Ride the Wave

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at the Dream Factory

Our movie for this month is:

Surf's Up

A funny movie that is mainly about penguins and surfing, 

but you can also be inspired by other elements of the movie.

It may be cold outside, but the beautiful, sunny weather has inspired me to create a colorful summer card. ....besides, it's summer in the movie too.

To create the waves, I tore designer paper into strips and glued them onto a background brushed with Pumkin Pie (Stampin'Up). It didn't take much to color in the surfboard and the penguin. - The penguin's shorts I cut out of patterned paper. 

I stenciled the sun with Barn Door (Distress ink). Stuck two die-cut fish between the waves and wrote down the saying I found on Pinterest by hand. Added two die-cut seagulls and a few splashes of white. 

I'm happy with how it turned out.

Movie Poster

Have Fun! 

Linked up with:

Crafty Calendar - Add a Die-Cut

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes with the option of Hand Coloured Image

Addicted to Stamps and More - Any Occasion

We Love to Create Mixed Media - Anything Mixed Media Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

Stamps: Penguin (Scrap Plaisir); Surf board (Aladine Stampo); 

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Pumkin Pie (Stampin'Up); Barn Door (Distress ink); 

Stencil: Sun (Craft Sensations)

Dies: Waves, fish and seagulls (AVEC)

Alcohol ink markers, patterned paper, white ink, string,

Katzelkraft - Don't be afraid

Hi everyone!

I am back with my weekly Katzelkraft card.

Today is National Dress Up Your Pet Day. And what better pets to dress up than those from Katzelkraft? 

Besides those stamps have been collecting dust... ...they really needed some fresh air!

I stamped the animals, colored them with alcohol ink markers and then cut them out. I dressed them with the clothes of the Pabos - also colored with alcohol inks and cut out. 

I heat embossed the quote on a black strip. Added the bird and stuck everything onto a stenciled background. 

Rounded off the card with a few dots on the right edge and a strip of black paper at the bottom - with white Posca pen doodles.

Hope you like it. - See you next Tuesday with a new Katzelkraft creation! ;)

Wanna see more of my Katzelkraft creations? 

...just click on the Katzelkraft label at the end of the post, or here.

I used:

...just click on the image to go to the store and see it in full size.

Linked up with:

Cardz 4 Galz - Use Stencil/s

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes with the option of Hand Coloured Image

We Love Stamping - Anything but Square along with Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge - Anything Goes

I Love Promarkers - Anything goes or Flowers

A Place to Start - Anything goes

613 Avenue create - Anything goes

I used:

Stamps: Ukrainian Cats, Dogs, The Pabos Aviator, The Pabos Sherlock Holmes, Whatchamacallit, Mini Background (Katzelkraft);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Mowed Lawn (Distress Oxide); 

Stencil: Craft Sensations

Alcohol ink markers, Posca pen, embossing powder, 

Katzelkraft - First I Drink Tea!

Hi everyone!

Happy and Healthy New Year to all of you

Let's kick it off with a fun Katzelkraft card!

I designed this card for Katzelkraft, 

and also for the new DotMCC challenge, where we are celebrating 

National Hot Tea Day

For the floor, I stamped the chess pattern from the great stamp set The King's Gambit twice. Added Fossilized Amber (Distress Oxide) to the background.

I then stamped Pabo and the sofa on bristol paper. Colored them with watercolors and alcohol ink markers. Cut them out and glued them on. I placed a small flower pot next to the sofa and gave Pabo a cup of tea. Finally, I stamped the sentiment with single letter stamps.

Hope you like it. - See you next Tuesday with a new Katzelkraft creation! ;)

Wanna see more of my Katzelkraft creations? 

...just click on the Katzelkraft label at the end of the post, or here.

I used:

...just click on the image to go to the store and see it in full size.

Linked up with:

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes with the option of Hand Coloured Image

We Love Stamping - Anything but Square along with Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything goes

613 Avenue create - Anything goes

I used:

Stamps: The Pabos Aviator, In my living room and The King's Gambit (Katzelkraft); sentiment and tea cup(Craft Sensations);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Fossilized Amber (Distress Oxide); 

Watercolor, alcohol ink markers,

Katzelkraft - The best is yet to come

Hi everyone!

