Color Challenge - Aqua and Pink + Flower

Hello All!

Thank you for visiting us, after our holiday break.  We all took some time to spend with our families and friends during the holiday season, and hope you did as well.  Sharon W. here.  I will be your  hostess this week, here @ OCC.  I thought it will be fun to start off the new year with a gorgeous paper craft item, made with some pretty colors.  The challenge this week, is to use 2 specific colors and a specific object.  Don't forget, there is a limit on how many challenge you can enter.

The main colors to use for your paper craft item (3-D item, a scrapbook page, a card, a tag, etc.) must be aqua and pink - and any shade will do!  All neutral colors are welcome: white, cream, brown, black, and grey.  And you must include a flower, any kind of flower.  The flower can be hand-made, a stamp, a picture, a digital download, an accent, etc.  To help get you inspired:

Inspiration Board

(photos courtesy of Pinterest)

Lisa - You Made Me Ink!

Susan-scrumplescrunch

Meihsia Liu - Simply Paper Crafts

Paula McClane - Scrap Addict's Attic

Irena/Rudlis - love, life and crafts

Liliana Inguanti- Stampin from home

Lori Rider - The Diva Stamper

Sharon Wheet - Designs by Sharon

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Top Talent Thursday!

 
‘HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL.’

And Welcome back to Our Creative Corner.

It is with utmost pleasure that I present to you this Thursday all the way from Aotearoa;better known as New Zealand. A card-maker, who is enthusiastic and prolific in her creations, and the genre she most leans towards is contemporary, but she has been known on occasions to delve into the Frilly and Funky, and although branching out is not always successful, she will be the first to acknowledge, like us all, we are searching for that ‘Eureka’ moment, and as Archimedes would say, we try and look at taking a new perspective on things, to examine ones own experience of creativity, and learn to surrender conscious control.

So please welcome the first Top Talent for 2013 and congratulate our Guest for this Thursday and  the winner of the ‘Alcohol and Foil’ Challenge.
DAWN- Dawn’s World.

We are so thrilled to showcase her work, but first let us learn a little bit about her.

Questions:
1.) Where do you Live?
On the North Shore in Auckland New Zealand. Been living here for over 23 years now, but was born and brought up in Otago in the South Island.

2.) How long have you been crafting and what made you start crafting?
I've been crafting since I was a child...I've tried Fabric painting, soft toy making, cross stitch, teddy-bear making and for the last 6 years I've been card making.  This came about when I reached for a magazine at the same time as another lady, who asked me if I stamped.  When I said no, she invited me to attend a group at the Local Stamp store the next day.... and as they say, the rest is history!

3.)  If you had a time machine, what point in history would you be most inspired to visit and why?
I'd love to visit the 1700's in Europe... but only as an aristocrat!  After visiting the Versailles Palace in Paris a couple of years ago, I was intrigued with the amazing fabrics, tapestries etc.
I would love to see all the fabulous painters and craftsmen at work.


4.) What colour do you find the most difficult to work with?
Oranges and Yellows.... detest these with a passion!  I really struggle with these colours

5.) What are three of your favourite challenges that you enjoy participating in, and 'stepping out' of your comfort zone?
Of course... Our Creative Corner always have such challenging challenges.  I love trying new techniques so always enjoy any challenge that gives me a chance to try something new.   I don't particularly enjoy colour challenges.... sometimes I found that makes me step outside my "comfort zone", but I really like sketch challenges and using photo inspirations for a challenge.

6.) What is the most useless item that you have purchased for your craft?
My jumbo roller!  I did a class on using it, got very impressed, bought it and have NEVER used it since!

Thank you Dawn for being our 'Thursday's Top Talent'.  and sharing such wonderful inspiration with us!

 

Dawns Blog-Dawn's World.

If you'd like the chance to be part of 'Top Talent Thursday' at Our Creative Corner, simply join in our next Challenge this Saturday 5th January 2013, the team are all back on board after the Christmas festivities.

Look forward to catching up with you all then via a thumbnail of your project.

Smiles:)
Sue.

"The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it."
~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
 

Purple and Silver Christmas Winner

Hello Everyone
Apologies for the late post of our winner To our 'Purple and Silver' Challenge.
 

 Firstly, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are starting to recover from the over indulgence.  And I hope you are having time to get back into some crafting.
Thanks to all those who played along with our Purple and Silver Christmas challenge, lots of gorgeous work for me to choose a winner from, and here it is, our winner for this week is Trace from Inky Pinky Craft.

I loved that Trace used primarily purples and silver for her tag, the wire and star are a fantastic touch and the beautiful purple frosted

flower a gorgeous finishing touch.
Congratulations Trace, here is  your winners badge for your blog.

