Awfully big art adventure L & R

For the challenge on Linda & Rosies BAA where the challenge was to create a thick wooden ATC... well I had no wood apart from some mounted wooden stamps and so.... into the microwave for a couple of seconds (please don't try this at home..LOL) to loosen the glue and off came the rubber image. just like that.

I gessoed the wood twice and then poured a few drops of ink onto a makeup pad and rubbed it into the gesso...cut out some images and adhered them to the block and with some of my fave stamps I added postal franks.

Chris took the top 2 pics and somehow we didnt get the reverse photographed b4 she left for home...what were we thinking about... so I must appologise at my attempt at using my camcorder on my laptop, the pic is really bad. The top pictures are the true colours.

The bathing beauty in a sitting pose had to have some celulite removed last night... I swear... you ask Chris..lol.

I have only had this laptop 2years this Christmas.. lol and never used the camera ...but really must get one of the DGC to show me how.... ROFPMSL.
My ATC block I have decided is a wooden postcard.
Thanks for looking and thanks for the challenge ladies.
Have a lovely weekend.
Chriss.
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Here are your fantastic entries to the Altered CD Challenge, once again it's going to be difficult to choose a favourite.

One lucky winner is about to own these fab postal stamps provided by Tanda Stamps Good Luck to you all :))

We thank you sooo much for entering you made our day.... please feel free to put a link to The Papergirls letting your readers know that they are welcome to pop over and vote for their favourite CD.

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Well done to you all, we are sure you will agree they are all winners.

Please vote for your fave CD.... not your own though :)).

The voting Poll is on the right of the page.

Voting will close on Sunday.(updated to Sunday due to poll times)

Thank you for your entries and your votes.

Further update.... got it all wrong with the timings on the poll, however it wont make any difference to the votes just gives another day in thr UK to vote.

December the 10th will be our next challenge... Our Chris has set the challenge it is to be an Altered Jigsaw piece ...we will provide the Template for you to down load and print off so that everyone is working from the same size.......and you may guess if Chris has set it...you must include some B L I N G !!!!

Altered CD challenge win these postal stamps

Your chance to win these great stamps by entering our Altered CD challenge ..see below

Our next challenge will be on Monday the 10th of November... the challenge is to alter an old CD which must include words from a magazine/newspaper and as before using any other medium you wish, email them to me at chrissylamata@live.co.uk

Here we are with our challenge for November.....

To alter an old CD to the specifications above....

You may think no problems... and yes both Chris and I thought.. 'great, love this challenge' and so during our crafting session on Wednesday we completed ours and thought wow that was OK.

UNTIL.... today when I read the challenge before posting them... and we had both forgotten to use words from a magazine/newspaper.... DOH!!! rofl.... we were howling at our mistake.... and so back to the drawing board.

'Oh Baby, Them there eyes' is Chris' fabulous example of altering a CD, she used Cosmo Cricket papers and chipboard making it into a scrapbooking page which she intends to turn into a book..good idea and wait 'till DGS see's his photo. She even managed to use one of the postal stamps to the leaves on the 3d tree.

This altered CD above was my first attempt but does not abide by the rules however I am showing you it anyway... lol. but it doesn't count as the challenge...lol

The stamps I used are some of the postal ones you are able to win by entering your own Altered CD in the challenge, they are from Tanda Stamps and the lovely images are from Crafty Individuals the hats from Lisa's altered art.

Above we have my example and this time I am using words from a magazine.... only 2 of them... they are 'Forever Friends' I had to search for something to go with these images as I sooo wanted to use them...they are from 'The Artistic Stamper' 20's plate which I was lucky enough to win in a challenge over at 'The Artygirlz blog' earlier this year. The papers are from Anita's Christmas range. the sentiment is from 'Rivercity Rubberworks' I purchased it about 2yrs ago... Karen at Scrapz does stock some of their stamps.

Because we are almost a day late posting our examples due to our mistake we will give you until midnight Tuesday our time to email them to us at the address above.

We already have some great altered CD's in so if you would like to spread the word a bit more then please do.

PLEASE DO NOT put your entries onto your blog before we have a winner which will be chosen by YOU using a poll... we will post the entries on Wednesday 12th Nov.

Hope you are still with us but before we sign off I must show you a photo of a man Chris found for me...she thinks it's time I had one lol

Let me tell you my hair and body actually looked like that 5 years ago... I am off to dream of him rofpmsl..thanx Chris...night night.
P.S. she found him at Photofunia
See the altered box file below using the Tanda Stamps which are up for grabs on this post.

Love Chris and Chriss xx

altered box file...

My take on Linda & Rosies challenge over at the Awfully Big Art Adventure

We were challenged to alter either an A5 or A4 box file.

I chose to do a A4... covered in paper mache which I was going to later stain and stamp when dry but when I got up the next morning it was something akin to a slice of bread which had been left out all night and the crusts all curled up...rofpmsl.

So here we have take number 2... an A5 box file... thanx to Chris...she came over to mine yesterday bringing it with her and saving the day.

This is exactlty how the other one should have turned out.... So I am H A P P Y.

The Images are those of Crafty Individuals....the postal stamps are from Tanda Stamps.

