St. Patrick's Day Layers

It is time for a new challenge at Frilly and Funkie and this time Nancy is our hostess and wants to see us Layer It Up.  She describes the challenge this way:

"Create a shabby chic or vintage project that includes multiple layers."

When I saw this theme I thought it would be no problem but it is amazing how your mood affects your creating.  I have been dealing with some personal stuff for the past couple weeks and usually getting in my studio is just the ticket to make me happy and productive but this time I felt like I was spinning my wheels and this card with layers didn't translate as well from my head to finished product as I thought it would.  I am sure many of you go through the same thing from time to time so despite the fact that I am not really happy with this card I am forging ahead and sharing it anyway.

I started with some Bazzill card stock for the blank and then added a panel of paper from the Graphic 45 Once Upon A Springtime pad.  All the elements have been distressed and inked on the edges with Peeled Paint Distress Ink.  Next I took a piece of yellow paper from Maja Designs Vintage Spring Basics and ran it through a Tim Holtz Texture Fade called Collage.  I inked the highlights with Shabby Shutters Distress Ink.

The next panel is a piece from Graphic 45 Time to Flourish paper pad.  I created a calendar for March on my computer and highlighted the 17th with a Prismacolor pencil.  The vintage lady is from The Graphics Fairy and the Irish music poster is from Mallory and McCall.  I inked a piece of a Wilton doily with some Shabby Shutters DI and tucked it behind the music poster.

I added a clear disc to a shamrock chipboard piece from the Graphic 45 set and grouped it with some flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and a button from my stash. 

I altered the colour of a Tim Holtz Typed Token with some Lettuce and Meadow Alcohol Ink and added a Making Memories brad from my stash.

Next I dyed some seam binding with Shabby Shutters to make the loopy bow, tied it with some burlap string and added a little flower from Wild Orchid Crafts to the centre.  Finally I cut the sentiment from the Time to Flourish pad.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Boots Challenges - No Stamps Allowed
Polkadoodles - Lucky Green
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Celebrate Theme with Ribbon or Trim

The following items used in the creation of this card came from The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

Going Green

Our challenge this week at Phindy's Friday Challenge is create a card in MONOCHROMATIC GREEN. It could be for St. Patrick's Day if you want, but it doesn't have to be. It just has to be green.

I know my photo looks like her clothes are gold but the sweater and her boots are coloured with a pencil called Artichoke and her skirt was done in Green Ochre. Trust me, both are green.

Let's see your green creations and you could be a random winner or be chosen as Card of the Week by the Design Team. Both winners get a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store and the DT pick gets a chance at being our monthly Guest Designer.

Don't have a Phindy's image? Well you don't really need one to enter but if you use a Phindy's image you get two entries and two chances at the prizes. Check out Phindy's store because there are lots of great new images.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Green
Inky Impressions Challenges - Luck of the Irish/Green
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Love to Create - Monochromatic
Paper Sundaes - Green or Good Luck
The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan - Lucky Green

Image:   Lots of Luck to You (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment:  Computer Generated
Card Stock:  Recollections
Papers:  Green with White Dot (Lasting Impressions), Lattice (Sandylion Sticker Designs)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:   Buttons (My Stash), Peeled Paint Distress Ink (Ranger), Circle Punches (EK Paper Shapers), Floss (My Stash), Shamrocks (Cut by Hand), Card Candy (Craftwork Cards)

Happy St. Patrick's Day

This week our challenge to you at Delightful Challenges is to think GREEN, which wasn't hard for me because today is St. Patrick's Day.  While I married into a Ukrainian family and my Father was Polish, my Mother's background was English and Irish so I figure I am good to celebrate today and I am wearing green.  I will not be drinking green beer though :)

Our sponsor this week is Crafty Emma's Store and she will be providing a $10 gift certificate to her store as a prize.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

Cardmakin' Mamas - Something Green
Delicious Doodles - Use Green
Fairy Knoll - St. Patrick's Day
If the Shoe Fits, Scrap It - St. Patrick's Day
Tellen's Place - St. Patrick's Day
Allsorts Challenge - The Luck o' the Irish
Creative Card Crew  - Green
Fab 'n' Funky - Green or Happy St. Patrick's Day
The Sisterhood of Crafters - St. Patrick's Day
Outlawz Color Challenge - 3 Shades of Green, include glitter

Image: St. Patrick's Day Larry, Happy St. Patrick's Day Sentiment (Digital Delights by Louby Loo)
Card Stock: Dark Green (Provo Craft), Light Olive Green (Bazzill)
Papers: Digital (Queen Bee Scraps)
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments: Card Candy (Craftwork Cards), Green Stickles (Ranger), Clear Star Gel Pen (Sakura), Cricut, MTC Software, Spots & Dots Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Four Leaf Clovers .svg file (Create with TLC)