Luck- More Than Words Mini challenge

LUCK !

That's the words this month on the More Than Words Facebook challenge....

Here is my tag for this month:

I hope you'll be playing along with us...

Say - January mini challenge for More Than Words

It's mini challenge time at the More Than Words Facebook page.... 'SAY' is the key word

My phrase : SAY hello to a new day....

I love this quote, 2018 was a challenging year from a work travel perspective and I am being positive and looking forward to 2019 as being a new year that will bring new days in a positive mood.

I hope you will join in on the fun with us and take some time to get crafty in January.

Best, 

March mini challenge on the More Than Words facebook page

It's mini challenge time  on the More Than Words Facebook page. Such an easy and fun challenge, you can make a card, a tag, ATCs or a post card for this challenge.

This month the challenge word is : WARM 

Here is the challenge board:

Products used to create this tag:

• Tim Holtz Die & Stencil
• Cuts2luv flair
• Lindy's Stamp Gang Spray: Hydrangea Blue
• Gel medium Matt by Prima
• Wild Orchid Crafts flowers 

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you will join in on the fun.

More Than Words January mini challenge - WISH

It's mini challenge time on the More Than Words Facebook page. This month the word to use on your cards, tags, ATCs & Postcards is : WISH

My Tag for this challenge :

Products used:

• Tim Holtz Tag die
• Tim Holtz stencil & Light molding paste
• Cuts2luv flair :Etsy store
• Lindy's Silent Night Silver & Witch's Potion Purple
• Wild Orchid Craft Flowers
• Blue Fern Studio Chipboard
• Finnabair paint
• Tim Holtz small words

Thanks for stopping by !

Tag - White and Gold

Hi everyone, for my ScrapAuxPuce Design team, I am challenging the forum participants to create a project that is white and gold at 85%.

Here is my Tag for this challenge:

I love this quote on the Cuts2luv flair

Products used are:

• My Minds Eye paper & die-cut kit
• Cuts2luv Flair
• Creative Embellishments chipboard
• Time Holtz Tag Die
• Flowers from Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts
• Gold embossing powder from Zinc
• Prima Wax antique gold

Thanks for stopping by !

France xxx

Bird Large Tag for Creative Embellishments and More Than Words challenge entry

There are days when you get inspired by simple things, like this beautiful picture of these 2 birds. I just loved the colors and they looked like 2 love birds. 

November 18th will be our 21st wedding anniversary and I wanted to give a small piece of art to my husband as a gift. He's sweet, he likes to have my work in his office. I wanted an image that was not us, but represented a couple, and this was the perfect picture for this project.

My starting point was one of the Huge Tags, I just love to play with them. They are simple and fun to use. I layered it with woodgrain patterned paper that was inspired by the November More Than Words challenge.

NOTE: This tag is EXTRA Large, 5.5 x 10 inches, the base is chipboard covered by a woodgrain paper. Not your standard tag.

Corner ornament clusters are always fun when you can play with different objects and flower shapes. I had this small round wood piece that is slightly hidden under the bright white flower. Then underneath, the stunning leaves. Together they complete this beautiful fall piece.

I heat embossed my chipboard in various fall tones.

Lindy's products used:

Cajun Cornelian Red spray (discontinued)

Byzantine Bronze embossing powder

Fiddlehead Fern Green Blue embossing powder

Bird photo source Pinterest : (Credit: Reencarnation Cristalero @Pixdaus.com)

Last final touches were to ass splatters of ink, diluted gesso and then some sequins for an added bling.

Large Tags

Mint Box Flourish Frame

Flourish Set 15

I would like to enter this piece in the More than Words November challenge: HERE

Word Inspiration - OUTDOORS

Creative Challenge - WOODGRAIN

 Outdoors: I love nature, I enjoy especially seeing animals in Nature. The fall I find particularly spectacular because of all the wonderful colors we have here in Canada. At home, at this time of the year, I always have a bird feeder, we do not get the birds on my project, but we do get stunning birds like Cardinals and Blue Jays many times per day.

Woodgrain, many vendors now offer stunning woodgrain backgrounds, I find them so versatile. If I look at my projects over the last year, I would say 40% have a woodgrain background. I enjoy the natural feel it gives the project and the dark one I used on my project is perfect to give focus to the light elements in my clusters. I also added in my clusters that small round piece of wood, to add an extra outdoor feel to the project.

I hope you enjoyed my project, thanks for stopping by !

Card & Tag for Creative Embellishments

Are you a card maker? If yes, have you ever considered using chipies on your projects? I love how simple they are to use and how I can easily modify them to add them to my projects.

You've seen me use these before, I am just enjoying the black gears from Creative Embellishments. The clock I altered by embossing it with Lindy's Midnight Teal. The tag is a chipboard as well, it comes in a set of 5 that you can either create a lovely mini-album or use individually. I covered it with black gesso to match the gears.

I also embossed the back part of my card with the same powder to increase the dimension. Layering chipboard, thread and flair make a beautiful simple card.

I enjoy playing with Lindy's inks, and Time travel teal was just perfect to add some splatters. Also white gesso, it gives a nice rustic look.

Products used:

Bright Flair Set

Large Gears black

Mini Pocket watches

Tag Album

Thanks for stopping by, I wish you a wonderful crafty day !

Carpe Diem for Creative Embellishments September Challenge

Huge Tag time, oh how I LOVE these huge tags. I've been enjoying working with them so much to give as gifts.

I started with adding a paper for my background, then inked a stencil, then some stamping with one of my favorites Creative Embellishments stamps:

As ornaments I used the large gear set, the pieces are beautiful.

Large Gear Set

Large Tags

Thanks for stopping by !

Thinking of you Tag for Creative Embellishments

There are moments in your life where you feel a bit helpless. Recently I learned that one of my best friend's daughter is battling Osteosarcoma. They live far away, it is not possible for me to be there, but I wanted to find a way to show my support. Hospital rooms are boring so I chose to make this huge tag to brighten up her day and add a touch decor at the same time. That way she will know that I am thinking about her everyday.

If you've not seen the huge tags in the store yet, you are missing out on a cool product.

I started by covering my tag with a turquoise background paper. Then I wanted to add texture. I had this sheet of Prima embossed tissue paper that I sprayed with my Lindy's Stamp gang spray Baby Blue Eyes: 

Under this paper I added a layer of thick cardboard to add dimension and some straw for fine texture.

Then I played with my chipboard and embossing powders. The fairy I embossed in 2 colors, the clocks in gold and left the leaves and title natural color.

Once my ornaments are set-up I like to finish with some touches of Gesso on my flowers and drops of Gesso over some segments of the project, you can see it if you look at my floral chipboard on this picture:

Products used for this page are: 

Fairy Trio:

4 inch clock:

Steampunk Timepieces:

Small Word Sentiment:

Baby's Breath flowers

Large Tags:

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you like how I created my large tag. Wishing all of you a great day.