Altered Art + a DT Call - Claire

Hi Everyone

It's my turn, Claire S, today to share my project for this month.

The theme for September is 'Altered Art' and this month we are sponsored by Delicious Doodles.

Teri is very kindly offering a prize of 

4 of her beautiful digi images to one lucky winner!

I decided to alter an empty hot chocolate container and turn it into a pen pot for my desk:

I printed my digi stamp from Delicious Doodles onto SplodgeAway High Res card and coloured it using Dewent Inktense watercolour pencils.

I cut it to the same size as the hot chocolate container and attached it using extra strong tape.

I then added the green ribbon around the bottom of the tin and the pale blue ribbon at the top.

And that's it - a beautiful pen pot!

We are also having a Design Team call out!

All you need to do is add DT after your name when you link up to this months challenge!

If you don't want to be a DT member, no problem, we would still love
 to see what you create for this months challenge.
Just add your name, as usual, and leave off the DT bit.

Click HERE to link up your project for September.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Claire x

Altered Art and DT Call - Amanda

Hi all, Amanda here with some inspiration for this month's altered art challenge.  I chose the beautiful Pansy & Butterfly Frame image from our lovely sponsors Delicious Doodles and I've managed to combine three of my favourite pastimes in this project: crafting, gardening, and eating custard :-) 

It's a seed storage pot, but it started life as an empty custard tin.  For more info about the project, please visit my blog here.

Don't forget we are running a DT call alongside the challenge this month.  If you want to be part of our fun team, all you need to do is add DT after your name when you link up your project! Enter the challenge here.

Happy crafting!

Altered Art & DT Call - Dawn

Good morning all, Dawn here

with a quick & simple Altered Art project for you!

I altered a candle by adding the wonderful image

 Working The Land by Teri at Delicious Doodles

who are sponsoring our challenge this month!

Simples!

For more info about my project, visit my blog!

Don't forget we are running a DT call alongside the challenge this month.

If you want to be part of our fun team, all you need to do is 

add DT after your name when you link up your project! 

Enter the challenge here

Day 9 - Altered Art

Oh, I struggled with this one!  There were so many possibilities and so many wonderful images from our sponsor, Delicious Doodles.  Once I narrowed my digi choice to Lovey-Dovey Silhouette, I went thru my stash and this is what I came up with:

And the result was this:

I printed the image on some smooth & sparkly white paper the cut it down to fit inside the frame.  I painted the frame white and stuck some black and clear rhinestones on the right side of the frame.  I covered the rest in glass glitter by Stampin Up!  I added some white lace bows and white flowers on the corner and placed some glass diamonds inside.

Winners & Top 3 - A Baby Is Born + A DT Call

Hi everyone ,it's time to announce the Winner & Top 3 of our

"A Baby Is Born" Challenge.

We didn't have a great number of entries for this challenge but

I have to say that the standards of those we did have were very high!

Choosing the Top 3 proved to be a difficult task indeed!

Without further ado here are our winners!

Mr Random.org chose #14 JennyH as our winner!
Here's her lovely card!

Congratulations Jenfa!
Please email us at : craftingcafe@gmail.com to claim your prize.

Grab your winners badge & wear it with pride

on your side bar!

Now, on to the Top3 in no particular order

#2 Calypso


#15 Avril Watson


#20 Mimi

Congratulations to you all, your creations were awesome!

Please take your Top 3 badge & wear it with pride on your side bar!

Now, we are sad to announce the departure of several DT Members.
We are wishing a fond farewell to
Lindsey, Ria, Debbie, & Michelle B

We'd like to thank each & every one of you for your valuable input 

to both the setting up of this challenge blog & the inspirational posts over

the last few months! We will miss you!

We wish you all the very best in your new ventures!
We also have to say  goodbye for now to Christine who is taking
a break to concentrate on other projects for a bit!
Haste Ye Back Christine!

So now, on to the exciting part!

We are currently running a DT call!

If you'd like to join our fun team & create something inspirational

for our challenges, please be sure to enter this months challenge

"Altered Art"

Add DT to the end of your name on the Linky & that's it!
It would be helpful if you added a little something about yourself to your
 blog post & we'd love to hear a little about why
you'd like to join us too!
We are looking for all levels of crafters so don't be shy, link up your project & let us
 see what you like to create!
Good Luck all!

xx Nikki, Dawn & The Crafting Cafe DT xx

Marlene

Before

After

Countdown

Hey everyone in blog land - Nikki here....

This month here on The Crafting Cafe we are doing "Altered Art". 

Now I know to a lot of people they shy away thinking that altered art is difficult ... 

it's not... and trust me - it's sooooo much fun!

You can alter anything.... from pencils to notepads or bigger projects like boxes or wardrobes!

 The sky really is the limit.

We would love to see what you can alter this month..

Here is my inspiration post for you,

This started off it's life as a scrapbook page, you know - the chipboard kind.....

Well I couldn't leave it alone...... and......... everyone knows how much i love Christmas....

So, I have made a countdown calender for Christmas.... yay..

So, there are only 112 days to go! Whoop whoop...

Come on over and play along with us - remember we also have a DT call out.... just remember to put DT behind your name if you want to be considered for the DT....

We really would love to see what you are creating with the theme this month. SO do share with us...

I'm off to have a look around blogland now....

Happy crafting x

Nikki x