Farewell Southern Girls Challenge

10 years ago Lou and Trace started the Southern Girls Challenge blog, which has brought joy to many southern (and northern!) crafters. Now, as all good things, it has come to an end. On that occation, new and old DTs have been invited to join in for one last post on the blog. https://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-final-encore.html

These cards are made quite simple. The backgrounds are jellyplate printed and stamped with a butterfly from Tim Holtz. I've stamped a Norwegian text stamp on the hand cut banners and attached them with 3D tape. 

The text translates to Look for people who embrace the things about you that make you different. Isn't that just lovely!

I made a whole bunch of them, as you can see below... Here are a few of them!

Thank you, Lou and Trace, for your time and effort with the SGC blog. 

I wish you all the best!
Big hugs, Siv

SGC #74 - Animal Antics

This fortnight we at the Southern Girls Challenge blog want to see you use animals on your projects!

Time was short for me this time, since I just got home from holiday, so I made a CAS card. I had brought the image and my Distress reinkers with me to the cabin, but unfortunately all the inks got mixed on the way (uuups..).

So I went through the other stash I'd brought, and ended up colouring it with Gelatos and a waterbrush...

The image is from The Paper Shelter, and is called Jurassic Love.

Papers are from Abbey Road and Ladybug and Friends.

Punch from Martha Stewart (Doily Lace) and heart die from Nellie Snellen.

The text stamp is from Tim Holtz (Simple Sayings).

This is my last DT entry at the Southern Girls. I've got so much on my plate at the moment, that something unfortunately had to go.. Some of the others have done as I, but we have all been replaced by other really talented girls! 

I can't wait to see what they will come up with in future challenges! :)

Hop on over to our blog and see what the other lovelies on the current team Trace has come up with!

Thanks

Siv xx

SGC #72 ~ Leaves

Hi all!

It's time for a new challenge over at the Southern Girls again. This time we want to see you use leaves in your creations. We've got some awesome sponsors yet again, so join in - and maybe you'll be one of the lucky winners!

Here's my contribution for the challenge..

The background of the tag is made by Distress Paints (Broken china, Salty ocean and Picket fence).

Background stamp is from Stampendous.

The green Jack vine is from Flourish With A Bling (FWAB). The metallic backside shining through really reflects the light beautifully.

All other embellishments used on this tag are from Retail Girl.

 The image from Delishious Doodles is called Rosalee. She's coloured with Distress reinkers.

The text on the banner is printed from my computer.

Is this a pretty flower or what?!

Adding a bling in the centre made it even more gorgeous.

That's it for now! Hope to see your creations on the Southern Girls Challenge blog!

Siv xx

SGC #68 - You can say that again

Hi there!
Just a super quick blog post from me today.

In this week's challenge over at the Southern Girls we would like you to use sentiments or quotes on your projects.

As many of you know, I have a thing for Dyan's Dylusions products, and hence a dylusional tag from me this time! :)

Hope you'll join our challenge!
Thanks for stopping by my place.

Siv xx

SCG #66 ~ Stripes

Hi all!
So, it's time for yet another challenge over at the Southern Girls. Now is the time to find your striped paper and make something gorgeous for us! ;)

This time I've used a digital stamp from The Paper Shelter, called So stylish.

I've coloured her with Distress reinkers and think she goes well with the sentiment from Dylusions!

Thanks for stopping by my place - hope you'll join our challenge!
Siv xx

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SGC Challenge 64 ~ Tag you're it; step by step instructions

Hey guys!

I loooove making tags! Therefore I am so excited to announce that in this fortnight's challenge over at the Southern Girls we would like you to show us something with tags. Yaaaay! He he..

This time I have made a tag using Dylusions and a couple of gorgeous stamps from one of our sponsors, Stampotique Originals, called Gooseneck and Bla bla bla. They have plenty of awesome images on their website - why not head on over and take a look?!

 

This time I've decided to make a step-by-step post on my tag. Please continue reading if you wanna take a look!

SCG Challenge 62 ~ Bling it on

Hey guys!
It's time for a new challenge over at the Southern Girls. This time we'd like you to use BLING! Now how hard is that?! Lol!

Here's my tag for this challenge

I've used the Marianne Design dies LR0235. 

Here's a close up:

Now go on over to the SGC and join in! There are great prizes to be won!! Good luck!

Siv xx

SGC #60 ~ Thank you kindly

This fortnight's challenge over at the Southern Girls is all about being thankful. After all the yummy unexpected gifts you may have received over the last month from crafty friends, family and friends we want you to create a project that says "thanks".

This is my thankful contribution...

 I used a gorgeous digital stamp from A Day for Daisies, called Flowers In My Garden in my project.

I decided to make something different this time, and landed on making a painting. It's about 15 x 25 cm, printed on watercolour paper and painted with watercolours.

I made some flowers using the Marianne Design creatables xl die Flowers and Leaf (LR0196).

I hope you'll join our thankful challenge! Thanks for stopping by!

SGC challenge 58 ~ Pink & brown

Hello everybody!
Over at the Southern Girls we've got a challenge going where we want you to use pink and brown on your projects. What a great colour combo!

This time I made an art journal page, using the Lila May holding flower digital stamp from DTSart and different Dylusions products and gesso. I've coloured the image with Prismacolor pencils and Neocolor crayons.

 

Hope you'll join our challenge! Thanks for popping by!

SGC challenge 56 ~ Animals

Ok, so this fortnight over at the Southern Girls we are going Animal Crackers.. Yep, we want to see those four legged, winged... any type of animal project.

For my card I've used this super cute from The Paper Shelter, called Let's go to Sleep. 

SGC #54 ~ Spots and Stripes

So the latest challenge over at the Southern Girls is all about spots and stripes. Bring 'em on!!

Here's my card!

I've used an image from Little Claire, called Swirly Whirlie Cats. This I've coloured with Pan Pastels. The sentiment stamp is from Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous, and the circle stamps are Dylusions. The spots in the corners are made by spraying Dylusions ink sprays through stencils.

The button is from Prima, so is the ruler (stamped on canvas). 

Patterned paper and ribbon from my stash.

I hope you'll join in on our challenge!

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SGC #52 ~ Flowers

It's time for another challenge over at the Southern Girls, and this time we want to see projects with flowers! Not a very hard task, right??

SGC challenge 50 ~ Water Play

This fortnight we want to see projects that relate to "water" over at the Southern Girls Challenge. Here's my DT contribution. 

This time I wanted to create something different. So I decided to make a new page in my art journal...

SGC challenge 48 ~ Pearls

It's time for a new challenge for Team Trace over at the Southern girls, and this time it's PEARLS!

I decided to use these wonderful decoupage sheets from Fred, She Said Designs, called Butterfly Doodledallion.

Here's my result!

SGC #46 - Things with wings

This fortnight's challenge over at the Southern Girls is all about things with wings!

Here's my DT card for this wonderful challenge...

It's official!

I'm so excited!

I'm fortunate enough to be one of the new members on the Southern Girls Challenge design team! I feel honoured that they picked me for this, as I have never been on a DT before.. It will be challenging for me having to think outside my box, but I so look forward to it! Also, it will be great fun to see what both the other DT lovelies and the challenge participants come up with.
Whuhuuuuuh!!!

The challenges will be posted fornightly on a Thursday and are open to crafters worldwide.
Hope to see you joining our challenges!