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Summertime- The Creative Loops August challenge

Summertime- The Creative Loops August challenge

Craftie Jellie

The challenge for August is Summertime so you can produce any type of creative project with that theme. The challenge topic just needs to be a starting point for your inspiration so you could do a creative project linked to Summer, holidays, beaches, rain 🙂 (I am in the U.K.)…….you can do anything you think is linked to Summer. Please link up your project at the end of the post.

The Creative Loops challenge is for all types of creatives and is truly anything goes- art, mixed media, sewing, knitting, quilting, card making, paper-craft, cross-stitch, photography, altered art, creative writing, graphic design, floral design……if it is creative and inspired by the challenge theme you can join in. The idea is to connect and inspire creatives. We are a local group that meet weekly but anyone is welcome to join the challenge and link up their project.

Feel free to add any ideas and to chat about inspirations in the comments. I always appreciate knowing someone is reading.

Here is an inspiration board of ideas you could use with the links listed below. Please add your finished projects at the bottom of this post.

Creative loops challenge Summer

By members of Creative Loops

  1. Art on a bag by Elaine Nicholls, AcheloisHandmade on Etsy.
  2. Chrysanthenum card by Kristina of Haith’s Handmade.
  3. Embroidered shells by artist Jocelyn Leigh.
  4. Dancing Dolphins by artist Melanie Ridgeway at Fox-puzzles.
  5. Water bottle cover by textile artist and teacher Alison Ripley.
  6. Art in a Heart by artist Annette Rose.
  7. Summer dress by professional seamstress and teacher Carrie J Trigg.
  8. Sunglasses by artist Lee Robinson.

 

Inspiration from others

  1. Cornish Driftwood ornament by CornishCreationsUK on Etsy.
  2. Art on shells by Alisa Burke.
  3. WanderLust series of embroidery by Teresa Lim. This one is beach huts in Melbourne, Australia.
  4. Crochet Summer jacket pattern at knitsi.com.
  5. Love The Beach mixed media piece by Katy Leitch with step by step photos.
  6. Easy Beach Cake at CakeWhiz.
  7. Sunbathing bag at The Golden Adventures of a Dark Horse.
  8. Mini beach bag in paper by Bianca at Stempeleinmaleins.
  9. Art sails on Driftwood Boats by Alisa Burke.
  10. Travel art journal by Gabi Campanario at Urban Sketchers.
  11. How to make Sun Prints at Garden Therapy.
  12. Shooting and Processing Seascape Photography by Raiatea Arcuri on You Tube.
  13. Sewing Bee Shift Dress pattern at Sewmag.
  14. Blueberry cheesecake ice-cream recipe at Jamie Cooks It Up.
  15. Summerfun scrapbook page with free download of the background by Kim Jackson at Creating Keepsakes.
  16. How To Paint A Beach Tutorial by Pamela at Flowerpatch Farmhouse.
  17. Making a top from 2 scarves and a ribbon by Rebekah at Potholes and Pantyhose.
  18. Reversible Summer Hat tutorial (adult or child) at Martha Stewart.
  19. All Seasons Notepad set by Annette at Nettys Cards.
  20. Journal prompts for a travel journal by Kenzie at Hello Neverland.
  21. Boat Trip to Samos by Ingrid at Ingrid’s Place.
  22. Pallet Beach Wall Art at The White Birch Studio on Etsy.

 

Hopefully that provided enough ideas to inspire you. Now all you need to do is

  1. Get inspired
  2. Create (original and new creations only, please respect copyright)
  3. Take photos of your creation
  4. Link up
  5. Check out the other linked projects, comment on them etc. We want to build a community.
  6. I’d be grateful if you spread the word on this challenge by pinning the inspiration board or letting other creatives know about the challenge.

If you have a blog please write about your inspiration, how it links to this challenge and include a link to this post. Add a photo of your project with your name and a short description below. If you do not have a blog post you can upload and share your photo or email me a copy of the photo and details. If you have any problems linking up there is a how to video and tutorial here.

