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Welcome to Our Creative Corner, where your crafting creativity has no limitationsLaurarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16893251201932481132noreply@blogger.comBlogger654125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079250140665677138.post-1264078547330007932016-07-01T07:00:00.000+01:002016-09-15T10:59:10.137+01:00A Beautiful Mess Winner and Top 3<div style="text-align: center;">
Howdy from Joi@RR.<br />
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You all did a SUPER FINE job of getting messy!!! Thanks bunches for joining our 'A Beautiful Mess" challenge. <span style="text-align: center;">Whether you made a messy looking project or just used 'messy' techniques...</span><span style="text-align: center;">we were thrilled to see every inch of your 'Beautiful Mess' creative projects this month!</span></div>
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As
most of you know, this will be our last post from OUR CREATIVE CORNER.
Before I announce the winner and Top 3 for the challenge please allow me
to say thank you, from my heart, to precious Laura, sweet Claudia and
the DT for this incredible opportunity. You are all truly amazing.<br />
I
came to OCC entering challenges and so well remember the thrill of
winning a challenge and posting your badge to my blog. Ultimately,
becoming part of your DT was a true honor and joy. XXj.<br />
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it is time for Mr Random.org to do his work and pick one of your
wonderful entries. This month's winner will receive goodies from: <br />
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<i><b><a href="http://lostcoastportaltocreativity.blogspot.com/">LOST COAST DESIGNS and CARMEN'S VERANDA</a></b></i>. </div>
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Congratulations <a href="http://berni46.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/tuesday-throwdown-tt298-anything-goes.html#links">Berni C</a>!<br />
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Are
you ready for the MESSY winners from our 'A Beautiful Mess' challenge? I
had such a fabulous time looking at each of your truly marvelous
creations. I wanted to just find a prize for you ALL!!<br />
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way... I realized the operative word for me would be 'beautiful'. A
pretty mess or a funky mess would be totally different than a beautiful
mess. So that helped with my final decisions! And here is our final
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YEAH!! How fun!!!<br />
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Jenny
"pushed the right buttons" in my heart! It's a Bodacious Summer
Sunshine Extravaganza! The rather messy, carefree background and the
rather messy 'doodles' on the flowers just translated to 'A Beautiful
Mess'. And the sentiment is very special; one we all should remember :)</div>
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<b>And as this is the final challenge I am so lucky to be able to add a few more to my Top 3 (now 6) and here they are </b><b>(in no particular order!)</b></div>
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I
was spell bound by Ruth's background - it has helter skelter bits and
pieces of everything in it! There were splashes and splatters, dents
and dobs all over it! And her flowers were stunning but the materials
she used for them was very messy in appearance. One beautiful flower
even had a leaf fraying!!! Just don't see how it could be much messier
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Forgive
me Branka but all I know to say is that this is just: 'A Beautiful
Mess'! The vivid colors and the free spirit of this piece just made my
heart feel happy.<br />
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On
her entry Sara said: "A bit messy, even by my loose standards".
Heheheheh - I agree Sara!!! There is dimension and texture as well as
crackle, embossing, glitter, micro beads. All great BUT... there is
seriously nothing perfect about this creation. And THAT is why I can
say I adore it unconditionally - it's NOT PERFECT - it's a Beautiful
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Rupa
made this lovely creation out of a cardboard box! It is lovely and it
just makes me smile. The raffia roof is darling and adds to the charm
of this sweetly beautiful mess!!! </div>
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Rachel
is a bit new to the artsy world and somehow her little village sunrise
just thrilled me. Seems to me like there is no way that messy background
would work with this darling little town and it's very messy blue brick
streets but to me it's just totally quaint! And I just think that
abstract sunset/sunrise completely brings the entire piece together. It
just seems like 'A darling little Beautiful Mess'.<br />
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This
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included the brush that created her "beautiful mess". The background is
a modge podge of color that makes the artist pallet look just like mine
- messy!!! And those white messy lines are so fun as the border. As
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SUCH
WONDERFUL FUN! All my thanks to each one of you who submitted your
truly SPLENDID creations. They were each a joy to see.<br />
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Laurarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16893251201932481132noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079250140665677138.post-16663284155519463542016-06-22T07:00:00.000+01:002016-09-15T10:58:28.439+01:00Top Talent For Gypsy Fayre<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>Laura here to bring you</span> the spotlight on the winner of the Gypsy Fayre Challenge</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> that was hosted by Candice! <br /> <br />Candice selected Nate as her winner and we are so thrilled to be welcoming her as <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Our Creative Corner's last</span> Top Talent!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">......But <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">before</span> we<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>show you Nate's wonderful creation, let's just spend
