MWLW Mid Way Post Challenge #3

Welcome fellow bloggers, crafters and most importantly FRIENDS.....

Today see's the mid way post for My Whimsical Little World

Here is the links you will need for all the ways to visit My Whimsical Little World -

Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MWLWDigiShop

Challenge Blog - http://mywhimsicallittleworld.blogspot.co.uk/

Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/690659787655008/


Our theme is 'Back to School', however the challenge theme for entries is 'ANYTHING GOES' so no excuses why you can't enter......

Here is what I made for the challenge -

I hope I have given you enough inspiration to come along and join in the fun, there is always images to be won from My Whimsical Little World.

My Whimsical Little World

Hello Wonderful People.....

Today see's the launch of a brand new Challenge Blog, which I am lucky enough to be on the Design Team of.

My Whimsical Little World

This gorgeous Paola's company produce such wonderful digital images that are easy to colour and make into lovely projects for people of all ages etc....

Here is the links you will need -

Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MWLWDigiShop

Challenge Blog - http://mywhimsicallittleworld.blogspot.co.uk/

Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/690659787655008/

Our challenges will start on the 1st of the month, and an inspirational post midway throughout the month...

I used this gorgeous image Splish Splash:

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/234536371/instant-digital-download-splish-splash?ref=shop_home_active_16

Here is what I made with her:

 had to use this BoBunny umbrella backing paper as it works so well with the wonderful image.

I really hope you have been inspired to visit Paolo's Etsy shop and join in with the challenge that will run for the month. Great My Whimsical Little World Images up for grabs as prizes!!!

Thank you for your visit, and I hope you will visit again.



A Step In The Dark - Challenge #3

Welcome fellow Bloggers, Crafters and Friends. 

 Thank you to everyone who showed me such amazing support on my posts for A Step In The Dark Challenge Blog. 

http://a-step-in-the-darkness.blogspot.co.uk/

Again, I understand that the dark themes aren't to everyone's tastes, but you have all supported me and left such brilliant feedback on my techniques used etc....It means so much to me.

The theme for A step In The Dark's Challenge #2 is..... "Anything Goes"

Our Amazing sponsors for this challenge are Dilly Bean Stamps

 http://sillydillybeans.blogspot.co.uk/

I couldn't pick between two images, so I made two projects for this challenge hahaha I don't know why I give myself so much extra work!!!

The images I chose are - 

A Little Monster

http://sillydillybeans.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/halloween?updated-max=2013-06-17T16:33:00-07:00&max-results=20&start=17&by-date=false

Framed Bat Ghoul

http://sillydillybeans.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/halloween?updated-max=2011-09-24T21:50:00-07:00&max-results=20&start=74&by-date=false

Here is what I have made.....

What I used - 

- Dilly Beans Image

- Tim Holtz Distress Ink

- Tim Holtz Halloween Diecut

- BoBunny Halloween Paper Pad

- Bat Diecuts

- WHSmiths Colouring Pencils

- Flat Backed Gems

- White Pen

- Mica Spray

What I Used -

- Dilly Beans Image

- Faber-Castell Pencils

- Wall Filler

- Mica Sprays Various Colours

- Black Cardstock

- Black Flat Backed Gems

Diecuts from the Cameo Silhouette

I Like to think that these are the fun and colourful side of Dark, and not scary or gory. I like the dark dark makes but I think it only suits certain images, and neither of these are suited to that. 

A Step In The Dark only accepts dark, punk, emo, gothic, cute scary, steampunk etc entries, so I know for a fact this challenge wont appeal to most of my followers..... However, I hope that it will appeal to the dark lovers that visit my blog.

Thank you once again for visiting my blog and leaving such lovely comments...

Left Of Center - Challenge #29

Welcome Lovely Bloggers, Crafters, Nosy Parkers and Friends lol It is always lovely when you pay my blog a visit.

Today see's the Mid-Way Inspiration for Challenge #29 - ANYTHING GOES over on the

Left Of Center Creative Challenges Blog

Left Of Center Creative Challenges offer fortnightly challenges. We have a post at the start of the challenge and then a mid-way inspirational post a week later. 

We have a set theme, however if you choose to make something alternative/dark/gothic/punk etc then you can do an anything goes make. 

We have a HUGE amount of AMAZING sponsors and this Challenge is Sponsored by two of our wonderful sponsors

Limited Runs and Smeared Ink

Challenge #29 is Anything Goes BUT it is dark themed only. Usually we will accept any style of crafting, but this challenge it has to be on the dark side.....

Left Of Center also has a facebook group, that we would love you to join. This group is to show your Left Of Center makes and chat to like minded crafty people

https://www.facebook.com/groups/366516863488820/

Well, here is what I made with an Image from Limited Runs. The image is called 'Brad Nailed Zombie'.

I coloured the image and skulls (which are from Delicious Doodles, another one of our sponsors) with my WHSmiths colouring pencils. 

I then did light swirls all around the image to take the whiteness away. The eyes of the skull and zombie were coated with crackle glaze, to give the card some texture. 

The paper are from a BoBunny Halloween paper pad and backed in orange card. All edges were distressed with a rangers distressing tool. 

I finished off by drawing my own border around the layers, added card candi and some bat diecuts. 

I have to say, I do love this card as it is fun and bright and shows the softer side of dark/gothic/punk etc. 

I hope you will all join the Anything Goes - Dark Themed Challenge over on the Left Of Center Creative Challenges Blog....Remember, for this challenge is HAS to be a dark themed make....

Thank you for your constant support and encouragement

Dark can still be Colourful

Good morning wonderful crafters, bloggers and friends.... hope you are all keeping warm and dry in the horrendous weather...

This is a card made with a Stamping Chef Digi Stamp that I coloured last week, but haven't had chance to use yet.

This evening is the first time I have sat down to craft since winston, my woofer, had his surgery.

Since joining the Left Of Centre DT, I have loved playing with alternative images and colour mixes etc, and I've loved it. YES I love my cute stuff, but the alternative stuff is also great and really lets me play and let my hair down a bit.

This is what I've Made

The paper is from a BoBunny halloween pad, its the first time ive used it. There are some gorgeous colourful designs in the pad, I'm looking forward to using it more.

The sengiment was a plain white and silver one, which I have inked and matted and layered with the same colours as the diecuts.

The card has been finished off with black glitter peeloff dots placed along the top, corners of paper sections and also on the sentiment.

The image has been coloured with WHSmiths blendable colouring pencils, which I am absolutely addicted to using! I get so much more detail using these, than I do using my spectrum noirs. 

I have glossy accented the eyes, heaet in the hat and some of the feather.

I have added some glitter pen to the dots ober the eyebriws, piercing jewelkery and the pattern around the eyes.

Challenges I'd Like to Enter

Love To Create Challenge Blog - http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - Sketch Challenge 

2. Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge Blog - http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/challenge-216-anything-goes.html - Anything Goes

3. Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog - http://cinspirations.blogspot.co.uk - Stamped Image

4. Cards Galore Encore Challenge Blog - http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk - Use Bling (black glitter peeloffs)

5. One Crazy Stamper Blog  - http://onecrazystampercom.blogspot.co.uk -  Anything Goes

6. Doodle Pantry Blog - http://doodlepantryblog.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/DPDC - Use Any Digi

Thank you once again for your visits and wonderful comments...