Craft a Scene - Winter Theme Week 4

Christmas is just two days away and we are already celebrating.  Thank you to everyone who has entered the challenge.  We will be around to finish commenting soon.  This challenge goes until January 3rd, so you even have time after Christmas to enter.

When you enter the challenge please make sure you meet the minimum criteria for a scene!  If you wish to skip to the challenge, click here.

The Tri-shutter card is a stretch for some , but you should give it a try as a personal challenge.  I have a brief tutorial on my blog and you can also find instructions at Split Coast Stampers.

Here is our inspiration that will last for the remainder of the challenge period.

Dora - Dora's Craft Corner

Pia - Pippins Stampscapes

You may enter up to 3 times and as many challenges as you wish. If you do not have a blog or account on Split Coast Stampers, then just email me a picture of the piece and I will add it to one of our posts.  

If you are not sure what constitutes a scenic project, check out the information here.

Don't forget to add GDT to your link if you wish to be considered for a guest spot.

Have fun creating!

NancyD

Craft a Scene - Winter Theme Week 3

It's the third week of our challenge to make a winter card with the option of making it a tri-shutter card.  I have a brief tutorial on my blog and you can also find instructions at Split Coast Stampers.

I am guessing that you are all on the count down to Christmas.  We have one more week of inspiration for you and then the design team is taking a well deserved two weeks off before returning with the last winners for 2013.  If you want to skip to the challenge post click here.

Here is your inspiration for this week!

Anna-Karin - Layers of Ink

Sue - Sue's Crafty Corner

You may enter up to 3 times and as many challenges as you wish. If you do not have a blog or account on Split Coast Stampers, then just email me a picture of the piece and I will add it to one of our posts.  

If you are not sure what constitutes a scenic project, check out the information here.

Don't forget to add GDT to your link if you wish to be considered for a guest spot.

Have fun creating!

NancyD

Craft a Scene - Winter Theme Week 2

Our theme this month is to make a winter card with the option of making it a tri-shutter card.  I have a brief tutorial on my blog and you can also find instructions at Split Coast Stampers.

Here is your inspiration for this week!

Rachel - Fisher's Cards and Crafts

You may enter up to 3 times and as many challenges as you wish. If you do not have a blog or account on Split Coast Stampers, then just email me a picture of the piece and I will add it to one of our posts.  

If you are not sure what constitutes a scenic project, check out the information here.

Don't forget to add GDT to your link if you wish to be considered for a guest spot.

Have fun creating!

NancyD

Craft a Scene - Winter Theme (Optional Tri-shutter card)

December is finally here and everyone is thinking of Christmas. Parts of the country are blanketed in snow and the rest of us would love to see some (for a short time anyway).  In honor of the inevitable winter white stuff, our theme is to make a winter scene with the option of making it a Tri-Shutter card.

I just love how the tri-shutter card looks with a wonderful scene and I think it adds an extra special challenge to a simple theme. 

When you enter the challenge please make sure you meet the minimum criteria for a scene!

The Tri-shutter card is a stretch for some and the design team had a great time learning how to make these.  I have a brief tutorial on my blog and you can also find instructions at Split Coast Stampers.

Anna-Karin - Layers of Ink

Dora - Dora's Craft Corner

Nancy - Crafting Passions

Pia - Pippins Stampscapes

Rachel - Fisher's Cards and Crafts

Sue - Sue's Crafty Corner

You may enter up to 3 times and as many challenges as you wish. If you do not have a blog or account on Split Coast Stampers, then just email me a picture of the piece and I will add it to one of our posts.  

If you are not sure what constitutes a scenic project, check out the information here.

Don't forget to add GDT to your link if you wish to be considered for a guest spot.

Have fun creating!

NancyD

Craft a Scene Trees Challenge Winners!

Hello everyone, I have our "Trees, Trees, Trees" winner and our top 3 for November.  We had 43 blog entries and 1 great email entry this month.

I always use Random.org first to find the winner of our prize so that I don't also call them a Top 3 winner. This time 6. Darlene Pavlick  



Reach out to me Darlene with your mailing address and I will send out your stamp.

When we review all the great entries each month for the Top 3 we are looking for finished projects (cards, bookmarks, framed art, etc), and scenes that are stamped or digi'd with all the scenic elements mentioned in our rules.  They we all really great this month (they usually are) and I am trying not to pick the same ones each month too.

Our Top 3 this month are:


3. Carola 

31. MaggieH 

 36. Helen in the UK (2)

Congratulations to all!  I will be back in a few minutes with our next challenge.

