mardi 30 janvier 2018

....some more horses!


Hello everyone!
Just a quick reminder and some more horses for our current challenge at the Dream Factory.


This month's movie is 

The Horse Whisperer


I did two ATCs with pictures I found on the net.


Mane, ears, tail and the pattern on his butt are colored with very light pink and the background with light blue watercolor.
I added some leaves in the corners and a very small sentiment. 


This horse is colored with brown and yellow watercolor - for the pattern on his head I used orange felt-tip pen.
For the background I used again blue watercolor and then added splashes of black ink.

I also added Wink of Stella but it's so hard to photograph .....you can not see it! 😢
On the white horse, I used it on the mane and the tail and on the other horse only for the orange pattern.


You have two whole weeks left to create something - we look forward to your creations!

See you soon!




lundi 22 janvier 2018

Christmas Magic


Hello everyone!
Today I have a little fairy for you!



My little niece offered me the full range of Twinmarkers for Christmas - what a great gift! 😘
...and this is my very first image colored with these alcohol markers! 
I added Wink of Stella on wings, stars and Christmas balls and then 
I embossed the area around the fairy - just with the pressure of my fingers.
For a first attempt it is not so bad .... what do you think?


Thank you for visiting!
See you soon...



Linked up with:



Stamps: Wendy Burns - All dressed Up Digi Stamp
Embossing: Stampin'Up
Twinmarkers, Wink of Stella


lundi 15 janvier 2018

If you love horses...

....this challenge is for you!

Hello everyone!
We have a new challenge at the Dream Factory! - This month's movie is


The Horse Whisperer
Der Pferdeflüsterer
L'Homme qui murmurait à l'oreille des chevaux

Some keywords: Horses, Love, Country Life, Friendship.




I love horses but as strange as it may seem, I have no stamp for this topic! 
....hope you are better off than me! 😉
This time, I did not have the patience, nor the time to draw myself and I printed this image that I found on Pinterest.
(See the link at the bottom of this page) 
As usual, my printer did not want to print correctly - I had a pink horse ha ha ha 
...and I had to retrace the image by hand!
I purposely left the horse without color and 
I just added green paper and dry-embossed white paper to give some contrast and texture.



Thanks for stopping by
See ya...





Horse coloring page - illustration by Keiti
Stamps: Sentiment (Stampin'Up)
Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine)
Embossing: Stampin'Up


mardi 2 janvier 2018

A spiky thing!


Hello everyone!
Today I show you cactus number two - sorry, it took me a little longer than expected.
Finally here he is, the big brother of this one!




This time I worked with felt, it's really a very nice and sweet material!
First I drew a cactus on a sheet to have a pattern. I cut it and then cut in half to get two quarters of cactus pattern. I cut each quarter twice out of felt and sewed them together, leaving the seam exposed. I stuffed the cactus starting with the "arms" and ending with the trunk. Then I cut some flowers that I fixed with round-headed pins. For the needles, I used simple pins.


The "potting soil" for the cactus is also made from felt. 
For this, I cut two rings out of brown felt that I left open on one side, so that I could put it around the cactus once sewn and stuffed. The pot is made with cardstock and embellished with washi tape.
I really enjoyed doing it! ... it changes a bit of what I usually do!

I hope you like it
 ....and promised, I will not bother you with other spiky things! 😂



lundi 1 janvier 2018

Mixed Medias


Hello
.... and Happy New Year to you all!

I hope you had a great New Year's Eve, because as soon as the New Year begins we already have a first challenge for you at House of Cards!


Mixed Medias and/or Stunning colors
this is what we want on your cards this month!
(See our inspiration photo at the bottom)




The year begins with glitter! - My unicorn has some in the mane but impossible to see it on the picture - too bad!
This month it's Mixed Media so I used several things ....and my new Scrap Plaisir stamps!
The rainbow is watercolor, the mane is colored with colored pencils and then Wink of Stella. I also added some silver stars and splashed some black ink on the card ....and after sticking the sentiment ( Life is better with glitter!) and the unicorn I added three more sequins!



Our inspiration photo
Image result for design seeds january

Mixed Media and/or Colors


Great colors - right?
....hope they will make you want to try 😉





Linked up with:
Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog - Anything NEW!  --- (I used new stamps)
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
AAA Cards - Sparkle  (I used Wink of Stella, Silver pigment ink and sequins)




Stamps: Scrap Plaisir
Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine), Silver pigment ink (IZINK)
Watercolor, colored pencils, sequins, Wink of Stella