Hats off to The East Wind - Brand New Challenge

Welcome fellow Bloggers, Crafters, Friends and Anyone Else who has popped in for a look around.....

 

  

Today sees the release of a brand new image from 'The East Wind'.

 

 

 

 

Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheEastWind/

Challenge Blog - http://www.theeastwind.com/

Etsy Shop - https://www.etsy.com/shop/theeastwind

 

The East Wind not only has Blog Challenges, but has Facebook challenges as well.

The East Wind digital images are designed to bring out he 'quirkiness' in people.

Unky, the artist an owner of The East Wind', has made a promise to draw new releases for every Monday and Friday.....she ha given herself a lot of hard work in this promise!!!

At The East Wind, we love ALL kind of crafting styles, but the quirkier the better haha

 

The East Wind are also very generous. For fans and supporters who are signed up for The East Wind's news letter, they will get a freebie image with the news letter once a month..... how fabulous is that???

 

I am soooooo late with this post. The Challenge started on the 15th of February......

The theme of this challenge is

'TIP OF THE HAT'

Nice and easy theme.....Just means that what ever you make, must include a hat somewhere. This can be the actual make, on the image, as an embellishment or how ever else you can include a hat in your entry!!

 

 

I loved this theme so much, I made two entries..... Here are the images I used:

 

'Lucy Loo' Mustache

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/176800061/digital-stamp-lucy-loo-mustache-300dpi?ref=shop_home_active_13

 

 

'Lucy Loo' Strawberry Shortcake Lolita

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/178610868/digital-stamp-lucy-loo-strawberry?ref=shop_home_active_9

 

 

How brilliant are both these images, and both so different!!!!

 

So, to the bit you are all here for, what I made with them:

 

Mustache -

 

 I cut the hat and frame wit my Silhouette Cameo.

The image is coloured with Faber-Castell colouring pencils.

 

I wanted to make my actual project a hat, but I am not sure it has turned out how I imagined it...... I like it though, as its something different!

 

 

Strawberry Shortcake Lolita -

 

 

 The card base, sentiment and layers were cut on my Silhouette Cameo.

The image was coloured using Faber-Castell Colouring Pencils.

The faux stitching was added by using a white Rangers pen.

 

I would like to enter the above makes into the following challenges -

Inspiration Destination - #21 Always Anything Goes

Cutting and Stamping Challenges - #8 Anything Goes

Die Cutting Divas - #203 Odd Card

Party Time Tuesday - #195 Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door Challenge - 17th Feb - 23rd Feb Challenge

 

 

I hope that my makes have inspired you to join in with the brilliant challenge at The East Wind Challenge Blog, there are always wonderful The East Wind images to be won!

 

Thank you all for your wonderful visits. Every comment left means the world to me!!

 

Just For Fun Octobers Buttons and Bows

Welcome fellow Bloggers, Crafters and most importantly, Friends.... Thank you once again for visiting my blog.

 

 

The Just For Fun Challenge Blog is a monthly Challenge Blog. We have two teams, Team A who post their makes on the 1st of the month, and Team B who post their makes on the 16th of the month.

Both teams are there to make projects designed to inspire you to join in with our fun challenges.

 

 

Just For Fun Challenge Blog

 

 

As you can tell by the date of my post, I am on Team B, providing mid month inspirations.

This months theme is 'Buttons and Bows' so its a nice easy theme for you. This means, you can make anything, as long as it contains these two items.

 

As the Challenge Blog name suggests, our Challenges are 'Just for Fun', however we do sometimes have wonderful prizes donated by our very talented Design Team.

This month, we have had a prize donated, and here it is:

 

 

 

 

My Buttons and Bows Project

What I used

 

Forever Friends Black and Gold Paper

Paper from my stash

Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Image resized in Serif Craft Artist and coloured with Water Colour Pencils

Matt Gold Mirri Card

White Gel Pen

Sentiment from Card Crafts

Feather from eBay

Wooden button from eBay

Paper Twine from The Works

Skeleton Leaves from eBay

Paper Roses from eBay

Pearl Sprays from a local wholesalers

Flat backed Gems and Pearls from eBay

Spellbinders Nestability Dies

8x8 hunkydory Scalloped Card Blanks

 

 

I have started colouring with my Water Colour pencils a lot more. I find them easier to get into smaller places, and they look lovely.

 

I have tried to use different shapes and patterns. I struggle to put different patterned papers together, however I put my fears aside and just went for it...and I like how it turned out!

 

 

I really hope this has inspired you to pop over to the Just For Fun Challenge Blog and join in with our brilliant theme this month.

 

Thank you once again for your visits and comments, they mean a lot.