mercredi 9 juillet 2025

At the beach...

Hi everyone!

I'm back with another ATC. This time I tried something different...



Today I tried my hand at a collage....

I took the various paper elements from a bookstore catalog. - By chance, 
many of the book covers were suitable for an ATC in terms of size. 
Some of them I cut out and others I just tore to size, such as a part of the beach and the clouds.
The quote I stamped on white paper, cut it up into individual words and pasted it to the ATC.

What do you think about this collage?





Linked up with:
Tag-Along (and ATC's) - Anything Goes
Papercraft Challenges - Summer Vibes
Four Seasons - Inspiration Board
If You Give a Crafter a Cookie - Seashells at the Beach
We Love Stamping - Sun, Sea and Sand




I used:
Stamps: Quote (Craft Sensations);
Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine);
Book cover images from a book store catalog,

mardi 8 juillet 2025

A Wheely Good Friend...

Hi everyone!

This is to remind you that the current Dream Factory challenge still runs until July 14th.

This month's movie is:

 
DRIVE
Anything that has Wheels Goes. 


There were two of the animals I had used for this card left, so I made an ATC out of them today. 

The background for the ATC is a scrap of a paper I created for this card
Apart from that, I only used a scrap of the paper from which I had cut out the animals (the design paper is printed on both sides) and added a few touches of alcohol ink markers to the bikes. 
I stamped the sentiment with alphabet stamps, embossed it and cut it to labels.
The background stamps are from Katzelkraft (Unfortunately no longer available due to store closure).





Linked up with:
Make My Monday - Summer Fun
Allsorts Challenge - For a Child
Love Those Pretty Papers - Anything Goes with patterned paper
Crafty Animals - Anything Goes with an animal
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
Paper Rocks Scissors - Anything Goes




I used:
Stamps: Background stamps (Katzelkraft); Sentiment (stamped and embossed with alphabet stamps (AVEC))
Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Shark Tooth White (Atelier);;
Design paper: Animals (Stampin'Up)
Embossing powder, alcohol ink markers, 

lundi 7 juillet 2025

Lost in Paradise

Hi everyone!

I have the great honor to be a guest designer at A Place to Start for the months of June and July. 
Here's my card for July, with the theme:

ANYTHING GOES w/OPTIONAL TWIST: 
Vellum


You have to look hard to find the vellum on my card! LOL
Here's a hint: the sentiment is written on vellum. 

As much as the upper part is clearly visible, the lower part, being on white, is not. Although I embossed this part (waves) to make it stand out, the vellum is almost invisible on the photo. But I assure you, it's there!
Apart from that, I only used pre-cut images to make this card. They all come from a pad I bought a long time ago. Hope you like it.



View of the embossed parchment of the lower part from a different angle. 
This embossing folder always damages my vellums and papers! :((




Hope to see you play along at A Place to Start ...





Linked up with:
Inspiration Station - Inspiration Photo
We Love Stamping - Sun, Sea and Sand
Stamping Sensations - Summer Flowers
Cardz 4 Galz - Welcome to Summer




I used:
Embossing: Waves (Stampin'Up);
Vellum, pre-cut images, black permanent marker,

dimanche 6 juillet 2025

Kleiner Gruss zum Advent

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create


The theme is Anything Goes w/optional twist: Any Holiday".
(create something for any Holiday)



The year is already half over and I have to start thinking about making Christmas cards because, as always, the few months until the end of the year will go by far too quickly!
So this is my first for the year!



White on white is not easy to photograph. Here is a view from a different angle.
A jumble of silver threads, heat embossing, vellum and a wreath die-cut from glitter paper.






Hope to see you play along with 613 Avenue Create 


Have a nice day!


Linked up with:
Sweet Stampin - Christmas in July
CRAFT - Christmas
Craft Rocket - Christmas in July
Creative Knockouts - Christmas in July
Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas in July
Christmas Kickstart - Merry-go-round
Merry Little Christmas - Anything goes
Peace On Earth - Anything Goes





I used:
Stamps: Sentiment and text on the vellum (Stampin'Up); text in the background (BoBunny)
Ink: Onyx Black / second print (Versafine); 
Dies: Wreath (Marianne Design);
Glitter cardstock, embossing powder, silver thread, vellum,

lundi 30 juin 2025

Let the good times roll!

Hi everyone!
Our current “Dream Factory” challenge, which I would like to remind you of briefly, is entering its second half. 
This month's movie is
 
DRIVE
Anything that has Wheels Goes. 


Isn't it fun to go for a "spin" with friends and have a good time?

My card is a mix of die-cuts and parts cut out with scissors. - The animals are from a design paper by Stampin'Up.
I put them all together to create a fun scene and pasted them onto an already finished background. - I just added the sun and the clouds.
The sentiment was stamped with alphabet stamps, cut to labels and glued on. I also stamped some white flowers and grass on one of the die cut parts.


Have a wonderful weekend!
...and maybe you have a little time to take part in our challenge ;)




Linked up with:
Cut It Up - Critters
Stamping Sensations - Furry Friends
Make My Monday - Summer Fun
Send A Smile 4 Kids - Summertime Fun
Dream Valley - Anything Goes
A Place to Start - Anything goes





I used:
Stamps: Sentiment (stamped with alphabet stamps); sun (Stampavie); flowers and grass (Stampin'Up);
Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Barn Door (Distress ink);
Dies: Road, grass and firs in the background (AVEC);
Animals and firs on the left cut out from Design paper (Stampin'Up); colored pencils; white Posca pen; cardstock,

mercredi 25 juin 2025

When life gives you Lemons...

Hi everyone!

No design team work today. - Just wanted to play with ATC Around the World and Tag-along (and ATC's)
I combined the themes of these two challenges. - Stripes for the first and Drinks for the second.
Here is what I came up with.


I found these fun lemons as well as the word "Lemonade" in one of my countless design paper pads. 
They look so cute - don't you think so too?

I cut them out and added a few dabs of color with alcohol ink markers to brighten up the images.
The background paper is from another paper pad. To complete the quote, I wrote the remaining words with a white gel pen on black cardboard. Cut them out and added them to the ATC. 
The background stamps just under the lemons is from Katzelkraft.



Linked up with:
ATC Around the World - Punkte und/oder Streifen
Papercraft Challenges - Summer Vibes
Four Seasons - Anything Goes Summer 
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
A Place to Start - Anything Goes




I used:
Stamps: Background stamp (Katzelkraft); 
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine); 
Alcohol ink markers, design paper, gel pen,