BGC#66- Mixed media with PJ

Hello eveyone ! 

Are you enjoying our challenges so far ?? 

We are certainly loving all the entries :) 

We have very clear and simple rules this month:

- Make a mixed media project using more than one medium (gesso, mist, ink, gel medium, texture paste, pain). It has to be visible in your work.

- Mention what kind of medium you used in your post .

- Your project must be new and must have been done after our challenge announcement.

- Deadline to enter: 31th March 2015 until 11:55 PM IST.

Please welcome our sponsors -

Prize 1  

  

Kraft zone  is generously sponsoring a lovely prize package for the winner.

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The pack has some amazing papers that would go well with any mixed media project ! 

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Another must have for mixed media ! :)

Prize 2

Sponsored by

The Craft shop is generously donating a GV

for our winner ! :)

 

 

Now isnt that cool !!! 

 

So for the Mixed media theme this month i have made a canvas ! 

 

I sort of went with my usual style floral and colorful ! 

 

 I have done a lot of layering with doilies and diecuts

 

 

 All the flowers you see are handmade. 

Also there is use of texture paste and Lindy's stamp gang mists ! :) 

Enjoyed doing this one :) 

I hope you like it 

Please Link your challenges here

 

 

 

 

BGC#65 - Mood board + Stamping

Hello hello hello !!!!!! 

Welcome back !!! 

I hope you all had a very lovely holiday ! 

I certainly did , and it was good to take a break and recharge the creative batteries ! 

so here we are 2015 eh !!
I really cant believe we have lasted this long ! going into our 4th successful year (touch wood)
with all things comes Change !
Last year we got you challenges and giveaways
this year we are changing it all !

• First thing is we are now a monthly challenge blog! Yes you heard right ! but don't worry our inspirational posts will keep on coming with more tips and tricks for you to learn !

• Even your prizes are changing ! You will be able to have more opportunity to win ! Each challenge will have 2 winners one on merit and one random ! (Merit winner must provide an Indian address for shipping)

we start the new year with a lovely mood board challenge ! 

Don't we love our mood boards now !!! 

Photo credits (Top L-R): Pinterest, weddingpartyapp/ (Bottom L-R) mylifefuckoffnow ,Trendland.com/anna-halldin-maule-paintings , weddbook

So here are the rules :  (Please read)

• Make a paper crafted project taking inspiration from the above mood board . 

• Your post must mention how or what elements inspired you for your project. 

• Your project must have some sort of stamping done on it. Make sure its visible in your pictures .

• Your project must be new and must have been made after our challenge announcement 

• Deadline to enter -  28th Feb 2015 until 11:55 PM IST .

That's about it !

So here are the prizes !

Please welcome our sponsors -

Prize 1  

 

Kraft zone  is generously sponsoring

Fern leaf stencil

American crafts - yours true rub ons
And

love notes rub ons

Prize 2

Sponsored by

Rainbow craftykari  is generously donating a GV worth 500 INR

for our winner ! :)

Isnt that wonderful ??? 

Now that its sorted lets take a look at what i made

I decided to do a tall card this time :) 
I find the size quite interesting to work with.

I got my first electronic sewing machine for Christmas :) Its amazing how a simple stitch can add so much to your project ! :) You will see me playing a lot more with my machine soon.

Inspiration from the mood board : 

I decided to make this card into a wedding themed one because somehow i got the wedding vibe from the mood board.

I took inspiration from the table decoration in terms of colors and the elements . 

I went for the white butterflies too , its just an amazing piece of art im sure no one will miss ! 

 All the flowers are handmade.
I managed to add my stamped elements as layers around which the flower arrangement goes.

I do have some misting in mint underneath the elements.
I also used some fabric element with mesh cloth .

I do hope you like my project and will join us this month
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BGC#63 - Monochromatic !

Hello everyone !!

