Halloween at My Time To Craft!

It's time for a wonderful new challenge at My Time To Craft:

Halloween!

For the rules please visit the blog here.

The images is from Bugaboo Stamps

Here is my inspiration piece for the challenge:

I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 112: Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays #82: Anything Goes
• Sparkle and Glitter with Rick St Dennis: Sweet or Spooky Halloween
• Craftymess Challenge: Halloween
• The Sisterhood Of Crafters: A Halloween Challenge

 Thanks!

Love,

Julia

Pink Halloween!

It's time for a new challenge at The Stamping Boutique: 

Create a Halloween Project, but make sure it's PINK!!!

The image is from The Stamping Boutique and is called Back to School Chemistry Set.

Here is my inspiration piece for the challenge:

We can't wait to see your wonderful creations!!!

I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 112: Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays #81: Anything Goes

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

Challenge 7 at Delicious Doodles!

It is time for a new challenge at Delicious Doodles and the theme is

Poppies 

This one is easy, just include Poppies in your project!

Here is my inspiration piece:

Image: Poppies

For more inspiration hop over to Delicious Doodles Challenge Blog! You have to see what Team A created for this challenge. We can't wait to see your wonderful creations!!!

I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 111: Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays #81: Anything Goes
• Deep Ocean Challenge: Anything Goes
• A and T Emerald Faeries Challenge Blog: Anything Goes
• Bearly-Mine Challenge: Anything Goes

Thanks!

Love,

Julia 

Autumn Fest

It is time for a new challenge at Crafting  By Designs. The theme is 

Autumn Fest

Here is my inspiration piece:

I made an ATC.

The image is from The Stamping Boutique and it was colored with Copics. The boots and some leaves were heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The border of the background piece was also heat embossed with metallic heat embossing powder (cooper).

I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 111: Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays #81: Anything Goes
• Craftymess Challenge: Anything Goes

Thanks!

Love,

Julia 

New challenge at My Time To Craft

It's time for a wonderful new challenge at My Time To Craft:

Recipe Time: 1 Ribbon, 2 Images & 3 Papers!

For the rules please visit the blog here.

The images is from The Stamping Boutique and is called Princess Jennifer Latte Breast Cancer Awareness.

Here is my inspiration piece for the challenge:

I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 111: Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays #80: Anything Goes
• Link Up For Pink: Second Annual Link Up Party
• Craftymess Challenges: Anything Goes
• Jellypark Challenges: Pink it Up
• In The Pink Challenge: Pink Plus One

Thanks!

Love,
Julia

New Challenge at Cards by Lady Anne!

I am so late posting this:(
There is a new challenge at Cards By Lady Anne Challenge Blog, the theme is a favorite
Anything Goes!
This challenge will last till November 12.
You have lots of time to enter and the best part, there are no limits in the amount of entries, so get ready to post all your wonderful creations HERE!
Here is my inspiration piece:

Image: Sassy Studio Designs

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, please follow this link and get informed.
It's very important to auto exam, have regular check ups with your Doctor and always be aware that this can happen to anyone.
I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 110: Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays #80: Anything Goes
• Link Up For Pink: Second Annual Link Up Party
• Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes
• Dream Valley Challenges: Go Pink
• Lexi's Creations: Pink 
• In The Pink Challenge: Pink Plus One
• The Crafty Bloggers Network: Anything Goes 
• Southern Girls Challenge: Tie a Ribbon Around It
• Paper Makeup Stamps: Think Pink Breast Cancer Awareness
• Copic Oz: Its Time To Think Pink
• Flourishes: Its Time To Think Pink
• Just Keep on Creating: Anything Goes
• Simply Create Challenges: Linky Party 6

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

October MIxed Media at Crafting By Designs

Hi everyone!
It's time for a new Mixed Media project at Crafting By Designs.
For my inspiration piece I made a tag.

Image: Sweet Peas - Elaine Cox's KatieSentiment: Unity Stamp Set - Fall for You

For the background I used TH Distress Ink (Old Paper, Shabby Shutters,Tattered Rose, Mustard Seed and Antique Linen).
Stamped the image with Rangers Archival Ink (Jet Black).
Colored the image with Prisma Coloring Pencils, TH Distress Markers, Faber Castell Metallic Gel Sticks and acrylic Paint (red for the lips).
Used a gel pen to add some highlights to the eyes.
The white swirls are from a rub-on set for Halloween.
Stamped the sentiment with Cocoa Cat's Eye Ink.
Distressed all the borders with TH Distress Ink (Vintage Photo), added an eyelet and orange ribbon 
Hope you like it! I had lots of fun creating it.
Be sure to visit Crafting By Designs, you will find lots of inspiration and all the details and rules for this challenge.

