mardi 1 avril 2025

Katzelkraft - Hoppy Easter

Hi everyone!
It's Katzelkraft day :)) 




This card was made pretty quickly. 
I glued the die-cut sun onto a “failed” background -- which you won't even notice now ;)) ...it now looks like a sky with clouds, whereas before it was a spot with flow lines.
I cut it into a square and glued it onto the card. 
I die-cut the word “Hoopy” from different colored cardstock scraps and pasted it under the sun. Just below it I stamped the word “Easter” with alphabet letters. I colored the bunny with alcohol ink markers, cut it out and adhered it next to the Easter sentiment. Added some grass and shadow under the bunny. 
Finally, I cut the card to size, colored the edges with blue ink and glued it onto a blank card.


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:


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




Linked up with:
Double Trouble - Thing 1 (3  Colors of the Rainbow; 2  Die-Cuts; 1 Create a Scene)
Try it on Tuesday - Rainbow Colours
A Place to Start - Anything Goes





I used:
Stamps: Bunny (Katzelkraft); Easter sentiment (AVEC); 
Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Mermaid Lagoon, Mowed Lawn and Fossilized Amber (Distress Oxide);
Dies: Letters "Hoppy" (Make It); sun (AVEC);
Alcohol inks, colored cardstock snippets, Posca pen, 

dimanche 30 mars 2025

Fox & Friends

Hi everyone!
We're heading into the second half of our current Dream Factory challenge
So let me remind you briefly about our movie:


Fantastic Mr. Fox
It's about
Foxes, rabbits, rats, mice, dogs, badgers, hamsters, moles etc, 
Some of them are also suitable for Easter... ;)


I recently was gifted with 3 wonderful Artist Trading Coins from a dear blogger friend. - That inspired me to make some myself.   ...so today I've ticked off another project on my to-do list! :))


To be honest, I had a bit of trouble at first, as they're much smaller than a standard ATC. Not so easy to work on a round shape! But with a bit of patience and perseverance, I managed to make something cute, and I'm rather pleased with this first set of three.



I cut the circles out of backgrounds from the stash and stamped herbs, flowers or texture onto each one. 
The background for the fox was a stencilled one (leaves). 
I stamped on some foliage and texture, glued the fox on and then added a few washi tape scraps. 


The raccoon got a background made with pigment infusions. 
I stamped grass and flowers on it, added washi tape at the bottom and stuck the raccoon on top.
 


Fox and raccoon were stamped on gel print remnants, colored with alcohol ink markers and cut out.
The bunnies were stamped on cardstock and colored paper scraps.



This one was the trickiest! 
I stamped the bunny 5 times on different brown-beige colored paper scraps. Colored in some parts, such as ears, snout, paws or tail, with a white Posca pen and brown alcohol ink pens. Stamped flowers and butterflies onto the gel print background and added washi tape. Cut out the bunnies, glued them on and added washi tape again.

At the very end, I backed the ATCs with black cardstock 
and added a little sentiment to each one. Et voilà!



Movie Poster

Have Fun!





Linked up with:
Path of Positivity - Anything Goes Positive w. Opt. Twist of: Make a Creative Project You Wouldn’t Normally Make
Inspiration Station - Inspiration photo 
Cut it Up - Colors of Spring
Snippets Playground - Anything Goes, using snippets
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes w. opt. twist Spring Green
A Place to Start - Anything Goes





I used:
Stamps: Stamps on backgrounds (Bo Bunny, AALL&Create, Craft Sensations); Animals (Craft Sensation); sentiments (Stampin'Up);
Inks: Onyx Black (Versfine); Mowed Lawn, Fossilized Amber and Spiced Marmalade (Distress Oxide);
Dies: Deco Time 
Alcohol ink markers, washi tape, Posca pen, gel print remnants,

mardi 25 mars 2025

Katzelkraft - Hello Spring

Hi everyone!
I'm back with a new Katzelkraft project :)) 



I always keep stamped and often already colored images that I didn't use when creating other projects. 
Today I pulled out some of these leftovers to make this spring ATC.



I also never throw away any scraps of paper, even the smallest snippet gets a second chance!
...and sometimes those scraps and leftovers just go well together :))


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:


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


Linked up with:
Snippets Playground - Anything Goes, using snippets
ATC Around the World - Frühling/Spring
Inspiration Station - Inspiration Photo
Cards 4 Galz - Springtime
A Place to Start - Anything Goes




I used:
Stamps: Bunny, grass and sun (Katzelkraft); flowers (Stampotique by Katzelkraft); sentiment (Stampin'Up); font in background (Scrap Plaisir); 
Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Mermaid Lagoon, Mowed Lawn and Fossilized Amber (Distress Oxide);
Stencil: Stampin'Up 
Alcohol inks, snippets,

mercredi 19 mars 2025

Hello Spring

Hi everyone!
I have the great honor of being this month's guest designer at Ellibelle's challenge "I Spy With My Little Eye".
The theme is: ...the dawn of Spring



This ATC was made using scraps of design paper, gel prints and other snippets. Hope you like it :))






Linked up with:
ATC Around the World - Frühling/Spring
Snippets Playground - Anything Goes, using snippets
Dragonfly Dreams - Gardening
Stamping Sensations - Hello Spring
We Love Stamping - Hello Spring
Four Seasons - Spring
Triple B - Birds, Blooms and Butterflies
We Love to Create Mixed Media - Anything Goes Mixed Media
A Place to Start - Anything Goes






Stamps: Daffodiles and sentiment (Stampin'Up); boots, flower pot and garden accessories (Artemio); 
Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Mermaid Lagoon (Distress Oxide); 
Alcohol ink markers, design paper, gel print scrap,

mardi 18 mars 2025

Katzelkraft - Easter Egg Hunt

Hi everyone!
I'm back wit a new Katzelkraft project :)) 
My first Easter card...




I modified the bunny a little to make it look less cute (because he's a camouflaged egg hunter! ;)) ) and to match the glasses. The headband is actually a scarf that I flipped over and cut off the ends to get the knot. (Note the camouflage here too)! 
I also dressed the rabbit in the coat of one of the Pabos, but you can hardly see it because of the big eggs.
I die-cut the eggs from patterned paper and colored them in some places with alcohol ink markers. Stamped the Easter sentiment on camouflage patterned paper and cut it out. Traced the letters with black fineliner and added some accents with a white Posca pen. 
Before glueing on all the cut out pieces, I spritzed the card with pink and green ink. 
Finally, I stuck a strip of washi tape to the bottom edge and brushed the edges of the card with dark green ink.



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:


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


Linked up with:
Little Red Wagon - Start Those Easter Projects
Sparkles - Easter
Inspiration Station - Inspiration photo
Make My Monday - Use a Die or a Punch
2 Sisters on the Blog - Spring and/or Easter
Creative Crafting Uncles - Spring and/or Easter
Daisy Chain - Animals
Paper Rocks Scissors - Anything Goes as long as you use Paper and/or Scissors
A Place to Start - Anything Goes





I used:
Stamps: Bunny, glasses and headband (Katzelkraft); sentiment (Craft Sensations);
Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); 
Dies: Eggs (Impression Obsession; 
Alcohol inks, washi tape, Posca pen, patterned paper,