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My friend Kristina makes beautiful paper pieced bags. She was working on one this morning at our craft group as a commission piece. She was arranging the paper pieced hexies (you start by tacking them to paper hexagons) in different patterns to work out how she will stitch them. I took a photo of her hexies and then used CraftArtist 2 Professional
The seventh day of my 100 day challenge today over at the 100daysproject. There are lots of interesting projects over there. Find out more about my individual challenge on my day 1 post here.
Today I drew more patterns that I will be using in my colouring calendar I sell. This time I was drawing a buddleia pattern. I had a look at the flower in my garden and then worked out a pattern based on it. It took me a couple of hours to complete a flower spike. This is just a sneaky peak for the calendar. For the sake of this challenge I’ve taken a photo of a section of the flower and then manipulated the colour digitally using CraftArtist 2 Professional
I used my Sakura Micron pens
Please cheer me on with my challenge and follow me on instagram if you are over there (any pointers are welcome as I have no idea what I am doing on Instagram at the moment!!).
I’d like to enter the following challenges which are all anything goes (and I think O.K. with a drawing project). Do go and check out the amazing blogs…
Another drawn pattern for day 6 of my 100 day challenge today over at the 100daysproject. Do head over there and look at the various projects (just click the looking glass icon to see the projects).
My challenge is PAD- a pattern a day. My aim is to spend time every day on a creative project involving creating or using a pattern. I am also using this as a chance to get started on instagram elaine_achelois. At the moment I feel a bit lost with how it works so any help is welcome.
Today my pattern is based on eyes- it took me about 2 hours to finish the pattern in the initial shape. I used my Sakura Micron pens
Please cheer me on with my challenge and follow me on instagram if you are over there.
I’d like to enter the following challenges (I’ve checked the rules and I hope they are happy with drawings being entered)
Come and Get It Challenges– Black and white (plus one)
Robyn’s Fetish Challenge Blog– Anything goes
Love to create– Anything creative/ mixed media goes
The third day of my 100 day challenge today over at the 100daysproject. It is inspiring seeing all the different creative projects people are doing so do go and look. You can find out more about my individual challenge on my day 1 post here.
Today I tried something quite different for me. Although I do quite a lot of hybrid crafting and mixed media I rarely focus on digital art. Icreated the various digital components, including the background and then manipulated, arranged and coloured them using CraftArtist 2 Professional
Please cheer me on with my challenge and follow me on instagram if you are over there (any pointers are welcome as I have no idea what I am doing on Instagram at the moment…..what is the best way to get connected with people with similar interests?).
I decided to use the digital embellishments and papers I made to help create this card using CraftArtist 2 Professional
I’d like to enter the following challenges …
Turtle Soup Challenge– using this picture for inspiration
Digitally Sweet Challenge- Floral
The second day of my 100 day challenge today over at the 100daysproject. There are lots of interesting projects over there. Find out more about my individual challenge on my day 1 post here.
Today I drew some patterns that I will be using in my colouring calendar I sell. I start by drawing the outlines- leaves today. Then I study the subject- in this case it was easy as I have lots of different types of leaf in my garden.
I design patterns based on the patterns I can see in the subject.
I used my Sakura Micron pens
It takes me a couple of hours to complete three leaves due to the detail. The artwork for the calendar is completely hand drawn so each month takes a few days. For the sake of this challenge I’ve taken a photo of the leaves I completed today and then manipulated them digitally using CraftArtist 2 Professional
Please cheer me on with my challenge and follow me on instagram if you are over there (any pointers are welcome as I have no idea what I am doing on Instagram at the moment!!).
I’d like to enter the following challenges which are all anything goes (and I think O.K. with a drawing project). Do go and check out the amazing blogs…
I made this Summertime scrapbook layout digitally using CraftArtist 2 Professional
I used the layout from the Stick It Down challenge. 
A lot of the time when I start a project I feel overwhelmed by choices and my brain flits round lots of creative possibilities and quite often it seems to freeze at that point. Using challenges such as a layout challenge helps me to focus but still have lots of creative options.
I would like to enter the following challenges
Creative Loops Challenge for August- Summertime
Stick It Down Challenge- Single page scrapbook layout
Unstampabelles Challenges- Anything But a Card
Animal Friends Challenge- Summer
Country View Challenges- Hot Summer Days
Sisterhood of Crafters- Close to Nature
I absolutely love all the Santoro papers- I think it is because they are good quality, have great patterns and subtle sparkle. The front covers are also works of art by themselves…simply stunning.
