December Mixed Media Challenge

Hello, Crafty Friends!

Welcome to this first Sunday in November and the start of a new Mixed Media Challenge over at STAMPlorations. As you know Anything Mixed Media Goes as long as it is not a card and you use at least one stencil.

My DT contribution for December is ... a wooden plaque made from a piece of plywood ....

What would I need a wooden plague for, you might ask, especially a monochromatic one. Well ... I needed it for a very delicate place ... not so much in keeping with Feng shui more of a sort of letting go with ease .... 😁

We had some problems in the toilet department, the flush was difficult to work. It had been replaced before without much lasting improvement, a more radical change was needed. Not that easy to do with a built in cistern ... the old buttons took up quite a lot of space, and the one we wanted to go for was tiny in comparison, a replacement frontage was also very difficult to come by .... and then ... out comes the crafty resourcefulness ...

Nick fitted the new flush mechanism - working perfectly now -, cut a new hole for the smaller button,  and I got to do some artwork to cover the one where the old large buttons had been. I took quite a few photos which I turned into a little video tutorial on how I made it ...

Here is another 'still' of my finished project ...

I am entering my plaque at:

Alterred Eclectics - December Challenge

613 Avenue Create - Challenge #192 Anything Goes with optional twist Holiday Happiness

Creative Artiste - Challenge #21 Anything Goes

Anything But Cute - Challenge #19 Rustic Glam 

I hope you feel inspired to dig into your crafty resourcefulness and create something to enjoy  .... why not link it up with the Mixed Media Challenge over at STAMPlorations. The theme for the Mixed Media Challenge is always Anything Mixed Media Goes except cards which means projects such as tags, ATCs, canvases, layouts, art journal pages etc,are perfect for entering, and you must have used at least one stencil (any brand) in your project. The challenge will close at the end of the month. You can find the full challenge details plus more Mixed Media inspiration here on the STAMPlorations Blog.

That's it from me for today. I shall be back soon with another project to share.

Have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika xxx


here is what I used from the STAMPlorations Shop, remember to apply my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA (not case sensitive) at check out for a 20% discount on their stamps, stencils and dies:

ARTplorations Stencils: Dots All Over, Flower Burst Large
 

STAMPlorations Stamps used: Mixed Media Elements, Mixed Media Grunge
 

CASEplorations July

Hi All,

Welcome to July and a new CASEplorations Challenge. This month we are taking inspiration from this super adorable card by Elina Stromberg ....

Elina posted about her card here on her blog. As always Maria has chosen well to give you lots of inspiration. What can be seen from looking at Elina's card?

• Birds on a branch with a little nest
• hearts, large and small
• large single word sentiment
• red, orange and yellow colours
• writing in the background
• some water splatters
• layered card

Here is what I made of it ...

• two birds became one and the branch turned into a flower for my hummingbird
• the large hearts from the background became flowers
• I stuck with the large single word sentiment
• red, orange and yellow became pink, orange and yellow with a touch of purple
• writing in the background
• some water splatters
• instead of layered card to frame I used the largest of the CUTplorations Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies

... and finally, here it is ...

I sponged some Versamark through the ARTplorations Stencils: Flower Burst Large and left it to dry before sponging my background and spritzing it with water. I added the script from the Mixed Media Elements, stamped the hummingbird from The Birds And The Blooms set and attached my die-cut sentiment 'hugs', a CUTplorations Word Die.

Here is another look ...

Inspired to CASE? Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to join the fun at CASEplorations. I shall be back shortly with more makes ....

See you in a bit ...
hugs
Monika xxx


here is what I used:
ARTplorations Stencils: Flower Burst Large, The Birds And The Blooms, Mixed Media Elements,
  
CUTplorations Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies, CUTplorations Hugs Word Die