Craft-Room Challenge - Recycle

Time for the latest Craft-Room Challenge and this fortnight it's Esthers turn to choose the theme, she would like you all to RECYCLE something - this can be either giving an old creation a new lease of life or starting from scratch using a recycled object (or both!!).

Our sponsor this time is Ali-Craft

For my DT piece I've recycled a tin can and a tag that I made in 2011 - I'm going to use it for my paint brushes.

                                                 

I covered the inside of the can with paper and the outside with a Gelli print, then I put a strip of tissue tape round the top edge of the can. I stamped some paintbrushes onto tissue paper and adhered them to the bottom edge of the can.

I carefully took the images of the tag and adhered them to can, I also added a couple of other stamped images.

The stamps that I used are 

The Stamp Bug for the paint brushes.

Katzelkraft for the rest of the images.

I'd like to enter my paint brush holder in the following challenges.

Katzelkraft - Anything Goes.

Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes.

Rhedd's Creative Spirit - Anything Goes.

Abstract ATCs

The theme for the Paperplay April ATC swap was Abstract. I wasn't sure what to do for the this as I've never done any abstract art before. I looked at some images online and decided to spread some acrylic paint on my ATCs with a palette knife and made some lines with an out of date credit card and some circles with a bottle top. I stamped the face onto some tissue paper and painted the back with white acrylic, then I cut them out and adhered them to the ATCs.

This is how they turned out.

By The Sea

By The Sea is the latest challenge theme at Tag Along - this is my tag for the challenge.

I coloured my tag with salty ocean Distress ink and embossed it with a Spellbinders Impressibilities stencil, I then coloured the raised edges with vintage photo Distress ink. I layered different colours of organza for the sea and sand. I stamped the beach belles and  coloured them with pencils, then cut them out and adhered them to the tag. I added the sentiments, tiny plane, metal charm and ribbon.
The stamps that I used are
Crafty Secrets for the beach belles and plane banner.
Crafty Individuals for the seaside sentiment.
Creative Expressions for the tiny plane.

On The Runway

The latest challenge theme at Frilly and Funkie is On The Runway, they want to see sewing or fashion projects - I have made a tag.

I stitched some hearts onto some turquoise material and layered this with some pink material, lace, tissue tape and some pretty braid. I then adhered the Gecko Galz image, buttons [stamp unknown], sentiment [Crafty Secrets stamp], roses and metal charms.

Ginger Tom Brooch

The latest challenge over at Artful Times is to make a badge button or brooch so I thought I'd have a go.

I've been playing with some Pebeo Prisme Fantasy Paint and covered a wooden cat blank.

The colours I used are mandarin and Moonshine.

I love how the colours mix together, one of the fun things about this paint is that you never know what patterns you will get.

I adhered a pin to the back when the paint dried and this is me modelling it, I was really pleased how he turned out.

Roses And Romance

It's time for another Craft-Room Challenge and this time it's Debi's turn to choose the theme and she has chosen Roses and Romance.

Our Sponsor is Crafty Individuals.

This is my DT card that I've made for the challenge.

I found some white velum in my stash, it had pale green music printed on it, I covered a white card blank with it and then I added some lace and seam binding that I'd coloured with bundled sage distress stain.
I used a Sizzix die to cut out the trellis.
The rose [La Blanche] was stamped onto some watercolour paper and coloured it with watercolour pencils.
I covered a Tando frame with some aged gold Frantage embossing powder and put a Gecko Galz image in it. I tied some seam binding to the frame and added some tiny roses and the sentiment.

Thank you everyone that entered the Dance challenge, we had some lovely entries and I now have to go and choose my top three , not an easy task.

Tim's 12 Tags of 2014 - April

Here is my April tag for Tim's 12 Tags of 2014, I wasn't sure if I would make it in time this month.

It's as close to Tim's as I could get it, I've used a different Sizzix die as I haven't got the one that he used.

Easter Tag

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a lovely Easter - I didn't do very much, my son stayed with us for a couple of days and I managed to do a little bit in the garden and some crafting.

I've made a tag for the Tag Along challenge - All Things Easter. I had hoped to blog it before Easter was over but I didn't get the chance.

I layered the Gecko Galz image onto some coloured card and paper and added some tissue tape, lace, flowers, some little black gems and ribbon.

Altered Matchbox

Happy Easter everyone, I hope you are having a lovely day.

Last month KCUK had and altered matchbox swap - now that Nicki has received the matchbox that I sent her I can share what I made with you.

This is the matchbox that I used.

This is how the matchbox ended up.

I adhered some embossed card to the top and painted everything with gesso. I scrunched up tissue paper and adhered it to the inside and then I added the lace, flowers and bird. I painted the box and embellishments with acrylic paint and sprayed it with various mica sprays.
I stamped the Crafty Individuals image onto some patterned card and embossed it with clear embossing powder, then it was matted onto some black card and adhered it to the top of the box.

I made a mini tag book to go inside and thought I had photographed it but it was winging its way to Switzerland before I realised that I hadn't taken photos.