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>1. Where do you live? </b><br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I live in France in Val d'oise and the town is called Sannois. It is a suburb 20 km from Paris and 5km from the Stade de France. </i><br /><br /> <b>2. How long have you been crafting and what made you start crafting? <br /> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I started scrapbooking (not knowing that it was called that back then) by <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">customizing</span> my p<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">hoto</span> frames<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span> I stuck flowers and buttons on them.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">...u</span>ntil the day<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>I discovered scrapbooking sites on the internet. This adventure set me going<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. </span>I created my own blog in 2007 and it's name is"<a href="http://nate.over-blog.org/">le scrap de nate</a>" <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My aim was to have a place where I<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> could collect and share my creations.</span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></i><br /> <b>3. What color inspires your creativity?</b><br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I react to all colours. I like to mix them<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and get</span> messy with them - but when I look at my creations I notice they are dominated strongly by green. A restful colour which represents nature and serenity. </i><br /><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>4. Are you a day-time or night-time crafter? </b><br /><br /> <i>I don't have a timetable. I <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">get inspiration at all</span> times. For me everything can be made into crafts<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. A</span> project idea just arrives and then everything <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">happens</span>.</i><br /><br /> <b>5. If you could have anything you wanted, what would it be? </b><br /> </span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope and wish to continue for a long time with craft projects and I hope that my inspiration will grow by learning new techniques. </span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">I also would like to have some of my creative goals and desires become reality some day. </span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>6. What makes you happy?</b> </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Everything and nothing makes me happy...<br /><br />I am happy when I scrap, when my thoughts and ideas find their way into my projects</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am married and happy to be a mother of two grown children (girl and boy)</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am happy with my little dachshund who fills me with joy</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am happy with the life I live</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I am simply happy to be just me. </i><br /><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>7. About how many hours do you spend on crafting per week?</b><br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Do you want to know the whole truth?...Every day, every month, the whole year - I have to dabble. I like challenges....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">N</span>ow it is time to shine the spotlight on the Top Talent creation - </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="_5yl5">Quelle merveille, Nate ! - C’est incroyable et
si beau ! Il a vraiment été un grand plaisir et honneur de présenter
cette merveilleuse création at Our Creative Corner. Merci beaucoup
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creation and find out how it was made, then please go along to Nate's </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://nate.over-blog.org/" target="_blank">blog</a> and say "Hello" - I am sure she would love to see you there!</span></span><br />
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Laurarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16893251201932481132noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079250140665677138.post-29730328792398660072016-06-08T07:00:00.000+01:002016-06-09T07:49:52.852+01:00Sponsor Spotlight No.1<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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Jennie here to thank you all so much for running with my
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I asked you to give those old book pages centre
stage and you certainly did that. I had a great time visiting you all
and enjoying your creative process. A huge thank you to all of you who
entered.<br />
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Before I announce the winner and Top 3 for the challenge it is time for
Mr Random.org to do his work and pick one of your wonderful entries.
This month the lucky random winner wins a fabulous bundle of stamps and
products from....<br />
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<a href="http://www.craftyindividuals.co.uk/" target="_blank">Crafty Individuals</a>.</div>
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Now for the winners of my Hit the Books Challenge. It was a very
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Don't forget to join in with<a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/a-beautiful-mess.html" target="_blank"> A Beautiful Mess </a>this month with Joi! You could win a $20 voucher to spend at <a href="http://lostcoastportaltocreativity.blogspot.com/">Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda!</a><br />
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Hi everyone! Welcome back to the last challenge at Our Creative Corner...<br />
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Our wonderful Joi is running this months challenge - but before I hand over to her to tell you all the details about that, I just wanted to let you know that we will be announcing Joi's winner and Top 3 and the sponsor winner on 1st July and then OCC will be closing it's doors for the foreseeable future. <br />
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I took over as Leader at Our Creative Corner from Linda (The Funkie Junkie) in May 2013 - Being asked to do this was such a huge honour for me and it has truly been such an amazingly wonderful journey. As much as we love our craft blogging life, we all know that RL has a habit of getting in the way. For quite a while now I have been trying to not give in to the need to focus on RL, but I know that now is the right time....<br />
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I do just want to take this time to express some very much deserved gratitude -<br />
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<i>Thank you so much.</i>..<br />
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...to Linda for having faith in me and letting me take on the leadership of OCC. Thank you for your invaluable advice, strength and wisdom and for always supporting me along the way.<br />
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...to each DT member who has given their time to OCC and devoted themselves to organizing some awesome challenges and providing amazing inspiration. Thank you for being there.<br />
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...to all the Guest Designers who have inspired everyone during our challenges. Your work was always an amazing addition to our blog and we are so very grateful.<br />
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...to our very generous Sponsors for supporting Our Creative Corner<br />
