Captured Memories Challenge - Part 2

Welcome back to our mid-month dose of inspiration for our Captured Memories challenge.  You are all so creative and we are seeing some wonderful entries into this challenge!  We hope the rest of you will find the time to play along with us for this challenge.  You can find all the main details, challenge rules and the linking feature in this post.


Here are the Captured Memories samples from the other half of our design team:

Linda 

My memories piece is actually a very recent photo.  A couple of weeks ago my husband and I had a little get-away to Sanibel Island on the west coast of Florida.  I took the photo on the beach, printed it in black and white and then aged it with Vintage Photo distress ink.  I made a sea scape background using Artistic Outpost stamps and added a wonderful verse...a great memory of a wonderful escape weekend.

Alison
 

I added to the challenge of using a photograph by challenging myself to try a layout - not something that I really do.   In fact, it has ended up as a canvas, but that's the way it goes sometimes!  I wanted to play with some Pion papers that I was lucky enough to win recently, and what with those and my usual texture paste and distressing, I had an absolute ball!  Do come and check out the romantic story behind the photo too...

Claudia 

I created a mixed media necklace using a childrens photograph that (very likely) shows my great-grandfather and his brother. I have a lot of fond memories for my "Opa-a" (as I used to call him when I was little), whom I had the great luck to know, as he got 93 years of age. He used to take me to his study, crammed with lovely old furniture and paintings and his fantastic old style communications receiver with the names of all the great cities in the world on it....it always felt like I had entered a world of its own. Our very own secret place. 



Anne

When I saw Linda's challenge I got my box of family photos out and had a great trip down memory lane.  My Brother lives 5,000 miles away, so I don't get to see him very often these days and I just love this photo.   It brought back wonderful memories.  The sentiment is just so true for the two of us and really makes me smile.  I made this cabinet card for his next birthday, hope it gives him a smile too!

There are two more weeks of this challenge left, so why not have fun creating something that contains a photograph
 
The deadline for this challenge is Sunday 28th July at 11.55pm.
The winner and Top 3 from this challenge will be announced on the 8th August.

The winner will be invited to appear as 'The Top Talent' here at OCC, have a short interview (so we can find out all about them) and there will be a 'Spotlight' on a new project they have created.

The winner's Top Talent interview and creation will be on the 22nd September.
Make sure you join us again for those dates and remember that the next challenge will go 'live' on 1st July when Alison announces her theme. Come and see what surprises are in store for you and where your next OCC challenge journey will take you!

Recipe Winner and Top 3

Welcome back to Our Creative Corner. Jenny here to bring you all the winners from last month's 'Recipe' challenge.

We were thrilled to get 81 fantastic entries for this challenge and the standard was incredibly high again. Thank you so much to everyone who took the time and effort to enter; it was very much appreciated by the whole team. You gave me such a tough job too. How to pick a Winner and Top 3? but this needed to happen, so here goes...

The Winner of the 'Recipe' challenge is...

No.74 - Kasia

The black and white cover caught my attention immediately, but it was as the inside pages unfolded that all the magic became apparent. A stunning choice of images was perfectly complimented by stamping, stitching, layering and lace, and it was all held together by the monochrome colour scheme. This was the first time I had seen Kasia's work and I can assure you, it won't be the last!!

And now for the Top 3 (in numerical order). Well done to all of you...

No.5 - Ana K

As a huge fan of mixed textures I was drawn to the leather effect embossed cover, clay heart, fabrics and metal elements, all of which combined to create a beautiful little book complete with leftover paper pages. Again, I will be watching out for Ana's creations in future.

No.12 - Jessica Sporn

I love that Jessica embraces the use of colour with a passion and has truly transformed this... (no, you'll need to hop over and take a look to see what it started life as). The little polymer clay flower, the lace and the ribbon all helped to make this dress fit for any princess.

No.58 - Alexa Noble

Alexa entered a couple of scrapbook layouts into the challenge and this one definitely needed a closer look. Can you believe those stamped bees are covered in beeswax, the gilded honeycomb is good enough to eat, and I love the personal and poignant sentiment.

Well done to the  latest 'Our Creative Corner' Winner and Top 3! Feel free to grab your badges from the sidebar - we hope you will proudly display them on your blogs.

Don't forget, the 'Captured Memories' challenge is now in full swing. Take a look at what it's all about and get creating/entering. Who knows, you too could be joining Kasia in our 'Winners Corner' next month and be invited to create something for a special spotlight feature as a 'Top Talent'!!

