#lovely Plum Crazy Tag

Re-edited: I am absolutely thrilled to say that my tag has been chosen as one of the winners of the Dusty Attic's November Moodboard challenge!!! Yay!!  :)

Hello my lovelies,

I hope you're managing to keep away from the wind and autumnal chill and are crafting away something fabulous instead :).

I'd like to share a little tag I created, having a deep plum v autumnal vibe in mind.

I don't get much time (or mojo, sadly...) to craft these days but I was totally bowled over with the Dusty Attic's November moodboard inspiration photo. I love all things purple and the yummy plums on the collage got my creative juices going. Oh, and what about that yummy looking cake with the beautiful leafy crust? So 'Thank you' Dusty Attic for such a delicious inspiration to get me crafting again! Yay! :)

I just couldn't resist it, so I thought I would try to create something for their November challenge. The DT are actually all playing with notebooks this month but that wasn't where my creative muse was taking me, sorry! And since she's a very capricious lady I had to follow the path she was leading me on lol :).

The patterned paper base of my tag includes some stamping and  'double (or triple even?) embossing'. First, I debossed the tag with a Cuttlebug embossing folder and then I embossed the impressed image with Garnet Grenat embossing powder. Then I added some stamping with the Brush Stroke stamp and embossed it with Rose Gold powder.

I also decided to paint some artificial leaves with DecoArt paints to wrap my bouquet of 'harvested' flowers, berries, foliage and frilly grasses.

The flowers and the tag were tinted with Merlot spray ink and I generously sprinkled my harvest bouquet with Mini Prills and Twinklets Diamond Dust. I also added a #lovely chippy from the Dusty Attic Hashtag Sayings #2 set. I heat embossed it with Honey Miel and Rose Gold powders.

Main supplies:
Stampendous: Brush Strokes stamp, embossing powders in Honey Miel, Rose Gold, PEARLustre Garnet Grenat
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: 3D Foam Squares - Black, Dual Tip Glue Pen, Extreme Double-sided Tape
Dusty Attic - Hashtag Sayings #2
DecoArt: Metallic Lustre - Champagne Ice, Americana acrylics in Country Red, Royal Fuchsia, Dioxazine Purple, Bittersweet Chocolate, Snow White
Distress Inks: Seedless Preserves, Dusty Concord, Aged  Mahogany, Forest Moss, Black Soot
Memories Most - Merlot

I might have gone a bit crazy with my embellies but hey, who was I to argue with my creative muse if that's what she craved?! lol :)

That's all from me for now, my Friends! Thank you for stopping by and for any lovely comments you may wish to leave to let me know you've been!

Have a very creative week!

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Peeking Out From Behind Autumnal Leaves...

So.... It's been a while, hasn't it? I hope you're all keeping well! :)

I thought I would show you this little project I made a while ago but just haven't had a chance to share.

This is a little layered mini album / shadowbox thinggy I made as a keepsake from my nephew's Christening. I was inspired by the awesomeness of layered shadow card kits from Heartfelt Creations. I didn't have the exact supplies so decided to free style it and create my own thing using a selection of dies (Spellbinders and Marianne's Design).....

and punches and flowers from Hobbycraft and 49 and Market...

and Mini Prills and lots of other lush embellies... :). All secured in place with a range of adhesives from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L.

Thank you so much for your visit today...

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Soulful Journaling In Autumnal Shades

November is always quite an emotional month for me, full of reflection and sadness, starting with All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day and throughout the rest of the month. I grew up in a tradition, as well as religion, where November is spent remembering the people who were so special in our lives but who are no longer with us... This is when I allow myself to dwell on how fragile and short life can be.

But November also brings me hope. Hope, that there is 'life after life'. That there's place where I will meet my loved ones once again.

This is a little journal page in autumnal colours of November about hope's feathers dancing in the wind like falling leaves...

