Life is a Circus - alcohol ink, gift box, art crayon, emboss resist

For an Art Nuvo style gift box, I used a stamp set from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, dies from Spellbinders, backgrounds made with alcohol ink and Marabu art crayons on an emboss resist, and a bit of ribbon.

Bartholomew - Sheepski Designs, coloured pencil, decoupage, mixed media

My inspiration project for this month's Sheepski Designs challenge is a steampunk kitty with cogs on a transformed cigar box. Bartholomew is a new image now available in the Etsy shop that I've coloured with Prismacolour pencils on tracing paper and decoupaged along with a bunch of cogs.

The challenge for August 2018 on the Sheepski Designs blog is Animal Madness! You don't need to use a Sheepski Designs image, but we love to see her images. Come join us in the challenge.

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Bathing Beauty - coloured pencil, gift box

Splish, splash I was takin' a bath... soak all your troubles and cares away. My bathy gift box features a retired Kraftin' Kimmie set with Prismacolour pencil colouring and Sizzix die and embossing folder.

Birthday Style - gift box with stencilling

Good things come in small packages. This little gift box was made from a Spellbinders die embellished with Kraftin' Kimmie ink, stencil, and stamp along with Nuvo Dream drops.

Love Story Box - die cutting, 3d embossing

For a small wedding gift, I created a box with 3D embossing and die cuts from Spellbinders and Simply Refined and a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp. "Two hearts believing in just one mind. Beating together 'til the end of time."

Fairy Purse - die cuts

Pretty purple treat bag or gift box for a young girl or just someone who loves fairies, my project features a die cut party foil purse using a Spellbinders die and trinket tag using a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp set.

Fairy Box - Nuvo mousse watercolour

This jubilant fairy is on a small box with roses. The fairy is from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and I coloured her with Nuvo Embellishment Mousse using a waterbrush with a little shadowing of Distress marker. I love the subtle sparkly of the mousse. The box is an Eileen Hull steel rule die by Sizzix coloured with an embossing folder from Taylored Expressions,  Nuvo Embellishment Mouse, and Prima Art Alchemy. The fairy is on a wobbler so she has dimension and bounce.

Popcorn and a Movie - watercolour pencil, box

One of my favourite summer activities is binging movies. It's a great way to stay out of the heat from the sun and in a cool shady location. So, I made a popcorn box for holding popcorn with a binge-watching, popcorn-munching girl as the perfect pairing for a movie night. The box features a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps set coloured with Nuvo watercolour pencils, and two Spellbinders die sets. What summer movie do you want to watch first?

Dino Box - Plus Die cut and embossing

Dino party on a box perfect for a child's small gift! My gift box features a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps set and embossing with a Thinlit Plus die for the box and dies from My Favorite Things and Elizabeth Craft Designs.

Daisy Love box - Through the Craftroom Door with Prismacolor pencil, mixed media

This week's sponsor for the Through the Craftroom Door blog challenge is Lucy Sunshine.

Heather valentin is a lady who breathed art her entire life. She was drawing as soon as she could hold a crayons . Guided by her farther. She found her truest joy in drawing and painting, in a BA in arts. Heather made her way in th world by creating original drawings and installations for various global companies / corporations for advertisement and display purposes .
Heather true love has always been creating her original copyrighted characters and sharing them with her appreciative public. Her beloved characters are recognizable worldwide her signature eyes, and drawing style mostly featuring mismatched clothing and characters from days gone by. Making people smile with her art is heather's greatest joy.

For my project, I used Daisy Love Buggmee to create a whimsical box using Prismacolor pencils, Distress paint, stain, and ink, Perfect Pearls, and dies from Spellbinders, Stampin' Up, and We R Memory Keepers.

The Through the Craftroom Door challenge is always Anything Goes. The prize this week is three images from Lucy Sunshine. Come play with us and show us your own projects.

Sleigh Treat Box

A little box with a little sleigh pulled by the famous reindeer. The reindeer pulling the sleigh go around each side of the box.

Challenges

Crazy Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge: Cute
Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge: Treat Box
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge: Think Pink
Creative Craft Cottage: Use Ribbon
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Krafty Scrappy: Anything but a Card
Addicted to Stamps and More: Anything Goes
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesday: Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door: Anything Goes

Supplies

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Meow-y Christmas box

A lovely pillow box 'wrapped' in a lace of glitter, tagged with an adorable kitty tangled in Christmas lights and a poinsettia makes a lovely gift on its own, even without the items hidden inside.

Challenges

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Scrappy challenge: Anything But A Card
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge: Gift It
Crafty Gals Corner: Critters
Fab 'n' Funky: Ribbon and/or Lace
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge: Sentiment
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Wonderful Wednesday: Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Challenge: Anything Goes

Supplies

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