Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - August Challenge: For Boys or Men

Hello and welcome to the August Crafty Wednesday challenge right here on my blog. I'm so glad you decided to check out the new theme and hope you'll decide to play along too! Thank you all so much for joining me last month, there were some wonderful entries so be sure to scroll down to see if your entry made my Top 3!

This Month's Theme

For August I selected the theme of ..................

"For Boys or Men".

Remember, the theme is optional for your inspiration and you may link up any crafty makes. I can't wait to see what you'll share this month!

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I used an older Hero Arts My Monthly Hero kit, this is the March 2019 kit and unfortunately no longer available. 

I created my underwater scene using Distress inks Peacock Feathers and Chipped Sapphire and then Stampin Up's Crumb Cake on the bottom portion of the card. I used a torn piece of printer paper as a mask to create the ocean floor. The small fish were stamped using Pumice Stone Distress Oxide ink. The orange fish were first inked with Abandoned Coral and then Spiced Marmalade ink for a reddish orange color. 

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The rays were done with Tim Holtz's Rays stencil and I flicked some water onto the card for a fun reaction. As with all Hero Arts stamp kits, this one came with matching dies so after stamping I cut out the orange fish as well as seaweed using the matching dies. 

I added a few dew drops (options) as embellishments. These were also part of this stamp kit and I love that the kit included 3 different sizes. The sentiment is part of the kit as well, stamped using Versafine Onyx ink then cut out using a circle die. 

PS: If you enjoy stamps with matching dies, then you may enjoy receiving these monthly stamp kits. You can get them by subscription HERE or purchased individually while supplies last. 

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I'm linking up here:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges - AG // Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Birthdays // Dare 2B Artzy Challenges - AG // We Love 2 Create - Anything Creative // Clever Dexter - Use a Stencil // A Gem of a Challenge  - AG // My Time to Craft - No Patterned Paper // Cut It Up - Create your own background // 

Always Anything Goes & Link Parties

Taylor Made Cards 4 U // Crafter's Castle // 613 Avenue Create opt. twist watercolor // Crafty Creations // Creative Moments // Lemon Shortbread // Through The Craft Room Door // The Corrosive Challenges // A Bit More Time to Craft // A Perfect Time To Craft // Classic Design  Challenge * // Crafts Galore Encore // DL.Art Linky Challenge // Love to Craft // QKR Stampede // The Creative Crafters // World Wide Open Design Team Challenge // 

Dare to Share //   Inspire Me Monday // Hello Monday // Random-osity Good, Random, Fun // You're The Star Blog Hop Link Party @Stonecottage Adventures // Anything Goes with Your Hosts @ My Random Musings // Jenerally Informed The Happy Now // Shelbee on the Edge Spread the Kindness //  Effortlessly Sophisticated // Wonderful Wednesday // Welcome Wednesdays // Classy Flamingos // Thursday Favorite Things // Little Things Thursday // Encouraging Heart and Home @ Slices of Life

Last Month Top Picks

I will continue to add my favorites to the dedicated Pinterest board, but going forward I will once again showcase the top pick's creations with links to their individual blogs, which will be removed at the start of each new month's challenge to remain in compliance with GDPR.

Selecting just three is never easy but something that needs to be done and here they are from last month's theme of Christmas in July or Anything Goes. They are listed in the order of entry.

No. 1 Jan R.

No. 25 Tone K. 

No. 35 Cheryl (She Stamps)

Congratulations! Well deserved recognition! Your top pick logo is below. Feel free to post it to your own blogs if you like to!

To play along this month simply use the linky tool below.

A few things to remember:

• You may follow the theme or anything crafty goes.

• Backlinking is allowed.

• You may combine with any other challenges.
• You may use any brand of stamps/digis/products (no company restriction).
• No more than 3 entries per person please - no worries if you end up with more.
• Please do include a link back here to my blog in your blog post.