13th Birthday Blog Hop at The Paper Shelter

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

Welcome to The Paper Shelter Blog Hop, in celebration of The Paper Shelter's 13th Birthday on the 8th of December!  This will be a two week challenge, with both teams taking part, and it's our way of thanking The Paper Shelter for sharing their wonderful images with us, and sponsoring our challenge.

The theme for this special challenge is:

CELEBRATIONS

If you've arrived here from Natascha, then you're heading in the right direction!  If not, then you'll want to pop back to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog to start again, because you don't want to miss out on this one.  Both Design Teams are participating, showcasing the gorgeous images available from The Paper Shelter, and each blog on the hop is offering one lucky commenter a digi of their choice, as well as the main prize, details of which are on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog.

I have created a birthday card using 'Let's Get Loud'. With that name, I thought I would use some loud colours for the image and embellishments. 

I made a bokeh background and added white highlights to make the image really pop.

Of course you can't have a celebration without balloons and sparkle!

Products used:

• Card blank
• Papermania patterned paper
• Sentiment die
• Twine
• Posca paint pen - White
• Balloon dies
• Music notes die (cut from a birthday sentiment)
• ProMarkers - Cool Grey 5, Magenta, Carmine, Cerise, Black, Cool Grey 4, Cool Aqua, French Navy, Azure, Cobalt Blue, Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Oatmeal, Blush, Aubergine, Plum, Amethyst, Lavender, Canary & Lemon
• Prismacolor Pencils - White, Black, Metallic Silver & Process Red
• Wink of Stella - Clear

From here, you will need to hop on over to Patsy.  Don't forget to leave your comment for an opportunity to win your choice of one of the fabulous digis available in store!

Good Luck and I Hope you've enjoyed the Hop so far!

{Crafty Hugs}

Winter Blues at The Paper Shelter

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

It's time for another challenge at The Paper Shelter and this time the theme is Colours Of Winter.

I have used a page from the 'Charming Vintage Teacups' PDF colouring book and coloured it in shades of blue for fairly simple card. I like the contrast of using such cold colours for something that would usually be giving warm vibes!

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
• Corner dies
• YNS Glitter Gumdrops - Enchanted Forest
• ProMarkers - Cornflower, Pebble Blue, Powder Blue, China Blue, Indigo Blue, Royal Blue, True Blue, Denim Blue, Duck Egg, Cool Aqua, Cobalt Blue, Blue Pearl, Sky Blue & Cloud Blue
• Wink of Stella - Clear

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Simon Says {Wednesday} - ATG
2. Crafter's Cafe - #303 Feminine
3. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #218 ATG
4. Allsorts - WK 756 Colours Of Winter

A Victorian Gothic Birthday at The Paper Shelter

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

I'm back with some more inspiration for The Paper Shelter. This week our theme is Fun Folds, so you can use any kind of image or greeting on your card.

I have used a page from the Victorian Gothic Dolls colouring book for a pop-out gatefold card. It is the first time I have made this fold. I had already printed the image, so I had to adjust the measurements a bit to make it fit.

I didn't want a lot of embellishments as I really like the papers. So I kept it simple with lace, gems and some liquid pearls.

The lace was probably a little too close to the folds, so I had to make a new belly band so it would fit the thicker size!

This was the first time I made a card before colouring the image. I kept her duo-chrome to pick out a couple of colours from the papers.

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
• Romantic Garden papers
• Twine
• Sentiment Stamp
• Distress Ink - Dusty Concord
• Lace
• Gems
• Liquid Pearls - White Opal
• ProMarkers - Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Oatmeal, Blush, Ivory, Caramel, Sandstone, Champagne, Sky Blue, Arctic Blue, Mint Green, Pastel Green, Tea Green, Forest Green, Olive Green, Dusky Rose, Pale Pink, Antique Pink, Holly & Ocean Teal

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. Allsorts -WK754 ATG/Friendship
2. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #217 ATG
3. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #2345 ATG
4. Double D Challenges - Stripes and/or Dots
5. Crafter's Cafe - #303 Feminine 

A Very Snowflake Christmas at The Paper Shelter

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

I'm here with some inspiration for The Paper Shelter and this week our theme is Stencil It, so grab out those inks and stencils and show us some of your creativity!

