Keep Swimming

Hi everyone!

Unbelievable how fast time flies!! It's the end of May and we're heading into the second half of our Dream Factory challenge.

 

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

The playground for this challenge is the 

Underwater world

Ocean, lake, or river—it doesn't matter. 

To create the background for the ATC card, I used blue and green acrylic paint. 

I applied the blue paint to an old credit card and then dragged it horizontally across the paper. After the paint had dried a bit, I repeated the process with the green paint—this time moving it vertically.

I let the paint dry completely—which doesn't take long with acrylics.

Next step was the jellyfish. I stamped it once in white and once, slightly offset, in light pink (using acrylics as well). I also outlined it with a black fineliner, which I didn’t think was that great in hindsight.

Now it was the small fish’s turn. I stamped them first with light gray acrylic paint and colored them with metallic paints after they dried.

I stamped the coral, two seaweeds, starfish, seahorse and turtle separately, colored them, cut them out, and glued them on. 

Finally, I stamped and heat-embossed the sentiment and added a few air bubbles above the fish.

I’m very happy with the result—what do you think?

Thanks for stopping by!

Linked up with:

I used:

Stamps: All stamps are (Stampin'Up); ...except for the sentiment (PaperArtsy)

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); 

Alcohol ink markers, acrylic paint, white embossing powder, metallic markers, acrylic markers, white Posca pen,

Leonardo da Vinci

Hi everyone!

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

"The Little Things" 

The theme is: Famous People

The challenge blog focus on small card formats, 

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

This time I made a bookmark—inspired by Leonardo da Vinci.

First, I stamped Leonardo's portrait and his drawing onto a sheet of lightly stamped scrap paper, 

and then tore them along the outlines. 

Next, I stamped the wings onto gold-colored vellum and the mechanism onto paper, 

colored them, and cut them out. 

  

I lightly enhanced the colors of the illustration and Leonardo's face with Wild Honey (Distress Oxide). 

Glued everything onto the bookmark, a scrap of gel print 

onto which I had previously stamped a few numbers and symbols at the top.

As a final touch, I stamped and heat-embossed Leonardo’s name 

and attached a string to the bookmark.

From which famous person would you draw inspiration?

Linked up with:

Craft Rocket - Not Square 

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

Allsorts - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: All stamps are (Katzelkraft), except for the background stamp at the very top of the bookmark, which is from (Studio Light (Essentials by Marlene));

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Wild Honey and Mermaid Lagoon (Distress Oxide); 

String from a package, leftover piece of gel prints, scrap paper, vellum,

who's a dishy fishy ?

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at the Dream Factory

Our movie for this month is:

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

Our playground for this challenge is the 

Underwater world

Ocean, lake, or river—it doesn't matter.

Today, I really went all out with the colors. 

I must say, those fun stamps from Art by Marlene are just begging for it!!

I colored the two large fish, the crab, the trident, and the seashell with AM markers and cut them out.

The jellyfish, seaweed, and tiny fish were stamped directly onto the background. I intentionally didn’t color them too heavily so that they would remain clearly in the background.

Next, I added a narrow strip of washi tape to the bottom and finished the scene by gluing the elements in place. I heat-embossed the sentiment before sticking it on.

Dream Factory - Movie Poster

Would be great to see you there... :)

Linked up with:

Stamping Sensations - Cute Creatures

We Love Stamping - All Creatures Great and Small

Creative Knockouts - For the Kids

Cardz 4 Galz - Circles

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Love To Craft - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Colorful fish, shell and trident (Studio Light (Art by Marlene)); sentiment (Paper Artzy); Jellyfish and seaweed (Craft Sensations); tiny fish (Stampin'Up);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine);

Alcohol ink markers, Aqua markers, washi tape,

MOVIE ⭐️

Hi everyone!

Ready to go for challenge #4 at The Little Things ?.......   GREAT!!!

This month's theme is: Famous People

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

Any card type that is smaller than a standard card (10,5 x 15 cm / 4.1" x 5.9" inch) is okay, 

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.

Charlie Chaplin (AALL&Create) immediately came to mind as a famous person 

and,

the film strip cutting die was just the right size for a slightly different kind of tag.

The stars, ticket, clapperboard and the word MOVIE are part of the die cut set (Deco Time).

I brushed a white light beam on the inner part of the tag and then stamped the quote. Colored Charlie with alcohol ink markers, gave him a little smile, and cut him out. Cut out three travel tickets from a paper pad (Studio Light) and glued everything on. The stars I colored with a gold glitter pen. 

