A Step In The Dark - Challenge #4

Firstly, welcome back to my blog. 

As my friends know, I have been feeling poorly for quite a while with a temperature and bad chest infection. 

Last monday, I went to the drs to get some more antibiotics as it wasn't shifting?

My dr didn't even listen to my chest, just gave me a prescriotion. Come the early hours of Monday morning, I was seriously struggling to breath and dad rushed me to A&E. I was put straight into resuss and was admitted to the cardiac ward. 

I have had numerous tests and scans and certain issues have been found, however my chest difficulties was due to pneumonia.  

I was discharged yesterday evening with strict rules to rest, make sure I am around no one ill and IF I feel any worse, get help ASAP. 

I am glad I am home as I am in comfort and with loved ones however, I am in so much pain and still struggling. 

Anyway, enough about that......

It is time for 'A Step In The Darks' 4th Challenge -

'Anything Goes / zombies'. 

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

A Step In The Dark is a Challenge Blog that caters specifically for darker and alternative sides of crafting, so no cheerful cute cards.....yuck!!!

For Challenge #4, we have three AMAZING sponsors

Odd Balls Art

https://www.etsy.com/shop/OddballArtCo

Limited Runs

http://limitedrunsstamps.blogspot.co.uk

The Stamping Chef
http://thestampingchef.com/Shop/

I decided to make two projects. I used 'Big Eyed Girl #2' from Odd Balls Art and 'Coffin Break' from The Stamping Chef.

Here are what I have made, I hope you like them

Odd Ball Art

The Stamping Chef

I hope these have maybe inspired you to try something different and join in with our current challenge.

Thank you for all your support

One new challenge and one Inspirational Post!

Welcome back lovely people.... How was your month of Love?? Mine was loveless lol

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Inspirational Post for Left of Centre Creative Challenges 

Today see's the Mid-Way post for the Left Of Centre Creative Challenges, Challenge #26

'Diecuts'

What a nice easy theme.... You can make anything with a dark/alternative theme, as long as it includes some diecuts...The more the better lol

The Left Of Centre Creative Challenges Blog have a great list of wonderful Sponsors, and this months sponsors are the very brilliant 'The Stamping Chef' and 'Ike's Art' !!!!!

All of our Design Team members have made cards using some of the sponsors gorgeous images...Once you have used them, you are hooked!!!

To get to Sponsors Blogs and Shops, please click either the badges above, or the following links:

http://thestampingchef.com/Challenges/

http://www.ikesart.com/

Keep an eye out this month, as the Left Of Centre Creative Challenges Blog is having a 'Celebration Month Event' due to it being 1 year old... We will be announcing some new Sponsors, as well as daily blog posts showing makes from the Sponsors who have kindly supported us for the last 12 months.

It will be a great event, and we hope you will be able to join in with the fun!

Right....Down to what I have made for Challenge #26 - Diecuts

For this make I have used some Corner Diecuts, Spellbinders small Lattice Die, x-cut decorative frame Die, ticket die and a Tattered Lace Chandelier Die that I was lucky enough to win as a Facebook give away.

I would Like to think that is plenty of diecuts to make it a diecut themed card lol

I loved this Image by THE STAMPING CHEF so much, that I had to make this card as soon as the images were received. The image is called 'BITE ME'.

This was one of the first images I coloured with colouring pencils (YES, that's how long ago I made this lol), and got me hooked on them.

I have used glossy accents on the eyes of all 3 skulls.

The backing panel was made with distress inks, clear embossing powder, creative expressions Halloween mask and mica spray. I love the shine that comes across with that mica powder, really makes the image pop.

I have finished the card off with ticket dies for my cheeky sentiment words, lots of flat back gems and some large shaped gems that I filed the back down so they sit flat on the card.

This was the first dark but fun card I made, and it is also my favourite. I have been dying to share it, but have had to wait agessssssssss....

I hope you will pop over to the Left Of Centre Creative Challenges Blog to join in with this great challenge, and the exciting month long 1 year Birthday Celebrations.

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Start of a New Challenge at LEJ Designs Challenge Blog 

Well, March is our 3rd Monthly Challenge of 2014, and the new rules are going well. The monthly challenges allow people more time to make their entries, and get them blogged and linked up.

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

Please click on the above image or link to take you to our wonderful LEJ Designs Challenge Blog.

The only way you can get your hands on the LEJ Designs Images, is by winning them through our challenges.

We have chosen a nice easy theme for you......

FAVOURITE DIECUTS

You can make anything you like, as long as it includes your favourite diecuts. You couldn't get more simpler that that could you?!

Here is What I Made

My favourite diecuts are the gorgeous labels range from Spellbinders. I cant use these enough. I have the decorative edged ones, grand ones and the normal ones. I find them very versatile and easy to use.

I have also used an x-cut border die and the absolutely gorgeous La-La-Land heart banner die. I have seen this die on so many cards, but never knew who it was made by. As soon as I found out, I had to buy it straight away.

I coloured the image with my WHSmith colouring pencils. I love how easy they are to blend.

This image was wonderful to colour and shade.

I finished the card off with lots of flat backed gems and a distressing tools for the matting layers.

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 visit, they mean a lot to me



February Just For Fun Mid-Way Inspiration

Where has the love gone??? Well, this year, well every year lol, I didn't get a valentines card...aaawwww I hear you say! Never mind, my prince will come one day :-) on his horse, pulling a cart full of crafting goodies lol

Each month means we see a new challenge over the the Just For Fun Challenge Blog....and this is the Mid-Month Inspirational post.

The Just For Fun Challenge Theme this month is LOVE....

http://laineyscraftyspace-justforfun.blogspot.co.uk/

This month, we have a wonderful prize donated by Mandz, one of our fabulous Design Team members....

I am Team B, but as it's the month of lurveeeeeee I thought I would show some love and do both posts :-) 

Here is what I have made....

All images are from a Fizzy Moon Serif CraftArtist Digi Kit. 

I think these little characters are so sweet and wanted to do a "cute" wedding card for once, rather than a mature one. 

I used my grande nestabilities, to make the main diecut, and normal nestabilities to do the image and matting for it. 

I fussy cut the flowers, and glittered the flowers an parts of the image. It was so hard to take photos that showed the glitter, but it is there...honest! 

I know it is too late now to make valentines cards, however the theme is "LOVE" so you can make anniversary, wedding, with love cards etc....

I hope you will pop over and join us for a chance to win that gorgeous ribbon collection! 

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...