Outlawz Progressive/Freebie Challenge for September!

A big thank you to Sandra for the delightful image we are all receiving for September!  Mandalas are always a bit challenging to me but just in time Jennifer Maker posted a video on YouTube about just about all things mandala and a Cricut!  Since my Cricut and I have a relationship that I can't really rely on in a pinch especially adding a design into Design Space for cutting....I took inspiration and played a bit with it!  Jennifer had three absolutely stunning shadowboxes with a mandala as the focus.   I thought this lovely mandala for this month would make a lovely setting sun without too many layers or design sense and hence my slimline sunset card was born!

I colored the image with alcohol markers and fussy cut out.  I made my slimline card base with yellow cardstock and attached a flap up of green cardstock to make my horizon line and attach my pink mountains (yep, they are mountains!) and my tree layer on top of that (yup, those are trees!)  Okay...you might have to use your imagination and squint kinda to see my trees and snow drift mountains but that's what art is all about! 😋  I made my sentiment tag using a freebie stamp set from a crafting magazine and inked my edges with Distress Inks!  Now come on and show us your crafting goodies using this wonderful image at The Outlawz Progressive/Freebie Challenge for September!

 

August 16th Steampunk Serengeti Blog Hop!

 I wanted to make a steampunk luminary with the Cricut and I don't know my way around Design Space to create one.  Jennifer Maker has a Christmas Tree Luminary Set that made it not so hard for me to do!  I used the plain frame in PDF and cut that out with scissors.  I printed Leigh's Steampunk Serengeti Rectangle Collage Lace Cutz large enough on patterned paper to be able to put them on copy paper and use for each window.  I used copy paper because vellum in one of those things I never ever think of to buy when ordering craft goodies!  All the items from the Steampunk Serengeti Collection are just a joy to work with....I am a tad obsessed!

 Believe it or not the top pic is with the lights on and the bottom with them off.  Somehow I managed to make them look exactly alike!

To embellish the front,  I cut the gears from the Gears and Leaves Steampunk Elements Cutz Set and sprayed with Distress Oxide Ink Sprays (wilted violet and spiced marmalade) then layered in a cluster.  I inked the  tree frame with Distress Ink (pink lipstick) then I sprayed it with Distress Oxide Spray (picked raspberry).  Another one done and dusted for the Steampunk Serengeti Blog Hop hosted by LeighSBDesigns!  All the details and linky party are HERE!