Happy April Fool's Day however, our new challenge at Creative Knockouts is no joke!
Our theme for this challenge is Sparkle & Shine and our fabulous sponsor is Star Stampz and they are generously donating 3 images to the lucky winner!
Take pleasure in all that you do!
Happy April Fool's Day however, our new challenge at Creative Knockouts is no joke!
Our theme for this challenge is Sparkle & Shine and our fabulous sponsor is Star Stampz and they are generously donating 3 images to the lucky winner!
Happy April Fool's Day although it's no joke that Winter Wonderland has a new challenge!
I was the lucky one who picked the theme this month and considering all the craziness going on in the world today, I chose "Peace on Earth".
Our sponsor for this challenge is SheepSki Designs and they have a special prize for the winner of this challenge, thank you to the talented Andrea!
This image is Winter Deer, the image only has 2 trees however for my cards I added a few extras. After I printed the image on white cardstock I went to work on the background using Distress Inks. Once I had the combos right it was still missing something.
After many failed attempts using stickles, heat & stick powder with glitter, sparkle embossing powder and a variety of attempts using the inks it just didn't look right until I pulled out Texture Paste by Ranger that I've had for over a year but have never tried. So I went to work on my failed attempts to see what I could do with the paste.
I pulled out my Snow Flurry stencil by Taylored Expressions and placed it over the image and thought it was just the snow that needed texture and dimension so I covered up those small little holes that covered the trees and deer. Spread the paste over the open holes and pulled the stencil off to discover it looked crappy so that was the end of Day 1.
Day 2 - I tried again spreading the paste over the entire card - finally, success! On the green card I sprinkled some glitter over the paste while it was still wet and wish I would have done that on both cards but enough was enough, this had to end!
Sorry for all the rambling and I appreciate you stopping by to take a peek and I hope you have a chance to join us at Winter Wonderland!
Welcome back for our new challenge at Christmas with the Cuties! Our theme for this challenge is Spots and/or Snowflakes.
Our fab sponsor for this challenge is Fred She Said and they have generously donated a $10 gift certificate to their online store.
This sweet little image is Catchin' Fakes. This image brings back so many memories, my boys and I still do that when it snows, sigh....
I think I put too much emphasis on the contrast when I took this pic :) I used Copic markers to color the image then I laid a snowfall stencil over the image and used distress inks to add the falling snow. I also added stickles and some sequins over the image snowflakes then distressed the edges of the inner circle.
Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope to see your creations soon!
ChallengesAre you ready for a new Sketch Challenge?! Creative Sketchy Girls are ready with a new sketch for you to play with and I am excited to see your interpretation!
Our sponsor for this "sketchy" challenge is Bugaboo Stamps and Jodie has graciously given us some fun and playful images to create with, thanks Jodie!
Spring has sprung here in beautiful British Columbia, the cherry blossoms are ... blossoming, the birds are singing, bees are buzzing and the rain is pouring, ugh.
Well, there is no rain in the forecast for our "Spring is in the Air" Challenge at Creative Knockouts! Our fab sponsor for our Spring challenge is Jan's Digi Stamps!
This image is from the Honey Bees collection, I really, really love this image. I colored the image with Copic markers however I didn't color the bees as I didn't want to take away from the yellow in the beehive but I did add Wink of Stella which is difficult to see in the picture. The sentiment is computer generated. Kept the embellies simple with two flowers and a button.
As always, thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you join us for our challenge!