 Sue here.....
Just a reminder to you all, Top Talent will resume on January 3rd, so check in and see who is spotlighted, and our first Challenge at OCC for 2013 is January 5th, and I can let you know it will be hosted by Sharon Wheet, so you may have a little inkling what her theme will be.
Looking forward to catching up with you then.
In the mean time have a Happy New Year.
Smiles:)
Sue

Winner - One stitch at a time!

Hi there.  First of all I want to thank everyone for participating in last week's challenge. Your creations have been amazing. I really had a hard job deciding which card to pick as a winner, but this card is a great interpretation of the challenge.

Congratulations to Anita Houston at The Artful Maven Haven! I love what she has done with her project. She not only created a gorgeous background but also combined all the elements in a very exquisite way. Please Anita feel free to pick up the Top Talent's winner badge and display it proudly on your blog.

It's not too late to play along with challenge "It's a Purple and Silver Christmas". Please make sure you link back to us when you post your submission. Don't forget to come back and check out our Top Talent Thursday tomorrow! We shall return with a new challenge on Saturday, and tons of inspiration for you.

It's a Purple and Silver Christmas!

Hi everyone, Chris here. Firstly, thank you all for playing along with our recent challenges, and well done to all of our Top Talent winners.

This week is my turn to set a challenge for you. My favourite colour of all is purple, and at Christmas, while I like traditional colours, I also love purple married up with silver. So this week I am challenging you to use purple and silver for your project. You can use other colours too, just as long as purple and silver are the focus colours. Since this is our last challenge before we take a break for Christmas, let's also make it a Christmas project. Here is what the Design Team have come up with for your inspiration:

Lisa - You Made Me Ink!

Christina Barnes - Dot Dot Stamping Designs

Paula McClane - Scrap Addict's Attic

Susan-scrumplescrunch

Meihsia Liu - Simply Paper Crafts

Liliana Inguanti- Stampin from Home

Linda Coughlin - The Funkie Junkie

Marcy Kaminski - En Papillote Arts

Irena Kowalczyk/Rudlis - love, life and crafts

Sharon Wheet - Designs by Sharon

Top Talent Thursday!

 

Welcome back to
Our Creative Corner.

It is with utmost pleasure that I present to you this Thursday all the way from the Netherlands, a multi-talented artist, not only does she make beautiful cards, but her other accomplishments lie in Photography, Drawing and Painting; (Oils, Acrylics Pastel, and Watercolour ) and if that is not enough she is a Great Grandmother as well!!!!
No surprise then that she won the “Make your Own Background ‘ Challenge.
Please welcome and congratulate our Guest and ‘Top Talent’ for this Thursday 13th December 2012.
And the last for this year!
JANNY! Janny's cards and creations.
We are so thrilled to showcase her work, but first let us learn a little bit about her.

Questions:
1.) ‘Where do you Live’?
My name is Janny van der Male and I live in the village called Leidschendam near The Haque. (in the west part of Holland)

2.) Describe yourself in five words.
 Creative (cards and paintings), liked to travel,

3.) How would you describe your art for the general public audience if they have never seen it before? 
I make different kinds of cards but preferably with stamps. I like to design the backgrounds also. In addition, I also paint (http://jannys-art.blogspot.nl/) and I Like to make photographs. (http://www.fotopaginajanny.blogspot.nl/)

4.) What colour inspires your creativity?
Blue (water colors) and lilac (In different shades)

5.) What makes you happy?
 My family and all kinds of creativity

6.) What colour do you hardly ever use?
I dislike the colors Black and Red (except in Christmas time).


I think we can all see how you enjoy painting, because this card you have presented is unique in design and colour palette, but still carries the Christmas feeling.






















Thank you Janny for being our 'Thursday's Top Talent'. and sharing such wonderful inspiration with us!

JANNY’S BLOG:
Janny’s Card Creations!
While there check out her Art Blog.

If you'd like the chance to be part of 'Top Talent Thursday' at Our Creative Corner, simply join in our current challenge; ‘Stitching and Fabrics’ HERE.
There's still time to participate.

This is the last Top Talent Post for 2012......we will reconvene January 3rd 2013.

"Thank you each and everyone for your continued support throughout 2012, we value and acknowledge your patronage very much.
We hope you have a Christmas that is all you hope it will be, and however you celebrate, may it be a happy and joyful one, with special moments to cherish.
This is a time of giving, and to share the blessings that we have to others, so that they too can feel the spirit of Christmas."
Merry Christmas to you all!
From the team at Our Creative Corner.

My personal wish for the New Year is to retain a positive attitude, with the expectation that my creative mind will be complacent to my needs and not falter too often;
It maybe a big ask!

Smiles:)
Sue.



"The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it."
~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe