tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266176306596651012024-03-06T05:58:37.961+13:00Scrapbook SocialitesMy little corner of the world.....craft, create and shareTheOverthinkingCrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319994399513864700noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626617630659665101.post-39762144925799893582020-01-05T20:00:00.000+13:002020-01-05T20:00:10.855+13:00Love is in the air - LCC<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Welcome to 2020! What a better way to welcome the new year with a<a href="http://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Lets craft and create</a> challenge of 'Love is n the air'.<br />
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For this months challenge I created a love themed album to be given to a couple on their wedding day. Thankfully the wedding has now taken place and I can share these pictures with you all now!<br />
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This album has been created using the 'Romantique' collection from Kaisercraft.<br />
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TheOverthinkingCrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319994399513864700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626617630659665101.post-2391934000283533142019-11-14T20:00:00.000+13:002019-11-14T20:00:05.757+13:00Southern Girls Challenge - Anything goes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Welcome back everyone! This time of the year is when things really start to get busy for me - so an anything goes challenge is just perfect. Busy times do often mean that my relaxing times are spent playing with my craft goodies.<br />
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I have used a New Zealand Brand here of Rosies Studio - Indigo mist range. This is a range that I had in my stash - yes I'm going through one of those phases where I feel the need to use up more of my hidden stash rather than think of myself as a craft supply horder.<br />
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So here we have 'Love u'<br />
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TheOverthinkingCrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319994399513864700noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626617630659665101.post-5084440027472425832019-11-05T20:00:00.000+13:002019-11-05T20:00:03.181+13:00Let's craft and create - Thank you<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Some of you may not know but I also go by the name of '<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheOverthinkingCrafter/" target="_blank">The Overthinking Crafter</a>' - a name well and truly suited to me!<br />
Under this name I make and market a number of handcrafted items. One of those is cards....and one of the most popular is 'Thank You' cards. I find it hard to keep up the demand and the diversity that is required.<br />
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So in a long winded way what I am trying to say is that it appears that a simple thank you card is universally appreciated. Who doesn't love to receive a bit of gratitude.<br />
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Here is one that I have created especially for the <a href="http://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lets Craft and Create</a> November Challenge!<br />
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Team Lou's challenge this week over at <a href="http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Southern Girls Challenge</a> is...Tic Tac Toe!<br />
The rules of the challenge are - pick three in a row, could be across, up, down or diagonal. Just pick three and include these in your creation.<br />
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I went straight down the middle using a die cut, stamp and the colour blue.<br />
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I stamped the striped background with Silver pigment ink, as well as stamping the words Bam!, Pow! and Super! From the background I die cut out a star and backed that with red cardstock and...a stamped star.</div>
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To help give it some more of that super hero feel, I then added two larger stars in blue and yellow, layering them on top of each other. The final touches were added with a banner, red die cut stars and some red twine.</div>
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TheOverthinkingCrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319994399513864700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626617630659665101.post-23768688343880548332019-09-09T16:19:00.001+12:002019-09-09T16:19:12.479+12:00Guest Designer - Clique Kits<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So I am a little bit excited to let you all know that I am a guest designer over at <a href="https://cliquekits.com/" target="_blank">Clique Kits</a>!<br />
I was asked to pick from their kit range, a kit to use as my inspiration and I happened to notice a NZ brand Rosie's Studio. So being a kiwi I opted for this one which sports the great <a href="https://www.rosiestudio.com/portfolio-item/indigo-mist-projects/" target="_blank">Indigo Mist</a> range, which is described as wintery florals, wood textures, and misty pinks, teals and blues - a modern yet rustic collection. #RosiesStudio #Indigomist #Cliquekits<br />
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My lovely box arrived with a full set of Indigo Mist papers, Butterfly embellishments, gemstones, vellum die cuts, veneer embellishments, collectables, doilies and some designer buttons. A great kit full of products that I could instantly see would be well suited to almost any style of scrapbooking, card making or general paper crafting!<br />
