Honey Bees

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at the Dream Factory

Our movie for this month is:

 

The Beekeeper

Create something with BEES on it

For this ATC, I embossed a sheet of yellow-speckled paper using a hexagon embossing folder. 

To add more depth to the honeycomb pattern, I added darker shades of yellow and red to some of the hexagons. On others, I stamped tiny dots. Once I was happy with the result, I tore off a piece and glued it onto the ATC, which I had cut out of the remaining yellow-speckled paper. Outlined the hexagons with a white Posca marker.

I then stamped and colored the bees and the droplets, which actually went quite quickly. 

I brushed the bees’ wings with Wink of Stella, though as usual, you can’t see it. Cut everything out with scissors and glued drops and bees to the honeycomb.

Finally, I stamped a few numbers and other elements onto the ATC, 

and then added “HONEY BEES” using small alphabet stamps. Hope you like it :)

Dream Factory - Movie Poster 

Thanks for stopping by!

Linked up with:

I used:

Stamps: Bees and drops (Katzelkraft); background stamps (Studio Light (Essentials by Marlene)); hexagone dots (Doocrafts); small alphabet stamps for the words Honey Bees (AVEC);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Wild Honey and Fired Brick (Distress Oxide);

Embossing: Stampin'Up

Alcohol ink markers, Wink of Stella, white Posca pen,

An Elephant Never Forgets...

Hi everyone!

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

This month's theme is: 

Flamingo and/or Elephant

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.

My leftover box is slowly but surely getting too small, so I thought to myself: 

Why not make something out of the scraps…

  

I stamped the elephant onto a piece of scrap paper with a stenciled pattern and cut it out. Lightened the area around the eyes and the trunk with a white crayon, then glued the design onto the scrap piece cut to ATC size. I also added a few strips of washi tape under the elephant’s feet.

I then stamped the quote using letter stamps, heat-embossed it, and glued it along the edge. That’s it!

As you can see in the photos, I use an ATC card cut out of acetate. It really helps me organize the layout of my ATCs. That way, I can immediately see how and where to place the stamps, paper, and so on. I can stamp, paint, or draw on it without worrying that I'll ruin anything.

I also use this method for bookmarks, Mini-Moo's, and other small card formats.

Thanks for stopping by!

See you at "The Little Things" ;)

Linked up with:

Allsorts - Stencils

Tag-along (and ATC's) - Favorite colors (I love all colors, but especially shades of pink and blue; there's almost always some pink or blue in my creations)

Craft Rocket - Animals

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make Your Mark

Crazy is our fame - Stencils are our game - Anything Goes with a Stencil

Snippets Playground - Anything Goes with Snippets/Leftovers

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Elephant (Stampotique ny Katzelkraft); bunny and quote on the scrap paper (Katzeklkraft); Sentiment (Alphabet stamps (AVEC));

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Colors scrap papers: Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry, Mowed Lawn, Fired Brick and ? (Distress Oxide; 

Stencil: Craft Sensations;

Washi tape, white colored pencil, embossing powder, 

Cookies for Santa

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create! 

Anything Goes w: optional twist: Any Holiday

(create something featuring Any Holiday)

Half the year is already over—it's time to start thinking about making Christmas cards.

This one was quick to make. I drew a “tablecloth” on the bottom third of the card using alcohol ink markers. I lightly  brushed that area with Tranquil Tide (Stampin'Up) and then drew dotted lines with a white Posca pen.

I cut out the images, glued them on, and then used colored pencils to add some shading underneath.

I wrote the sentiment on white paper with a fineliner, cut it out, and glued it on as well.

I didn't dare write it directly on the card because I'm sure I would have messed it up otherwise...

Hope to see you play along with 613 Avenue Create 

Linked up with:

CAS on Sunday - Christmas in July

Addicted to CAS - Pattern (the tablecloth)

Creative Knockouts - Christmas in July

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - X is for Xmas in July

Peace On Earth Christmas - Anything Goes Christmas

I used:

Sentiment: Handwritten

Images: from a Picture book (Deco Time)

Alcohol ink markers, white Posca pen, color pencils,

Thank you BERRY MUCH

Hi everyone!

June is over, and so is the first half of the year!—Unbelievable how fast time flies!! 

I'd briefly like to remind you that we're now kicking off the second half of our Dream Factory challenge 

 

Cleaner

This month's theme is CAS—pretty simple, right?

...or maybe not! ;))

It's been months—if not a year—since I made a card based on a sketch but...

...yesterday I saw one on my friend’s blog that inspired me to make this card. 

Of course I’m entering it in her challenge—after all, the sketch was what sparked my creation!

The fence and mouse images are once again from a picture book (Deco Time). They're so cute! I’ve already used them to make a card and an ATC. The die-cut foliage (Deco Time) is leftover from this pop-up card. The sentiment embossed on black cardstock is from Stampin’ Up.