See you all back here on the 15th July for more inspiration from the other members of our talented Design Team. You really don't want to miss seeing what they have in store...

Captured Memories

Greetings friends!  Linda here to welcome back to a brand new challenge at Our Creative Corner.  We had another fabulous array of entries for Jenny's Recipe challenge and we have had a terrific time visiting all your blogs and drooling over your makes.  Thank you so much to everyone who played along with us!  Jenny will be back with the winners' post on July 8th so be sure to stop back that day.  

Our challenge theme for July is Captured Memories.  Memories are fleeting but photographs help us hold dear those special people and times in our lives.  Our project this month is for you to share a special memory captured in a photo.  All types of art are welcome: cards, tags, canvases, mixed media, etc., but your project MUST INCLUDE A PHOTOGRAPH.  (NOTE:  Your photograph does not need to be a personal photo.  A vintage photo from the internet is also acceptable.)  Let's see how our design team has shared their captured memories.

Jenny

Getting this card right was very important as it was destined for my wonderful husband. Still on my 'Italian' odyssey, I was transported back to a very happy family holiday on the Isle of Wight. We visited Queen Victoria's holiday home, Osborne House, built in the Italianate style. Obviously we took loads of photos and the one on this card lent itself perfectly to getting an 'Instagramatic' style photo treatment. It set the colour scheme and style for the whole card, and taught me a lot about various mixed media products.

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Julia

For the 'Memories' challenge, I have returned to my collection of family photos which are very dear to me. I have chosen a photo of my paternal Grandmother when she was approx 19 years old. I have previously shown her in a blog post when she was a child and it's lovely to look at her over the years as she becomes a young woman, wife and mother. This is very much a mixed media piece and you'll never guess what the base looked like before it had a make over!

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Laura

  Despite always enjoying making albums I decided to make something very different here. I made a Memory box for my daughter. Her style is very pink and feminine with a passion for vintage items. 
She never throws anything away, claiming that everything she keeps is a treasured memory - but at least now she has a vintage style box where she can keep those little treasures.

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                                                                     Margie

Loved the idea of Captured Memories as I really enjoy making mini-albums and thought this one was so easy to construct before the fun part of decorating it began.  Its really amazing what you can do with an empty dishwashing tablet box and four rubber bands!

                    Don't believe it can be that easy?  Come on over to my blog here and find out!

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   Bring your creations to Our Creative Corner and you could be our WINNER!
(Please check out the rules at the end of this post to make sure your entry can be accepted).

Challenge Winners

The winner and Top 3 from this challenge will be announced on the 8th August.

The winner will be invited to appear as 'The Top Talent' here at OCC, have a short interview so we can find out all about them and there will be a 'Spotlight' on a new project they have created. This will take place on September 22nd.

We have a page on this blog called 'Winner's Corner'.  The winner's name will be featured on this.

For entrants who have won our challenges and been featured as 'Top Talent' three times there will be a very special 'Gold Winner' badge for you to display proudly on your blog - now there's a challenge for you.

Of course, there's only one way to collect your badges and have your name placed in 'Winner's Corner' for all to see - let's see your entries!

Remember, Jenny will be back on the July 8th to announce the winner of the 'Recipe' challenge, and on July 15th the rest of the Design Team will showcase their creations for this month's challenge.

And now for THE RULES:

1. You may enter this challenge a maximum of THREE TIMES - they must be different creations and posted on your blog separately.

2. If you post any more than three entries they will sadly have to be deleted.

3. NO back-linking. Please do not enter a creation that was published on your blog before the start of our challenge.

4. Please link to your actual post, not just your blog. If you just link to your blog the team will not be able to find your entry and leave any comments.

5. Please include a link to our challenge in your blog post.

6. You may combine our challenge with as many other challenges as you wish.

7. If you want the team to comment on your entry then you have to link to a site that does not require us to sign in/become a member.

This challenge is open until 11:55 pm Sunday, July 28th.

Thanks for visiting.  I hope to see your sample shared here very soon.

Recipe - Part 2

Welcome back to the second of this month's inspirational instalments from the Our Creative Corner team!

Thank you so much to all of you that have taken part in the 'Recipe' challenge so far. There has been another really great response and all the team have had so much fun visiting you all and seeing what wonderful creations you have shown us.