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I have to apologise for the lack of process photo's as I had so many ideas for this range that I ended up swapping and changing my mind on things right the way through!<br />
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So here is my first layout - 'Loved this day'<br />
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I have used 4 of the Indigo Mist papers - the brand doesn't name each paper individually unfortunately.<br />
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I had initially started this thinking it would be a grunge mixed media layout, then changed my mind and thought I'd make it a layered layout with some girlie aspects to it...so you will see a bit of both of these in this layout.<br />
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I started by layering up my base, adding some texture and detail with some stitching along the torn layers. Then I added some stamping to the background - I have actually used the coordinating stamp for this set that I already had in my personal stash, and added some light watercolour paint to bring a bit of the pink through to wam it up. Lastly I added some light texture paste and stenciling and a touch of gold paint.<br />
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Once I was happy with the depth of my photo mount layers, I began to place my embellishments - trying to balance them out to a natural flow.<br />
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TheOverthinkingCrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319994399513864700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626617630659665101.post-66910882523085826502019-09-05T20:00:00.000+12:002019-09-06T09:23:14.054+12:00Let's Craft and Create - Layers <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Challenge time again! This month <a href="http://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lets Craft and Create </a> invites you to put some extra layers on. You can use so many things to create layers which adds a bit of extra depth so it will be interesting to see all your submissions.<br />
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I like to use stamping, embossing, stencils and some mixed media to create a bit of extra depth. However in this case I have kept this quite minimal.<br />
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I started with overlapping three papers, giving the middle piece some extra detail by die cutting the edge. The different patterns on the papers helps to add an extra interest and another layer. For my next flat layer I inked through a 13@rts stencil. This gave me a nice base of what I consider at least three layers already. From here I then started to build up individual layers using die cut papers, mesh, ribbon flowers and butterflies stamped on clear acetate. Each of my paper layers are lifted with a layer of thin cardboard between them, this helps with the layered look and also gives me a bit of room to slide my embellishments into!<br />
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TheOverthinkingCrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319994399513864700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626617630659665101.post-90811771006597899382019-08-22T12:06:00.000+12:002019-08-22T12:06:00.168+12:00Spring Showers - Southern Girls Challenge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Southern Girls has a great new challenge this week to celebrate a new season - Spring Showers.<br />
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TheOverthinkingCrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319994399513864700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626617630659665101.post-90567607371970896422019-08-07T21:02:00.000+12:002019-08-07T21:02:09.071+12:00EnTWINed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey everyone! So yip confession time this post is a tad late this month! It's been a busy and trying time lately. I may have mentioned in a previous post that my dear Mum passed away recently and to be honest it is something that I have struggled with on many levels.<br />
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Through this tough time however I have found strength in those who surround me. I have accepted many a coffee date lately and have spent a number of hours chatting, sobbing and laughing - all of which I have been very grateful for. So on this note, it has also become the center of my inspiration piece this week.<br />
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I present to you.....Coffee and Friends!<br />
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TheOverthinkingCrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319994399513864700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626617630659665101.post-17685216072076840322019-07-25T09:00:00.000+12:002019-07-25T09:00:05.204+12:00A little bit dark<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So we were given these awesome digi stamps from Oddball Art and honestly I thought they were adorable! I'm not normally a huge fan of digi stamps but these I really liked because they were just that little bit different and well odd lol.<br />
These were the perfect digi's to pair with the statement stamp 'You are not normal and I love it' from My Favourite Things - Sassy Pants Best Friends.<br />
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TheOverthinkingCrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319994399513864700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626617630659665101.post-52945767282072492412019-07-05T20:00:00.000+12:002019-07-05T20:00:08.481+12:00Red, White and Blue.....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Time for another challenge over at <a href="http://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Let's Craft and Create</a> with an optional theme of red, white and blue. I've decided to go with a baby card as I think these colours are perfect for a boys card....may also have something to do with the fact that a friend has just had a baby boy too!<br />
