Monday, 10 June 2013

Gimme a Ranch Hand

Welcome to the Guild Hall. Thanks for stopping by. Today the Guardian of Glitter and I paid a visit to Lon Lon’s Ranch to help old Farmer Farley with some chores. His arthritis has been ailing him with -93 speed points and -382 agility points and he asked if we would be able to lend a hand for the day around the ranch. While not the most glamorous quest, it did provide me with the inspiration for a craft I’d been neglecting to make.

I designed this for Creative Card Crew’s “Metal” challenge that is happening now! Use some metal and you can win a prize from one of our two sponsors, Pizzazz Aplenty and QKR Stampede.
 
I started this card by colouring the QKR image with Prismacolors. Instead of blending with Gamsol like I normally do, I decided to leave this one “raw”, earning me +193 unconventional exp points. I inked around the edges and then lightly stamped the corners with the Unity “Cooped Up Notes” stamp. After that was done, I picked out some papers to use and arranged them, using the sentiment from The Greeting Farm’s “Creeper Crew Collection,” thinking myself rather clever, since it was an image of a rocking horse. Then came the hard part. To use some metal. 
I don’t own any charms, or stick pins and didn’t want to have to resort to brads, so I decided to make the weird little embellishments you see using some old key tag rings from work and wrapping this brown cord around it. (Yay - I’m over 6! I can play with this! Thanks Elmer...click the picture to make it bigger to see what I'm blabbering on about). Also...I seriously need to get a smaller glue gun! (as you can tell by the bottom ring) Buuuuuut I'm cheap and want to use all the "big" glue I have first before getting a small hot glue gun.


On the inside I used the leftover strip of wood grain paper and stamped the sentiment using the My Creative Time “Wow! So Many Candles!” set. I then doodled some lines around the edge for added interest. (I know I'm certainly more interested).


I stamped the envelope using the Dylusions “Bordering on the Edge” set because this image kinda reminded me of “lassos”....well...when stamped in brown ink anyways.

This wooden horse will be rocking into the following challenges:

After all the farmy chores were complete, the Guardian of Glitter and I headed on back to the Guild Hall, stopping along the way to catch some fish, pick some fruit, shake some trees, dig some holes, bang some rocks, chat with some animals, hunt some bugs....

~ Guild Master Crystal ~
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Saturday, 8 June 2013

Sticking My Neck Out

Today the Lady Commander of Copics and I were travelling through the Scattered Straw Wastelands, when we came upon some strange creatures. These spotted beasts had abnormally long necks and seemed gentle enough, but we didn’t want to spook them. We cast a spell of +69 stealth so we could follow them without being detected. Just as we were admiring their beauty, things got messy.

This card was created for the Just Some Lines reminder about our anything goes challenge happening now! Join in using any JSL image and you can win MORE JSL images! Simple as that.

I started by colouring this cute giraffe using my Distress Markers and Brush of +80 h-two-o. I then inked around the edges using Tea Dye Distress Ink. I made this a tall card cuz...well...giraffes are tall...I cut the letters out using the Birthday Bash cartridge and ran them through the Cuttlebug for some added texture. I also swiped some Tea Dye ink over them as well, because they were a little too stark for my taste. Some buttons and thread finished off the front.

The inside sentiment came from the scary depths of my brain...meaning I just typed it out and printed it off my computer.

I used the Mark’s Finest Paper “Be Wild & Free” set to stamp the giraffes on the envelope using Tea Dye Distress Ink.

This card will stick its neck into the following challenges:

As we watched in horror, the creatures started snatching birds out of the air, mid-flight! They crushed the birds with their powerful jaws, swallowing the dead carcasses. Obviously, these beasts were not the gentle animals we took them for. Not wanting to enrage them and start a battle, the Lady Commander and I quickly left the area and made notes on our maps to ensure we don’t accidentally come across these savage creatures when traversing the Scattered Straw Wastelands again.

~ Guild Master Crystal ~
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Wednesday, 5 June 2013

Colour Gem Farmers Rescue Op

Good evening traveller. Thank you for stopping by the Guild Hall. Today the Crafters Guild had to respond to a distress call from the Colour Gem Farmers who were in a dire situation. Seemed the Rainbow Raiders, Murky and Lurky were up to their old tricks again, sucking all the colours from the poor girls’ fields. We had to take care of this situation swiftly, as the Colour Gem Farmers were charged with growing and harvesting many of the rainbow gems we used to create our inky spells.

I started this card by colouring the Dilly Beans image using Prismacolor pencils. I then doodled a striped frame around it with a black Sharpie, earning me +139 doodle exp points. Setting that aside, I next attacked the background using some Black Marble Dylusions spray ink. I then stamped the top and side using a stamp from the Dylusions “Further Around the Edge” set. The sentiment I stamped using the Dylusions “Quintessential Quotes” set. Some striped ribbon finished off the front of this black and white card.

On the inside I stamped the sentiment using the Tim Holtz “Odds and Ends” set and the My Pink Stamper “Family and Friends” set.

I decided to give this card a black envelope and stamped the same border stamp on it using some white ink. The white ink I have is very crappy and ALWAYS smears even after being heat set until the envelope practically bursts into flame. If anyone knows of a good white ink that DOESN’T smear, please let me know! I like stamping in white, but avoid it due to the imminent smearing that will take place.

This colourless craft will be entered into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp and Show: Brought To You By The Letter S (I used Stamping, Stripes and Spray Ink)

The Lady Commander of Copics, Guardian of Glitter and I rode in on our horses, bows already drawn. The Rainbow Raiders are such bumbling fools, we dispatched them with very little effort. I asked Ginger, the leader of the Colour Gem Farmers, if she would like some basic combat training for her and her girls so they could fend off the idiots themselves, as it doesn’t take much to send them running for the hills. She gladly accepted, so we shall begin training with the farmers next week. Doesn’t hurt that they will be paying us in rainbow gems!