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Stars and Stripes Creative Loops Challenge for July

Stars and Stripes Creative Loops Challenge for July

Craftie Jellie

The challenge for July is Stars And/ Or Stripes so you can produce any type of creative project with that theme. The challenge topic just needs to be a starting point for your inspiration so you could do a creative project using stars, stripes, stars and stripes, America …….you can do anything you think is linked to Stars And/ Or Stripes. Please link up your project at the end of the post.

The Creative Loops challenge is for all types of creatives and is truly anything goes- art, mixed media, sewing, knitting, quilting, card making, paper-craft, cross-stitch, photography, altered art, creative writing, graphic design, floral design……if it is creative and inspired by the challenge theme you can join in. The idea is to connect and inspire creatives. We are a local group that meet weekly but anyone is welcome to join the challenge and link up their project.

Feel free to add any ideas and to chat about inspirations in the comments. I always appreciate knowing someone is reading.

Here is an inspiration board of ideas you could use with the links listed below.

Please add your finished projects at the bottom of this post.

Creative loops challenge Stars and Stripes

By members of Creative Loops

  1. Commissioned memory frame for a birthday with a stars and stripes theme by Elaine Nicholls.
  2. Striped deck chair picture by artist Lee Robinson.
  3. Exploding star birthday cake by Elaine Nicholls
  4. Independence Day card by Kristina of Haith’s Handmade.
  5. Metz cross stitch cushion by Kristina of Haith’s Handmade.
  6. Star themed wizard card by Elaine Nicholls.
  7. Striped owl doorstop by Kristina of Haith’s Handmade.

Inspiration from others

  1. Newborn stars and stripes cocoon hat set crochet pattern on Etsy by Warm Fuzzy Boutique.
  2. Embroidery on paper ‘While I Speak I Hope’ by Yunita Hadinata.
  3. Book folding pattern for double star on Etsy by Book Folding Forever.
  4. Stars and stripes cupcakes by Food Network Kitchen.
  5. 3D papercut star by Tahiti Pehrson.
  6. Star and stripe cushions. Free pattern by Craft Passion.
  7. Embroidered star top by Anna Tykhonova.
  8. Star wire earrings by Kythryne Aisling.
  9. Star card tutorial on Wenches Kort & Papir.
  10. Refashion using t-shirts to make striped bolero on a Constant Project.
  11. Photo inspiration star and stripe shells on tumblr.
  12. Stars in mandala drawing on Instagram.
  13. Tips on night photography by Currently Wandering.
  14. Striped shirt to skirt refashion at Create-enjoy.
  15. Shining Star fleece baby wrap on wonderfuldiy.com.
  16. Mixed media circles on stripes using Gelli plate on Create Mixed Media.
  17. Galaxy painted All Star Converse on Sparkle Collective.
  18. Spinning stripe quilt on Wendy’s Quilts and More.

Hopefully that provided enough ideas to inspire you. Now all you need to do is

  1. Get inspired
  2. Create (original and new creations only, please respect copyright)
  3. Take photos of your creation
  4. Link up
  5. Check out the other linked projects, comment on them etc. We want to build a community.

If you have a blog please write about your inspiration, how it links to this challenge and include a link to this post. Add a photo of your project with your name and a short description below. If you do not have a blog post you can upload and share your photo or email me a copy of the photo and details. If you have any problems linking up there is a how to video and tutorial here.

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Monochrome creative loops challenge

Craftie Jellie

The challenge for June is monochrome so you can produce any type of creative project with that theme. The challenge topic just needs to be a starting point for your inspiration so you could do a creative project made in black and white, black, white and grey, or in different tones of one colour e.g. ombre (feel free to add neutrals or metallic as well if you want to)…….you can do anything you think is linked to monochrome. Please link up your project at the end of the post.

