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GrungyMonday 04- Textured Fades and Distress
After missing last week I am  so happy to be able to join in this  weeks challenge to Celebrate the Techniques and Products of Tim Holtz
There is a vidio link to show you how Tim uses this technique, so pop over to Linda's at Studio L3 to get all the information and see the Fabulous examples.
This card is made using  two  of my embossing folders. Terracotta and Butterscotch paint daubers. Copper metalic rub ons. After colouring the butterflies, they were covered with glossy accents then distress stickles.
A couple of stickers from the Seasonal Stack and a few bits and pieces from my stash to finish it off.

G C 96  Colour Challenge
Copper, Ginger or Rust
A bit late I know but I have realised my colour scheme also fits this challenge.
Its the Third Annual Colour Challenge over at Gingersnap Creations. More gorgeous, inspiring pieces to see.

Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate you taking the time to call.

Altered Envelope

The  challenge this week  at Try it on Tuesdays is to Up-cycle  something of your own choice.  'Up-cycle' had me a bit anxious, I'd never heard of this , but a friend kindly explained that it was a new way to say Re-cycle.
So the  'senior moment ' passed and I got my thinking cap on.

This envelope had seen better days and had dropped through my door  containing some sort of junk mail, so it wasn't sealed.  I began by covering it with a variety of 'Time' stamps
It then got the distress ink treatment, tea dye seems to be my favourite at the moment.. At this stage I decided it was goining to be a wall hanging. The paper was so thin it would have started tearing.  I used distress embossing on the cogs, so they look rusty and feel grity. The figure, I cut from a Graphic45 paper, the rest of the bits and pieces came from my stash



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Stitch It

Thought I would use one of the hand made flowers that I made at  Lovin' Ink  Craft retreat  for this card.  Michelle and Janet would tell you I had fun with this technique, the threads certainly had a different agenda  to where I wanted them to go.  I am in the process of finding the loom  so I can  get more practise.
The stamps I used are by Tim Holtz and Creative Expressions, I also used a new TH embossing folder to create my Faux Stitching.  It was coloured with tea dye, and antique paper distress inks.
It will fit the themes of these super challenges
Lets Ink it up whose theme is 'Show us your stitching'.
The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge, theme 'Stitching', real or faux.
Sir Stampalot  April Challenge, 'Ladies and Fashion'
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Geisha

I have made this card with a couple of challenges in mind.
Chestnut Theme challenge GS 97 Geishas.
There are some realy inspiring pieces to see at Gingersnap creations.
Also ,
Challenge20  Embossing over  at The Stampman
I used some papers that have been in the box for ages as my background. It is mounted on black,  I got a bit carried away cropping the photo, the black border is about an inch wide.  The Geisha stamp however is called 'The scented house' by Stampington. She was embossed in black, then coloured with cosmic shimmer paints. The small tile is triple embossed, but  its hard to see the symbols on the photo.
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Movie Star.

The challenge shape this week over at Just for Fun is a 'Star'.
Once again there are some super examples to see at JFF.
After a couple [or6]   tries to cut the  star,   this was the one that worked best. There must have been an easier way to get the shape, this was two triangles to start with.
The papers I used are by Graphic45,  a few bits and pieces from my stash, then glitter to edge it all.
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Simply Square.

Crafty Individuals have a new monthly challenge on their blog.
 The theme for April is  'Simply Square'. There are some super examples and entries to see  here.
I have had this CI stamp for quite a while now, but it remains a favourite, using cosmic shimmer to colour. The papers I used are from  the Annalee paper stack.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.

Try it on Tuesdays--Tag week

The challenge this week is to make a tag, using a colour combination of Red,Cream and Black.
We are sponsered this week by our Stampin Up teamie Emma, who is offering £15 of goodies from the current catalogue as a prize. So pop over to TioT's for all the information and see all the super tags.
.For my tag I used a favourite rose stamp, embossed in black, with glossy accents to highlight the petals. The papers and ribbons etc were from my stash.
Thankyou for stopping by to take a look, I realy appreciate your comments.