Guest Designer at The Paper Mixing Bowl

This is the August Recipe Challenge over at http://papermixingbowl.blogspot.com.au/ where I was Guest Designer for the month.  Here is the recipe and my take on it.

I was very excited to be Guest Designer because it's my 1st time - yay!!!

We'd love to see you at The Paper Mixing Bowl this month so pop on over and have a peek.

Kraft it Up July Challenge

This months challenge was something you wish or want in the future.  This is my take on it and it was so hard to find a photo with me and my two children because I'm always on the other end of the camera.  And now for a few close-ups.

To achieve the result on the flourish I painted it with Gesso then added ground rock salt and finally inked it with Distress Ink.  I saw a fabulous tutorial by Michelle Grant over at Dusty Attic so I followed part of it, Michelle's technique is very clever and the results look amazing.

Products Used:

Graphic45 Kraft Reflections Collection

Kaisercraft Miss Match Die Collection and Key

Dusty Attic Corner Flourish

Tim Holtz Distress Ink,

Prima Chipboard Spool

Petaloo Flowers & Vine

Gesso, Twine, Ticket, Vintage Buttons, Clockface,

Marvy Markers, page from antique book, unknown alpha.

Creative Scrappers #218

Products Used:

First Edition 'New Leaf' paper

Sizzix Alpha

Adornit Carolee's Creations 'Simple Sandra' alpha

Tim Holtz Liquid Pearls

Brads from Stash

Handmade embellies (forgotten what they're called just now)

Die-namics Banner Die

Tag from the lovely Shell

Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Ribbon

Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge Sketch

 This is my take for the 15th sketch, I've moved pics a little to suit.

Products Used:

Cardstock, patterned paper, die cut paper

Handmade tiles and star

Martha Stewart Train Punch

Buttons, ric-rac and wooden train from stash

Alpha also from stash
ScrapFX Brick Fence used as a mask with gesso

The Paper Mixing Bowl July Challenge

I found this challenge quite difficult because I couldn't get the colours to work the way I imagined them.  I also interpreted this challenge with a 'play' on words - Patriot.

This was the challenge and heres what I came up with.

 

Products Used:

White cardstock

Kaisercraft Patterned Paper and Red Paint

Washi Tape around flagpole

Ric Rac Ribbon

Corrugated Card behind smaller photo and small stars

American Craft Thickers Alpha

Die-namics Banner Die

Frosted Designs Stamping Challenge

I saw a great idea demonstrated on Scrap it TV and thought I would have a go and create some cards with the same technique but different colours and some different stamps.  I've used Kaisercraft stamps, Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Stampin' Up! Ink and sentiment stamps.

Thanks to Lizzy Hill http://lizzyhill12.blogspot.com.au/ for suggesting I enter Frosted Designs Challenge.

Vintage Cards

I've just made these vintage cards that I saw demonstrated on Scrap it TV.  They're made with Kaisercraft Stamps, Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Stampin'Up! sentiment stamps and vintage paper from a children's book.

http:www.kaisercraft.com.au
http://timholtz.com/