Crafty-Emblies - 7th Challenge - Male

Hello everyone, I can't believe it but our 7th Challenge is now live over at Crafty-Emblies and the winner from our 6th Challenge has been announced.  Pop over to find out who the winner is.  

We also have some very exciting news our new DT Members have been announced and I would like to say a great big warm welcome to Jane, Tina, Leesa, Sara, Elaine, Sandy, Seema and Kim. I am looking forward to working with you all girls and seeing all your wonderful creations.

Our theme for our current challenge #7 is Male.  We are now an Altered Art/Mixed Media Challenge Blog and we don't accept Cards, ATCs or Scrapbook pages.  So please come over and see all the gorgeous creations by the other Teamies and join in with your Altered Art/Mixed Media project for your chance to win a £10 goodie box of the gorgeous Crafty-Emblies.

This is my DT project for this month.  I have been promising myself for sometime now to make something for my dearest Hubby and this Challenge was the perfect opportunity to make something which I knew he would love, use and appreciate. 

I created this Desktop Organiser using the Crafty-Emblies pen holder and 2 of the 2.5" boxes.  I glued all the items together using Glossy Accents.  I decorated the boxes using a selection of my Tim Holtz stamps from my stash and used Memento Rich Cocoa ink which tones in with the colouring of the mdf.  Once together I lined the inside of the 2.5" boxes with paper from a DCWV paperstack.  I rubbed some Inca Gold on Crafty-Emblie Keys and Cogs and attached them again with Glossy Accents.  I also had some metal cogs in my stash which I attached on top of the Crafty Emblie Cogs just to add some further dimension.  To finish off I created a dangle charm using a Tim Holtz Idea-ology Trinket Pin with the word 'Stuff' on top and attached a selection of charms from my stash using some chain and jump rings.  I attached this to a stick I made to look like a little wooden ruler.  On the base I glued on black felt just to finish it off.

I took this home to Hubby and he loved it.  After examining it very carefully he had to ask 'Did you make this?' followed by 'how?'  The wonders of Crafty-Emblies eh?

So there you go that's how this was done.  I look forward to seeing all your wonderful creations over at Crafty-Emblies.

Thank you so much again for stopping by, I love reading all your lovely comments, I really appreciate them all.

Great Big Huge Hugs

Becca xxx

Craftymess Challenge Blog - #24 Show Some Sparkle/Bling

Hello everyone, I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas and that Santa was good to you all.    

Wow we had some fantastic entries for our last Challenge - #23 Vintage Christmas over on Craftymess Challenge Blog, the theme was chosen by myself and boy what a difficult job I had in deciding my Winners and Top 3's!!  After a lot of head scratching and viewing all the entries over and over again I did come to my decision as you will see over at Craftymess Challenge Blog.

Well our new Challenge is now live and Challenge #24 is Show Some Sparkle/Bling.  I am really looking forward to seeing the entries for this challenge.  I love sparkle and Bling and it will be lovely to move on from Christmas now until next year.  

My DT entry for this Challenge is below.  I decided to make a Memory Mini Album.  I have a tutorial for this over on my YT Channel please Click Here to see how I make them.  They really are very easy and are a great way of using minimal paper for the maximum amount of space and pockets.

This Challenge has been chosen by Sandie and our sponsor for this Challenge is Crafty-Emblies who are very generously providing the winner with a £10 voucher to spend on yummy goodies from their shop.

Please come over and join in with us, I look forward to seeing your entries.

Again many thanks for stopping by and I really appreciate your comments.

Great Big Huge Hugs

Becca xxx

Crafty Emblies - 6th Challenge - Toy Box or Toy or Box

Hi everyone, sorry I am a little late in posting this but Christmas and all the festivities seem to have taken over.

I can't believe we are already at our 6th Challenge over on Crafty-Emblies Challenge Blog, WOW doesn't time fly when you are having fun!!

This months theme was chosen by Angela and she chose Toy Box or Toy or Box.  Again the winner will receive a £10 Goodie Box and remember with the very reasonable prices over at Crafty-Emblies this is a good amount of yummy goodness :-).

We have had a little jig around with our blog we are now an altered art/mixed media Challenge Blog - however if you have cards or scrapbooking pages you would like to share with us please visit our sister blog Craftymess - They will be delighted to see your work.

This is my DT project for this Challenge - I made a mini Toy Box from one of the lovely little boxes I brought back from Michaels from my recent holiday to the States.  I painted it with Burnt umber and blended in some white acrylic paint to achieve the old look.  I embellished it with some G45 Christmas Emporium toy images which I fussy cut from the collection.  I used some Crafty Emblies mini alphas on the lid to spell out Toys and used ABC and 123 on the front.  Of course I had to use my favourite Inca Gold to the edges of the box just to tone in with the hinges and closure on the box.  I used gesso inside and then aged it with some TH Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  To finish the whole Toy Box effect I added some Crafty Emblies 'Toys' to fill the 'Box'.  

I hope you like what I have made, I am quite happy with how it turned out and love the old aged look I have managed to achieve on a New Michaels box.

Please come over and join in with us at Crafty-Emblies Challenge Blog for your chance to win the £10 Goodie Box.  I look forward to seeing your entries.

Thank you so much again for stopping by and I really appreciate all you wonderful comments.