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This cute wee bunny is from a <a href="https://www.uniquelycreative.com.au/collections/photopolymer-stamps/products/whimsy-bunnies-stamp" target="_blank">Uniquely creative Whimsy-bunnies-stamp set.</a> - isn't it cute!</div>
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TheOverthinkingCrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319994399513864700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626617630659665101.post-82944458437254634062019-06-27T12:00:00.000+12:002019-06-27T12:00:00.610+12:00She Decided.....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Recently my daughter performed her first solo dance at a local competition, something that she has dreamed of doing for some time. It was a rough road for her in the week leading up to it, not just with the increasing nerves that were building but she also caught a nasty virus just days before.<br />
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Come competition day though, there was no doubt in her mind that she was performing. She made that mental choice to start living her dreams. This proud mumma has been so inspired by her courage and determination it was really hard to hold back the tears of joy.<br />
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I have started my piece with a softer layer of stamped flowers. I have used grey ink as I wanted them to just sit in the background. I have layered my piece up then using the diagonally cut papers and fussy cut flowers. Fussy cutting is not a favourite task of mine, but sometimes it's just worth it right!<br />
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TheOverthinkingCrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319994399513864700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626617630659665101.post-12773834850141803282019-06-18T20:00:00.000+12:002019-06-19T11:26:09.192+12:00You're the man!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
And I'm back with another <a href="http://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Let's craft and create</a> challenge.....this one is for all the wonderful men/boys in our lives- You are the man!<br />
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I've created a duo of cards using up some of my scrap pieces of paper. I have embossed a plain piece of card, then actually cut this into two pieces, added some strips of scrap paper and some stamping over top. I have then added some triangles, stapled them on for that extra texture and added my sentiment. I thought this type of card would be good for a teenage boy, or young adolescent.<br />
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TheOverthinkingCrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319994399513864700noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626617630659665101.post-60313596140546742112019-05-31T11:44:00.001+12:002019-05-31T11:44:47.147+12:00Tape it, Lace It or Tie It with Team Lou<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I dug deep into my stash this week! I managed to find some lace printed paper thanks to Kaisercraft, and then added some ribbon and tied it for effect.<br />
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With a lot going on in our lives this month I am really pleased that I managed to do this...crafting is good for the soul!<br />
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Mother's day is almost here so it's the perfect time to join the latest challenge over at <a href="http://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lets craft and create</a>. This months challenge #147 - Motherly Love.<br />
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I made two cards for this challenge using the same technique on both just a variance of colours.<br />
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I have die cut the letters out of the main piece of paper and have then cut the letters out of plain cardstock a further 3 times. I have glued the letters on top of each other to create the raised look.<br />
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I really like the effect that has given, and can see it being effective over a variety of different cards.<br />
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TheOverthinkingCrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319994399513864700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626617630659665101.post-18569078246971939992019-05-02T20:53:00.000+12:002019-05-02T20:53:00.647+12:00It doesn't get better than this<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Team Lou this fortnight has an anything goes theme....so here goes my inspiration piece of 'It doesn't get better than this'. We all have one of those photo's that we just love right...that one that really seems to capture a moment perfectly. Well this is one of mine, a father and daughter moment on a very special night.</div>
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Kaisercraft - Documented papers</div>
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Kaisercraft - Documented collectables</div>
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Kaisercraft - Butterfly stamp</div>
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Kaisercraft - Classroom Wooden flourish</div>
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Big thanks to our sponsors: <a href="https://threebuttonstudio.co.nz/" target="_blank">Three Button Studio</a> and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/nz/shop/LilooboxShop" target="_blank">Lia Stamps</a></div>