I'm back with another Katzelkraft card. 

Confetti, firecrackers, glitter, champagne... 

hope you have everything ready for this New Year's Eve! 

I used some older Katzelkraft stamps for this very simple New Year's card: 

I heat embossed the beautiful Background halftones stars in gold. The small stars are actually snowflakes, 

but they look good as stars too, don't they! - Tried to symbolize fireworks with them. 

I then stamped the quote and the tiny happy new year. I cut the panel slightly smaller than the blank card, glued it on and drew a fine gold border around the panel.

Hope you like it. - See you next Tuesday with a new Katzelkraft creation! ;)

If you would like to see more of my Katzelkraft creations, 

just click on the Katzelkraft label at the end of the post, or here.

I used:

...just click on the image to go to the store and see it in full size.

Linked up with:

CAS on Friday - New Year

C.R.A.F.T. - NEW/Anything Goes

Path of Positivity - Anything Goes Positive w. Opt. Twist of: Power of Words…FAITH/HOPE

A Place to Start - Anything Goes w. Opt. Twist of: Happy Holidays (Any Holiday)

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w. Opt. Twist of: Any Winter Holiday

We Love to Create Mixed Media - Anything Goes Mixed Media

I used:

Stamps: Background halftones star, Christmas snowflakes and Adventure begins (Katzelkraft); tiny sentiment (Stampin'Up;);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Metal Gold (IZINK/Aladine);

Gold embossing powder, gold gel pen,

Frohe Weihnacht - Merry Christmas

Hi everyone!

Today is Christmas Eve and the year is almost over. 

I hope you can spend the festive season with your loved ones.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas 

and 

Good Luck, Health and Creativity for the New Year

I made these beautiful paper lanterns for the Advent season. 

They are quite easy to make with a little patience and attention to detail. 

If you are interested, you can find detailed instructions for a larger paper lantern here.

....mine only have a diameter of about 6 cm.

With these lights I would like to draw your attention one last time to the current challenge at the Dream Factory. 

You can still take part until December 30th and show us your Christmas cards and crafts. Thank you!

Linked up with:

Allsorts Challenge - Use Your Dies

Double Trouble - It's Up To You (I made these paper lights for a friend)

Sweet Stampin - Christmas Creations

Aloah Friday - ChristmasWinter

A Place to Start - Anything Goes w. opt. twist: Happy Holidays 

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes optional w. opt. twist: Any Winter Holiday

I used:

Stamps: Stampin'Up

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine);

Dies: Stampin'Up, Craft Sensations, Impression Obsession and Scrap Plaisir

Silver thread, decorative beads, glue,

Merry Christmas

Hi everyone!

Time for a quick reminder on our current Day of the Month Card Club challenge

We're celebrating

National Sock Day

...we want to see lots of them on your cards and crafts.

My socks (Stampin'Up) are hanging from a fir twig I made using Katzelkraft's beautiful Winter Wonderland set. 

I stamped the twig with Tranquil Tide and Pear Pizzazz (SU). To get the watercolor background, I stamped Pear Pizzazz on a sheet of acetate, sprayed it with water and then pressed it lightly onto the twig/card. This allowed the colors to blend gently. I also added gold speckles for an extra festive touch.

I first colored the socks with watercolors and then with alcohol ink markers. I cut them out, glued them on and stamped the twig on them again. The beautiful sentiment is also from Katzelkraft.

Have Fun!!

...just click on the image to go to the store and see it in full size.

Wanna see more of my Katzelkraft creations? 

...just click on the Katzelkraft label at the end of the post, or here.

Linked up with:

Little Red Wagon - Merry Christmas

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes w/optional twist of Make it Merry

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/ opt. Twist: Any Winter Holiday

A Place to Start - Anything Goes w/ opt. Twist: Happy Holidays

I used:

Stamps: Fir branche and sentiment (Katzelkraft); stockings (Stampin'Up);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Tranquil Tide and Pear Pizzazz (Stampin'Up);

Watercolors, metallic watercolors, Alcohol ink markers,