Love is in the Air

February the month that brings the love out in everyone.

Time to get crafty and use up all those pretty trinkets and pretty papers and make a beautiful gift to give to love ones or a very special friend in your life.

Too get your all inspired to make a hand made gift I've made a couple of decorative pieces using digi's from My Besties designs.
 

 The winner of challenge 149 Guest Designer @ http://myshericrafts.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/my-sheri-crafts-challenge-149.html

I've really enjoyed getting into my years and years of  hoarding crafty goodies and making these beautiful fun pieces.

Get creating and make your love ones something special and unique , whether  it be a card, an embellished gift or something unique made from your creative imagination , and don't leave making loving gifts to just February share the love all year round and keep crafting.

Enjoy and happy crafting

Hugs

Kristyn - DT for My Besties Aussie

 

http://mybestiesaussiechallenge.blogspot.nl/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P.S plz pop over also and join in the fun with My Besties Aussie challenge - February

and many other great fun challenge with my bestie design
won guest designer spot with my lantern ..http://www.myshericrafts.blogspot.com/


http://mybestiesaussiechallenge.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/challenge-2-love-is-in-air-use-color.html
 

ITEMS USED - battery operated satin lantern
 - metal heart hoop covered with crepe paper
-mesh ribbon     - satin ribbon   - paper flowers
- clear acetate strips to give illusion hearts are floating
- Rowlux illusion film - red moire for the die cut couture creations hearts     -  rose charm    - vintage lace
- "I LOVE YOU" die cut - la la land crafts

Image used ( above )
http://scrapbookstampsociety.com/auction_details.php?name=Besties-digi-stand-by-Sherri-Baldy-img163&auction_id=106960
coloured with copic sketch and ciao pens

Second valentine piece - Shadow box Heart - created using silhouette cameo and embellished with goodies from my stash

Image used ( below )
http://scrapbookstampsociety.com/auction_details.php?name=Molly-Love-bug-MyBesties-digi-stand-by-Sherri-Baldy&auction_id=107574
Coloured with Faber Castell Polychromas Pencils and blended with gamsol.

Challenges entered -

 My Bestie Aussie challenge -In the Air, using red, white and hearts - Feb 1st 2015 (shadow box) #2
http://mybestiesaussiechallenge.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/challenge-2-love-is-in-air-use-color.html

Meet at the Scrappers Corner Challenge #9 ~ 1st February 2015 ( shadow box ) #2 and ( lantern ) #1
http://meetatthescrapperscorner.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/meet-at-scrappers-corner-challenge-9.html

MY SHERI CRAFTS CHALLENGE #149 - Valentine's Day ( shadow box ) #66 and ( lantern ) #67
http://myshericrafts.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/my-sheri-crafts-challenge-149.html
The winner of challenge #149 to be next Guest Designer

Challenge #31 - anything goes - entry #8 ( lantern ) and #9 ( shadowbox )
http://mybestienorge.blogspot.no/2015/02/utfordring-32-og-vinnere-utfordring-31.html

Challenge #10 - must be hearts - entry #1 (lantern ) and #2 ( shadowbox )
http://mybestiesfriendship.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/challenge-10-herzig-soll-es-sein-hearts.html

Challenge up your life #7 - box  (shadow box ) entry #15
http://challengeupyourlife.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/challenge-7-box.html

Digi designs challenge blog entries (lantern ) #25 ( shadow box ) #26
http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/include-hearts-challenge.html

Challenge 2 - Romance -We Do Doobadoo Crafting Challenge entry (lantern) #57 and (shadow box) #58
http://wedodoobadoo.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/challenge-2-romancewe-do-doobadoo.html

addicted to stamps UK challenge #97 ( shadowbox ) entry #7
http://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/challenge-97-lots-of-layers.html

 challenge -anything goes - entry #39 ( lantern ) and #41 ( shadowbox )
http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/new-challenge-anything-goes.html

http://quirkycrafts.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/challenge-3-quirky-is-love-in-air.htmlEntry #5 ( lantern ) @
http://quirkycrafts.blogspot.com.au/

January challenge - hearts entry #230 (lantern ) and #231 ( shadowbox )
http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/january-challenge-hearts.html

Aussie Crafters - January - Aussie day challenge

Welcome crafty people to 2015

I'm excited to announce my new role with Aussie Crafters as design inspiration team leader, I'm very excited to meet all you crafty people and get you all inspired to create beautiful goodies.

