Sharon's Showcase

Anything Goes at "Art with no Boundaries"

September 12th 2011

It's the second week of our fornightly challenge at Art with no Boundaries and I've made another card for some more "inspiration"!

I've used several of the new Asian Squares from Chris at CS Designs to make this card. I made the background with watercolour paper and watercolour pencils - I love the soft effect. I printed the images and Japanese Proverb directly onto the background paper and for dimension added a mounted image.

Hope you like it! Please stop by and add your link at our challenge blog - we would love to visit!

Surrealism is Destructive...

September 10th 2011

This is my card for the new Octopode Factory Challenge "Quotes". As you can see I've used Lily's Salvador Dali image and have added a quote by Salvador himself.

My sister is a Salvador Dali fan and as her birthday is coming up I made this especially for her - LOL I hope she doesn't visit my blog!!!!

I made the background with wastercolour pencils and stamped flourishes and spots over it. The images were coloured with Copic Markers and have been stuck on muslin and then onto the background along with a couple of skeleton leaves. I'm really happy with the purple & green colours!

All Sewn Up!

September 10th 2011

This "Machine Sewn" card has been made for several "occasions" - firstly I made sure pink was the dominant colour as today is Pink Saturday! I used the new sketch from Sketch & Stash to "arrange" my card. This cute little image is from Dilly Bean Stamps - isn't she gorgeous?

I also used Basic Grey patterned papers and a "Birthday" die cut to enter the new Basic Grey Challenge. The papers are from my 6 x 6 pad "Out of Print" which also suits the new Altered Alice Theme which is "Text as Nonsense" !!! I think the little Dilly Bean girl looks a bit like Alice with her Blonde hair and blue eyes!

Hope you all have a great Pink Saturday!

A Dreamy Celestial Goddess

September 7th 2011

I've made this tag for Tag Tuesday this week and the theme is the "Moon" so I've used this most gorgeous "Celestial Goddess" Image from Chris at CS Designs. I haven't made anything with this beautiful goddess for awhile so when I saw the "theme" for this week I knew that she would be perfect!

I made the background card myself by using inkpads direct to the striped textured card and then printing the Celestial Goddess and "Dream a Little Dream" sentiment straight onto the card. The sentiment is also from CS Designs and is one of my favourites.

I have also used several colours of "Smooch" to highlight the stars and spots on the image and have added some jewels to her "headpiece" as well as some fibres that match my colour scheme.

The Card & Scrap Challenge Blog is having a decorated tag challenge as well so my tag has been entered over there!

Anything Goes!!

September 5th 2011

The theme for this fortnight's challenge at our NEW Art with no Boundaries Challenge Blog is "Anything Goes"!!!
So there is no excuse for you not joining in with us and sharing some inspiration! Remember you can use any images/designs you like to join the fun and you can enter any creation you like as long as you made it yourself!! So click on the link above and show us what you have made!!

I've made this bright pink, yellow & blue card using one of Chris' Expressive Hearts Designs (find them here). I've coloured the image with Copic Markers and have added lots of bright embellishments including lace, ribbon, feathers, braid, a heart "clip" and a "Best Wishes" sticker!

I made the little flower myself - I'm trying to make more flowers myself! So if anyone has any good tutorials or ideas let me know!!! Look forward to seeing your inspiration!!

I've also entered this card in the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - "The Sky's the Limit". And Crafting When We Can has an "Anything Goes" challenge too. The Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog have an "Anything Goes" theme for their final challenge. The I Did It Creations Blog have a "Girly Girlz" challenge and my card is certainly "girly coloured'!! And Card Makin Mamas challenge is to use a digi!

I Was Framed!

September 4th 2011
The new challenge at the Haunted Design House "Macabre Monday" is "I Was Framed!" And as the sponsor this week is Dilly Beans Stamps I decided to use one of the digis I bought awhile ago and hadn't used yet!!

As you can see I've made my "Macabre Monday" card into a Macabre "Xmas" Card LOL!!! And I've used the new sketch from the Christmas Challenges (With Sketches) Blog to do the layout for my card. She's a cute but creepy image!!!!