Sunshine challenge 🔆

 There's a new challenge blog called River of Creativity where all kinds of creations are welcome. I really like that idea, to not be locked to a single stamp or brand, just like Allsorts challenge - which is why I've been faithful to that challenge blog for many, many years now :)

So River of Creativity has a new challenge once a month and the first one is 🔆Sunshine. 🌞

So to enter the challenge I made a pillow box, starting with a white cardstock that I coloured with distress oxides in Squeezed Lemonade and Fossilized Amber, then I used a silk stencil and dabbed on some gold acrylic paint. I then only needed to add the ribbon. 

This is the silk stencil I used, I think it's Martha Stewart. 

Other challenges:

Fab'n'Funky - sunshine colours

613 Avenue Create - anything goes

Paper Minutes - orange

Through the Craft Room door - Anything goes

We love 2 create - anything mixed media goes

We Love Chocolate Baroque - Bright Sunny Colours 😎

 Welcome to a new month with We Love Chocolate Baroque where the theme is Bright Sunny Colours 🌞. A lucky winner will be able to select an A4 stamp sheet or stamps to the same value from Chocolate Baroque, a small independent art and craft company based in the historic market town of Barnard Castle in County Durham in the North-East of England and is owned and run by Lesley Wharton. 

I made a background from Distress oxides Ripe Persimmon, Fossilized Amber and Abandoned Coral and splashed some gold paint as well. I stamped the butterfly from Chocolate Baroque Tangled Garden and coloured it with distress inks in the same colours. 

🍭 Allsorts - Flowers 💐

   This week at 🍭 Allsorts the theme is Flowers 💐. I used a flower frame from Pinksy Doodles. Cut it out from glitter wrapping paper using my Silhouette Cameo and mounted it on a background made with distress inks in red and purple. 

Prize this week:

  

Chocolate Baroque limited edition Fragrant Honeysuckle and Butterfly Tree

🍭 Allsorts - three colours from the rainbow

   This week at 🍭 Allsorts the challenge is to use three colours from the rainbow. I made a gift bag with a background made with distress inks and sprayed with perfect pearls and added the die cut sentiment and a pretty little angel, stamp and die cut from Gummiapan

Sponsor this week:

Pearlywinks craft supplies is a family run business based in Manchester, the business was established in 2018 by Simon and Donna who have been avid crafters for at least 20 years following on in family footsteps. The business has grown from less than 10 ink sprays to over 100 different ink products, Texture Paste, Stamps, Stencils and a selection of mediums. All of our inky products are made in house and we try to have our products made by other UK based companies. We have been featuring on the craft channel Hochanda on a monthly basis since the company began.

We love Chocolate Baroque - mid-month reminder

 Here is a mid-month reminder for the challenge at We Love Chocolate Baroque where the theme is Spring. A lucky winner will be able to select an A4 stamp sheet or stamps to the same value from Chocolate Baroque, a small independent art and craft company based in the historic market town of Barnard Castle in County Durham in the North-East of England and is owned and run by Lesley Wharton. 

I used Chocolate Baroque Essence of Nature and coloured the butterflies in light blue and gold. 

🍭 Allsorts - A/G with ribbon option

   This week at 🍭 Allsorts the theme is Anything goes with a ribbon option. I made a corset using a template that's really easy to follow. Filling it with chocolate it makes a perfect gift.

Sponsor this week:

Crafty Ribbons is a ribbon emporium, we are passionate about ribbons and want to share our fantastic ribbons with others. Our range of Christmas ribbons is second to none. Remember when we only used ribbons to add a bow to our hair, or tie up a birthday parcel ? Ribbons are now a "must-have" for all types of craft. Whether your project requires satin, sheer, silk, grosgrain, gingham or polka dot ribbon we have them all! Lots and lots of different colours in a range of widths. Need a little bit of ribbon inspiration - then have a look at our projects on our blog,or visit our Inspiration blog, or maybe join in with us at our Challenge blog. Go on, have a look... It's worth it !

🍭 Allsorts - Butterflies 🦋, birds 🦅, bees 🐝

   This week at 🍭 Allsorts the theme is Butterflies 🦋, birds 🦅, bees 🐝

I really like butterflies on cards and I know I'm not the only one. These ones are part of a die cut set bought online, they look really large cause the card is ATC size. Background is distress ink Fired Brick, sprayed with home made glimmer mist. 

I've made a bunch of these small cards cause then I can put a couple of them in a gift box and give as a gift so that the receiver can use each card as a gift in their turn. 

Sponsor this week is:  

giving a £15 voucher to shop for. 

We Love Chocolate Baroque - Spring

  Welcome to a new month with We Love Chocolate Baroque where the theme is Spring. A lucky winner will be able to select an A4 stamp sheet or stamps to the same value from Chocolate Baroque, a small independent art and craft company based in the historic market town of Barnard Castle in County Durham in the North-East of England and is owned and run by Lesley Wharton.

I used a flower from the rubber stamp set Honeysuckle Butterfly. It is coloured with distress inks in red and green and I used some gold watercolor for the flower center. It made a nice solitaire so I just finished of the card with a small sentiment.