New challenge over at Eclectic Ellapu *

This month for the Pink team is Anything goes so was spoilt for choice.  I have needed to find something for my desk at work for my photos.  I have plenty of canvases and an idea blossomed.  Why not put 2 memo type boards and join as a book.  So there you have it.

Ingredients

2 canvases

wadding

material - I just used what I had left lying around

ribbons

trim

brads

Attached wadding to front of canvas first then fastened ribbon crossways and attached brads.  Inserted wadding on inside and covered with material and edged off with trimming.  I didn't have any hinges strong enough so improvised with wide ribbon to join them.  Voila all done.  Quite a simple project but one I really concentrated on lol.

 

Why not head on over to Eclectic Ellapu and join in with the Pink teams challenge of ''Anything goes'' or the Purple teams challenge of ''Go Green'' - We would love to see you there.

Hugz and love

Elaine aka Ellapu xxx

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allsorts - use brads 8m
as you like it - favorite anything but a card 11m
twisted thursday ag 6m
craft dee bowz must have a bow 2m TOP THREE

Just Playing. F

Well this makes a change - creating just for my blog and not for a DT piece.  I covered a canvas with sheet music from an old book.  I used 3 pieces of calico and stamped 2 of TH stamps from the classic range.  I stamped the lady face over 2 pieces.  I love these faces.  I stamped a feather stamp all over the pieces using peacock feathers TH distress ink.  I used a dot stencil and a line one using my modelling paste,  Once dried I used inka gold over the texture.  The sentiment stamp came from one of the classic sets.  I didn't want to cover this one in loads of embellishments.  I wanted to keep it simple and simple it is lol.  Thats it and now for overload of pics - couldn make up my mind which to post - as usual lol.

Hugz to all

Elaine aka Ellapu xx

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party time tuesday ag 1m
pde linky party anything but a card 28f
ttcrd ag 27f
2 creative chicks ag no cards 1m
a girl who crafts ag 1m WINNER
the sisters of craft ag 1m
613 avenue create ag 25f
crafty calendar ag 1m

Audrey Hepburn not Marilyn Monroe F

It is a new challenge over at Anything but a Card and the theme is FRIENDSHIP.  I chose to alter a canvas using a photo of the most beautiful Audrey Hepburn.  I just love her.  The phrase I have used is  Marilyn Monroe but I wanted to use Audrey.  I will now list all the ingredients below.

Canvas

stencils and modelling paste

black and white paint... graduating colour by mixing

Photograph

heaps and heaps of crystals for hair and jewelry

glossy accents

inka gold

black velvet tied into bow 

Shke it all together in a bucket and voila all sorted lol. - now for the pics -

Hope you enjoyed your visit and would be great to see you over at Anything but a Card joining in with the fun challenge this month.

Hugz and love to all

Elaine aka Ellapu xxx

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613avenue create with twist 18f
pile it on - use a bow 18f
a girl who crafts - anything goes 1m
art by miran anything goes 18f
crafting from the heart anything goes 18f
craftdee bowz use a bow 1m TOP THREE
craft your passion 8f
that craft place ag 17f
crafty calender ag 1m
2 creative chicks anything goes no cards 1m
sisters of craft anythin goes 1m
qkr stampede anything but a card 12f
inspiration destination ag 13f

First DT project for The Mirror Crack'd F

Well yes I have been chosen to hold a DT post for The Mirror Crack'd - an altered art/mixed media blog so fandabbydozy I say lol.

The theme this month is Journal cover and this was ideal for me as my journal needed uplifting.

I painted the cover with gesso and stuck various die cuts and wood misshapes to the cover.  I then used poly filler to stencil brickwork randomly.  I painted over it using gesso again.  I then sprayed lots of different colored dylusions and finished it all off with different colored Inka gold rub. Sorry for the overload of pics but found it difficult to choose which ones to post lol.

I do hope you like it and please head on over to The Mirror Crack'd to join in with the fun.  We would love to see you inspiring us.  And whats more our challenge is sponsored by Woodware with a prize of £12.00 to spend in their store - more incentive to pop on over I say!