Supplies:From Stampendous: 

Cling Hope Sings 

Cling Quill 

Cling Spotted Feather 

Cling The Look 

Creative Palette Rectangles 

Mixed Media White Paper 

Small Perfectly Clear™ Acrylic Handle 

Other supplies: 

TCW Mini Cubist stencil, DecoArt Americana acrylic paints (Bright Yellow, Bright Orange) Imagine Crafts StazOn Mini St. Valentine and Emerald City inks, Range Ink Distress Inks Rusty Hinge, Spiced Marmelade, Prima Marketing Color Bloom Soft Teal Spray Mist 

Instructions: 1. Create a background using acrylic paints, CP475 Creative Palette Rectangles and MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper.
2. Press paper partially onto the Creative Palette leaving some spaces white.
3. Lay the stencil onto the Creative Palette and cover with the paper again, pressing gently to transfer the paint into the gaps.
4. Lift the stencil off the CP. Lay it on the page with the painty side down. Rub down to transfer the paint onto the paper.
5. Allow to dry.
6. Fill in any white spaces with distress inks.
7. Stamp different feather images around the page. Stamp the sentiment in the middle.
8. Add simple borders by swiping an edge of a plastic loyalty card with Emerald City ink and dragging parallel lines along the edges.
9. Finish the page with random Soft Teal ink splatters. 

Thank you for stopping by today.

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On A Bed Of Moss And Berries, There Sleep The Woodland Fairies

Morning everyone! A very happy welcome to my newest followers - thank you so much for joining in! :).

Time for another post for Scrapbook Adhesives By 3L® and my today's offering is still very much in an autumnal mode. I really enjoy driving through roads lined up by old trees displaying their full autumnal glory. And I love watching the leaves flirtatiously dancing in the wind :). And the smell of the wood smoke from nearby fields and gardens... hmmm... I always think it's quite a romantic time of year. Would you agree?

Today I have a mixed media wall art for you to enjoy. This project was quite 'involved' so here you will find out more about the medialicious part of it, whereas over at Scrapbook Adhesives By 3L's blog I am focusing on the adhesive side of things :).

This altered shadow box was so much fun to make. It's full of textures, flowers and vintage flavour - I am really happy with the way it turned out :). Despite the fact that it evolved completely from the original plan - but which creative play doesn't? :)

My woodland fairy started its life as a little resin-plaster mask which I was hoping to decorate in a Venetian style with layers of frilly fabrics and lace. I bought this mask ages ago in a charity shop - it had some flourishes painted in bright colours and covered in glitter. But that wasn't the 'look' I was after so I decided to cover it all up with layers of base paint.

The picture above is to show you what the mask looked like before the big make-over :). Inspired by the autumn season I painted the mask yellow. I tried to add some fancy features to the mask with a stenciled butterfly. I also added some stenciling to the background. Click through to read more about the stenciling process and supplies I used.

At that point I thought the mask looked rather tribal and I couldn't find anything else in my stash to help me with my Venetian theme. So I took a different route altogether and decided to go with a woodland theme :).

The mask was going to become my woodland/tree witch. After painting my mask again the texture of the stenciled butterfly still showed through and it looked like little tree bark wrinkles, which I quite liked.

As I wanted the mask to look more like a face, I needed to find eyes for the empty eye sockets. After a long and unsuccessful hunt I decided to try to create the eye lids with my trusty DODZ™-3D. Let me tell you a secret - I can't live without my DODZ™-3D! This stuff is unbeatable in so many ways, waaaaay beyond its primary function of big glue dots :).

With a little help of texture paste to smooth out some parts, the DODZ worked perfectly! That's how my fairy became a sleeping fairy :).

I painted the face with Enchanted Chalky Finish paint (so appropriate for my enchanting fairy! lol) and then gave it a couple of washes with Quinacridone Gold and Dazzling Metallic paints. I rested the fairy's head on a bed of dry flowers, fruits, berries and faux moss (most have been rescued from old charity shop finds) and secured in place with lots of glue.

For the frame I first added heaps of Texture Crackle, layering it quite thick in places and I let it dry overnight. Next I chipped some chunks off, exposing the raw wood of the frame - I wanted to create an old, rough, chipped paint effect. I painted the frame with Enchanted, Coffee Bean, Country Red and Quinacridone Gold, wiping it off in places with a baby wipe. Then I misted it with White Linen and a DIY Gold Mica spray.

Finally I added some gold highlights with a Rub-N-Buff wax.

