Simple Things...

Hi everyone,

It's time for a quick reminder about the current challenge at Dream Factory

 

Autumn colors and/or mushrooms

This stamp set from Stampin'Up! 

has been sitting on my shelf for years—it was really about time I finally used it!

I think this fits perfectly with our fall/autumn theme...

...and with a man's birthday!

I first brushed a white strip of paper using the following colors: 

Fossilized Amber, Mowed Lawn, and Barn Door (Distress Oxide).

I then stamped the images using the colors: 

Toffee, Vintage Sepia, and Smokey Gray (Versafine). 

I’ve had these ink pads for 15 years now, and they’re still as good as new!

The splatters were stamped using Speckled Egg (Distress Oxide),

and the small text and saying were stamped using Smokey Grey (Versafine).

I backed the panel with brown cardstock, adhered it to a blank card, 

and finally stamped the “Happy Birthday”

Thanks for stopping by!

Linked up with:

Seize the Birthday - Use Fall Colors

Sweet Stampin' - Autumn

Allsorts - Anything Autumn

We Love Stamping - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: All (Stampin'Up!)

Inks: Onyx Black, Toffee, Smokey Grey and Vintage Sepia (Versafine); Fossilized Amber, Mowed Lawn, Speckled Egg, Barn Door (Distress Oxide);

Brown cardstock,

Autumn Vibes

Hi everyone!

The challenge at "The Little Things"  

is already halfway over—so it’s time for a quick reminder.

The theme is:

Sunflower and/or Squirrels

with the option: 

Anything Goes

Remember: The challenge blog focus on small card formats, 

such as ATCs, tags, Memorydex cards, Mini Moo cards, bookmarks etc.

In my first project, I shared an ATC featuring a sunflower made from scraps—today it's the squirrels' turn.

I stamped the mushroom (AALL&Create), colored it with alcohol markers, and cut it out.

Then I cut out the squirrels and owls. They were actually pre-cut images, but I don’t really like the white borders, so I cut them out again as close to the edge as possible. 

For the owls, I added a little color to the remaining white areas to match the background.

As for the background, I reused a piece from a brochure, onto which I simply stamped a branch.

Finally, I added the sentiment and backed the little fall scene with a stamp-shaped ATC die-cut.

... At this point, I had to cheat a little, because the cutting die was a bit too big ;))

I cut the stamp into four pieces, trimmed a small bit off each piece, and put them back together—if you look closely, you'll see the cut lines.

Thanks for stopping by!

Linked up with:

ATC Around the World - Mushrooms

Tag-along (and ATC's) - Circles

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make Your Mark

Cardz 4 Guyz - Fall/Autumn Colors

Craft Rocked - Use Dies

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Frame It

Classic Design - Anything Goes w. opt. Twist: Autumn Colors

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Mushroom and sentiment (AALL&Create #1130); branche (Stampin'Up!); squirrels and owls are from a stickerbook (Craft Sensations);

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

Dies: Stamp-shape (AVEC);

Alcohol ink markers, brochure (background), 

Be your own kind of beautiful

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at the Dream Factory

Our movie for this month is:

When Fall is coming

Anything related to books🤔🤔Original Title: Quand vient l'automne

Our Theme:

Autumnal colors and/or mushrooms

A while back, 

I treated myself to the Stampin' Up! mushrooms – today I'm using them for the first time.

Since I almost never work with silhouette stamps, I was initially a bit confused by the lack of defined outlines compared to the stamps I usually use.

The designs have a very soft look when stamped in various colors—as shown here—instead of just in black on white. The stamps can easily be colored in using small ink pads or felt-tip pens. I applied the felt-tip pen technique here.

I cut out all the pieces for the mushroom scene with scissors and assembled them. 

The background is an embossed card to which I attached a strip of design paper along the left edge—paper I had stamped with a fern and a sentiment.

Dream Factory - Movie Poster

Would be great to see you there... :)

Linked up with:

Kreativtanten - Wald/Forest

Cardz 4 Guyz - Fall/ Autumn

Creative Moments - Autumn Colors

The Four Seasons - Fall

Mix It Up - Anything Goese + opt. Embossing

Classic Design - Anything Goes w. opt. twixt: Autumn Colors

Paper Rocks Scissors - Anything Goes with Paper and/or Scissors

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Mushrooms and sentiment (Stampin'Up!); Fern (Docrafts Papermania); 

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Pear Pizzazz - for the ground (Stampin'Up!);

Embossing: Stampin'Up!