They are the kind of papers that tend to sit unused because you can’t bear to cut them up and then worse give them away! My SANTORO Mirabelle Pad
I keep forgetting to mention that I tend to work on scalloped 8×8″ square card blanks. The papers are all from the Mirabelle pad and I matted onto pink card and then used Tattered Rose distress stickles glitter glue around the edges. I made the topper using CraftArtist 2 Professional
I’d like to enter the following challenges
Creative Loops Challenge- Stars and Stripes
Hanna and Friends– Animals
As You Like It– Favourite papers and why
4 Crafty Chicks– Your favourite designer/paper/company
Simply Create Too– Lots of Sparkle
Aloha Friday Challenge– All About Animals
Dragon’s Lair– It’s a Zoo Out there.
Thanks for reading and for any comments…they really brighten up my day.
Our Creative Loops Challenge here this month is stars and/or stripes. This is my first card for the challenge using the beautiful digi called Pearls In My Hair from Day For Daisies. It is a birthday card for my lovely sister in law.
The stripe and floral papers were from the Victorian Roses by Make & Create. All the layers were matted onto pink card and the card was distressed using my Tim Holtz distress tool. I used a lovely translucent shimmery ribbon. All of these were from my extensive stash :-). I added three star gems and also some flowers from wild orchid crafts to embellish the card.
I used Craft Artist to create the top layer with the digi stamp and coloured the image using Promarkers.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenges
Creative Loops- Stars and/or stripes
Tuesday Throwdown- Happy Birthday
Freshly Brewed Designs- Birthdays
Craft Rockets Challenges- Spots and/or stripes
That’s Crafty Challenge- Bird’s of a Feather Challenge
The theme for the Creative Loops challenge this month is New. In this card I have tried a new card fold and style. It is a bit out of my comfort zone and I always struggle a bit more with male birthday cards. I CASED (Copy And Share Everything) this card from Pinterest, originally pinned from SouthShoreStamping.
I made the card using Kraft card and also used it to mat the Creeper.
I created the backing paper and creeper by scoring/ embossing lines every mm across the green and black card both vertically and horizontally. I used Promarkers to colour the green squares on the creeper and cut the eyes and mouth from the black card. I mounted the eyes and mouth on foam pads.
I made a matching backing paper for the inside using Craft Artist 2. I used the Minecraft font- love it!
Finally a look at the card standing up.
I’d like to enter the following challenges
Creative Loops Challenge- New (JFF)
613 Avenue Create- Anything goes with an optional twist of birthday/ anniversary
Crafting When We Can- Something New
Craft Rocket Challenges- Happy Anything
Thanks for reading.
There are lots of inspiring summer challenges at the moment so I decided to use my Goldie digi stamp by Sylvia Zet at Wee stamps for a summer themed card. Unfortunately this shop seems to be down at the moment but an alternative is to get the rubber stamp or buy the topper at Hobby House. I created a background for the image using Craft Artist 2 with sea in the circle and sand outside it in the square.
I coloured the image using Promarkers
Hair: Honeycomb, ginger, spice and terracotta
Skin: Ivory, blush, dusky pink, tea rose
Tail: Amber, pumpkin, orange, burnt orange
Flowers: Artic blue, sky blue
Hearts: Antique pink, ruby
Snail: Blush, dusky pink, putty, tan
Bubbles: Aquamarine, soft aqua, turquoise
I added some highlights to the hair using Letraset metallic red gold
I created the background paper and sentiment using Craft Artist 2. I used digital starfish embellishments to match my theme. I edged the papers using Promarkers and matted them onto plain yellow card. The sentiment looks like a sign on weathered wood with chalk writing. I curled the sentiment to make it ‘pop’ and added pearl embellishments.
I would like to enter the following challenges
Pinspirational challenge– I used the colours from the photo to colour my digital papers and designed my sentiment to look like one of the signs on wood.
Crafty sentiments challenge– sketch
City crafter challenge blog– mood board inspired my sand paper and starfisk embellies
The house that stamps built- Sun sand and surf
Passion for Promarkers- Fun in the sun
Crafty boots challenge- Life’s a beach
Eureka stamps challenge- Hot, hot, hot
Incy wincy designs- Sea, sun and sand
Thanks for popping by.
