I'm Baaaaack!

Hi everyone! Betcha gave up on me LOL. After a long rest I've regained my creative mojo and I'm ready to jump back in with both feet. I've kinda digressed from card making to other forms of art. I think you all can agree my cards were taking a turn towards "3D Art" and could no longer be considered "cards". Well my love of embellishing and making my own have taken on a life of their own. I'm now into altered art canvases, fabric flower making, molding and casting, and of all thing blinged out cases for phones and IPods. I've discovered You Tube and have created a channel showcasing some of my designs and tutorials. My channel is called kelley3684 and Ill try to create a link to my vids from here.

My latest creation was a  "Captured Fairy Bottle" challenge and here are some pics and close-ups.

 

 

It's great to be back and see you again soon!

Holly

MMSC #75....A fond farewell

I'm sad to announce that this is my last week as Midnight Madness Guest Diva. I have enjoyed my time on the team very much. I have met such nice and talented crafters from allover the globe! I hope you have found a little inspiration from the cards I have posted. Thankyou everyone for all your kind comments and support. I look forward to playing along with MMSC in the future.

Enter one style or both this week.

Just have fun and come play with us :)

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Our MMSC74 Gold Star Award goes to...

pending
Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...
pending
Please grab your award logos from the side bar and display them proudly :)

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Our MMSC74 Weekly Bonus Winner is...
pending


Please contact me with your info to claim your Bonus Prizes!!! :)

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*Our MMSC weekly Bonus sponsor is.....

 

http://www.onestopcardcrafts.co.uk/

Here is a little bit about our newest sponsor : At One Stop Card Crafts we have a big range of ever changing discount making and cardmaking craft supplies.We are always adding to our range of craft supplies which are ideal for making handmade greeting cards, do-it-yourself invitations scrapbook pages, altered items and much more.Our card making craft supplies include free and our popular discount scheme and quick service means our customers keep coming back for more. Our prices are very competitive and this is what makes us an ideal place to buy your cardmaking supplies online

Prize itemized list 
Chic Party Clear Stamp Set
Crochet Flower Pink
Sherbet Pips Card Candy
Red Hot Mini Buttons
2.5 Pink stick on gems
Pack of white 140 x 140 card blanks
Various pink vellum
Various organza and satin ribbons
Thank you so much for your generosity Shelley!
We are thrilled to have you as a new sponsor :)
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**Our October Monthly is....

*D' Amour Allure

Click here to see the prize

Thank you again Jeni for your wonderful prize :)

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Here is this weeks Sketch and our Design Team Creations:

This weeks creation showcases my favorite Digi image from "Priscillastyles" I have enjoyed this image more than once and it is so versatile that I know it will pop up often. 

 

Items used to create this card include:

My Minds Eye  Halloween collection (papers and brads) 

Smooch Spritz in Gold

Beads, Fibers and Glittered floral wire

Pearls, Copic Spica marker in Gold

Tulle, Silk flower from Michaels

Thanks for stopping by and see you all again soon! Your kind comments mean so much to me and brighten my day.

Holly

MMSC #74

Hello and welcome back to the Papercraft Place! 

Here is my card for this weeks sketch challenge. I used this pretty image from "D Amour Allure"

I kept it pretty clean and simple this week. I wanted to stay true to the sketch so I didn't add any fancy flowers or embellishments  (GASP!)

Items used to create this card include:

Clear buttons airbrushed to match the DP

Kaiser pearls

Spellbinders nestabilities

Ranger distress ink

Ribbon

This weeks sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.

"YOUR CHOICE"

Enter one style or both this week.

Just have fun and come play with us :)

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Our MMSC73 Gold Star Award goes to...

Pending
Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...
Pending
Please grab your award logos from the side bar and display them proudly :)

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Our MMSC73 Weekly Bonus Winner is...
Pending
Our Sept Monthly Prize winner is ......
Pending
Please contact me with your info to claim your Bonus Prizes!!! :)

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*Our MMSC74 weekly Bonus sponsor is.....

Studio 313 Exclusive Creations
Hello! My name is Shawne, I am an Illustrator. I love art in many forms. There is always something new to learn and experiment with. Card making is perfect with many different mediums and that is how I got hooked! I just recently moved my image line, Studio 313 by Shawne to McMahon Five Designs and am really excited to be working with my friend Sue McMahon. I also have a line of stamps at Clear Dollar stamps, although I am no longer there. You can find out more about my past work and some more recent at my blog Paper Art From Studio 313.  

