Allsorts Challenge #701 - Sparkle & Shine

 Hi Crafters,

Now for something a little bit different, a break away from my card making to a Shadow Box for the new challenge at Allsorts.

I've had these 6 inch shadow boxes from The Range for quite some time so thought I had better create something with them. I have used an older die from a collaboration between Lavinia Stamps and Imagination Crafts called Celtic Dreams Dies and this one is called 'Hidden Secrets'. I love these quirky fairy houses, they have been cut in black card and sprayed with Shimmer Spray.

The Toadstools are a Lea'bilities Die and the Fairy is from Crafters Companion I believe, all cut from glitter card. Then I decided to add some scrabble tiles as they fitted nicely in the thickness of the frame.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

to be added

Our prize this week is a beautiful A4 Rare Earth Stamp Set called Afternoon Tea.

To be eligible for this prize you must make a new project, follow the theme and link back to our challenge blog in your post. You can enter up to a maximum of three times provided each entry is a newly published piece of work.

We look forward to seeing what you create along this theme of Sparkle & Shine, if you need some more inspiration the rest of the Design Team makes can be found HERE.

Have fun!

Lorraine

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Christmas Card Club Challenge #24 - Fairies & Angels

 Hi Crafters,

I'm a day late posting for this challenge so I'll make it a short post.

It is also tinged with sadness as the theme was chosen by Shaz who passed away earlier this year.

This is what I have made using LOTV prints for both the background and image and a Phill Martin sentiment stamp which I heat embossed in silver.

Still trying to use up those peel-offs too :o)

I hope you have a great Monday!

Lorraine

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Christmas Card Club Challenge #3 - Angels or Fairies

Hi Crafters,

Today is a new challenge at our fun Christmas Card Club where we try and make Christmas cards all year round in order to alleviate some of the last minute panic nearer to Christmas.

Well today it was GranMargaret's turn to choose a theme and so we have ...

ANGELS or FAIRIES

This proved rather tricky for me as I don't seem to have any dies that fit the bill or many images either and although we can opt for the Anything Goes option this year I wanted to try and follow the theme.

I then found a Mo Manning digital image of this cute little angel called Rafe that I had in a file which I'd never coloured up before and so here he is...twice!

I flipped the image in my design program and made it a little smaller for perspective.

Recipe

Image - Rafe - Mo's Digital Pencil

Coloured with Promarkers

Paper - Craft Sensations 'Traditional Christmas'

Tattered Lace Pearl Rectangle Die

Craft Essentials Sentiment Die

Embossed Holly Berry Card stock

Wink of Stella pen on their wings

Challenges I'd like to enter:

I Love Promarkers - #351 Embossing

Fab n Funky - #379 Christmas

Cute Card Thursday - #515 ATG

CHNC Every Saturday - #371 ATG / Quick & Easy

Crafty Calendar Challenge - 2 or More Layers

I hope you are all keeping well so far this year, there have been so many bugs around and I'm afraid I seem to have caught a couple of them recently so that is why I haven't been around much. Hopefully I am on the mend now and robust enough to fight anything else off, I'm quite fed up with feeling run down now.

Well I will be back with my Passion For Promarkers card on Tuesday so I will try and visit you all before then.

Take care,

Lorraine

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Fairy ATC's

Hi Crafters,

I'm popping in this evening to share my atc's that I made for our little swap group. The theme for September was 'fairies'.

Firstly I stamped and heat embossed the fairy image and sentiment, then inked the background with distress inks - Tumbled Glass, Scattered Straw and Peeled Paint, followed by Black Soot for the edges. The leafy stamp was inked with the Peeled Paint too. I then applied Versamark clear ink around the edges and glitter embossing powder.

I'm waiting for my swaps to arrive in the post and then I will be creating this months..   ...the theme is 'Halloween' so if you would like to join us then pop over...

Jo's Blog

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Papertake Weekly - Take Your Pick (Distress Ink & Embossing)

Crafty Catz - #295 Fantasy / Fairy

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - #100 ATG + Embossing Wet or Dry

I'll be back tomorrow with my Passion for Promarkers DT card, see you then,

Lorraine