I backed the tag with gray cardstock and cut out two of the holes from the film roll at the top to attach the ribbon.

Comme join the Fun!

Linked up with:

Dragonfly Dreams - Use Die Cuts

Just Add Ink - Dies - Stencils or Both

A Cut Above - Anything Goes With A Die Cut

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

Stamplorations - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Charlie #428 (AALL&Create); 

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Shark Tooth White (Atelier);

Dies: Deco Time;

Alcohol ink markers, gold glitter pen, ribbon, paper pad (Studio Light);,

Alle Guten Wünsche

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create! 

Anything Goes w: optional twist: May Flowers

(create something featuring flowers)

I made this card for a dear friend's birthday. 

She was my eldest son's nanny when I still lived in Germany. 

We've always remained friends, and she even visited us in France! The best nanny ever, 

and a friendship that has lasted 45 years!

The pop-up card is made entirely from Stampin' Up! products. 

I created it during a workshop with our crafting group. 

Unfortunately, I can't remember the specific products used, 

as they were provided by our Stampin' Up! demonstator.

When you open the card, the jar with the flowers lifts up. (colored w. alcohol ink markers)

The white stripe on the left leaves space for the birthday wishes ;)

Hope to see you play along with 613 Avenue Create 

Linked up with:

Allsorts - Anything but Square

Dragonfly Dreams - Use Die Cuts

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Florals Goes with Optional Mood Board

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make Your Mark

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Sentiment, jar and flowers (Stampin'Up);

Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine); Pear Pizzazz and Gorgeous Grape (Stampin'Up)

Dies: All Stampin'Up

Papers: All Stampin'Up

Alcohol ink markers, 

Holy Guacamole...

Hi everyone!

We're heading into the second half of our Dream Factory challenge, and I would like to briefly remind you about it.

 

CODE 3

Use at least 3 colors of your choice!

Black, white, gray, and brown are neutral colors and may be used in addition.

It's my little sister's birthday, I made her this fun pop-up card. 

I punched out different borders in various colors and layered them on top of each other, then stamped the sentiment and attached the little horse to a string so it can swing back and forth.

Now for the inside of the card.

First, I set up the pop-up mechanism—three pieces of cardstock, and it works like a charm! 

I then stamped the images, colored them in with alcohol markers, and cut them out with scissors—the things we do for our little sis, don't we! 

On the right, I stamped nachos, chili peppers, limes, avocados... 

For the left, I stamped a strip of patterned paper with nachos and backed it with green cardstock.

I glued some of the images onto a rectangle of orange, green, and white cardstock, stamped the remaining part of the sentiment and glued the die-cut “60” underneath. The last few images and birthday wishes found room on the small flap on the right. Finally, I glued the rectangle I had prepared earlier onto the remaining part of the mechanism.

Now, let's see, how the thing works...

Thanks for stopping by!

Linked up with:

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make Your Mark

Creative Friday - Innen

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - H is for Happy Birthday

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

Stamplorations - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: All stamps are (Stampin'Up); ...except for one handwritten line and the one above 60

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); 

Dies: Borders and rectangles (AVEC);

Alcohol ink markers, colored cardstock, string, patterned paper, 

Rainbow, sun and clouds

Hi everyone!

Ther's still time to join in the current challenge at

"The Little Things" 

The theme is: Rainbow, sun and clouds

The challenge blog focus on small card formats, 

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

It’s been a while since I made my last Moni Moo cards...

...so I’m all the more excited to show you these two. 

For the first card, I stenciled the images on black cardstock using acrylic markers. Colored the background with less opaque acrylic markers. Stamped the quote (AALL&Create), cut it into small strips and glued them on.

Inspired by the first one, I created the second one freehand in the same style on a scrap of Distress Oxide background. 

Here, too, I used acrylic markers, and instead of a stamped sentiment, I added a matching sticker.

Thanks for stopping by :))

Linked up with:

Shopping Our Stash - Up, Up and Away

Crazy is our fame - Stencils are our Game - Rainbow Colors

Just Us Girls - Stencil Week

Stamping Sensations - Inspired by Nature

We Love Stamping - Spring

Cardz 4 Galz - April Showers

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

Stamplorations - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Quote (AALL&Create), sticker on the second Mini Moo (Craft Sensations);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine);

Stencil: Craft Sensations

Alcohol ink markers, aqrylic markers,