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TheOverthinkingCrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319994399513864700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626617630659665101.post-24154635172587488482019-04-05T20:00:00.000+13:002019-04-05T20:00:07.568+13:00Beautiful Butterflies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Time for another great challenge at '<a href="http://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lets craft and Create' - beautiful butterflies.</a><br />
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Butterflies often represent change or things emerging, and so I chose to embrace the theme. It took me quite a while to complete this layout, each day I would add or change a bit on it...at one point I thought I would never get there!<br />
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I love the different textures and layers that have emerged - I hope you do too.<br />
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Time for another Team Lou <a href="http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Southern Girls Challenge!</a> The theme this time is 'Frame it' - so my inspiration was my son's softball league. It was a tough season, especially for him but the last game and last innings....and.....he'd already stolen a few bases, one more hit and he scored the winning run! That moment right there, I had my proud mumma bear face on...you know the one that your half smiling and half trying not to cry because you know that you will embarrass yourself and your poor child lol.<br />
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Today I bring you my take on the <a href="http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Southern Girls Challenge</a> theme of 'Flora and Fauna'.<br />
I've taken my own quirky take on the theme with my interpretation of fauna.<br />
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Fauna - is all the animal life present in a particular region or time.<br />
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So this special moment was captured on a visit to our local Zoo, at this point my daughter had a bad case of the 'Hangers' (Hungry Angers) ....which pretty much turned her into an animal!</div>
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<a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/sassy-pants-best-friends" target="_blank">MFT </a>- <a href="https://krafterscart.co.nz/product/sassy-pants-best-friends/" target="_blank">Sassy Pants Best Friends stamp set</a></div>
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Waffle flower - <a href="https://waffleflower.com/products/flutter-stamp-set?variant=40233069063" target="_blank">Flutter stamp set</a></div>
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Sponsors of Flora and Fauna:<br />
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Welcome to the <a href="http://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lets Craft and Create 'Green things' challenge!</a></div>
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Typically when you think of green things, trees or grass or a shamrock are some of the first things that pop into mind ...right..... Well for me, green things meant Mermaids lol It may have had something to do with the fact that I had just been colouring mermaids and dragons, but hey.</div>
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So anyway here is my 'Green thing' - you were born to sparkle!</div>
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I've used Kaisercraft Mermaid Tails paper and collectables here. I created a raised frame by using some foam tape under the green boarder. By doing this I was able to create a bit more depth and space to tuck in a few more layers.<br />
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Have fun creating your green things I look forward to seeing them all!</div>
TheOverthinkingCrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319994399513864700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626617630659665101.post-21585777501134077972019-02-07T09:00:00.000+13:002019-02-07T21:39:43.262+13:00Those Eyes!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Those eyes huh who can resist them...not me that's for sure. My little miss gets away with a lot just by giving me this look. Couldn't resist then using this photo as my inspiration for the <a href="http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Southern Girls Challenge - Animal Antics.</a><br />
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For my layout I picked three colours from my photo - Brown, blue and pink. I have used various items to bring each of these into the layout. Scraps of paper, buttons, ribbon etc. I started from the top down layering my photo to try to balance out the colours, and then added the background bits last. Sounds a bit back to front but I really wanted my image to be the main focus.<br />
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For my layout I have used:<br />
Kaisercraft Documented - Chalkboard<br />
- Library Ephemera<br />
Kaisercraft Antique Essentials papers<br />
- Brown flower<br />
- Blue with white spots<br />
Kaisercraft Navy Cardstock<br />
Pink Cardstock<br />
Doillies<br />
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Black Ink<br />
Buttons<br />
Black Cotton thread<br />
Letter Stickers<br />
Pink Ribbon<br />
Gesso - White<br />
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A big thanks and shout out to the sponsors for his challenge!<br />
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TheOverthinkingCrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319994399513864700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626617630659665101.post-77286828210297894342019-02-05T20:00:00.000+13:002019-02-05T20:00:11.488+13:00Challenge# 144 - From the heart <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Welcome back everyone - today I'm sharing with you a very special project for the <a href="http://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Let's Craft and Create</a> challenge. This truely is from my heart as it is a wedding card made for my oldest and favourite nephew for his wedding day.<br />
