CHALLENGE #5, ANYTHING MIXED MEDIA/CREATIVE GOES

Good morning crafty friends and welcome to a brand new challenge!! As ever it's a nice easy theme for you:

Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes

You don't have to use our products to play along and our lovely sponsors Premium Craft Brands have some fabby crafty goodies lined up for our lucky winner!!

Before we check out our DT's beautiful projects it's time to announce the winner and Top 3 from Challenge 3. Our lucky winner, chosen by Random.org is:

9. Samantha Wade

Congratulations, email us (details in sidebar) with your snail mail details and quote your winners code (PPWK00301) and we'll get your goodies winging their way to you ASAP!!

We had so many gorgeous projects choosing the Top 3 was no easy task for our DT but the votes are in and this time around Top 3 honours go to:

9. Samantha Wade(it must be your lucky week!!)

11. Carol Gill

22 Sara Barker

Let's see what the DT have been up to this time around:

Yvonne - Stampbord, Panpastels and a beautiful corset!   This is a very simple project but very effective.  I adore collage stamps and find it so useful to take out pretty sections to hilight and Stampbord is perfect for this use.  More pics on my blog if you have time to pop over.

hansa yellow

Magenta shade

Terry, I have made a notebook. I just love to alter my projects, so this time I chose for a Notebook. It makes such a nice present for someone to give to. I worked on the background with Gesso, Light Modelling Paste and a Rose stencil.

I waited for it to be dry and colored it with the White Coarse PanPastel and White and Purple colours PanPastels. The top layer was painted with Iridescent Paste. Than I decided to put a vintage image of a cute girl on it and decorated it with roses and flowers. The flowers were worked on with Glossy Accents to give it a icy look. Last but not least I placed some lace around the Notebook.

The products that I worked with are:

Gesso	Maimeri Light modelling paste	White COARSE Pearl Medium for PanPastels	White Fine Pearl Medium for Pan Pastels	PanPastel Magenta Extra Dark
Pearlescent Pan Pastels	Violet Pearl	Iridescent Paste

Tracy Scott - acrylics and PanPastels combined to create another fantastically colourful 'crazy town'

I just can't get enough of these collaged pieces at the moment, using up all my scraps, odds and ends and off cuts. The fabulous colours of the PanPastels, magenta, turquoise, red and lime green always add just the right finishing touch...

Claire C I've had lots of fun using my PanPastels to alter this MDF Toadstool House. You can't see too well on the pic but I've used Pearlescent Red and lots of both the fine and coarse White Pearlescent PanPastel mediums on this one so in real life it's super sparkly!!

Permanent Red Tint Pan Pastel	Pearlescent red	White Fine Pearl Medium for Pan Pastels	White Coarse Pearl Medium	Burnt Sienna
Burnt Sienna Tint	Neutral Grey Pan Pastel	Raw Umber PanPastel	PanPastel - Sofft Knives and Covers	Sofft sponge bars
White Blending Mop Brush

Gorgeous makes girls!! We can't wait to see your projects for this challenge. Just link them up below, 

We don't really do loads of rules here but we do have a couple so please take note:

1. No back links

2. Only 2 entries to make it fair for everyone

3. The main prize can only be posted to a UK address - if the prize is not claimed within 14 days it will be offered to someone on the Top 3 from the same week.

4. You MUST be a follower of this blog to enter

The challenge will run until  13th March and the winner and top 3 will be announced on Sunday 27th March!

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More inspiration and winners announcement!

Good morning, we're back with lots of inspiration for you again this week. If you're here to add your entry to the challenge just click here to go to the linky. As always our DT have been working their magic and have created some awesome projects but before we check them out its time to announce the winner and Top 3 from challenge 27. A massive thank you to everyone who played along, we had some stunning entries!!

The lucky winner, as chosen by Random.org is

34. Craftyfield

Congratulations!! Email us (details in sidebar) quoting your snail mail details and your winners code (which is PPRW27001) and we'll have your prize winging its way to you ASAP.

Now this time around top 3 honours go to:

15. Dawn Louise

20. Kim Costello

42. Bev

Yvonne - this week I have an MDF clock which I made for my craft room.  Love the ombré effect you can achieve very easily with PanPastels.

                                    

                                

Permanent Red

Orange

hansa yellow

White PanPastel

PanPastel Light Gold Metallic

Terry, for this weeks inspiration I made a Notebook, yep the vintagy way....so that's my way lol...I worked on the background with Gesso, When it was dry I colored it with the Pearlescent Orangy PanPastel. Than I placed the Roses Stencil from DD on top of the Notebook and played with Light Modelling Paste. I dried it with the Heattool, took me way to long to wait untill it was dry, so heattool on it and I chose the Metallic brown PanPastel to color the roses a bit to make it look even more vintagy. Another Layer of Pearlescent PanPastel. Than I started decorating the Notebook, I love vintagy so I chose a Vintage girl image, Underneith the image I worked with lace and I placed some Sweetheart Blossoms. I colored them with Iridescent Paste and glued them on the Notebook. And last but not least I wrapped a piece of rope around the Notebook and wanted to place one word on it. And a little butterfly to finish my project for this weeks inspiration. You want to see more pictures, come on over to my blog by clicking on my  name.

Gesso	Maimeri Light modelling paste	Pearlescent Pan Pastels	Pan Pastel pearlescent orange	Pan Pastel, White (fine) Pearlescent
White COARSE Pearl Medium for PanPastels	Metallic PanPastel Set

Claire C I've made a little box on a stand using Stampbord and my PanPastels this week. Stampbord is really sturdy so its great for making boxes, I just used strong PVA glue to stick the decorated Stampbord squares together to create this. The Stampbord tools are perfect for creating highlights on your projects.

Bright Yellow Green Pan Pastel	PanPastel Ultramarine Blue	Ultramarine Blue Tint	Premium Art Brands Roses stamp set	Premium Art Brands STOP stamp set
Pan Pastel bright yellow green shade	Graphit	Stampbord assorted squares	PanPastel - Sofft Tools Kit	Stampbord Scraper Tools

Katie I have made a mixed media card by using Magenta and Blue Pan Pastels to create a textured background.

I first blended Magenta with a little Blue and used it to colour the blank card base before applying a stencil. I then rubbed more of the Pastels over the stencil.

The image is coloured with Sepia and gold inks to create a metallic look

I then added the layers and placed the image over the top

Click here to go to the challenge post and add your project to the linky!

We'll be back next week with a fun new challenge .