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Thank you to every person who has ever entered any of the challenges here at OCC.<br />
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Your creativity is amazing. We have been in awe of the people who enter their work for us to see and we would always have the greatest difficulty picking a winner each time. Without all of you there would have been no challenges and we were always so glad to see you here!<br />
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I am leaving OCC open for people to re-visit and hopefully be inspired by what they see.<br />
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In the future OCC might be back - but for now it is goodbye....<br />
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Happy crafting adventures to everyone!<br />
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Laura<br />
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Howdy from Joi@RR.<br />
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I am bringing you the June challenge at OUR CREATIVE CORNER.<br />
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.......How about getting messy?? Can you do it with me???<br />
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Can you be free and filthy? Are you brave???<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>A Beautiful Mess</b></u></span><br />
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Whether you make a messy looking project or just use 'messy' techniques...<br />
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Messy Products and Messy Technique... I soooo want to 'fix' this creation!!!<br />
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Does the sunrise/sunset have to be so wild? And what are those crazy
red splats doing all over my canvas???? Dear me.... such a MESS! But
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It's time for another Top Talent post here and I'm delighted to introduce you to the wonderful work of our worthy winner from the 'Return of the Challenge':<br />
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Before I share Jessica's gorgeous project with you, let's find out a little more about this creative lady:</div>
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<b>Where do you live?</b> <i>I live in Arizona just outside of Phoenix. I have been here for just over 12 years. I was born and raised in Massachusetts.</i><br />
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<b>What makes you smile?</b><i> Lots of things make me smile- my daughter, my husband, my four goofy cats, internet memes-I am pretty easy to please!</i><br />
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<b>Name one product you couldn't live without and tell us why.</b> <i>Paper. Lots of paper. I love paper. I am a terrible cutter(don't ever ask me to cut a straight line) and that's a huge reason why I don't sew. I love that I can use ripped paper, crooked paper, and tiny bits of paper to make something lovely.</i><br />
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So many of Jessica's answers resonate with me that I feel as if I know her already - right down to the purchase of Jessica's latest set of stamps, one of my favourite very favourite sets, 'Winged Things' by Mr Holtz!! So totally agree with Jessica about using ink and paint to create layers and depth.<br />
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Here's Jessica's beautiful project with THAT little girl stamp that I love so much:<br />
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I am so excited my Mermaids were chosen as the winner for the Return of the Challenge. Today I have made a multi layered canvas tag.<br />
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My focal image is from the Tim Holtz Winged Things stamp set. The little fairy is colored using Distress Inks and Crayons.</div>
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I made the flowers and branches using a tissue paper and collage medium technique.</div>
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Jessica, I absolutely love how you've layered this beautiful tag using so many techniques which I adore! You had me with the stamp set you used but then followed up with a Gelli print background and flowers - right up my street!! Thank you so much for sharing your art with us today and we do hope you will play along with us again. For further details showing how Jessica made this delightful piece of art, please click <a href="http://twomaddahlias.blogspot.co.uk/">here </a>to visit her blog.</div>
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If you haven't joined in with this month's challenge yet, there's still time and you can find all the details and inspiration from the DT by clicking <a href="https://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/hit-books.html">here</a>.</div>
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We have another Top Talent to bring you next month so don't forget to pop back on June 22nd and see the work of another talented creative.</div>
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Thanks so much for joining myself and the team today.</div>
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First I stamped up the manuscript and crackle onto card using Frayed Burlap DI </div>
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To be in with a chance of winning a massive bundle of wonderful <a href="http://www.craftyindividuals.co.uk/" target="_blank">Crafty Individuals</a> goodies,</div>
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just join in Jennie's Challenge <a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/hit-books.html" target="_blank">'Hit the Books'</a></div>
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<br />Laurarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16893251201932481132noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079250140665677138.post-2396092715171757142016-05-08T07:00:00.000+01:002016-05-08T07:00:17.485+01:00Crafty Individuals Spotlight No.1<span style="font-size: normal;">Hi everyone! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;">Laura here to introduce our first Sponsor Spotlight for this month! Our Sponsor this month is <a href="http://www.craftyindividuals.co.uk/" target="_blank">Crafty Individuals</a> who have so generously donated a massive bundle of goodies that will be on it's way to one very lucky winner this month. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;">To demonstrate some of their lovely stamps and masks is our wonderful Joi....She has done her usual magical work on an amazing masterpiece. Please read on and see what she made because it is well worth seeing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;">HOWDY from Joi at RR!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: normal;">It's gorgeous at the ranch today - spring is in full bloom. