Mermaid's Melody at The Paper Shelter

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

Can you believe our Summer Break is already over? My kiddos will be back to school next week, so there's still a bit of time for some fun!

This week at The Paper Shelter our optional theme is MUSIC TO MY EARS, so feel free to interpret that how you like.

I have used Mermaid's Melody for a shaped card. Usually I would go for an image including an instrument or radio etc. but whistling is also music, so this one jumped out at me.

Making shaped cards is so much easier for me now, having the Cricut!

I glued the bubbles and musical notes to acetate to give the illusion that they're actually floating.

Being a mermaid image, I had to add some sparkles.

I used the Cricut pens to add the sentiment, then filled the letters in by hand.

Our challenges are now ANYTHING GOES with an optional theme. Anyone playing the theme will receive DOUBLE ENTRIES towards the weekly prize!!

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

{Crafty Hugs}

Products used:

• Cardstock & shimmer cardstock
• Cricut fine point pens
• Acetate
• Shuttle Art glitter gel pens
• Wink of Stella - Clear
• Posca paint pen - White
• ProMarkers - Apricot, Saffron, Blush, Satin, Spice, Ginger, Ocean Teal, Green, Pastel Green, Primrose, Lemon, Canary, Sunflower, Mustard, Blue Pearl, Coral , Dusky Pink, Putty, Antique Pink, Pine, Forest Green, Bright Green, Royal Blue, Azure, Sky Blue & Arctic Blue
• Prismacolor Pencils - White, Burnt Ochre & Canary Yellow

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Creative Inspirations - August ATG
2. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #2534 ATG
3. Simon Says {Wednesday} - ATG
4. Allsorts Challenge - #830  "I spy something beginning with B" (BUBBLES)
5. Monday Greetings - 4 Aug ATG / Polka Dots  (DOTS ON MERMAID'S TAIL)
6. Festive Friday - 1 Aug-4 Sept (CHOSEN THEME: SUMMER)
7. Outlawz Challenges - August Linky

I Scream, You Scream at The Paper Shelter

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

It's time for our Summer Break Challenge at The Paper Shelter! This challenge will run for four weeks to give the teams some time off to enjoy the sunshine.

The theme is ANYTHING GOES to make it super easy to join.

For my inspiration I have made an interactive bookmark using Ice Cream Time, which gives those perfect summer vibes.

I used orange and pink for the colour scheme, making the front and back of the bookmark different colours.

The ice-cream is a Cricut cut-out with coloured card behind. I gave it more details using gel pens and white pencil.

The interactive part is the suspended sentiment. I wanted a fun addition to my usual bookmarks!

I used blue for the clothing, to give contrast to the background. 

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Our challenges are now ANYTHING GOES with an optional theme. Anyone playing the theme will receive DOUBLE ENTRIES towards the weekly prize!!

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

{Crafty Hugs}

Products used:

• Cardstock
• Ice-Cream image from Cricut
• All shapes cut with Cricut
• Clear jewellery thread
• ProMarkers - Champagne, Umber, Cinnamon, Caramel, Sandstone, Deep Mocha, Burnt Sienna, Gold, Burnt Orange, Pale Pink, Baby Pink, Dusky Rose, Shale, Magenta, Azure, Sky Blue, Midnight Blue, True Blue, Mandarin & Cerise
• Prismacolor pencils - Pink, White, Mulberry, Light Umber & Process Red
• Shuttle Art gel pens

I am entering my bookmark into the following challenges:

1. Allsorts - #828 ATG
2. C.R.A.F.T. - #759 ATG
3. Classic Design - #7 ATG/ Sun, Sand, Surf
4. 'Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #258 ATG
5. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #2529 ATG
6. 613 Avenue Create - July ATG
7. Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone - ATG July 5 - Aug 1
8. Festive Friday - 4-31 July (chosen theme 'Yum Yum')
9. Outlawz - July Linky

Art Deco Thanks at The Paper Shelter

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

It's been a rather busy couple of weeks for me, with my husband's birthday then my daughter's birthday two days later! I was doing lots of crafting for her hotel staycation party, so I ended up making this week's inspiration rather last minute. Oops.

This challenge marks my 4th anniversary with The Paper Shelter Design Team, so the optional theme of THANK YOU is quite fitting.

I want to thank (the late) Veronica for organizing everything with the teams, and of course thanks to Pedro for his wonderful images. Thanks also to Vanessa, who is now team leader for both teams.

Here's a throwback to my very first project for the team in July 2021!

Back to this week's challenge though. I have used ART DECO CHARM to make my first Accordion Fan Fold card. 

This card fold is really simple, but kind of fiddly getting the fan parts lined up. I didn't' quote manage to get each side even, but I think it still looks great for my first attempt. 

I cut all pieces using Cricut Joy Xtra.

The cards I've seen like this all only had the downward-facing triangles so I wanted to give mine a different look, and printed the image in an upright triangle.

From the front, these cards look like the triangles are more of a "topper" piece but the centre triangle folds and attaches to the back.

For a change, I chose my papers first then coloured the image to match.

I had to add a charm, to go with the name of the image!

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!

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Our challenges are now ANYTHING GOES with an optional theme. Anyone playing the theme will receive DOUBLE ENTRIES towards the weekly prize!!

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

{Crafty Hugs}

Products used:

• Recollections cardstock & foil cardstock
• Dollarama Patterned paper
• Dollarama Square gems
• Tyenaza Key charm
• DIY Scrapbooking Artist 'Thanks' die
• ProMarkers -Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Putty, Almond, Orchid, Pink Pearl, Pebble Blue, Black,  Walnut, Cocoa, Raw Sienna, Denim Blue, Slate, Aubergine, Prussian, Violet, Plum, Purple, Warm Grey 3-5, Cool Grey 1, Champagne, Marine and Green.
• Shuttle Art gel pens

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Creative Moments - #272 Use a die cut
2. Crafter's Cafe - #320 ATG
3. The Paper Funday Challenge - #78 ATG
4. Crafty Catz - #697 ATG
5. Crafts Galore Encore - #137 ATG
6. Festive Friday - 4-31 July (chosen theme: Thank You)
7. The Outlawz  - July Linky