Thursday, January 15, 2015

Three is my lucky number

Welcome friends,
When it comes to luck many of us like to believe in the helping power of some four-leaved clover or touching a chimney sweeper or having a lucky number for example (or all of it *lol)...so as luck is something we wish each other at the beginning of a new year our first challenge theme for 2015 is about luck too:

"Three's my lucky number!"




This means you have to either incorporate the number "3" itself or make "three of a kind" an important factor of your creation. That could mean to add three identical gears as embellishments for example....or repeat the same stamped image three times...or create three visually connected objects that form a trio...just to name a few possibilities...the 3 has to be an obvious element of your design.


3 Wishes for 2015
3 colours 
3 stars


Supplies:

corrugated cardboard
acrylic metalic  paint silver
stencil Tim Holtz clockwork
Croco crackling colour black + croco crackling paste silver
Silver patina
Staz on Jet black + Pigment ink Brilliance silver
clear stamps Viva Decor
Distress ink black soot
embellishments Prima, Tim Holtz
face mask from 1€ shop (foam rubber)

 


 

bottom right corner close up black crackle + silver patina
behind the wire


Adventure + Fantasy + Power


background was painted with silver acrylic paint and a large paintbrush in stripes
bottom left: first worked with stencil distress ink, then stamped  
upper range: first croco crackling paste silver
then  gradient effects with liquid Distress ink + water 


This month's prize sponsor is Bastel - Welt Schobes 


 So don't miss the chance to win  by entering a project to our actual challenge: Three's my lucky number which is still open until the end of the month. The winner will - as always - be picked randomly among all the (proper) entries from the 2D and 3D collections.


I hope you will join in and have fun creating some Steampunk goodness! Can't wait to see your entries! 

I'm entering my LO into:
Ink, Paint; Canvas 30 x 30 cm; Stamping, Mixed Media; Wire, crackle paste; bling stars

Happy crafting!!!
LG Kerstin


12 comments:

  1. May all your three wishes come true, Kerstin!

    A fab design! Wow - that "face", created from that awesome flourish and the little chain with the cog, looks sooo intriguing! A fascinating project! LOVE it!

    Hugs,
    Claudia xxx

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  2. Wow, just gorgeous Kerstin! Love that face, so intricate! Great textures! Love it! until next time, big hugs :)

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  3. I love this piece! Grabbed my attention at first glance! The color scheme is hard to pull off without muddling everything and you did a spectacular job, your even made it look doable! Awesomesauce! TFS! ~Niki

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  4. Love how theatrical this looks Kerstin.
    Have a great weekend, Julie x

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  5. Your piece is so creative and I love all the different elements you have used here! Thanks for joining us for the January challenge at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

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  6. Nice design. Love all the elements. Thanks for sharing with us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

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  7. Kerstin, this totally makes me think of a Mardi Gras mask! I love all the texture, and the design is really clever! Just gorgeous! Thanks for sharing with us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

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  8. Very cool. Love the design and color scheme.
    Thanks for sharing with us at Craft Hoarders Anon :)

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  9. What a beautiful project to share. Love all the elements that you put into it and all the fun techniques. Thank you for sharing it with all of us on the Craft Hoarders Challenge this month too.

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  10. Gorgeous project. Thanks for joining us on the Craft Hoarders Blog.

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  11. Love your project! Thanks for playing along with the Craft Hoarders this month!

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  12. So many layers and so much texture! That "mask" is amazing! Thanks for playing along in the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge!

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I always appreciate all your comments. Thanks so much!