My Fantastic News and a New Challenge

I have been eager to share this news with you, however I have had to keep it under my hat for a while..... I was asked in December, to be a guest Designer for the brilliant 'Left Of Centre' Challenge Blog, to which I said YES YES YES straight away!

 

I then had the best start ever to a new year and was asked to join the Left Of Centre Challenge Blog Design Team as a permanent member....wooohoooo and happy new year!!!!!

 

 

The challenge is the First challenge on 2014 which is:

 

http://leftofcenterchallenges.blogspot.ca/

 

Challenge 22: Sponsored by Delicious Doodles - NEW BEGUINNINGS

 

 

 

Here is what I made

 

 

I was given the most gorgeous Delicious Doodles Image to work with and coloured this with my Water Colour Pencils. The image was brilliant to colour as you could make it as basic or intricate as you desire.

I found as many different shaded/patterned purple papers and matched them up with the colouring in the image.

I added some black lace tape as well as actual purple lace, with a ribbon runner.

Finished off with a lovely sentiment and lots of different shaped and colour flat backed gems.

 

 

This card was so far out of my comfort zone as I thought it has to be very 'alternative', however I think I found a level that I was comfortable with.

Yes I am known for making cute/girly/colourful cards, but that isn't all I am about. I am looking forward to exploring this side of my crafting, and seeing where I can take it.

 

 

I hope this make has inspired you to pop over and see my new fellow Design Teams projects, and join in with the challenge. Please don't think that you have to be a specific type of crafter to join this challenge....you don't!

 

 

Thank you for your visits and your wonderful words.

 

 

 

 

 

LEJ Designs - Challenge #85

WOW I can safely say that I am back to blogging. I have really missed it and missed visiting your lovely blogs.

 

Welcome everyone :-)

 

 

As of the 7th January, LEJ Designs Challenge Blog is starting a new era.... We are well known for our weekly challenges, however that is all changing.

We are going MONTHLY....Yes you read that right....Our challenges will now run from the 7th of the month to the 5th of the following month. This allows you plenty of time to get your makes in and look at all the fabulous Design Team Makes.

 

http://lejdesignschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/

 

Please click on the above image or link to take you to our wonderful LEJ Designs Challenge Blog, with links to the shop and gallery etc.

 

 

 

So, this is our first monthly make, wish us luck.... As it is still early in the year and people are adjusting back to normal life after the festive period, we have chosen a nice easy theme for you......

ANYTHING GOES

.....That means there are no excuses not to get involved in the Challenge.

 

 

Here is What I Made

 

 

I used the LEJ Designs Image 'Skater Boy' and added the son text to it in Serif Craft Artist2.

I coloured the image in with my Derwent Water Colour Pencils as you all know I love using them. I paint with a very fine Koi Water Brush.

 

The paper is from my stash and the green backing card is some I got in my payper box at the NEC.

I used a rangers distressing tool to distress the edges of all backing edges and used a ruller to rip the image edges.

 

I finished off with twine, Card Candi and a Happy Birthday peel off.

 

 

I enjoyed making a male card, as usually I struggle with them as I want to glitter and pretty them up lol

 

 

I hope, as always, that my make has inspired you to visit the LEJ Designs Challenge Blog and join in the new monthly challenge. Remember it is Anything Goes, so the only thing stopping you entering is you.....

 

 

Thank you for your wonderful words you leave on your visits, they are all wonderful and make my day.

 

 



SeemaCrafts Challenge Blog

Welcome fellow Bloggers, Crafters and most importantly, Friends...

 

 

 

First of all, I would like to apologise for not posting this at the start of the Challenge (1st November). I was stuck with no broadband for a day and a half, and my 3G was not good enough to get me onto the blogging page. The downside to living in the country, you have rubbish broadband!!!

 

 

On the 1st of each month, SeemaCrafts starts a new Challenge over on their Challenge Blog

 

 

http://seemacrafts.blogspot.co.uk/

 

SeemaCrafts isn't just a Challenge Blog. Seema, the owner, makes gorgeous hand made embellishments (which you will see in some of the previous Challenges, such as the Butterflies challenge). There are also other crafty items up for sale. The shop is always worth a look, lots of bargains to be had.

Prizes are offered by either SeemaCrafts, or one of our amazingly wonderful sponsors. Please see main blog post for more details on prizes.

 

 

This months Challenge is something nice and easy and would cheer anyone up....

Bright and Colourful

I don't know about you, but at this time of year I get a bit tired of Christmas cards, so this Challenge gave me chance to make something different....

 

Unfortunately, quite a few of our Design Team are down with illness, so were unable to take part in the Challenge. Due to this, I stepped up and made three Design Team pieces to hopefully give people lots of inspiration.

 

Here is what I made....

 

 

I had amazing fun making these, and used colours that I wouldn't usually use.

 

I got messy with inks, pens, distressing tools...and used many embossing folders that I haven't gotten around to using.

 

 

I hope these cards give you a little bit of inspiration and inspire you to pop along to SeemaCrafts Challenge Blog and join in with the fun.....Its time to let your hair down and get out those colours you always want to use, but are too scared too lol