Getting Plastered!

This is a fun little sample that I made for the TV launch of Work & Play 1. It was a fairly easy card to make once I'd decided where I was going with it.

I'd seen this style of base card around a few blogs and so thought I'd have a go at creating my own. I'm really glad I did as they are excellent for creating scenes and offer a sturdy base which won't topple over once you start adding dimensional items.

I covered the base with the wood effect paper from the cd and then added the brickwork paper to the upright part of the card. I then used some Maimeri modelling paste to cover the brickwork, leaving gaps as though it had fallen off. To create the cracks I simply scrunched a plastic bag up and dabbed it onto the paste whilst wet.

Whilst the paste dried I coloured up Handyman Dave available from the CD or individually as a digi download with Graph'It Markers and then fussy cut him out. I also made the plaster's Hawk and Trowel from a piece of silver card, the "plaster" is a dollop of the modelling paste. The bucket is a clear plastic lid from a body spray which has been painted with silver acrylic paint and then filled with a drop of white acrylic paint. I used a cocktail stick to obtain the paint dribbles. The little paint brush is made from rolled and folded paper. The planks of wood were cut from the wood effect paper.

Once the paste was completely dry I assembled the card as shown attaching the sentiment with some brads I found in my stash.

Thanks for visiting today.

Claire

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Catch The Bug - Anything Goes
Kit & Clowder - Something Blue
Word Play Saturday - Anything
Craftitude - Anything Goes
Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafts & Me - Anything Goes
Just B Creative Crazy - Anything Goes
The Crafting Cafe - One for the boys
4 Crafty Girls - Anything Goes
Divas By Design - Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon - Make It Masculine
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Craftin Desert Divas - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Challenges - Masculine

Phoar!!! Fit or what???

Meet Body Builder Dan isn't he gorgeous? Look at those perfect pecs and that six pack - working out has certainly paid off for him! Sadly the same can't be said for me - for some strange reason lifting a pair of scissors and Graph'It markers just doesn't have the same effect as a visit to the gym!

This was a really quick and easy male card using minimal materials (infact apart from a bit of card, mirri board and the stars, everything came from the Work & Play CD 1)- the hardest part was deciding when to stop building the muscle tone on Dan's body!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Claire x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
The Doodle Garden - Anything Goes
My Creative Moments - Anything
Craftitude - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Anything goes
Sister Act - Anything Goes
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes
Dream It Up - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes
Without Words - Hobbies & Relaxation
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Achoo!! Get Well Tissue Card

Oh get me back again! It won't last so don't worry! I just thought I'd give you the heads up for the brand new Work and Play Collection 1 which is due for release on Thursday. Also just a reminder that the Polka Doodles Challenge Sugar & Spice is still open - there's a mega prize up for grabs, so it's totally worth entering!

I decided that I'd make a Get Well card which contained a handy pack of tissues and I was almost certain that I'd find template somewhere on the internet. To my surprise I only found one and it wasn't quite what I was looking for, so I quickly knocked this one up using my new We R Memory Keepers Trim & Scoreboard which I have to say is a brilliant piece of kit!

I used the papers from the collection to cover the card. The chart is cut from a segment of the papers and I've then gone over the monitor lines with a red fine liner. The image and sentiment have of course been coloured with Graph'It markers. To finish I topped some buttons with some punched circles from the papers and cut a ribbon sentiment.

Hopefully, I'll be back within the next few days to show you some more projects that I've made using this collection. In the meantime I'll leave you with a taster of what is to come...

Thanks for stopping by today.

Claire x

I'd like to enter this project into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash - 3-2-1 (3 Buttons, 2 Papers, 1 Bulldog Clip)

Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Card Mania - Use a sentiment

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

Just B Creative - Anything Goes