Gecko Galz Customer Challenge Feather Friend

Have you entered this month's Customer Challenge over at Gecko Galz yet?

The theme is Feathered Friend.

I used a Birds & Bees freebie from March 2022 on the blog.

 

I have another Altered Playing Card - this one is another Jumbo playing card.

I added a rub-on onto some material and adhered this on to add some interest with the distress paint.

My saying is an Art by Marleen sticker.

Doodled around some edges with black paint pen and I adore how it turned out.

I also created a quick bookmark.

I used a page from an Alice in Wonderland Novel and the Flamingoes from Flamingo Fun.

I also stitched around the edges and added a tassel.

I hope I have inspired you, and now it's your turn to show me what you can do this month - you have until the 29th to get your entry blogged and onto the blog page. Why not try an image from the Newsletter freebies as well.

It really is worth the try to have some fun and maybe win $25 to spend in the store along your way!

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Butterfly Altered Playing Cards

This month I altered 2 playing cards - one Medium size and one Jumbo size for my project to inspire you using the new Butterfly Card Topper Set by Gecko Galz.

Just because they are card toppers, doesn't mean you can use for other projects. I even got the sewing machine out and added some stitching!

I have used glitter washi tape and distress paints with a backing of tissue paper and coffee staining.

I really love these and am going to pop them in my junk journal.

I hope you like them and are inspired to join in on one of our many challenges this month.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Creative Warriors 2022 Calendar - April

If you have Michelle's Creative Warriors 2022 Calendar, you can repurpose the months and enter the Challenge over on the Facebook page.

I adore this image from Michelle Grant, which is the April spread.

I used a few of my washi tapes from Your Creative Studio, along with some book pages to create my background.

To fill in the gaps, I used my distress paints in coordinating colour that Michelle used.

Added some stamping and splots.

Lastly I used a saying from Michelle Grant Design by Karen Yates - Little Word Bits #2.

I hope you like it, although I don't blog too much these days, I still create, and admit I am more likely to pop it on my Instagram account as it is much quicker.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Creative Warriors Inspiration # 11

Time for my next project to inspire you, which is using one of the pirate girls from the New Release Pack for Decembers Challenge Yo Ho Ho by Michelle Grant. My sentiment is from Tanya Froud's Ozzie Ozzie pack.

 

If you have been following me, you would have already seen  me making a lot of Christmas Tags.....so I thought why not make another one, right!

The mixed media tag on the left I have used a mixture of Distress inks and Distress paints. I then used a new die my crafty buddy gave me in my Christmas bundle. Great die cut, I will be using this a bit more for sure.

I coloured my festive pirate girl with pencils and around my sentiment with Inktense pencils.

I stamped my branch on the tag and then used Art by Marlene Neon paints Wow and Glow for the two baubles. Added some ribbon on top as the final touch.

My journal card I used part of one of the background sheets, distressed the edges and then added a piece of vellum on top and stitched around the edge.

My Joy bauble is a die cut I had left over from the 12 Days of Christmas Tags and it really fits this very well.

Don't forget to share with us any of your projects over on the Michelle's Creative Warriors Facebook group, we'd love to see them.

I hope you all have a safe and enjoyable Christmas no matter where you are or what you are up to.

I look forward to sharing some more inspirational projects with you next year.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

ICAD 2022 - # 15 Mix & Match

Next card # 15 - Mix & Match  

Week 3 Theme is:  Typography, found text, lyrics, poetry & lists.

Goodness, I had soooooo much fun with this!

For my Mix - 

I grabbed my little Asian Book - I do not know which dialect it is, but I found it at a Bookfest and loved it. I torn up one of the pages and adhered them collage style to my card.

Next was my Distress paints - Festive Berries, Rusty Hinge, Twisted Citron and Shaded Lilac. Dabbed it on my mat and sprayed with some water and then smooshed my card around on it. I got another card done by mopping up what was left, which I will use another day.

Now my Match - 

I grabbed out an old Shakespeare Novel (same Bookfest) and ripped out a page to use - I finally decided to use it! I stamped with Archival ink using a few Art by Marlene stamps from her Dramatic Dots set. Then fussy cut and adhered across the centre of the card.

 

I love how it turned out.

I mix and matched my Asian and English book pages with my Paint and Ink.

 

I would love to see what you create, if you are playing along, just tag me @8806angela  if you are on Instagram.

See you tomorrow!

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Water Colour Bunny

Did you see the new Challenge over on the Gecko Galz Blog?

Starting this month, we have the Monthly Stamp Challenge.

Print off the image supplied and then grab the medium of your choice - pencils, markers, paints, etc, and colour and then create your project to enter.

I coloured this cute bunny with my Gansai Tamsi Watercolor Paints. 

My bunny and Strawberry's are actually done with my Elena Arts handmade paints and that gives them a lovely shimmer. (I know you can't tell)

Before I stuck him in my junk journal, I used some of my gelato's on the background, some patterned paper strips and then some distress paints with a fun stencil. 

Lastly I added some highlights with white gel pen on the leaves, strawberries and bunny after it was suggested to make them pop.

Love him - a great mixed media page.

Hope you like him and have time to join in with us.

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

ICAD 2021 # Day 14 Word Cloud

Word Cloud - how simple is this prompt, which is just as well as I'm a bit time poor today!

I used the last of my inky backgrounds and grabbed some markers.

I started with "Crafter" and then just added words as to what I use in my crafting.

Easy!

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

ICAD 2021 # Day 3 Lyrics

What a fun prompt for Day 3 - Lyrics....now to pick a favourite song!

I did some backgrounds using Distress Paints and then after drying, had to pick which one would work best.

My favourite song at the moment is Beer Can't Fix by Thomas Rhett so naturally I chose to use it for this prompt.

 

Printed on tissue paper again - love how it turns out!
I used some white gesso on the reverse side to have his singlet less transparent - soooo cool!

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!

Wanderlust Week 10 - Serendipity

Serendipity time over at Wanderlust this week.

I had a heap of fun just letting this go where it wanted to go.

I got my Distress Paints out that I haven't used in at least 3 years, maybe longer, and played around, covered up with white gesso and played some more with stencils.

So much fun with no expectations.

The only thing I was sure of was to use my coloured image somewhere in the layout.

My image is by Polkadoodles and is from her ULA's Life file. This one is called Inner Beauty. I had previously coloured her up with Distress Inks a few months back. 

Until next time, keep chasing white unicorns!