Disco Butterfly

     The first of the month sees a new challenge start at CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge, we are an anything goes challenge as long as you have used patterned paper.

     This piece of paper has been in my stash for years, it's one of those left over pages from a selection pack that just sits waiting to be used.
     As I wanted to use my butterfly stamp I thought there should be a pop of colour somewhere on the paper so I got out the Brusho's and had a play. Working with water on paper is not the best idea but it didn't buckle too much and with some careful drying and pressing it lies flat again.
     The butterfly is stamped and embossed with Disco Black to give it a bit of zing, all that was left was to add a yellow mat layer to make the Brusho stand out and there we have it, another simple card using up some of that stash.
     Come and join us at CraftyHazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge, it's anything goes with patterned paper so it doesn't have to be a card, it could be a scrap layout, gift box, decoration, anything with patterned paper.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Deep Ocean Challenges - Things With Wings

Everybody-Art-Challenge - Butterflies

Rocking Out at The Male Room

     Welcome to a new challenge for The Male Room, this fortnight we would like to see a masculine card with a music theme.
     I know I've used this stamp a few times before, but it's one of those very useful ones for teenage boys. For this card I've used some background paper with circles on and a colourful but grungy look to it, I have no idea where it came from but it's worked well for this.
     I have stamped and black embossed on to the background paper, then cut it to fit an A6 white card blank, very simple but effective and perfectly non fussy for a teenager.
     There is a lot more inspiration on The Male Room's blog so please take a look and come and join us with your creation.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes with For Men

Eclectic Ellapu - Purple Team - It's A Man Thing

MHK Designs Challenge #8

      I hope you liked the new releases this week, I have chosen to use one of them for the new challenge at MHK Designs which starts today.

     The photo prompt has a pansy on it so what else could I use but Pansy Corner for my image. I have printed a small panel using the centre of the pansy, tinted using my photo package. The beauty of png files is you can overlay them so that's what I did with the greeting.
     The image panel has a dark purple mat layer before being put on to a tinted layer of backing paper from Country Farm, this is on a white card blank.
     To continue the pansy theme and to add a little interest I have printed three tinted pansies of various sizes and cut them out, they have a tiny yellow centre for a small pop of colour.
     You don't have to use an MHK Designs image to join our challenge but we would love it if you did, there are ways to win some stamp sets over on the MHK Designs blog so why not come and join us.

August Challenge

Pansy Corner 

Country Farm

MHK Designs - Pansy Corner

      This is our last new release for August at MHK Designs. I chose to use this image in a vintage style card.

     I have overlaid the faded brown image of the pansy bouquet with a full strength sentiment and added a small butterfly for luck on to cream card. I have used my photo package to alter the colouring and fade the pansy image, digi stamps can be changed around to suit your project making them just as versatile as a rubber stamp.
     The image panel is die cut and mounted flat on to Kraft card. The corners of the Kraft layer have been cut with a reverse corner punch and then a hole punched dot is stuck in each corner making it all look a little like an old style plaque.

Pansy Corner

Butterfly Wisdom

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge:

Digitally Sweet - Floral

MHK Designs - Halloween Party

     For our fourth new release at MHK Designs we have a Halloween set for you. I love making projects for this holiday as I get to use black, orange and purple a lot more than usual, I think black is very under-rated neutral.
     The tag is die cut from thick black card then overlaid with a torn strip of backing paper from Trick or Treat. There are two silver cobwebs and a white ghost added to the tag, these are from a Halloween confetti pack that's been in my stash for a while.
     The image panel is coloured with Graph-It markers and stuck over the paper strip at an angle. The greeting has been printed and then die cut, coloured before removing the die gives it that perfect white edge, it's mounted on foam pads. The final touch was to add some ribbon to the tag, a mix of orange and black organza.

Halloween Party

Trick or Treat

I would like to enter this tag in the following challenges:

Wonderful Wednesday - Anything Goes

Not Just Cards - Anything Goes

MHK Designs - Thankful Thoughts

        Day three of the new releases from MHK Designs is a set for Thanksgiving, in the UK we don't celebrate this holiday but this set works just as well for Christmas.

     With a garden full of berries I often make jam and sauces as gifts so this set is perfect for making the tags to go with them.
     Printed on Kraft card the turkey is teamed up with a sentiment from Holiday Deer and die cut. The image is coloured with a white gel pen and a red Sharpie just to give it a little more interest and then the edges are gold embossed.
     To finish the tag off there is a length of gold and white cord through the punched hole to tie it to the gift.
     This would also be good for making place cards for that celebration dinner, just make sure the image is printed closer to the bottom of the print area so you have some card left to fold over, either print, stamp or hand write the names.

Thankful Thoughts

Holiday Deer

I would like to enter this tag in the following challenges:

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Red, Black, Kraft

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Decorate To Celebrate - Anything Goes

Sea Foam

        We have a technique challenge for you at The Male Room this fortnight, we would like you to use shaving foam to marble your project, there are tutorials for you to watch if you haven't tried this before.

     I love marbling this way because the foam holds the patterns you make when water would continue to move, it's also a great thing to try with children.
     I used a couple of mica sprays on the foam and this piece is one of the end results, the first couple show some of the mica but after that it's mostly just the colour that sticks.
     All it needed was some beach type stamps to go with the swirling water effect, these were clear embossed over blue ink.
     Please pop over to The Male Room and join us, if you haven't tried this technique then watch the video and have a play.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Little Red Wagon - Surf's Up

Deep Ocean - Seaside / Beach