I have used 'Snowflake Fairy' for a fairly simple card, keeping the image and stenciling as the main focus.

I love to outline fairy wings in white to make them appear more transparent.

Being a Christmas card with a fairy, I had to give it some sparkles!

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
• Distress Ink - Stormy Sky
• Distress Oxide - Mermaid Lagoon & Broken China
• Snowflake stencil
• Posca Paint Pen - White
• Iridescent foil paint
• Sentiment stamp
• Word bubble die
• Half circle die
• ProMarkers - Powder Blue, Dusky Pink, Putty, Satin, Marine, Turquoise, Pastel Green, Petrol Blue, Walnut, Firebrick, Saddle Brown, Spice, Cornflower, Blue Pearl, Caramel, Sandstone & Champagne

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

1. I♥Promarkers - #546 ATG
2. Creative Fingers - #264 ATG
3. Creative Inspirations - November Contemporary Christmas Colours

Haunted Manor Canvas

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

I couldn't resist the new Haunted Manor Portraits images from Sweet November Stamps. I grabbed 'Count Dracul' and 'Marchioness Serpentina' to play with, as I love vampires and snakes!

At this time of year I am usually making myself a new Halloween decoration, so because these are portraits, I decided to make a canvas to look like a manor wall.

I started off with the images, adding woodgrain detail to the frames using pencils over the marker.

Count Dracul is in traditional colours and I added some 'blood' stains to his cravat, as he is quite overzealous when he eats, haha.

Marchioness Serpentina definitely needed deadly snakes, so I turned them into coral snakes. Her outfit colours and the snake colours mirror those of Count Dracul.

For the canvas I started by covering it in Distress Inks, then I added a layer of Texture Paste through a stencil and finished off with more Distress Inks once it was dry.

I wanted more of a haunted. spooky vibe, so I made my own 'blood' using clear glossy texture paste and red food colouring. It was a great experiment that turned out really well.

The lovely drips did flatten out, which is a shame, but it's still a great effect.

And here is the finished piece which is proudly hanging in my lounge.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you are inspired to create a canvas of your own!

{Crafty Hugs}

Products used:

• Blank Canvas
• Distress Inks - Vintage Photo & Walnut Stain
• Distress Oxide - Fired Brick
• Stencil
• Ranger Texture Paste - Matte & Glossy
• Red food colouring
• ProMarkers - 
• Count Dracul - Aubergine, Plum, Purple, Amethyst, Sandstone, Champagne, Satin, Coral, Cool Grey 1-3 + 5, Black, Prussian, Royal Blue, Cocoa, Raw Sienna, Gold, Sunflower, Yellow, Deep Mocha, Burnt Sienna, Cinnamon, Caramel, Warm Grey 2-5, Firebrick & Red
• Marchioness Serpentina - Burgundy, Firebrick, Shale, Cocoa, Raw Sienna, Spice, Coral, Soft Peach, Blush, Cornflower, Cloud Blue, Blue Pearl, Prussian, Royal Blue, Gold, Sunflower, Yellow, Cool Grey 1, 2, 4 +5, Black, Lipstick Red, Poppy, Holly, Forest Green, Emerald, Apple, Amethyst, Lilac, Olive Green & Moss
• Prismacolor Pencils - Black, Crimson Red, White, Burnt Ochre, Light Umber, Dark Brown, Tuscan Red, Crimson Red, Sienna Brown, Goldenrod & Nectar
• Posca Paint Pen - White

I am entering my canvas into the following challenges:

1. Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge - October Anything Halloween
2. Time Out Challenge - #249 Vintage
3. I♥Promarkers - #545 ATG
4. Creative Inspirations - October Autumn or Halloween
5. Crafty Calendar - October Autumn Colours/Halloween
6. 613 Avenue Create - October ATG/Autumn Colours
7. Pammie's Inky Pinkies - #2341 ATG
8. Allsorts Challenge - WK750 Add Some Texture