Love Ducks at The Paper Shelter

Hello Crafty Peeps,

Hello from a bitterly cold Canadian Prairies, where we are dealing with extreme cold temperatures for over a week now. I am totally ready for some spring weather!

This week at The Paper Shelter our theme is WITH LOVE. Valentine's Day may have passed, but love is for every day 💕

I have made a layered anniversary card featuring 'Love Ducks'. Aren't they so cute?

I chose the background papers to match each duck, and the sky for a cohesive colour scheme that also fit the love theme.

I love a bit of nonconformity, so I gave my ducks bright colours that really stand out.

 Thank you for stopping by today. Your kind comments are always appreciated.

Please come and join in our challenge this week and remember, you can use any image but if you use a Paper Shelter image you are eligible for a higher value prize!

You can also share your creations over in our Facebook Group.

{Crafty Hugs}

Products used:

• Cardstock & Glitter cardstock
• Scrapbook.com patterned papers - Playful Collection
• Sizzix Thinlits Die Set - Celebration Script Words by Tim Holtz
• Your Next Stamp - Heartstring die
• ProMarkers -Warm Grey 1-5, Primrose, Bright Orange, Mandarin, Pumpkin, Gold, Amber, Sunflower, Canary, Yellow, Dusky Pink, Black, Cool Grey 5, Maroon, Magenta, Hot Pink, Cloud Blue, Marine, Turquoise, Ocean Teal, Powder Blue, Sky Blue, Coral, Poppy, Burgundy, Aubergine & Slate
• Sharpie - Black fineliner
• Prismacolor pencils - White, Dark Purple, Indigo Blue, Mulberry & Metallic Silver

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Simon Says {Wednesday} - Cute and Cuddly
2. CRAFT Challenge - #749 Love/ATG
3. Crafter's Cafe - #316 ATG/Spots/Stripes
4. Crafty Calendar - February Hearts
5. Festive Friday - 7 Feb-6 Mar (Valentine/Love chosen)
6. Outlawz - February Linky

The Magic of Believing at The Paper Shelter

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

It's time for another challenge at The Paper Shelter and this week our theme is MAKE YOUR OWN BACKGROUND.

I was going to make a card but decided on a canvas, using 'The Incantation'

I started with Distress Inks to give the canvas some colour, then used texture paste through a brick wall stencil. Once that was dry I inked over the bricks.

I drew vines, then brushed on more texture paste to give them some dimension, and coloured them with Distress Inks. 

I wanted to give my fairy bright colours that I don't usually use when I colour fairies.

 I love being able to create sentiments using Cricut now so I can have actual metallic colours for the words!

Thank you for stopping by today. Your kind comments are always appreciated.

Please come and join in our challenge this week and remember, you can use any image but if you use a Paper Shelter image you are eligible for a higher value prize!

You can also share your creations over in our Facebook Group.

{Crafty Hugs}

Products used:

• Blank canvas
• Homemade texture paste
• JSRQT Brick Wall stencil
• Distress Inks - Forest Moss, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Frayed Burlap
• Distress Oxide - Fired Brick
• Tissue paper
• Foil cardstock
• Sizzix x Stampin' Up die - Embosslits Beautiful Wings
• Sentiment created using Cricut
• Shuttle Art gel pens
• Liquid Pearls - Onyx, Copper
• Wink of Stella - Clear
• ProMarkers - Pink Pearl, Cinnamon, tan, Dusky Pink, Putty, Wild Orchid, Mulberry, Pastel Green, Tea Green, Buttercup, Canary Sunflower, Mandarin, Pumpkin, Amber, Black, Cool Grey 1-5, Spice, Mango, Peach, Soft Peach, Blush & Ocean Teal
• Prismacolor Pencils - Dark Purple, Black, Cream, Pumpkin Orange, Orange, Process Red, Hot Pink, Cool Grey 50%, Lilac & Pink

I am entering my canvas into the following challenges:

1. Simon Says {Monday} - Bright & Cheerful
2. Classic Design Challenge - #1 ATG
3. Conjurer of Dreams - #5 ATG
4. The Paper Funday Challenge - #73 ATG
5. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #2505 ATG
6. Beautiful Blossoms - #25 Anything Floral Goes
7. Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone - 1-28 February ATG
8. Monday Greetings - 3 February Wonderful Greetings
9. Outlawz Challenge - February Linky

Steampunk Whiteout

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

For months on end here in the Canadian Prairies all we see is white stuff, so when I noticed a white-on-white blog challenge it gave me some crafting inspiration. White-on-white is something I have very rarely made and the ones I have made were sympathy cards. I didn't want to do that again, so I looked through my embossing folders and decided on a Steampunk theme.

Steampunk is something I generally make in sepia tones, so doing something different with it was fun. It also helped me use up some scraps of white card!

I think a lot of texture and depth is important when creating a card in a single colour.

Thank you for stopping by today. Your kind words are always appreciated :)

{Crafty Hugs}

Products used:

• White cardstock
• Embossing Folders - Sizzix 'Diamond Plate' & 'Pocket Watches', and X-Cut 'Chronology Gears'
• Recollections ribbons
• Dies - Memory Box 'Steampunk Corner', Sentimentally Yours 'Lots of Cogs', 'Especially For You' sentiment (gifted unpackaged. No clue where it's from)
• Papermania Pearls

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Double D - White-on-White
2. The Paper Funday Challenge - #72 ATG/Monochrome
3. Simon Says {Wednesday} - ATG