Hello There!

I'm surrounded by unfinished projects... I'd like to make all the things I have in mind but (luckily?) custom orders force me to leave them aside and work on something else.

 

At least, I managed to finish one of the projects I had been working on recently.

I've tried to make some sneak peeks on Instagram of the coloring and creating process. Being a newbie, I wanted to learn a bit more about the way Instagram works and, thanks to my daughter, I've also found a way to add some details to my pics.

 

Anyway, here's my project:

 

 

These sweet gnomes are from MFT stamps and I've had them for a little while so time has come to make something out of them.

I've found these little signs/magnets in my stash and yes, they are perfect for the gnomes!

 

I covered each sign with a bright patterned paper from October Afternoon, I colored the gnomes with my Copics and assembled everything adding a small wording and, of course, two tiny pearls.

 

I love them! They talk about spring and garden time!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge # 15: Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations Challenge # 151: Anything Goes

Melonheadz Friends Challenge: Include an Animal (the little snail)

Simply Papercraft Challenge # 24: Anything Goes

The ABC Challenge: C is for Cute

 

 These magnets are for sale in my Etsy shop. If you can't locate them, please ask!

 



Hi There!

I'm here today to show you a new card I've made for Eat Cake Graphics.

 

It's one of my small cards. I love tiny stamps with which I can make mini cards and Callie was just perfect!

 

This is my card:

 

 

This stamp is Callie's Looking Down and you can find it in Eat Cake Graphics shop. It's perfect alone, in a mini card like this, or to make a bigger scene with another stamp.

By the way... have you checked the new stamps available in the shop? You can find them all here in the What's New section.

I ordered mine and I can't wait to ink them up!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge # 117: Anything Goes

Bunny Zoe's Crafts October Challenge: Animals

Fan-tastic Tuesday Challenge # 57: Anything Goes / Add Some Yellow

Love To Scrap! Challenge # 39: Anything Goes with rubber or clear stamps

My Craft Creations Challenge: Anything Goes



Challenge # 5 at Broken Box Stock: Recycled Materials

It's time for a new challenge at Broken Box Stock and it's particularly challenging: use recycled materials!

It's great to be challenged to create something pretty using something which is about to finish in a trash bin!

This is what I created for the Challenge:

These are little magnets I made using some chipboard squares I found in chips packages which prevented enclosed stickers to bend. They were white and lovely and perfect for craft projects.

I then cut some music paper from an old music book, added some Distress Ink and then the fabulous Tea Time Set from Broken Box Stock: it comes already colored in this lovely yellow and blue color palette, I added some glitter here and there, a little sentiment and... voilà, a perfect magnet set which will look beautiful in every kitchen!

A while before knowing about the Recycled materials challenge, I made this little plaque:

I used the Garden Toodle digi stamp and mounted it on a plaque made with a piece of cardstock I saved from a packaging. Pretty papers, butterflies and pretty buttons make it a special sign for every garden lover!

But now, these are the guidelines for the Challenge:

Challenge Directions: 

Use a graphic from Broken Box Stock to create a card/paper craft that incorporates something recycled/reused.

Some ideas:

- Design your card on a piece of card stock from junk mail that you would have thrown away. 

- Use a cardboard box to cut out cute embellishments like hearts, flowers, stars. 

- Flip through old magazines to find material for your creation (images, patterns, background color, etc).

- Use newspaper in your creation. 

- Cut up an old greeting card to embellish with. 

- Basically just reuse or recycle something in your design!

You may use a color or digital stamp graphic in your design. Feel free to use our freebies too! View our entire freebie collection here.

 

Deadline: Thursday, July 19, 2012 @ 5:00pm

Prize: $5.00 Gift Certificate to www.BrokenBoxStock.com

Challenge Rules: 

1) Use our clipart/digital stamps as the main design element.

2) Follow the challenge's specific design criteria above.

3) To enter your card in the challenge, use our "inlinkz" link tool below.

4) No back linking.

5) Up to 3 entries per person.

6) Subscribe to our blog so you know if you win (and can claim your prize)!

 

So, what are you waiting for?