Its PJ here ! Its time for another challenge this November :) 

So our DT member Aneta challenged us this fortnight to create something Monochromatic ! 

So we present to you our 63rd challenge 

Challenge guidelines :  (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)

• Make a project using shades of only one color (any color - your choice). If you are not using shades just go for one single color against the neutrals.

• Neutrals like white and black will be allowed but in minimum amount.

• If you are using a stamped image make sure you stay in the color scheme u picked, but you are free to use skin and hair shades for coloring human images.
• Here is the color wheel for your reference if you are using shades !

•  Link back to our challenge to be eligible for the prize
•  deadline to enter - 30th Nov 2014 until 11:55 PM

Here is what i made ! 

 As you can see i went with the blue green family of colors !

Teal is one of my fav colors and it always works with the neutrals !

 I have been trying to get my hands on one of those feather dies but somehow my local store is always out of stock !! so i just hand cut these ones ! Not a big deal but i am definitely gonna get those feather dies. 

They are so in trend at the moment !

 I have used some frantage embossing enamel on the feathers to give them that dreamy look. 

And added some twine made into a bow with some pearls to finish the look. 

For the background i just went with one of the lovely ombre paper from crate paper's  flea market collection.

Over which i did some ink splatter in black and teal (lindy's Stamp gang mists) 

  So thats about it on how i did this card !

Please do enter this challenge :) 

the winner will receive a lovely prize from

Which is this
Magnolia - tilda with 3 flowers stamp

So let the entries begin ! 

BGC#62- Fall with PJ

Hello my lovely friends !

Here we are marching into November already ???? 

So inspired by the lovely Fall season we have our current challenge. 

I know there is not much of Fall in India but this time of the year its a beautiful sight all over my side of the globe ! 

So here is my creation for the theme 

 My card is inspired from the exploring i did this month in my own city !

You can see the resemblance of the pebbles in the texture i created using prima texture paste - black sand. 

Loveeeeeee it ! The new Finnabair line is just so amazing ! 

I basically created the leaves from cardstock and made them look realistic with some painting and inking on it.

I love giving my elements the lift by using double tape ! 

I seriously think adding dimentions to your card always creates the much needed Drama :) 

 Initially i was a bit stuck with the theme but after a nature walk i really got inspired !

Hope i have managed to give you some inspiration today. 

Hope to see all your lovely creations soon !

And dont forget 

  

Our lovely sponsors Lulupu craft lounge will give the winner of this challenge this awesome stamp set from American Crafts!

 Be sure to check them out!

Link your projects here

See you soon ! 

BGC#60 -Human character stamping !

 Hello my friends !!! 

Welcome back to another new challenge here at BGC !

We are loving your participation in the sept challenges and monthly celebration candy ! 

What a massive participation. we are floored ! 

So its OCT already ? and its our 60th challenge ! Wow ! thats a big number .

I dont know how we reached here but i assume thats some hardwork well done ! 

So ready for the new challenge ?

Challenge Guidelines : 

• In this challenge we want to see you play with you Human character stamps ! which means take out your Tilda's and Edwins , Prima dolls  or bloom girls , saturated canary girls etc. and color them to your hearts content , you get the drill !

• NOTE : You can also use digital stamps as long as they are human characters .

• In this challenge we want to see the Stamped image as the focal point of your project.

• It can be a card , or a 3d project , boxes or albums. NO LAYOUTS please and If you are making an album we will only judge the COVER not the inside.

Please welcome our returning sponsors !

 The winner will get a lovely prize package from Lulupu.com

I decided to do a card and here it is !

 It had to be a magnolia image for me :D I loveeeee them! 

This was a new buy from my dear friend Jovi !

 The challenge is pretty simple ! all you have to do is use a human type character stamp as your focal image. 

I loved this image the moment i stamped it ! its fantastic ! has a lot of scope with coloring . 

I have used promarkers for coloring. I sort of went for the Red head look for tilda and edwin. 

