Home is where the Key Fits

Welcome to a new month of challenges over at

Just Us Girls

Our Host for our Word Week is Bobby

Choosing Houses.
We have a new Guest too - Christine Perez

Welcome Christine.

The stamp from AALL&CREATE
and die from Moving Madness Creations
 is from a recent visit to my craft shop and bought
with this challenge in mind.
I went clean and simple here multi stamping
my background houses with Memento London Fog.
The main two houses and lamp were heat embossed in black
and cut from a SB Circle die.
I then cut the backing from Uniquely Creative
Cross Stitch Nesting Arches.
I simply highlighted the lamp with a Gelly Roll pen
The Home key die was cut with orange card stock
and added texture with crackle glaze.
Both were popped on to the background.
Added orange card as a backing then attached to
black card base.
Finished with three tiny gold stars.

Pop over and see how Christine and the Design Team
chose to showcase their Houses and come join in
our Gallery. You could be our Chic of the Week
and be chosen as our Guest in June.
Thanks for popping in.
Comment are always appreciated.

Dream Time for Creative Artiste Mixed Media.

Hello and Welcome to  today's post for our 

April Challenge over at the

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Blog 

where Anything Mixed Media Goes

as long as we use multi mediums. 

My play time has been limited lately with

family celebrations and hubby's cataract surgery

so please excuse the lack of detail on how

my canvas was created. I was just playing around when I made

the background but came in handy for this months project.

I will do my best to mention the products I used.

Here's a few close ups

I was planning to try something new for this month's creation

but was not to be - so hopefully next time!

Products used - 

Gesso, Art Alchemy Metallic Paints, Nuvo Shimmer Powders,

Stencil from ScrapFX, 

Dream Catcher from Which Craft Do You Do,

SU Butterflies, Prima Marketing Art Stones

and flower (just a perfect match)

 from my stash with a brad in the centre.

Will have a more detailed description with next month's project for 

Thanks for dropping in. 

Spring Time at 'STAMPlorations'

Hello and Welcome.

Did you happen to see the news yesterday over at

STAMPlorations where we are having a

12 day Spring Fling Giveaway?

If not you can check the main blog above or
 all of today's details HERE
There are different prizes each day so don't forget to
leave a comment here as well as my Team Mates creations
and of course OUR BLOG for your chance of winning!

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I am participating in this fabulous event and here is

my first card -

My background was made with Tim's Oxide Inks in

Abandoned Coral, Salty Ocean,

Peeled Paint and Fossilized Amber.

I then cut my flowers from

STAMPlorations Trendy Spring Blooms

to match the background

with CUTplorations Trendy Spring Blooms Dies

in a lighter shade for contrast.

Also cut out small flowers from the same die set

in various colours. Added pearls to the centres of the flowers.

The sentiment is from

STAMPlorations Happy Everything

While I had the Happy Everything stamp set out I made
another card with one of my favourite stamps - the
STAMPlorations Large French Marigold

It was heat embossed clear then coloured with
 Pumpkin Fiesta, Hog's Wart Orange Magical's
and Nuvo Solar Flare Shimmer Powder.
The background was smooched with
Nuvo Solar Flare and Green Parade
The bottom half was inked with Tim's Oxide's in
Fossalized Amber, Peeled Paint and Salty Ocean.
I then stenciled on top with white texture paste
using ARTplorations Fairy Tale Forest
Sentiment was heat embossed with Lindy's Pumpkin Fiesta
from the above stamp set.
Finished with some gold thread behind the popped marigold
with tiny beads in the centre.

Here is a close up of the shimmer on the flower.

But wait! There's More...
Here is a link for you to get 25% of the Spring Fling section
and if you use STAMPGIRLINA you can get up to 45%
on your goodies!
Hope I have covered all the essentials here.
Look forward to reading your kind comments.
I'll be back next week with some more Spring Sensations.

See you then.

Celebrate Big for CUTplorations

Hello and Welcome to today's post for our

CUTplorations Challenge for April

Here is my take on the Mood Board below.

I decided to concentrate on the bold bright colours here

with some Alcohol Inks on Yuppo paper.

After I was happy with the result I cut it

in three parts and attached it to my white card base.

It's a pretty simple card finishing with

three layers of my 

CUTplorations Celebrate Big Die

with the third one heat embossed with

glitter embossing powder. 

Pop over and see what my Team Mates created,

come play and add yours to our Gallery.

There is always awesome prizes to be won 

AND

if you used my code STAMPGIRLINA

you get 20% off your purchase. 

Thanks for dropping in

Till next time Cherrio from

What if Nothing Ever Changed?

Today is April Fool's Day but I'm not fooling you

'cause it really is the first of many Challenges each Month

 over at Happy Little Stampers 

It is of course our Watercolour Challenge.

 Here is what we are looking for this month

if you choose to do our Optional Twist.

 My play time was very limited in March 

so I rummaged through my 'Bits Box'

to find something watercoloured brightly

and found the piece I used above.

It has a mixture of my favourite products - 

Brusho's, Magicals, Nuvo Shimmer Powders

and thrown on was some Art Alchemy Metallic Paints

and good old Inka Gold.

I added some script from Kaisercraft

then carefully tore it in 3 then adhered to

my white card base.

I went looking for a nice butterfly stamp

and found this one - an oldie but goodie from Gina K.

This was heat embossed and then coloured 

with some of the above products and fussy cut.

Added a few drops of Nuvo Crystal Drops.

Before popping it I cut out a few small MB ringlet dies.

Finished with my STAMPlorations sentiment.  

Pop over and see what my Team Mates created

and come join us this month in our Gallery.

