Create and Inspire Inspiration

Today a new challenge starts Create and Inspire !

Our challenge is always "anything goes".
This time our challenge is a little different as it is
"Just For Fun"

I have a tag for you today:

I like to play with mixed media - and in this I have used paint, sprays and distress ink forming several layers in the background. I have then overstamped with a script stamp in turquoise and an image stamp in black Stazon.
Finally I added ribbons,a feather, a die cut flourish and a bow!

I have decided to step down from the Create and Inspire Design Team so this will be my final make for Create and Inspire. I have enjoyed using all the images from the sponsors -

 Thank you very much!

- and I have enjoyed working with and being inspired by the team! 

I am sure I will meet you again around blogland!

Bye and good luck to you all!

Happy Crafting!

New Challenge at Create and Inspire

Today a new challenge starts at
Create and Inspire !

Our challenge is always "anything goes".
This week our challenge is a little different as it is
"Just For Fun"

Here's my make:

 Lisa D. from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles is this month's

Featured Artist in the Through The Craftroom Door Magazine
(July/August edition!)

For this article Lisa designed a brand new digital kit called...

 A TASTE OF SUMMER

 

I used some elements from this kit to form today's card.
YOU can still enter the Taste of Summer Blog Hop here where there are prizes...!!

 The image is from Gerda Steiner
Surfing Duck
Finally I added some flip flop embellishments.

Happy Crafting!

Create and Inspire Midway post

The current challenge at Create and Inspire is continuing for another two weeks!

Our challenge is always "anything goes" and our sponsor is

Ike's Art

You might remember my journal page that I made at the beginning of the challenge...find more details here...

Today I have another little inspiration for you - a pair of ATCs:

I used Ike's images Stitchy Katz, colouring them with Promarkers and cutting them out.

For the backgrounds, I mopped up some spritzed 'scattered twigs' distress ink with a piece of white card. I overstamped with a small background stamp and coloured this with a gold Promarker. I cut two small rectangles from this and distressed them around the edges. I then matted these onto yellow card.

I then added the images, some gems and yellow bows...

I will link these to Ike's SUYP challenge - second make, same image!

Do go over to Create and Inspire 

and see the winners from last time and the other fabulous DT makes.
I look forward to seeing your creations in the Challenge!

Happy Crafting!

New Challenge at Create and Inspire

Today another challenge starts at Create and Inspire!

Our challenge is always "anything goes"

This fortnight's fabulous sponsor is

Ike's Art

I recently came across Ike's Pumpkinhead image.
I printed it out to colour but then decided I couldn't better Ike's version - so I printed a couple of the precoloured image and cut them out.

For some reason it reminded me of the children's rhyme

Peter, Peter pumpkin eater,

Had a wife but couldn't keep her;

He put her in a pumpkin shell

And there he kept her very well.

Peter, Peter pumpkin eater,

Had another and didn't love her;

Peter learned to read and spell,

And then he loved her very well.

I came across two images online illustrating this rhyme and decided to use these as well on a journal page.

These are accredited to WW Denslow

Totally different from Ike's image!!

I started by spritzing my pages with water and then spraying with Color Burst powders.
I then attached some orange spider web lace.

I really love the colours obtained with these powders!

I then added the images...

Do go over to Create and Inspire 

and see the winners from last time and the other fabulous DT makes.
I look forward to seeing your creations in the Challenge!

Happy Crafting!

Create and Inspire New Challenge!

Today another challenge starts at Create and Inspire!

Our challenge is always "anything goes"

This fortnight's fabulous sponsor is

Sheep Ski Designs

My Mum likes to be called 'Mom' and she was absolutely delighted when I made her a card for her Birthday using For Mom

  ( you will find more info about this card here)

So I decided to use the image again, making a twisted easel card, colouring the image with Promarkers. I was really surprised when I realised I had again coloured Mom in blues!
I was also going to put a scalloped circle behind the image - but when I took a look at the old version, thought I better do something different!

Basically I used a white card base with an extra square of white card. The base and easel were matted and layered with blue paper then a piece of DP from my stash.
I added the image cut out with a nesting die and some flowers for the easel stand.
(Not many flowers left in my stash now - I had so many from Naiff St Souq in Dubai...)

Do go over to Create and Inspire 

and see the winners from last time and the other fabulous DT makes.
I look forward to seeing your creations in the Challenge!

Happy Crafting!

New Challenge at Create and Inspire!

Today another challenge starts at Create and Inspire - and there's a new look on the blog!!

Our challenge is always "anything goes"

This fortnight's fabulous sponsor is

Oddball Art Co

I have made a card today... I am using a creepy cute giraffe image from from Oddball Stamps, coloured with Promarkers and glitter, with added googly eyes...I cut this out and added it to the card.

I decided to use the Definitions - Happy Themed mini-kit from Dragons Lair for the backing paper.

I used the 'Fun' Definition paper to mat and layer a Kraft card base,

 interspersed with black card. I then added the Fun element - I will add the words 'Have (Fun) this Christmas' if I decide to use it as a Christmas card.

Do go over to Create and Inspire 

and see the winners from last time and the other fabulous DT makes.
I look forward to seeing your creations in the Challenge!

Happy Crafting!

New Challenge at Create and Inspire

Today another challenge starts at Create and Inspire

Our challenge is always "anything goes"

This fortnight's fabulous sponsor is

Creepie Cuties

I have made a set of ATCs:

I started with scraps of card and DP from my stash. I then added the images coloured with Promarkers and some black stickers.

Image is Lil Zombie Girl

Image is Dia De Los Muertos

Image is Little Batling

Do go over to Create and Inspire 

and see the winners from last time and the other fabulous DT makes.
I look forward to seeing your creations in the Challenge!

Happy Crafting!

New Challenge at Create and Inspire

Today another challenge starts at Create and Inspire

Our challenge is always "anything goes"

This fortnight's fabulous sponsor is

StarStampz

I have used Monster Under The Bed and paper-pieced the image (printing the image on several colours and then cutting out different pieces to form the picture) and cutting it out with a nesting die.

I used the image on an easel card, first matting and layering with pale blue card then starry paper from my stash. The poem is based on several I found on the internet, printed out and die cut.

Do go over to Create and Inspire 

and see the winners from last time and the other fabulous DT makes.
I look forward to seeing your creations in the Challenge!

Happy Crafting!