This Thursday challenge 7 and Saturdays workout Sponge techniques

Well had a bit of a rough week , Mojo went on holiday, and did nt think that I would get my examples done for This Thursday's Winged things challenge however yesterday was very productive and managed to combine Saturdays Workout sponge techniques with one of my examples.

Our sponsor this week is The Artistic Stamper and The prize this week on This Thursday is a stamp plate of bugs, and butterflies and a pack of kling-on. What a great prize.



So here are my examples for this week, you should see our guest designer Hels Sheridan's example this week its truly beautiful.


1st we have my altered cuttlebug embossing folder, packaging. This is also my entry for Saturdays workout as I used cosmetic sponges with various inkpads to create the background. I stamped two different designs of flourishes one in black and then over the top a different flourish in silver.

The background for this Vintage card was using Moonglow Inks and then butterflys were stamped over the top.
I stamped the large butterfly in distress ink and coloured loosly with pencil to give a more hand drawn look. Before cutting in half and using as the wings for my No angel ATC

The stamp for this peice was made using scrap rubber left over after cutting out the stamps from the stamp sheet. There is a quicky project on the This Thursday project page explaining what I did.

This was started on Mojo gone Monday I stamped the background, then dropped my stamp on the right hand side making a huge mess, shame because the background was looking lovely. However yesterday, when I made my second scrap rubber stamp, the mosaic background, I decided to use it to cover the mess on the right hand side, Its not one of my best peices but its now to good to put in the bin.

This is my final peice and its my 1st attempt at Gel medium paper, also part of my Mojo gone monday crafting disaster day . Not that happy with it. I painted the medium onto a page protecter. embedded metal foil and different coloured tissue paper. added drops of re inker. Then stampedonto it then added a layer of tissue. Left to dry and then stamped onto it again.

As I said im not happy with it, but its a starting point, my next peice will be much better . I hope LOL

This Thursday, Created by hand, Saturdays Workoutand Sketches by tamara challenge entry

Well I have combined a few challenges again. 1st of all This thursdays, Clearly clever I have used Starburst Stains and Moonshadow inks which I think fit the title Clearly Clever. If you like them you can buy them at http://www.thestampman.co.uk/ I have had moon shadow inks for a while but today is my 1st time with Starburst stains and they are ace. I want them all . Plus I have used a Cherry pie art stamp , which the lucky winner of next weeks This Thursday challenge, will be able to choose a whole stamp plate of.

Created by hands challenge was pastel colours . so I created my main feature peices in pastel Starburst stains.

Saturdays workout was Raster backgrounds, so I used the stains to create a raster background to stamp on.

As the final challenge I fitted my four completed peices, into this weeks Sketches by tamarachallenge

So what does my completed peice look like

I wish it had photographed a little better the stamped images are a lot more defined in real like ans the whole thing shimmers
Oh well thats my Challenges for today.
bye for now. See you on This thursday this week for the chance to win an acrylic album and loads of great acrylic shapes

Inspire me Thursday, This Thursday, Mixed Media monday. My time to craft, Saturdays Workout Step outside your box Saturday and Skinny Saturday

I have again decided to do a one peice for multiple challenges as it always makes me experiment more
So these are the challenges my peice is for
As you may know This Thursdays challenge was Fresh, which could be fresh colours Fresh techniques, fresh colours using the word fresh etc. So I have used some Fresh stamps, the lovely colourbox queue that is part of the challenge prize and I have never made a Shadow box before ( I have done shaker boxes though)

so I have combined it with Skinny Saturdays Shadow box challenge.

Inspire me Thursdays challenge was recreate or bring to life a childs drawing so I used this as the basis of my design.

Mixed Media monday was try something new so the shadow box fits that,

My time to craft was buttons so I added a button to the design,

Saturdays workout was hand cut and everything is handcut except the circles , I can't cut circles they end up as springs LOL
and the final challenge

Step outside your box saturdays Metallics challenge I used a chain, gold ink, gold pen, copper embossed card two tone gold and green card, and a gold speckle card
So that I think is my challenge entries for today all I have to do is show you my peice



Hope you like it