Final Week for the 'Belles Feb Challenge #54

That's right - three weeks have just flown by, and we are entering the last week for the current challenge. It ends at midnight on Friday night. 

I have had quite a busy month - and have had a bit of a difficulty putting things together as both hubby and I care having issues with our mobility - his leg and (possibly) back and my old back problem - so it takes longer to do things. As I am writing this, I am standing at the desk, the the keyboard perched on top of a box so that I do not have to sit, as just at the moment it's either stand or lay flat!! I have found out I can be quite ingenious though.......there is an operation in the wings but I don't have a date as yet so more on that later. Seems the medical industry here needs my dollars on a regular basis - this will be three operations in four years!!

On the good side I went to Melbourne and bought some goodies, some clothes and went to the Edinburgh Tattoo as well as caught up with family. The Tattoo was amazing - especially as our middle Granddaughter was performing with the NZ Army Band. She popped out the front and sang at one stage and the rest of the time she blew on her horn! It was so amazing to see her live!

So, I did this for Unstampabelles

Actually I did it for my brother's birthday and was the card I did eventually give him as I felt the other one I made was a bit too funky for him - he is a bit of a staid one!

I used the die cuts from Ultimate Crafts - the Australian dies - and did a bit of paper piecing with them a well, but I stuffed up the placement of the bird and then the ute, and so it looks a bit wonky!

My background is the trees embossing folder, and then embossing the raised areas with white embossing powder. I then used TH sprays to create the background, cleaning off the ink from the trunks with baby wipes.

The window is the window in the ute

The theme is in the idea of a birthday, when you are looking forward to your future, but the card is drawing you back to the time of the old ute.

I hand wrote the sentiment and added it as a conversation bubble.

Yes, my brother is an Aussie Classic!

Anyway, I hope you can gain some inspiration from this and see how you can create a card (with NO STAMPS PLEASE)  and enter it into the Challenge #54.

Crafty Bob to the Rescue!

It is time for another inspiration for the Challenge #54 over at Unstampabelles

I am a little busy at the moment (more to tell later)

so I have resorted to using one of those Crafty Bob kits!

You know, purchase on-line, they send you the files and you print them off, and follow the instructions (as if) and create a masterpiece!

It uses decoupage - and I am not that clever with this due to not having the requisite number of fingers, but we manage.

I cut the windows out with a craft knife.

As you can see there is a scene outside the window and a vase of flowers (daffodils) inside

The design calls for you to create a fold between the two layers - helps if you don't change the size of the images before you  print them off - on two different sheets......however, they eventually did fit, sorta......

There is a box at the front beneath the window for the flowers to sit on and this helps the balance of the card - you write on the back

There is even a template for the envelope and the whole thing folds flat for posting - clever, eh?

So, my twist is there - the theme is: looking forward to a change of season and looking out the window, and looking back at all the seasons past - memories of Spring!

I like the yellow as well.

It wasn't s quick to make as I thought it would be but I am pleased with it. 

Why not think what you are going to do and make it, and enter it at Unstampabelles

Challenge #54 Looking Forward, Looking Back!

Using a Kit for a Challenge

Today Peeps, I am sharing another card made for the challenge at 

Unstampabelle's February 2016 

In this I used part of a kit I got from D'Lish - so happy with the outcome as it was quick and easy

Challenge #54

Looking forward, Looking back - TWIST a window or mirror

This month we are challenging you to take a look towards or into the future, and at the same time, reference looking back to the past.

The Prize - random number draw

There are two Couture Creation Dies - small - up for grabs this month

I have several brother's - yes, I know, I survived! 

I have two sister's as well - big family,  long story......

My eldest brother recently had a birthday - I might add he is MUCH older than me.......at least 15 years older

I made this card for him - he is a real sweetie

The kit I mentioned had a wooden sentiment  that had the word handsome in it, but I swapped that out (he would not have liked it) and used some other wooden words I had - they were sprayed with white paint (TH) and then with a red spray - I wanted the red to be there but not be too bright.

The rest of the card mostly uses some of the stuff that came in the kit - and the word bubble with the sentiment in it was one of these but I cut around the speech bubble, and layered it onto some blue spotty background paper I had (old SU DP) - on looking at the photo I realised I should have run a black line around the edge - oh well......

This button came with the kit - cute eh! The washi tape also and I added it to the bottom of the photo thingy......

The bow was super cute too - in felt

This little flag as well - there were several but I only used one here so I have a few others to use later

 So, here is the card in it's glory!

The slide frame is the window as is the lens of the mythical camera, looking forward to my brother, who is looking back at the card (camera) - get it? Having his photo taken........

Sometimes using a kit is the way to go - and you can swap things in and out and use bits as you like. 

D'Lish make a card/scrap kit a month and they are very popular. They usually have such delicious things in them - stuff you would be hard-pressed to find anywhere else too. No, I don't work for them but I do sometimes buy from them!

That's it - the challenge is over at Unstampabelle's 

This was my take on it this week for the DT

You will have until the 26th February to enter this challenge, and your entry can be anything involving paper craft EXCEPT stamping or using a digi stamp 

I will enter this in the following:

First Challenge in 2016 for Unstampabelles

Challenge #54: Unstampabelles

Looking Forward, Looking Back......

The TWIST is to use either a window or a mirror in your work

......but firstly.....

I personally am looking forward to a time when there are no fires and floods in Tassie and looking back at the extraordinary work our wonder Firefighters and SES people have done

along with the work of the various crews from the other states in Australia 

and the crew from New Zealand!

Thank You for your help

Now, on to the Challenge!

This is the Prize being offered

It runs until the 26th February, and you can enter any paper crafting project EXCEPT one using stamps or digital stamps

A young friend of mine has made a move from the city to the country, and purchased her own home. She has several horses now, and lots of cats, a house and a daughter

I wanted to make her a Welcome to you New Home card  - looking forward; with reference to something from the past so I added the cats. There is also a window to it the TWIST!

I used some material I have had for years - I am not sure what it is but it is sort of hairy and loose but is stuck together - I have a square of it, and used some of it for grass, as when they first moved in there was lots of long grass to be cleared away from the house to begin with - and this stuff looks like unmoved grass!

I made the fence by hand cutting it out, and using some old wooded image paper. 

She has a lot of cats...... I put more inside with another bird or two......

My window frame was die cut out, then sanded to bring out the colour underneath, and reinserted into the gap left from the diecut. Some diecut flowers and trees/shrubs and it was one. 

Please go to Unstampabelles and see the other work from the other Design Team Members, and then get cracking making a project to match this theme!

I will enter this in the following challenges:

Crafting from the Heart: anything goes

Craft Your Passion: anything goes

Our Crafty Corner: anything goes