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Congratulations!

Hello Cherries 

I am so excited to be hosting this challenge!
The focus for this challenge is to create art with a foundation of a post card or an envelope as the substrate.
Using any mix media components, stamping, or collage style of embellishments.

This months challenge will be to put some sort of calender, clock or time stamp or gears on your project. I really love the steampunk style of art work when they use mechanical pieces and clocks and such. Here are some examples.







Requirements for this challenge is to have
- mix media, stamping or collage style embellishments
- with or without a photo
- title or no title
- postcard or envelope
- must be a new project
- Use time stamp, clock, calendar or gears



ONE entry per person
May combine with only ONE other challenge that allows it
Deadline August 31, 2024 11:59 EDT
$5 ACOT gc awarded to one random winner
Please post your projects in this thread.

I look forward to seeing all your creations.

Participants
DrSonja
Nana01
VALERIE 03/22
Traveler
lesmitch
Lisn2cats
Trek

Awesome challenge. I have all these clock and gear stamps and dies that I don’t really use much these days 

trainmom wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 07, 2024 6:38 am

Awesome challenge. I have all these clock and gear stamps and dies that I don’t really use much these days 

I am excited to see what you come up with

Love your examples (especially the first one). My gears are in motion and I just need to find the "right" project. 

Lisn2cats wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 07, 2024 4:52 pm

Love your examples (especially the first one). My gears are in motion and I just need to find the "right" project. 

Aren't they pretty!! I'm challenging myself this month with gears as well.

This sounds fun!! Thanks for the challenge.

Nana01 wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 07, 2024 9:15 pm

This sounds fun!! Thanks for the challenge.

Thank you. Can't wait to see what you come up with.

Here is my entry. A plain kraft envelope got "the treatment". So many elements added to transform into this gear/clock envie. I am thinking that I might attach it to a plain black card front and slip a message inside the envelope to add a little mystery for the recipient.

Thanks for the challenge, Flora, this was great fun. The postage stamps are courtesy of VickiR-thanks for the share from your stash!


Aug Envie Challenge : Gallery : A Cherry On Top

Here is my envelope I made for my son's upcoming bday. I glued tissue paper onto an envelope, stamped and blended ink. The clock is textured paste and I also used postage stamp and map washi tape. 

HERE IS MINE............... I USED A EMBOSSING FOLDER WHICH I INKED BEFORE PUTTING MY PAPER IN THEN I ADDED REAL GEARS TO MY POSTCARD................ I DON'T HAVE A TITLE ON IT YET CUZ I'M NOT SURE HOW TO USE IT IE THANK YOU CARD OR BIRTHDAY CARD ETC..................... VALERIE

DrSonja wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 11, 2024 8:33 pm

Here is my entry. A plain kraft envelope got "the treatment". So many elements added to transform into this gear/clock envie. I am thinking that I might attach it to a plain black card front and slip a message inside the envelope to add a little mystery for the recipient.

Thanks for the challenge, Flora, this was great fun. The postage stamps are courtesy of VickiR-thanks for the share from your stash!


Aug Envie Challenge : Gallery : A Cherry On Top

Absolutely gorgeous!! Love all the layers and textures!

Nana01 wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 11, 2024 9:04 pm

Here is my envelope I made for my son's upcoming bday. I glued tissue paper onto an envelope, stamped and blended ink. The clock is textured paste and I also used postage stamp and map washi tape. 

So amazing!!!

SCRAPBOOKINGVLCS wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 16, 2024 7:48 pm

HERE IS MINE............... I USED A EMBOSSING FOLDER WHICH I INKED BEFORE PUTTING MY PAPER IN THEN I ADDED REAL GEARS TO MY POSTCARD................ I DON'T HAVE A TITLE ON IT YET CUZ I'M NOT SURE HOW TO USE IT IE THANK YOU CARD OR BIRTHDAY CARD ETC..................... VALERIE

So wonderful!!

About 10 years ago, I was obsessed with all things gears and clocks so I have a lot of products in this category so I couldn't not do this challenge. However, I'm not feeling very creative so I just slapped this together. I had some texture paste through a clock stencil but it looked wrong and then I smudged it so I coved it up with the Halloween postage stamp so now it's a Halloween envelope. Hopefully I'll have someone to send a Halloween card to.



and the front:


thanks as always for one of my favorite challenges.

Here is what I came up with.

trainmom wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 23, 2024 8:58 am

About 10 years ago, I was obsessed with all things gears and clocks so I have a lot of products in this category so I couldn't not do this challenge. However, I'm not feeling very creative so I just slapped this together. I had some texture paste through a clock stencil but it looked wrong and then I smudged it so I coved it up with the Halloween postage stamp so now it's a Halloween envelope. Hopefully I'll have someone to send a Halloween card to.



and the front:


thanks as always for one of my favorite challenges.

This turned out beautifully!!! I'm do glad you enjoy this challenge!!

lesmitch wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 26, 2024 4:00 pm

Here is what I came up with.

Oph love the grungy feel to it! Beautiful!

here’s my envelope

Lisn2cats wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 27, 2024 11:07 pm

here’s my envelope

This is gorgeous!! Those bunnies are amazing!

My card