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;">I have been having fun playing with the high quality <i><a href="http://www.craftyindividuals.co.uk/">CRAFTY INDIVIDUALS</a></i> stamps & masks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;">Below are <span style="font-size: normal;">links to<b> </b></span>the three wonderful Crafty Individuals products I used.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: normal;"><a href="http://www.craftyindividuals.co.uk/masks-and-dies-c3/craft-masks-c13/crafty-individuals-craft-masks-leafy-branches-mask-125mm-x-125mm-p559" target="_blank">Leafy Branches Mask</a> </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="http://www.craftyindividuals.co.uk/rubber-stamps-c1/elements-a6-plate-multi-stamps-c7/crafty-individuals-ci-206-flower-heads-art-rubber-stamps-96mm-x-137mm-p174" target="_blank">Flower Heads</a> </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: normal;"><a href="http://www.craftyindividuals.co.uk/rubber-stamps-c1/individual-collage-stamps-c5/crafty-individuals-ci-439-a-walk-in-the-park-art-rubber-stamp-72mm-x-113mm-p671" target="_blank">A Walk In The Park</a></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;">Using Staz-On inks... I began using the wonderful stamp sets from <i><a href="http://www.craftyindividuals.co.uk/">Crafty Individuals</a></i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;">Actually, I'm not sure why I stamped the <a href="http://www.craftyindividuals.co.uk/">Crafty Individuals</a> "Walk In The Park" couple in red... </span><span style="font-size: normal;">just
picked it up first and thought - why not. Imagine my surprise when the
red that made it onto the canvas. No idea why - it just seemed to be
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<span style="font-size: normal;">Hehehehhe - almost used every inch of that napkin! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;">Using <i>DecoArt Media</i> Modeling Paste and the incredibly nice quality <i><a href="http://www.craftyindividuals.co.uk/">Crafty Individuals</a></i> "Leafy
Branches" Mask.... I began "building" the archway. In the picture below
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What a difficult task it is to choose a Winner and Top Three for the Gypsy Fayre Challenge!</div>
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All the entries were truly something spectacular to behold and it was so
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It was not easy, especially after going through each entry and seeing
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gorgeous to look at. Congratulations Nate - I kept going back to look
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Everything about this tag and card made me want to get up and dance
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You must go over to Jackie's blog and see the close-up details on this
box of exquisiteness. I was completely blown away by the texturing and
the colours. She creates a kaleidoscope, such that it almost looks
iridescent. I should imagine that no self-respecting gypsy cart in the
world could not have one of these beautiful boxes.</div>
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Congratulations to all the winners and thank you so much to everyone
that contributed their projects that inspired us all to create,
appreciate and love beautiful things. You all make the dreary world a
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All you have to do to win this gorgeous bundle of goodies is enter my challenge - and you could be the lucky winner selected by Random.org.</div>
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I adore old book paper and old books and I am always glad to be able to breath new life into a dilapidated book which most people would consider throwing out!<br />
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I've used some vintage book papers on this card. There's lots of
stencilling, stamping, stitching and some home made washi style tape
using the book paper. I don't usually make cards but this was so much
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I chose an old Latin-French dictionary page, and played with my Brushos,
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have chosen to create jewellery again! This time, an Autumnal necklace <span style="font-family: inherit;">made from twisted wire, using <span style="font-family: inherit;">book pages a<span style="font-family: inherit;">s the base for <span style="font-family: inherit;">my jewel toned 'leaves' :)
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I love this picture of my Granddaughter in the Spring daffodils with her friend. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I used an old book of Fairy Stories to cover the chipboard tag and the tiny frame.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was so pleased when Jennie <span style="font-family: inherit;">announced her challenge bec<span style="font-family: inherit;">au</span>se</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I had a gorgeous<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>book that I had been wanting to <span style="font-family: inherit;">cut to bits and </span></span></span><br />
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With the coming of Memorial Day and all the Election Year hype...</div>
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Hope, the Patriotic Puppy is enjoyed wearing a news print Uncle Sam hat!</div>
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Today, his head "hit the books"... he was almost asleep when I snapped this pic!</div>
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I wanted to update the boring soap and hand cream dispensers in my
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modpodged book paper over cheapie plastic dispensers, used some Tim
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embellishments. And voila- it matches the theme I have going in the
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Well you can't but be inspired by the inspirational talent and projects
this wonderful Design Team have come up with this month (as they do
every month!) and I do hope it spurs you on to hit your books and join
us in our challenge.<br />
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How lovely to see you pop by today! Claudia here - welcoming you to Our Creative Corner as their proud Resident Guest Designer!<br />
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I would like to share with you a tag trio I made some time ago when experimenting with <a href="http://www.tsukineko.co.jp/english/detail/walnutink/index.html" target="_blank">Walnut Ink Crystals</a>. Walnut ink is a die ink and mainly used to antique papers and also comes in liquid form, but I love the crystals as you can also sprinkle them onto wet surfaces to create stunning (random) effects. But this time I used them for some mark making with a Chinese calligraphy brush to create these three tags:<br />
