Coffee come sweeties..*

My oh my 2016 here we are and the start of another creative year.  This month for Altered Eclectics I have altered a coffee jar into a sweetie jar.  I used silk ribbon for the bow, calico and lace for the decoration and the I made the flower for the glass jar top.  

Make your way over to Altered Eclectics and join in with our first challenge in 2016.

Hugz and kisses xxx

This has been entered into the following challenges

crafting from the heart ag 8f
craft-dee-bowz ag with bow 1m

craft your passion ag 8f
our crafty corner ag 5m
crafting with friends ag 13f

Peg Deco...*

For December and January challenge over at Eclectic Ellapu, the PINK team theme is 12 Days of Christmas.  I had nothing that would fit so decided to make a Christmas decoration out of 12 pegs, papers and cheap plastic flowers/leaves from the local pound shop.  I toned them down with dabbed on white acrylic paint.  I decorated both sides of the pegs so matter which way it turned it would look Christmassy!

One side

Other side

Why not head on over to Eclectic Ellapu and join in with the fun.  Don't forget this challenge is running until February 1st - we all need the break.

Hugz to all

Elaine xxx

This has been entered into the following challenges

artistic inspirations ag twist of christmas 10d
crafting from the heart ag 7d
craft your passion ag 7d
not just cards ag 7d
the crazy challenge everything goes 7d
that craft place ag mixed media 7d
mixed media world wood 7d
love to create ag 7d
art by miram ag 11d
creative fingers ag 6d
simply papercraft ag 5d
winter wonderland sparkle bling 5d
crafty girls creations ag 5d
d.l. art christmas 1j
twisted thursday ag 5d
crafting by designs christmas 3d

Canvas for Septembers Anything goes @ Altered Eclectics *

For this months challenge I put together a 16 x 20 inch canvas. I constructed the background using various stencils and modelling paste, card, tissue, paints sprays and inka gold.  I printed of a picture of beautiful lady and used gold satin to frame her. As you will see it started as something and changed direction when I go going lol.  The pictures below show the process.

Thanks for dropping by and why not head on over to Altered Eclectics and join in with our challenge for September.

Hugz to all xxx

this has been entered into the following challenges
crafting from the heart ag 7s
incy wincy designs ag 7s
not just cards ag 7s
that craft place mixed media 13s
mixed media world gorgeous textures 14s
we love to create mixed media 10s
crafting with an attitude ag 4s

What are words without music *

It is time for a new challenge over at The Mirror Crack'd and the theme this month is ''Masks''.  This challenge is being sponsored by Woodware and the prize is £12 to spend in their store 


Whatever your interpretation of this theme will be acceptable, albeit an actual mask, using mask tape etc.  I chose to alter a cheap thin plastic mask and attach it to picture board ( the insert to a Photo frame).  I used a piece of grey board, painted black as the back of the mask.  

I collaged a music sheet on one side of the mask and dictionary on the other half.   I stamped out several sizes of butterflies using the same pages and placed the word butterflies to the music side and music ones to the word side (not that you can easily see the detail).  I used braiding on the edges and through the centre of the mask. I then used earrings and brooch for the eyes and mouth.

That's it for now and I do hope you will call again and please head on over to The Mirror Crack'd to leave some love to the Fabulously                                                    talented DT and enter the challenge.

Hugz always

Elaine aka Ellapu xxx

This has been entered into the following challenges
crafters cafe - use torn paper 12a WINNER
inspiration destination ag 12a DT Favorite
inky chicks metal embellishment 17a
ttcrd ag 7a
crafting from the heart 11a
craft your passion ag 11a 
2 creative chicks ag 1s
sisters of craft ag 10a
that craft place ag 14a
crafting with friends ag 11a
crafting by designs ag 1s

Mid month Tutorial for Rhedd's Creative Spirit *

Hi all - it is my turn at hosting the mid month challenge over Rhedd's Creative Spirit.  I was pondering at what to make until I spotted a kitchen roll insert and an envelope stiffener (cardboard) and from there the idea was born - a pen holder!  

The idea for a mid month is to show step by step tutorial for the project so here goes - a really long post lol - please bare with me on this one lol.

First of I laid out what I thought I would use, pic on left was original idea, pic on the right is more like it - minus the black lace (a thought I added in along the way along with leaf trim lol)

This shows the process of trimming the tubes to desired length - bet you noticed the stray toilet roll insert, slightly smaller than the other one (another unplanned add in lol)  You can see I am no good at step by step huh...

 I cut out a base shap from the envelope stiffen then painted it alongwith the inside and edges of the tube using black acrylic.  Then came the paper hanging lol I started by covering the outsides using beautiful papers called Chalkboard by Craftwork Cards - gorgeous love them. Please note the pic on right shows my first mistake - I did not allow enough paper to fold down completely inside - next pic shows me redoing it lol

 see now rectified

 bit of a bodge up but got there in the end

 After completing all three tubes I wiped the edges using black soot DI 

 Now there was alot of drying time in between the steps and I promise I will not be talking to you in between - I sat on my sofa watching TV - better than watching paper dry lol ...Anyway I am now back from being a couch potato (well I could have been doing the housework instead but chose not to lol) .  This was the point I came across the latest add in - black guipere lace - love this.  I trimmed around the top of the tubes inside and out and around the edge of the base.  I covered the bottom of the base with felt - Ooops lost the pic of that one - still it would have been a boring pic anyway as I am sure you all know what felt looks like lol!

 I stuck the tubes and base together and added flowers and leaf trim to give it a bit of ummmmppphhhh!  Now for copious amount of pics...... I have most probably duplicated pics along the way so please forgive me - I just could not see which angled shot was being merged with what in the end!

 

 Now that's it for now but why not head on over to Rhedd's Creative Spirit for our challenge this month - go on you know you want to as much as we want to see you and your creations.

Hugz to all 

Elaine xxx

This has been entered into the following challenges

Crafty sentiment designs ag 21j
everybody art papers and embellishments 21j
ttcrd ag 21j
artistic inspirations ag 19j
crafting from the heart ag 20j
craft your passion ag 20j
not just cards ag 1a
simon says stamp monday challenge ag 22j
use your stuff ag 8th September
613avenue create ag 20j
artbymiram ag 24j
simply papercraft ag 19j
crafting with an attitude ag 19j
outlawz twisted thursday ag 17j
crafting by designs reuse/recycle 16j
pennys paper crafty ag 15j

Steampunk Canvas *

Well it is that time again for a new challenge over at ''The Mirror Crack'd'' and the theme this month is to put together a Canvas.  I decided to go Steampunk - one of my fave styles due to dark colours lol.

Here is the list of the items used

Canvas

gesso

wooden cogs

chipboard dressform

charms

lots of rusty wire coiled by me

glass bottle with watch parts in it

inka gold

wooden bird, bodyform, numbers, clock hands

lots of chain round the cogs

screw

clock mask and modelling paste 

paint and sprays

lace, diamante effect trim for texture
and I ripped the arms from a barbie doll 
For the wings I used wire, mod podge and inks

and a lot of patience lol

Well now for the pics and sorry for overload

Why not head on over to The Mirror Crack'd and join in with the fun

Hugz always

Elaine aka Ellapu xxx

This has been entered into the following challenges
crafty friends ag 17j
crafty catz ag 9j
2 creative chicks ag 1a
crafting musketeers ag 1a
sandee & amiliees steampunk challenge (word, metal and lace fabric) 12s
sisters of craft ag 1a
4 crafty chicks no stamping 8j
crafting with an attitude ag  30j
crafting by design ag 30j