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ARTS, BELLYDANCING, CRAFTS
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CRAFTS, BELLYDANCING, ARTS

whichever order I put them in, these are my passion!

... all from my little home studio in Durban, on the east coast of sunny South Africa!

"I used to think that anyone doing anything weird was weird. I suddenly realized that anyone doing anything weird wasn't weird at all and it was the people saying they were weird that were weird." -- Paul McCartney









Tuesday, July 12, 2011

MIDNIGHT MADNESS SKETCH CHALLENGE #112

Just wanted to let you know that over at CDAC they have awarded over $750.00 worth of prizes for their one year celebrations!! WOWZA!!! If you are not a member of Crafter's Digital Art Center, you need to check it out. They always have a ton of fun things going on over there!!
This weeks sketch...it's "YOUR PICK" Make it fancy, clean and simple, or somewhere in-between. Remember to click on the sneak peek button on the side bar for the following weeks sketch each Friday.
"YOUR CHOICE"

 Enter one style or both this week.
Just have fun and come play with us :)
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Our MMSC112 Weekly Bonus Sponsor is...
D'Amour Allure was formed as a result of a love for papercrafting and rubber stamps. Our stamps include vintage styles to character art. Please browse the collections at our exclusive retailer, http://www.mcmahonfivedesign.com/.
Check out the awesome MMSC112 Bonus Prize!
Prize details
Language of Love – 24 Stamps
4  - 12x12 Sheets of Kaisercraft To Have & To Hold Paper Collection
6 Prima Eminence Roses
What a great prize..thank you so much Jeni :)
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Our July Monthly sponsor is....
Petaloo 
Be sure to check out the DT projects made with Petaloo flowers.
Click HERE to see the monthly prize details!!
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Here is this week's Sketch and our my creations:

First, the 3D creation using Petaloo “Color Me Crazy” Products:
I made an ALTERED CLOCK, by dismantling an old kitchen clock with a really cheesy image on the face. I recovered the face with the printed numbers scrapbooking paper, and then used self-adhesive “Color Me Crazy” alphabet stickers to create the words around the edge. The letters were coloured using Copics “Coral” and “Lipstick Red” and shaded towards the bottom using Copics “Putty”. Then I reassembled the clock and hey presto – It works! I think it looks much better now than before!



The card I made uses an image from D’Amour Allure, that I coloured using Copics and embellished with flowers from their store, to turn it into a vintage wedding card. I call these my ‘story’ cards, as here is always so much going on, on them, and each little embellishment and detail adds to the story the card is telling. The extra’s on the card are :
Oval die cut – Nellie’s Choice Dies
Black swirls die cuts – Marianne’s Choice
Sequins and beads sewn around oval and on veil
Veil – some obscure plastic netting I ripped off a hat
Self-adhesive lace – made in China, purchased at thrift store
Strings of pearls – from my bellydance costume making stash
Pink printed background paper – made using a clear stamp
Now if you’d like to get a chance to win some of those awesome prizes from our generous sponsors, you’d better get creating! ……… (this sketch is a real easy one this week!)

luv n huggz
jen
(Durban, South Africa)

5 comments:

  1. een mooie prachtige kaart heb je gemaakt jen.

    groetjes karin

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  2. Jen, you are always so inventive with your creations. What a fabulous way to make a wedding gown. Thank you for entering the Petaloo’s Color me Crazy Challenge. Your entry is just lovely. We will be emailing the winners & runner-ups on Wednesday July 27th ! And don’t forget to visit our Petaloo Youtube channel and website gallery for more ideas and inspiration. Good luck!
    Priscilla :)
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  3. Totally gorgeous Jen! I love your wedding gown card and that fabulous clock!
    Hugs,
    Marsha

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  4. Amazing creations. Love the extra twill you ADD to the image. LindaS/MMSC GDT

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  5. WOW This is gorgeous Jen! I love all the pearls and bling on your card and the it is so cool that you made Doris Mae into a bride! Your clock looks great too!
    Hugs
    Gunn

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