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Step 1: I simply dipped my calligraphy brush into my walnut ink solution and tried different brush and splatter patterns on some tags I had cut from heavy watercolour paper. I let the ink pool in some spots which formed the darker areas. I tried to speed up the drying process with my heat tool but that only started to shift my ink puddles around - so I decided to let everything dry naturally.<br />
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Step 3: next I glued on some scraps I tore from old dictionary pages using Matte Medium. My design followed the walnut ink drawn shapes and I tried to create visual tension, adding to the shapes and directions that were already there and trying to enhance any focal spots.<br />
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Step 5: I also scraped on a little bit of white Gesso in some spots to fuse all my layers with the white background and to add some texture. The secret to a satisfying result is to not add too much so you still have some "emtpier" areas on your projects that create visual tension (and therefore interest) in contrast to the more busy ones.<br />
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Step 6: I finished off my tags by adding some word stickers and handwritten words.<br />
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Here are some close ups to illustrate some of the effects in more depth:<br />
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I love the circle shapes where the ink has puddled in some areas. These were "stamped" on by dipping a felt tip pen cap into the walnut ink.<br />
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<b>Where do you live?</b> I live in Albion, Indiana, USA - a very small rural town in the mid-west.</div>
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<b>What makes you smile?</b> So many thing...experimenting with a new art medium; tearing the wrapping off of a new ink pad or inking up a stamp for the first time; finding a stash of vintage ephemera waiting to be loved, jumping in and getting messy... I like the hands on approach to art and enjoy getting inky!</div>
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<b>What is your favourite style of crafting?</b> I'm a bit of an eclectic artist - it depends on what mood I'm in and what has inspired me on a particular day. I can go from CAS all the way to the other spectrum and get down and dirty with paint, inks and ephemera!</div>
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<b>Name one product you couldn't live without and tell us why.</b> Memento Tuxedo Black Ink - It's such a lovely ink to work with, it produces nice dark impressions and can be used with a variety of other mediums. </div>
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My name is Ink Stained Roni and I was so excited when my sewing themed collage was chosen as the winner, Little did I realize I would also be asked to be April's Top Talent ~ very thrilling. I enjoy the challenges so very much here at Our Creative Corner that I decided to follow along with this months challenge - <a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/2016/04/gypsy-fayre.html">Gypsy Fayre</a>. and created my project with that in mind. </div>
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So I gathered up all of my spare beads and decided to make a chunky gypsy bracelet or at least what I would imagine they might wear. <span style="text-align: justify;"> I tried to incorporate as many of the beautiful bright colors from the inspiration photo and swatches as I could. It was one of those projects that once I started I couldn't stop until it was finished. Needless to say, my sweet husband had to wait on supper a bit that night. He's a good sport though - he understands when inspiration hits you just have to go with it.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Thank you so much for allowing me to share more of my art with you and your readers.</span></div>
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Wow!! I adore beads and just love what Roni has done with hers. (I don't make jewellery and always have the greatest respect for those who can!) Even better that she cleverly based it on our current challenge<a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/gypsy-fayre.html"> Gypsy Fayre</a>! I had to laugh when Roni said that both supper and a hungry husband couldn't stop the creative process! Roni, it has been a pleasure communicating with you and getting to know a little more about you from your Questions & Answers section. Thank you so much for taking the time to join us with your gorgeous bracelet. I hope everyone will pop over and visit you to see more of your creativity -<a href="http://inkstainswithroni.blogspot.co.uk/"> just click here.</a></div>
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If you haven't joined in with Candice's wonderfully quirky challenge yet, just click<a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/gypsy-fayre.html"> here </a>for the full details and link up with us. The winner of Candice's <a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/gypsy-fayre.html">Gypsy Fayre </a>challenge will be our final Top Talent spot. If you want to be that person, you need to get busy NOW!!</div>
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Hello! I am thrilled to be sharing a project today, using an amazing kit from <a href="http://www.tando-creative.co.uk/" target="_blank">TANDO CREATIVE</a>!</div>
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Don't forget, our Gypsy Fayre challenge still has a few days left to run! You could be the randomly picked winner who receives a set of Tando goodies! </div>
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You will find all the details <b><i><a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/gypsy-fayre.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></i></b></div>
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Laura here with the first of our two Sponsor Spotlights this month from <a href="http://www.tando-creative.co.uk/catalog/" target="_blank">Tando Creative</a>!</div>
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I gave them the rust treatment with a coat of Decaort Media Sand Texture Paste followed by Paynes Grey mixed with white paint. This was followed by a wash of Paynes grey, then a coat of the magical Quinacridone Gold (a paint I can't live without!) </div>
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I loved all the wonderful entries - Thanks so much to all who entered. We hope you all had fun revisiting the old challenges here at Our Creative Corner!</div>
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As always the entries were so amazing and it was very difficult to judge. I really didn't have an easy time choosing my winner and Top 3...I wish I could pick everyone!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">An unusual bracelet is what came to my mind when I first found out</span><br />
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Meet Misty the Gypsy Nag!<br />
Misty is a mystical horse with old gypsy soul. She has pulled a
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line of Gypsy Fayre and has the right to 'nag' others with her wisdom!