The Creative Loops challenge is for all types of creatives and is truly anything goes- art, mixed media, sewing, knitting, quilting, card making, paper-craft, cross-stitch, photography, altered art, creative writing, graphic design, floral design……if it is creative and inspired by the challenge theme you can join in. The idea is to connect and inspire creatives. We are a local group that meet weekly but anyone is welcome to join the challenge and link up their project.

Feel free to add any ideas and to chat about inspirations in the comments. I always appreciate knowing someone is reading.

Here is an inspiration board of ideas you could use with the links listed below.

Please add your finished projects at the bottom of this post.

Inspiration creative loops challenge monochrome

By members of Creative Loops

1. Dress made by Carrie Trigg using vintage fabric in shades of green

2. My monochrome line art adult colouring calender is now on sale (from £12 to £5)

3. Blackwork of sponges and corals by artist Jocelyn Leigh

4. I made a set of monochrome cards for pupils going on exam leave on this blog

5. Hand and arm warmers by Tina O’Reilly

6. Be Unique mermaid monochrome line art on my Etsy shop

7. Textile life drawing by Alison Ripley

8. Drawing by artist Annette Rose

9. Card in shades of purple by Kristina at Haith’s Handmade

10. Riding the Wave by Melanie Ridgeway which was the inspiration for her puzzle (available at Fox puzzles)

11. Twist on monochrome- yellow with black skirt using beautiful vintage fabric. Availble to buy from Carrie Trigg

 

Inspiration from others

12. Mixed media art prompt box by Maria Lina

13. Alcohol ink art by Tammy Tutterow

14. Quilt by Sheena Norquay

15. Tutorial on painting using coffee by Jenny Dolfenson

16. Petal ruffle icing tutorial by Let’s Eat Cake

17. Tutorial for ombre fishtail friendship bracelet at Feltasaurus

18. Scrapbook layout by Gabrialle Pollacco

19. French knot heart emboidery by Bearatam on Etsy

20. Tutorial for ombre dresser on Project Nursery

21. Picture from Kingsunderlavenderskies on Tumblr.  Made from a thrift store crocheted tablecloth. Sewn closed, sewn elastic at waistline and hand dipped dyed.

22. Tutorial for sepia scene card at Crafting the Web

23. Free pattern for ankle warmers at Rowan

24. White on white anniversary card from Stamps by Chloe

25. Earrings by Beadedmischka on Etsy

26. Free sewing pattern for monochrome shift dress by Laura Casey on Sew Different

Hopefully that provided enough ideas to inspire you. Now all you need to do is

  1. Get inspired
  2. Create (original and new creations only, please respect copyright)
  3. Take photos of your creation
  4. Link up
  5. Check out the other linked projects, comment on them etc. We want to build a community.

If you have a blog please write about your inspiration, how it links to this challenge and include a link to this post. Add a photo of your project with your name and a short description below. If you do not have a blog post you can upload and share your photo or email me a copy of the photo and details. If you have any problems linking up there is a how to video and tutorial here.

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Floral inspiration- 44 ideas for Mother’s Day and our March Challenge

Floral inspiration- 44 ideas for Mother’s Day and our March Challenge

Craftie Jellie

Creative loops challenge march flowers mothers day

Today I’ve got lots of inspiration for our March challenge- flowers. The challenge topic (flowers) just needs to be a starting point for your inspiration so you could do a creative project made from flowers, using flowers, featuring flowers, inspired by flowers….anything you think is linked to flowers.

The Creative Loops challenge is for all types of creatives and is truly anything goes- art, mixed media, sewing, knitting, quilting, card making, papercraft, crossstitch, photography, altered art, creative writing, graphic design, floral design……if it is creative and inspired by the challenge theme you can join in. The idea is to connect and inspire creatives. We are a local group that meet weekly but anyone is welcome to join the challenge and link up their project.

