The WORD is MERRY!

'tis getting close to Christmas and 

Hosting this weeks Word Challenge at

 Just Us Girls is Nancy

choosing an oh so perfect! one for us.

It's our first Challenge for November and we

Welcome our November Guest Rachel Davis.

Christmas and Tartan are a go too for me

(of course) and this was the perfect way to show it off.

I attached the paper to gold paper then

cut out a smaller frame, attached 

a bit of Tim's Greenery, some bells and ball,

gold thread and the CUTplorations Merry Christmas die

 in the same gold paper.

A nice simple card in very traditional colours - 

but so so hard to get a crisp photo with that gold shine.

After umteen attempts this looked the best. 

Pop over and see what our 

November Guest Rachel Davis

and the Team created and add your

Merry card to our Gallery.

Thanks for coming by. 

Love reading your comments.

You're only 50 Once!

 Hello and welcome to todays post for 

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge

and it's a pretty special one. 

My son in law turns 50 soon

so I went all out and made him an 8x10 canvas.

As you can see he is a car buff; likes to

restore old cars and this one in particular has had 

so much work done on it, tinkering to no end

and it is a credit to him the time (A LOT) he has spent

getting it to where it is today.

The need for speed has taken him to try drag racing

and has been quite successful doing so.

Anyway enough of that - 

there is so much going on here so I will

fill you in as best I can with products used and

some photos along the long road.

Started my canvas with gesso and stenciled.

Adding some grid chipboard to the sides and

lots of texture and colours with 

Distress Grit Paste, Sand Paste,

Lindy's Magical's and Brusho's.

Adding dry wall tape, postage tags, 

metal embellishments from my stash,

chipboard numbers.

Working out what to use

and went with this

If you look closely you can see a dymo cut 1965

(the year the Ford was made)

Car photo here is just on photo paper as a guide.

Have added Art Alchemy, Cosmic Shimmer 

and Imagination Crafts Startlight to various items

including the chipboard 50. Tim's Quotations

I thought suitable for the project. I added

acetate to the front of the photo after I smudged

one and scratched another. Adhered with

appropriate brads and embellishments.

Here's another photo of my finished canvas 

a little bit lighter in colour!

A time consuming creations but so fun to see it

come together so well. Hoping he likes it!

It's on it's way for the Birthday Boys 50th

on our Remembrance Day - November 11th.

Hope you enjoy looking at all the bits and bobs

I added here. Love reading your comments.

Don't foget to drop in to Our Blog

to see what my Talented Team Mates created

for your pleasure this month and 

Please come join in and have a bit of fun

creating what you love doing best.

This is heading over to More Mixed Media Challenge 

for Anything Goes with Optional Black

Got that covered with the black car!

Mixed Media Lovers

for Challenge #7 

We Love 2 Create for Challenge #11

Love to Scrap Challenge - #151

Thanks and till next time - Cherrio

'Celebrate' for Bizzy Becs Blog

 Hello and Welcome to my post for today.

I am excited to be joined the Designers over at

Bizzy Becs Store Blogspot. which is Australian Based.

There is  a Monthly Anything Goes Challenge

and a Prize for our Winner kindly donated by the Store.

Here is my first card

Those that know me are aware that I love

making smoochy backgrounds.

For this card I used Tim's Oxide Inks in

Speckled Egg and 

Kitsch Flamingo (Out of Stock)

but can be pre ordered at Bizzy Becs Store

(love these newish colours)

I then used Tim's Wildflower Stencil as a

background with white crackle paste.

 Wildflower Stamps and Dies were added

using the same colours as above including Peacock Feathers.

These are always popular and you can email Bec

to see if she can get them for you.

Touched some of them up with Lindy's Spray and

Nuvo Shimmer Powder.

A close up showing the crackle and

colours from the inks/sprays.

Sentiment is from Dark Room Door Birthday Sentiments

This is a super set and so versatile.

There are several others that are available to

pre order also. Check it out.

Finished by attaching to coloured card stock.

head over and see what the other Talented Designers created

this month and we would love to see yours

in our Gallery Here

Thanks for droppin in - 

Love reading your kind comments.

Challenge Time at STAMPlorations

 Time is flying by so quickly - 

it's November already and that means

New Challenges over at STAMPlorations

Here's my make for the Stencil Challenge

My stenciled background is from

ARTplorations Hex All Over Square Stencil

inked with Tim's Oxide Inks in

Ground Espresso, Fossilized Amber,

Faded Jeans and Rustic Wilderness.

Added some water and perfect pearl splatters.

My featured stencil is 

ARTplorations Slimline Bamboo Stencil 

covered with texture paste, adding 

Golden Olive Metallic Gilding Polish when dry.

Sentiment is from STAMPlorations Helenium Large

die cut from CUTplorations Tags #1. 

Added gold thread and a brad, popped

on to coloured card base. 

Here are the products I used - 

Head on over and see what the rest of the

STAMPlorations Team created and

come join in this month's fun challenges.

Of course you know there are prizes to be won.

Check out the few simple rules to qualify Here

and go for it.

Thanks for dropping in.