Supplies:

DODZ™ – 3D; Dodz™ XL; Quick & Easy Dual Tip Glue Pen; Pigment Powders: Gold, Pink, Brown (Donna Salazar with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®), DIY Gold pigment powder mist

Media:

Color Wash ink sprays (Ranger) – Red Pepper, Butterscotch, Lettuce; Dylusions White Linen Ink Spray; Vermillion Archival Ink (Ranger)

DecoArt: Dazzling Metallics: Silver Sage, Oyster Pearl; Americana Acrylics: Country Red, Multi-Surface Satin: Muted Gold, Coffee Bean; Chalky Finish: Enchanted; Media Fluid Acrylic Quinacridone Gold; 
DuraClear Ultra Matte Varnish, Texture Crackle, Fabric Stiffener, Vintage Butterfly stencil

Dreamweaver Translucent Embossing Paste; wooden frame, resin-plaster mask, Gold Rub-N-Buff wax

Stampendous – Cling Vintage Letter; The Crafters Workshop Mini Chickenwire Reversed stencil

The cheese cloth head scarf wrapped around the face and the frame was first inked up and then soaked in the Fabric Stiffener.

I would love to know what you think of my Sleeping Fairy :). Please also check the stenciling and adhesive details over at Scrapbook Adhesives' blog - and I would really appreciate it if you had a comment to leave a comment over there as well :).

Thank you all so much for all your kind words - your comments are always so appreciated! Have a fabulous week my friends!

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Challenges for this project:
Country View Challenges #32 - Add some texture
JUG #316 - Hexagons
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Wrap It Up
Rhedd's Creative Spirit Altered Art Challenge October - Anything Goes
Fashionable Stamping Challenges #104 - Changing Seasons
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Throwback (inspired by Autumn is in the Air challenge)
Try It On Tuesdays - Lots of Layers

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Autumnal Wishes With Watercolour Brusho Background

Good morning Friends! Can you feel it? Yep, autumn is definitely here! To celebrate its arrival and the glorious colours it brings I decided to create this autumnal birthday card.

And as it happens, today over at Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L's blog I am sharing a step tutorial for this Autumnal Birthday Card. 

I'd love it if you found a few moments to check out my tutorial and if you do, please let me know what you think :).

Supplies:
3D Foam Leaves, Home & Hobby Extreme Double-Sided Tape - 1/2" Permanent, DODZ™ - 3D, DODZ™ - Small, Quick & Easy Dual Tip Glue Pen, Donna Salazar with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® Pigment Powders Gold and Brown

Other supplies:
Yellow and terracota cardstock, green patterned paper scraps, watercolour paper
Stencil - Designs by Ryn, Hibiscus
Rubber Stamp - Anita's
Spellbinders - Spiral Blossom One die (for the big rose flower); Martha Stewart Pine Branch punch
(Dylusions), Spiced Chai StazOn Mini (Tsukineko), gold permanent pen
Ribbon (May Arts), distressing tool, paper flowers, gems, water mister

Media:

Brusho crystals, Barn Door and Fired Brick Distress Inks (Ranger), White Linen Ink Spray, DIY pigment sprays (gold and brown)

Do you like my today's offering? This is the first time I played with my new Brusho crystals (a birthday pressie from my BFF). For more details on how I made this card be sure to check out my Autumnal Birthday Card Tutorial.

Happy Autumn/Fall everyone!

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Fashionable Stamping Challenges #104 - Changing Seasons
Frilly & Funkie Challenge Blog - Autumn Splendor

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Halloween Altered Lantern Tutorial For Scrapbook Adhesives By 3L

Re-edited: Woot woot! My lantern has won the October Mixed Media Monthly Challenge - yay! Big thank you to the MMMC's DT for choosing my project! 

Hello lovely Bloggers! I hope you are all keeping well, enjoying the autumnal sunshine and colours.

Today over at Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L's blog I am sharing an altered mixed media Halloween Lantern Tutorial using some of my favourite adhesives, stamps and paints. Hop over to the blog to see my faux rust technique, DIY rusty rivets and mesmerising illusion panes.

Adhesive Supplies used: Adhesive Sheets 6"x12", DODZ™ - 3D, Thin 3D Foam Squares - Mix Black, E-Z Dots® Repositionable.

