613 Avenue Create #69 - Anything Goes. Period!!

Hi, there, friends! Our challenge at 613 Avenue Create this week is Anything Goes with no twist - how's that for a change? Our sponsors are A Day for Daisies and Bugaboo Digi Stamps.  I used ADFD Freehand Butterfly #1 - here's my card:

I put the design on my butterfly by using a stencil- how cool is that! I used a Heidi Swapp flower stencil, sponging Distress Ink for the pattern, and dusting the butterfly with chalk. The DPs are scraps. I mounted the fussy cut butterfly on Nesties. I don't know who made the border punch that I used. It's hard to see, but I added a bit of sparkle with Wink of Stella and a couple of sequins. I'll add a sentiment when I decide what occasion I'll use the card for.

I'm entering these challenges:  Crafting from the Heart #16-Anything Goes; Pixie's Snippets Playground #122; Crafty Cardmakers and More #115-It's a Bug's Life; Butterfly Challenge #6-Glamorous; and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Clean and Simple.

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

613 Avenue Create #49-Option: Create a Calendar

Can you believe Christmas is so close?  That means that 2014 is close also.  At 613 Avenue Create our current Anything Goes Challenge has the option to Create a Mini or Perpetual Calendar.  Our sponsor is A Day for Daisies. My teammates have really outdone themselves, creating some beautiful and detailed calendars.   I used the Berry Tree image.  My own creation, of course, is about as CAS as can be:

It's had to see, but I used Martha Stewart Glitter Glue for the berries.  I tried something quite new to me in coloring the image.  I used color pencils and Gamsol.  I dusted the around the tree with chalks to mimic the sky and ground.  The cardstock and DP are from my stash as are the border and flowers.  The calendar is computer generated. It was a rather fun project.  Now I have my own homemade calendar to put on the wall.  You should give it a try!  We'd love to see your 2014 calendar.

I'm entering these challenges:  Through the Craft Room Door-Anything Goes; Scrapping4funChallenges - Anything Goes; and Clear It Out Challenge Blog-Anything Goes for Theme and Stash.

Color Challenge at Jackson's Digital Expressions

We have a new sponsor at JDE this week - A Day for Daisies.  Some of our DT are using images from ADFD in the challenge.  The color twist at our Anything Goes challenge at JDE this week is to use Purple, Red and Blue. I thought I would have a hard time with this color combo, but I really didn't.  I used Robert's "With All Her Might" image. I think the woman could be singing or she could be preaching. But whatever she's doing, from her body language, you can tell she's doing it With All Her Might:

Supplies:  Cardstock, Ribbon & Bling: My stash; Sentiment: CTMH Card Chatter Sympathy; Bic Mark-Its, Watercolor Pencils, Blending Pen; Fiskars Corner Punch; Corner Chomper.

Go on over and see all the projects the DT has created.  You're in for a treat! And don't forget our month long Anything Goes Challenge #11.  It ends August 6 so you have lots of time left to win some great prizes. At the end of our month long Party, we will have a special drawing from all eligible entries.  The winner will win a Sizzix Big Shot and the entire July Image Release.  But remember, you have to be a follower to be eligible!

On a side note, I just want to say that it feels good at use my stash! I've entered my card in these challenges:  Make it Monday (Anything Goes),  Crafty Creations Challenges (Free for All),  Word Art Wednesday.