A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge Blog - March 2021

Today sees the start of another challenge over at the A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge Blog.

The topic is always "ANYTHING GOES" and you are allowed unlimited entries into the challenge. 

This month our sponsor is "SheepSki Designs".

For my card I have used the SheepSki Designs image called "Bartholomew".

I have coloured the image in with Promarkers and used Pan Pastels for the background.

The backing papers are from The Works and also from some digital papers I won in a challenge sponsored by Keen Crafter Designs.

I have die-cut lots and lots of cogs and a clock and used bronze and silver gilding wax on them. 

I have finished the card off with some patterned ribbon which I have aged with a brown VersaMagic ink pad and a die-cut sentiment.

I am entering this card into the following challenges: 

World Wide Open Design Team - Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes with the option of Africa
Polkadoodles - Anything goes
Sweet Stampin - Shabby chic/distressed
Creatalicious - Anything goes with the option of I've got the blues
CD Sunday Plus - Anything goes (digital image and papers)
We Love to Create - Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes
Crafty Friends - Happy birthday
Jan's Digi Stamps - Anything goes
2 Crafty Critters - Anything goes with critters
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft Extra - Anything goes
Pearly Sparkles - Must use a digi stamp
Crafty Hazelnut Patterned Paper - Anything goes
Classic Design Challenge - Anything goes
Mix It Up - Anything goes with the optional twist of inlaid die-cut
Love to Craft - Anything goes
Love to Scrap - Anything goes
QKR Stampede - Anything goes
Crafter's Castle - Anything goes
Cute as a Button - Anything goes
Morgan's Artworld - Anything goes

Rebecca Sinz - Steam Punk Assassin

Here is another card I have used with the new Bearly Mine Designs digi set called "Steampunk Fantasy".  I can't say I feel comfortable making steampunk cards but I've had a go.

The image I have used is from Sweet Pea Stamps and is by Rebecca Sinz and is called "Steam Punk Assassin".  This gorgeous image is available as a digital stamp, single rubber stamp and as a multi-image plate (Sheet 11, Plate 234 and the image Steam Punk Assassin comes with the image Cecaelia, Harvest Moon and Dead Sea).  I have coloured the image in with my Promarkers/Flexmarkers and used a cog mask and inked through around the image with Tim Holtz's Vintage Photo distress ink.  I have added some gold Stickles to the corners.  The backing papers I have inked through with a That Special Touch small clock mask and Vintage Photo distress ink.  I have gone over with the same turquoise mica powder as the previous card (that mica gets everywhere doesn't it.  I've washed my hands numerous times but they are still sparkling!!).  I have embossed some card with a Tim Holtz clock embossing folder, inked with Vintage Photo distress ink and brushed over some gold Stickles with my fingers.  I have finished the card off with a clock with wings image and a happy birthday sentiment from the Debbi Moore Shabby Chic Time Flies CD, die-cut cogs which I have inked with Vintage Photo distress ink, brads and some turquoise/brown trim which I've had for about 2-3 years.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

That Craft Place - It's a girl thing

Passion for Promarkers - Summertime blues - blue and one other colour - blue and brown

Natalie and Amy - Celebrate something

Creative Inspirations - Anything goes and option of a sketch

Rhedd and Rosie - Time

I Love Promarkers - Steampunk or mechanical

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

DL. Art Thankful Thursday - Anything goes

Milk Coffee Challenge - Show us those colouring skills

Time flies over us but leaves its shadow ..............

Donna over at Bearly Mine Designs has just brought out a new digi set called "Steampunk Fantasy" so here is a card I have made with the papers from this set.

I have used a blue paper with balloons as the main paper.  I have used a cog mask and inked through with Tim Holtz's Vintage Photo distress ink.  I have then brushed on a turquoise mica powder.  I have cut out various cog dies and clock die, sanded, inked with Vintage Photo and added the same mica powder.  In two corners I have embossed a piece of card with a Tim Holtz watch embossing folder, inked, added mica to them and then tore in half.  The "time flies" sentiment, "happy birthday" sentiment and balloon image are all from a Debbi Moore Shabby Chic Time Flies CD.  I have finished the card off with some brads in the centre of the cogs and clock and some fibres.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Pile it On - Anything goes

Incy Wincy - Birthday and balloons

Kaboodle Doodle - Anything with ink or paint

LEJ Designs - Distressing or paper tearing

Creative Inspirations - Anything goes and option of a sketch

Rhedd and Rosie - Time

DL.Art Thankful Thursday - Anything goes

Steampunk Digi Set - Bearly Mine Designs

Over in the Bearly Mine Designs Shop is the newest creation by the ever so talented Donna.  It is called "Steampunk Fantasy" and is gorgeous. Make sure you pop on over to her shop and have a look at this digit set and the others in the shop.