Crafty Catz New Challenge - Anything Goes or Twist of Use Die Cut or Punch

Hiya, my Blogging Buddies, Crafty Friends and Followers, hope you are all well! It's Friday again, so that means it's time for a new challenge over at Crafty Catz. I hope you come and join us this week, our theme as always is

'Anything Goes', 

but we have a fab twist to follow, if you fancy it, I'm sure you would, it's 

'Use Die Cuts or Punch' 

Now who doesn't love using die-cuts or punches!!

Sponsoring us this week is - 

Di's Digi Stamps

Offering a prize of $12 Voucher

For this challenge the DT were free to use any of our own images, so for my DT inspiration, as it's close to Halloween, I chose to use the fab Trixxie Treat by Kenny K. Here is what I created, hope you like it!

My Project

Products Used

Kenny K - 'Trixxie Treat' Image

ProMarkers - Cocoa, Pumpkin, Spice, Mustard, Lime Green, Pear Green, Amethyst, Cool Grey 5 and Black

Copic Ciao - Cotton Pearl (E00) and Pinkish White (R00)

Crafter's Companion - Watercolour Card

Spellbinders - Decorative Oval Dies

Little B - Various Halloween Dies (Web, Spider and Bat)

Marianne - Stand Die

Prima - Black Multi Flowers

Ranger - Glossy Accents

DecoArt - Crystal Glamour Dust

From My Stash - Black Glitter Paper/Card, Orange Embossed Card, Black Satin Card, Wooden Bunting, Black Fine Loose Glitter, Black Organza Ribbon, gems and Peel Offs

So to create this, I die cut the oval shapes in black and orange card then layered together. The image I printed, coloured and carefully cut out, placing as shown. In my stash I had some wooden bunting, which I coloured Black, added 'BOO' peel-offs and organza ribbon. I decorated with flowers, web, spider and bat die cuts then finished by adding peel-off spiders.

Close Ups

Thanks so much for stopping by and looking at my blog.  I hope you will come and join us this week, if you need more inspiration, then pop over to our challenge blog and see all of the gorgeous cards created by my DT buddies, why not leave them some love too!!

Looking forward to your next visit, so until then, have a wonderful week!

'Happy Crafting'

Hugs Donna (DT)

xxx

I am entering this into the following Challenges:-

Aloha Friday Challenges - #83 Halloween

Citycrafter Challenge - #335 Halloween

MMM Challenge - #33 I Put A Spell On You

The Paper Girls Challenge - #114 Halloween

Star Stampz - #Spooky or Cute Halloween Harvest and/or Colour

Classic Design Team Challenge - #08 1st Nov - 27th Nov

Worldwide Open Design Team Challenge - #15 15th Oct - 12th Nov

Kenny K 31 Days of Halloween Challenge #3 - All Dressed Up

Steampunk Collection New Release at Julia Spiri

Hiya Crafty Friends, Blogging Buddies and Followers, it's NEW RELEASE time again over at Julia Spiri . Julia has worked her magic again to produce this fantastic new 'Steampunk' collection...so without further ado let me introduce ...

The Steampunk Collection 

 and 

Steampunk Watercolour Clip Art

Please follow the links at the bottom of the page, for more wonderful images and challenge details etc!!

For my DT inspiration, the image I've used is .Steampunk Lady, isn't she just gorgeous?!!!. Here is my creation, hope you like it?! ...

 My Project

Products Used

 Julia Spiri - 'Steampunk Lady' Image and 'Steampunk Watercolour Clip Art'

ProMarkers - Cardinal Red, Shale, Caramel, Umber and Sandstone

Copic Ciao - Cotton Pearl (E00) and Pinkish White (R00)

