At the beach...

Hi everyone!

I'm back with another ATC. This time I tried something different...

Today I tried my hand at a collage....

I took the various paper elements from a bookstore catalog. - By chance, 

many of the book cover illustrations were suitable for an ATC in terms of size. 

Some of them I cut out and others I just tore to size, such as a part of the beach and the clouds.

The quote I stamped on white paper, cut it up into individual words and pasted it to the ATC.

What do you think about this collage?

Linked up with:

ATC Around The World - Maritim

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

Creative Crafting Uncles - Summer

Papercraft Challenges - Summer Vibes

Four Seasons - Inspiration Board

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie - Seashells at the Beach

I used:

Stamps: Quote (Craft Sensations);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine);

Book cover images from a book store catalog,

A Wheely Good Friend...

Hi everyone!

This is to remind you that the current Dream Factory challenge still runs until July 14th.

This month's movie is:

 

DRIVE

Anything that has Wheels Goes. 

There were two of the animals I had used for this card left, so I made an ATC out of them today. 

The background for the ATC is a scrap of a paper I created for this card. 

Apart from that, I only used a scrap of the paper from which I had cut out the animals (the design paper is printed on both sides) and added a few touches of alcohol ink markers to the bikes. 

I stamped the sentiment with alphabet stamps, embossed it and cut it to labels.

The background stamps are from Katzelkraft (Unfortunately no longer available due to store closure).

Linked up with:

Make My Monday - Summer Fun

Allsorts Challenge - For a Child

Love Those Pretty Papers - Anything Goes with patterned paper

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes with an animal

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Paper Rocks Scissors - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Background stamps (Katzelkraft); Sentiment (stamped and embossed with alphabet stamps (AVEC))

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

Design paper: Animals (Stampin'Up)

Embossing powder, alcohol ink markers, 

Lost in Paradise

Hi everyone!

I have the great honor to be a guest designer at A Place to Start for the months of June and July. 

Here's my card for July, with the theme:

ANYTHING GOES w/OPTIONAL TWIST: 

Vellum

You have to look hard to find the vellum on my card! LOL

Here's a hint: the sentiment is written on vellum. 

As much as the upper part is clearly visible, the lower part, being on white, is not. Although I embossed this part (waves) to make it stand out, the vellum is almost invisible on the photo. But I assure you, it's there!

Apart from that, I only used pre-cut images to make this card. They all come from a pad I bought a long time ago. Hope you like it.

View of the embossed parchment of the lower part from a different angle. 

This embossing folder always damages my vellums and papers! :((

Hope to see you play along at A Place to Start ...

Linked up with:

Time Out Challenges - Travel

Inspiration Station - Inspiration Photo

We Love Stamping - Sun, Sea and Sand

Stamping Sensations - Summer Flowers

Cardz 4 Galz - Welcome to Summer

I used:

Embossing: Waves (Stampin'Up);

Vellum, pre-cut images, black permanent marker,

Kleiner Gruss zum Advent

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create! 

The theme is Anything Goes w/optional twist: Any Holiday".

(create something for any Holiday)

The year is already half over and I have to start thinking about making Christmas cards because, as always, the few months until the end of the year will go by far too quickly!

So this is my first for the year!

White on white is not easy to photograph. Here is a view from a different angle.

A jumble of silver threads, heat embossing, vellum and a wreath die-cut from glitter paper.

Hope to see you play along with 613 Avenue Create 

Have a nice day!

Linked up with:

Sweet Stampin - Christmas in July

CRAFT - Christmas

Craft Rocket - Christmas in July

Creative Knockouts - Christmas in July

Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas in July

Christmas Kickstart - Merry-go-round

Merry Little Christmas - Anything goes

Peace On Earth - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Sentiment and text on the vellum (Stampin'Up); text in the background (BoBunny)

Ink: Onyx Black / second print (Versafine); 

Dies: Wreath (Marianne Design);

Glitter cardstock, embossing powder, silver thread, vellum,

Let the good times roll!

Hi everyone!

Our current “Dream Factory” challenge, which I would like to remind you of briefly, is entering its second half. 

This month's movie is

 

DRIVE

Anything that has Wheels Goes. 

Isn't it fun to go for a "spin" with friends and have a good time?

My card is a mix of die-cuts and parts cut out with scissors. - The animals are from a design paper by Stampin'Up.

I put them all together to create a fun scene and pasted them onto an already finished background. - I just added the sun and the clouds.

The sentiment was stamped with alphabet stamps, cut to labels and glued on. I also stamped some white flowers and grass on one of the die cut parts.

Have a wonderful weekend!

...and maybe you have a little time to take part in our challenge ;)

Linked up with:

Cut It Up - Critters

Stamping Sensations - Furry Friends

Make My Monday - Summer Fun

Send A Smile 4 Kids - Summertime Fun

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Sunshine

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything goes

I used:

Stamps: Sentiment (stamped with alphabet stamps); sun (Stampavie); flowers and grass (Stampin'Up);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Barn Door (Distress ink);

Dies: Road, grass and firs in the background (AVEC);

Animals and firs on the left cut out from Design paper (Stampin'Up); colored pencils; white Posca pen; cardstock,

When life gives you Lemons...

Hi everyone!

No design team work today. - Just wanted to play with ATC Around the World and Tag-along (and ATC's)

I combined the themes of these two challenges. - Stripes for the first and Drinks for the second.

Here is what I came up with.

I found these fun lemons as well as the word "Lemonade" in one of my countless design paper pads. 

They look so cute - don't you think so too?

I cut them out and added a few dabs of color with alcohol ink markers to brighten up the images.

The background paper is from another paper pad. To complete the quote, I wrote the remaining words with a white gel pen on black cardboard. Cut them out and added them to the ATC. 

The background stamps just under the lemons is from Katzelkraft.

Linked up with:

ATC Around the World - Punkte und/oder Streifen

World and Tag-along (and ATC's) - Drinks

Papercraft Challenges - Summer Vibes

Creative Crafting Uncles - Summer

Four Seasons - Anything Goes Summer 

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Background stamp (Katzelkraft); 

Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine); 

Alcohol ink markers, design paper, gel pen,

Lots of Kisses

Hi everyone! 

I have the great honor of once again being a guest designer for “Try it on Tuesday”.

The theme for the challenge is: 

Add some Text

The challenges is 'anything goes'. As long as you stay within the

  challenge theme, you can make whatever you like e.g.   

...... a card, altered project, ATC, scrapbook page, journal page  tag, 

mixed media or anything else you might like to try, including digital art.

Since I still had some scraps left over from the last card swap, I made a tag out of them. 

The tag is from the stash and was almost ready to use. I simply stamped white letters on it and pricked the upper part with a die (like on my cards). Pasted on the sewn denim strips and the rose. Added the die cut sentiment and a few rhinestones, and finally tied two woolen threads to the top. That's it!

This picture shows the pricked part better.

Proud to be a

...see you soon at "Try it on Tuesday" ;)

Linked up with:

Crafty Calendar - Add a Sentiment

Shopping Our Stash - A Stitch In Time

Love Those Pretty Papers - Anything Goes with pretty papers

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

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral

A Cut Above - Anything Goes

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

Craft Galore Encore - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Recycle (I recycled denim strips)

I used:

Stamps: Letters (Scrap Plaisir);

Ink: Shark tooth White (Atelier); 

Dies: Stitched corner (AVEC); Rose (Deco Time); sentiment (Love 2 Craft);

Alcohol ink markers, denim leftovers (stitched), patterned paper, rhinestones, wool, acrylic paint,