Congrats and THANKS to everyone who entered the March Challenge - Autumn Adventures. We hope you're enjoying a relaxing Easter weekend - and enjoying what feels like summer temperatures down here!

Please head to the Gallery to check out the fabulous entries and leave comments to encourage the crafters. We all love positive feedback. And check the blog again tomorrorw to find out what the next challenge will be.

We have 3 lots of winners this month. Congrats to the following people:

1) Overall Challenge Winner

Congrats toTeryl McKenzie. This layout made us smile!! What super fun you must have had on that photo shoot. You've won a $50 prize pack of autumn coloured products - orange/red/yellows.

 2) Sketch winner

 Conrats to Tania Naldrett for your fun take on the sketch. Tania says, "The layout is mainly Kaisercraft Tiny Woods because I love the line and because since we moved to NZ from the UK I really miss the squirrels scuttling in the leaves."

We love the way you've made the sketch work in with the tree shape. Tania is also a first-time entrant! You've won a $30 pack of Kaisercraft's new In the Attic product.

3) New entrant winner

Congrats to Wendy Crowe. Wendy submitted a layout for the sketch (it doesn't have to relate to the monthly theme) and an autum layout and this is her first time entering the Artfull Crafts Challenge. We look forward to seeing more of your work!  Congrats ......  you've won a $20 gift voucher from Artfull Crafts.















Check out the rest of the entries here and have a super Easter!

I added a few resin flowers to the page, and these tickets, and there is my trademark clock.

I hope you have enjoyed this layout.  In the attic, is a fun collection, so have you got yours yet?
  

Hello! Teresa here to show you some porjects I made using the beautiful range of papers from KaiserCraft called Bundle of Joy. I think I'll be stocking up on this range - it's so nice to have some on hand for those exciting occasions when a new life comes into our world.

First up is a layout:

 

Hi there! Teresa here showing you a great idea for when you want to present a card that contains a gift.  Here's my double pocket card:

Hi there - Christine here with some cards I have made using Kaisercraft's Bundle of Joy Collection.


Last of all is a cute basket I made with the same papers, I have filled it with Easter Eggs especially for you me! (Must change the sign!)  The basket instructions can be found  at Waltzing Mouse Stamps.  I hope you all have a lovely Easter and that you get a cute basket of eggs - even if you have to make your own like me!

TFL

Happy Creating!

Christine

Betsy here this morning to share a couple of Graphic 45 cards, using the French Country Collection.
I say it every time I work with Graphic 45 -  I do love the vintagey feel of these ranges. The last two collections are just gorgeous.- French Country Collection and Secret Garden. Artfull Crafts sell both these ranges.








Both these cards are 5 1/4" square. They can be viewed at the shop as I am going to take them in so as they can be displayed with the papers.

Now, as we celebrate Easter next weekend and we had a day together with the group, at Ashburton on Saturday, and the challenge was an Easter card, I thought I would show you the one I made for the challenge. I really do not do Easter cards usually, so this is a one off!




Again remember the challenges at Artfull Crafts - it is always lovely to see what can be achieved and what different ideas you ladies come up with. We love seeing your projects.

May you all have a blessed and safe Easter weekend.
What a joy it is to celebrate our RISEN Saviour!

Happy crafting and blessings to you all,

Betsy

Hello, Tracy here to share with you another card using Bundle of Joy collection. This time I dusted off my copics and coloured to my hearts content. I know I have probably said it in my previous post.. but these colours are great in this collection.. so soft and pink!!

Howdy! Teresa here to remind you that you've got about a week to get your entries in for the March Challenges. You can find all the information on how to get yourself in the running for a prize here.

I thought I'd give you some Autumn inspiration, and KaiserCraf't's In the Attic range is the perfect choice! Beautiful rich, dark browns teamed with red and bright green. Mmmmm....

 Here are a couple of simple cards using some of the papers from the 6 1/2 inch pad, Collectables, a bit of co-ordinating ribbon and the Windsor stamp.:



I had some of the drawers open with the help of some foam tape:

 and here's the inside:


Thanks for stopping by today. Hope I've inspired you to enter our March challenge!

Hi it's Sandy, sorry I've been gone from the blog for such an age. I'm thrilled with the new arrivals the store is stocking this month and have placed a big order for the Crate Paper and American Crafts. Can't wait to start crafting once my package arrives in Singapore. In the meantime, here's a card created with just one piece of Amy Tangerine Yes Please Currently paper.



Simply cut apart the journalling cards and layer four of them onto cardstock. For texture a little embroidery floss is wound around the top and bottom. My "celebrate life' sentiment is cut from the 1/2" label strip of a KI Memory paper but you can easily create your own by stamping onto grid paper.






Supplies : Amy Tangerine Yes Please Currently, KI Memories Flashback Blocks of Time, green embroidery floss

Hi everyone, here is part two of my metal series using Twiddleybitz chipboard and working in with Artfull Crafts Autumn theme.   This card was made for a friend.  I wanted to make something really special, so I went to work.

Firstly I embossed a metal sheet, then I ran the sheet back though the embossing machine, with these three chipboard leaves under it, the embossing has been undone.  I coloured the sheet with alcohol inks, and adhered to cardstock.


 
I used gesso on the maple leaf, and layed the other leaf over the top, this made a pattern on the leaf.
I then coloured with alcohol inks.

I made this set of three tags using metal on the first, embossing and distress inks on the second, and then stamping this fantastic saying on another tag (a Darkroom door stamp) and inking the edges.


I used alcohol ink on a white gloss tag, then stamped it with adirondack ink (Darkroom door stamp).  I coloured the Twiddleybitz small chipboard frame with glimmer glam, and distress inked it a bit.  I glued the frame on to the tag.

Time to put it all together.

 A few embellishments to add some more depth to the card, roses, a bow, and some maple leaves. That is an acetate leaf in the background.

Hi everyone, since the theme for Artfull Crafts is Autumn I thought I would show you a way to make a autumn page with out any autumn paper.  This is a layout I originally did for Twiddleybitz in Australia, and I have already had this on my own blog Imagine If... so if you are a follower of my blog, you will have seen it before.   

For this layout I used metal strips, and autumn photos I had of my daughter Sam when she was little.


 This page was created using metal that I coloured coppers, browns and oranges.  I embossed the sheets of metal in the cuttlebug, and then coloured using alcohol inks, then cut them into strips and placed them around the page, keeping a fairly straight forward pattern.

From here I coloured a Twiddleybitz frame with glimmer glaze, and glimmer glam.  The frame which is 6x6 was adhered to a piece of card stock which I cut in half, and then folded in half again, I then used gaffer tape to adhere another piece of card, which gave me more pages, and then I decorated with a piece of old Bobunny  paper that I have been saving for this project. I decided three pages was enough, and ended up cutting the final piece of card off, and making a small photo tag on top of the final photo.  


This way I managed to get 4 photos onto the page.  I added a tag with the word autumn to pull the pages open.  I then coloured muslin with glimmer mist for a sort of ribbon embellishment, and then added some Angelina leaves which I cut using sizzix tattered leaves die, also some acetate coloured with alcohol inks and die cut.  I added prima roses, and some paper leaves and finally some bling to finish the page off.       

 Can you see the leaf at the top of the picture with the pearls on it, this is a Twiddleybitz maple leaf, which I covered with Gesso and allowed to dry.  I layered one of the other leaves in the packet over the top, which gave me a great imprint on the leaf, when it was dry I covered it with alcohol ink in various autumn colours.
As you can see they look pretty realistic.  I only used a few pieces on this project, I also made a card, and you will see that tomorrow.

I hope you enjoyed this project.