Glitter Gel Pen - Gold

Crafter's Companion - Watercolour Card

Creata - Burgandy Mirror Card 

Creative Expressions - Sue Wilson Lace Edged Leaves Die

Spellbinders - Scalloped Circle Die

X-Cut - 'Family Tree' Die

Papermania - Brown and Burgandy Flowers

Dovecraft - Various Gems and Pearls

Craftwork Cards - Sentiment Topper 

Woodware - Corner Punch

From My Stash - Pearlised Backing Paper, Brown Pearl Sheen Card and Red Brad 

I first of all, created the background of cloud and ground effects on photoshop using elements from the Steampunk Clip Art and printed on to Pearlised sheen paper. This I matt and layered on burgandy mirror card. I die cut the tree from brown pearl sheen card, adding the cog and heart elements from the clip art to represent leaves and carved heart, along with gems and pearls too. The image, I printed, then coloured in these wonderful shades of browns and burgandy to complement the golds of the collection, finally carefully cutting out and placing as shown. To decorate, I added the leaves and  flower with clip art cog and brad in the centre. To finish off, I added the sentiment topper, made up from a layer of mirror card, clip art large cog and sentiment.

Close Ups

Well, thanks so much again, for stopping by and hope you have enjoyed my post, if you do need more inspiration, then hop over to our blog and see all of the fabulous creations by my fellow DT girls ...why not leave them some love too!!

Looking forward to your next visit, so until then

'Happy Crafting'

Hugs Donna (DT)

xxx

Links

Etsy Shop

https://www.etsy.com/shop/JuliaSpiri 

 Challenge Blog

 http://juliaspirichallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

Facebook Fan Group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/stampsbyjuliaspiri/ 

Julia Spiri On Pinterest  

https://www.pinterest.com/fotosgraciosas/

Julia Spiri On Google+

https://plus.google.com/+JuliaSpiri

I am entering this into the following challenges:-

Crafty Girls Creations - #28 Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner Challenges - #95 Anything Goes
Creative Moments - #105 Anything Goes
http://inspirationdestinationchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2016/10/ag-no-109.html
Promarker Challenge - #369 Inspiration Photo
Classic Design Team Challenge - #08 1st Nov - 27th Nov
Worldwide Open Design Team Challenge - #15 15th Oct - 12th Nov

Anything Goes or Twist of Halloween Colours at Crafty Addicts

A big HELLO to all my Friends, Blogging Buddies and Followers, yes it's challenge time again over at Crafty Addicts. Our theme as always is 'Anything Goes' but would love to see all your makes created with our twist of 'Halloween Colours'!!. Sponsoring us this fortnight is...

Moonflower Digi Stamps

 

Offering a $10 Voucher as Prize

For my DT inspiration, I have used the gorgeous Crystal Ball Witch and here is what I created with her...

My Project 

Products Used

Moonflower - 'Crystal Ball Witch' Image

ProMarkers - Pumpkin, Honeycomb, Purple, Pear Green, Cool Grey 5 and Black

Copic Ciao - Cotton Pearl (E00) and Pinkish White (R00)

Crafter's Companion - Watercolour Card

Creata - Purple Mirror Card

Spellbinders - Labels Eight and Decorative Labels Eight Dies

Little B - Halloween Dies (Web and Bat)

Tim Holtz - Spiced Marmalade and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Inks

Prima - Black Multi Flowers

Docrafts - Black Gem 

Deco Art - Crystal Glitter Glamour Dust

From My Stash - Black Glitter Paper, Black Ribbon, Spider Peel Offs, Pumpkin 3D Topper and Black Web Netting

To make this I took an 8x8 scalloped card blank and die cut out the centre shape using Spellbinders labels 8 die. I created the background using distress inks, then added decorative labels 8 border of black glitter paper, placing black web netting and purple mirror card behind. The image I printed, carefully cut out, coloured and added glitter, then placed as shown. To decorate and finish off, I added flowers, ribbon, pumpkin topper, glitter paper web and bat die cuts, spider peel offs and gem

Close Ups

Thanks so much for stopping by and looking at my blog.  I hope you will come and join us this week, if you need more inspiration, then pop over to our challenge blog and see all of the gorgeous cards created by my DT buddies, why not leave them some love too!!

Looking forward to your next visit, so until then, have a wonderful week!

'Happy Crafting'

Hugs Donna (DT)

xxx

 

I am entering this into the following Challenges:-

Simply Papercrafts for all Occassions Challenge - #39 Anything Goes
Aloha Friday Challenges - #83 Halloween
Simply Create Too Challenge - #120 Halloween
City Crafter Challenge - #335 Halloween
Deep Ocean Challenge - #140 Halloween