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Mari made a gorgeous card for Claudia's challenge which perfectly reflected the inspiration mood board. Please make sure you pop over to her blog and see the wonderful creations there. Let's learn a little more about Mari:<br />
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<li><b>Name one artist who inspires you to create and tell us why. </b>I don't follow any particular artist. I'm inspired by different crafters, craft magazines, DT work in challenges and especially new crafty stash.</li>
<li><b>What is your favourite crafting technique and why? </b>I love stamping and colouring character images. Colouring is so relaxing.</li>
<li><b>What do you usually do when a project doesn't go to plan? </b>Embellish. I rarely throw anything away.</li>
<li><b>Name one technique you have never used and explain why. </b>I don't like to get too messy so I don't use techniques where I would have to use my fingers to spread the product.</li>
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"I'm so honoured to be the Top Talent this month. Quite unintentionally the colours and embellishments I chose for my card resemble the ones I used in the card I won the Make Time Mood board Challenge with. The inspiration for this card came from a steampunk design paper I bought from a sale. I embossed and inked the paper and embellished the card with cogs which I decorated with ink, embossing powder and distress stain. I coloured the image with Promarkers and added some ribbon, enamel dots and rhinestones."<b><br /></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I struggled with my decision which <a href="http://ourdailybreaddesigns.com/stamps/artistic-outpost.html" target="_blank">AO </a>stamp set to choose…so many
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beautiful <a href="http://ourdailybreaddesigns.com/jane-s-countryside.html" target="_blank">Jane's Countryside stamps</a> on white paper with black ink…I decided to
use gorgeous Victorian ladies images and quote which is just perfect for me (at
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spend at Artistic Outpost and get one of these amazing stamp sets, then
all you have top do is join in the <a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/the-return-of-challenge.html" target="_blank">challenge</a> this month.</div>
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Today we have our amazing Jennie, who got the chance to play with one of my favourite Artistic Outpost Stamp sets - and she has really inspired me to get that gorgeous stamp set out again and play! </div>
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I am a great fan of Artistic Outpost stamps, not just because they suit
my vintage style, but they stamp so beautifully despite being incredibly
detailed.<br />
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I chose the <a href="http://ourdailybreaddesigns.com/think-and-wonder.html" target="_blank">Think and Wonder</a> set as it has been on my favourite list for
a long long time but more importantly because I have always wanted to
create a Triptych and I thought these would be just perfect having three
main images. We also live in an old Manse (c.1840) here in Shetland and
I often think of the young children who grew up here in Victorian times
and these stamps are a lovely reminder of them.<br />
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I have used mixed media and stamping on my background and created layers with the stamps on the top using different techniques.<br />
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I used my die cutting machine to cut three backgrounds from heavy grey
board and gave them all a coat of gesso. I then lined them up on my
craft mat and and used crackle paste and a flourish stencil across all
three backgrounds so there was a "flourish flow" across them all.<br />
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Once the crackle had dried everything got sprayed with Vintage Photo Distress Spray Stain and lots of water.<br />
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I also over stamped here and there with a little text stamp and some other small stamps using Archival Brown Ink.<br />
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And then it was time to have fun with the stamps! I created a focal
point for my middle section by layering papers and the stamped images.
The images were stamped on white cardstock but good old Vintage Photo
(blended and splattered) gave me the colour I was looking for - slightly
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I used some of my usual favourite embellishments to create a thick layered look on this central panel.<br />
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For the side panels I stamped the images on tissue paper which I then
layered over the top of the crackle paste and then stamped and fussy cut
the images again to create a subtle layer and detail. You can see I
have also added some tissue tape at the edge of this panel to add a
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The images on the side panels needed something to ground them and so I
stamped a part of the central image which has a lovely vintage style
pattern at the bottom of the frame and used this as their grounding
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There are so many wonderful quotes with this stamp set it was difficult
to choose one, but I felt that the blocked Think and Wonder worked so
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The stamps were a joy to work with and I was very pleased with my first attempt at a Triptych.<br />
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A huge thank you to Artistic Outpost for the opportunity of letting me play with this fabulous set.<br />
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WOW!!! Jennie I LOVE this - so vintage, delicate and amazing - I could look at it forever!<br />
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If you would like to be in with a chance to win a voucher worth $15.00 to spend at Artistic Outpost and get one of these amazing stamp sets, then all you have top do is join in the <a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/the-return-of-challenge.html" target="_blank">challenge</a> this month.</div>
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We are re-visiting old challenges - so take your pick of the ones on the <a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.uk/p/challenge-links-for-march-2016.html" target="_blank">list</a> and join in the fun!</div>
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Laurarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16893251201932481132noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079250140665677138.post-91247005653128351662016-03-04T07:00:00.000+00:002016-03-04T07:00:10.013+00:00Sew and Sew Winner and Top 3<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hi Jan here! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Welcome to the finale of my challenge "Sew and Sew"<span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am so excited to announce the winner and the Top 3.</span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I asked you
to create texture, layers and loveliness using a sewing theme and wow
you certainly did that. There was a great variety of projects and I had
so much fun looking at them and finding out how you created them. A huge thank you to
everyone who participated.</span></div>
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Before I announce my winners I just have to announce the prize winner
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This lucky winner wins a Rubber Stamp set valued at $31.95 AUD kindly donated by our generous Sponsor last month...... </div>
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<a href="http://www.inlinkz.com/displayurl.php?id=27464340">Roni</a><br />
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I loved everything about this project!<br />
There are so many layers and vintage sewing embellishments.<br />
When I look at this I can see how much Roni enjoyed making it.<br />
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I loved the layers in her work, the texture and use of unusual items.<br />
The tea bags over the photos is so subtle.<br />
Brilliant work Branka!<br />
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This just looked so much fun!<br />
The colours, patterns and layers went together beautifully. <br />
Great work Helen.<br />
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There is so much going on here, lots of little details were used to<br />
create texture and layers. I liked how Tone used the sewing theme to<br />
create a masculine page for her son.<br />
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Thank you again everyone who joined my challenge. <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br />
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Don't forget our new challenge '<a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/the-return-of-challenge.html">The Return of the Challenge</a>' is now active. Its a fun retro challenge where you choose a previous theme from the list that is featured <a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.uk/p/challenge-links-for-march-2016.html">here</a><br />
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Have fun and create<br />
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Hugs Jan x<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, it isn't exactly new.... but before I go onto the challenge details <span style="font-family: inherit;">for March, </span>I just <span style="font-family: inherit;">wanted</span> to let<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>you know about <span style="font-family: inherit;">this months </span>Sponsor.</span></div>
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I want you to take a trip down memory lane!
