October challenge

Another month slides by, where has this year gone?
Things have been quiet here at Archiscraps.
Now Spring has sprung in Australia and the kids are back at school in the northern hemisphere we hope you will find time to join in this month.

Our winner for September was Leslie Smith.

Our sponsor for October is Its and Bits.
http://www.itsandbitscraftssupplies.com.au/store/index.php

Now for the picture.................

How is this for different?
 The extra criteria this month is BLING.

You can use rhinestones, pearls, sequins, glitter, glitter paper, real diamonds(LOL),whatever you can consider bling!!!
It can be a layout, card or OTP item.

Now, let's see what our ladies have made this month

                                            LESLIE (our new kid on the block)

http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com.au/ is her blog if you'd like to see more of her work

                                                                     DALE

I was inspired to include some paper folding across the bottom of my page by the shape of the building. I also have 8 embellishments that sparkly with glitter as my bling element.

                                                                           TRISH

 

 

I included 2, both with glitter paper.

                                                                                 JAN

  

 

 

 

Inspiration I have taken from the alphabet shape of the building, mine is a 't'.
Additional criteria bling added to LO. 

 

 

                                                                                JULENE

I've used those little gold stars that you buy to put on tables at parties, a bling butterfly paperclip and gold washi tape.

 

 

And some of you might like to try Chip it colour scheme for our picture. Don't forget the bling.

 

 

So please join in. We'd love to see your item in the inlinkz on the top right of this blog.
DO MAKE SURE YOUR ENTRY MEETS THE CRITERIA.

 

September Challenge

Our winner for August was Wendy O'Keefe.

 Your prize from Its and Bits craft supplies will arrive shortly.

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Our September challenge is based on this

A famous building by Gaudi in Spain.

The extra criteria is to use TEXTURE PASTE OR GESSO.

The ladies on the DT suggested funky, Halloween, underwater, a giant tree........perhaps you could use one of those ideas or another of your own.
Don't forget to link up your entry on the side.

Now here's what the DT have done
                                                           DALE

The inspiration pic screamed Halloween to me (pun intended). I had some photos that matched the colour scheme. I have taken some white gesso and added 5 different coloured paints to it. I got a stencil and then painted the different colours over the stencil down the right side of the right page and the left side of the left page. It was a 6x6 stencil so I had to do it twice on each page. I've used a lot more techniques as well. For more info and pics see my blog www.daleys-dailies.blogspot.com.

                                                                 JAN

I  have taken my inspiration from the oval shape of the windows and balcony's by using a Memory Maze Pebble Stencil with texture paste.

                                                                       TRISH

The Picture of the house reminded me of a haunted house, so i used the spider web die i had forgotten about,added some stickles for a cobweb feeling.

Also some liquid pearls for the drippy look,made it into a Halloween card.

 

Here is your prize for this month: A stamp set donated by DT member Jan

 

These will be for Australian entries only.

Overseas entrant winners will be invited to be our guest DT in November.

NOW what can you create?

We would love to see your interpretation of this fabulously textural building!

ANNOUNCING our newest Design Team member:

                                                LESLIE SMITH

I am a recently retired born-again believer, married to my high school sweetheart and living in the heartland, where we are busy creating a vision for our golden years while enjoying our grandbabies. We are truly blessed. 

I have been scrapbooking for well over 10 years and currently serve on the Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog design team and  have been published in an ebook.

 The inspiration photos on the Archiscraps challenge blog are really creative! I love the whole concept. Here is her blog:

http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com.au/