To start the year we have a great challenge over at Aussie crafters to get the creative juices flowing.

January "off the page" Australia Day challenge.
Challenge rules - Think out of the box and make something decorative, use a recycled item and must also include an Australian flag.
Ideas for your recycled item - thongs , cereal box , coat hanger, beer bottle or can, fly swat , old hat, stubby cooler or even a esky .. The list is endless . Get creative . 

Sponsor:  Melissa Holland CTMH – Paper pack, Ink and Stamp set to a random entrant!

I've design a piece for my front door that's hopefully going to make you go 'wow!' And maybe get you to use items you have already in your stash or laying around the house.

With this challenge I'm hoping that you will all step out of your normal craft and challenge yourself to try something completely different.

When I was preparing for this challenge I thought what could be more Aussie then a pair of thongs, and then the colours I thought maybe green and gold , but then decided I like red, white and blue and I had a pair of spare thongs that were white so went with those colours.

Then when I thought about images and design, why not go with a fantastic Aussie stamp company - make it crafty, they have fantastic Aussie themed stamps that are perfect for a project for Australia Day .





And by simply changing the colours when colouring, the stamps could be used for any other projects you make in the future. ( I recently used these stamps in a Christmas card and turning the Aussie guy into a Aussie Santa ..
http://www.makeitcrafty.com/

Well hopefully I have got you inspired to join in the fun at AussieCrafters and give it a go to make a fun off the page piece that you can display on Australia Day
http://www.aussiecrafters.com.au/

Plz click on the links to Aussie crafters and join in the fun
And if you like the make it crafty stamps pop over and check them out .









Materials list -
1 pair of cheap thongs
Cardboard from a box to back piece and make into one whole piece
Floral foam to arrange flowers in
A mix of  paper flowers
Coloured skeleton leaves
Make it crafty stamps
- http://www.makeitcrafty.com/aussie-santa-digi-stamp.html
- http://www.makeitcrafty.com/outback-dunny-road-digi-stamp.html
- http://www.makeitcrafty.com/outback-shack-scene-digi-stamp.html
Aussie guy coloured with polycrohromos pencils and blended with gamsol
Background stamp painted with my children's water colour paint set
Stamped images Adhered to thongs with gel medium
Butterfly embellishment
Aussie flag toothpick
Chain
2mm craft balsa wood squares (scrap from a past project)
Letter stamps - stamped with memento - tuxedo black
Ribbon and ribbon mesh
all supplies needed that were not in my stash were bought from my favourite  Australian store https://www.facebook.com/AuzzTrinkletsnKrafts?ref=stream&fref=nf



Thanks for checking out my blog and hope to see you over at Aussie crafters

Hugs xx Kristyn DITL- Aussie crafters







Challenge entered

MIC - Water colour Challenge
http://www.makeitcrafty.com/index.php?dispatch=image_gallery.display_gallery&gallery_id=33

Make it Crafty - challenge #17 water colour effect

This is my entry for make it crafty water colour effect challenge #17 .. http://www.makeitcrafty.com/index.php?dispatch=image_gallery.display_gallery&gallery_id=33
I don't usually colour stamps with water colour as I find the detail very had to keep when using water colour, but im pleasantly surprised how well it turned out...

I'm hoping that my card will stand out using  urban Courtney and creating a graffiti background.

http://www.makeitcrafty.com/urban-courtney-digi-stamp.html

Plz pop over to Make It Crafty   http://www.makeitcrafty.com/  

and join in the fun, great prizes to be won and lots of great stamps to buy and lots of beautiful inspiration from make it crafty lovers.

* The image I have used is urban Courtney 'link above'

* Faber castell water colour pencils

* Watercolour set from my kids art supplies

* Watercolour paper

* Red and blue embossing powder

* Yellow paint pen splatter

* Black and purple cardstock from my stash

* White pen
* Glossy accent
* Gel medium
* Double sided mounting squares

* Tim Holtz distress ink -vintage photo

* Kaisercraft clear stamp - Graffiti
* Stazon ink - cotton white

HOPE YOU LIKE MY CARD AND HOPE TO SEE YOU JOINING IN ON THE FUN ...

HAPPY CRAFTING

hugs KRISTYN- DT..