Hugz and love to you all

Elaine aka Ellapu xxx

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Fan-tastic Tuesday lets see some purple 12f
party time tuesdays ag's 1m
ttcrd ag 12f
crafting from the heart aag's 11f DT FAVORITE
craft your passion ag 10f
my craft creations ag 14f
not just cards ag 20f
613avenue create ag 9f
come and get it texture 8f TOP PICK
storyteller ag 8f
that craft place ag 16f WINNER
a gem of a challenge lots of layers 8f

Yayyyyy - Am now a new DT for Rhedd's Creative Spirit F

Yes that's right I am now part of the fabulous DT for Rhedd's Creative Spirit.  Huge thanks to Sandie for taking me on.  For my first DT project I altered a Laughing Cow cheese triangle box.  I altered it to hold my pearls, artificial of course, to sit on my dressing table.

I painted the box initially and then cut out some paper for the lid, inside and out, and for the bottom.  I distressed the edges and wiped brushed TH walnut stain round the edge and over the paper.  I then dripped water over it to give a vintage look.  I then covered it using mod podge to give the entire box a little more robust.  For the edges I used trim from my bits and bobs box (got too many of them lol)  I also found a flower and bow I had made for a previous project which never got finished.  For the flower centre I used glossy accents and added pearl beads and the bow an old button and again pearls.  (scrap box does come in handy lol)  I used cotton reels for the feet - painted with cream acrylic.  I lined the bottom with satin.  

That's it - all finished and I hope it meets everyone's approval

Now for the pics - sorry for overload.....

Bye for now and please head on over to Rhedd's Creative Spirit and join in with our challenge for this month.  As you probably know it is ANYTHING GOES as long as it is MIXED MEDIA OR ALTERED ART.

Hugz to all always

Elaine aka Ellapu xxx

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allsorts flower power 8f
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open minded crafting no pink no red 16f
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4 crafty chicks ag 7f
crafty ribbons abac 4f
twisted thursday ag no twist 6f
deep ocean challenges lace and pearls 7f

New challenge Altered Eclectics F

Hi everyone.  It is Altered Eclectics first challenge in 2015.  As always it is Anything goes I felt I wanted to do something different so decided to alter a willow wood heart. 

I bought some tacky glittery leaf garland, a robin, spray of flowers and birds nests with plastic eggs from a 99p shop.  I forgot to put robin in pic lol.

I sprayed the heart using adirondack color wash. I cut out a space for the birds nest and bird to sit comfortably once finished. I painted the leaves - 2 coats and then wiped distress ink over the top. I pulled the birds nest to the shape I wanted it.   i painted the robin using brown acrylic. I then cut the plastic egg into halves and painted them blue and dotted white pen for the speckles.  I sprayed the flowers using gold glimmer mist.  I used tiny letters, wiped with distress ink to darken and used them for the flower centres spelling out home.I used some dried moss from my stash and placed it randomly in the heart.  I used raffia to hang the heart.  

That's it -  now for the pics.

Thank you dropping by and why not head on over and join in with our challenges

Hugz always


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artbymiran ag 7f
fussy and fancy things with wings 7f
4 crafty chicks ag 6f
twisted thurday ag 8f
crafting for all seasons things with wings 4f
double click skittles use a bird 5f
inspiration destination ag 5f
mod squad all about the animals 4f
simon says stamp ag 7f
crafting from the heart ag 3f
not just cards ag 3f

New year, new challenge over at Eclectic Ellapu - F

2 (hearts) beat as 1.

Hi all there are new challenges over at Eclectic Ellapu - The first for 2015.  

The Pink Team theme is 

Burgundy/Red and Cream 

and for the

Purple team  

Roses and Hearts.  

As I am a Pinkie girly I decided to put four wooden hearts together.  I painted 2 cream and the others burgundy. I then adhered paper to them.  I overlapped the hearts and used my hot glue gun to do so.  I used wooden numbers, paper cut letters for 'beat' and metal letters for 'as'. The letters and numbers were painted and triple embossed using utee.  The hearts were then coated with rock candy.  I used a red and cream chiffony type ribbon to piece it altogether.

I am not all that happy with the pics as the burgundy color looks more purple but believe me it is not lol.

Now for the not so good pics -

Hugz Elaine xxx

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crafty ribbons abac 3f
c.r.a.f.t. valentines 3f
4 crafty chicks ag 3f
simply create valentines/hearts 14f
qkr stampede hearts 6f
really reasonable ribbon hearts and ribbon 6f