Winners and Pinworthies of the February Challenge : Words That Are Special

Hello everyone and welcome to our Winners and Pinworthies day here at A Vintage Journey for the February "Words That Are Special" Challenge.

There were so many wonderful entries showcasing your special words that selecting the winners has been very difficult but as always we really enjoy seeing your creative projects and every entry was special and a winner in its own way.

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To start us off today, here is today's winner drawn by the Random Generator...

That's #70, Neha of Happiness Handcrafted, with this wonderful dimensional tag.

Congratulations, Neha!  You'll receive your prize shortly, and we hope you'll join us on the journey as a Guest Creative Guide in the future.

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And now for the Pinworthies (in no particular order!) chosen by myself and my fellow
 Creative Guides

Kasia : Papierowy Wymiar

#54 Changes, Chances, Choices
I loved the simplicity of Kasia's chosen words on three fabulously
 vintage, textured mixed media tags.

Jan : Scrapbooking from the Attic

#84 Dreamer
Fabulous shabby vintage layers from Jan evoking the single
word "Dreamer"

Zelda  : Out of Africa Creations

#83 Africa Smiled
Amazingly creative use of a poem
very special to Zelda.

I do hope you will take the time to visit the individual blogs to see more details of
these wonderful projects.

Congratulations to all three of you! Your Pinworthy Badges will be on their way to you shortly and we hope you will join us here as Guest Creative Guides at some point in the future.


Many thanks again to all of you who joined in with the February challenge and for sharing your amazing creativity. I hope you are enjoying Brenda's All Aboard : Happy Birthday Challenge this month and of course don't forget our Destination Inspiration each Monday - there are some amazing goodies in the travel bag this month.

Happy crafting travels!
Jennie and the Creative Guides

February Challenge : Words That Are Special

Hello Everyone and welcome to a brand new challenge here at A Vintage Journey.

Jennie here with you this month as your host and I am challenging you to use

WORDS THAT ARE SPECIAL

We often use words for card making, scrapbooking, journaling, layering backgrounds, stamping, collage, in mixed media work, on our tags .........  in fact words are often an integral part of our design processes for many of our projects.

This month show us words that are important or special to you and how you incorporate them in your vintage; shabby; mixed media; art journaling; industrial or steampunk art.

So let's see what the Creative Guides are sharing with you this month to inspire you to take part.

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Jennie

These words were part of a small card which I had beside my bed as a child and have always been very special to me. I decided to incorporate them with some napkins on a small piece of wood. Do hop on over to my blog if you would like to see how I altered this really tatty wood block destined for the wood burner!

Astrid

I loved Jennie's theme and decided to make a fold -out card with four panels, using some of my favourite quote stamps, paints, inks , stencils etc. I have a tutorial  with many photos on my blog, so if you want to see more, just click HERE

Tracy Evans

I opted for the very special words "count your blessings" which I do everyday. I pondered how to incorporate these words into my art when I realised that numbers would work perfectly for this design and so onced again I count my blessings for this creative journey. Pop by my blog for all the step by steps.

Julia 

The older I get - the more I value and rely on my Faith to get me through the challenges of life on earth.  I created an acrylic galaxy background on an 8"x8" canvas and layered on various Faith sentiments using stamps, die cuts and Small Talk stickers to highlight my Words that are Special.  

Please take a leap of faith over to my blog to see lots of photos on just how I put this together!

Anne

I love this quote, it is one I go back to time and again, quite simply because it always makes me stop and think how lucky I am!  You can see more on my blog.

Nikki

For this project I selected some words I love and then created my design around them. I used PaperArtsy Fresco Acrylic chalk paints and Seth Apter stamps and dies. Be lovely to see you at Addicted to Art for more details.

Deb

For Jennie's challenge I decided to make a tag triptych featuring three words that never fail to inspire me when I am creating: Imagine, Dream and Discover.  Hope you can stop by my blog for a few step out photos and close ups on how I created it.

Annie

I have created a mixed media piece by altering a little cardboard book for Jennie's fabulous challenge theme. I used alcohol inks, crackle paste, paints and scrap papers as well as die cuts, wire and Chit Chat stickers. To view the inside of the book please visit my blog  by clicking HERE

I look forward to visiting your blogs and viewing your entries......Have fun !!!!.

Jenny

Having returned from the trade show in the US with a brand new Distress Oxide pad in my mits the temptation to play proved overwhelming! First opportunity available and I was back in the craft room having fun, exploring the first of many possibilities. With the basis of a card made I really needed some special words to bring it all together and make the eventual recipient ponder perhaps. Not only did they add meaning to and otherwise random collection of images, the bold lines also added to balance the finished composition, providing a focal point; it's something I've found in the past - the right words in the right place can really finish off a project perfectly. Find out how this all came together and find out more about those delicious Distress Oxides on my blog.

 Brenda

I seem to be in a bit of a 'gold' mode at the moment and I guess I'm also looking forward to some warmer weather here in the northern hemisphere. I know I have only used one word on my canvas board, but it is a special word, you can find out why and see more photos and details over at Bumblebees and Butterflies if you have a moment to spare.


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Now you can't fail to be inspired by all those wonderful projects!

We do hope you will join in and show us the words that are special to you by linking your project below. Remember to check the Travelling Instructions to make sure you qualify for the prize draw and Pinworthy badges.

Country View Crafts are our sponsor this month and there is a £20 voucher for one lucky winner.

Have a great weekend!
And have fun!

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