Monday 16 June 2014

Recycle and old stash

Hi everyone and hope you are all well-can you believe we are halway through June already, these months are flying past!I have had some dull silver card for at least 5yrs and because it's dull and not mirri board have been at a loss how to use it,but recently bought Tim Holtz Alterations embossing folder "Gears" and it worked perfectly with the silver card.Then I swiped it with black acrylic to make it look like metal.In my stash I had a small canvas two and a half inches x three and a half inches(ATC size),bought because it came with a small easel (to take pics of my cards and which I have never used!)So I covered the canvas in the card and found a small plastic/metal Beatles embellishment which came off my sons broken key ring,so decided to glue that on too.Have now given it back to him recycled.
challenges-
papertake weekly-for the boys
crafty sentiments-Male
TTCRD-ATG
ladybug crafts ink-for him
oldie but a goodie-masculine(everything used)
Tuesday throwdown-for the boys
fan-tastic Tuesday-ATG
Pennys challenges-ATG
word art Wednesday-ATG
crafting for all seasons-don't be square
DL.ART-masculine
MAWTT-CAS
creative corner-for boys
pile it on-wrong but right(key ring embellishment)------TOP 3
craft hoarders-spray/paint/emboss/ink it(embossed/painted)
whoopsi daisy-circles
ooh-la-la-male
country view crafts-only men allowed
hobbybook designer-male/Dad
paper-crafting journey-ATG
the sisters of craft-ATG
memas crafts-only men allowed
If I have linked to any challenges which are not fitting please feel free to delete
Carol xx


44 comments:

Nikki said...

I do love to recycle! Fab project. On the hop over from do crafts x

Unknown said...

That just looks sooooo cool Carol! Great looking background with the gears! Hugs, Ira x
Ira’s Crea Corner

Annette G said...

The Beetles look great on your steampunk background Carol, hugs Annette x

Doreen said...

This is fabulous,love the background.xxx

Desire Fourie said...

Oh wow the gear embossing is amazing with the metal look.
Hugs Desíre {Doing Life}

Unknown said...

Great project and love the Beatles recycled to give back.

Unknown said...

This is so creative. Thank you for sharing with us at Word Art Wednesday.
Blessings, Carole Robb Bisson

Kathleen said...

Who are the Beatles.... kidding.
Great card, fabulous embossing and a great image.
Thanks for joining in our For Him challenge at LCI.
Kath

lost coast scrapper said...

Amazing work with TH's embossing gears, love the metal look..and the Beatles! Thanks for joining us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

rachel said...

this looks awesome Carol - love it xx

MaryH said...

Fantastic look. Really does look like old metal that has been 'pressed' with the gears. Great idea to add the Beatles embellie....This EF was perfect for the way you used it on this card. TFS & Hugs

Lucy Patrick said...

Wow, Wow, Wow, Carol that looks amazing and so real!!! I so badly want to try this too now hehe, not sure how you "swiped it with black acrylic", how did you get the background to be more blackened that the embossed gears? Oh, gosh, this is my favourite of your creations, I'm totally in awe!! XOX Lucy

aussie aNNie said...

Wowzer looks super good...love this embossing folder too, sure looks like old metal, well created super lady...hugs, aNNie ♥
The Journey is the Start

Debi said...

Love this card. Great job. Thanks for sharing it with us at Tuesday Throwdown Challenge. Good luck.
Debi DT TT

Unknown said...

LOVE the metal, with the gears & paint. Perfect for the Beatles!
Thanks for joining us at Craft Hoarders Anon :)

Glenda said...

I love the metal and the way you embossed it and painted it. Great re-do for the Beatles! Thanks for joining us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

Tammi said...

wow...looks fantastic!! Thanks so much for joining us at Craft Hoarders!

Crafty Judith said...

Hi Carol was sure I d commented on this fabulous piece of work - anyhow I m here to confirm just how fabulous it is - loving all the texture - hugs Judith x

Crafty Judith said...

and thank you for sharing with us at Mema's Crafts very good luck hun xxx

stefali said...

lovely card :) thanks for joining penny s challenge :) steph

BethieJ said...

FANTASTIC!!!
Thanks for joining us this week at PIO!!
Have a GREAT day!

Kathy/NorthCarolina said...

Wonderful texture! It really does look for all the world like metal! Thanks for joining the fun at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

kay said...

Loving the recycling and its awesome x

aussie aNNie said...

Hi Carol, love the texture of your card a fantastic result. Thank you for joining us in our challenge this week ♥ aNNie{Whoopsie Daisy DT Member}

aussie aNNie said...

Brilliant creation and thanks for joining in our challenge at CFAS
{Crafting for all Seasons DT member aNNie}

creative lady said...

Love how you made the card look like metal. Very cleaver to make the brad out of the Beatle's photo. Thanks for playing along with Mema's Crafts and Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

Crafty Judith said...

hi Carol and good morning just dropping by to thank you for the comments on my blog - have a great day hugs Judith xxx

Mau xx said...

Who is this gorgeous Elegant lady on this profile????
Lovely Photo Carol xxx
Love the card, what a great idea, it's got a real metal look.
Hugs Mau xx

crafty-stamper said...

oops thought I had put one of me on lol thanks Maureen :) x

coops said...

wow so stunning and striking carol.the metallic embossing is fabulous ;D

xx coops xx

Dawn said...

Fantastic card! I love everything about it! Thanks for playing along in the Father's Day/Male challenge at OLLCB!
Good Luck
Hugs
Dawn xx

chanya13 said...

Fantastic!!! Love it!!! Thanks for joining us at Creative Corner Challenges. I hope you get to join us again for our next challenge. Agnieszka

gillnstu said...

smashing,it looks really good xxx

Mema's Crafts said...

Wow what a creation! Thanks for sharing this creation with us at Mema's Crafts. We hope to see you again in more of our challenges. Good Luck.

Helen said...

Fabulous!
Thanks for playing at Oldie but a Goodie!
Helen x

CraftingMum said...

Lovely card, thanks for joining us at Whoopsi Daisy. Louise x

Pammejo said...

Fabulous Card, love to recycle...Thanks for joining us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

Glenda Atkins said...

Fabulous masculine card and a wonderful way to recycle!

Craftymum said...

What a great card, I really must try the acrylic over embossing as it looks fab. Thank you for joining us over at Hobbybook :)

Gale said...

Lovely card Carol. Love the embossed metal look. That is so cool. Thanks for joining us at PCJ in our "Anything Goes Challenge" and good luck. Hugs, Gale DT

Words and Pictures said...

What a terrific industrial background with that fab embossing folder. Great masculine make! Thanks so much for playing along at Country View Challenges.
Alison x

Gloria Stengel said...

I love that folder! This looks awesome! Thanks for joining us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

Gill McCall said...

Great job well done. Thanks for entering the Sisters of Craft challenge. Gill DT

Ginny @ Polly's Paper Studio said...

What a great take on the challenge! Thanks for playing along with us for the Craft Hoarders Anonymous and Stencil Girl Blog Hop!