NancyD

Trees Email Entry

Hi everyone!

I have an email entry from our friend Dawn in the UK.  She writes:

The tree stamp, from Personal Impressions, Winter Birds-Tall Trees, just asked to be made into a card for the November challenge, so I just had to buy it.  I paired it up with two of Clarity Reindeer stamps, which I stamped onto the card first.  I covered the deer with masks and then stamped the trees three times.  After colouring the deer using Promarkers I used Adirondack inks and torn paper with a sponge to create the sky and the snowy foreground and then added a little sparkle to the trees using a Clear Star Gelly Roll pen, before layering onto a piece of card which I had embossed around the edges using Versamark and Heat it Up embossing powder in blue.

Hope you like it.

And here is her lovely card!

I will be back on Sunday with winners of the trees challenge and our theme for December.

NancyD

Craft a Scene Trees Challenge - Final Week

This is the final week of our theme is "Trees, Trees, Trees". This means you should create a stamped or digi'd scene that shows us a lot of trees. Pretty simple, right?  You can jump to mr. linky here.

I have an amazing design team who is very creative and has wonderful inspiration to guide you through the theme.

Dora - Dora's Craft Corner

Pia - Pippins Stampscapes

Thanks ladies for such wonderful inspiration!

You may enter up to 3 times and as many challenges as you wish. If you do not have a blog or account on Split Coast Stampers, then just email me a picture of the piece and I will add it to one of our posts.  

If you are not sure what constitutes a scenic project, check out the information here.

Don't forget to add GDT to your link if you wish to be considered for a guest spot.

Have fun creating!

NancyD

Craft a Scene Trees Challenge - Week 3

This is the third week of our theme is "Trees, Trees, Trees". This means you should create a stamped or digi'd scene that shows us a lot of trees. Pretty simple, right?

Two amazing scenes ladies!!!  It is wonderful to see how different everyone interprets the theme and every scene is just gorgeous.

Anna-Karin - Layers of Ink

Sue - Sue's Crafty Corner

You may enter up to 3 times and as many challenges as you wish. If you do not have a blog or account on Split Coast Stampers, then just email me a picture of the piece and I will add it to one of our posts.  

If you are not sure what constitutes a scenic project, check out the information here.

Don't forget to add GDT to your link if you wish to be considered for a guest spot.

Have fun creating!

NancyD

Craft a Scene Trees Challenge - Week 2

This is the second week of our theme is "Trees, Trees, Trees". This means you should create a stamped or digi'd scene that shows us a lot of trees. Pretty simple, right?

The design team has wonderful inspiration to guide you through the theme.

Nancy - Crafting Passions

Rachel - Fisher's Cards and Crafts

That is such a nice variety of different TREE scenes that you should have no trouble coming up with your own special set of trees.  

You may enter up to 3 times and as many challenges as you wish. If you do not have a blog or account on Split Coast Stampers, then just email me a picture of the piece and I will add it to one of our posts.  

If you are not sure what constitutes a scenic project, check out the information here.

Don't forget to add GDT to your link if you wish to be considered for a guest spot.

Have fun creating!

NancyD

Craft a Scene - Trees, Trees, Trees

This month our theme is "Trees, Trees, Trees". This means you should create a stamped or digi'd scene that shows us a lot of trees. Pretty simple, right?

I have an amazing design team who is very creative and has wonderful inspiration to guide you through the theme.

Anna-Karin - Layers of Ink

Dora - Dora's Craft Corner

Nancy - Crafting Passions

Pia - Pippins Stampscapes

Rachel - Fisher's Cards and Crafts

Sue - Sue's Crafty Corner

That is such a nice variety of different TREE scenes that you should have no trouble coming up with your own special set of trees.  

You may enter up to 3 times and as many challenges as you wish. If you do not have a blog or account on Split Coast Stampers, then just email me a picture of the piece and I will add it to one of our posts.  

If you are not sure what constitutes a scenic project, check out the information here.

Don't forget to add GDT to your link if you wish to be considered for a guest spot.

Have fun creating!

NancyD

Fowl Weather Challenge Winners!

Hello everyone, I think this theme was difficult for challengers to interpret as we have several entries that don't meet the requirements to have a bird (fowl) and stormy weather.  We only had 13 direct challengers and 2 email entries so I have decided to dispense with the random winner and name the Top 4 instead. I do hope everyone doesn't mind the change.

