More Than Words Challenge: Food and Square Photo

Hi everyone!

There's 5 more days left to get in on the March More Than Words Challenge - Use Food & a Square Photo on your project.

Instagram pics come to mind for this one! Do you have a yummy FOOD photo to share? Or maybe you have a family snap of a barbeque, a picnice, or a romantic dinner? We want to know about the special food you've eaten, or an event focussed around food. We need to see in your project how our word inspired you. If it isn't obvious in your work, then please explain it in your post. Add a SQUARE PHOTO to your project. We don't mind if it's an Instagram photo or if you've cropped a standard photo, so long as it's square! If you don't want to add a photo, we want to see a square element on your project.

For this challenge, I chose to share the celebration of my mom's 80th birthday in a scrapbooking layout.  HER mom (my grandmother) was famous for her Mayonnaise Chococolate Cake (FOOD) which was baked for EVERY family birthday celebration.  So I followed tradition and baked the cake for my mom this year.

The SQUARE PHOTO is of my mom and is tucked into the envelope behind my grandma.

For this layout, I used a lovely heritage paper collection from Close to my Heart 

called Yesterday and Today.

I stamped the background with the Botanic stamp available through Wild Whisper, and the jewelled embellishments are by Prima - "Christmas in the Country".

All the other embellishments are from the Yesterday and Today collection.

I thought I would include the recipe for anyone who would like to try it.  It doesn't require any eggs if you should be having difficulty finding any during this difficult period of quarantine that is going on around the world.  The mayonnaise replaces both the eggs and the oil traditionally used in cake recipes.  It's very delicious, fluffy and moist!

Do give the challenge a try!  You will find all the details here.  Did I mention we have an amazing number of awesome prizes up for grabs!!!

Happy creating!

Wild Whisper - Upcycling is Fun

Hi everyone,

I've got a new project up on Wild Whisper's blog.

I upcycled a box to store my colouring pages from my monthly classes at Kit and Clowder.  Here's a sneak peak of the front.  There's more pics and details here.

A glimpse of the inside as well.

If you're looking for something to do during this time of  social distancing... I highly recommend Alyce's classes and her facebook group.  She is one of the most up-lifting and talented people I have met online!

Stay healthy and happy by creating!

Linda

Unity GIU Blog Hop

Hi everyone!

Growing in Unity is having a blog hop today!  Visit each blog that I've posted at the bottom of this post, and leave a comment for a chance to win one of TWO Unity filled prize packs!

Life events have prevented me from getting a new project done for the hop, but here are a few favorities that I've previously made with Unity stamps... click on the photos to be taken to the "how to" blog post!

Click on the following links to contine on the Blog Hop:

Eunice

Edelmira 

Katie

Laura 

Linda - That's me!

Joyce

Karen

Selena

Enjoy the Hop friends!

Linda

Wild Whisper - Cards of Encouragement

Hi everyone,

I'm up on the Wild Whisper blog today with 4 cards of encouragement using the Strength of the Season collection.

All the details and more pics can be found there! 
https://www.wildwhisperdesigns.com/blogs/news/cards-of-encouragement

Hope you'll stop by!

Wishing you Strength!

Hi everyone!

I'm up on Wild Whisper's blog today with a sweet little mini book!  Check out all the pages here.

Don't forget to us my coupon code DTLINDA for 10% off if you go shopping at Wild Whisper.

Happy Creating,

Linda

More Than Words February Mini Challenge - WHEN

Hi everyone!

More Than Words is introducing a new February Mini Challenge today, using the word WHEN on your project.  Here in Canada, February is a tough month because we've been through a long, very cold winter and we're anxious for spring to come.  It's still a ways off yet, but I chose to make a tag full of flowers to cheer myself up!

For this tag, I used a bit of this and that.  The tag base is made out of  Wild Whisper paper using Nicole Wright's Media Assemblage paper collection.

The focal part of the tag, is a rose bouquet that I stamped on watercolour paper using Nicoles's Botanic stamp set and coloured using Derwent Inktense Pencils.  The cute bows are a Close to my Heart product.  The pretty leaf flair button is from Wild Whisper's Strenth of the Season collection.  The rest of the embellishments are bits and pieces that I had in my stash or laying on my craft desk.

Entries for this challenge are due at the end of the month... Feb 29th, by 11pm MST.  Rules can be found here.  Give it a try - it's a lot of fun and you have a chance to win 4 fabulous prizes!  Our sponsors for this challenge are Creative Embellishments, Dusty Attic, Fabrika Decoru, and Scrap Accent!!!

Come back this Wednesday, February 19th and I will show you a project that I have made using this tag as an embellishment!

In the meantime, Happy Crafting!

Linda

Faux Mixed Media cards... You'll Love How Easy They Are!

Hi everyone,

These cards might look like I spent all day painting and working with alcohol inks... but thanks to Nicole Wright... I didn't!

                                                                                                                                                            I used the following sheet of paper from Nicole's Mixed Media Assemblage paper collection, to create focal points for all four of my cards.

                                                                                                                                                    Nicole describes this paper as being made for layering extra paint and mixed media elements on top, so I started by splashing my card pieces with a little bit of gesso.  *hint... the packing box that Wild Whisper's paper comes in is perfect for small jobs like this!

This first card I created by heat embossing Nicole's beautiful Botanic stamp set with clear embossing powder.  (I meant to use white!)  Once I realized I had used clear, I needed to think of a way to bring out the flowers on the stamp.  I took a white chalk marker I had on hand and coloured the parts of the flower, and then I went over it again with the same marker, using a dabbing motion to get the "dotted look".  It turned out to be one of those "happy accidents" because I really liked the effect when it was done!  The front panel is popped up to give it some depth.

This second card is clean and simple.  I accented it with Strength of the Season sequins and some pretty purple foil mirror card that I had on hand.

                                                                                                                                                            Isn't this paper pretty!  It stands on its own with barely any embellishing.  (Of course more sequins from Strenth of the Season did add some sparkle!)

                                                                                                                                                      This following card, made use of some flower bits I had left over from this project.

                                                                                                                                                    These cards are all 4.25"x5.5", so they didn't use up much of the patterned paper.  I still have lots left to make more cards... maybe you'll see that white embossed one yet!  ;)

Thanks for stopping by today.  If you've caught my enthusiasm, and NEED this paper collection, don't forget to use my code: DTLINDA in the coupon box for a 10% discount .  Shop here.

Happy creating!