You can see tiny strawberries (Studio Light) on the strip behind the mouse. To create them, I stamped tiny hearts and added tiny leaves with a felt-tip pen.

The yellow paper along the lower diagonal is patterned with white flowers. The design is so delicate that you have to squint to make it out—even up close!

For the two sets of three dots, I stamped tiny little flowers (Stampin'Up).

To add a nice finishing touch to the card, 

I cut out the panel using a scalloped die and then glued it onto a blank card.

The card looks a lot more complicated than it actually was. 

What took me the most time was coming up with the idea! LOL

Linked up with:

Kreativ-Tanten - Use the Sketch

Inkspirational - Word Promt - Leftovers (The foliage is leftover from an older pop-up card)

Cut It Up - Critters + use at lest one die-cut (Foliage)

Love Those Pretty Papers - Use Pretty Papers + opt. Pastel

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Sentiment and tiny flower (Stampin'Up); tiny hearts (Studio Light);

Images: Fence and mouse are from a picture book (Deco Time);

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

Dies: Foliage (Deco Time);

White embossing powder, patterned paper, alcohol ink markers, green felt-tip pen,

Freshly Picked

Hi everyone!

We're heading into the second half of our challenge at

"The Little Things" 

The theme is: Anything Goes

The challenge blog focus on small card formats, 

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

I still have a few strawberry-themed images left. 

They're so pretty that I wanted to use one for this ATC, too.

I combined them with stamps from AALL&Creat (spoon), Pinkpaislee (vintage background), 

and Studio Light (hearts and checkered pattern). The spoon I stamped on acetate, 

cut it out and stuck it next to the cup of strawberries.

I assembled the word “Strawberries” using stamped and cut-out letters (AVEC). 

“Freshly Picked” is computer generated.

Linked up with:

ATC Around the World - Berry and Fruit Picking Season

Tag-along (and ATC's) - Add some Text

Inspiration Station - Inspiration Photo

Try it on Tuesday - In the Garden

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

A Place to Start - Anything but a Card

I used:

Stamps: Spoon (AALL&Create); Vintage background (Pinkpaislee); chess pattern and hearts (Studio Light); sentiment Strawberries(AVEC); Freshly Picked is computer generated

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Picked Raspberries (Distress Oxide; Barn Door (Distress Ink);

Image: Cup of strawberries (Deco Time);

Alcohol ink markers, acetate,

Berry Special

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at the Dream Factory

Our movie for this month is:

Cleaner

This month, we're making it easy for you—or maybe not!? ;))🤔🤔

Well, for some of you, they’re a piece of cake; for others, a real challenge. 

We hope you fall into the first category! LOL 

We're talking about 

Clean & Simple cards

Using an acrylic block, I created a background with blue and green Distress Oxide inks.

I then stamped the ground and the sentiment. Cut out the mouse and strawberries from a picture book (Deco Time) and glued them on. Done!

Dream Factory - Movie Poster

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

Linked up with:

Inspiration Station - Inspiration Photo

Four Seasons - Anything Summer

Addicted to Stamps and More - Any Occasion (The card is for my auntie's birthday)

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Ground (Katzelkraft); sentiment (composition of Stampin'Up and Yixuan stamps); 

Image: Strawberry plant and Mouse from a picture book (Deco Time);

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

Sardines à l'huile

Hi everyone!

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

This month's theme is: 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.

Today, I’m sharing an ATC shaped like a can of sardines in oil. 

I love sardines in oil, and since I’ve seen several ATC's like this on Pinterest over the past few days, I thought, “Why not?”

I started by rounding the corners of a black ATC background, then glued a smaller, offset card onto it, which I colored with Cracked Olive and Speckled Egg (Distress Oxide) inks.  This gives the impression of a can of sardines in oil.

I glued on the stamped and cut-out fish, which I had brushed with Speckled Egg, Salty Ocean, and Chipped Sapphire (Distress Oxide). I cut off their tails and inserted them between the fish heads to form the opposite row.

To make the lid, I stenciled waves using cutouts. I stamped swirls, a fish, and the word “SARDINES.” -- “A L’HUILE” is handwritten.

I then rolled up the lid, just like on a real can of sardines, and glued it on. I’m pretty happy with the result. 

Linked up with:

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Fish/Sea Creatures

FarmQuest Grocery - Anything Food or Drink Goes

Paper Rocks Scissors - Anything Goes using Paper and/or Scissors (the fish are cut out with scissors)

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

Tag-along (and ATC's) - Anything Goes

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Fish (Stampin'Up); Swirls and small fish (Pinkpaislee); A L'HUILE (handwritten); SARDINES (Alphabet stamps (AVEC));

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Speckled Egg, Cracked Olive, Salty Ocean, Chipped Sapphire and Fired Brick (Distress Oxide; 

Dies: Waves (AVEC);