Hi, Mo's OH here,

First off, apologies to the excellent entries for lack of feedback,

Mo has been ill in hospital and has not been able to moderate this blog as much as she would like.

As soon as Mo is out, and feeling up to it, the blog will relaunch.  Those that have entered this last challenge will still be recognised, don't know how as yet.

I hope that you (the reader) pop by again and, if not already done so, be encouraged to enter.

Apologies for the shortness of this post, and to the entrants and potential entrants.

Regards,
Mo's OH.

Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible following this short suspension (please imagine some musak in the background).

Sarah's Challenge

Hi Everyone, Mo's OH here with a dictated post from a poorly person.  Mo didn't want the challenge to be delayed so she sends you her best and hopes to be with you very soon.  

Our first challenge was a great success with some fantastic entries which we hope to see again on our Second Challenge for

It is the turn of the wonderfully talented Sarah Dunkley aka SezzieD to choose our theme this month.  We will also find out some more about her as she introduces herself to you in more detail. Lets welcome Sarah!

Hiya my lovelies!
I'm proper chuffed to be hosting this month's challenge!
Let me start by introducing myself...

Ok well, I'm a wife & mum of 4 & I also have 3 step-kids & 3 step-granddaughters (no, I'm not old enough!) I work at a local primary school as a teaching assistant, so I guess children seem to be major part of my life! In the photo below is a Chinese dragon I made for last years school production. It's made from a veg box, some plastic bottles & a few other bits & bobs!

Chinese Dragon.

 Before I became a Teaching Assistant, I was a self employed mixed media artist. I ran workshops & sold my work at local art markets & emporiums. I also made bespoke commissions. 

This commission was a cutlery box which I turned into a jewellery box.

This commission was a personalized shadow box.

I was recently diagnosed with Fibromyalgia which has made me rethink & re-prioritise things. I have decided to work part time in the next school year to give myself some more 'down time'.

I really only make items as gifts or as 'therapy' now. Maybe in the future it will change, maybe it won't, I just take everyday as it comes! 

Boot bracelets on my boots.

Wall art for my studio.

I'm an easy going hippy chick, who embraces the unconventional. I am comfortable with my weirdness & not afraid to let my inner self shine! My style of art is not to everyone's taste but I have fun doing what I do, in the way I do it and that's what matters!

So without further ado here's my theme for this month's challenge...

FOUND OBJECTS

Thank You Sarah for such a wonderful insight into how you got into crafting and sharing some of your favourite creations, i love how wonderfully diverse your crafting skills are.

 Sarah will be posting some Pinspiration for you over on our Challenge Inspiration Board.

Now let's see what our very talented Design Team have got for you this month.

Brian Raymond

Deborah Wainwright

Mo

Taking a break

Sarah Dunkley

WOW, what amazing inspiration from the DT!!! Now it's over to you, let's see what you can create using Sarah's fantastic theme. 

Please remember we do not do cute, twee or adorable in any form and we ask that you please visit and leave a comment on the DT blogs as they work very hard to inspire you.

Have Fun!

Mo and the Design Team.

xxx

Winner and Top Three Challenge Anything Goes

Hi and welcome, Mo's OH Here to announce the winner and top three of our first challenge Anything Goes. 

The Design Team were very impressed with each and every entry and after much deliberation they have chosen our Winner, it is

Number 6 Magpieheaven

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS Julie Ann, we would love to invite you to be a GD for our July Challenge, please email Mo for the details at massofhair@gmail.com

Our Top Three are:

9 Black flower Creative

12 Jacs Wild

14 Dizzy Mog

If you would like to display our badge on your blog please right click and save the image to your computer.

Just a quick note about the rules, please make sure the links you add to your blog post mentioning our challenge are not just typed in, the link back to our challenge must work for your entry to qualify.

If anyone has difficulty adding links i have written a Word document which i can email you which shows you in both words and images via Blogger how to insert them. I will only send this to people who take part in our challenge.

Finally a huge THANK YOU for taking part in our unique challenge and hope to see you joining in with our next one.

Mo

Challenge Creator :-)

Digital

Hi Everyone, we have had some beautiful entries so far! Thank you to all of our new Followers i do hope you will all join in at some stage as i am excited to see how you all interpret our challenge.

I am here to help clarify the DIGITAL part of the challenge for you.

If you have created anything by your own hand, a drawing, a photograph, a painting or a mixed media project which has then been digitally (computer) changed you can enter this under DIGITAL.

Took a picture with my phone of my original drawing and saved this on my handset.