Can't wait to see your creations.
I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 110: Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays #79: Anything Goes
• Sparkle and Glitter with Rick St Dennis: Anything Goes
• Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything Goes
• Craftymess Challenge: Anything Goes
• DRS Designs: Fall Leaves
• Dutch Dare Card Challenges: Fall is in the Air
• Milk Coffee Challenge: Welcome Fall
• Scrapbook Stamp Society: Everything and Anything Autumn
• Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge: Autumn
• Fashionable Stamping Challenges: Shades of Autumn / Fall
• Great Impressions Stamps: Fall
• That Craft Place: Make Your Own Background
• Allsorts Challeng: Autumn Leaves and Trees
• Ranger Ink: Contest
• Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: Photo Inspiration

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness!!!

Hi everyone!
This is a short post, but a very important, one so please read!
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, please follow this link and get informed.
It's very important to auto exam, have regular check ups with your Doctor and always be aware that this can happen to anyone.
Here is a card I made using a wonderful image by Sassy Studio Designs:

The designer paper and sentiment are freebies from Link Up For Pink.
This is one of my inspiration pieces at Crafting By Designs, we would love to see your creations.
I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 109: Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays #79: Anything Goes
• Link Up For Pink: Second Annual Link Up Party
• Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes
• The Outlawz, Greetings Challenge - Breast Cancer Awareness
• Dream Valley Challenges: Go Pink
• Lexi's Creations: Pink 
• Art Impressions Stamps: Pink For Breast Cancer
• In The Pink Challenge: Pink Plus One
• Sassy Studio Designs: Think Pink
• The Crafty Bloggers Network: Anything Goes 
• Craft Your Passion Challenges: Save The Hooters

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

Challenge 5 at Delicious Doodles!

It is time for a new challenge at Delicious Doodles and the theme is

Flowers 

This one is easy, just include a flower or flowers in your project!

Here is my inspiration piece:

Image: Butterflies on Buddleia

I colored two images and fussy cut the butterflies of one of them.
Added some Distress Stickles (Mustard Seed) and glued the bodies of the butterflies to the other image.
Used Distress Ink (Antique Linen) around all the edges. 
For the final touches: vintage lace and a sentiment.
For more inspiration hop over to Delicious Doodles Challenge Blog! You have to see what Team A created for this challenge. We can't wait to see your wonderful creations!!!
I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 109: Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays #79: Anything Goes
• Vintage Elusions: Wings/Anything Goes
• Sugar Creek Hollow: Things with Wings
• Emerald Faeries: Flowers
• Crafts and Me Challenges: My Sentiments Exactly
• Creative Card Crew: Purple
• Flutter by Wednesdays: Sparkle
• Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes
• The Outlawz, CAS Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

Quoth The Raven

There is a new challenge at The Game: Four Squares
The challenge is to:

Create a 4 X 4 or other square size art with 4 squares on it, featuring at least 3 images. The fourth square can be another image or a quote something like that.

I made this mini card 2.5 inches X 2.5 inches:

Images: Quoth The Raven Digi Set from Smeared Ink

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• The Game: 4 Squares
• Make it Monday 109: Anything Goes

Thanks!

Love,
Julia

Butterfly Friend Fairy!

It's time for a new challenge at The Stamping Boutique: 

Pink, Pink and ... Pink!

Your creation must include some pink.

The image is from The Stamping Boutique and is called Butterfly Friend Fairy.

Here is my inspiration piece for the challenge:

We can't wait to see your wonderful creations!!!
I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 109: Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays #78: Anything Goes
• Link Up For Pink: Second Annual Link Up Party
• The Cutie Pie Challenges: Use a Digi
• Totally Paper Crafts: Pretty Pastels
• Dream Valley Challenges: Go Pink
• Lexi's Creations: Pink 

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

Malice...

I have been playing with many new images lately. This one is from Delicious Doodles and is called Malice.

The image was colored with Copics and Prisma Pencils. The flowers are die cut from an aluminum sheet, then colored with alcohol ink. Added some bling to the center of the flowers, image and corner of the card.
I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 109: Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays #78: Anything Goes
• ATC's and Cards with Attitude:Anything Goes
• Pattie's Creations: Anything Goes
• Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges: Faces
• C.R.A.F.T. Challenges: Make Your own Embellishments
• Simply Create: Linky Party #4
• Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything Goes
• Crazy Challenge: Handmade Flowers
• Card Mania Challenges: Handmade Flowers

Thanks!

Love,

Julia