Challenge for the Girls

When we all met at NEC earlier in March, I took a challenge kit for everyone which I had put together from my personal stash.  All four were exactly the same and this is what was included.

We all got together on a Teams meeting and crafted and chatted together using the kit elements.

I started by planning my first substrate.

Using more from the kit and some from my own stash I started to build up the composition.

After I'd added the frame, I added the main focus, the moth.

I then stuck everything down and made a few alterations along the way.

And here is my final finished piece.

Next I took the clipboard, started to rummage through what was left and started placing the pieces.

Once I was happy with the general layout, I used a stencil to create a background.

This is what I ended up with.  I had a fab time in our crafting session.

Trust In Rust Challenge

 

I collected all these pieces of rust over a few days by picking them up out of the gutter on our doggie walks.

Next I started to play around with some of the pieces.

I covered the canvas with patterned papers.

Added some clear crackle.

Once fully dry I smeared some burnt sienna over the crackle so it would sink in the gaps.

Then for the next coat I used carmine in the Finnabair range.

Close ups of the rust.

This is to show the dimensions.

This is the completed piece laid flat.

And this is the completed piece stood up.

I am entering into the Finnabair #trustherustchallenge 

On the Road - Combi Camper Challenge

 

So over on the Powertex Australia Creative Hub FB page Ashley has started a challenge called 'On the Road - Combi Camper' and the idea is that we create a camper van to virtually travel around different points of Australia and create other challenge pieces when we get there. You can get a kit, but I wanted to challenge myself and see if I could make something like.  I used cardboard, bubble wrap and masking tape to get the basic shape.

I gave it all a coat of black powertex and once dried I used easy structure paste through a stencil on the roof.

I mixed up a batch of stoneart clay and made some flowers and a word.

I decorated the front with wooden pieces so they would stand out.

And then one side, wheels are done in cardboard.

And then more or less the same thing on the other side.  I wasn't precious about getting them exact, just similar will do for me.

I added more stencilling with the easy structure and then dry brushed everything in white pigment.

Next I got more or less everything out to get some colour on there.

As you can see, I went for bright bold colours.

And on the front I used quite a few chipboard offcuts and blended the colours in.

I'd decorated a few other bits and bobs I found in my stash.

Made sort of a spare wheel to put on the back panel and some lights and bumper.

I made a surfboard for the roof, let's face it, you can't have a camper van without a surfie now can you.

And this is what I ended up with.

And from the other side.

And this is the back.  I added some fibres to the ring and you will see why shortly.

That's because I've added a compartment inside and needed something to be able to pull it out easily.

And this is the front.

View from the top with the surfie.

A few close ups.

A bit of stamping.

Stone Art flowers on the roof.

And on the wheels.

And finally I made some tags including some postcards and a couple of tickets in case we need to get in anywhere.

This is my first tag.  As we are virtually travelling around Australia, my thinking is that when we make a stop I'm going to date a tag, write the place name and then after a bit or research, write a bit about it on the tag, or send a postcard and fill in a ticket.

Let the adventure begin xxx

If you want to join in, go to the FB page for Powertex Australia Creative Hub and join the group.