Our First Ever Elphine House Challenge.......

Good Evening!!

Today is an exciting day as it is the start of

challenges for Elphine House!!!

(We will run every two weeks AND to start you can

use any Elisabeth Bell image you want!)

(You can find all the details at the blog.)

Also if you want to know the upcoming events and

releases you can follow Elphine House on Facebook right here!

Right, now for the first challenge ~ USE LACE!

That is a nice and easy one! Everyone loves lace and

I think I use it on every card anyways! LOL

I have had this image since they came out waiting for

the perfect reason to use it! It is adorable and can be used

for anything!!! BUT when I seen that the new house across

the street had a sold sign on it ~ I knew what I would do!

I had this cardboard house for along time and it goes so nicely

with this image: (Warning I have a few pictures!)

To get started I painted the cardboard house 3 times. Once with

guesso and then twice with distress crackle paint. (You can't

see the cracks in the pic. but they are there!)

Here is a close-up of the tag I put in the box with

the muffins.  The sentiment was computer generated.

My picture to show the colors and texture better:

Here is a close up of the house.  I wanted a nice white house

with reds and pinks around it! (That is the challenge at

Shabby Tea Room)  I also added a bunch of lace for this challenge.

I also added a ton of distress crackle paint and the snow-tx

to the flowers and butterflies.

Here is a side view but I couldn't get a good pic (?)

I also had to throw in some rusty bells and stars for a vintagey look.

Here is a top view as you can see the cracks a bit better.

I filled the box with these! They are called Muffins that taste like

donuts.  If you like the cakey donuts these are perfect! They do taste

like them and they are a cinch to make.

(If you want the recipe just let me know and I will send it off to you!)

Well that is it! I hope you liked this and I can't wait to see what

you all create for the first Elphine House challenge!!

Thanks for stopping by!

:)Kathy