Crafting When We Can Challenges #53 - Seasons (image, item, colours, sentiment)

Our wonderful sponsor for this Challenge is Krista from

Saturated Canary

We were able to choose our own images for this Challenge and I chose 

Sweet Oklahoma.  It seemed like an image I could use alot with the English weather we have.  Spring, Summer and Autumn birthdays jump into my mind. 

The Theme for Challenge 53 is

Seasons 

image, colours, item, sentiment

I used red, green and gold card stock from my stash and embossed the red and green card with a Sizzix Texturz plate, went around the edge with a Copic marker and matted it onto the gold card.  The image was coloured with Copics and Promarkers.  The raindrops were from a £shop but I can't remember which one.  They are body gems but work just as well on paper.  For my sentiments I used the dreaded peel offs, I don't know why some people turn their noses up at peel offs, I think they can serve a purpose the same as any craft item and it's where a lot of us start on our crafting adventure.

Hop over to the CWWCC blog and show us your Seasons themed creations.

CHALLENGES

Sketch N Stash 121 - Time (Autumn)

Challenges 4 Everyone #29 - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday 286 - Hip to be Square

My Time To Craft 234 - Autumnal Colours

One Stitch At A Time 181 - Autumn/Fall Creation

Crafting When We Can Challenge 38 - Birthstone

I can't believe how quick the weeks are passing and what's with the English weather. In one day we had strong winds, brilliant sunshine and snow.  I colleague of mine said that's why the British probably talk about the weather so much as it's always changing and we never know what's next.

Anyhoo onto my card for this challenge.  We are sponsored by the talented Krista at

Saturated Canary

Theme

Birthstones

I printed the image onto watercolour paper using a laser printer (what a performance that was).  I then used some mica paints I bought from The Works years ago, it must be a least 7 to create the picture.  It wasn't going to be a full scene but I made a mistake with the blue so turned it into water and sky.  Then I added a green stripe for the land and silver clouds in the sky.  

I know the image Cerridwen  is butterflies but I like her emerging from the water with the butterflies helping to dry her hair by holding it in the wind.

The blue wasn't the only error I made I coloured her dress in purple and green orginally then when I went to post my card I realised that the theme was birthstones so I re coloured the dress.  I had to find a birthstone and found Alexandrite which is a reddy purple.  Then added the picture to CraftArtist and made a card around it.  I used the digikit Inkblot Butterflies.

I think what I will do is print out and give my daughter the card and frame the picture as I really like it and the mica paint make it shiny.  OOOooo shiiiiny.

Here is the card and the original picture

Hop over to the Challenge and leave us your Birthstone inspired projects. 

Crafting When We Can Challenges #32 - Fairytales

This challenge we are sponsored by

Saturated Canary

Krista is giving away 2 images, to the Winner, from her wonderful store.  Krista was kind enough to let us choose our image for this challenge and I chose Pearl because I wanted to do The Little Mermaid (yes I went with the Disney version but I do love her hair).

I coloured my image with Distressed Inks and used a spellbinder die to cut it out as well as some swirls.  The ribbon is from Craft Den and the papers are from a 360 page pad by K and Co.  I never thought I would use paper but as soon as I saw this image I knew it would work.  The pearls were made with a Viva Pearl Pen and it only took me 2 goes to get it right.  The first lot I made I put my hand in, as usual but the second lot I managed to let dry without incident.  I also put some glaze drops in her hair.  

CHALLENGES

Sketch Saturday #235 - Sketch

Clear It Out - Ugly Sweater (use up old paper ~ I never thought I would be able to use this paper I've had it about 4 years)

Stampavie and more challenges #181 - Swirls and Pearls

House of Gillis #46 - Die Cuts

Papertake Weekly - Ribbons & Pearls 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US...

It's our 1st Birthday over at Crafting When We Can Challenges and we've got some great things going on.  

As usual we have our fortnightly challenge with the theme of 

1st Birthdays or any birthday with a 1 in the number on your card. 

The we have 2 sponsors for this challenge the Winner will receive 5 images of their choice from

The Digi Garden

and each of the TOP 3 will receive 1 image from

Dilly Beans Digi Stamps

We are also having a BLOG HOP, you should have arrived here from the wonderful 

Martina's blog

 and when you've left a comment you need to jump to the fantastic 

Robin's blog 

to carry on the hop.  

If you've arrived in the middle of the hop go back to CWWCC and start at the top of the DT's project with Ang, right click on the name and leave a comment on the blog hop post, then come back to CWWCC and carry on like this down the list.  When you've finished leaving a comment on the DT's posts just leave a comment at the bottom of the Challenge page letting us know you've completed the hop.

Three commenter (who will be picked at random) will receive a prize from one of our 3 other sponsors!

Saturated Canary, Kenny K, Dude Time Doodles

So to win the great prizes on offer hop over to CWWCC

and enter your wonderful project into our Challenge and or follow our simple Blop Hop.

My card was made with card from stash embossed with a Sizzix texturz plate, purple & green paper from CA backgrounds, ribbon from Craft Den, bling from Poundland, sentiment from C & C goody bag.  The faboulous image is from The Digi Garden, Ursula's Teddy Bear

CHALLENGES

Sketches by Carly #65 - Sketch
Through the Craftroom Door #35 - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge 172 - Purple Passion
Dutch Dare Card Challenge #182 - Sugar and Spice