Julia Spiri~ Gnome Canvas

Happy Thursday Crafty Friends! 

I'm so excited to be able to share with you my make for the new challenge for

There will be a new challenge every second Thursday and it is an Anything Goes Challenge with a twist! Please check the rules here.

Now, onto our first challenge and the twist is:

USE SOMETHING NEW

So that could be a new die, technique, Embossing Folder Etc!

Here's a Mixed Media 8x10 Canvas I made using Little Gnome. As soon as I saw this image, I knew I had to make a magical little forest for her. 

 I used a lot of NEW and different mediums on the canvas- torn vintage papers, acrylic paints, Dylusions Mists, stencils and texture paste. 

I colored this little cutie with SN Markers and glued her onto chipboard and fussycut her out:

Isn't she sweet???

I made the tree by using cheese cloth and gel medium. After drying, I painted it with brown acrylic paint and glue on the tiny punched leaves...let me tell you I had a blister on my thumb from punching out so many. lol. I finished the tree with little Berries I had, as I thought they looked like "Magic" apples. lol Added a little metal birdcage charm

I stamped Sunny & Bright from So Suzy Stamps onto a wooden tag I gesso'd and inked with Frayed Burlap Distress ink. The little butterfly finished the tree.:o)

Next, I glued 4 "Leafy Border" Die cuts from MB to look like a meadow and used little Wooden Picket fences (gesso'd and Inked). Finished with some clay leaves I made and painted green.

And what's a magic forest without some Magic Mushrooms?? lol.I die cut these Lifestyle Crafts dies and then embossed them in Clear and Transparent (Sparkle) Embossing Powders.

I finished by layering Dragonfly and Fancy Butterfly 
from So Suzy Stamps which were stamped with Stazon Midi's in Blue Hawaii and Cactus Green. 

I hope I've inspired you to join in our New Challenge and I look forward to seeing your beautiful makes. 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:
Altered Eclectics September Challenge 

Artistic Stamper Challenge- Things with Wings 


Crafts Galore Challenge- Anything Goes 

Crafty Time Challenges- Anything But a Card 

Digistamps4Joy Challenge #116- Anything Goes 

Our Creative Corner Challenge- Shades of Autumn (the tree and leaves) 

Rhedd's Creative Spirit Septemeber Challenge 


World Wide Open Monthly Challenge- September 

Creative Moments Challenge #76- Anything Goes with a Sentiment

Wonderful Wednesday Challenge- Sept 2

Happy Craftin'!
~hugs~
Amy

Starry Night Tag

Happy Wednesday friends!

I'm here to share my make for 

It's always an Anything Goes Challenge! 

Our amazing Sponsor this challenge is:

For this challenge I used Moon Goddess
and made a tag with the pre-colored digi. 

 I started by priming my chipboard with Gesso and then using different Distress Inks to create the background. I then embossed a border a the bottom and top in aqua. I used texture paste and MB Starry Night Stencil to get some more texture in the BG. I stamped with a CTMH Swirl stamp and Sprayed with mists. Finished with ribbon, flowers, pearls and a metal charm.

Here's a closer look at the beautiful image:

and the sentiment from Hero Arts:

I can't wait to see your makes for this challenge and be sure to check out my teamies wonderful makes as they are spectacular!

Happy Craftin'!
~hugs~
Amy

Happiness is...One more Hour to Shop!

Good morning crafty Friends, it's time for a new challenge over at 

This month's Challenge is 

HAPPINESS IS...

This is such a great stamp as it has really awesome corresponding sentiments here. Really a 2 stamp extravaganza! Purchase the Happiness Is...stamp and then add a coordinating sentiment to fit the occasion.

I chose one close to my own heart...ONE MORE HOUR TO SHOP. hehehehe

I embossed the Happiness Is 

stamps with Copper EP and then stamped the Black Slinky Dress in the opposite corner in Champagne and created a border by sliding my CS along the Versamark Ink pad and embossing. Loved how it turned out. :o)

Layered it onto DP from DCWV as it had all the embossing powder colors in the swirls. 

 Here's the inside:

Be sure to check out my teamies AMAZING "Happiness is..." Makes...they are stunning!

Don't forget today there is FREE SHIPPING- INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL at  

So Suzy Stamps 

so get a shoppin'! :o)

Happy Craftin' and Shoppin'!

~hugs~

Amy