Great Big Huge Hugs

Becca xxx

Crafting Facebook Group Daily Challenge -'Texture'

This is my entry for today's Challenge on the Facebook Group Crafting. The theme for today is 'Texture'

I covered a box canvas in Modelling Paste and added some peaks and texture using a poky tool. I then sprayed it with cosmic shimmers and dabbed with some TH Vintage Photo distress ink. Then layered up some laces and trims and skeleton leaves along with some die cut green paper leaves. I used a homemade pearl white shimmer mist on the rosette trim to add some pearly effect and topped with flat backed pearls. I added one of my handmade shabby chic flowers and had to finish it off with a Crafty Emblies birdcage with I hung from an old gold chain and embossed with shabby pink embossing powder.

Thank you so much for taking a look.

Great Big Huge Hugs

Becca xxx

Craftymess Challenge Blog 23rd Challenge - Vintage Christmas

Hi everyone, I have been very busy and over at Craftymess Challenge Blog the theme for our latest challenge has been chosen by yours truly and I opted for 'Vintage Christmas' which I thought would be very appropriate for the time of year, really trying to get me in the Christmas mood.

Here is my DT Vintage Christmas card that I created

For this card I decided to break open my Graphic 45 Christmas Emporium paper, oh my word Graphic 45 what words can I use they are absolutely fantastic, great quality, stunning to work with oh and wonderful to sniff and stroke.  But I gave in and they are no longer hoarded, I have used them now :-)

For this card I used a 5x5 Papermainia Kraft Card, backing paper is a sheet of Vintage Christmas from my stash.  I matted and layered 2 sheets of G45 Christmas Emporium paper.  The Vintage image of the Mother and Children I stickled to make it pop out.  I used some cream lace and trim running down the side, topped with a cream and pearl centered satin flower and finished off with some pop dotted Vintage Christmas embellishments from Lidl.

I hope you like the finished card, I think I managed to capture the 'Vintage Christmas' Theme and I am quite happy with the finished card.

Our sponsors for this challenge is the wonderful Crafty-Emblies who are offering a £10 voucher to spend in their shop and also our lovely Sandra from Somewhere to be Me who is offering a wonderful prize too.

  

This Challenge will be running until 28 December so you have plenty of time to enter.

Please come over and join in for your chance to win.

I would also like to enter this card in the following Challenges

Lady Annes Challenge - Sentimental Friday Anything Goes
Crafts 4 Eternity - RECIPE #100 CHRISTMAS CHAOS
Emergency Crafters - Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy - I love Christmas
Jingle Belles Rock - December to Remember
Wags n Whiskers Rubberstamps - Challenge 93 Christmas

Thank you so much for stopping past your comments are greatly appreciated.

Great Big Huge Hugs

Becca xxx

Crafty Emblies Challenge Blog

Challenge #5 'Vintage, Shabby Chic'

Wow what fantastic entries we have had for our 4th Challenge over at Crafty-Emblies.  

Our winner chosen by Lisa has now been announced :-)

The Crafty Emblies Challenge Blog has been changed a bit and we are now an Altered Art/Mixed Media only Blog but if you have Cards, ATC, Scrapbook page entries etc. we have teamed up with our Sister Blog Craftymess and your entries are very welcome over there.

Our current theme on Crafty Emblies this month is Vintage, Shabby Chic.  Us teamies have been very busy creating with our Crafty Emblies Goodies please pop over for a look at everyone's creations, they are fantastic.

I have made a Toilet Roll Tube Mini Album for this months theme.

I like my creations to be recycled/upcycled, Practical Usable Art and I think I have managed to achieve this with this piece.  I used 6 Toilet Roll Tubes to create the pages, an old cereal packet to make the cover and this was a great project to use up bits and piece of scrap card and papers I had from previous projects.  

I love Vintage and Shabby Chic at the moment, so couldn't wait to get started with this one.  I painted all the tubes with a mix of shabby pink acrylic paint which I mix myself from White and Crimson Acrylic.  Once dried I covered the front and back of the tubes with off cuts of pink papers from a Pink Paisley collection and then constructed the album using the 'Stack the Deck' binding method.  I stuck with the colours Pink, Brown and Cream.  The Album cover was created as I said from an old cereal packet which I also painted in the Pink Shabby Chic acrylic and also covered in brown cardstock and decorated using distressed paper doilies, cream seam binding, flowers from my stash arranged into a spray in the bottom left corner, some lace leaves to were added in behind this spray too.  And of course the whole project was finished of just perfectly with embellishments from the wonderful Judie and Pete at Crafty Emblies

Please come on over and join in with us on our 5th Challenge again the prize for the winner is a £10 voucher to spend on wonderful Crafty Emblies.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I look forward to seeing your wonderful creations too.

Great Big Huge Hugs

Becca xxx

Craftymess Challenge Blog

Choose a Country

This fortnights theme is 'Choose a Country' and is sponsored by Sassy Images who supplied us with a choice of images to create with. 

This is my DT Project for this Challenge.  I have chosen and  coloured the image 'India Honey' available from Sassy Studio Designs using colouring pencils.  The tag I created by finger smudging some gesso over it hear and there and dried it using my Heat Tool.  I then used some TH distress inks, Victorian Velvet, Vintage Photo and Faded Jeans.  I stamped a TH image along with some scroll images I have in my stash.  I spritz the tag with water to change the background effect. Added lots of beads and bling to add to the India feel and tied up with some seam binding coloured with some Cosmic Shimmer in Marigold.  I then added some black trim topped with some pink/black bling mesh (this is the first I have ever had or used this stuff and I love it).  

I hope I have managed to capture the Indian Summer colours and added enough bling to this project.

Please come over and join in with us as I mentioned about this Challenge is sponsored by http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.co.uk/ and the prize for this fortnights winner is digi images of their choice.  

I hope to see your wonderful creations over at 

Craftymess Challenge Blog

Great to be back, lots more to come.

Great Big Huge Hugs

Becca xxx