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I would like you to re-visit a challenge that has been featured at OCC since June 2013</div>
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I have decided to shorten the list of challenges a little by leaving out seasonal challenges and some very recent ones - so please select a challenge from the list featured <a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.uk/p/challenge-links-for-march-2016.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Any entry that is not a challenge from this list will not be included in the Random.org prize draw and will not be selected as Winner or Top 3.<br />
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<u>Please state what challenge you chose </u><br />
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So click the link - reacquaint yourself with the rules of the challenge you want to do and have fun!</div>
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How easy is that!!!! ;o)<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I revisited <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">of November 2013 <a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/tic-tac-toe.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Steampunk Tic <span style="font-family: inherit;">Tac Toe</span></span></a> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When I did it the first ti<span style="font-family: inherit;">me it </span>gave me a glimpse of the immense</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> possibilities that Steampunk had and that it could actually be so eas<span style="font-family: inherit;">y</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I</span>t was <span style="font-family: inherit;">wonderful</span> to do it all over again (with a different line of course!)</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Oh Boy! With tons of challenges to choose from I eventually settled on a
liberal<br />
interpretation of the August 2013 <a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/words-words-words.html">"Words, Words, Words"</a> challenge.<br />
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I thought it would be a fun idea to combine the theme of words<br />
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The background was stamped with
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WOW!! what an amazing variety of posts from the OCC team!!<br />
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Happy Crafting!<br />
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Laurarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16893251201932481132noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079250140665677138.post-48611190027555813212016-02-28T00:00:00.000+00:002016-02-28T00:00:07.751+00:00Goodbye<div style="text-align: center;">
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Shari has been such an amazingly
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Today we are sharing with you some memories of the brilliant creations she has shared with us during her time spent at Our Creative Corner and we know that you will all enjoy looking back at her amazingly inspirational work.<br />
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Laurarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16893251201932481132noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079250140665677138.post-84356256304295599212016-02-26T07:30:00.000+00:002016-02-26T07:30:19.252+00:00Make Your Own Expermenting Journals by Giving Old Planners a New Life!Hello and servus!<br />
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Claudia here to bring you another inspirational post as OCC's "Resident Guest Designer"!<br />
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If you - like me - are a hopeless hoarder of notebooks and planners and - like me - can't cope with throwing away half or un-used planners from the year before, you may like this post as I am trying to give one of them a new life as my new "experimenting journal".<br />
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With "experimenting journal" I mean what it says: not use it or create in it with a finished and presentable journal page in mind but to experiment and use it as a working tool - try out new markers, paints, how one works on top of the other and such things. Do some doodling exercises. Practice drawing or handwriting skills....or simply throw on some paint, glue on scraps...just to be creatively "movin'" to stay in the flow.<br />
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I had only just received my awesome Brett Weldele "Creepy Trees" stencil (I finally managed to buy online without having to pay a fortune for shipping costs) and I knew I HAD to use that one!!!<br />
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So the first thing I did was cover the front cover with a layer of black acrylic paint. Once that was dry I worked over that with some DecoArt Americana acrylic paints that I stippled on wet on wet and let them mix during that process.<br />
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Stippling a new colour tone over an other one that is still wet creates a lovely blending effect:<br />
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During the whole process of stippling on and mixing colours the trees stencil was being held in place firmly! As it is made from a rather rigid material I had no bending or smudging from paint creeping underneath (as it happens sometimes when using paints that are too fluid or masks or stencils that are made from softer material)!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Good morning everyone, it's time for another Top Talent spot here at Our Creative Corner. Our guest today was the winner of Trish's challenge 'Wish Upon A Star' so please welcome the hugely creative:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yulia produced a beautiful star creation which captivated our imagination. Let's find out a little more about Yulia:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I live in Russia. In the Urals. In a very picturesque place. Most of the time I spend in the village barn. Here it is insanely beautiful - mountains, rivers, lakes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Scrapbooking to me is a vacation from work. Where you can let go of the soul and to get away from the experience. It's my salvation. I treat people and get to see a lot of suffering ... and when I do scrapbooking, all the pain that I have seen, leaves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I like to use chipboard, sisal and micro beads.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The favourite artist I do not have. I like very many. It all depends on my mood.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Techniques such as embossing and stamping.</span><br />
