Allsorts challenge Birthday!

Hello crafters, 
This fortnight, the Allsorts challenge celebrates its 16th Birthday! For that very special challenge we have an easy theme... Anything Goes and fantastic prize bundles of AALL & Create crafty goodness amongst others!

So of course I had to showcase one of my latest acquisition from ALL & Create... 

I used a sheet (A4) of the Ethereal Expeditions paper (#15) from AALL & Create with the die Building Silhouettes (#58) to create the card.
Steps: 
1. Place the die on the side you have chosen as the front of the card, bottom right on the long side. 

2. Die-cut 

3. Turn the card to the opposite side (the back) and place the die to the right of the sheet. 

    To get the same effect as I did, with the higher roofs at the back, place the die higher than for the previous cut. I placed mine 2.5cm (1") above.

4. This time you need to do a partial cut, and only die cut the top of the die, otherwise you going to have the back of the card cut off! In addition if you want to write on the inside, try to cut only what is visible from the front so that the rest of the card is without windows! 

After die cutting score the card in the middle and fold. The opened card in the sun gives lovely shadows:

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Hop over to the Allsorts challenge blog to see all the DT inspiration and upload your projects. There are four prizes from  AALL and Create pictured below for a lucky winner....

AND.... three prizes just for our US based entrants:

A $25 store voucher from Lawn Fawn

Three stamps from Colorado Craft Company

A $25 store voucher from Gina K Designs (Worldwide)

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield   

Paper Piecing

Hello crafters, 
This fortnight, the Allsorts challenge optional theme, chosen by Lynne is "Paper Piecing". As usual, you can also enter with an "Anything Goes" theme.

I paper pieced a boat for my inspiration make, not the most obvious of images...

The focal image is Crafty Individuals CI-559 Of the Sea, which I stamped in black ink on white cardstock and on 3 different papers from the Craft Consortium Patina paper pad (CCEPAD017B).

I paper pieced the image from 3 areas, 2 for the boat and one for the water, leaving the rest white.

I then die cut the image with AALL & Create #78 - Die Set - Roadway Vistas die set and matted it on black card.

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Hop on over to the Allsorts challenge blog to see all the DT inspiration and upload your projects. Our prize this fortnight is a £25 store voucher from Personal Impressions (inc pps, winner meets costs of any additional spend) to win. 

Personal Impressions is one of the UK’s leading brand managers/wholesalers/distributors in the arts and crafts industry, specialising in mixed media, papercrafts, card-making, scrapbooking and journaling. PI are proud to represent over 70 brands from global, recognisable brands to small, niche and new. 

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield   I am entering the We Love Stamping challenge

Falling Rain

Hello crafters, 
This fortnight, the Allsorts challenge optional theme, chosen by Sarah is "Inspired by a song". As usual, you can also enter with an "anything goes" theme.

My card is inspired by the song When the Rain Begins To Fall by Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora (Youtube here)

The focal image is "Sparkle In the Rain" from Visible image (VIS-SIR-01).

I first stamped the image with black Versafine and masked it. 

The rainbow was then created with Distress Inks and a DIY mask, adding a sun (also DIY mask). 

I printed some of the song's lyrics on vellum and die-cut it with a Spellbinders die.

Finally I added dew drops to the lyrics label to hide the glue that would otherwise show through the vellum and liquid glass for the rain drops:

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Hop over to the Allsorts challenge blog to see all the DT inspiration and upload your projects. There are three prizes of die sets from In2Craft pictured below for a lucky winner!

 

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield   I am entering the Addicted to Stamps & More, 

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Masculine card with stencils

Hello crafters, 
This fortnight, the Allsorts challenge optional theme, chosen by Val, is "Stencils/Masks". As usual, you can also enter with an "anything goes" theme.

In other news there is a new monthly challenge for tags and ATCs lovers Tag-Along (and ATCs), first challege starts 1st of May.

My stencil inspiration:

The background is a Gelli print I made with a DIY stencil by die-cutting numbers into a piece of card with the ALL & Create die set #33 Numberama (in black) and bits from the #39 Infinarty set. I also used the Ledger (TCW267) from The Crafters Workshop (in white) and Imagination Crafts (MA241) stencils.

I used Paper Artsy for the paints and with the stencils, Prima Heavy gesso (white) and DecoArt Media black gesso.

 

The focal image is AALL & Create Car from the #77 Climbing Wood die set, which I die-cut in pearlescent green (I was going for a metallic paint finish). I added some silverware with foil to the bumper and other accessories.

I cut the Gelli print and a mat with the set #33 Splodazzlers.

Finally I added a clip and a label, both die-cut with the #30 Taggletastic set, also ALL & Create. [Yes I'm a bit obsessed with their dies...] 

Hop on over to the Allsorts challenge blog to see all the DT inspiration and upload your projects. There is a prize from  From Lisa Horton Crafts, Pansy Corner layering stencils with coordinating die and embossing folder as well as a prize of two AALL and Create stencils.... for 2 lucky winners!

 

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield   I am entering the Addicted to Stamps & More and Creative Artist challenge

Spring Crocus

Hello crafters,
This fortnight, the Allsorts challenge optional theme, chosen by Ellie is "Spring Flowers". As usual, you can also enter with an "anything goes" theme.

The focal image is the Crocus from AALL & Create stamp set #624, which I stamped with Memento inks in Grape Jelly and Pear tart. I used the words from the same stamp set around the crocus with Versafine black.

