Challenge #131 - Sketch by Sandra

Well it just goes to show that there are other shape card out there in crafty land, who knew?  It was a pleasure to look through all your wonderful projects and it doesn't get easier for our DT members to choose a Winner and Top 3 every week but as usual we will, and the Winner and Top 3 will be announced next weekend.

For our Challenge 131 we have the wonderful Nikki Burnette from

Aurella Art

Hello! My name is Nikki Burnette and I am a fantasy artist. I paint all sorts of fantastical creatures in watercolor. Fantasy art is where my heart lies. I love being able to escape the reality of our world for even just a few hours and enter a new fantasy realm where witches play tricks on Halloween Night, fairies fly around the sweet smelling rosebuds, and mermaids swim gracefully through the water with their dolphin friends. I sell my original paintings as well as a wide range of different products that I create myself in my studio.

The prize is 3 images

Theme a wonderful sketch by Sandra

Below our wonderfully talented DT have used Nikki's images, which were kindly given to us to use, to make a few projects for you to get inspiration from.  As usual click on the name to leave them some love and click on the title to go to the shop.

Gina using Rayne

Patti using Fairy Christina

Vickie using Red

Sami using Lacy

Sandra using Jayna

Poppet using Red

Now you've seen our fabulous DT's work it's time to show us your projects.  Get out of your comfort zone and have a go at Sandra wonderful sketch.  It's not a difficult as it looks if you break it down.  We can't wait to see how you interpret the theme. 

Please note that even if you don't get a comment, if you have followed the rules you are still in with a chance of being picked.

RULES

*FOLLOW THE THEME OF THE CHALLENGE.

*YOU MAY COMBINE THIS CHALLENGE WITH ANY OTHER CHALLENGE.

*MUST BE A NEW POST, NO BACK LINKING.

*MAXIMUM OF 2 ENTRIES PER PERSON.

*PLEASE LINK TO YOUR POST NOT YOUR BLOG.

*PLEASE LINK TO CRAFTING WHEN WE CAN CHALLENGES IN YOUR POST.

*CLAIM PRIZE NO LONGER THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER WINNER ANNOUNCED.

PLEASE LINK UP YOUR CREATION BELOW IF YOU ARE ABIDING BY THESE RULES.

THANK YOU AND ENJOY CREATING! x

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Challenge #115 - Sketch by Sandra

Who knew washi tape could be used in so many ways.  Backgrounds, flowers and just a piece to add a highlight to a project to name but a few.  I love the inspiration we get from seeing your wonderful projects.  As usual the Winner and Top 3 will be announced next week so become a follower and you won't miss the post.

Our sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful Heather from

Lacy Sunshine Stamps

Heather Valentin is creative , award winning, modern-day fantasy and whimsical artist who has displayed a dynamic and vibrant energy while painting professionally for over 18 years. 

She began to express herself creatively through movement at a very young age. 
For many years she studied dance, being drawn to forms that allowed creative self expression, all the while feeling this constant urge to create with her hands. The canvas is now her dance floor where color, beauty and drama are expressed through her every pencil sketch and brush stroke. Her subjects vary from fairies, fantasy, mermaids, vampires, dragons, wildlife, abstract and more. She is one who is inspired in a single moment. Her dreams, moods and the the unfolding beauty of the world around her is what charts her dance for the day. She is most alive when sketching and painting, creating timeless pieces that reflect her heart and soul. Drawing breathes life into her soul- it enables her to reach out and touch lives. This gives her a place in the world one character and painting at a time. 

Heather's artist portfolio has expanded to include such clients as Pepsi, Outback Steakhouse, Nabisco, Zephryhils and can now be found at Laguna Art, Third Stone Art Gallery and Sausalito Art Galleries, along with commercial and private collections across 
the globe. 

Her latest foray is to immortalize her popular drawn characters Eleanor and Pickles in a children's book of their own.

Our theme is a sketch by Sandra

Prize is 3 images from the Lacy Sunshine store

I think you'll agree the Sandra has created a wonderful sketch, open to plenty of possibilities.  Below you will see our fabulous DTs project to give you some inspiration.

Sandra using Finkle Fishing Gnome

Lynda using Finkle Fishing Gnome

Carolyn using Orchid Enchantress

Vickie using Flowerbed Fred Gnome

Robin using Forever My Darling - Love Note Fairy

Sami using Forever My Darling - Love Note Fairy

To leave some love with our DT click on their name and to go to the store click on the title.  To be in with a chance of winning the fabulous prize you just have to follow the simple rules below and link up your projects.

RULES

*FOLLOW THE THEME OF THE CHALLENGE

*REMEMBER MAXIMUM COMBINATION OF 5 CHALLENGES (INCLUDING THIS ONE). 

*MUST BE A NEW POST, NO BACKLINKING. 

*MAXIMUM OF 2 ENTRIES PER PERSON. 

*PLEASE LINK TO YOUR POST NOT YOUR BLOG. 

*PLEASE LINK TO CRAFTING WHEN WE CAN CHALLENGES IN YOUR POST

*CLAIM PRIZE NO LONGER THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER WINNER ANNOUNCED

PLEASE LINK UP YOUR CREATION BELOW IF YOU ARE ABIDING BY THESE RULES.

THANK YOU AND ENJOY CREATING! x

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