Frosted Designs Challenge - Handmade flowers and re-cycled materials

 We have a new challenge this morning over at the Frosted Designs Blog we would like you to use some re-cycled materials and make some handmade flowers for your project.
I made a small canvas a couple of years ago, and it was long overdue a make-over, I never really liked it anyway ;) so that is my first re-cycled item!!!

 I gave the black canvas a couple of thick coats of white gesso and when it was dry added a scrap of white corrugated card and my second re-cycled item, yep a used tumble drier sheet!!!! Not only does it add loads of texture to a project, but it smalls good as well :)

I gave the whole lot another coat of gesso and left it to dry naturally, using a heat tool would melt the sheet, so please be careful if you try this!
A hint of Shaded Lilac Distress ink was added around the edge and as I wanted my little canvas to have a clean feel to it, decided to use a beautiful little Owl family die from Joanna Sheen, which has a branch, perfect for my hole punch circle flowers. They are one circle with wet glue on it, then five more added in order to create the flower petals, my little one hole punch comes in soooooo handy! All I then did to finish off was to add a few pearls for the flowers centres and Owl eyes and a "Love" sentiment from Kaisercraft.
So that's our new challenge, follow the link HERE or on my sidebar to have a chance of winning a great prize, and check out what my fabulous team mates have created, they are amazing!!!!!

Take It Make It Challenge - Christmas with a None Christmas Stamp

As you know our Take It Make It challenge at the Craft Stamper Blog is all about making a Christmas image from a non-Christmas stamp, so here goes..................
 Per pick up a Penguin lol or rather a perfume bottle stamp from Joanna Sheen. I know I can't help my northern humour, and I love these quirky little fella's.

And by giving him some eyes in the loops of the ribbon, viola, a Penguin or three lol. They have some IndigoBlu gears for snowflakes, and I used the Kaisercraft Grunge font stamps to make the Noel.
So you still have plenty of time to enter, there's a fabulous set of stamps from The Artisic Stamper stamper up for grabs as well as having your work published in the magazine itself!
Elizabeth xxx

Rainbow Lady's Challenge 155 Sunrise/Sunset

Here's my DT card for Rainbow Lady's Challenge this week, Sunrise/Sunset sponsored this week by Joanna Sheen. The image is one I bought from Stamp Camp at Port Sunlight a couple of years ago. Stamped out in memento ink and simply coloured in with promarkers, then mounted on a gorgeous piece of Crafty Individuals paper! Simples!!! Click on Rainbow Lady's logo on the sidebar to pop over and join us, and have a chance to win gift vouchers for Joanna's shop!! Elizabeth x