Once again you can wake up and smell the coffee!!

It's what I used to stain the box... I tried to palm what was left of the coffee onto Chris but she wouldn't play! LOL

Just want to say A big thanx to Chris for the great crafting session and photographs...she ended up staying over again as this time the petrol station was closed at 11pm.....so we continued on until 2am. Can't get rid of her. lol

Thanx for the challenge L&R x

P.S. mine is a gift for someone BUT I will be making myself another as it looks great on my hall table.

NOTICE, Willow is now having a weekly challenge over at her 'Fairy Dust Bag' blog and this is what she wrote...

Every Thursday I will be setting the challenge where I will submit a Willow Sketchie and card example...(remember..you can make whatever you like, using ANY products, the sketchie is there to give you ideas, follow it as you wish. At the end of every week I will be looking to put the most inspiring piece of work on-line in Willow Designs gallery and who will be asked to join me in the following challenge as a guest designer!

Why not pop over HERE and take a look.

Tomorrow Chris and I will post our take on the Altered CD challenge hope you have all managed to find yourselves an old one to give it ago.

Chriss xx

the awfully big art adventure and the daring card makers

Here at last is my 3D house for The Awfully Big Art Adventure challenge for Linda and Rosie, sorry it's late but I had to wait for my DGD to take the photos for me..I have about 24 of them as some of you know she is putting together her port folio for next Sept.

I have also been told by a few readers that I should enter it for this weeks challenge over at 'The Daring Card Makers' click on HERE and see some other gorgeous Halloween goodies.... great Ideas ready for next year.

The house started it's days as a box of washing machine tablets and possibly one of the best boxes I have recycled as it is so strong.... only problem if you like to cover it in patterened paper and as most sheets are 12x12 they wouldn't be big enough to do it in one piece, luckily this one needed to be plain black and so I cut out the pattern from an A3 white paper and then painted it.

All images are that of Digi scrapping Queen Kate Hadfield except the small bat and the spiders which were part of a Halloween RAK from Jaqi. The lettering I cut.

The 3D Haunted House was recycled into a 'Halloween trick or treat box' for my youngest DGS.

Credits to my photographer 16yr old Jordie... love u xx

PS see Monday 27th Oct post for the monthly challenge on this blog for an Altered CD

Pumpkin Carvings

Do you want to see some brilliant pumkin carvings that are just spooktacular,
Just click on HERE and take a look.
Thanx Linda for sharing them with us they really are artistic.

CD Challenge Prize.

Just to remind you about our next blog challenge that is coming up soon.

Our next challenge will be on Monday the 10th of November... the challenge is to alter an old CD which must include words from a magazine/newspaper and as before using any other medium you wish, email them to me at chrissylamata@live.co.uk.

The Postal stamps above have been donated by Andrew at TANDA STAMPS

as our prize for the altered CD challenge, the winner will be chosen once again by YOU using the voting poll. Click on the Tanda stamps above pop over and start making your Christmas wish list...leaving it next to the kettle, in the bathroom, on their pillow, in their lunch box ,everywhere where it can be seen by the whole family... lol.

Hang onto those old CD's everyone is welcome to join in the challenge.

Thank you sooo much for your support xxx

Artygirlz challenge fabric

Over at Artygirlz this week their challenge is FABRIC if you would like to join in then just click on HERE.
Here is my take using fabric... I even did some stamping in it.
Would just like to say well done to Julie who said she would take on the challenge to cut her head off from a photo and stick it onto a body she created for herself as a bit of fun.... you can see it on her blog as she used it for this weeks challenge. Thanx for being a good sport Julie,you can find it over HERE
Chriss x

Gothic Arch challenge 'Wee Witches'

Here we have the Gothic Arch challenge for this week set by Nancy the theme being 'wee witches', this is my take on it... 'my wee witch is in training' for Halloween.
The background papers are from the fabulous 'Cosmo Cricket Haunted' range.
And these fun witch images are Free (love that word) from over at Cens Loft you can get them as a download in either digital form or as printables for those of you who like to be hands on....like me.
Why not pop over as June has some amazing Freebies on offer as well as a gorgeous shop.
Thanx for looking. Chriss

Denises Treasure Box

Earlier this year I received this little treasure box handmade by my gorgeous long time friend Denise and as most of you know she is living in Dubai...(wave to you Denise)
She made it from double sided papers and included some ribbon I sent her in a RAK.
This is where I was inspired to use the same idea for the handle on my box in the post below.
The box was filled with 10 fabulous 1 off ATC's to add to my collection... wow does she spoil me.

The photo's were taken by DGD Jordie and the rose is from a lovely posy of 8 bought for me by Jordie herself, for my birthday...this one is 10days old they kept really well and are still looking good.

I just want to mention that a little while ago I came across another blog belonging to Nancy where she is giving out little tutes which include some great techniques.
Her link is HERE
Why not pop over and give her a visit.
Just 2 mornings ago Jordie awoke at 'daft o'clock' for a drink of water, on entering the kitchen she was greeted with this wonderful view... still very much asleep from her late late night of reading she took this photo ...she knows its out of focus but she did take it with her eyes stuck together...lol.
thanx for sharing it Jord.
chriss x