 Here is my floral spray. All the folwers are readymade.

I have used some butterflies and some seam binding in green to tie everything together. 

I am using cartabella papers here. Some circle spellbinders and sizzix dies. 

With the sentiment being Oh Happy Day! 

Tha card can go for any occasion !

Thanks for tuning in today !

Please link your projects below. 

BGC # 59 -Use wood or chipboard + colour palette with PJ

Hello my lovely friends !

Have a very happy monday !!! I hope you all are enjoying the inspiration posts shared by the design team so far. We really are glad that you all love our challenges so much :) 

So lets check out The rules of the challenge:

1. You can make either a card , a layout or embellish a MDF /Wooden Item (eg: Printers trey, MDF well , drawers ,Boxes etc) Please note that no other altered items will be allowed this time. 

2. Follow the given colour palette in your project. Use at least 3 colours.

3. Your project must have a wooden or chipboard embelishment on it

OR it can be a stand alone MDF or wooden item that you embelish using the colour palette. 

Dates to enter :  16th Sept - 30th Sept until 11:55 PM IST

So now that is all laid out for you here is my take on the challenge - 

Well i am preparing for christmas early and i thought what an unusual palette for christmas this will be !! 

We often see those red and green cards for christmas but i really loved using this color palette. 

I really wanted to go for a simple looking but mixed media card. 

Lately i have been hooked to the technique and this seemed the perfect opportunity to explore more. 

I have misted a itsy bitsy chipboard border with gold mist to make it sparkle ! 

And i also have some wood veneer stars on the card :) which kinda support the christmas spirit ! 

The flowers are handmade to fit the palette. 

with berry like beads in the center . I also have a jingle bell for fun ! 

The BG has a watercolor paper on which i have created color drips with my lindy's mists and watercolors. 

There is also some random splatter on the sides. over which i have used some Prima texture paste - white sand. 

 Hope you all enjoyed my card ! 

See u guys soon ! 

Hugs 

PJ 

Enter the challenge HERE. 

BGC#55 -Welcome HOME

A big warm welcome to all you lovely ladies (and gents) 

to another new challenge here on the BGC blog 

with me PJ . 

I just had a short trip home and with all the memories and warmth i got 

i decide to challenge you to make something with the theme HOME. 

 BGC#55 -Welcome HOME

Guidelines :

• In this challenge we want to see the emphasis on the word "HOME"

• You can make Cards , 3d projects , canvases , or Layouts 

• Your project must show a visible connection to the word HOME , it can be just the word HOME written on your project or you can make something that shows elements from your house.

• Think in the line of shaped cards , Layouts with your house pictures , 3d Bird houses , Bird cages etc. (these are just examples, you are free to depict the theme any way you like.)

•  Deadline to enter - until 11:55 PM IST on 31st July 2014.  

Sponsor : 

We have our very generous sponsors back 

Creativita by Jovi

Prize : 

4 sponge daubers 

 

1 colorbox mini -frost white

  1 Ranger perfect pearls 

 So cool right ?? I really love how jovi picks out co-ordinating stuff for you guys ! 

Ok so now lets move on to my project 

 

I really wanted to make a shaped card ! its been ages i tried my hand on a house shaped card ! 

 I really love how this turned out. 

At first i wasn't very sure if i co-ordinated the papers right , but it came out well. 

 Here is a closer look at the door :) 

i layered my pieces on top of a rectangular wood grain look PP and distressed the edges. 

I then used my grey pen to give some faux stitches all around the frame and inside.

All the shrubs are stamped , hand colored and fuzzycut. 

The stamp set i used was Pink paislee butterfly garden . Also i added a little wodden bird on top of the flowers.

 The lamp is a sizzix die, i inked it with distress inks and added some random markings around the whole thing with a black pen. And then there is the sentiment HOME :) also cut with a sizzix die .

So Thankyou for joining us :) 

We are eager to see your entries ! Link them below.