~ Guild Master Crystal ~
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Monday, 3 June 2013

Project Robotz: Part 1

A moon’s turn has passed and at last we are preparing our retaliation against the Shrieking Harpies. Our strategy was to build an army of robots, each with different strengths. We started with a communications and scout bot. This guy would be able to scout various locations and transmit all the information back to us. We installed some sonar runes as well as strength gems, to ensure he is not easily disabled by the enemy.

This card is the first of five in a robot set I’m making. I started this one by stamping the cute bot using the Technique Tuesday “Tin Man” image and colouring him with Distress Markers and my level 12 Hydra Brush. I’ve had this set for over a year and I’ve never used the robot image from it (which is the main reason I bought the set). Well, robot...you are no longer an ink virgin! I inked around the edges of the image with Shabby Shutters Distress Ink to make it match the gear paper (another thing I've been hoarding for about two years and FINALLY cut into). The sentiment I stamped using that same “Tin Man” set, earning me +946 punny exp  points and allowing me to level up to a Class 5 Punster.

On the inside I stamped the sentiment using the My Creative Time “Wow! So Many Candles” set. I then added the ziggy lines that look like the ones in the bot's stomach using the Dylusions “Bordering on the Edge” set.

I stamped the same lines on the envelope using Shabby Shutters to make everything all match.


This wee robot will be beeping into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp and Show: Letter “S” (I Stamped as well as used a Sketch)

Once our robot army is built, we shall lay vengeance down upon the Shrieking Harpies for the blow they struck the Guild Hall. Our preparations continue...

See the second card in Project Robotz: Part 2!
See the third card in Project Robotz: Part 3! 
See the fourth card in Project Robotz: Part 4! 
See the fifth card in Project Robotz: Part 5! 
See the box and all five cards in Project Robotz: The Final Battle! 


~ Guild Master Crystal ~
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Sunday, 2 June 2013

Bookmark of +70 Holding

Today has been a rather gloomy day at the Guild Hall. Outside rain is covering the lands, making embarking on an outdoorsy quest undesirable. My direwolf has spent the day curled up next to the fireplace, refusing to step foot outside in the sopping weather. I decided to use the gloomy, lazy day to research some new spells using some of the dusty old tomes in the library. Before settling down to read though, I headed off to the crafting chamber to create a bookmark to not only lift my spirits while searching through the boring texts, but also hold my place when my reading was interrupted, which is most assuredly would be. 

I find bookmarks the perfect way to use up scraps of designer paper, which is exactly what I did with this one. After cutting up the paper to make this card, along with some other crafts that have yet to be posted, I was left with scraps that weren’t really usable for much. It became the background for this vintagey bookmark. I decided to use one of my favourite stamps from the Crafty Secrets “Coffee and Tea” set for the top of the bookmark. (I’m in love with that vintage lady head). The sentiment I stamped using the Dylusions “Quintessential Quotes” set.   

I then used my Your Story and laminated the bookmark to protect its vintagey goodness from spills etc, earning me +104 shield exp points.

This will be holding its place in the following challenges:

With my newly crafted bookmark in hand, I headed to the library with a fresh mug of steaming coffee. I pulled some of the ancients texts from the dusty shelves and settled into one of the creaky wooden chairs. I was immediately distracted by the Lady Commander of Copics coming in and asking if I wanted to play a round of Qwirkle. Good thing I had my bookmark to hold my place!

~ Guild Master Crystal ~ 
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Saturday, 1 June 2013

That Was a Snap

Welcome to the Guild Hall. Don’t mind the puddles everywhere. We just returned from a rather interesting quest that took us underwater to rescue a clan of merpeople from a mutant rampaging crab. Rather than arriving by raven, the message was contained within a floating water bubble. I didn’t know how we were going to make it underwater without some kind of breathing apparatus, but luckily my new contacts at the Wizards' Institute of Technocery were able to create a spell for us that would allow us to breathe underwater just like the merpeople. 

This card was crafted for the Just Some Lines Anything Goes challenge happening now. Simply create something using any Just Some Lines image and you can win some digis! There’s a freebie provided in case you need a JSL image to play with :)

I started this card by printing out the crab image and masking off his snappy hands and body. Armed with some Dylusions spray ink, I set to work on the background, adding the tentacle type thing from the Dylusions “Further Around the Edge” set. I coloured the tentacles with Distress Markers. Unmasking the ‘lil crabby, I coloured him with Prismacolors. I then decided to give him a little bow using the Lawn Fawn “Love ‘n Breakfast” set. I added some Tea Dye Distress Ink to the bottom to make it sandy, then immediately regretted that decision. Oh well. The punny sentiment I stamped using the Lawn Fawn “Harold’s ABCs” set. Last I cut some seashells using the Create-a-Critter cartridge and adhered them to the side to try and cover up the big blob of ink on the left, earning me +284 disguise exp points.

I stamped the envelope using the same tentacle image to make it match the card.

This snappy creation will scuttle into the following challenges:

We eventually found our way to the merpeople and easily slayed the giant crab. I’m unsure as to why the merpeople were unable to take care of this creature themselves considering they all brandish rather sharp looking tridents. No matter, we were rewarded with gold pieces. As well, we decided to return the crab carcass to the Guild Hall and hold a feast tonight! I sent a message to Olga, one of the house gnomes who works in the kitchens, to bring up lots of butter from the stores - lots and lots of butter Yum!

~ Guild Master Crystal ~
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