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Boo!
Can you tell that we are celebrating Halloween over at Fab'n'Funky Challenges this week?! Angelique is our very talented and kind host and you're going to be spooked by her chosen challenge...
Halloween
It couldn't be simpler! Just make a Halloween themed project and link it up. We also have a brilliant sponsor this week too - Bugaboo Stamps.
They are offering 7 digis to the randomly chosen winner. So make sure you're in it to win it! I chose to use Magical Tidbits Bookshelf from Bugaboo and really love the versatility of this image.
I coloured my image with ProMarkers in Bright Orange, Soft Melba, Tropical Sunrise, Black, Forest Green, Apple Green, Green Shoot and all the Cool Greys. To get the shape, I used Spellbinders Labels Twenty Five and then created a faux layer by drawing around the die and cutting out with scissors.
My stripey paper is from Bo Bunny's Vicki B Collection. The black card is from Creative Expressions and I embossed it using an Embossalicious folder. To finish I added three green gems from Create and Craft which are a really light lime green but haven't shown up too well in the photo.
I really hope you'll come along to spook us this week at Fab'n'Funky Challenges.
Happy Crafting,
Rachel x
Hi Crafters,
I hope you've been crafting away, enjoying using all your stash. I've been in the kitchen instead of my crafty space - my friends and I started our annual Come Dine With Me last weekend and I was the first to host (things can only get better!). I'm not known for my culinary skills but it seemed to go down a treat!
We have a super new challenge for you over at Fab'n'Funky Challenges with the winners and Top 3 from last week's Spots and Stripes challenge having been announced. Take a peek at the blog to see if you were chosen.
For this week, the wonderful Beccy is our host and she has chosen a great challenge that I'm sure you're going to love.
Distress
I don't think this one needs any explaining! We also have two great sponsors this week - Flonzcraft and Lacy Sunshine. Both have fab prizes on offer for the random winners. Plus there will be a Top 3, as always.
I chose to use a Lacy Sunshine image, my first from this designer and I just fell in love with this Parisian image called Adele - Paris City Girl.
I coloured my image with ProMarkers in Marsh Green, Fresh Meadow, Walnut, Cinnamon, March Hare, Satin, Rose Pink, Pink Mittens, Blush and Dusky Pink. To create the frame I cut out using Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Nine which I thought resembled an open book. So that it stood out I inked through the die with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Bundled Sage.
My mat was created from a piece of Coredinations cardstock which is also what I used for the Eiffel Tower, sanding it back to reveal the core. This die came from the Spellbinders French Frills set. I already had the doily coloured using a ProMarker and it seemed to match so I just used it to save colouring another. I found the satin ribbon in my stash and I think it might have come from Create and Craft. My DP is from Wild Rose Studio's Letters from Paris set. It's a gorgeous collection of papers with a pink and green colour scheme. I distressed the layers with a pair of scissors because, of course, I couldn't find my Tim Holtz paper distresser when I needed it! Finally I finished with three square gems in the top right corner. I bought these from my local craft shop when they were reduced to £1. Bargain!
I hope you can join in our distressing this week at Fab'n'Funky Challenges.
Happy crafting,
Rachel x
Hi Everyone,
I have another Spellbinders butterfly card for you today. My very favourite type of card to make. If you were eagle-eyed you might have spotted this card on the Tool Shed on Create and Craft TV a few weeks ago. I had my email read out and my card shown whilst Sue Wilson was making a gorgeous creation.
I started with a piece of Creative Expressions Coconut White cardstock and scored on my Ultimate Pro to make the card blank. I added a piece of mat gold card and then to make my "topper", I embossed a piece of Coredinations with the Spellbinders Cabbage Rose M-bossability folder and sanded back. My vellum was cut using the Spellbinders Borderabilities Curved Borders 2. I added a Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two die and finally finished off with a butterfly from Les Papillion die cut in the same mat gold card.
I hope you like my card.
Happy crafting,
Rachel x
Hi All,
We're back with another great challenge at Fab'n'Funky Challenges. But first, if you were one of the lovely people who entered our last challenge head over to the Fab'n'Funky Challenges blog to see our random winner and Top 3.
I'm sure you're all wondering what we have in store for you this week. Well, the super talented Pat has picked a fab theme for you all...
Spots and Stripes
Just make sure you use both spots and stripes and link up your creation for a chance to win. We have two great sponsors this week - Inky Impressions and StampArt Design by Kathryne. Two sponsors means two prizes!
The DT were lucky to be able to use images from both sponsors for this challenge and I chose to use a sentiment digi from StampArt Design by Kathryne.
This was a fairly simple card and it came together really quickly. Great for all those Christmas cards I still have to make! I started with a 5" kraft card blank and embossed with a Spellbinders M-bossability embossing folder. The stripey paper is from Craft Artist but I'm not sure which digikit. I cut my gold snowflake with Spellbinders 2011 Snowflake Pendant. I simply cut my sentiment out with scissors and then ran a ProMarker around the edge. I coloured the centre with ProMarkers too, in Ruby, Lipstick Red and Caramel.
I hope you can join us to go dotty and stripey at Fab'n'funky Challenges this week.
Happy crafting,
Rachel x