Used an App called Pixlr-O-Matic on my phone to apply filters, colours and a frame, when i was happy with how it looked i sent this to my printer. I printed off  a couple of copies so i could use one as a transfer onto a piece of card (the second is for back up in case it all goes wrong lol) this can then be used in a mixed media project.

Another way of getting your face or flower onto a computer is to scan it into the computer and then open up (for example) Serif Craft Artist Professional, i can then add this to a digital background, add embellishments etc. Your saved file can then be printed off and changed into a mixed media piece by adding paints, pencils, ribbons, more hand drawn projects (the list is endless) etc.

You can also draw your faces or flowers using a piece of software like Draw Plus which our DT member Deborah Wainwright uses. Brian Raymond uses Adobe Photoshop and Sarah Dunkley also uses Serif Craft Artist.

You can also enter anything that has been designed by you for cutting our with an electronic die cutting machine.  For example a stencil you have designed or a flourish or swirl, bird or cupcake you have designed using the software programme that came with your die cutting machine. i use a Pazzles Inspiration electronic die cutting machine to cut out my own designs.

If you own an embroidery machine and have designed your own files, these can be used.

If you make your own rubber stamps, these can be used but they must be your own design not a die cut turned into a stamp.

If you have written any books or magazine articles these can be used.

I do hope i have managed to explain how easy the digital part of our challenge is, if you need any more clarification or you have any questions please leave them in the comments section and i will get back to you with an answer.

Looking forward to seeing your mixed media projects, you still have 17 days left to join in! Please pass the word along and Follow us so that you don’t miss any posts.

xxx

Welcome To Our New Challenge Blog

Hi Everyone and a HUGE welcome to our inaugural post for our new challenge blog.

 

 

We are a Mixed Media Challenge with a Digital twist. PLEASE read our rules page for information on how to join in. The three basic rules are that you need to add something old, new and digital to your project.

 

I am excited and honoured to introduce you to my wonderful Design Team. I have a team of creative souls with mixed abilities who love sharing their ideas and are excited to be part of something new and to share their journey with you. It’s always good to introduce new people and talent, don’t you agree!

 

So without further ado please say hello and welcome to:

 

Brian Raymond aka Artful Antics

 

Brian is a very talented fine Artist who has his own website. He teaches Mixed Media and more from his own studio. We are very glad he has decided to join us in sharing his many wonderful and creative projects.

 

Deborah Wainwright

 

Deborah is a super talented Mixed Media Artist. We hope you have already come across her wonderful and creative portraits, and other projects. She is passionate about her Art.

 

Sarah Dunkley aka SezzieD

 

Sarah is returning from a break from blogging and we welcome her to our DT team. She loves to draw and get messy with many types of crafty mediums. We love her enthusiasm for all types of crafting not just Mixed Media.

and

 

Mo aka massofhair

Mo is the owner and creator of this Challenge, she loves to incorporate many different techniques in her Mixed Media projects. She enjoys sewing, painting and has recently taken to drawing whimsical faces. Rubber stamping is her first love and continues to be her motivation when creating any type of project.

 

WE all hope to inspire you to join in with us and play along. Hope you can find the time to pop over to each of the DT members’ blogs to see more of their projects, and see how wonderfully talented they all are.

 

Please press the Follow button. It’s not a requirement for you to follow to join in, but we would love your support. Feel free to display our badge on your blog to show you are playing along.

The Team will introduce themselves in more depth when they host their own themed challenge. But for now if you want to read a little more about them, please head over to our Design Team page.

 

We are so excited to be up and running and this is down to the mega talented Pamellia from My Little Craft Things who took my art work and turned it into this wonderful blog. HUGE THANK YOU to Pamellia!!!

 

Our first challenge is:

ANYTHING GOES

Here are our Old, New and Digital Too projects. We hope they will get your creative juices flowing and we are looking forward to your entries.

Brian

 

Deborah

 

SezzieD

 

Mo

 

Our challenges will go live on the 5th of each month at 5 pm GMT. They will run until the last calendar day of the month.

 

Winners will be announced on the 4th of the following calendar month. The winner of the challenge will be offered a GD spot.

 

We are all so very excited to be taking part, we hope you like our challenge with a twist too.

Please use the InLinkz to share your projects, no back linking is allowed.

 

Again, PLEASE remember to read our RULES page and that we do not do cute, twee or lovable in any form.

 

We are looking for Mixed Media on any substrate, any size and from any level of crafting. If you are new please mention this so we can take this into consideration.

 

If you do not follow the rules your entry will not be commented on or considered.

 

THANK YOU so much for taking the time to join in with our Challenge, we hope you will have lots of fun and join us on our new adventure.

 

Mo and the DT

ON&DT.

xxxx

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