Felt-tip pens, Posca pen, design paper, 

Little Sunshine

Hi everyone!

Ready to go for a new challenge at The Little Things ?.......   GREAT!!!

This month's theme is: 

Sunflower and/or Squirrel

with the option: 

Anything Goes

Our challenge blog is all about little things—more specifically, little cards.

Such as ATCs,  ATC coins, tags, Memorydex cards, 

Mini Moo cards, bookmarks, inchies, etc.

We hope that the variety of card styles and sizes 

will give you plenty of room to create something that suits your personal taste.

A piece of stenciled paper, colored paper scraps, and washi tape are the ingredients for my ATC, 

inspired by an idea I found on Pinterest.

I freehand-cut all the flower pieces from the paper scraps using scissors. For the sunflower's center, I used the lemon slice shown in the photo below; however, since I colored it, the stamped pattern is no longer visible.

I glued all the elements together to create a vibrant sunflower. Spiced up the color of the green leaves with alcohol ink markers and added a few white Poca Pen accents to the finished flower. Set the flower aside and moved on to creating the background. 

I partially covered the existing stencil pattern (AALL&Create) with Salty Ocean and Mowed Lawn (Distress Oxide), applying them directly with the ink pads. 

Next, I put some washi tape on two corners and brushed it with white acrylic paint so it wouldn't stand out too much. Before adding the flower, I stamped a white checkered pattern (Studio Light) and heat-embossed it. You can see the finished background in the photo below.

The quote is hand-lettered, as I don't own alphabet stamps that small.

A small ATC packed with lots of content! :)) – Hope you like it :)

Click to enlarge

Thanks for stopping by!

See you at "The Little Things" ;)

Linked up with:

I spy with my little eye - Sunflowers or something Yellow

Tag along (and ATC's) - Circles

Ellibelle's Garden Party - Anything in or from a Garden

Just Us Girls - Bold

Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

We Love to Create mixed media - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Background stamp - checkered pattern (Studio Light); 

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Mowed Lawn and Salty Ocean (Distress Oxide); Shark Tooth White (Atelier);

Stencil: (AALL&Create);

Alcohol ink markers, white Posca pen, washi tape, scraps,

Homme Libre, ...

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create! 

The theme is: Bright and Breezy

(create something featuring sun and or wind)

Alternately "Anything Goes"

There's always a nice breeze by the sea, isn't it?!

I used only part of the large stamp by Creative Expressions—the sea and the sun—and colored it with watercolors. Added a sticker (Deco Time), which I jazzed up with some more color. Stamped the birds and the sentiment (Katzelkraft)—donne!

The sentiment says: Free man, you will always cherish the sea

Here you can see another example using this stamp—and view it in its entirety.

Hope to see you play along with 613 Avenue Create 

Have Fun! 

...and thanks for stopping by!

Linked up with:

Sparkle Monthly - Animals

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes with an Animal

We Love Stamping - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

Love To Craft - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Birds and sentiment (Katzelkraft); background (Creative Expressions); the whale image is sticker from Deco Time 

Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine); 

Watercolors, metallic silver pen, 

I ♥ Books

Hi everyone,

I'm back with another reminder...

We're also heading into the second half of the challenge at Dream Factory

 

The Reader

Anything related to BOOKS

There were still a few stacks of books and an image of a girl left over from my main project—enough to make a bookmark...

I simply colored a strip of strong watercolor paper with Picked Raspberry (Distress Oxide) and punched out both ends. I stamped some tiny text in the background, glued on the cut-out pieces, and added a speech bubble. I attached a few ribbons I had lying around to the hole at the top, and the bookmark was done.

Thanks for stopping by!

Linked up with:

Snippets Playground - Make something using at least one snippet

Passion for Markers - Ribbon and/or bows

Sweet Stampin' - Use a Die Cut

Send a Smile 4 Kids - Anything Goes

We Love Stamping - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Books (Katzelkraft); girl (AALL&Create); sentiment (Stampin'Up); background text (Florilège Design);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Picked Raspberry (Distress Oxide);

Dies: Scrap Plaisir;

Alcohol ink markers, white Posca pen, Ribbon and twine,