We Love to Create Challenge 13

Hi Everyone 

Its time for another challenge over at We Love To Create  Where we are loving everything Mixed Media.

For this months challenge I created I have decorated a 8"v8" canvas using book paper, & watercolours to create a galaxy sky effect, I have then gone over it with heavy Gel Medium and some polkadoodles Stencils. I then highlighted the texture using gilding wax. Finally I added my unicorn from Octavia - Frosted Winter and blinged her up with some embellishments from my stash. 

If you would like to see the whole process, I have uploaded a video on my YouTube Channel.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Worldwide Open Design Team - Anything Goes
Shopping Our Stash - Use a Smooshy Technique
Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Kitty Bee - Fairytale/Fantacy
Crafting With Friends - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Crafty Fingers - Anything Goes
Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

crafty Hugs
Julia

Polkadoodles - Week 39

Hi Everyone,  

Yaaaay its Friday, almost the weekend :-) and we have a new challenge over at Polkadoodles. The Theme as always is anything goes and this week the team were challenged to make a matching set, I have gone for a card and envelope. I have made this card using some of the gorgeous Polkadoodles Stencils, I have added a little stenciling and some fussy cut images out of the Polkadoodles paper pad.

products used:
Tree's & Foliage Great Outdoors http://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/trees-f...
Accents Stencil http://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/accents...
Time to Bloom Stamp Set http://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/time-to...
6x6 Posy Doodle paper pad http://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/copy-of...

If you would like more information on how I created this you can find my process video on YouTube

I really hope you will come and join us, I love being inspired by your work. I would like to enter this into the following challenges: Simon Says - Anything Goes Creative Moments - Anything Goes Crafty Creations - Anything Goes Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes Thanks for looking Crafty Hugs Julia

Sept 2018 Take 5 Art Challenge

Hi Everyone,

Just sharing a journal page that I created as part of the Take 5 Art Challenge for Sept 2018. I have done a video of me creating this page, if you fancy watching the process. You can find it on my YouTube Channel I have made this page in my Junk and Disorderly Journal using lots of unloved and unused products in my stash.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Always Fun Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner 3+ layers

Creative Knockouts - 2 or more patterned papers

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Thank you for looking,

Crafty Hugs Julia

First Page in My Jane Davenport Journal

Hi Everyone,

Just sharing my first page in my Jane Davenport Journal … I have been wanting some of her stuff for a long time & I finally treated myself to some goodies, This is a page I have created with her watercolours, her napkins & rub ons. I have a video of me creating thid page on my youtube channel if you fancy giving it a watch.

Products Used:
Jane Davenport Canvas Journal https://amzn.to/2xESNfI
Jane Davenport Watercolour Brights https://amzn.to/2DgK8WY
Jane Davenport Napkins https://amzn.to/2xzLi9M
Jane Davenport Washi ( Black & White ) https://amzn.to/2QPeq5z
Jane Davenport Washi https://amzn.to/2NT8ni3
Jane Davenport Paint Over Pens https://amzn.to/2xwbClX
Posa Pen - White https://amzn.to/2NYhXA4
Posca Pen - Black https://amzn.to/2xB5JmM

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes
Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
lemon shortbread - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Thanks for Looking
Crafty Hugs
Julia

Polkadoodles Challenge- Week 37

Hi There, So its Friday and time for another challenge over at Polkadoodles, I really hope you will come and join us, I do love being inspired by your work. The challenge as always is anything goes, however the DT were asked to Frame it .. so I doodled a little frame around George the Giraffe from the Having a Giraffe stamp Set and embellished it with some flowers from the Magic Garden collection.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - All Creatures Great & Small
Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking crafty hugs
Julia

Upcycled Wood with Stamperia

Hi Everyone, I have another video on my YouTube channel … so please grab a cuppa & watch or even better craft along with me.

I saw a beautiful piece of art on pinterest where they had painted a beautiful work of art onto a broken piece of wood, so I raided my hubby's stash of wood in the garden. I painted it first with some Indigo Blu painted, I then added some rice paper from Stamperia & added some added texture with gel Medium & Luscious powder from IndigoBlu. 

For the final touch I added some flowers that I made from rice paper & Sospeso 

I would like to add this into the following challenges:

Cute Card Thurs - Anything Goes

As You Like It - Favourite Non Card Project & Why

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Crafty Cats - Anything Goes/Add a Butterfly

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes

Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash - Upcyle

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Thanks For Looking

Crafty Hugs Julia

Painting The Roses Red

Hi Everyone 

I have another video Tutorial on my YouTube Channel today. 

I had a Alice in Wonderland Tea Party for my 6 year old daughter last week, we had immense fun, I had bought some  cheap little necklaces and braclets for all there was a few left over and when I had this collection of little charms, I just Had to do a Mixed Media project! 

I have altered a paintbrush using some Dylusion Black & Red Paint & the fabulous Winnie in Wonderland download from Polkadoodles. I also added some Pebeo Gilding Wax and Kuretake watercolour splashes just to finish it off.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges.

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
A Inky Mess - Anything Goes
Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Anything Goes
Through The Craftroom door - Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes
Wednesday Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
As You Like it - Favourite non - card project & why ( I love repurposing junk into beautiful items )

Thanks for Looking
Crafty Hugs Julia

Crafty Hugs Julia 

Giveaway - Polkadoodles

Hi There,

I am here to share my latest YouTube video with you, & this one comes with a giveaway, yaaaaay!!!! So if you would like to win some gorgeous digital Polkadoodles goodness, please pop over to my channel & give the video a watch to find out how :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evzumy8CEMs&t=18s

For this make I have played with my gorgeous new Jane Davenport paints .. I made a quick watercolour background, and then did some stamping using Stampin Unicorn - Tall & Elegant and I used the butterfly from Dragonfly Doodles & finally I added a sentiment from the Bits & Pieces paper pad

I would like to add this make to the following challenges:

Stamping Sensations - Something Beginning with B ( Butterfly )

Creatalicious - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers - All Creatures Great and Small

Artistic Inspiration - Anything Goes

Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy - Anything Goes

Allsorts - Things With Wings

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Thanks for Looking

Crafty Hugs Julia

We Love to Create Challenge 12

Hi There,

Its time for another challenge over at We Love To Create, which is all about mixed media. I really hope you will come and join us, there are so many talented mixed media artists out there, I love being inspired by your work.

For this page, I started by dragging distress inks Picked Raspberry & Spiced Marmalade down the page. I then added some scrap left over papers from the posydoodle paper kit I then blended that into the background by using the accents stencil 

I then also added some stamping using the little stamps from the Dragon Fly Doodles I added the feature images also from the Posy doodle paper kit , I added the title from papers in the 6x6 posy doodle paper pad I then just added a little doodling and highlighted some of the stamping using the transparent Nuvo drops.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Creataclicious - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

A Inky Mess - Anything Goes

Thanks for Looking

Crafty Hugs

Julia

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 35

Hi Everyone , Time for another challenge over at Polkadoodles, I really hope you will come & join us.
Today I have made a little mixed media canvas using the gorgeous Winnie Chic die, I cut her hair from book paper & inked the edges using distress ink Vintage Photo. I then added some details to the background with the accents stencil, and added some paper ribbon as a finishing touch.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Simon Says - Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking
Crafty Hugs Julia