Ooops here comes another week .....

Morning readers,

Hope you all enjoyed a great weekend, get up to much? It was surrogate grandsons birthday recently so we were at  his birthday party/BBQ. We were pretty late arriving because the party clashed with hubby's model and engineering show but it was still in full swing when we arrived and a good time was had by all!

I have an Artist Trading Card for a "Time Flies" swap to share with you this morning .... it looked a bit too monochrome (if there can even be such a thing as TOO monochrome) so I added the touches of red to brighten it up a smidge - I LOVE the diamond background - had it for years, knew it was there but kept NOT using it .... until today - Yee Haa!

My Artist Trading Card

Materials used:

• ATC blank
• Snippet of grey card cut to ATC size and then stamped using Memento ladybug ink and Carabelle SA60150 checkerboard image
• Snippet of white card cut smaller and stamped using Memento London fog ink and Paper Artsy "letters plate #5" image 
• Art Impressions J-2611 image stamped using Memento tuxedo black ink
• Craft Stamper freebie sentiment (from a couple of years back - not sure who manufactured it) stamped using Memento tuxedo black ink
• Paper Arty splatter from HPXT01 stamped using Memento ladybug ink

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Creative Friday - challenge No. 212 - USE ONLY THREE COLOURS (black/grey/red)
2. Pattie's Creations - challenge No. 49 - ANYTHING GOES
3. Craft Rocket - challenge No. 51 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Pixie's Crafty Workshop - challenge No. 333 - USE SNIPPETS
5. Crafting By Designs - August challenge - ANYTHING GOES

And now for a mixed media project ... I recently bought a small triptych frame and have been working on this (on and off) for a couple of days

My mini triptych

And a closer view of the stencilling and stamping

Materials used:

• Mini triptych frame (less than £3)
• Sandpaper, for taking those pesky little rough spots to a smoother finish
• Clear gesso
• Paper Artsy fresco limelight paint, applied with a sponge - two coats
• Precious Remembrance Shop quotes (from Positive thoughts and New Day) stamped using Ranger Archival jet black ink
• Dutchdoobadoo triangle stencil (470.715.120) through which I applied Finnabair alchemy gilding was in brushed iron

I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-

1. Creative Artiste - challenge No. 41 - ANYTHING (mixed media) GOES
2. More Mixed Media - August 5th challenge - ANYTHING (mixed media) GOES + option of BRIGHTS .... I think the lime colour scheme fits the brief!
3. WeLove2Create - challenge No. 11 - ANYTHING (mixed media) GOES
4. Happy Little Stampers - August challenge - WORDS
5. Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - challenge No. 393 - ANYTHING GOES

Got a third project to share with you! Crikey, been a bit busy at the ToC this past few days. It was surrogate grandson's birthday recently, being a young BOY I figured it would be easy to miss the money in with his small gift (at his parents request, he's saving for something specific) so I made a holder for it and coloured it brightly - less easy to miss! Gave me a chance to use t his fab frog image - doesn't get a lot of use these days and surrogate grandson will very soon be too old for it anyway!

The front of my money holder

The back of my money holder

Materials used:

• White card for holder
• DCWV textured green card, for matting
• Funstamps F-R38 Fernando Frog image stamped using Memento tuxedo black ink
• Pro Markers used to colour, blinged up with stardust stickles (loving the hot pink and lime)
• Dylusions and Recollections alphabet stamps inked using Memento tuxedo black ink
• 1" diameter circle punch to cut out  the thumb hole
• Double sided tape to attach the panel to the note holder

I'll be entering the above for the following challenges:-

1. CardzTV - challenge No. 61 - ANYTHING GOES
2. QKR Stampede - challenge No. 309 - ANYTHING GOES
3. I Love Pro Markers - challenge No. 365 - ANYTHING GOES
4. Crafty Creations - challenge No. 372 - ANYTHING GOES

And, once wrapped?