GUEST DESIGNER FOR CRAFTING BY DESIGNS MARCH MONTH-LONG CHALLENGE

Hiya!!!!

Today I'm bringing you a card I've made as Guest Designer for the March challenge at Crafting by Designs Monthly challenge!!!! I was thrilled when I was asked to Guest Design, as I love their challenge so much!
Thank you so much for having me!
Today another almost month-long challenge starts. It is Anything goes, so hop over and join  in the fun!!!

For my card, I used an image by one of the sponsors, A Day for Daisies. This one is called "Vintage Slip" and it's one of lots of freebies that you can find in their store.

I thought that the image had a Romantic kind of feeling, so I decided to make a romantic girlie card.

The papers I've used are from K&Company, First Edition Love Letters and from a magazine freebie. 

I distressed all the card stock and paper edges with the Tim Holtz Distress Tool and ink them with blue ink.

As an extra layer I've used a big piece of lace mesh.

I coloured the image with my Promarkers.

Cocoa, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Sandstone and Buttercup for the hair.

Vanilla and almond for the skin.

Blossom, Pink Carnation, Lavender and Blender pen for the dress.

Cornflower and Powder blue to the birds.

Blossom, Antique pink, powder blue, cornflower, lavender and leaf green for the flowers on the hair.

I used a floral stamp (freebie from a magazine) with brown ink to decorate the edges of the image. 

The "ENCHANTING" sentiment is also a freebie from the magazine.

I handmade the big white flower. If you want to know how I made it, I put up a tutorial a few weeks ago HERE.

The rest of the flowers and the pearls are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

The big rhinestone, heart pins, lace and washi tape are from local shops.

I also used some die cuts as embellishments:

Sizzix Doily die cut behind the image

Marianne Creatables bird and bird house die cut

Marianne Creatables corner die.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in alphabetical order)

613 Avenue Create - AG (optional twist use your stash) everything used is from my stash

All Sorts challenge #248 - Spring is coming

Artistic Inspirations #81 - Sparkles / Anything goes (big rhinestone in flower as sparkle)

Cards Galore - Use a stamp or digi stamp 

Challenges 4 Everybody - March Anything goes

Come and Get It - Flowers galore

Crafting for all seasons #72 - Spring into spring
Crafting from the Heart #8 - Anything goes /  Use die or punches

Craft Mojo - March Spring flowers

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge - March AG

Created with Love #77 - Think Spring

Digi Choosday wk 9 - Spring Florals
Eureka Stamps #79 - AG 2nd entry
Fairies challenge #21 - Spring

Fan-tastic Tuesday #25 - Anything goes

Feeling Crafty #26 - Use a digi and bling

I love Promarkers #209 - One for the girls
Just Inspirational - March Monthly challenge AG

Just Inspirational weekly challenge - Flowers

Loves Rubberstamps #93 - Anything goes
Natalie and Amy #18 - Flowers

Oldie but a goodie - Spring has sprung (lace, pins, papers are more than 6 month old)

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes with optional extra make your own flower (I made my own flower)

Passion for Promarkers #237 - Flowers

Quirky Cards #5 - The Secret Garden (inspired by the birds, flowers, romanticism in the video)

Sister Act #46 - Anything goes

Stamp and Create Monthly challenge - Ready for spring

Sweet Stamps blog #159 - Spring flowers

That Craft Place - Anything goes

The Crafter's Cafe #53 - Fibre or Lace

The Paper Shelter #148 - Anything goes

Whoopsi Daisy - Lots of flowers


I really hope my GDT project for March Crafting by Designs Monthly challenge!!!

If you do, I would love it you leave a comment.. and don't forget to follow me! :)

Until next time!

My first DT post for Sentimental Sundays! #188 - Make it New (Alter Something)

Hi there!

I hope you are all having a lovely weekend!

As you may already know (there is no way you have missed it, as I have been shouting about it for weeks!), I'm one of the new Design Team ladies at Sentimental Sundays. I'm really thrilled to be part of such a great team! My team mates are all amazing! and I'm already learning so much from them!

The theme for our first challenge of the year #188 is 

Make it New (Alter Something)

(plus a sentiment)

Our sponsor this week is A Day for Daisies

When I saw the challenge theme, I knew exactly what I wanted to make... I've had a few wooden boxes of "Turron" (a Spanish Christmas Sweet, similar to hard nougat, but yummier!) for a good 8 months, empty and waiting to be used!!! so I couldn't wait to create something with one of them for this challenge...

From this.....

to a Shabby Chic Jewellery / Memory Box!

It's my first ever altered item (but not my last! I loved making it!). 

I used this amazing image called "Skirt of Flowers" by our sponsor A Day for Daisies. Such a pretty and romantic image... 

I coloured her with my Promarkers as usual...

Sandstone and Buttermilk for her hair.

Vanilla, almond and satin for her skin, plus a bit of blossom for her cheeks.

Lavender, Blossom and Antique Pink for her dress, with Blender Pen.

The paper I used in the background is from my K&Company paper pad. 

The sentiment and clock stamps are by Tim Holtz.

The swirl die is by Marianne Creatables.

I embellished with flowers and bling swirl by Wild Orchid Crafts, a paper doily and punched butterflies.

Used some white acrylic paint to give it a more shabby chic look.

I also covered the bottom part of the box with the paper and punched the bottom border with my flower Martha Stewart punch.

To protect the box, I covered it with Deco Art Americana Matte Varnish.

So, check out the new challenge at Sentimental Sundays, take a look at the great projects that my team mates have made and join us in the fun!!!!!

I'm also entering my project into the following challenges:

A day for daisies challenge #86 - Anything goes
Altered Eclectics - Anything goes
Sparkles Monthly #51 - Anything BUT a card
Natalie and Amy challenge#16  - One for the girlies (2nd entry)
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes
Alphabet challenge - X for xtraordinary  (new crafting material: recycled box)
All sorts challenge #240 - Free and easy
Left of Center #22 -  New Beginnings (I tried a new crafting technique - altering an item-, part of my new year resolutions!)
Polkadoodles wk 1 - Anything goes
A Creative Romance - Something new (new crafting technique -altering an item)
Open-minded crafting fun #1 - Use new toys or new techniques (new crafting technique -altering an item)
Pile it on #1 -  Just because...
Lemonade challenge #61 - We change old to new



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thank you so much for stopping by, until next time!