Entered into challenge Challenge 57 # Anything goes  entry #41

http://scrapbookstampsocietychallengeblog.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/challenge-57-anything-goes.html

Aussie Crafters January Swap - Aussie Postcard

Welcome to our First swap for 2015 at Aussie Crafters.

Our January swap is a bit of fun to get us in the mood for our up and coming AUSTRALIA DAY.

Thinking along the lines of your normal card swaps, which we all love to do, I thought we would do a POSTCARD this month with the theme of Australia Day.

I've made a 15cm x 11cm postcard (this will fit nicely in a standard C6 envelope)

 

Australia Day to me is about celebrating this beautiful country and being with family and friends enjoying the outdoors, especially the beaches and eating a big feed cooked on the bbq and lots of seafood and being thankful for this beautiful country

AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE, OI OI OI

I've used items that are in my stash (I buy everything I think can be used in my crafting, especially if its on a clearance table).

Materials used

- CARDSTOCK FROM MY STASH
-  STAMPIN UP - POSTCARD STAMP
- WASHI AND GLITTER TAPE
- PRINT OUT OF - MEANING OF AUSTRALIA DAY
- TWINE
- MARTHA STEWART EDGE PUNCH
- TIM HOLTZ DISTRESS INK - VINTAGE PHOTO
- AUSSIE FLAG COCKTAIL STICK
- PAPER FLOWER
- COG CHARM
- KAISER CRAFT JOURNAL TAG
- SEA BREEZE STAMP SET - CREATIVE STAMPING MAGAZINE
- WINK OF STELLA - CLEAR
- INKSSENTIALS GLOSSY ACCENTS

Well I hope you like my postcard and I cannot wait to see what you all come up with.
plz pop over to

https://www.facebook.com/notes/aussie-crafters/australia-day-post-card-swap/323632971180870

or

https://www.facebook.com/groups/aussiecrafters/

and
www.aussiecrafters.com.au

and join in the fun.
Requirement is 1 postcard to be sent to your swap partner

lots of fun swaps and challenges each month and a great bunch of people to craft along with.

HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY

and happy crafting
hugs xx Kristyn DITL - Aussie Crafters




 

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January Challenge - My Besties Aussie

Hello crafty people

Welcome to 2015 hope you are all ready to get crafting and creating beautiful things.

First off I'd like to say hi as I start the year newly as a DT for My Besties Aussie, and hope you enjoy following me as I get my craft on creating beautiful things to get you inspired and creating beautiful crafty things.

Well to kick 2015 off we have a fantastic new January challenge starting over at  

http://mybestiesaussiechallenge.blogspot.nl/

Theme is Tags, boxes and bags

 

This is my recycled paper bag designed with lots of goodies, I've used

 * scrap pink cardstock 

 * Tim holtz tissue wrap - Ideology Melange

 * Paper doilies

 * Laced paper handmade flower with Glass beads (from Derivan Matisse) for the center

 * Ribbon - to shoelace up the side of bag

 * Plastic cocktail sticks

 * Recycled brown paper tag and twine

 * Ribbon and ribbon mesh to embellish

I've used image - https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/209681211/instant-download-digital-digi-stamps-big?ref=shop_home_active_1&ga_search_query=2%2BLITTLE%2BQT

and coloured her with Copic caio pens and Wink of Stella -clear for some bling and made her into several layers to create a 3d effect.



HOPE I HAVE INSPIRED YOU TO GET CRAFTY

HUGS XX

KRISTYN - DT- FOR MY BESTIES AUSSIE

Challenges entered

 

Addicted to Stamps - 2W, must use stamp- #95 Use a Tag On Your Creation

entry 1. http://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/challenge-95.html

 

WINNERS Announced - I received Best Technique in this challenge -Meet at the Scrappers Corner ~ Challenge # 8 ~ 1st January 2015

  ~ Anything Goes ~ Must use Besties 

entry 4.          http://meetatthescrapperscorner.blogspot.com.au/

WINNERS Announced - I received DT Runners up in this challenge http://scrapbookstampsocietychallengeblog.blogspot.nl/2015/01/winners-challenge-56-anything-goes.html
Challenge 56 # Anything Goes + option Christmas
entry 116. http://scrapbookstampsocietychallengeblog.blogspot.nl/

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