Other supplies:
Stampendous stamps: Mirror Mirror, Raven Background, Skeleton Poem, Damask Bats

Media: DecoArt Americana Country Red, DecoArt Multisurface Satin in Muted Gold, School Bus, Steel Grey; Ranger Butterscotch Color Wash, Dylusions Black Marble Ink Spray, Rub'n Buff Grecian Gold, Jet Black StazOn ink, Spiced Marmalade Distress Embossing Powder.

Rowlux Illusion Film Gold Moire; metal lantern, ribbon (May Arts), metal feathers/embellishments.

I would really love it if you found a moment to hop over to see my post with this Halloween Lantern Tutorial. And just to tempt you even more, here's a little video of my lantern lit up - I am really pleased with the final result :-).





Thank you for stopping by and for all your lovely heart warming comments.

Happy Halloween everyone!

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Big Creative Blog Hop Finale - Stampendous, Dreamweaver and Core'dinations!

Hello everyone! A very special welcome to my newest followers (thank you for joining in!) and also a big thank you for your sweet comments on the last post with my Fall Zinnia card with jigsaw puzzle background.

I hope you are enjoying this week's blog team up of the three fantastic companies Stampendous, Dreamweaver and Core'dinations. 

Today we have a big blog finale but if you have missed the fun earlier this week, be sure to check out these posts:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

During this week's long blog collaboration we've been inspiring (and tempting!) you with some of the most essential crafting products - cardstock, stencils and stamps of course. I'm sure you'll agree that no respectable crafty tool box should be be left without them! :)

Now, we couldn't just tempt you with these awesome products without offering a little giveaway prize, could we? Nah, that would be unkind! So of course we have one. In fact, we actually have three! Here's what you might win:

For a chance to win simply leave some love on the participating blogs throughout the week. The more comments you leave, the bigger your chance of winning. 

Here's my offering for today. When I saw this Splats stencil, I immediately thought of the little mess/devastation that my cat Kropek recently made at home (I shall spare you the full details! lol). 

Before I knew it I was looking through my collection of feline stamps and I found this adorable Bonjour Kitty. Oh là là! The French look with a little beret and a scarf reminded me of street artists on Parisian's Montmartre. One thing led to another and I ended up with a messy feline artist keen to colour outside the lines :-) lol.

Key supplies used:

Stampendous: Bonjour Kitty, Color Outside and NK Studio Wired cling stamps; Aged Scarlet Embossing Enamel

Dreamweaver: Splats stencil

Core'dinations: Core Basics Kraft and White Cardstock, Core Essentials French Roast, Paprika & Coconut Cream

Adhesives: 3D Foam Pennants, 3D Foam Squares - White, Dodz™ -3D,
E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips

Papers: 7Dots Studio Dreamer, Ribbon: May Arts 

How to make this card:

1. Prepare your kraft card blank

2. Cut a panel from patterned paper, slightly smaller than the card blank. 

3. Ink and distress the edges. Make a small tear along the bottom right edge. 
4. Tuck in a small piece of sanded Paprika card under the tear. Adhere the whole panel to the card.
5. Emboss a small piece of Paprika card the the brick folder and sand the raised edges. Use it to create a small banner from 3D Foam Pennants and an additional background panel. 
6. Ink the Kitty stamp with PITT pens and stamp onto white card. Colour the image in with Inktense pencils. Stamp the image again on a Post-It note and fussy cut (to create a mask).

7. For the background, mask the Kitty and sponge PanPastels and Distress Inks through the Splatter stencil.
8. Stamp the Wired circle off the edges and around the Kitty. 
9. Add shading with chalks and pencils. Add small splatters with watered down black watercolour paint.
10. Trim the stamped panel to size, distress the edges with ink and seal the image with hair spray. 
11. Dab some Boss Gloss in bottom right corner, sprinkle with Aged Scarlet and heat emboss.
12. Mat the image with Coconut Cream and French Roast card. Adhere to the card base.
13. Ink the sentiment with PITT pens and stamp onto patterned paper. Sponge splatters through the stencil and heat emboss with Aged Scarlet (as in step 11). Trim to size and mat with French Roast card. Adhere with 3d Foam Squares.
14. Make a ribbon bow and adhere to the card with DODZ - 3D.
15. Finish the card with the banner and gems.

Here's the list of today's participating blogs:

Stampendous Impressions Blog

Team members with an (*) are also on the Dreamweaver Stencils Team.

