Steampunk Tea Birthday Celebrations at The Paper Shelter

 Hello Crafty Peeps,

Our theme this week is Birthday Celebrations, so a very easy one to follow.

Last week I celebrated my husband and daughter's birthdays, so I thought I would change things up a bit for this challenge and not make a birthday card! 

Instead I have made a picture frame depicting what I think would be a fun birthday celebration - a Steampunk-style tea party! 

I have used 'It's Tea Time' and coloured her up to match my papers.

I broke out my Graphic 45 papers, which I don't use often as they're so precious! These are from Steampunk Spells, which was discontinued years ago. Of course I had to add some metal gears for embellishments.

I used a few of the patterns to cut some flowers to finish off.

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:

• Core'dinations Glittersilk cardstock
• Black cardstock
• Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells papers & ephemera
• Twine
• Metal gears
• Steampunk die
• Flower dies
• Sentiment die
• Leaf dies
• Gems
• Eyelet
• Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
• ProMarkers - Coral. Sunkissed Pink, Oatmeal, Blush, Ivory, Chestnut, Chocolate, Cocoa, Burnt Sienna, Saddle Brown, Raw Sienna, Petrol Blue, Marine, Turquoise, Caramel, Champagne, Pastel Green, Tea Green, Burnt Orange, Spice, Ginger, Duck Egg, Amber, Black & Cool Grey 5
• Prismacolor Pencils - Black, White & Pumpkin Orange

I am entering my frame into the following challenges:

1. Creative Knockouts - #460 Die Cuts/Punches
2. Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - #525 ATG
3. I♥Promarkers - #514 ATG
4. Scrapping4Fun - #214 Happy Birthday
5. Simon Says {Monday} - Fabulous Florals
6. The Corrosive Challenge - #7 ATG
   
   

Girl Vamps Just Wanna Have Fun! at Faery Ink

Today I am showcasing a gorgeous Halloween image.   I have made myself a mini shaker frame and you can see all the information over on my post over at the Faery Ink Blog.

I am entering my frame into the following challenges:

1. {Pin}spirational Challenge - #227 Haunting Time of Year
2. Crafty Catz - #435 ATG/Halloween
3. Crafty Creations - #377 ATG
4. Crafty Gals Corner - #177 Halloween Colours
5. Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - Oct ATG
6. If You Give a Crafter a Cookie - #105 Spooky
7. Passion For ProMarkers - WK467 Halloween Colours
8. Simon Says Monday - Halloween/Spooky
9. Simon Says Wednesday - Halloween/Spooky

The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo

There's an Aurora Wings image I've had for a while but kept putting off colouring; 'Dragon Lore' has such a lot of details, it's quite daunting to look at!!
However, I really love dragons and with the latest challenge being Once Upon A Time I had to go for it.   
I haven't based this one on any particular fairytale, rather the many Chinese tales based around dragons.  Although, I do love 'The Dragon & The Phoenix'.  I had a Chinese-themed wedding and this was the name I chose for my top table because of the symbolism - "Dragon is "yang" while Phoenix is "yin", and they complement each other in creating yin-yang balance to harvest successful matrimonial bliss. This celestial couple is the symbol of everlasting love and they being together is the ultimate symbol of marital happiness".  

I coloured the image with ProMarkers - Tan, Dusky Pink, Putty, Almond, Black, Cool Grey 5, Cardinal, Berry, Red, Lipstick, Shale, Holly, Pine, Forest, Apple, Pumpkin, Amber, Sunflower, Tulip, Warm Grey 1-3, Blue Pearl & Powder Blue.
Some added details with white Sakura Gelly Roll.  
Background using Distress Ink 'Stormy Sky' & Distress Oxide 'Worn Lipstick', with chunky gold embossing powder sprinkled over.
I framed the image and added a couple of 3D dragon stickers that I've had forever and can't remember where I bought them!!

I had to take the photo on an angle so to avoid reflections!

I am entering my picture into the following challenges:

1. Aurora Wings - #68 Once Upon A Time
2. Crafts Galore Encore - July Anything Goes
3. TTCRD - WK 3 July Anything Goes
4. Classic Design Team - #27 Anything Goes
5. Crafting By Designs - July Anything Goes

Fearless Framed

I recently discovered The Fantasy Art of Molly Harrison, thanks to Alyce at Kit & Clowder using one of her images for a monthly class, and I've totally fallen in love.  Her style of fairy wings is so beautiful and all the images are very detailed.  She has colouring books as well as digital stamps and there are even quite a few free colouring pages on the website. 
I needed a gift for my neighbour and decided to colour up one of the images (called 'Fearless') to frame for him.  (I was originally going to use this for his card, but decided I loved it so much I had to frame it!).
I was going for a suede look on the clothing and tried a different colour combo than I normally use in the browns.  I'm so pleased with how it turned out. 

