My Artistic Adventures and Craft Hoarders Unite

Hello Friends!

On Monday November 3, the
 My Artistic Adventures Challenge Design Team is blog hopping with
 Gloria's Craft Hoarders Design Team!

Challenge #19 For all that You do, Thank You!

Create a "thank you" gift for this challenge. It can be a Thanksgiving hostess gift or a simple thank you card. It can be a "thanks for helping me out of a jam" present, or a "thanks for being you" scrapbook layout. As long as your project says, "THANKS," enter the challenge! We want to see you de-hoard some of your stash and say thanks to someone!
(Your project does not have to be Thanksgiving-themed)

One Talented Participant that Links up their "Thanks" project to the

Craft Hoarders #19 Thanks Challenge 

will receive a $25 Gift Certificate to the

$25 Gift Certificate to the My Artistic Adventures Etsy Shop!!

     

        

Here is my inspiration piece - 
I made a thank you tag which will be attached
to a hostess gift. I started with 

  Heather's Vintage Mini Mittens Sheet

I used a vintage book page as a base, then layered card stock, a doily, distressed mittens and embellishments.

Next, I used Heather's

Shabby Vintage chic Victorian Christmas Blue Birds Music Tags Digital Collage sheet

 to decorate a re-purposed tea tin. This tin 
will be great for holding a candle or homemade
 baked goods.

Top view - I used mini pine cones and bias tape ribbon

We will be starting the Hop at 
Craft Hoarders Challenge Blog

You can see her Design Teams Inspiration Pieces there and on

their individual blogs.  Here is a list below.

Amber Milone

Christy Butters

Debbie Seyer

Donna Idlet

Glenda Brooks
GLORIA
Jan
Karen
Kathy

Pam
Wendy

My Artistic Adventures Design Team

Helene

Shawn

Carol

Lisette

Sandi

Candy

Heather

How would you like a SECOND chance to win a 

$25 Gift Certificate to the My Artistic Adventures Etsy Shop?

Hop on over to the 
My Artistic Adventures Challenge Blog
to get all the details!!

Thank you for Hopping with Us!!

Halloween Greetings

Well, it's hot here- it was 106 degrees yesterday. As a matter of fact, it's hotter now than is has been all summer! Great time to stay inside and work on holiday projects, right? 

Heather at My Artistic Adventures created a darling sheet of vintage Halloween tickets to use on cards and other projects.  She is hosting Challenge #9 - starting today - and has made a digital collage sheet which is available on her etsy page, along with her other digi collage sheets. You've got to take a peek! Everything is so cute. Being on the Design Team, I get first crack at Heather's creations. I printed out this collage sheet and went to work...ok, it isn't really work when you are having so much fun!

Here is my Halloween card, but with so many tickets on the sheet I'll be making treat bags, post cards and include a few on upcoming scrapbook pages.

 Me and My Big Ideas 

and Martha Stewart Halloween pads

Spellbinders Nestabilities 

Tim Holtz clock die

orange tulle

silk maple leaf

This card folds flat for mailing but stands

 up like a pup tent. Here is the left side view.

 I love overlapping elements and combining different shades of orange.

I used orange pearls as stoppers for the front card edge to rest against when standing displayed. You can see that I decorated the inside with punched spider webs. 

Need more Halloween inspiration? Want to see what the other Design Team members made with their collage sheet? Stop by My Artistic Adventures to get your creative juices flowing - we'd love to have you play along and enter the Challenge!

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You're My Good Luck Charm- My Artistic Adventures

 March comes in like a lion, 

and goes out like a lamb.

Happy March- it's almost Spring! It's time for the new My Artistic Adventures Challenge which begins on March second. This challenge has a Spring or St. Patrick's Day theme. I used Heather's Victorian Vintage Shabby Chic Pink and Green St Patty's Day Irish Blend Collage Sheet to make my cards.

 

The minute I saw the pretty teacup I had to have this sheet. On the card below I blended Heather's images with a bit of Mary Engelbreit!

The Pansy punch I used is from Martha Stewart and the Lacey Circles are Spellbinders. I fussy cut the sentiment, teacup medallion and butterfly from the collage sheet printable.

The card base is craft paper and the teacup image is adhered with foam for dimension. I found the Mary Engelbreit paper in the Michael's dollar section. The second card I made using Heather's collage sheet is larger, and I used the decorative green 'tags' that come on the sheet for my background.

 On the card above I layered the green tags with brown paper and embossed craft paper. I used glitter, Vintage Photo Distress Ink on the roughened edges, and a shamrock gem on the saucer.

I printed out two copies of the collage sheet and fussy cut one teacup to layer above another - I placed foam between them so the teacup seems more 3D on the card. It's difficult to see that with the flat-front photo I took of the card, but it's there!

There is a space above the teacup for writing or stamping a sentiment. I used an acrylic stamp that says 'You're My Good Luck Charm' in that space.

Check out Heather's blog for tutorials, Challenges, and awesome photos of her crafty creations along with those from the rest of the Design Team. Welcome Spring by making something fun!

 On a personal note my Mom has been in the hospital twice since Valentine's Day so I have not been blogging much. I'm hoping that, although March is starting out quite rough, it ends like a 'lamb' with everyone feeling better and Mom back at home.

 

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