Kristine Reynolds *

Jamie Martin *

Asia King

Wendy Price

Tenia Nelson

Janelle Stollfus

Lea Kimmel *

Pam Hornschu *

Amy Hurley-Purdie

Core'dinations Designer - Tami Mayberry

Continue your blog hop at 

Dreamweaver Stencils Blog

I hope you've enjoyed my little contribution and be sure to check what other amazing projects have been shared. Have fun hopping along and good luck in the draw!

Happy Friday everyone! Big crafty hugs




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Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - O is for: Oh là là!
Craft Stamper Take It Make It October Challenge - Multi Colour Stamping

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Collaboration Bonanza - Stampendous, Dreamweaver and Core'dinations!

Hello Friends! Thank you for all your lovely visits and comments on my yesterday's post with the Dreams Do Come True card. 

In case you missed it, I shared an easy and fun glitter tiles background technique with lovely Stampendous glitters and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L's foam squares.

As promised I'm back today playing with super cool crafty peeps from Stampendous, Dreamweaver and Core'dinations. 

During this week's long blog collaboration we will be inspiring (and tempting!) you with some of the most essential craft products - cardstock, stencils and stamps of course. No respectable crafty tool box should be without them! :)

Now, we couldn't just tempt you with these awesome products without a little giveaway prize, could we? Nah, that would be unkind! So of course we have one. Or two. Or even three! Here's what you might win:

For a chance to win simply leave some love on the participating blogs - the more comments you leave, the bigger your chance of winning. So sit back, grab a cuppa and prepare yourself to be inspired!

My offering for today is this autumnal card. As you are hopping along you'll see that many projects are winter/Christmas related but I simply couldn't get into the 'frosty' vibe yet lol. 

The key supplies I used:

Stampendous: Cling Zinnia stamp; Aged Ochre Embossing Enamel, Chunky Metallic Seasonings, Mahogany Tinsel Embossing Powder, Aged Scarlet Embossing Enamel,

Boss Gloss Embossing Ink 

Dreamweaver: Puzzle stencil, Translucent Embossing Paste

Core'dinations: Core Basics Kraft Cardstock, Core Essentials French Roast & Coconut Cream, Vintage Collection Sun Coral

Adhesives:
E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips - Refillable, 3D Foam Squares - Black, Regular

To make this card:
1. Prepare your kraft card blank.
2. Cut a background mat from French Roast card, lightly sand and distress. Adhere to the base.
3. Cut a panel from patterned paper, distress and adhere to the base at an angle.
4. Partially spread the embossing paste onto Sun Coral card through Puzzle stencil. Sprinkle with Aged Ochre and Metallic Seasonings powders. Heat emboss. 
5. Add some shading with distress inks to highlight the pattern. Distress with paper distressing tool. Add a small tear in the top left edge.
6. Stamp 4 Zinnias onto Coconut Cream card. Colour in with pencils and shimmer watercolour paints. Cut them out.
7. Emboss and shape the petals with a ball tool. 
8. Create one double layered flower, leave one full flower and cut the third bloom in half. Make a single dab with Boss Gloss in the centres, add Mahogany powder and heat emboss. 
9. Create the main blooms cluster. Tuck one of the half blooms under the small tear. 
10. Add a hand dyed seam binding ribbon and adhere the panel to the rest of the card.
11. Dab Boss Gloss over some jigsaw puzzle pieces and sprinkle with Aged Scarlet powder - heat emboss. Add to the card.
12. Finish the card with cosmic shimmer mist, half pearls and Liquid Pearls.

That's all from me - now it's time to check out who else is playing today!

Stampendous Impressions Blog

Team members with an (*) are also on the Dreamweaver Stencils Team.

Kristine Reynolds *

Asia King
Amy Hurley-Purdie

Pam Hornschu *

Core’dinations Designer Post - Joann Jamieson

Continue your blog hop at Dreamweaver Stencils

Looking for even more inspiration for Stampendous stamps and Dreamweaver stencils? Then you might also like to check out my Geisha Altered Wooden Fan or the Summer Grapes Frantage Tag, 

Thanks for stopping by and happy hopping!

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Challenges for this card:
Frilly and Funkie - Autumn Colours

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