Thorns and Roses - The East Wind

Companies from Markers! Papers! Digis! group prepared this halloween blog hop!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN...well almost! We have a fun "Trick" or "Treat" Blog hop set up for you all!!
This means that the participating blogs will give you either a "Trick" (technique, tutorial, quick little how to) or a "Treat" (freebie, or discount, or who knows but it will all be fun)!
SO how do we Trick or Treat around the blogs? Super easy!!
Simply Hop on over to each blog! As mentioned each blog with have something fun for you all, some may have more blogs (DT members) to hop on to to collet more SPOOK-TAKULAR loot!!
Simply B Stamps: http://simplybstamps.blogspot.com/
Faery Ink: http://faeryink.com/blog/
Angel's Hearts and Memories: http://angelsheartsnmemories.blogspot.com/
Scrap N' Dipity: http://scrapndipity.com/blog/
The East Wind: http://theeastwindchallenge.blogspot.com/
You will find all the $1 Digis to each company as you hop along.

And for this fabulous occasion I have made something with the image from The east wind that you can find here for only 1$!!!! And I have done a video of it so you can see how I made it!

And here is the finished journaling page for your view!

The image was colored with my copics as usual and you can see the rest of what I used in the video :)

I hope you have a wonderful Thursday night!!!

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The East Wind - In the Pink

It's already time for a new challenge over at The East Wind and this time it's about Pink for Breast cancer.

This is a subject that is close to my heart because my mom suffered from Breast Cancer and well I should be having check ups more often but... well life gets in the way and I end up with lots of excuse why I'm not going.

So there's a great freebie this month and it's perfect for this challenge.

I decided to use this image in my alphabet scavenger journal.  I haven't  used it much and need to try to do so.  But the Breast was perfect for the B.

I used the raspberry distress ink on this and sprayed it with water to make the drips.  The image was colored with my copics and the sentiment well it was just FABULOUS for this. And so very true for all of us women!

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

1. Alphabet challenge blog - P for Pretty in pink
2. Time out challenges - Breast cancer

That's it for this post but there's another one coming soon

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Mixed media - Love yourself featuring Lucy Loo Dreaded - The east wind

Hey!  Our long weekend is already over... booohooo but we had some WONDERFUL weather so can't complaint.

Today I'm here to share with you a new release image from The East Wind She's called Lucy Loo Dreaded and she was the perfect image to use in the mission inspiration for the month of September that takes place here.

I made a video to share with you my process because, well it really wasn't all that planned... didn't know how this would turn out until it was finished!

The journal that I used for this is a magazine that I'm transforming!  I really love it because it gives me some print in the back and it repurpose something.

Here is the finished look

I colored her up with my copics and then I used some gel pen on top of her shirt/armor.  The sentiment was found online and I wrote it in word document and then just tore it apart.  I used some silks for the background, some archival black ink as well as fabercastel silver pit pen.  The background was made by putting down lots of faces from a Sears catalogue.

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

1. A bit more time to craft - Anything goes
2. Crafty awesomeness - Anything goes
3. The sisters of craft - Anything goes
4. World wide open design team challenge - it's a DT make :)
5. 613 Avenue Create - did the anything goes (and what a pleasure to discover that I was a top rocker last week :) thank you!
6. Left of center challenges - Feisty ladies

That's it for today... it's back to work I go :)  Hope you have a great week!!!!

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The East Wind - Shine on

I'm totally ADDICTED to journaling now. I was just visiting a local art store and realized that I hardly do any cards anymore.... yup.... don't know what will be happening Christmas time... I really need to kick my butt in gear!

Anyway I found a fabulous book (a very tall one) at a garage sale this past weekend and this was just PERFECT for the journaling for the new freebie and the new challenge over at The east wind.  The challenge this time around is Shine on.  So something that shines (ie stars, moon, etc.)

In my case I did a sky with a bunch of stars and you can see my video here:

This was one of the faster EVER journaling page but very fun.  I used a napkin as my background and then some paint and some stencil :)

The sentiment was found online when I googled up stars sentiments.

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

1. Crafting by designs - anything goes
2. Crafty gals corner challenges - anything goes
3. Simon says stamp blog - Anything goes

That's it for this post but there's another one coming so sure hope you will be back for it!!!

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Mirrorina - The East Wind

There's a fabulous new release image over at The east wind and I really HAD to play with this one. Just love her.  I had a background that was almost complete from doing another make.  If you want to see how check out this video

 Just love when something comes together without any effort!

