Joyful Holiday Greetings at The Paper Shelter

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

It's hard to believe that we're halfway through November already and there's only a short timr left to get that Festive crafting done!

This week at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog our theme is Dots and/or Stripes, which leaves plenty of room for interpretation. 

I couldn't resist using "Happy Baby Deer" for a Christmas card, as this image already has dots and stripes. 

I just added a few more dots and stripes with my paper and embellishments!

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:

• Recollections Cardstock
• MME Sleigh Bells Ring paper and sentiments
• Recollections Ribbon
• YNS Holiday Gumdrops
• DoCrafts Jingle Bell
• Dies... To Die For - Holly & Berries dies
• Spellbinders  - More Holiday Decorations dies (light string and jingle bells)
• Sizzix Christmas Star die
• YNS Stitched Line die
• ProMarkers - Primrose, Lemon, Canary, Yellow, Sunflower, Soft Lime, Gold, Mustard, Holly, Pine, Lush Green, Emerald, Saddle Brown, Burnt Sienna, Walnut, Cinnamon, Caramel, Sandstone, Coral, Raw Sienna, Spice, Cardinal Red, Red, Royal Blue, Azure, Arctic Blue, Maroon, Hot Pink, Marine, Ocean Teal, Turquoise, Forest Green & Cool Grey 1-4
• Shuttle Art gel pens
• Prismacolor Pencils - Dark Green, White, True Green & Sienna Brown

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Festive Friday Challenge - 1st Nov-5th Dec (chosen theme: Christmas)
2. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #241 ATG
3. Monday Greetings - Nov 4th ATG
4. The Outlawz Main Blog - Nov Linky
5. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - #584 ATG
6. The 12 Months of Christmas - #116 ATG Christmas/All Stitched Up
7. Crafty Calendar - Nov ATG
8. Crafty Catz - #682 ATG/Ribbon/Twine
9. Allsorts Challenge - WK806 Christmas
10. Christmas Crafts All Year Round - Nov Reindeer/Deer/Moose
11. Conjurer of Dreams - #2 Nov ATG/Winter Critters
12. Love to Craft - #83 ATG
13. Christmas [or not] BINGO Challenges - #10 ATG/Bingo Card 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

A Banging Birthday at The Paper Shelter

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

I'm back to share my inspiration for the last Paper Shelter Challenge of October!

The challenge is run from my home country {England} and back home soon they will celebrate Guy Fawkes Night (it's an odd thing to celebrate, I know), so the theme for this challenge is Make It Sparkle.

You can choose to interpret this any way you wish, but I just had to add some fireworks to my project! I have used 'Autumn Starter Kit' as she seems ready to go out for some sparkling fun.

 

I created a layered card using card scraps and die-cut elements.

The image has lines on the pants, so I decided to turn them into a plaid design,

I stamped and embossed the fireworks, then used embossing pen to add some extra bits and fill in missing bits.

My husband bought me a Cricut Joy Xtra for my birthday, so I used that to cut the sentiment.

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:

• DoCrafts Kraft card blank
• Random card scraps
• YNS Gumdrops
• Stampin' Up Pearls
• Ranger Liquid Pearls - Brass & Onyx Pearl
• YNS - Winter Scene die (fence and trees only)
• GLOBLELAND Fireworks Clear Stamps
• Christmas Tree dies (Etsy)
• Grass dies
• ProMarkers - Ivory, Blush, Oatmeal, Ginger, Burnt Orange, Saddle Brown, Spice, Raw Sienna, Holly, Forest Green, Firebrick, Red, Burgundy, Black, Cool Grey 1-5, Burnt Sienna, Cinnamon, Caramel, Sandstone, Burnt Umber, Emerald & Cocoa
• Prismacolor Pencils - Cool Grey 50%, Burnt Ochre, Black & White

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #2443 ATG
2. Passion For Markers - WK763 Birthdays
3. Creative Knockouts - #533 Halloween or Fall
4. Monday Greetings - ATG
5. Twisted Thursdays - ATG or October Holidays/Colours
6. Festive Friday - Oct 4-31 (chosen theme: Fall Colours)
7. Outlawz Challenge - October Linky

A Wonderous Friendship

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

It may be Spooky Month but MerMay flew by quickly, and I didn't get anything done outside of my design team commitments. Maybe I will change it to MerTober for a while!

I have been slacking in using the newsletter freebies from Sweet November Stamps, but I had to do something with this super sweet duo "Dolphin Hugs".

I made the shaker part ready to go on a card but my daughter said I should put it on my gallery wall, so I grabbed a canvas and did a mixed media piece instead.

I used Graphic 45 Voyage Beneath The Sea papers and embellishments, so I kept all the other colours to that scheme..

I usually do greyish-blue dolphins and wanted to do something different this time, so I Googled and decided on a Common Dolphin. I love how it turned out.

For the shaker, I used a waves die-cut, which I wove a strip of patterned paper through then added the acetate on top. My shaker pieces are tiny beads and die-cut shells.

The base layer is Distress Inks & Oxides to give all over colour to the white canvas. 

On top of that I used Neon Lunar Paste through a mermaid scales stencil.

You just can't get the amazing shine from this front-on photo, so I've added more below to show you how it looks in the light.

 The final touches are 'water' droplets, pearls, cheesecloth and starfish.

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:

• Michaels blank canvas
• Distress Inks - Dried Marigold, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade
• Distress Oxides - Lucky Clover, Cracked Pistachio, Broken China, Mermaid Lagoon
• Srizian Mermaid Scales stencil 
• Waves die-cut paper (Given to me already cut. I don't have the die)
• Graphic 45 "Voyage Beneath The Sea" papers, ephemera & chipboard embellishments
• Cheesecloth
• Recollections Micro Beads
• Assorted Shell die-cuts (Given to me already cut. I don't have the dies)
• Dress My Craft Water Droplets
• Papermania Pearls
• Dried Starfish
• Recollections Ribbon
• Eyelet Oulet Screw brads
• Cuttlebug Acetate
• ProMarkers - *
• Prismacolor Pencils - *

* Apparently I've taken so long to blog this that I may have accidentally binned my lists for these. 

I am entering my canvas into the following challenges:

1. Passion For Markers - WK762 Make It Cute
2. Crafty Calendar - October ATG
3. Crafty Catz - #680 ATG
4. Crafter's Cafe - #313 ATG/Fantasy
5. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #2242 ATG
6. Allsorts Challenge - WK803 Patterned Papers
7. Anything Goes In A Card Free Zone - 5th Oct-1st Nov "Name Game" (last name Gold - I used Distress Inks/Oxides and image "Dolphin Hugs")
8. Monday Greetings - ATG
9. Tuesday Colors - 1st October to 4th November ⤵
10. Outlawz - October Linky