<b>Which is your favourite season or occasion to craft for?</b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I always enjoy creating. I'd rather do it without any special reason, just for pleasure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yulia, thank you so much for sharing a little of your life with us. I feel so inspired by your answer to the second question. I think Yulia's answer to this question gives the reason that so many of us turn to our crafting - to escape and dwell in a world which soothes our souls, even if it's only for a few minutes at a time from our everyday lives. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's the beautiful project which Yulia created for us and she says that this piece is a '<span style="color: #212121; line-height: 18.4px;">visualization of my dreams - a trip to Venice'. </span></span><br />
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What an absolute feast for the eyes this beautiful project is Yulia! The colours and textures are superb and it is certainly one of those projects which I would love to see in real life. Wonderful close up images which give us so much detail to drink in. The opulence of the piece, the palette and that gorgeous mask just shout Venice to my mind. I'm sure that you are all delighted to see Yulia's project and I hope it inspires you in your crafting. Thank you Yulia for joining us - it has been an absolute pleasure to work with you. Please drop by Yulia's blog by following the link near the top of this post - you will not be disappointed by what you find.</div>
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Would you like to see your work showcased here in the coming months? This can only happen if you link up with us for one of our challenges. There's still time to join us for Jan's February challenge which is <a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/sew-and-sew.html">Sew and Sew</a> - just click on the link and find out all the details and have a look at the wonderful inspiration from the DT.</div>
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Today, our <a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.at/2016/02/sew-and-sew.html" target="_blank"><b><i>Sew and Sew Challenge</i></b></a> Hostess Jan (found <a href="http://www.scrapintheattic.com/" target="_blank"><i><b>Scrapbooking from the Attic</b></i></a>, from time to time), is showcasing a project in keeping with her own challenge theme. </div>
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I was so excited when I received my rubber stamps from <a href="http://shop.darkroomdoor.com/" target="_blank"><b><i>Darkroom Door</i></b></a>.</div>
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The detail and stamping is beautiful, they are a joy to work with. I
decided to follow the February Challenge theme and have an element of
sewing. I wanted to create a patchwork effect to show off all the
stamps, it ended up as a cushion!<br />
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I wanted a patchwork effect so I tore strips of calico (from my
daughters stash!) I love how the fabric frays and reminds me of waves on
the shore, perfect with these sea themed stamps. I used Archival Ink
and was so thrilled with how the stamps worked with the fabric showing
all the details.
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I used masking techniques for the shell patches.</div>
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I stamped the shell onto the fabric, then onto a post-it which I cut out
then positioned on top of the shell when I stamped the background. I
heat dried the ink before stamping the background.</div>
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I created all the shell patches this way.</div>
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I enjoyed playing with the other stamps in the sets to create different
effects, adding layers of stamping with the seaweed and translucent inks
and repeat stamping. I tore some of these into smaller strips.</div>
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The photo stamps have amazing detail and I love the effect on the
calico. I stamped seaside and seaweed stamps over the top to create more
interesting layers.</div>
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I used the background stamp in a repeating pattern on the cushion front. </div>
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My cushion pad was 16 x 16 inches square so I started with a larger
piece and tore the edges to fit when I had finished all the stitching.</div>
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I stamped lots of patches of different sizes to play with to get the
effect I wanted. I used a 14 inch zip at the base of the cushion. The
shell patches were padded with toy filling before machine stitching to
give them dimension. I hand and machine stitched around the shells to
make them puff up a little. The other patches were sown flat onto the
base. I folded the ripped edges so they were raised up and ruffled.</div>
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I wanted more layers so my favourite starfish was stamped, then cut out
with a layer of padding and calico and machine stitched around the edge.
I hand sewed them onto the cushion at the end.</div>
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I was so thrilled with the finished cushion. It reminds me of all of the
holidays I have spent collecting shells with my children and
granddaughter. I also remember all our lovely holidays in Australia where
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A huge thank you to Rachel for the opportunity
to use her stamps.</div>
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You still have time to enter my challenge, <a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.at/2016/02/sew-and-sew.html" target="_blank"><b><i>Sew and Sew</i></b></a>. I hope this has inspired you to try something different.</div>
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Hugs Jan x</div>
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Such an Amazing sewn creation, Jan! Your use of the nautically themed <a href="http://shop.darkroomdoor.com/rubber-stamp-sets" target="_blank"><i><b>Darkroom Door Rubber Stamps</b></i></a> to create this cozy looking cushion is just Wonderful! </div>
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And like Jan mentioned, there's still time to enter your sewing themed projects into her <a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.at/2016/02/sew-and-sew.html" target="_blank"><i><b>Sew and Sew Challenge</b></i></a>--there are 10 days left, 'sew' what are you waiting for? Hope to see you there! </div>
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