The first two weeks of the challenge started with half of the team showing you some creations to lead you on your way down your own creative path. Now the rest of the team are here to provide you with even more inspiration! Before we do that, here's a quick reminder of the Recipe ingredients list (remember, you need to use at least one from each list).

List A	List B	List C
Lace	Metal	Inks
Fabric	Wood/MDF	Paints
Ribbon	Clay	Stains

I am sure you are impatient to see what has made for you to view here today so here goes...

Anne

I was delighted when I saw the challenge that Jenny set for this month as it meant that I could do one of my favourite chunky ATCs from a woodblock. I chose Paris for my theme and the wonderful Prima Engraver  papers to match a crystal knob I have wanted to use for ages.

List A - Lace

List B - Metal and Wood

List C - Paints

Linda

What a yummy challenge Jenny has set for us this month - so many of the choices are right up my alley!

List A - I used fabric (burlap, always a huge favourite of mine) and ribbon

List B - Metal (I just love the metal floral filigree piece and this was the perfect opportunity to use it!)

List C - I used lots of Vintage Photo Distress Ink to sponge the edges of my papers

Alison

With my crafting time under pressure through only being with my stash for half of each week, it's great to make something purely for the sheer joy of it... so Jenny's Recipe challenge gave me the perfect opportunity to just play with lots of my favourite things!

List A - ribbon
List B - metal
List C - inks and paints



Claudia

I created this tag inspired by some images of torn old wallpapers, peeling off the walls, letting show the various layers of old wall paints through with some areas... a kind of beauty in decay which I love very much as it tells a story about the nature of life in general.



List A - Ribbon, lace and fabric
List B - Metal (heart)
List C - Distress Inks, acrylic paints


There are two more weeks of this challenge left, so why not have fun creating whatever takes your fancy using ingredients from each list and join our Recipe challenge.

The deadline for this challenge is Friday 28th June at 11.59pm.
The winner and Top 3 from this challenge will be announced on the 8th July.

The winner will be invited to appear as 'The Top Talent' here at OCC, have a short interview (so we can find out all about them) and there will be a 'Spotlight' on a new project they have created.

The winner's Top Talent interview and creation will be on the 22nd August.

Make sure you join us again for those dates and remember that the next challenge will go 'live' on 1st July when Linda announces her theme. Come and see what surprises are in store for you and where your next OCC challenge journey will take you!

Anything Goes Winner and Top 3

         

Welcome back to Our Creative Corner!

Laura here to bring you the Winners from last months challenge

     Last month was 'Anything Goes' and we had such an immense response! It was wonderful seeing so many creative entries. There is so much incredible talent out there - I was amazed by what everyone created. Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to share their wonderful work with us - I wish you could have all won this month - You are all so talented.

      As this was the challenge that I hosted it was my job to judge the winners. Judging this was always going to be so difficult - 720 entries!....and I could only select 4!
It was such a hard decision to make, but I finally managed to select the Winner and Top 3......

                                       The winner of 'Anything Goes' is.................



                                                         No. 111 - Paula T

      This gypsy plaque is gorgeous! - I love the faded colours in the stamped picture and the subtle vintage colour scheme. The crackle effect and script are beautiful and I adore the lace and how it looks like it is part of the wood. Congratulations Paula!

And now the Top 3! Well done to all of you!

                                                        

No. 43 - Hazel H

This bird decoration is amazing - Such an unique creation - I really love the tarnished metal paint effect. It certainly inspired me because I want to make one of my own now! This is such an amazing transformation!



                                                            No. 516 - Asia King

This scrapbook layout is adorable! I love the delicate layers and gorgeous shabby chic look. It really does capture the atmosphere of a glorious summer afternoon and of course the traditional afternoon tea!



                                                           No. 659 - Monique

This page is truly wonderful! - I couldn't stop looking at it as there is so much to see! I loved all the bright colours and the variety of textures. This is such a fantastic piece - full of detail and creativity.




         Well done to the 'Our Creative Corner' Winner and our Top 3! Feel free to grab your badges from the sidebar and we hope you will display them on your blog for all to see.....

        Don't forget the new 'Recipe' challenge! - Come and see what it is all about and please join us. You could be joining Paula in 'Our Winners Corner' next month and being invited to create something for us and feature as our Top Talent!


           We will be back on the 15th June with more of the DT's inspiring creations

                       Hope to see you then!


