C.R.A.F.T. Challenge Blog GDT numero uno!

I have joined C.R.A.F.T. Challenge as a GDT for June!  You can check them out here! 


Today is the first challenge and it is for Anything but a card.  This worked out perfectly cause I'd be dying to play around with the letter "N" I picked up from Michaels'.  I really love how it turned out.  So much so I am planning on buying the rest of the letters of my name and doing more!

To do this piece I added additional inks to the wood.  Then I embossed SU's Script Stamp with versa mark.  I think the purple shows really well, but unfortunately, the green doesn't show through as much. I used a Martha Stewart punch for the inside of the letter in purple and added some strange and fun bling to line it up.  I added chipboard leaves but used crackle paint and then further embossed them for more crackle effect.  As green is my favorite color, I added my favorite green ribbon.  I have a lineup of studs on the right side of the letter.  In the second picture you can see my very favorite image, fleur-de-lis!

I hope you have liked this weeks creation and hope even more that you will join  C.R.A.F.T. Challenge this week too! 

Nicole G

Inspiration Rhianna

I made this card for a friend of mine.  She kept singing the song S&M by Rhianna for a week and I knew this image would be PERFECT for it.

I learned this type of card fold in a SU class. It's called a Joy Fold Card.

The embossing folder is hearts and skulls by Cuttlebug.  All the paper is from SU'

Here is the tutorial: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/joy_fold_card/

Hope you have enjoyed todays whipping good card.  LOL.

Nicole G

Birthday Goth Girl

I really love coloring little goth girls.  I feel like you can do just about any ole think you can think of with them.  This cutie is called pinkie and can be found here: http://www.tiddlyinks.com/search.php?search_query=pinky&x=-988&y=-87   

I colored her with copics.  Just love coloring fun and crazy hair colors! The paper is SU Halloween paper.  The embossing folder is from Cuttlebug and is called Skull and Crossbones .  http://www.ebay.ca/itm/NEW-CUTTLEBUG-SCRAPBOOKING-EMBOSSING-FOLDER-ROCK-PRINCESS-SKULL-SHOES-HEARTS-/230919387576?pt=US_Die_Cutting_Machines_Dies&hash=item35c3de39b8&_uhb=1

I did some distressing along the edges and added some shiny rhinestones along my beaded circle Spellbinders diecut. 

Here is a preview of an image I have just completed.  Hopefully I'll get a card done up with her soon and post.

Thanks for visiting on this lovely day, 

Nicole G!