Spotlight Creative Embellishments - Inspire

Welcome crafters everywhere to the second of the Sponsor Spotlights this month

Kerstin  here again with a new project - an ART JOURNAL :-)

Perfect theme, it makes me happy!,

It relaxes me and helps me to stress management

                     

This month our Sponsor is

 Creative Embellishments 

 They have a huge assortment of gorgeous chipboards and it was not easy to 
decide which ones to choose!

 

There are no rules for journaling, it is 'anything goes'.

This is actually the oft-quoted "The journey is the reward" 

With journaling very different forms of expression can be used: painting, drawing, photography, collage, stamps, stencils, chipboards, writing, .... and much more. 

Often it is a combination of different techniques in Mixed media style, that lead to pages.

For this project I chose the Leafy vine frame, the wonderful Flourish dragonflies and the Words Inspire

For the background I used some acrylic paints (brown, black, white)

The wet paint was marked with a tool to give the impression of natural bark

I also worked with stamps, stencils and Distress spray paint

The chip board was primed with Golden/green acrylic paint....

.....and gold embossing powder was used here

and covered with a white patina

Before becoming a journal page this was an old calendar page

 This was perfect - It become a wonderful background

I hope you will be inspired to discover the fascinating world of using Chipboards from Creative Embellishments, and I hope you will also have gained some new options in Art Journaling

I look forward to seeing you all play along this month in Laurie's Color Your World Challenge.

Click here to find out the full details from your host the wonderful Laurie.

You could be our winner or Top 3 next month...

You could even win a $25 voucher prize from this month's sponsor Creative Embellishments!

 

Looking forward to seeing you here at Our Creative Corner again soon!

Happy Crafting!

Kerstin 

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Tic Tac Toe Top Talent

Welcome back to another Top Talent spotlight at Our Creative Corner!

This month we are shining the spotlight on the winner of the Tic Tac Toe Challenge that was hosted back in February by Julia!

Julia selected Branka as her winner and we are thrilled to be welcoming her as this months Top Talent!!!

 Before we show you Branka's amazing creation,  let's just spend some time finding out a little bit more about this creative lady...

1. Where do you live?
I live with my loving husband and our two adorable children in our family house with a huge yard in a small town in Croatia


2. What if anything, do you consistently draw inspiration from?


 I draw my inspiration from different sources. It can be anything - sometimes it's a nice quote, sometimes It's just a new stamp or embellishment...I can draw my inspiration from Pinterest and from the outstanding designers such as Tim Holtz, Dyan Reaveley, Dina Wakley and many others.

3. If you could only use three craft supplies for the rest of your life, what would they be?

  If I could only use three craft supplies for the rest of my life (oh, no, that would be a disaster), they would be an art journal, some spray paints and a white gel pen. 

 4. What other hobbies or talents do you have that you'd like to share with us?

    When I have an inspiration (and time) I like to write poems and short stories and I love to spend my time in reading the books. 

5. What is the most useless item that you have purchased for your craft?

    Fortunately, I have never purchased any useless item for my craft. I am buying a lot of craft supplies but I always have an idea what I really need when I am making my shopping list. 

6. What one thing have you not done that you really want to do?

    One of the things on my wish list is a traveling to Japan. I would like to visit that amazing country as I can speak Japanese and would love to practice the language there. 

7. If you had a warning label, what would yours say?

 If I had a warning label, mine would say: Allow 5 minutes to cope with life after waking!

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Thanks so much for being here Branka! It was lovely to find out a bit more about you! We are so glad to have you join us today as our Top Talent

     ....So now it is time to shine the spotlight on the Top Talent creation -  let's see what Branka made for us!

This is fantastic Branka! - So wonderful - such amazing vivid colours! It really has been such an honour to feature this wonderful creation at Our Creative Corner.
 

Thank you so much for being such a wonderful Top Talent!

 
If you want to see more photos and details of this wonderful creation and find out how it was made, then please go along to Branka's blog and say "Hello" - I am sure she would love to see you there!

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Would you like to see your work here in the 'Our Creative Corner' Spotlight?

You could be here as our 'Top Talent' with the spotlight shining on something you have created! 

All you have to do is enter the 'Color Your World' challenge and if you are picked as the winner you will be invited to appear here as our Top Talent and have the spotlight shine on something you have made. We will also ask you some questions so that we can be nosey find out more about you....

Happy Crafting! 

Laura xxx 

Spotlight Creative Embellishments - Fantasy

Welcome to the first of this month's Sponsor Spotlights!

Hello dear crafters, Kerstin  here and I am so pleased to bring you the first Sponsor Spotlight of April!

  This month our Sponsor is

 Creative Embellishments

  Creative Embellishments are offering a $25 gift certificate to our randomly drawn winner

 

They have a huge assortment of gorgeous chipboards and it was not easy to decided

What should I choose???

 I adore Creative Embellishments because they fit into creative work in so many ways. You can work with colors, structures and effects, but also stamping, or work with embossing powder or embossing folders. 

 The chipboards give the project the special touch with a great 3D effect.

 They are wonderful craft items to work with! 

Here is what I have chosen to make with these beautiful embellishments :-)

I decided to work with a lot of Steampunk chipboards

Inventive genius and adventurous romance are what makes Steampunk so very special and exciting to me. I hope you will be inspired by this paradox and magical world too!

 I started with a gift box from which I cut out a window.

From an old gift box to a shadow box - Recycling is in !! -

The background was designed with stamps, multi-coloured stamp pads and distress color

At the beginning I primed the chipboards with white acrylic paint

The Chipboards are made of sturdy cardboard, which is ideally suited for embossing.

It creates interesting structures, which can be emphasized with metallic effects.

You can also stack the chipboards

The other embellishments were decorated with different acrylic colors, mainly silver, rust, patina green tone and black, to give the creation the appearance of something old, rusted and weathered.

 

Different tones and effects often appear better in the sunlight ;-)

I had so much fun and joy when experimenting and I advise everybody to try it yourself,  
There are so many things you can do with embellishments. What will you do with them?

Come back on the 25th to see some more Creative Embellishments!

Hope to see you then!
Kerstin xxx

Color Your World Challenge

Seeing all the wonderful creations for our challenge “Color Your World” is month has been so enjoyable and now I have the great pleasure of introducing you to our Guest Designer for April………

 Becky Colvin from Becky's Creative Scraps

This incredibly talented lady has a style I truly admire. She can go from a lovely shabby-chic to vintage yumminess. She always puts her heart into what she makes. Her projects will inspire you and her sweet personality will bring a smile to your face. 

And now, without further ado, here is my good friend Becky......

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I am very excited and honored to be invited here as a Guest Designer by Laurie for her very first challenge of Color Your World.

When I was first asked to be a Guest Designer I immediately thought of this birdhouse that I picked up at a thrift store. It looks old and rusty and is just waiting for spring to hit it and that's just what I did!