Shawne

McMahon Five Design

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**Our October Monthly is....

D' Amour Allure

Prize Includes:

1 set of 4 Pretty Little Things stamps– Little Girls Dreams
1 set of 4 Pretty Little Things stamps-Valentine Collection
1 set  of 24 Language of Love stamps
1 Vintage Vanities Limited Edition-Cupids Arrow rubber stamp
1 Vintage Vanities Limited Edition-Estella rubber stamp
1 package of 3 Prima Eastlake Flowers
1 package of Prima Autumn Ribbon with Flowers
1 package of Prima Rainbow Self Adhesive Pearls
1 package of 2 Prima Golden Butterflies
1 bunch of 6 Prima Calla Lilies
1 bunch of 6 Prima Pink Lilies
1 yard of Prima Jemie Ribbon
D' Amour Allure stamps include vintage styles to character art. Please browse the collections at our exclusive retailer, http://www.mcmahonfivedesign.com/

WOW!!! Thank you again Jeni for your wonderful prize :)

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Here is this weeks Sketch and our Design Team Creations:

Entering our challenge is as easy as 1-2-3 :)

1. Please become a “FOLLOWER”

2. Tag with MMSC74 when uploading to galleries.

3. Enter your project to " inlinkz" below & leave a comment

MMSC74 ENTRY DEADLINE Monday Oct 11th  at 5pm PST

Special Note: although the PSDT are entering their cards they are not eligible for prizes or Awards in any form, it is purely for inspiration!




Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you next week for my final sketch challenge card as Guest Diva at Midnight Madness.


Have a great week!


Holly

MMSC #73............"Tiki the Toucan"

Hello, and welcome back for this weeks creation. 

This weeks sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.

"YOUR CHOICE"

Enter one style or both this week.

Just have fun and come play with us :)

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Our MMSC72 Gold Star Award goes to...

pending
Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...
pending
Please grab your award logos from the side bar and display them proudly :)

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This weeks sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.

"YOUR CHOICE"

Enter one style or both this week.

Just have fun and come play with us :)

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Our MMSC72 Gold Star Award goes to...

pending
Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...
pending
Please grab your award logos from the side bar and display them proudly :)

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Our MMSC72 Weekly Bonus Winner is...
pending
Please contact me with your info to claim your Bonus Prizes!!! :)

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*Our MMSC73 weekly Bonus sponsor is.....

 "PaperWorks Co (fondly known as PWCO) is a online scrapbooking and rubberstamping supplies store based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Besides carrying an array of supplies (think Copics, Nesties, Cuttlebug, etc), we have branched out to include our own line of line of deeply etched rubber stamps.Most recently, we invited Rachelle Anne Miller to design a new whimisical line thats exclusive to PWCO.  To top that,our in-house Design Team consists of a bunch of SUPER talented ladies from US and Canada, and you can find their work at our blog. Make sure to check them out!"

The prize: the set of 6 stamps from the PWCO/RAM Fall Collection [valued at 41.75.]

WOW!! Thank you so much for your wonderful prizes!

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**Our September Monthly Sponsor is....

Sunshine and Giggles

You can check out this AWESOME prize here worth $100




While I intended to give "Tiki" the full blown Halloween treatment I decided to highlight the image using a strictly black and white background and the colorful spotlight. Kind of like the B and W photos that have one element colorized.

This cute toucan comes from Paperworks Co.
Supplies used to create this card include:


Spellbinders frame and palm fronds
Copic airbrush and markers
Prismacolor pencils/Gamsol
Stickles
Black gems
Black fun fibers
Sizzix flourish die
Prima flowers


Thanks for taking a look and see you next week!


Holly

MMSC #72 "What the Devil..............?"

Hello again and welcome back to the Papercraft Place! I hope you are all having a great week so far. 

This weeks sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.

"YOUR CHOICE"

Enter one style or both this week.

Just have fun and come play with us :)

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Our MMSC71 Gold Star Award goes to...

# 33   Mona

Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...
#15   Benzi
#69   Artesania
#71   Paola
Please grab your award logos from the side bar and display them proudly :)

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Our MMSC71 Weekly Bonus Winner is...
TBA



Please contact me with your info to claim your Bonus Prizes!!! :)

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*Our MMSC72 weekly Bonus sponsor is.....

Stamp and Create and is offering a $25.00 gift certificate.