Love to see you there.

Thanks for dropping in

UPDATE! We have a New Designer joining the Team
and it's the most amazingly talented colouring Artist -
 Gwendolyn Goh
A lot of you will have already seen her talents in Blogland
and I feel so lucky to again be working with her here.
A HUGE Welcome to the Team Gwendolyn.

We're Going Wild at Just Us Girls

It's Wild Card Week at Just Us Girls - 

that's because we have 5 Saturday's this month.

Sue is Hosting and has chosen an easy peasy one for us.

EMBOSSING FOLDERS

I couldn't just make an ordinary card with

my Henna Embossing Folder from Darice so
I got out a mix of waxes and pastes and just
sponged randomly till I liked the result.
I then heat embossed my flower from
Happy Little Stampers Doodled Flowers with
WOW Chocolate Caramel Pearl Powder onto
cream metallic card stock and fussy cut.
Cut out a small flourish from metallic paper
to go behind my popped flower.
Added my SB word die after adhering my embossed piece
 to the same metallic paper and card base.
Finished with a few pearls.

Thanks for dropping in today and
Thank You to
Greta for being our March Guest showing us
some of her talents.

Three Fine Feathers

Hi there and Welcome.

It's my turn to showcase my Free Post for the

Art and Soul Mixed Media Blog with

This Mood Board as a Guide.

You will remember my previous canvas

a few weeks ago and this time decided to

do a small one using feathers and the above colours.

It's a pretty simple one which was started by

adding a background with my Stamperia Stencil

with Ultra Mat Gel.

Adding colour to the background with

Magical's in Hydrangea Blue,

Ramblin' Rose Pink, Witches Potion Purple,

Nuvo Solar Flare Shimmer Powder 

and Tim Holtz Distress Stain in Mermaid Lagoon.

My feathers were then clear heat embossed

and coloured with some of the above colours.

Added some splatters with 

Nuvo Cherry Bomb Shimmer Powder

finishing with an appropriate sentiment.

Distressed the edges of my canvas for interest. 

Products I used from Art and Soul Studio are

the inks, powders, the gel and embossing powder. 

 

Thanks for dropping in

Happiest Birthday Wishes

Hello and Welcome to my Saturday Post for

Just Us Girls.

It's our Photo Week and Hosting is Maria!

What's a Birthday without balloons?

I started by inking up my die cut balloons with Tim's Oxide Inks

in Abandoned Coral, Cracked Pistachio

and Fossilized Amber adding a smidgen of 

shimmer from a Nuvo Brush.

I cut out the Nesting Arch from Uniquely Creative

to show my DP in the background.

This was slightly popped. I then added

my balloons with string attached.

Sentiment is from SU. That's it!

Check out what our Guest Greta

and the Team have created and join us

for this fun challenge.

You could be our Chic of the Week

and be in the running to be

Our Guest in May.

Thanks for dropping in

It's a Bird Board for Art and Soul Studio

We have the most gorgeous March Mood Board for
Art and Soul Studio.
The Mood Board called for leaves or feathers
so on a walk back from my mailbox (it's a bit of a walk)
 I collected a few bits of bark and leaves
with some amazing colours and markings
to add to my creation. Also found a few feathers
left behind by some birds.
Here is my 8" x  8" finished canvas.

and the Mood Board

I started by adding gesso to my canvas and then
 inking Art Alchemy Metallic Paints in
Frozen Berries and Romance Pink with
strokes of white .

Adding some interest with some inked rings

using the lid of one of my sprays

then texture with Tim Holtz Stone Stencil

with DecoArt Crackle Paint.

Now the inky fun part begins by going outside

and spraying my leaves, bark and birdcage with

Dylusions Funky Fuchia Spray, Tim Holtz Antique Bronze

Spray Stain and Lindy's Witches Potion Purple Spray.

I did this on the side of an old trailer in our garage.

Now to decide where to add my elements.

Straw bits were sprayed with the colours above

and I added Finnabair Art Stones.

Here are a few close ups -

That beautiful blue shimmer is from

Lindy's Witches Potion Purple Spray

Added a few feathers I found in our yard. 

And to finish - a photo of the bird cage.

Thanks to Aussie aNNie

and my blingy bird is from my stash.

Products I used from Art and Soul Studio are

 Art Alchemy Metallic Paints

Lindy's Spray

Finnabair Art Stones

DecoArt Crackle Paint.

We'd love to have you join us this month at

our Facebook site - Soul Sisters

Check out how you can win a $50 voucher from 

Art and Soul Studio if you live in Australia but

don't be discouraged if you don't because you 

will be invited to show your talents as our Guest.

Rules are Here

Hope to see your entry Here 

Thanks for checking my project out.

Colour Me a Poppy.

It's Just Us Girls Saturday and our Colour Week.

It's been quite some time since I got out my

Alcohol Inks to play and I really wanted to

make a bold statement with the colours 

Nancy chose as our Hostess!

Got my supplies outside on the patio

and made a few backgrounds before

 the heat sent me back inside.

The colours I used were Tim Holtz Stream, Aqua, Wild Plum

and Pinata Sunbright Yellow on yupo paper.

I cut out my base from the Memory Box Perky Poppy in bright yellow

then selected the inside colours.

I attached this to a teal frame and

cut a strip to add to the side adding yellow either side.

My die cut sentiment is from Crafts4U

(an Australian Site) picking suitable colours and placement. 

Got out a hole punch adding the 3 main colours randomly to finish.

That's it for now but don't forget to check out 

our Guest Greta and the Teams colourful creations.

Will we see yours in Our Gallery

Thanks for peeking!