C.R.A.F.T. #765 Guest Designer

Hi everyone, earlier in the summer I was thrilled to be asked to be a guest designer for C.R.A.F.T. Challenge, so here we are with the latest challenge #765. The challenge theme for the next two weeks is

Grandparents / Anything Goes 

There’s a super prize on offer  of 2 Digi images from our sponsor All Dressed Up 

There’s lots of inspiration from the Design Team over in the main challenge blog, so please do pop over to have a look and join in.

Here’s my card for the challenge -  my crafting stash sadly isn’t geared towards grandparent cards, so I went with the option of ‘Anything Goes’.

I cut a 5.5” square of stamping card and stamped the focal flower twice using Pinecone VFC and masking the first flower. I then masked both flowers, masked the edges of the card with low tack tape, then blended a background square with Elements inks and spattered it with water. I removed the tape masking then stamped the background design in Sand Dune, moth in Pinecone and fern leaves in Shady Lane, before removing the flower masks and colouring them with Zig pens. I added white Posca highlights to the flowers and ferns, then stamped the sentiment onto separate card, cut out and attached with 2 stamped birdies sitting on top. I matted the finished piece onto a red border and 6” square card blank.

Stamps: Tracy Evans Boutique Designs TE3 Fern, TE4 New Beginnings, TE27 Insect, TE30 Garden Elements; AALL & Create #533 Bring On the Sentiments;

Media: Lavinia Elements inks (Sahara, Russet Orange); Versafine Clair (Pinecone, Sand Dune, Shady Lane); Kuretake Zig Clean Color watercolour pens; Posca pen (white).

Challenges I would like to enter:

Beautiful Blossoms #33 - Anything Floral Goes with optional Mood Board - TOP PICK

Card Concept #219 - Inspiration Photo - HONOURABLE MENTION

(I was inspired by the rich red flowers, green leaves, gold background and winged insect)

Crafty Catz #701 - Anything Goes with option Autumn Colours (2nd entry) - TOP 3

Creative Crafters #92 - Anything Goes 

Double Trouble #201 - 3-2-1 Challenge SomeThing, AyThing, EveryThing

(3 colours of VFC, 2 flowers and birds, 1 sentiment)

Dream Valley #345 - Autumn Colours (2nd entry)

Ellibelle’s Garden Party #7 - Anything In or From a Garden

Love to Scrap #175 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Outlawz Festive Friday (September) - Colours of the Season (2nd entry)

Path of Positivity #133 - Anything Goes Positive (3rd entry)

Word Art Wednesday #718/719 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Thanks again to Jo at the C.R.A.F.T. Challenge for inviting me to be guest designer this time.

Take care, and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,