Feel free to add any ideas and to chat about inspirations in the comments.

Here is an inspiration board of ideas you could use with the links listed below. Links with tutorials or patterns are shown with a *. Links to items which you could buy are shown with **

Please add your finished projects at the bottom of this post.

Floral inspiration 44 mothers day ideas

By members of Creative Loops

  1. Carrie Trigg (cut ’n’ sew) teaches sewing and she taught the Creative Loops group to make this floral organiser.

2,3,4 Carrie also makes beautiful clothing from retro, vintage fabrics. These makes from floral prints are great inspiration…..or you could just buy one from her Etsy shop CarrieJTrigg and make something else for the challenge 😉

  1. My colouring calendars feature a couple of floral images **
  2. One of my hand painted bags with a floral henna style motif I designed **
  3. This was made by Annette for the challenge last month but as well as featuring a heart it also has some beautiful flowers. She drew using a fine black pen and then coloured with watercolour pencils.
  4. My Lord of the Rings inspired woodland scene **
  5. A colourful floral card from Kristina
  6. Beautiful artwork by Jocelyn Leigh on display at a local tea room

Inspiration from others

  1. Nail polish earrings** by SenJewelry with video tutorial*
  2. Felt rose mobile tutorial by tiffercolabear
  3. A list of 16 free flower knitting patterns at in the loop knitting*
  4. Flower vase card tutorial at notableNEST*
  5. Chocolate flowers….who would not love getting these!! Photo tutorial at all day boutique*
  6. Using forced perspective to photograph flower girls. Love this technique. It has taken me half an hour to track down the photographer- Tatiana Mikhina
  7. Blooming monogram with silk flowers tutorial at Urbanic Paper blog*
  8. I believe the original tutorial for this picture is at icreativeideas.com*
  9. How about making a floral Easter style bonnet like this one shown in CountryLivimg.com
  10. Tutorial for felt hydrangea cushion*
  11. A 3D card I made for Mother’s Day featuring lots flowers
  12. Beautiful textures in floral art by Paula Nizamas
  13. ♫ I’ve got one hand in my pocket and the other one is giving the peace sign ♫ Hand embroidery by Mariana on Flickr
  14. Tutorial for needle felted flowers at craft me happy
  15. 10 free crotchet flower patterns collated at Chaleur Life
  16. In series 1 of the Great British Sewing Bee Stuart Hillard added tulip pockets to his skirt in a refashion project. Great idea executed in double quick time!! He brought out a book called Sew Fabulous but I’m not sure if it features this project.
  17. Delicate cut paper flower by Maude White at Brave Bird Paper Art
  18. Loom knitting flowers- I’m not sure where the photo originates from (please contact me if you know). Video tutorial on loom knitting flowers here.
  19. Why not try a tulip style dress or skirt. Free tutorial for this tulip dress at The Felted Fox
  20. Several patterns for this hippo available using African flower hexagons
  21. Beautiful altered shadow box scrapbook layout at The Dusty Attic Blog
  22. Caught in crystal technique with flower stamp
  23. Painting watercolour hydrangea- step by step tutorial*
  24. Mixed media art by Toni Burt
  25. Altered art shabby chic clock attributed to Asuka Miyamoto. Definitely uses her chipboard layout.
  26. Alcohol ink painting by Teri Jones
  27. accredited to A Fairy’s Dream at afairysdreamonline.com but blog appears to be inactive
  28. zentangle meets embroidery by hoooooplaart on tumblr
  29. Altered frame using products by ArtC (Momenta) at CHA 2016 and shown on Create and Craft TV
  30. Vase book folding pattern and tutorial* for sale on Etsy by Foldilocks**
  31. Vase and flower book folding at Bev’s Book Folding Blog with link to YouTube tutorial on making the flowers*
  32. Wet felting by Renata on Flickr
  33. Screen printed t-shirt with dimensional flowers added was available at Zara
  34. Recycled denim bag by Alla Larkin. She has a shop on Etsy and a blog

Hopefully that provided enough ideas to inspire you. Now all you need to do is

  1. Get inspired
  2. Create (original and new creations only, please respect copyright)
  3. Take photos of your creation
  4. Link up
  5. Check out the other linked projects, comment on them etc. We want to build a community.

