Summer'sEnd

Time to say goodbye to summer with my project for this months challenge at

The Creative Artiste Mixed Media challenge.

Our sponsor this month is

Dusty Attic.

The fishing net piece is some thing I have had for a few years and decided it needed a bit of updating, so I have taken a piece of canvas board and used some serviette decoupage and modge podge to make the background. The of have attached the fishing net to the board. The 2 Seahorses are real, I have had them for years too, And so are the sea shells and seaweed, can't go to a beach without bringing home some shells.

Just a few words added to complete my project. Please pop over to the challenge blog to see lots more creative ideas and to say hello to our new DT members.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges;

TTCRD - ATG

Artistic Inspiration - ATG

Craft Your Passion - ATG

We love to Create - ATG mixed media

Altered Eclectics - ATG

Not just cards - ATG

Cardinal Red

It's midway reminder time for The 12 months of Christmas Challenge.

I have used a Digi from our sponsor this month which is

Sparkle and Sprinkle.

The Image is called Red Cardinal. I have used two papers from the selection called 

Nature of Christmas

from Decosse Dynamite Doodles.

I've made an easel card, with a border die cut over the top of the image, a Sue Wilson die. Also die cut a frame to go round the image. The image has be decoupaged  and some stickles added to the snow in the background. Two die cut Poinsettias and a little ribbon to decorate.

Pop over to the blog and think about joining in, there is a lovely prize to be won from our sponsor.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

Christmas at sweet stampin - Christmas Die cuts

Snowflake Promise - ATG

Cuttlebug Mania - Die Cuts

Holly Jolly Christmas - More than 1 fold

TTCRD - ATG

Crafting from the Heart - ATG

Christmas Card Challenge - ATG

Broken Fairy - ATG/ with Wings

Brown Sugar - ATG

Christmas cards AYR - ATG

Sisters of Craft - ATG

It's New to Me

To start this post for this months challenge at The Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge I would like to tell you all that we are having a DT call, so if your interested in joining our merry team pop over to the  blog and have a look at the details.

I have been playing with something new this month, Powertex. These are 2 small canvases thats I have done to start with. It us so much fun to play with. A liquid that can make fabric rock hard and water proof so that it can go out side. I need to play a lot more I think.

I would like to enter these in the following challenges

Craft your Passion - ATG

Love 2 Create - mixed media

Not just Cards - ATG

Altered Eclectics - ATG

Christmas Owl

It's reminder time for 12 months of Christmas challenge.

The optional theme, if you wish to use it, is Christmas Confectionary.

I have used an image from a sponsors this month which is Imagine That Digistamp

and he's called Christmas Owl.

I've coloured him using Prisma pencils. the patterned papers are from

 Décosse's Dynamite Doodles papers. I have used one for the backing paper and die cut parts of the poinsettia from another. The sentiment comes with the image and another that goes well inside the card. 

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

Christmas Card - Christmas

Live, Laugh, Stamp - Hand coloured image

Brown Sugar - ATG

Dragons Lair - Christmas in August

Crafty Girls Creations - ATG

ABC - N is for Noel

Christmas cards all year round - Bright Christmas

Crafty Awesomeness - Hand Coloured Image

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - ATG

Crafty Hazelnuts - Patterned Paper

Noor Designs - Christmas

Floral Canvas

Late again, But better late than never.

It's challenge time at Creative Artiste Mixed Media challenge

Our sponsor this month is Stamplorations

I have used a canvas this month but I have used the wrong side for a change. The frame has been covered with torn up pages from a book and the inside edge has been painted with matt black paint.

I have then used a stencil and decorated part of the canvas using distress inks. The edge of the frame and remaining background has then been shaded using the same colours.Some of the flowers have been die cut coloured and dipped in UTEE to give them shape and shine. 

The edge of the frame is decorated with hession pieces, string and more flowers. These have also been coloured with the same inks.The works are die cut using Tim Holtz dies. 

Please visit the blog and see all the great inspiration from my fellow team mates.

I would like to enter this canvas in the following challenges

Creative Corner - Anything but a Card

Just add Ink - Just add F(flowers)

Crafting with an Attitude - ATG

7 Kids College Fund - ATG

Altered Eclectics - ATG mixed media

Art Journal Journey - Natures Wonders mixed media

Anything But Cute - ATG

Not just Cards - ATG

We love 2 create - ATG mixed media

Christmas Circles

It's midway reminder time at The 12 MOC challenge. I've used an image from our sponsor this month which is  Robyn’s Fetish Digital Stamps called Beautiful Bow.

And 3 lovely papers from

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

I have used 1 patterned paper as a background and 2 others I have die cut circles from and matted with cold. The image has been printed 3 times, I have coloured it with copic pens and then decoupaged the image. To complete I have added a die cut Poinsettia and christmas greeting.

Please pop over to the challenge and check out all the other inspiration from my fellow DT members.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

Fussy and Fancy - Christmas in July

Crimbo Crackers - ATG

ABC Christmas - N is for no rules

Cardz for Guyz - Christmas in July

Inky Chicks - Christmas in Summer

Crafty Boots - Christmas

Whoopsi Daisy - Christmas

Country View - Fun with Circles

Dragonfly Journey - July Jingle Bells

Driftwood Beach

It's the beginning of July, where is the year going, so it's time for a new challenge at

 The Creative Artiste Mixed Media challenge.

As usual it is anything goes.

Our sponsor this month is Scrapmatts and Papertole Australia, I have used some of their products in my project this month

The base is an MDF kit from Creative Expression called  Driftwood. I have to say it doesn't look much in the packet but I am really please with it finished. It comes in 6 pieces which I covered in wood effect paper. I sanded this down and distressed it with pumice stone and frayed burlap distress inks.I then decided it needed a little blue to bring back the beach theme so I added some mermaid lagoon. Then I assembled it putting one of the narrow panels across the front for added dimension.

The film reel, main photo decoration and the wording tiles are all from our sponsors and I distressed those to to match the background. The grasses are real ones collected from a field close to my house. I think they finished it off really well. 

Please pop over to the blog and see the lovely creations by my fellow team mates, and if you join in you could win a prize from our sponsor.

I  would like to enter this card in the following challenges.

CCEE Stampers - mixed media

Creative Moments - ATG

Crafty Boots - Summer

Crafting from the Heart - ATG

OLLCB - Sun, Sea, Sand

We love to Create - ATG/mixed media