The frame is from Michaels and the ProMarkers I've used to colour the image are: Cinnamon, Tan, Dusky Pink, Satin, Burgundy, Crimson, Cardinal, Walnut, Cocoa, Raw Sienna, Cyan, Duck Egg, Cool Aqua, Canary, Lemon, Soft Lime, Blush, Pine, Forest, Bright Green, Cool Grey 1 & 2, Indigo, Midnight, Cobalt & Sky Blue. I finished off with some white Sakura Gelly Roll. 

I am entering my art into the following challenges:

1. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #55 AG
2. Simon Says Wednesday - AG
3. TTCRD - wk March 28-April 4
4. Creative Fingers - #127 AG
5. I ♥ ProMarkers - #331 Angels/Fairies
6. 613 Avenue Create - #196 AG
7. A Perfect Time To Craft Open - #4 AG
8. Your Scrapbook Place - April AG

Friends Frame at Club KennyK

Our March challenge at Club KennyK is underway and this time the DT theme is 'Anything But A Card'. This really is a fun theme as you can get so creative with different ideas.  
To join in please hop over to Facebook and make sure you fully read and follow the rules. This is very important if you wish to be eligible for a prize and claim the challenge freebie. 

Today I am sharing a frame made using the fabulous freebie 'Texting Friends' and the following products:

• Wooden frame & paper flowers from Michaels  
• Ribbon & brads from my stash
• Cell phone brad from Eyelet Outlet
• Kaisercraft acrylic paint in Wisteria
• ProMarkers - Apricot, Saffron, Blush, Satin, Baby Pink, Raw Sienna, Mustard, Tulip, Umber, Burnt Sienna, Tan, Antique Pink, Sunkissed Pink, Pale Pink, Midnight, Denim, Powder Blue, Cool Grey 1, 3, 4, & 5, Magenta, Carmine, Cerise, Aegean, Cyan & Duck Egg

I actually had printed and coloured the image before I bought a frame, so I was lucky to find this one as it fits perfectly! I painted it with two coats of acrylic before attaching the image and embellishments.  The little cell brads I bought on a shopping trip not for any specific project, but I knew I had to have them and it goes so well with this image.

I am entering my frame into the following challenges:

1. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #53 AG
2. Pearly Sparkles - #14 Flowers
3. Polkadoodles - WK10 AG
4. The Corrosive Challenge - #3 AG
5. A Perfect Time to Craft - #3 AG
6. Classic Design Team - #12 AG
7. Crafty Awesomeness - March AG

Retro Selfie Frame

As soon as I saw this Retro Selfie image from KennyK Stamps I knew I wanted to make a photo frame. I love using papercraft and cardmaking items for something a little different.  

My husband and I took a few funny selfies last year at our triple-birthday-bbq (he, my daughter and my Dad have birthdays very close together!).  I photoshopped the images first to give a more retro feel and to fit in with my image colouring.

The other products I have used to create his frame are:

• Wooden frame, burlap and mini pegs from Michaels
• DoCrafts twine
• Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Inks - Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain
• Vintage photo frames from K&Company
• Promarkers - Satin, Pastel Beige, Sandstone, Caramel, Cocoa, Burnt Sienna, Henna & Walnut

I am entering this frame into the following challenges:

1. Club Kenny K - #11 Anything Goes
2. A Bit More Time To Craft - #22 Anything Goes
3. Craft Your Passion - #316 Anything Goes
4. Incy Wincy Designs - Alter something
5. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #35 Anything Goes
6. Penny's Paper Crafty - #282 Anything Goes
7. ABC Challenge - 'J' Just As You Like
8. Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes June

Left My Heart At The Beach

It is a bright sunny day here in Sasktoon, which takes me back to childhood days spent at the beach in Bournemouth UK - my hometown and where I met my husband.  He is a Cancerian, a water sign, much more longing to be back at the beach near the sea than me a Libran air sign who is happy in many places!
So with Father's Day and his birthday very close and KennyK having the very appropriate 'Bathing Beauty' as their newsletter freebie this month, I thought I would make a frame to go up in his new office. 
I have used the following materials to create my frame:

• Card, frame, sandpaper and brads from my stash
• Enamel dots and palm tree die from Echo Park
• Gold Sharpie
• Promarkers - Oatmeal, Soft Peach, Dusky Pink, Buttercup, Tulip Yellow, Mustard, Raw Sienna, Sky Blue, Arctic Blue, Peach, Mango, Col Aqua, Duck Egg & Turquoise

I am entering this frame into the following challenges:

1. Club Kenny K - #9 June Freebies
2. The Crafter's Cafe - #150 Vacation
3. The Corrosive Challenge Blog - #6 Lots of Layers
4. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #35 Anything Goes
5. Creative Fingers - #110 Anything Goes
6. Crafts Galore Encore - June Anything Goes
7. Crafting by Designs - June Anything Goes
8. Craft Your Passion - #315 Anything Goes
9. CCC Digi Creations - #50 Anything Goes
10. Allsorts - #366 The Great Outdoors
11. A Beautiful Mess - #3 Anything Goes