If you have a blog please write about your inspiration, how it links to this challenge and include a link to this post. Add a photo of your project with your name and a short description below. If you do not have a blog post you can upload and share your photo or email me a copy of the photo and details. If you have any problems linking up there is a how to video and tutorial here.

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New year, new Creative Loops challenge….new!

New year, new Creative Loops challenge….new!

Craftie Jellie

Creative loops challenge new
Hi! I am starting the year with a new challenge. The Creative Loops challenge is for all types of creatives and is truly anything goes- art, mixed media, sewing, knitting, card making, papercraft, crosstitch, photography, altered art, creative writing, graphic design……if it is creative and inspired by the challenge theme you can join in. The idea is to connect and inspire creatives. We are a local group that meet weekly but anyone is welcome to join the challenge and link up their project.

I was hoping to get this posted at the start of the year but I’ve been struggling with a virus over the last couple of months and just wasn’t up to posting. The challenge for this month is New. This could be a creative project for

  • NEW year
  • NEW year resolutions
  • NEW beginnings
  • NEW baby
  • NEW home
  • NEW life together (wedding)
  • NEW moon
  • NEW Zealand, NEW York, NEW Orleans etc.
  • NEW journal
  • use something NEW in your stash- get going with those Christmas gifts
  • trying a NEW technique or even a NEW craft

Feel free to add any ideas and to chat about inspirations in the comments. Here are some links to inspire you (I’ve also added lots of inspiration on my Pinterest boards).

Please add your finished projects at the bottom of this post.

New Year Parties and celebrations

Celebrating New Year in Britain from Project Britain
Great cake. Source: cakecentral

New Year Traditions

Lots of fire and fireworks but also animal whispering and possum dropping!

Great balls of fire in Scotland
Wearing red lingerie for luck in Turkey
Animal whispering in Romania
Take your suitcase for a walk!

Read about these and more strange New Year traditions at the Telegraph.

New Year Resolutions

Did you have a resolution- why not make something to remind you of it throughout the year.

source: http://www.jessicazoob.com/blog/
Source: http://taytayhser.blogspot.co.uk

New Beginnings

Sometimes you just need to step back and press reset. Source: http://www.rosiesandz.com
Source: https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/get-motivation
Source: http://blog.freepeople.com

New Baby

 

Scrapbook page source: http://waltzingthroughlife.blogspot.ca
Try mixing knitting and card making

 

Exploding card design from traceyspapercraftcreations.blogspot.com
Free knitting patterns for babies at http://www.loveknitting.com/knitting-patterns-for-babies
From http://www.favequilts.com/

New Home

Tutorial for making little houses by Red Hen Home at Town n country living
Clean and simple new home card from https://mayholicraft.wordpress.com/
Sew a new home gift or just something for your home source: http://lilluna.com

New Technique or Craft

Try something different.

Arm knitting projects from http://www.diyncrafts.com/
Free motion applique
Creating acrylic skins
Try art journalling http://artjournalist.com/

A mix of ideas to inspire you but do head over to my Pinterest boards if you want more. Now all you need to do is

  1. Get inspired
  2. Create (original and new creations only, please respect copyright)
  3. Take photos of your creation
  4. Link up
  5. Check out the other linked projects, comment on them etc. We want to build a community.

If you have a blog please write about your inspiration, how it links to this challenge and include a link to this post. Add a photo of your project with your name and a short description below. If you do not have a blog post you can upload and share your photo or email me a copy of the photo and details. If you have any problems linking up there is a how to video and tutorial here.

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