Nostalgia upcycled

Just over 3 weeks until Christmas and our 3rd challenge for November from    'If you give a crafter a cookie'   And now some yummy inspiration for challenge #83 Come play along and join in.  Remember to use the COOKIE picture as inspiration! (the theme, the color combos, the patterns...) and you can create anything your heart desires. Are sponsors for this challenge are: Fred She Said and Buy Scribbles Design. Now my creation for this challenge: Is a christmas gift box I used some textured paste to enhance Santa's jacket and then some kindy glits on his sack and tree. Hope you like it.  I look forward to seeing your creations.  Happy Crafting J

Don't you just love getting away with a group of like minded crafter.   I do, and the weekend was absolute fun.  and here is just one of the layout's I crafted. In between jumping into the heated pool and spa.  (someone had too)   I used 2 prima stencils on the background.   This layout was inspired by the butterfly panel on the right hand side.   I loved the richness of the colours of the butterflies   Hope you like it,  pleae leave me a comment I love feedback.  I used modeling paste and mist sprays, inks and paints on the layout  together with some glass glitter. The layout is matted on to card to give some stability and inked around the edges. Happy crafting. I have share this layout with:    Challenge-yourself. Come check the blog out and join in the fun J

Quick update:  my canvas was choosen as top pick for Creative Artiste Mixed Media challenge #32. Here is my first attempt at mixed media.  I used 2 canvases, Modeling paste, Inks, sprays, gesso, mod podge, dies and paints.  Most of all it was fun.  Here are a couple of close ups.   I love that I could just keep adding until I felt there was enough.    It is a wonderful thing to work in as you can just create and recreate as you like the canvas is never really complete. Even if you hang it on the wall you can take it down and keep adding.  Just a wonderful medium to work with .  Hope you like it.  I certainly like making it.  Love to hear what you think.  I have share this with the following challenge, please come check them out.  Creative Artiste Mixed Media Happy crafting J

Challenge #131 ANYTHING GOES + option FALL COLOURS/THANKFUL Thank you to everyone that took part in our last challenge... #130 Anything Goes + option Witchy/Autumn Colours Team 2's inspirationa l creations are now available to check out for Challenge 131 . Remember this is another chance to win a fabulous prize, simply enter your creations at the link provided at Lets Craft and Create. Now for my creation for this month:  I stencilled the background first using modelling paste and then a selection of inks.   A little glass glitter and some fussy cutting completed the layout.  Hope you like my layout of my little man.  I look forward to seeing your creations.  Happy crafting J

Here is our second challenge for 'Lets Scrap Sketches' November  Remember to have a look at all the layouts from our design team. 'Lets Scrap Sketches'   Here is my layout   Would love to hear what you think so leave me a comment. Here is the sketch that inspired me: I look forward to seeing your layouts.   In the meantime here are a coouple more photos. Happy scrapping J

Just over 5 weeks until Christmas and our 2nd challenge for November from    'If you give a crafter a cookie'   Again more yummy inspiration for challenge #82 Come play along and join in.  Remember to use the COOKIE picture as inspiration! (the theme, the color combos, the patterns...) and you can create anything your heart desires. Now here is the sponsors for this challenge. and now my card inspiration;  I love the sentiment: 'Given enough coffee, I could rule the world - temporarily'   I used textured paste on the image to give the morning coat a lift.  Hope you like the card.  I look forward to seeing your creations.  happy crafting J

Woo hoo here is our first challenge for November from    'If you give a crafter a cookie'   With some yummy inspiration for challenge #81 Come play along and join in.  Remember to use the COOKIE picture as inspiration! (the theme, the color combos, the patterns...) and you can create anything your heart desires. Now here is the sponsors for this challenge. And now my card creation for this challenge.  I placed 2 section within the card for further sentiment. Hope you like it.  look forward to seeing your creations Happy crafting J

Challenge #11 for DO-AL(l) Creatives ,  So exciting getting so close to Christmas now.  Here in New Zealand that means sunny hot days, BBQ's, a Long school holiday for the boys and many trips to the beach.    Now the challenge this month from Do- Al (l) Creatives blog is: The Pre Christmas season - Vorweihnachtszeit I have use one of our sponsers images:   Digital Delights And made a christmas cookie gift box and tag: The box has a handy transparent cover.  I made some Choclate chip cookies and here is the recipe: Ingredients 200 g softened butter 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 1 tsp vanilla essence 1 egg 2 ¼ cups flour 1 ½ tsp baking powder 100 g white chocolate, roughly chopped 100 g dark chocolate, roughl...