The image was colored with my copics and an american craft silver glitter pen.  I added some wink of stella all over the image to give it a shimmer like you would get from a mirror.  The sentiment was found while doing a search on google.  To finish this off I distressed some music sheet and doodled around the edge and Voilà!

I hope you will go and check her out and that I will have inspired you!!!  Have a great Tuesday and come back later for another post!

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The east Wind challenge - Paper piecing

Well yesterday I mentioned how summer is just flying by and that Christmas is just around the corner... well today I'm sharing with you a CHRISTMAS card.  YUP I said the word Christmas.

The new challenge for The east wind is paper piecing and since I'm soooooo behind making my Christmas card that I really really had to get going.  This challenge was just perfect for it and I used the super fun image Baby it's cold outside.

I made a little video of my process here because I thought that it might be interesting for you guys to see.

And here is my card for you

I really love how it turned out.  I used a lot of dies in this one which are happy because they have been sitting in my stash for awhile...  so I used Elizabeth craft dies snowflake, Label 14, Picot edge as well as large circle from Spellbinder.  I put a little bow and finished this off with some bling from recollection.  The sentiment and image were edged with my victorian velvet distress ink.

I'm entering this little card in the following challenges:

1. Glitter n sparkle challenge blog - anything goes
2. Inkspirational challenges - Patterned paper
3. Stamping with dragon - christmas in August

That's it for me!  Have a fabulous Monday.

Hugs

The east Wind - Stars and planet

Hello!  It's already time for a new challenge over at The East Wind and it's about stars and planet.

The freebie that you get if you are registered for the newsletter is totally YUMMY!!!!  You will adore it!

I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do here.   But in the end the inspiration just popped right on over :)  I found a quote online that I thought was going to be perfect for this.

Here's my journaling done in my dylusion journal.

the quote was done using my brother label maker.  I added a bunch of gold and silver sequin stars.  The background was done using my black pan pastel.

Here's a closer look at the image colored with my copics in light blues.  The hair looks white in the picture :( but it's a light blue!

I hope you will come and join us in the challenge this time around.  And if you are not registered for the newsletter what is stopping you?!?

Have a fabulous day everyone!!!

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Photo inspiration - The east wind

Hello everyone!  It's time for a new challenge over at The East Wind. This time it's about a photo inspiration.  Here is the picture that is our inspiration.

And so with this I thought a mermaid was just PERFECT.  Here is the inspiration that I have made for you all using this image Lucy Loo Midnight mermaid.

I used my dylusion journal for it and some wonderful gelatos that I hadn't used in a while.  The sky was made with my chalk.

I found the sentiment on google.  The wonderful image was colored with my copics and I fussy cut it out.

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

1. Craft rocket challenges - Anything goes
2. Crafting with an attitude - Anything goes
3. Crafty-girls-creations - Anything goes
4. Little miss muffet challenges - Anything goes

That's it for this post but there's another one coming up.  Hope you like this and come back for the other one.

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American Shorthair - The east wind

Hello!  It's Tuesday and it's time for a brand new release over at the East wind and this one is just PURR-FECT for all those cat lovers out there.  I just HAD to play with him.

I wanted to just make a little something not too long but just fun for me :)  And I used an index card that I had already colored while wipping off paint from other project.  It was the perfect base for this.

He was colored with my copics and then fussy cut.  The sentiment is coming from a book that I destroyed... well kept lots of sentiments and images from it (and it was from the dollar store).  I finished off the index card by putting the little dots all around with a sharpie pen and doing the edge of the card as well this way.

I'm entering this little index card in the following challenges:

1. Crafting from the heart challenge blog - Anything goes
2. Craft your passion challenges  - Anything goes
3. Stampsfun-creativity - Anything goes

That's it for me for today!  Hope you have a wonderful day!!!

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Tear it up! - The East wind type

Happy Canada day!!!!! :)  YUP it's vacation time around my place and I'm hoping for a gorgeous day that I can be spending at my little outdoor market buying fresh vegetables!

And this also means a new challenge over at The East Wind and it's about tearing paper up!!!!  Of course, if you are a subscriber to the newsletter (all free) you will have gotten a wonderful freebie image and this is the image that I played with!

I decided to work in my homemade journal for this time.

The background was made using some brushos and some Color burst from Ken Oliver. Super easy and fun and of course totally unpredictable that is the most fun of it all!!!!  The sentiment is from Dylusions and I used some teared up papers that I received in one of my swaps to do this.  The image was colored with my copics and then fussy cut.