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For this particular card I have used a mix of old and newer <a href="https://www.rosiestudio.com/" target="_blank">Rosie Studio</a> products, with the addition of a Tim Holtz die cut to create the extra depth . I loved creating this card because it truely from my heart to one special couple truely in love.<br />
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TheOverthinkingCrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319994399513864700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626617630659665101.post-49846546932491114572019-01-10T00:00:00.000+13:002019-01-10T00:00:03.165+13:00Southern Girls Challenge - Jan 2019!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Welcome everyone to the first Team Lou post for The <a href="http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Southern Girls Challenge</a>! The thought of a new year for me is like a blank canvas...which is quite exciting. A chance to review and change aspects of your life that weren't quite to your liking in the past year. It's not a clean slate but more something to build on. This year I'm working on being more organised .... I'd love to hear what your new years resolutions are!<div>
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So in the spirit of me trying to be more organised, I finished my project a week before it was due - how organised is that! Well for me it is anyway lol</div>
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My project piece for this month is a mini album that I have created for a lovely lady and her daughter. She gave me an idea of what she wanted and then the rest was up to me.....</div>
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TheOverthinkingCrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319994399513864700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626617630659665101.post-17222107158884107782019-01-02T00:30:00.000+13:002019-01-02T12:02:51.227+13:00With a bow <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Weclome to 2019!!!<br />
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I bought these paper bows from my local spotlight store ages ago...I have co-ordinated colours by using up some of my scrap pieces of paper..added a bit of bling and ta daaaa.....<br />
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It is a new year and while I don't make resolutions as such I do have some aims/goals for the year. I create and sell under the name of The Overthinking Crafter..and the name suits me to a tee. I overthink everything which also tends to mean that I hoard a lot of craft bits you know for those just in case times. So my aim for this year is to actually use those just in case bits and bobs and simply create with them. I hope that you will join me in this journey and check back in!<br />
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TheOverthinkingCrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17319994399513864700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626617630659665101.post-83217268904181408902018-12-02T21:59:00.000+13:002018-12-02T21:59:18.806+13:00Southern Girls Challenge - Anything Goes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Welcome to another <a href="http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Southern Girls Challenge</a>! There isn't technically a theme this month, so it's 'Anything Goes!' ...for me lately it's been all about Christmas and getting ready for the end of the school year coming up. So my inspiration piece this month is a little bit of an unconventional Xmas card. </div>
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Firstly I have used a coat of Clear gesso on some white cardstock. Then I've created a few layers using texture paste, and then layering up with some chipboard, and embellishments.</div>
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I've layered some muslin cloth behind my deer head, added some flowers and then splattered and sprayed on top.</div>
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While things have still been a wee bit wet I have sprinkled over some fine dust glitter to add that bit of extra sparkle.</div>
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<a href="https://krafterscart.co.nz/product/finnabair-art-basics-gesso-8-5oz-clear/" target="_blank">Art Basics Clear Gesso</a><br />
13@rts fine glitter<br />
Kaisercraft Christmas Wishes - Bauble Garland Paper<br />
Kaisercraft Silver pearl string<br />
Heidi Swapp Colour shine - Blush<br />
Heidi Swapp Colour Shine - Seafoam<br />
Heidi Swapp Colour Shine - Tinsel<br />
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Kaisercraft Coconut Flowers<br />
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And today I'm back with a reminder post for <a href="http://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Let's Craft and Create</a> - welcome :). This months challenge is a 'Anything goes' with an option for using your favourite sketch.<div>
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On days when I feel like I really want to create something but the juices just aren't flowing like they should - a sketch is a great way to help get you started. I love going to the '<a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/blog/mft-printable-resources-wsc-sketches/" target="_blank">My Favourite Things</a>' card sketches for a bit of inspiration but there are many other sites out there that you can go to. If you haven't tried using a sketch before I would highly recommend it, and remember you don't have to follow the sketch exactly it can just be a guide.</div>
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So - here is my card for this month.</div>
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