FEBRUARY CHALLENGES

CHALLENGE #1:

At “Our Creative Corner” Julia is the February challenge host.  Her theme is Tic Tac Toe and she has given this grid:

For this challenge you must choose one line from the grid shown. This can be a horizontal, vertical or diagonal line but you must select the middle square as one of your choices. What you make is your choice but please ensure that the three items you have chosen are clearly visible on your layout (or canvas).   Indicate which line you have chosen. Inks, stains, sprays etc. can be used as necessary on your project.

Carrie used ink, embossing, stamps and die cuts.

Marion used metal, die cut Ballerina and embossed vellum for embossing.  She also used ink and ribbon:

Marlene used paints, inked stamps and stencilled letters:

CHALLENGE #2:  LOVE the colours in this mood board!   Hope you do too!

 Anita:

Marion:

Marlene:

CHALLENGE #3:

Anita:

Marion:

Marlene:

CHALLENGE #4:

CHALLENGE #5:

here are just some examples to get you started with your interpretation: T=turquoise, tangerine, twine or tulip; W= washi tape, winter, wine, water colour, I=ink, irridescent, iris; N=nine; E=embellishment, embossing, edges... whatever you come up with.  uh oh...I got stuck on "n"!

Anita:  T=tulle; W=washi tape; I= ink spots; N=nest; E=enamel dots (or embellishments):

Marion:  T=tag that she made; W=wedding photos; I=inked netting;  N=netting on tag E=embellishments

Marlene:  T= Tag & Tulips; W= Watercolour Paints; I= Inks
N= bird Nest; E= Embellishments

Bonus Challenge #6 should you wish:

  

Marlene:

STASH, SCRAPS AND IMAGINATION

I am going to preface this by saying that I am having severe problems with my internet and, therefore, this blog.   Uploading pictures is moving at a snail's pace, images and paragraphs are jumping around the screen while I try to type, pictures are disappearing, extra carriage returns keep appearing in between... and this is my second time around trying to do this post today (while doing laundry, working out downstairs, running back and forth between the steps in making foccacia and I have french onion soup simmering in the crockpot).  Thank goodness I have other things to keep me busy because sitting in front of this screen waiting for it to do what it is supposed to be doing would have me running to the work bench for a hammer to "fix" my computer!!  I think it will have to go into the shop tomorrow so wanted to get this done today.

There has been an ongoing conversation about the [unbelievable amount of] leftover scraps we all accumulate (hoard) and, depending on the depth of the stack, size of the bin or dimensions of the closet where we store it, we all have a certain degree of guilt that we really should be doing something creative with these scraps  other than merely saving them.  

To further explain where I am going with this, this is where I have to admit:

Hello, my name is Anita, and I am a Pinterest addict. 

Pinterest leads to visiting all sorts of artsy, crafty, creative blogs and acquiring a sometimes overwhelming amount of inspiration!  I have found several great card ideas to use up scraps and have started yet another directory in My Pictures to save these.  

           

And mixed media ideas in the form of canvases:

a picture frame/canvas (with a distressed handled glued on the top):

And some scrapbook layouts:

 

In my exuberance to start a new “idea” subdirectory in My Pictures, I didn’t think ahead that I might want to share these ideas and give the talented artists credit for their work.  Arrrgh.  I’m justifying sharing these by the fact that they are already public images having been posted on Pinterest and reposted over and over by Pinterest followers.

Marlene used one of the above card ideas to do this gorgeous double layout: