Australia, the 1st of September is the first day of Spring.

 

What better way to celebrate than to bring you my very first

Not Just Cards (NJC) Design Team project.

Not only is this my first project, it is Not Just Cards (NJC) first challenge.

 

For this canvas I wanted lots of flowers, elegant lines and a light airy feel that was still striking.

I found this beautiful Aurora Wings ballerina image just perfect. So soft and feminine

with long beautiful lines (and flowers of course). 

After colouring her with my Promarkers, I added shimmer to her dress

(and shoes), her wings and her flowers.

I also added shimmer to all the die cuts and a little to the background.

I hope you love her as much as I do. 

Aurora Wings Image

Marie Taglioni Ballerina Pointe

So please come and join the NJC Challenge.

 Be inspired by fellow design team members.

They will also be having fantastic fortnightly challenges and will encourage you to think

out of the box when using your Digi Stamps.

 

Please stop by on Sunday to check out my next NJC project.

Thankyou and Happy Crafting.

 

 

The Sky's the Limit

Hello all my crafty friends.

Today I am bringing you my very first Design Team Project for Meg's Garden.

 

When I first received my papers from Meg's Garden I was so excited, the papers were gorgeous.

The only problem was, because I liked them, I didn't want to cut into any of them.

Well, that wasn't going to get me far was it.

So I took a pair of scissors, took a long deep breath, and cut into a sheet.

 

For this month's project I choose to work with The Gentleman's Collection

designed by Kerry-Jean Watson.

The papers are beautifully distressed and aged, and are perfect for masculine projects.
I thought this canvas would look great hanging in a gent's office for some inspiration when needed.

 This paper collection just called to me.

I love hot air balloons; I think they are majestic and awe inspiring.
I still remember around 17 years ago travelling to work at 5am and seeing their outlines
in a misty sky. Simply Beautiful.

For this project I wanted the look of a sunrise, so I cut 2 strips the size of my canvas.
I then cut both sheets at one time so the rays would line up.
I distressed and inked all my edges with Vintage Photo.
I also moulded each balloon and banner gently to give them a 3D look.
For the quote, I took the commonly used 'The sky's the limit' and added to it.
I really like how it turned out.

Meg's Garden Products Used

A Travelling Gentleman Paper
A Gentleman on Time Paper

A Gentleman's Bike Paper

A Gentleman's Ephemera - Cut and Create Paper

Other Products Used

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

4" x 12" Canvas

Matisse Turquoise Background Paint

Black Sharpie

But wait, there's more.
What did I do with all the leftover pieces of paper?
I made a card and a tag of course.

The first is quite a masculine tag.
I just loved playing with that starburst/sun ray pattern.

Meg's Garden Products Used

A Travelling Gentleman Paper
A Gentleman on Time Paper

A Gentleman's Bike Paper
A Gentleman's Automobile

A Gentleman's Ephemera - Cut and Create Paper
Old World Time Transparency
Jute Twine
 

Other Products Used

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Kraft Cardstock

Turquoise Brad

Yellow Leaf and Blue Flag
Recycled Packaging
 

For my tag however, I wanted to take the papers in a different direction.

I wanted to show the versatility of The Gentleman's Collection.
I created a feminine tag with lots of Meg's Garden embellishments.

 

 

  Meg's Garden Products Used

A Travelling Gentleman Paper

A Gentleman's Bike Paper

A Gentleman's Ephemera - Cut and Create Paper

Doily Strips

Design Elements Collage Stamp Set

Le Belle Jardin Labels Transparency

Old World Time Transparency

Cottage Cutz Leafy Foliage Die

Dodo Vine Wire

Round Silver Diamante Trim

Dusty Attic Celestial White Flowers

Small Lavender 1cm Roses

 

Other Products Used

Victorian Velvet Distress Ink

May Arts Sheer Ribbon

Gold Bottle Cap

Chocolate Kaisercraft Pearls

Recycled Packaging (used as Tag base).

Thankyou all for stopping by and happy crafting to all.

 

Just Dance

Good Morning fellow crafters.

This morning I have a personal scrapbook page I created with the March 2014 Lost in My Mind Scraptastic Kit.

This layout was totally inspired by Mercy Tiara on YouTube.

I cased her idea of cutting out the flower images and copied her idea on a very limit colour palette.

I added a number of different items from my stash.

Behind the fussy cut flowers I have layered some tulle to mimic Abbey's dress, some yellow washi tape and some Kaisercraft Rub-ons.

I really liked how it turned out and the simplicity of the layout.

Now I just need to decide if I am going to change the title.

I was thinking of Just Dance or Dance of the Fairies.

What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting.

More exciting news

June was quite an eventful month for me.
Besides work being hectic, I received 2 fantastic offers.
The first, a Design Team position for (NJC) Not Just Cards Challenges.

The Second, another exciting adventure.

 

I have been offered a Design Team place for Meg's Garden.

Isn't that great. They have so many talented designers already.
It is an honour to be chosen.

 

Meg's Garden is an enchanting online store.

They manufacture and sell some gorgeous and amazing papers, all made here in Australia.

Please, head over to have a look at some of the amazing items Meg has for sale.

 

Thanks for stopping by Happy Crafting.