I hope that you will like this inspiration and that you will be coming over to play in our new challenge!  Most of all do REGISTER for the freebie!!!!  You don't want to miss out on the great images that Unky draws!!!!

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It's all about the boys- The East Wind

Hey!  It's time for a new challenge over at The East Wind and this time it's all about the boys.

Well that being said.... I'm feeling delinquent as you will see if you watch my video here:

So I did make something but I used the fab image Lucy Loo Teenager for it.

and I followed this fabulous prompt for this:

Here is the make that I did:

I used an image for the background that you can find here.

I used a sentiment and some die cuts that were given to me in a swap.  I made the tree by drawing it with a stabilo pencil and then some paints.

I really hope that you like this and that you are inspired to try this out!!!

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The East Wind new release June 3

Hello and happy Friday!  Hope you all had a great week.  Mine was good but very busy and I'm looking forward to relazing time over the weekend!

I'm here today to share with you a make for the new release image over at The East Wind.

I have a video to share with you the process of this and how I came about the big BLOB on her head... oh well it happens right?!?  I still think the rest is pretty cute.

And here is the postcard if you don't want to watch the video.

I made this with paints and washi tapes. I also used some stencils.  I had fun!  The sentiment was found online.  The image was colored with my copics.

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The east wind - something new something old

Hello everyone!  It's the start to a new month and that means a new challenge and a new freebie over at The East wind.  The challenge this month is to use something new as well as something old.

For my journaling I decided to use an old background that had been created in an art class.  My other old items are the stamps that I have used.  I used a Tim Holtz sentiment (which I thought was perfect for the new part as well lol) and a border from Dyan Reaveley.

I colored the awesome image with my copics.  I fussy cut her out and fussy cut out a backing to her as well.

I had a lot of fun to create this and I sure hope that you will have fun with this cutie as well!!!

There's lots more coming up so please do come back :)

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Merditation - TEW New challenge Tic Tac Toe

Hello!  I'm here with a very busy busy day!  Today I'm here with a new challenge over at The East Wind and this time it's TIC TAC TOE

Here's the TIC TAC TOE

For this make I used the fabulous Merditation.  I made a postcard and you can see the video here:

And the postcard is available in my Etsy card here.

The image was colored with my copics.  I used some paints on this.  I also used some sentiment that I found while doing a search online (yup using Google) on Meditation. :) I thought this would be great fun for this postcard!

I'm entering this postcard in the following challenges:

1. Scrappers-delights-challenge-blog - anything goes
2. Creative artiste mixed media - Anything goes
3. Creative fingers challenge blog - Anything goes
4. Simply papercrafts for all occassions - anything goes
5. Crafting with an attitude - Anything goes

That's it for this post but there's lots more coming up today!!

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Cowgirl portrait - The east wind

Hey everyone!  It's time for a new release over at The east wind and this time it's a great Cowgirl image!!!  LOVE her and just HAD to play with her to make a postcard (yup I'm obsessed with them but you have to admit it's awesome to make little reminders to the ones that you love that you are thinking of them.

I made a little video of my process yet again:

I have put this little postcard in my Etsy store and you can see it here.

And here is the make with this fab image

I used an image from a magazine cut out.  The sentiment was found on google and I wrote it on word document to be printed and added to this.  The washi tape that I have put on this is from a swap.  And you have to see the video to see the paint as well as the stencils that I used.

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

1. Crafting from the heart challenge blog - Anything goes
2. Crafty our passion challenges - anything goes
3. Not just cards challenges - Anything goes
4. Scrapbook stamp society challenge blog - Options layers - there's LOTS here
5. The papergirls challenge - All about ladies

That's it for today!!!  Hope you have a great day!!!

Hugs

Fung La - The east wind - Mail art

Hello everyone!  I wasn't supposed to play with the wonderful freebie from The East wind because I'm just back from vacation... but I just COULDN'T resist!!!  So here is my make with the image Fung La that you would have gotten if you are a newsletter subscriber here.

I made a little postcard with this image.  You can see my process in the video here.

I'm putting this postcard in my Etsy store.  I thought that I would share some postcards thinking that if people don't have time to make some they might still appreciate sending them to their pals and might be interested.

Here is the postcard that I made using some mixed media way.  I have put lots of different papers that were on my desk.  The sentiment was found online and then I created it on a word document and printed it out at the same time as the image.

