September '16 Challenge - Team B Makes

Servus and welcome back to our usual mid-monthly share of the inspirational makes of Team B!

And I am using this opportunity to welcome all our new players who have joined in during the last few months!

This place is constantly growing and attracting more and more fabulously creative people from all around the globe and we are so proud of that - but I also know that part of this is due to our players, my fab Design Team and our prize sponsors, who all make this place the special mixed media spot it is! So thank you for being so true and for sharing your fantastic mixed media art with us so constantly!

Our aim is for you to find a lot of fun and inspiration by playing along and during your visits here and also by visiting the blogs of our players and the DT! We are open for all sorts of crafters and artists, for all levels of skill and all kinds of stamped, painted, collaged, drawn,...well, media-mixed projects as long as they are handmade. These can be cards, tags, altered objects, altered art jewellery, canvasses, art journal pages, assemblage pieces...well, whatever you can think of. All we ask for is that your projects are either industrial or steampunk style mixed media projects. It's that easy and that fun!

Our challenges are open for a whole month and you can either make our Top5 (who are being chosen by the whole DT) or/and win one of our two monthly prizes donated by our generous sponsors DecoArt media and boozybear. All you have to do is stick to the few challenge rules (that can be found on an extra page right under our challenge blog header) and enter up to three projects!

We would also love it if you took a second or two to visit the blogs of the DT (for more information and images and maybe even  a how-to here and there) and leave a short comment of approval! You get to their blogs by clicking on their names. And be assured - you will make them very happy by doing so!

As most of our challenges are, the September challenge is an 

Anything Goes - Steampunk/Industrial

one too. 

You will find the linky tool at the bottom of this post.

And here are the projects 

from Team B:

Kerstin

decided to make an industrial style project this time.

She has altered the cover of her new timer and 

calls her piece

"Let time stand still!"

Claudia

(which is me)

I  had a fun play with some of Tim Holtz' Sizzix dies 

and created a steampunk necklace pendant using 

his ornate frame die and some shrink plastic. 

There's a how-to on my blog. 

Maura

transformed an old encyclopedia into a steampunk

"Tome of Time" 

Dee

used a mixed media board and lots of DecoArt media

products to create this beauty: 

and 

Niki

challenged herself by using just a limited number of art supplies

to create this awesome vintage travellers tag.

(stencils, embossing powder, distress ink and "lots of metal tidbits"

as she says). 

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Enough inspiration to spark your mojo? If you need some more, I recommend you hop over to the Team A post by clicking HERE. You won't be disappointed. I promise! ;)

If you haven't checked out our Top5 and prize winners from the summer special challenge yet, just click HERE. 

Well...as always we hope you have enjoyed your visit and that we will 

see you soon - entering your steampunk/industrial projects to our challenge!

Hugs and happy crafting!

Claudia & the SASPC Team

xxx

Prize Winners and Top 5 of Our Summer Special 2016!

Hi, servus and welcome back, dear steampunk mixed media friends,

to the announcement of our prize winners and Top5!

The team and I want to thank you all so much for playing along so willingly during the hot summer months and for entering those fantastic loads of awesome mixed media steampunk and industrial art! We were once more blown away by your talent and by you all being such true players. It's you who make our little mixed media steampunk corner the special place that it is - and for that we are so grateful!

The team's picking their favourites among all the fantastic entries led to having quite a number of entries being heads up this time - so I decided to have eight Top5 entries this time instead of trying to narrow them down to our usual five. As this was a summer special I thought the Top 5 could be special too this time. ;)

Also special is that lovely Glenda, the shop owner and designer of the fantastic boozybear steampunk chipboard pieces, is generously giving away two surprise prize packages this time - so we have three prizes for three lucky winners - including the little "steampunk starter kit" from our generous prize sponsor DecoArt media).

And these lucky winners are:

of the two 

boozybear prize packages:

Jackie Cornfield

and

roshiniscrafts

and the DecoArt media mixed media goodies

go to

eMKa!


Yay! Huge congrats to all the lucky winners! Have fun with your goodies!
Please, email me under vonpappe2@yahoo.de so we can fix everything for a quick delivery! DecoArt prize winners, please, add your phone number as DecoArt require it for shipping to your place.

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And now on to our
"Top5"
(being eight worthy picks this time)



Rocky





Waldfrau Alexa






Anastasia Blonde

Linda

Lotta

Natalia

Anastasia Blonde

(again)

and last 

but not least

Stasy

Thank you so much for playing along and sharing your art with us and huge congrats to all of you! I know I keep repeating myself when I say that your work is so inspiring and mind-blowing - but that's what it is! 

Please, feel free to grab our Top5 badge for display on your blogs! 

...and don't forget to come back to this place on the 15th, when Team B will be sharing their projects! 

In the meantime:

hugs and happy crafting!

Claudia & the SASPC Team

xxx

Back on Track! Our September Challenge

Hello, servus and welcome back after the summer break!

We hope you have all enjoyed a wonderful time out in the sun, had inspiring adventures and encounters and have been fuelled with loads of creative mojo for another mixed media

Anything Goes - Steampunk/Industrial

challenge! 

The Top entries and prize winners of our summer special challenge will be announced on Saturday, 10th September - so make sure to pop by to find out if you are among them. We had a wonderful load of awesome entries - so choosing will be tough again (but as always so inspiring)! Thank you all so much for playing along and sharing your mixed media -, tag -, card -, altered - and other steampunk/industrial art with us!

Team A have created a bundle of fabulously inspirational pieces to kick off our September challenge! Please, make sure you visit their blogs for more information on their makes and maybe even leave a short comment as a little encouragement and reward for their efforts there! (you get to their blogs by clicking their names).  Team B will - as usual - follow on the 15th!

Brigitte

made a canvas on which she used a self made Gelli plate background alongside some stencilled texture, embellishments and altered bottlecaps. 

Susan

created this fantastic 

"Old Grandfather Clock"

for you

Agnieszka

suggests to "get those cogs turning...outside the box ;) " 

and

Zoja

used her imagination and talent to turn simple matchboxes 

into a true masterpiece, creating a shadowbox on a canvas

Nate


has recycled an old wooden box and turned into a treasure

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There is time until the end of the month to enter our challenge and get a chance to either make our Top5 and/or win one of the two prizes donated by our generous sponsors

DecoArt Media

and

boozybear

You are allowed to enter up to three projects per challenge - so there are up to three chances to get drawn or make our Top5! So don't hesitate - create! lol 

Hugs and happy crafting,

Claudia & the SASPC Team

xxx