Altered Book - A Vintage Journey challenge

Hello Everyone and Welcome to my blog

Hope you are all doing good and have enjoyed a great week.

I have missed joining in on challenges over the past few years, due to Design Team commitments and with hectic life in general, I guess you can't do everything!!!

There is one challenge site that I have been eager to join in on the fun, it is called A Vintage Journey

To all the peeps that know me, well I love anything Vintage, and 

the Lovely Astrid is the host for this month challenge at A Vintage Journey

and her chosen challenge is

'Embossing Pastes/ Texture

This is what she says :

'Use any kind of texture paste, homemade, crackle, coloured or plain on your project . There is an endless variety available so play, have fun and apply it to your hearts content. Use it through stencils, randomly or in whatever way you want but remember it should be in one of the vintage, shabby, mixed media, art journaling industrial or steampunk styles that we favour. Put on your mixed media hat and create some magic.'

What a fabulous Challenge and looking at all the inspirational designers and entries projects inspired me to join in.

So here is my project for the challenge, An altered book, 
I just spread some Texture Paste through a stencil.

I love to alter old books, this was an old book I bought from an op shop for $1. I cut out the pages and used the cover, back and left the spine intact.

Front cover of altered book

Back cover of altered book

I coated the whole of the outside of book with Gesso, then

Using a Kaisercraft stencil (T602 Damask ) and spreading the Texture Paste over the stencil pattern, directly on to the book cover front and back.

 I left it to dry for a couple of days.

Detail of metal embellishments and texture paste with stencil

I then glued some lace, calico die cuts, metal embellishments from my stash

 (it feels so good to to be able to use some of my stash that has been in my craft room for years)

Front Cover of book 

Adhering Tim Holtz metal elements & some other Metal embellishments, I glued them on to the cover and back of book. I also applied another coat of gesso here and there.

I then painted the whole book with Distress Paints, (Broken China, Rusty Hinge, & Wild Honey) while the paint is still wet I sprayed water on to the paints to spread it around on all of the textures.

I left it to dry for a day and then added some

Couture Creations Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue - Crystallina

on to the Metal Dragonfly. (this looks so so pretty and glittery)

So I hope you like my Altered Vintage Book,

now I have to make the pages for the inside and

decorate them, I might make it a Art journal book.

Challenge site - A Vintage Journey

Thanks for looking

Cheers and Big hugsXX

Adriana XX

Kaisercraft March Challenge

Hi there everyone… We have had another wonderful response to the kaisercraft Challenge’s and this month's challenge is a sketch board.

Just create a layout using the following sketch as inspiration, with at least 80% Kaisercraft products from any Kaisercraft paper collection. 

KAISERCRAFT  March  2016 CHALLENGE

more details HERE

So here is my take on the Sketch using the paper collection
"Story Book"

"Dream" layout for March Sketch Challenge

"The world is a book and those who do not travel only read one page"

I hope you have time to enter the challenge,  
for more details visit the Kaisercraft blog HERE  
Thanks for looking, Cheers Adriana XXX 

Kaisercraft July Challenge - Mood Board

Hi there everyone… some exciting news to share with you all today…..

How would you like to WIN one of the

New paper collections from Kaisercraft!

Each month there will be a different type of

Inspirational challenge on the Kaisercraft BLOG,

All you have to do is create a layout and

you could WIN one of 2 prizes each month. 

The rules:  Each month of the first Thursday of every month a different challenge will be posted here on the Kaiser craft blog.

All you have to do is create a layout of your own using at least 80% of Kaisercraft papers and products. They can be of any Kaisercraft paper collection. Upload it to any gallery of your choice or in a blog post. Once done, link your project into the Inlinkz icon or in the comments at Kaisercraft blog press HERE to enter

The deadline: Comments with linked entries for each monthly challenge will close on the last day of that month at 11.59 (Australian Eastern Standard Time UTC +10/Daylight Savings Time UTC +11)

The prizes: 1st PLACE: One of Kaisercraft’s New collections (valued at approximately $80).

2nd PLACE: One of Kaisercraft Paper Pack valued at approximately $50.

Winners will be announced at the beginning of August.

 This month’s Inspirational Challenge,

it’s a Mood Board Challenge. 

Based on the latest release papers

"Botanica"

What is a Mood Board? Well, it is an arrangement of images, materials or pieces of text intended to evoke a project of any particular style or concept.

Just create a layout using any part of the Inspirational Mood Board and with at least 80% Kaisercraft Products from any Kaisercraft paper collection.

We can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Link your project here at the end of the Kaisercraft Inspirational challenge blog go HERE

Many of the Design Team Members have created a layout based on this mood board, so here is my project which I have created using the new paper collection “Botanica Collection” check out the other design team layouts, they are so amazing :)

Kaisercraft products : Botanica Paper collection

P1875 Seed, P1873 Leaf, CS223 Clear Stamps, CT831 Collectables, SS286 Sticker sheet.

I hope that you can come and play this month at Kaisercraft

….....  I would love to see what you create :)

Big Hugs and cheers Adriana XX

PARIS card

Hi there everyone, just sharing a quick card 

I created for the challenge blog

"Live & Love Craft Blog", 

this site has so many inspiring

vintage feel creations from some very talented ladies.

Every month they have

a challenge and this month

the theme is PERFUME.

Create a card or project based

on a Perfume. It could be a favourite one

or the colour of its packaging.

I love the perfume called "PARIS"

so I create a card using most of the products

from Meg's Garden Website

Here is the link to the challenge site
and where you link your creations, HERE.

Here is my card, "Bonjour"

Materials from Meg's Garden website are

Square doily
flower image and postcard image collage sheet
all Velvet trim flowers 
Apply blossom flower
and white and brown leaves
Lace and Gold Glass glitter
Stamen stems and pink fibres.
Silver diamonte

Kaisercraft - Effiel tower
Thanks for looking and
hope you have a look at
this challenge site.

Till next time
Cheers Adriana  XXX  :)


Live and Love Crafts Challenge Blog

Meg's Garden Website