                       

                           
                   

          


            


                                                        

          

Recipe

Welcome back to Our Creative Corner. Jenny here to host you for the month of June. On behalf of the Design Team thank you all so much for the magnificent response to our first challenge 'under new management'. We thoroughly enjoyed getting to see the 720 entries which were varied and so creative. Picking a winner is going to be very hard indeed!

And now to introduce the new theme for this;

 'Recipe'

We hope you will enjoy this theme as much as the last one.

So, how to get involved. You need to choose at least one element from each list below and include them in your project. If you want to add more that's fine, go for it!

List A	List B	List C
Lace	Metal	Inks
Fabric	Wood/MDF	Paints
Ribbon	Clay	Stains

What you do with them is up to you. We'd love to see your tags, altered art, mixed media, journalling, 3D art, ATC's, and cards. It would really help if you could list the ingredients you've used to make judging your fabulous entries easier.

Bring your creations to Our Creative Corner and you could be our WINNER!
(Please check out the rules at the end of this post to make sure your entry can be accepted).

Challenge Winners

The winner and Top 3 from this challenge will be announced on the 8th July.

The winner will be invited to appear as 'The Top Talent' here at OCC, have a short interview so we can find out all about them and there will be a 'Spotlight' on a new project they have created. This will take place on 22nd August.

We have a page on this blog called 'Winner's Corner'.

The winners name will be featured on this.

For entrants who have won our challenges and been featured as 'Top Talent' three times there will be a very special 'Gold Winner' badge for you to display proudly on your blog - now there's a challenge for you.

Of course, there's only one way to collect your badges and have your name placed in 'Winner's Corner' for all to see - let's see your entries!

Remember, Laura will be back on the 8th June to announce the winner of the 'Anything Goes' challenge, and on 15th June the rest of the Design Team will showcase their creations for this month's challenge. 

So now it's time to see what the first half of the Design Team have been up to.

Margie

Totally intrigued by what everyone else was doing with crackle, I wanted to try this on my project. As I was away on holiday, I packed everything I needed from 'the list'; lace, metal, paints, etc. as well as the crackle fluid. Then I decided I wanted to make a shrine. Miles from any craft shops, no time to order on the internet, I had to revert to basic skills and make my own shrine.

Here it is, and if you'd like to find out how I did it pop over to my blog. Hope to see you there!

List A   Lace

List B   Metal (that's the clock face on the wings and the metal hanging chain)

List C   Paints

Jenny

As host of this challenge I went for the 'use everything' approach to see where it took me. Don't panic - you don't have to do this! Thankfully the generous Tracy Evans had sent me an untreated wooden pot as part of a clear-out competition she held recently. I set about transforming it with all of the ingredients listed in the table above and now have a rather useful and elegant pin cushion/pot. It took me back to my days of upholstering my Nana's dining chairs and making curtains many moons ago.

For some close ups and a brief step by step hop on over to my blog.

List A   Lace, Fabric and Ribbon (seam binding)

List B   Metal (foil tape), Wood, Clay

List C   Ink, Paint, Stain

Julia

My starting point for this piece was a beautiful stamp depicting part of a painting by John William Waterhouse. I am a huge Waterhouse fan and had this particular stamp plate on my wish list forever! I chose fabric, clay and paint as my main ingredients.

If you hop over to my blog you'll see all the other ingredients I chose from the list too - I never seem to know when to stop.................................!

List A   Fabric

List B   Clay

List C   Paint

Laura

This creation started from finding some 'Baby feet' brads that I bought many years ago and I had forgotten about them. This quote is a favourite of mine and was an obvious choice... The recipe then led the way down the lovely path of neutral colours, gorgeous texture and fun, messy painting........

....... and for once not a flower in sight!!!

List A   Lace

List B   Metal & Wood

List C   Paint & Ink

And now for THE RULES;

1. You may enter this challenge a maximum of THREE TIMES - they must be different creations and posted on your blog separately.

2. If you post any more than three entries they will sadly have to be deleted.

3. NO back-linking. Please do not enter a creation that was published on your blog before the start of our challenge.

4. Please link to your actual post, not just your blog. If you just link to your blog the team will not be able to find your entry and leave any comments.

5. Please include a link to our challenge in your blog post.

6. You may combine our challenge with as many other challenges as you wish.

7. If you want the team to comment on your entry then you have to link to a site that does not require us to sign in/become a member.

This challenge is open until 11.59pm Friday 28th June.