When we review all the great entries each month for the Top 3/4 we are looking for finished projects (cards, bookmarks, framed art, etc), and scenes that are stamped or digi'd with all the scenic elements mentioned in our rules.  

Our Top 4 this month are:


Dawn - email entry

Teresa's Studio

Helen Quilts

Kati - Mamapias Stamp Corner

Congratulations to all!  I will be back in a few minutes with our next challenge.

NancyD

Fowl Weather Challenge - Week 4

Ooops! I forgot to set this post up before I went off to church this morning.  

This month our theme is "Fowl Weather". This means you should create a scene that shows a bit of stormy weather (any kind from light rain to full-on tornado) and just to make it more fun please include birds in your scene - hence the name "Fowl Weather".

I have an amazing design team who is very creative and has wonderful inspiration to guide you through the theme.

Dora - Dora's Craft Corner

Pia - Pippins Stampscapes

OK, so now you have an idea of what to do with the theme "Fowl Weather".  You may enter up to 3 times and as many challenges as you wish. If you do not have a blog or account on Split Coast Stampers, then just email me a picture of the piece and I will add it to one of our posts.  

If you are not sure what constitutes a scenic project, check out the information here.

Don't forget to add GDT to your link if you wish to be considered for a guest spot.

Have fun creating!

NancyD

Fowl Weather Challenge - Week 3

This month our theme is "Fowl Weather". This means you should create a scene that shows a bit of stormy weather (any kind from light rain to full-on tornado) and just to make it more fun please include birds in your scene - hence the name "Fowl Weather".

We have email entries from our two friends from England......

Margaret

Margaret from Yorkshire England here with my entry for the October Challenge.   For this card I sponged on Adirondack ink in various shades of blue and created a hint of the moon by painting with water and dabbing with a paper towel, removing some of the colour.  The stamps I used were from Lindsay Mason, apart from the robin and small trees, which were Clarity stamps. I used cut and dry and eggplant to edge the picture and the snow was created with a white Pen-touch pen.  Hope you like it.

Dawn

Here are the design team inspirational cards.....

Anna-Karin - Layers of Ink

Sue - Sue's Crafty Corner

They are all so beautiful it makes me want to get into my craft room and have more fun!  We are looking forward to seeing your wonderful creations.

Have fun creating!

NancyD

Fowl Weather Challenge - Week 2

This month our theme is "Fowl Weather". This means you should create a scene that shows a bit of stormy weather (any kind from light rain to full-on tornado) and just to make it more fun please include birds in your scene - hence the name "Fowl Weather".

Your background and foreground images should be stamped or digi'd onto the paper to make a scene.  After the stamped scene is laid you may add dimensional aspects (this is a special note to all the card makers who build a scene with paper instead of stamped images).   

We have two very stormy cards to share as inspiration this week.

Nancy - Crafting Passions

Rachel - Fisher's Cards and Crafts

OK, so now you have an idea of what to do with the theme "Fowl Weather".  You may enter up to 3 times and as many challenges as you wish. If you do not have a blog or account on Split Coast Stampers, then just email me a picture of the piece and I will add it to one of our posts.  

If you are not sure what constitutes a scenic project, check out the information here.

Don't forget to add GDT to your link if you wish to be considered for a guest spot.

Have fun creating!

NancyD

Craft a Scene Challenge - Fowl Weather

The weather in my part of the country (Pacific Northwest) has been frightful!  We have had thunder, lightening, torrential rains, and flooding.  With all this stormy I thought it would be a good idea to have a "Fowl Weather" challenge.

This means you should create a scene that shows a bit of stormy weather (any kind from light rain to full-on tornado) and just to make it more fun please include birds in your scene - hence the name "Fowl Weather".

Your background and foreground images should be stamped or digi'd onto the paper to make a scene.  After the stamped scene is laid you may add dimensional aspects (this is a special note to all the card makers who build a scene with paper instead of stamped images).   

I have an amazing design team who is very creative and has wonderful inspiration to guide you through the theme.

Anna-Karin - Layers of Ink

Dora - Dora's Craft Corner

Pia - Pippins Stampscapes

Rachel - Fisher's Cards and Crafts

Sue - Sue's Crafty Corner

OK, so now you have an idea of what to do with the theme "Fowl Weather".  You may enter up to 3 times and as many challenges as you wish. If you do not have a blog or account on Split Coast Stampers, then just email me a picture of the piece and I will add it to one of our posts.  

If you are not sure what constitutes a scenic project, check out the information here.

Don't forget to add GDT to your link if you wish to be considered for a guest spot.

Have fun creating!

NancyD