I'm entering this little postcard in the following challenges:

1. 613 Avenue create - Anything goes
2. Lil patch of crafty friends - Anything goes
3. Pde linky party - Anything goes
4. Crafty-girls-creations - Anything goes
5. Addicted to stamps-challenge - Anything goes

That's it for me for today!  Hope you have liked what you have seen :)

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Ajna - TEW new release

Hello everyone!!!  Hope you are having a fabulous week.  This Friday it's really busy on my blog especially since I decided to play with the latest release from The East Wind Ajna which you can find in the Etsy store.

I was wondering how to showcase this gorgeous image!  And then I thought that I could put her on one of the background that I had colored in my Secret garden coloring book.  I don't want to just color those pages... I need to make it more so it's a journal in progress!

For this I used a sentiment stamp set from Unity stamps that I thought would go perfect with her.  The colored page was done with my polychromos pencils.  The image however was colored with copics.  I really don't dare attempt doing skin coloring with pencils.

Here's the closer version at the gorgeous image.

I hope this will encourage you to play with your digis in different way like this one :)

I'm entering this little coloring page in the following challenges:

1. Aud sentiments challenge blog - Anything goes
2. C.R.A.F.T. - Clean and simple - there's no embellishments here and I left it fairly simple
3. Julia spiri challenge blog - Anything goes
4. Star stampz - Use a digi
5. Addicted to stamps-challenge - Clean and simple

That's it for this post but there's loads more today so please do come back!!!

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The East wind Challenge - 3d challenge

Oh man... it's time for a new challenge over at The east wind but it's about 3d and that is always so difficult for me...   I really had to think long and hard about what I could make.

And then I look through my stuff and saw a little clock that I had meant to alter some time ago.  That was the starting point!  And I used the great image Faith Lettering

You can see what it looked like and the process of making this in the little video here:

And if you don't want to see the entire process here is the final view!!!  I used some different stamps to decorate this.  But the lettering was put really big because that's what I wanted as the focus!  We need to have more faith.  That little altered clock is now in my kitchen to make us remember.

I really can't wait to see what you guys create!!!  I'm sure that it will inspire me in the future!!!

I'm entering this little clock in the following challenges:

1. Wordart wednesday - anything goes
2. Path of positivity challenge - Grace - I think that if you have Faith you will be able to notice more how God does grace us with so much!  We just don't see his presence as we should.  To me Grace description is: the free and unmerited favor of God, as manifested in the salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings.
3. A bit more time to craft - Anything goes
4. Altered eclectics - Anything goes
5. Cards galore challenges - anything goes

That's it for this post!  LOTS lots more coming up.  Hope you like what you see and are inspired.

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The East Wind - Dream House

Hello!!!  Yup I'm back on the same day with a new release image from The East wind.  And I just HAD to play with this one because it was just PERFECT for my En masse journal where you collect images or items based on a criteria that you chose.  My page spread was about houses.  I found all sorts of them in magazines.

And here it is.

The image was colored with my copics and then fussy cut out.  The background to this was done with some gelatos on top of my gessoed background.

I'm entering this little en masse journaling in the following challenges:

1. Corrosive challenges - Anything goes
2. Artistic inspirations challenges - Anything goes
3. Crafty sentiments - Anything goes
4. The Craft Room Door - Anything goes
5. Lemon shortbread challenge - Anything goes

That's it for this post!  Still LOADS more to come hope you come back for them.

Hugs

The East Wind - Steampunk challenge

Hello everyone!!!  It's time for a new challenge over at The East Wind and this time we hope you will join us with the great Aurora just face to play in a little Steampunk/metal challenge!

That challenge had me DROOLING.  The image is just PERFECT for steampunk.  I played on a little index card that I had already splashed paint on and you can see the video of the making here

And for those of you that don't want to check out the video here is my little make.

I used some stamps on this from Paper artsy and some cogs and gears. The little sentiment on this is a quote from a French magazine.  Love reusing those.  The face was colored with my copics and then I fussy cut her out.

I'm entering this little index card in the following challenges:

1. C.R.A.F.T. - Create your own background paper - that's what I did on this index card.  I didn't use dp
2. Tuesday taggers - Add a quote - used one from a French magazine
3. Deep ocean challenge blog - Favorite color combo - I have to say that I really do love browns and gold those are my favorite I would think.
4. Stamp art papel - Anything goes
5. 613 Avenue Create  - Anything goes

That's it for this post but there are loads more coming up so please do come back.

Hugs