Its a wonderful Wednesday which can only mean one thing, its time for a new challenge theme at Addicted to Stamps. And I know the Gallery is going to be overflowing with fabulous designs this week because its the popular:
ANYTHING GOES
I really enjoy this one because the Gallery gets filled with so many different colours, designs, projects....you name it, its there. So please, go to town and try out those new stamps, techniques, papers and show us what you come up with.
Our Sponsor for this challenge is Sweet Pea Stamps and they have a prize of 4 digi's for the winner. How cool is that!
For my card this week I finally had a chance to join in on The Hop to Stop. The absolutely amazing Becca Cruger organised a hop with a Purple colour theme to bring about the awareness of Domestic Violence.
I think she is such a brave and strong woman to speak out about something that we all know goes on across the world but is kept hidden away, for someone else to worry about.
Unfortunately I've witnessed first hand how destructive it can be and it becomes something that will stick with you for the rest of your life. So I say thank you Becca for standing up for all!!
The other fabulous thing is that she also has many sponsors that wanted to be a part of this hop, they should all be applauded:
For my 'purple' card I wanted to try out a technique I saw on the Altenew blog last week. The amazing Marika of Me and Mini-me Crafting had a video showing how she coloured vellum flowers with pencils. The effect is so beautiful, I just had to try it out:
I stamped and heat embossed the flower in white 3x and used purple pencils to colour the petals. I enjoyed doing it so much, actually sat in front of the tv and caught up on a few programmes while I blended away. I then used small pieces of double sided tape to attach the flowers to the card front. After die-cutting the sentiment from gold CS, I just used some Multi Matte Medium to attach it. I'm over the moon with how it turned out, so thank you so much Marika!!!!!!
The flower stamp is from Waffle Flower Crafts 'Lotus', as well as the 'perfect' die.
Will also link to the Virginia's View Challenge # 19 where the theme is:
You have one week to link your projects to the Addicted to Stamps challenge. The rest of the Design Team have made some beautiful projects to inspire you on the blog, should you need some ideas. I really hope you have a chance to play and can't wait to see you in the Gallery!!
Take care
Shona
Hi everybody!! I'm super excited to be joining The Challenge Design Team for my second challenge as the 'October Guest Designer'. Thanks again for having me!!!
For this weeks challenge we are really getting into the Autumn spirit using some rich reds, yellows and rusty colours, along with some kraft card stock for our creations.
I even got a bit crazy and decided to use some die-cut negatives as stencils, which was so much fun:
After creating a kraft card base, I also cut another panel slightly smaller than a piece of white CS. I had created another card with some leaf die-cuts and had the negatives on the table, so used them and the sponge off my mini-blending tool to create the leaf shapes. I adhered this to the white panel and then popped them up on foam tape. After die-cutting the 'thanks' with gold CS and twice from white CS, I glued them all together and attached to the card front. I also heat embossed the rest of the sentiment in white on a tiny piece of black CS and glued this, along with gold sequins for a bit more shine.
The 'thanks' and leaf dies are from Paper Smooches. The 'so much' stamps are from Winnie and Walter 'The Big, the Bold and You'. The gold sequins are from Neat and Tangled.
You have until Sunday 18th October at noon (PST) to link your projects to the challenge. The Design Team have prepared some incredible cards to inspire you on the blog if you need any help with ideas. Hope to see you in the Gallery!!
Take care
Shona
Such an exciting day!! Its my first post as a Design Team Member for the Waffle Flower Crafts challenge. We have one of my favourite techniques for the theme this month:
You can do any type of embossing you like on your project. I still find heat embossing magical and have seen some amazing embossing folders lately. You could also use some embossing paste. The choice is yours! We also have some more ideas for you:
This is the sketch and colour inspiration for this challenge. You can use any of the colours from the photo and the sketch can be rotated etc. So many possibilities!!
I started this by using an embossing folder (from Couture Creations) on the card base. I then gathered some paint chips together to create a blue ombre effect and die-cut each colour using the Waffle Flower 'Flower Circles Die set'. I arranged the flower with the different colours and put washi tape on the back to keep them all together. I popped the flower up on foam tape and trimmed off the over-hanging pieces. I wanted a very simple sentiment so heat embossed 'happy birthday' from the Waffle Flower 'Lotus' stamp set on to some white CS and popped up on foam tape.
The Waffle Flower Crafts challenge ends on Sunday 25th October, so plenty of time for you to get creating and join in. And if you need any help with inspiration, please visit the blog to see what the rest of the Design Team have created for you. I hope to see you in the Gallery!!
Take care
Shona