I then masked the flower and used Distress Oxide inks on a polymer plate, spritzed with water to add colour to the background. 

Some stencilling with a trellis stencil (Creative Stamping issue 111) with Distress Oxide in scattered straw, 

I used coloured pencils to fill in the petals and stalk and die cut the image and mat with the AALL & Create Numberama die set (#33 ), affixing the whole onto a white base card.

Hop over to the Allsorts blog to see all the DT inspiration and upload your projects. Prizes of stamps and stencils from AALL and Create (winners will receive random selection from those shown below) 

 

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield   I am entering the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge

CAS Sympathy Card

Hello crafters, 
 
This fortnight, the Allsorts challenge optional theme, chosen by Helen is "Clean And Simple". As usual, you can also enter with an "anything goes" theme.

I do like making CAS cards in general but they are particularly good for these hard to make Sympathy cards.

I used a stamp from the Penny Black You & Me stamp set (30-285) with Versafine Clair inks in blue and brown and added a sentiment from the Big Sentiments - Sympathy stamp set (Inspired By Stamping) in black.

It looks simple, it sounds simple to make and yet it took me an age to find "THE" placement that would make it just so...

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Your turn now... do hop to the Allsorts blog, admire my teamies makes and upload your project for the chance to win 2 prizes of Oakwood Direct, 3 stencils, A5 stamp set and coordination Butterfly stamp and die set. You can enter up to 5 times and worthy entries will earn a place in the Top 7. 

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield   I am entering the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, 

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Shades of blue

Hello crafters, 

Today we have a new theme for our Allsorts challenge, "Shades of Blue", chosen by Liz. You can also enter with the Anything Goes option. up to 5 times! My inspiration make is this tag all in blue bar the matt: 

I did all my stamping first, using different colours of Versafine ink.
Stamps are all Lavinia: 
Oak Leaf Flourish (LAV760)
Fantasea (LAV721)
Bulrushes (LAV003)
Forest Moss (LAV857)

I then created the background, also with Versafine Clair inks using a smoothie. The moon (a simple circle) and the boat were masked to preserve the lightness.
I added a few strokes of pastel pencils to anchor the bulrushes and represents ripples in the water.
The base and the black mat were die-cut with the #27 Tag It Yourself die set by AALL & Create  

Hop over to the Allsorts blog to see all the DT inspiration and upload your projects. There are two prizes of Lavinia Stamps and stencil (photos not to scale) to be won!

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield   I am entering the Addicted to Stamps, Polkadoodle, 

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#815 Close to nature

Hello crafters, 
This fortnight, the Allsorts challenge optional theme, chosen by Brenda, is "Close to Nature". As usual you can also enter with an "anything goes" theme.

My inspiration is a scene I made using some stamps never used before!

I used an oval polymer plate (like a Gelli plate) to ink my background with inks and Brushos powders.

After stamping the bird and the scene (Simply Cards & Papercraft Issue 237) in black Versafine, I added white pastel pencil and some gel pen to the snow areas and the bird's feathers.

Finally I die-cut my scene with the AALL & Create #33 Splodazzlers and added a rectangular mat.

Hop on to the Allsorts blog to upload your project for a chance to win three prizes of A5 stamp sets from AALL and Create 

 

Thanks for coming by,
 Craftyfield   I am entering the Addicted to stamps, We Love Stamping, 

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Matching pairs

Hello crafters,

We have a new theme this fortnight at Allsorts, "Matching Pairs", you can also enter with an Anything Goes option. I have chosen to make a bag and matching tag with some gorgeous and very old papers!

If like me you have a plethora of paper that you cannot bear to cut into, this project is for you!

To make the bag I followed Nigezza's tutorial here. The tag I die cut (partially) from another piece of paper of the same paper. 

Supplies: 

Paper: Chatsworth by Paper Artsy

Sentimentally Yours:  Essential Sentiments SYC007.

Die set: AALL & Create #33 Splodazzlers

Hop on to Allsorts and upload your make for the chance to win 2 prizes of Lavinia Stamps. You can enter up to 5 times and worthy entries will earn a place in the Top 7.

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield   

Make most of the dies

Hello crafters, 

Today is my debut at the Allsorts challenge blog! 

I have entered their challenges many times over the years, made the Top 5 and won prizes on several occasions and now as the stars aligned I am joining the Design Team!

The theme this fortnight is Use Dies (or Anything Goes) chosen by Sarah.

My card is based on a fancy shape and I have used the instructions from Sam's blog. 

 

Supplies:
Baubles: stamps and dies set Studio Light Essentials (BASICSDC17)
Snowman: Sizzix/Tim Holtz Winter Wishes set (666717)
Centre Snowflake halves: Cards & Crafts for Christmas 2019 

Snowflake border: Die-cutting Essential Issue 58

Leaves and holly from Sizzix Christmas Shadow box set (663611)

Papers from magazine.

First the pop up card is prepared by scoring and cutting following the template. 

Then it's a matter of cutting the paper to fit each panel, of course you can choose to leave some blank to save some time or to keep it more "clean".

This is my first card with that shape and, as it is rather time consuming, not one I would do often but for Christmas, to stand out from the crowd it's perfect

Side and top views:

Hop on to Allsorts and upload your make for the chance to win 3 prizes of Oakwood dies and coordinating stamps. You can enter up to 5 times and worthy entries will earn a place in the Top 7.

Thanks for coming by,
 Craftyfield       I am entering the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Polkadoodles                                                                and Simon Says Stamp Monday challenges