Saturday, June 28, 2014

Time Has Flown - The One That Almost Wasn't

It's true that time has flown by and oh so quickly.  Here it is the end of June, summer is upon us and how quickly the months have passed.  I started this canvas mid month when I saw the current challenge at Scrap Africa, Challenge No. 30 Use Your Stash.  Great challenge given that I have been trying to clean up  my scrapbook room and have come across so many of those long forgotten papers and embellishments.  I used some 7 Gypsies scraps of papers along with some My Minds Eye Fly Away collection and bits and pieces of old Basic Grey embellishments. I dug deep into my flower box and found lots of flowers from collections of long ago.

And you ask why in my title I have "The One That Almost Wasn't?"  Like I said I started this mid month.   Have been super busy at work and putting in some very long days and would work on this a few minutes every evening when I had a little free time.  I did a lot of masking, misting, stamping and painting.  My first time using 13 Arts paints and have to say I love them!!!  So rich and creamy!♥

Thanks for stopping by!
. . . Debbie

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Life Is A Journey - Scrap Around The World Challenge Fourteen

 Challenge FOURTEEN at Scrap Around The World is hosted by
 Design Team member Di Garling from Australia!

Di has created this dramatic summery Mood Board
 in these striking colors to inspire YOU this month!


And here is my interpretation of Di's Mood Board, a 9 x 12 canvas:


I was inspired by the colors,  the flowers, and the overall feeling of life and the journey we all take.  What a ride!!!  A few closeups showing some details:




Lots of beautiful embellishments, most of which I found, including the beautiful white frame in the bargain bins at my local Michaels craft store.

Hope you will join us this month for the challenge.  
Feel free to interpret the mood board in any way you like,
 using one image, several of them, all of them or even just
 one aspect of an image, using ANY COLOURS!  

To be eligible for judging:-

You need to follow our 10 Golden Rules found HERE, which include:-

1)  Sharing the mood board image.

2)  Mentioning Scrap Around The World {in full - not just 
SATW} & LINKING BACK to the current challenge.

3)  Mentioning HOW you were inspired by our mood board,
UNLESS IT IS EXTREMELY OBVIOUS!

4)  Linking back to your SATW blog post NOT YOUR ENTIRE BLOG.

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This is REVEAL ONE.  We now have a MID-MONTH REVEAL 
as well - that goes LIVE on the 16th of every month with another
 full set of inspiration from more of our designers!!

Lots of prizes this month from our wonderful sponsors:
1ST PRIZE

 $50 worth of 2Crafty Chipboard!


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2ND PRIZE

$40 worth of goodies from Gauche Alchemy!



Here at Gauche Alchemy we offer mixed media paper craft supplies
 for those artists that like to create outside of the box, inside of
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Your prize will include a variety of Gauche Alchemy Exclusive products 
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Ephemera & various mixed media items & will not be identical to this image. 
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3RD PRIZE

$30 worth of Green Tara products & flowers!

Green Tara are an Australian based company & are importers & wholesalers
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Image depicts a sampling of Green Tara's latest products & is for illustration purposes only. Prizewinner will receive an awesome selection of Green Tara products worth $30.

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4TH PRIZE

Fabulous Darkroom Door background stamp worth $22.95 AUD

Darkroom Door is owned by photographer Rachel Greig &  graphic designer 
Stewart Yule, who combine their talents to design a unique range of rubber stamps
 &  papercraft products suitable for card making, scrapbooking, invitations, collage, 
mixed media & altered art. As the name suggests, Darkroom Door products
 have a strong photographic element in their design.

Check out the Darkroom Door website to see their full product range
 along with a gallery full of projects and ideas!

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5TH PRIZE

 $15 worth of product from 7Dots Studio!

7 Dots Studio was born from dreams & for dreams. 
We are a European scrapbooking manufacturer of high 
quality scrapbooking products – papers, stickers, die-cuts,
 collage sheets, 6x6 pads, collection kits &chipboards. 
Quality of our products is our top priority. 

Our collections are created by amazingly talented artists - 
from clean, graphic designs to mixed-media, grungy collage look. 
What you can always be sure of are high quality & thickness of our papers, 
which makes them work perfectly with all kinds of media.

 Among our products you will find also clear stamp sets coordinating 
with our collections to make them even more interesting & versatile.
We are amazingly happy & feel very blessed to see how much
 our products are loved by crafters & artists around the world!

If you would like to see more awesome inspiration from 
our design team please visit our blog or Facebook fan page.
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RANDOM PRIZE

$25 gift card from The Flying Unicorn Online Store!

Flying Unicorn...Your Passion. Your Art. 
Their on line store has an incredible selection of products for all paper crafting artists. 
Their Kit of the Month is filled with the latest & greatest ~ including 
an off-the-page project to keep your creative muse flowing!
Be sure to check out the Flying Unicorn forums, a hot & happening place 
which includes monthly challenges, tips, techniques & friendships that last! 
They also have a blog &  Facebook page where you can find loads of inspiration!


ALL OUR PRIZES ALWAYS INCLUDE FREE INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE!!

The deadline for this challenge is  MONDAY 30th JUNE 2014.

Please stop by the blog here for some inspiration for talented design team.

Thanks for stopping by!
. . . Debbie