I also made a wire birds nest to go inside. I didn't make the chain.

Here is a photo of the other goodies that I put in the box. The birds nest is wrapped in the tissue paper and you can just about see the tag book.

I'd like to enter my matchbox into the following challenges.
Tando Creative Recycle.
Altered Eclectics Anything Altered.
Rhedd's Creative Spirit Altered Art Only.
Anythhing But A Card Spring Forward.
Frilly and Funkie Flights of Fancy.
Crafty Individuals Natures Beauty.

Craft-Room Challenge - Dance

Another fortnight has flown by and it's time for another Craft-Room Challenge, it's my turn to choose the theme and I have chosen Dance.

Tando Creative are the sponsers for the challenge.

I've made a card for my DT project.

I made the background paper on my Gelli plate, the diamond paper is from my stash. I coloured a couple of pieces of card with distress ink and stamped the dancer and sentiment, I also stamped the dancer on some patterned paper and paper pieced the dress onto the main image. I adhered some lace and dyed seam binding. I stamped the ballet shoes on to shrink plastic, after shrinking them I attached them to the bottom of the seam binding. I embellished the card with some ribbon roses and some gems. 

The ballet shoes and dancer are Stamp Addicts stamps and the sentiment is an Art Declassified stamp.

Nature Deco Pages

The deco book swap at KCUK is well under way and I'd like to share with you the two pages that I made for Wendy, the theme of her book is Nature In All It's Glory.

I used one of my Gelli prints for the background and used watering can Archival ink for all the stamping apart from some black script on the background. I coloured some card with distress ink and stamped the main image and sentiment. I coloured the butterflies with picked raspberry distress ink and used some black ink on the edges. I stamped the butterflies and diecut them and added some pink gems.

I used the following stamps.
Stampers Anonymous for the main image.
Darkroom Door for the sentiment.
I used a Martha Stewart butterfly punch that comes with some stamps.

For this page I used a Gelli background. I stamped the flowers onto the background with coffee Archival ink and used a clear glaze pen on the centres. I stamped the main image and coloured the flower with distress ink. The single flowers were stamped onto white card and coloured with distress ink, I used the clear glaze pen on the centres. I adhered the image and sentiment to the page, then I cut out the flowers and adhered them and some die cut leaves to the page.

I used
Crafty Individuals stamps for the flower image and flowers.
PaperArtsy for the sentiment.
Tattered Lace for the die cut leaves.

I would like the enter the flower page into the
Crafty Individuals Natures Beauty Challenge.

Oriental

I've made this tag for the Tag Along Challenge the theme is Oriental.

I made my tag from some patterned card from my stash and stamped some Bamboo [PSX] with some moonlight white Brilliance ink and then adhered some washi paper. I then embossed the edges of the tag with black embossing powder.  I stamped the main image [Inkadinkado] and word [unknown] onto one of my Gelli prints with graphite black Brilliance ink then matted them onto some black card. I stamped some stars [Hero Arts] onto a strip of the Gelli print. The image at the bottom [PaperArtsy] was stamped onto clear Shrink Plastic with Stazon, after I heated it I adhered it to some of the Gelli print. I embellished the tag with a charm and some fibers.

Humour

Good morning and Welcome to the latest Craft-Room Challenge. It's Mervi's turn to choose the challenge and as it's April Fools Day she has chosen Humour for the challenge theme.

Our sponsor for the challenge is The Stamp Man

For my DT piece I made some fridge magnets using blank coasters - if you prefer they could be made into coasters instead of fridge magnets by giving them two to three coats of varnish at the end of decorating them.

I've used some of my Gelli backgrounds for all the magnets. I'm not sure who made the background stamps.

Stamps and sentiment are from a Murray and Ethel stamp set by Creative Expressions.

Stamps and sentiment are from a Murray and Ethel stamp set by Creative Expressions.

I think the stamps on this magnet are made by Designs Ink'd.

Here are the magnets on my fridge.

The rest of the DT have made some fabulous makes to make you smile and they would love you to visit them at the Craft-Room

Circus Tag

Today I'd like to share a couple of circus tags with you that I'm entering into the Tag Along Circus Challenge

I used acrylic paints for the background and added some tissue tape and part of a book page. I stamped the Barnum and Bailey poster and trapeze artist onto some card that I coloured with Distress ink, the clown was stamped onto the tag.
The stamps I used are.
Artistic Outpost for the poster and ticket.
Hampton Art for the clown and trapeze artist.

This tag was made the same way as the first one.
The stamps I used are,
Hampton Art for the clown and sentiment.
Katzelkraft for the giraffe and juggling clown.

The Documented Life Project

A couple of weeks ago I joined the Documented Life Project on Facebook, we're given a challenge each week but as I've only just started I've got a lot of catching up to do. I spent last weekend decorating the covers of my journal. This is the result.

I really enjoyed decorating the cover and am looking forward to starting inside.
I used Dylusion sprays and acrylic paint and doodled everything except for the flowers and script. I used Claudine Hellmuth's Studio Creative Layers Stamp for the flowers.

 Front Cover

Back Cover