Stamp and Create is an on-line store carrying many popular brands of stamps, paper, and embellishments including: Wags ‘n Whiskers Rubber Stamps, High Hopes Stamps, Sweet Pea, CC Designs, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps, Whiff of Joy, Stampavie, Penny Black, The Greeting Farm, Basic Grey, 7 Gypsies, Shimmerz, Nestabilities (always 20% off!!), charms and more!! Lacey is always adding new items to the store…so check it out at www.stampandcreate.com
Thanks Lacey for your wonderful prize this week!!


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**Our September Monthly Sponsor is....

Sunshine and Giggles

You can check out this AWESOME prize here worth $100
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Here is this weeks Sketch and our Design Team Creations:

Entering our challenge is as easy as 1-2-3 :)

1. Please become a “FOLLOWER”

2. Tag with MMSC72 when uploading to galleries.

3. Enter your project to " inlinkz" below & leave a comment

MMSC72 ENTRY DEADLINE Monday Sept 27th at 5pm PST

Special Note: although the PSDT are entering their cards they are not eligible for prizes or Awards in any form, it is purely for inspiration!

 

 This week I used an image from "Wags and Whiskers" called Angelica. I gave her a Halloween spin because I just can't stop thinking in terms of the holiday! I'm already getting worried for next weeks image "Tiki the Toucan"! Lets take a vote:

Should "Tiki the Toucan" get the Halloween treatment too?

Leave your vote in your comment and I will pick a random winner for one of my Halloween flowers from last week. Type "no flower" if you just want to vote but have no interest in the flower prize.

And here is this weeks card.....

Items used to make this card include :

Wild Orchid roses ( airbrushed)

Bat die cuts covered with MS onyx glitter

Floral wire coated with Crystal effects and covered with MS red glitter (headband)

Air dry clay ( devil horns )

Copic markers

Stardust stickles

Spellbinders nestabilities

EK Success bat border punch

I hope you have a great week and hope to see you back soon.

Holly

MMSC #71.....A thankyou card

Hello and welcome back to the Papercraft Place! I hope you are all having a great week so far.This weeks sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.

"YOUR CHOICE"

Enter one style or both this week.

Just have fun and come play with us :)

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Our MMSC70 Gold Star Award goes to...

PENDING
Our Remarkables Awards this week go to...
PENDING
Please grab your award logos from the side bar and display them proudly :)

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Our MMSC70Weekly Bonus Winner is...
PENDING
Please contact me with your info to claim your Bonus Prizes!!! :)

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*Our MMSC71 weekly Bonus sponsor is.....

Gurlee Girl Craft Store has expanded to include the latest Magnolia Stamps, Prima Flowers, and of course my Gurlee Girl Stamps for your crafting need. Chelsea is looking forward to adding more wonderful craft products we all love to use on our projects. She only stocks a limited number of inventories for each item, and they will not be re-stocked, so please make sure to stop by and check out the latest items available now in her store now. Chelsea is giving our MMSC71 weekly bonus winner a $20 voucher for her store. Thank you Chelsea..we love your products and images.

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**Our September Monthly Sponsor is....

Sunshine and Giggles

You can check out this AWESOME prize here worth $100
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Here is this weeks Sketch and our Design Team Creations:

For this weeks sketch I decided to create my own version of the Prima Flowers "Grand Dame Mermaid" Here is a picture of the package.

Now here is my version.....

This was created using the following materials


Spellbinders nestabilities dies
Satin fabric
Organza
Lace (airbrushed)
Glitter applied to the edges with Crystal Effects
Liquid applique (white)
Prima flower center jewel


I "molded " the petals by spraying the layers with fabric stiffener and laying them in various sized dishes. I dried them with my heat gun. DO NOT  heat the organza layer without sandwiching them between the other layers as they WILL melt ( ask me how I know!) Liquid applique was applied to some edges and heated with the heat gun. The glitter was added to other layers. The flower was assembled with transparent thread and needle. Below is a step by step picture tutorial of some Halloween flowers I did the same way if you are interested. Honestly this really doesn't take a long time......All the same size layers can be cut at once!


Other items used:


Brick wall rubber stamp from CHF
Adirondak paint dauber in pearl (wall)
Recollections swirls
Sizzix die cut frame painted with Ranger crackle paint and rubbed with purple ink
Ribbon
Glitter applied to the wet paint from the wall stamp


Here are the Halloween photos:

Glitter applied to edges

Assembly order of layers


Thanks for stopping by and be on the look-out for some holiday flowers too!


Holly